I have a hard time believing ya'll would make the playoffs period next season. Who will be your offensive threat in the starting lineup?Brooks and Scola? It's hard to believe that Ariza would be that much offensive power. If Houston could get Tmac back for 75% of the season, they could makethe playoffs but thats highly unlikely.
You may be right, but BG wanted around 13 mil or something back when the economy was good and that was fair market value for him then (he was 2years younger and still beasting off the bench), but today on First Take he said the Bulls didn't even offer him a contract at all which is surprising, Ithough the word out of the Chi was that they would be trying to resign him aggressively.
He has said he is determined to bring a championship to Cleveland and erase the memories of the fumble, the drive, the choke etc. He has come outand said that
Originally Posted by blackxme
A lot of the teams positioning themselves have NO CHANCE of landing any real assets... And I've said continuously that prepping for 2010 andbanking on that offseason to put you over the top was a risky proposition at best... That's the reason I've said you could probably get great dealsright now on the trade market, with teams looking to dump quality players to shed salary for that offseason...Originally Posted by bhzmafia14
And why does everybody keep saying "Team ABCDEF" will be in a good spot for 2010? Who isn't in good positioning to go after a marquee player in 2010?How many teams are expected to have capspace and how many marquee players do you REALLY think will leave their respective teams?
[h2]Marion, Raptors still working on deal[/h2]
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The Toronto Raptors, after repeatedly being linked to Portland-bound Hedo Turkoglu, focused their free-agent efforts on re-signing forward Shawn Marion.
However, signals are mixed regarding how close the sides are to a new deal.
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2009 STATS
- GM42
- PPG12.0
- RPG8.7
- APG1.8
- FG%.482
- FT%.788
The Toronto Globe and Mail reported Friday that the Raptors have a four-year deal on the table worth more than $8 million per year, but sources close to the situation told ESPN.com later Friday that a verbal agreement is not imminent.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Raptors are offering a four-year deal in the $36 million range, but Marion is said to be seeking a five-year deal in the $50 million range, similar to what Turkoglu is likely to receive from the Trail Blazers.
There is growing belief around the league that the Raptors and Marion will ultimately reach an agreement given the long history between Raptors president Bryan Colangelo and Marion -- Colangelo drafted Marion in Phoenix in 1999 -- and the limited number of options for both sides.
One source close to the process cautioned to ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard that closing the gap "could take a while."
With or without Marion, Toronto is interested free-agent forwards from Linas Kleiza and Raptors alumnus Carlos Delfino and has not abandoned hope of finding a way to retain Colangelo-favorite Anthony Parker. Kleiza and Parker are also drawing interest from the Cleveland Cavaliers, who missed out on initial targets Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza.
Marion averaged 14.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in 27 games with the Raptors last season after Toronto sent Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon to Miami in a midseason deal for Marion and Marcus Banks. The Raptors finished a disappointing season strong by having Marion and Andrea Bargnani flanking Chris Bosh in stead of playing a traditional center.
5/50 million??? Marion can go kick rocks.
You're talkin 2010 market? Yeah, that's probably pretty close...
