BRIGGS wrote:I wouldve kept Chandler and Felton. I think Calderon's contract is not worth it. That trade added net 8 and 11mm to salary cap the next two years for a player who is not the PG I would ultimately want. I wouldve signed both Jeff Adrien and Jimmer Freddette to 2 year 2-3 mm(1-1.5mm) $ contracts with 2nd year options. I like how Freddette can spread the floor from the PG spot and even if he ultimately was a back up the contract age and skills I want are there(I also think hes way better than hes been used). I like Jeff Adriens toughness defense and rebounding he doesnt get hurt hes powerful and under rated--Smith to me is a guy who I wouldve never thought of as we had Bargs in his last year. Adrien is an 80's Knick with low miles and good age(27) Evene in the triangle there are players who just play roles(aka Rodman etc..)
If I had the same opportunity at pick 57 I wouldve taken Cory Jefferson as a no brainer and I wouldve passed on the pick altogether if he wasnt still there.
I wouldve tried to trade Prigs for any 2nd round pick.
I wouldve also signed my own players Cole A and T Murry to a 2 year 1-1.5mm$
I wouldnt have shaken up the roster and maybe some people(fans would be mad as felton likely would still be starting) I would not have Early Larkin Calderon Smith Dalembart Outlaw. Maybe I keep Tyler maybe I dont--wouldve attended camp to se if he was a top 15 roster guy or not. Essentially I wouldve only added two role players Adrien and Freddette
Reasoning. I dont think the team we have now--with the added cap space is in anyway materially better than what I wouldve kept. I feel my role players--Adrien and Freddette wouldve gave the team a boost and both players wouldve likely stayed healthy. I wrote on my Facebook page two years ago that I thought Cory Jefferson was a lottery pick if he came out in 2013 so how could I bypass him at 57 the next year??
I wouldve had a completely open competition at PG. With Adrien and a resigned Aldrich it gives me that extra bodies we did not have two years ago when we won 54 games.
And Im either boom or bust. Either we are good out of the box and I can yield a 50 win season where I can compete with anyone in the playoffs--or at game 41 I blow the MFer up and dive dump to take the best C in the draft and have that extra cap space to re do the roster with more buying power.
The what if thread:)
I was of the same opinion when the deal was initially made. I like Calderon the player but I don't like Calderon the player, at 33 years old, locked into a 3 year deal that pays him $21 million. But with the TV deal being consummated, I'm fine with the trade. The cap will likely jump exponentially, which would negate the impact of Calderon's deal. Chances are, we won't find anyone to take our cap money in 2015 and 2016 anyway. But we still could have easily signed Mo Williams, Jameer Nelson or Darren Collision for pennies on the dollar and also been fine. On top of that, I'm not thrilled at all with Larkin and Early; both of whom I could see washing out of the league in a few years.
I do agree that Jimmer Fredette and Jeff Adrien would've been good pick-ups though. I've been pining about Jimmer since last season, in particular. I'm watching the LAC-GS game right now and think we could add Jared Cunningham to that list. As for groundbreaking moves,I think we could've bought out Felton's contract, traded Tyson Chandler to a team like the Lakers for picks and a trade exception, then flipped that very same trade exception for more picks (e.g. the Jared Dudley and a first trade, the Jarrett Jack and a first trade, etc.). We would suck and then have an opportunity to get an excellent pick on 2015 and potentially get a game changer like Emmanuel Mudiay or Jahil Okafor. It'd take time to bring either one along but all contenders seem to have at least one young player in a pivotal role e.g. Kawhi Leonard with the Spurs, Nikola Mirotic/Doug McDormett with the Bulls, Steve Adams with the Thunder, etc.
10/21/2014 7:46 PM
