2010: Forget this battle, let's win the war.

by premthegrem on Jan 10, 2009 12:40 AM PST

So Darius Miles is likely to go back on our books. So the blazers lose flexibility about their options for this summer. So what? We have our RLEC this year, next year we get an untradeable DMEC, worth nine mill. If we look at only the contracted players in the 10 summer, we have GO, Batum, Rudy, Bayless, and Martell. That's five players that cost less than 20 mil together. We would still have enough money to extend Roy and Aldridge and have money left over to sign one of the superstars possibly coming out in '10. The real beauty of the salary structure is that Pritchard will have the freedom (if he wants to) to pull a Danny Ainge and radically restructure the core of the franchise if he feels that the current team doesn't have what it takes to get to the promised land. I say we hold our assets, whether Miles comes off the books or not, and cash in our chips for the high stakes poker game, rather than sell the farm this summer.

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1. you forgot Joel who has a player option for $7m

2. LMA and Roy have about 27m in cap holds on our books and we will not have any caproom unless they A) sign their new deals, decreasing our caproom by 20-27m anyways B)they take their qualifying offers and become UFAs the next year and they do not get extension $$ but rather the QO which is a lot less, ie money they could of had a year or two earlier if they sign an extension this summer, and C) we renounce them and get nothing or trade them for expirings, so really there is no option C.

Our best and last show at acquiring an impact player is this season with RLEC and the $ savings that comes with it.

Package:

RLEC
$3m
09 and 11 1sts (they will be mid teens\low 20 picks and do we really need anymore rookies that will not get any PT?? Besides if someone slips we can just buy a pick if we want.)

and any combo of

Diogu
Frye
Webster
TO
Sergio

If a deal came along that would be insane to pass up, say Harris, even adding Bayless, or even Pryz could be in order but like i said the deal would have to blow us away and the only way it would go down is if one of those pieces were involved.

"Damn the Blazers. Damn them to hell. They are working the rest of the league like a speed bag." - Bill Simmons 6/26/08

by SpyderRyder on Jan 10, 2009 1:06 AM PST reply actions

The point I'm making

is that 2010 is insurance for the blazers. I’m saying we need to think long term with this team. Allow the players to grow together for the rest of this season and the first part of next season to see if the blazers have what it takes to win in the postseason with this core. The team won’t mess around with money, and if things work out, we will lock up Aldridge and Roy well before the 10’ offseason. The big question is will the blazers have enough cap space to lock up Roy and Aldridge and offer a max contract to a free agent.

by premthegrem on Jan 11, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions

if Miles goes back on our books...

… the logical move would be to use RLEC in a trade, rather than as cap space, in an attempt to secure a Gerald Wallace type player. My personal favorite Gerald Wallace type player among those who might be available is Gerald Wallace.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jan 10, 2009 1:21 AM PST reply actions

How did you come up with that?

Out of all the Gerald Wallaces out there?

"...we have so many experts who think that you have to play defense, you have to rebound, you have to be a possession coach, you have to execute. I just laugh. Explosive offense is not as intimidating as dominant defense. But it is scary when you don't know how to stop someone." - George Karl, Nuggets coach

by jamon51 on Jan 10, 2009 2:25 AM PST up reply actions

It's tricky

Two teams already ended up with Ben Wallace instead.

by Norsktroll on Jan 10, 2009 3:00 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs

it just came to me

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jan 10, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions

Gerald Wallace is a stud.

You put him on the floor with Bayless and you have some intensity.

by Cablinasian on Jan 10, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions

in this war...

what is our nuclear bomb?

Is it time to go Hiroshima on the rest of the league?

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by Bust a Bucket on Jan 10, 2009 1:40 AM PST reply actions

Are you suggesting blowing up Darius Miles to get him off our cap?

My HDTV is a JustinTV streamer who doesn't just use a webcam :(

by inroywetrust on Jan 10, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions

bust a cap on Darius

before he busts our cap?

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by Bust a Bucket on Jan 11, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions