callmened wrote:nixluva wrote:Finestrg wrote:Cartman718 wrote:please stop the madness...shelvin mack...? we should have been going after guys like tobias harris before the trade deadline, especially considering he was there to be had for the price they got him at.
Mack, to me, is all too similar to Galloway. I want more speed, more firepower--just higher end/more dynamic guard talent overall... Mack's OK--kinda of in that Galloway/Ian Clark mold. Up to me, man, I'd let Galloway go and go in a different direction. I don't care who's been here soaking up this system, who's a good locker room guy. We can't get complacent like that, looking for only triangle-specific players, looking triangle pegs to put in triangle holes. That's where a lot of the Phil Jackson criticism comes from and I think it's warranted to a degree. Guys like Calderon, Galloway--they're just not good enough, point blank. I'd rather take a chance on guys like Russ Smith, Terrico White, PJ Hairston and fail with those guys than continue on with Calderon and Galloway getting substantial minutes. And then there are guys like Jerryd Bayless, E-Twaun Moore, Ray McCallum--more known quantities that are flat out better than Galloway as well. I wanna see Phil raise the internal bar as far as amassing talent goes...Our two guys, while great guys, are part of the problem here--part of the low-grade backcourt talent level we need to desperately do something about. You hear Phil talk about Calderon the other day, how much he respects him and likes his game?? And we know they like Galloway -- I mean the plan can't possibly be to bring these two back and give them prominent roles once again. Say that isn't so, Phil! I feel Phil likes these guys for all the wrong reasons..I see where Ned's going and see why he brought Mack up (he's right--we should be looking at these types of players) but personally, I'd like to see us shoot for better talent, guards with higher ceilings.
We really just have to wait and see how FA's respond to Phil and Melo's pitch this summer. We'll have money so it's at least a puncher's chance to get a FA to come.
hmmm im not sure about that. we should have 19 mill (if affalo and dwill opts out). i think at least one of them opts out (dwill) so hopefully that will make about 26 mill avail. now sure thats alot of money but relatively small compared to other teams and their cap room. my concern is that other teams will have more MORE money. Philly for example will have at least 70 mill and according to coach brett brown (on zach lowe podcast), philly is finally looking to add talent via draft AND free gency
figured we might as well look at all teams:
So, lots of details kinda missing. WAS has Beal that needs to be resigned and that is NOT included in their $50M projection for next year. Like that.
Team 2015-16 2016-17 ▾
Cleveland Cavaliers $105,953,701 $103,217,259
San Antonio Spurs $87,365,099 $84,583,607
Los Angeles Clippers $95,397,964 $83,949,072
Toronto Raptors $71,934,665 $82,724,898
Golden State Warriors $93,707,197 $80,023,544
Chicago Bulls $85,385,898 $74,201,034
New Orleans Pelicans $84,046,528 $71,967,511
Oklahoma City Thunder $94,622,660 $69,610,963
Detroit Pistons $74,021,774 $69,150,393
Minnesota Timberwolves $72,270,525 $68,933,517
Houston Rockets $90,188,412 $68,823,594
New York Knicks $75,143,775 $68,728,567
Sacramento Kings $71,840,771 $65,768,345
Phoenix Suns $69,619,149 $64,221,231
Memphis Grizzlies $82,549,257 $61,959,704
Denver Nuggets $72,513,690 $61,725,530
Dallas Mavericks $74,040,317 $61,315,955
Utah Jazz $64,783,884 $60,906,285
Milwaukee Bucks $71,240,300 $60,829,049
Indiana Pacers $71,286,088 $59,242,253
Portland Trail Blazers $61,000,674 $56,784,823
Brooklyn Nets $83,772,307 $56,662,720
Atlanta Hawks $71,453,126 $55,537,594
Boston Celtics $77,162,162 $51,161,569
Washington Wizards $84,237,317 $50,268,952
Charlotte Hornets $77,609,865 $48,905,399
Miami Heat $85,796,360 $48,881,586
Orlando Magic $63,349,656 $44,908,271
Philadelphia 76ers $66,093,888 $33,377,246
Los Angeles Lakers $72,415,125 $26,101,518
