CBBI
Super Chill Mode
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- Apr 17, 2005
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-- Brian thinks that Hughes is a better all-around player then Redd (Hughes led all SGs in RPG, APG, and SPG) and provides a huge talent upgrade at the SG position.
-- He said there were no other logical alternatives at center than Z due to Curry's heart issues and Dalembert's restricted free agency status. Z, in the prime of his career, took a 5-6M pay cut.
-- The Cavaliers couldnt afford to wait on restricted free agents until July 29th because of the risk that they could lose out on some of the quality unrestricted free agents.
-- Brian called Sarunas Jasikevicius "the best player in Europe" and "One of the best shooters in the world". He mentioned that Sarunas is all but the Cavaliers for 3 years 10-12 million, but Cavaliers are currently questioning if he can play NBA defense.
--He said Jaric is thought of as more of a combo guard then a pure point guard and he likely won't garner a lot of consideration from the front office.
--Brian really like Damon Jones and his 43% 3pt and 12 PPG on the best team in the Eastern Conference, but thinks he is very likely going to resign with Miami.
--He said as many as 15 teams are currently going after Antonio Daniels and that it might cost more then the MLE to land him. That's scary because Daniels is 30 years old and has never been a full time starting PG in the NBA. Doesn't look like Daniels is an option anymore.
--Brian really hyped up Jannero Pargo. He believes that Pargo is a real up and comer and he mentioned how much Phil Jackson raved about Pargo in his book. Possibly a fallback option if it somehow doesn't work out with Sarunas.
--Finally, he talked about the summer league team. Brian says Luke Jackson looks fantastic out there. He mentioned Luke's shot isn't falling and looks rather rusty, but he is doing everything else wonderfully and he looks like he is fully recovered from his back surgery. The topic moved onto John Gilchrist. Brian says Gilchrist has a great shot at making the team even though his past is questionable. John has more of a chance to make the roster then John Lucas because of Lucas's lack of size and Gilchrist's NBA ready body. The fact that only 10 guys are under contract (if you include Z, Hughes, and Martynas), four more are required, and there is only enough cap space to add 2 more free agents, Gilchrist's chances are looking good, provided he doesn't meltdown between now and then.
Thoughts?
-- He said there were no other logical alternatives at center than Z due to Curry's heart issues and Dalembert's restricted free agency status. Z, in the prime of his career, took a 5-6M pay cut.
-- The Cavaliers couldnt afford to wait on restricted free agents until July 29th because of the risk that they could lose out on some of the quality unrestricted free agents.
-- Brian called Sarunas Jasikevicius "the best player in Europe" and "One of the best shooters in the world". He mentioned that Sarunas is all but the Cavaliers for 3 years 10-12 million, but Cavaliers are currently questioning if he can play NBA defense.
--He said Jaric is thought of as more of a combo guard then a pure point guard and he likely won't garner a lot of consideration from the front office.
--Brian really like Damon Jones and his 43% 3pt and 12 PPG on the best team in the Eastern Conference, but thinks he is very likely going to resign with Miami.
--He said as many as 15 teams are currently going after Antonio Daniels and that it might cost more then the MLE to land him. That's scary because Daniels is 30 years old and has never been a full time starting PG in the NBA. Doesn't look like Daniels is an option anymore.
--Brian really hyped up Jannero Pargo. He believes that Pargo is a real up and comer and he mentioned how much Phil Jackson raved about Pargo in his book. Possibly a fallback option if it somehow doesn't work out with Sarunas.
--Finally, he talked about the summer league team. Brian says Luke Jackson looks fantastic out there. He mentioned Luke's shot isn't falling and looks rather rusty, but he is doing everything else wonderfully and he looks like he is fully recovered from his back surgery. The topic moved onto John Gilchrist. Brian says Gilchrist has a great shot at making the team even though his past is questionable. John has more of a chance to make the roster then John Lucas because of Lucas's lack of size and Gilchrist's NBA ready body. The fact that only 10 guys are under contract (if you include Z, Hughes, and Martynas), four more are required, and there is only enough cap space to add 2 more free agents, Gilchrist's chances are looking good, provided he doesn't meltdown between now and then.
Thoughts?
