Which team will most regret letting their players go?

[magnifier661]

Isn't that what you used to tell your girlfriends?

No I usually tell them "Look bitch, we ain't going anywhere unless you okay with anal!"

 

[Chris Craig]

Do y'all really think Batum is going to stay in CHA? That team is going nowhere fast. He'll bolt for Toronto just like his agent leaked.

Charlotte is gonna lose big on that deal. Typical Jordan shit...

What, he's not going to San Antonio ?

 

[dviss1]

What, he's not going to San Antonio ?

For what? To sit the bench? Methinks LA is done being Batum's teammate.

 

[Reep]

Nets.

Can't really explain it - just a feeling Plumlee can and will continue to improve.

When the trade broke, I looked up Plumlee and he was listed as 6'10" 235 and I was thinking this is an undersized white 4/5 who can't shoot. But the reality is that he measured 6'11.25" barefoot at the draft combine. He is a solid, athletic 7-footer, who looks to be able to pass in addition to moving well on both ends of the court.

I somewhat wish the poll had been separated into voting independently for Vonleh, Henderson and Plumlee. Then I think it would be tougher. But, when you combine Vonleh and Henderson that still seems like the logical choice. Plumlee could easily prove me wrong though.

 

[magnifier661]

I really hope Lakers regret letting Davis go because they fucking suck and need to die in some cesspool

 

[Hobbesarable]

I really hope Lakers regret letting Davis go because they fucking suck and need to die in some cesspool

They are with Kobe's ridiculous contract keeping them there for at least this upcoming season! Love it!!!

 

[magnifier661]

They are with Kobe's ridiculous contract keeping them there for at least this upcoming season! Love it!!!

Is it true that they plan on playing Kobe at PF?

 

[Hobbesarable]

Is it true that they plan on playing Kobe at PF?

It was in reference to them slowly dying in the cesspool. And they are with Kobe in the twilight of his career. Karma. It's fitting.

 

[ripcityboy]

I wish someone would call me up every morning and continue to remind me that the Lakers suck. What a pick me up!

 

[LuckyShot]

I picked Charlotte for reasons already stated by others in this thread.

If I could pick a 2nd option, I think Dallas will miss Aminu.

 

[ripcityboy]

What team will most regret letting their players go? Doesn't Portland enter into that territory, or are we only looking at other teams?

 

[chzbrgr]

curveball its cliff alexander

 

[BBert]

I can see why some people think "The Blazers", but I think the question of which team will most regret letting their players go "to the Blazers" is valid, and is the proper question.

The Blazers shouldn't regret "letting" any of the players who left, leave. First, with the exception of Batum and Blake, even if the Blazers had wanted to keep the players who left, it was not ultimately the Blazers' decision. Chances are, every one of them was outta here based on the offers they got from other teams, since none of them were worth matching, especially once it was clear a team of mules couldn't drag LaTex back to Portland. Second, the Batum trade will prove to be an excellent trade for the Blazers. No regret there. Third, rebooting the team at this time is the right strategic move, which required NOT signing certain players, so no regret there. I'm looking forward to moving forward.

In order of regret, I'm going to say Charlotte for sure, then Brooklyn maybe, then a tier below, Los Angeles and Dallas. Then again, I don't know how those players fit into those teams' future strategies, so maybe they have regrets, maybe they don't. In the case of Davis and Aminu, I don't sense those two wanted to go back to their old teams anyway, so, how can their teams regret something they had no control over?

 

[oldmangrouch]

What team will most regret letting their players go? Doesn't Portland enter into that territory, or are we only looking at other teams?

Only the other teams.

Obviously, the Blazers have lost the most talent...but there are extenuating circumstances. (that's my story and I'm sticking to it)

 

[ripcityboy]

Only the other teams.

Obviously, the Blazers have lost the most talent...but there are extenuating circumstances. (that's my story and I'm sticking to it)

As a Blazer fan.... I have to agree.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

curveball its cliff alexander

Well, he should be bundled in with Plumlee and Connaughton, right?

 

[Draco]

How about Blazers for letting Wes walk?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

How about Blazers for letting Wes walk?

You know, I don't think they're going to regret not paying him $14M+/year.

 

[magnifier661]

You know, I don't think they're going to regret not paying him $14M+/year.

And possibly Dallas will regret agreeing to 14+ a year

 

[PtldPlatypus]

And possibly Dallas will regret agreeing to 14+ a year

Even more. They upped it to over 17 when Jordan reneged.

 

[ripcityboy]

And possibly Dallas will regret agreeing to 14+ a year

Yes but they get a "Blazer Killer!" Who now has been bitten by a rabid dog to give him a canine insight into the game! Still love 'ya Wes.

 

[Pinwheel1]

And possibly Dallas will regret agreeing to 14+ a year

Let alone the 17 million per year he will be getting.

 

[BBert]

Yeah, I don't regret letting injured Wes walk and letting Dallas pay his $17 mil per year salary. Love ya Wes. You overachieved like us mortals can only dream about.

 

[Draco]

Perhaps they compared Wes with the best players Dirk's played with since they broke up a title winning team 4 years ago:

http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2015/7...-teammates-since-2011-ranked-dallas-mavericks

#1 is Monta Ellis and #2 is Vince Carter. Brian Cardinal and Bernard James are in the top half of the list.

 

[PDXFonz]

I'm surprised that nobody else has voted for Aminu.

I think Dallas will end up regretting not pushing harder to retain him.

 

[selloutking]

Who now has been bitten by a rabid dog to give him a canine insight into the game!

and here I thought air bud was a kind and gentle pup

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

I'm surprised that nobody else has voted for Aminu.

I think Dallas will end up regretting not pushing harder to retain him.

I didn't choose Dallas because I believe its generally accepted that you shouldn't invest heavily (BIG $$$) in backups. Aminu was slated to be the b/u to Chandler Parsons going forward. Why tie up $$$ that could be used to fill other (more needy) positions around Parsons, Matthews and Dirk.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I didn't choose Dallas because I believe its generally accepted that you shouldn't invest heavily (BIG $$$) in backups. Aminu was slated to be the b/u to Chandler Parsons going forward. Why tie up $$$ that could be used to fill other (more needy) positions around Parsons, Matthews and Dirk.

Because his cap hold was virtually nothing since he was a minimum-salary player last year, so they could easily have committed money to him without impacting their cap space.

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

But why pay $7M yr to a b/u??

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[PDXFonz]

But why pay $7M yr to a b/u??

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I think that is something you will see more and more of as the cap increases.

I wonder who the highest paid bench player in the league is, and what they earn.