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| dxwwf3 | Jul 4 2009, 02:16 AM Post #76 |
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I would expect that series to be about as close as the last time we played them in the Playoffs. |
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| Vinnie | Jul 4 2009, 03:20 PM Post #77 |
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I'm with you, we really need to bring in one of those 3, if Wallace goes elsewhere why not match Gortat's offer? Even if coming off the bench I can see him getting 25 minutes a night playing a little 4 and a little 5 at times. He can be an important part of the team. Wallace is my first choice but if not I'd love for us to go ahead and match Gortat's offer and bring him back. As far as a series with Toronto in the playoffs, I also agree. Should be the same outcome as last time we faced them in the first round. |
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| dxwwf3 | Jul 4 2009, 11:46 PM Post #78 |
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http://magic.realgm.com/articles/74/200907...egret_marriage/ Well that article about sums it up perfectly. It looks like the deal IS for only $52 deal and not the rumored over $60 million deal. He really isn't going to be making all that much more up north. Oh well. |
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| Vinnie | Jul 5 2009, 12:59 PM Post #79 |
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Good article, and GREAT move by Otis. When it came down to it Turk was going to the highest bidder. Otis knew that and made a deal to make this team better knowing that he probably wasn't going to be able to bring Turk back. Props to Otis. |
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| dxwwf3 | Jul 5 2009, 01:51 PM Post #80 |
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The thing that gets me though is that just because the contract is bigger in Toronto, doesn't mean that he's going to be making all that much more money. And like the article said, when you factor in things like merchandise and longer runs in the playoffs, the difference might be nothing. If it were $62 million I would feel a lot different than I do now. |
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| Vinnie | Jul 5 2009, 02:58 PM Post #81 |
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Silly in my mind, but whatever, I think Turk made a really bad move. |
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| Vinnie | Jul 9 2009, 12:53 AM Post #82 |
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So apparently we are getting a trade exception in return forTurk as this will be a sign and trade with the Raptors, not sure what this exactly means for us at this point. |
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| dxwwf3 | Jul 9 2009, 12:59 AM Post #83 |
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I think it basically means we have a $10 million TE that we can use to trade for another player without giving anyone up on our roster. It can only be used on a trade and not used to sign someone. It can also be broken up. |
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| Vinnie | Jul 9 2009, 01:13 AM Post #84 |
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Well that works, that's something to have just in case.....I think we used some sort of exception to make the VC trade work, I think that's how we got Anderson involved in it or something. |
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| dxwwf3 | Jul 9 2009, 01:27 AM Post #85 |
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Bucher just put on his Twitter that we get cash and the $10 million TE Hopefully some of that cash will be going into Gortat's pocket
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| Vinnie | Jul 9 2009, 01:31 AM Post #86 |
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Very nice indeed, so essentially we can trade someone like JJ who makes peanuts for a guy making way more then he does thanks to the trade exception. Or we can deal a draft pick or two for someone making 10 million next year. We have a year to cash this bad boy in.... I also like your thinking with this cash, we really need to match this Gortat deal. I mean yeah we'll be paying a lot of money for Dwights back up, but we can also play Gortat at the 4 and go big every now and then increasing his role to more then just 'Dwights Backup' |
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| Vinnie | Jul 9 2009, 01:42 AM Post #87 |
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Okay, I'm intrigued now. Here is a rumor per insidehoops.com
Okay, so the main thing I'm looking at there is that the Jazz would like to trade Boozer.....we have this 10 million dollar exception now. Maybe......just thinking. It's also no rumor that the Clippers are trying to shed some salary, maybe we can use this exception for a guy like Camby. Both would fit here very well in the 4 spot we so desperately need to fill. |
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| D12 | Jul 9 2009, 03:30 AM Post #88 |
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Bottom line is, we have 10 million dollars to use. Do something with it Otis. |
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| Black and Blue | Jul 9 2009, 07:19 AM Post #89 |
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I'm very excited about getting the TPE. It opens up a bunch of new doors for us as far as this free agency period goes. Whether we use it now or near the trade deadline remains to be seen. Personally, I hope we use it before the season starts. I think the economy and the reality of the 2010 market will make teams more tentative than they think the closer that offseason comes. Also, the NBA is a game where team unity matters a lot, so those late trade deadline deals rarely work out for the teams during the season they occur in. As far as players, I'd love nothing more to see someone like Troy Murphy, Nick Collison or Harrington in a Magic Jersey. David Lee would be good too, but I don't see it happening. |
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| TheFalcon | Jul 9 2009, 08:10 AM Post #90 |
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That's good news - certainly better than letting Turk walk without compensation. The ESPN article I read said the exemption should be worth about 7 million. It would take virtually all of that to bring back Gortat. So, for that kind of money, I'd let Gortat walk. Bring in Bass, bring in Barnes, bring in a cheap back up center, bring in a cheap third point guard, and we're good to go. Or, make a play at Boozer, and I'll take back all of the things I've said about Otis this summer. If we get Boozer (I know, I know, highly unlikely), then we go from having the fourth best roster to the top roster, in my opinion. |
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