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NBA- Best/Worst Moves of the Offseason
RoadDawg55
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I like the Clippers adding JJ Redick and Jared Dudley. Dudley was a really good role player when he played with Nash, and I think he will do well for the Clips. 3 and D swingmen are very valuable, and Redick and Dudley are a huge upgrade over what they had. It doesn't hurt that they re-signed Barnes as well for another guy in this spot.
I'm not a huge Dwight fan, but it was a good move by the Rockets. I still think they are a few players away, but they will be an intriguing team to watch.
Mike Dunleavy was a good pick up by the Bulls. He will fit in well off the bench.
The Nets take the crown for the worst moves of the offseason. I love KG and Pierce, but they are too old and brittle to challenge Miami. They have Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, and Pierce on the perimeter. Three slow guys playing D against Miami and Chicago. They just paid a shitload and gave up picks to win a #3 or #4 seed. They will be gone by the 2nd round.
All of Dallas' moves were terrible. Calderon and Ellis in the same backcourt? Enjoy getting lit up as an 8 seed.
Josh Smith to Detriot- Why pay 56 million to still suck. Might as well tank.
I'm not a huge Dwight fan, but it was a good move by the Rockets. I still think they are a few players away, but they will be an intriguing team to watch.
Mike Dunleavy was a good pick up by the Bulls. He will fit in well off the bench.
The Nets take the crown for the worst moves of the offseason. I love KG and Pierce, but they are too old and brittle to challenge Miami. They have Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, and Pierce on the perimeter. Three slow guys playing D against Miami and Chicago. They just paid a shitload and gave up picks to win a #3 or #4 seed. They will be gone by the 2nd round.
All of Dallas' moves were terrible. Calderon and Ellis in the same backcourt? Enjoy getting lit up as an 8 seed.
Josh Smith to Detriot- Why pay 56 million to still suck. Might as well tank.
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The Nets were a capped out team that could only sign a 3 million dollar a year free agent and somehow turned Kris Humphries and Gerald Wallace into Garnett and Pierce. They also signed Kirilenko for less then half of what other teams were offering. To say they had the worst off season is really stupid. They had a mediocore first round loss team last year and somehow with no cap space nor quality assets turned it into a team that statistically projects to be the best team in the east next year. I don't think they'll be the best team in the east but they've given themselves at least a punchers chance.
As far as how old they are. Personally I'm not an ageist like you. I think senior citizens like Race Bannon have a lot to offer the community. And if you'll remember, the leader of the team that just pushed the Heat to 7 games was too old and too brittle or so most people thought.
I've seen Trader Bob try to play fantasy basketball like this before. It doesn't work.
I understand why they did the moves that they did but they remind me of the Lakers last year. Look good on paper but so old.
At best the Nets are the 4th best team in the East behind Miami, the Pacers and the Bulls.
You said the Nets had the worst off season. They went from a middle of the road team statistically to the best team in their conference statistically. That's about as good of an off season as you can have. You might not think they're real contenders but no one at all thought they were contenders before that trade and now some people do. That's a great trade for a team with no options.
Jason Kidd was a great player but he's still a rookie head coach. In a playoff series you think a rookie head coach is going to be better than Thibs? Spol? or Vogal? I don't think so.
(until the Sonics are back)