Posted by BRIGGS:
This team is going to get caught in a conundrum of having to renounce contracts--see other players leave quickly via FA and we have no idea what most of the guys who most likely will be here can actually do. I think it's very very important that we try as hard as we can to win THIS year. We bet last year on Crhis Duhon and he failed the 2nd half of the year. We have a chance to utilize Duhon and Sessions perhaps with some spot minutes from Douglas to keep that position strong. To me Sessions is the most under rated FA that people are missing the boat on. If we end up having to renounce Duhon and Nate leaves who exactly is playing PG in 2010? It really appears as if we are trying to roll a 7. Lets get Sessions--I think TD needs time in the D league to be honest--if he couldnt shoot or finish in SL what happens against the big boys? Troy Bell ring a name? He needs development time
Sessions to me over 100 games is proven to be worthy of a 3-4 years 4--4.5mm$ contract. Why would I bet my team on a rookie who was air balling the rock from 6 feet and couldnt finish at the rim? It just gets harder--Im not saying he cant find his niche but because he plays below the rim with a sahky J--it will take time. If Duhon goes down--we are left with nothing.
I agree that if we have to renounce certain players (Nate, Lee, Duhon), it will be painful to let an asset go for nothing; however, far better to not lock up marginal players at rates that don't match up with their production as concerns wins, and not stats.
Signing Lee to $10MM for 5 years doesn't help our cause. We'd be better off finding a role player who isn't quite as good as Lee, but who also gets paid far less.
9/3/2009 9:33 PM
