I wouldn't sign Deron to a max deal for several reasons. First, the only thing he really does better than Rondo is shoot. Everything else, Rondo does as well or better. Second, Rondo is on a far better contract which means more money will be available down the road to sign other players.
I love how you just toss aside shooting as if it's nothing. Deron is on a completely different level offensively than Rondo because of his scoring ability. Yeah, Rondo is a better rebounder - but honestly, the extra rebound a game is not a huge problem when one guy is just a much better overall point guard.
glad you love it. I aim to please
it's not just rebounding. it's defense, ballhandling, court sense and passing as well. when taking all that into consideration, as well as the rebounding, I don't see Deron as that vastly superior other than as a shooter.
Can someone please explain to me the basis for the claim that Rondo has better ballhandling, court sense and passing? Are we just making stuff up for fun? In that case... I'll just say Deron is a better rebounder than Rondo due to the fact he's bigger, taller and stronger. Since we're just making stuff up, I mean.
Who wants to be the first brave person to admit they have never actually watched Deron Williams play basketball?
dude, don't bother going there with making stuff up. if you really think Deron is a better player, let me know how many triple doubles the guy has posted. is that the only measure to compare them, no, but that's a pretty good indicator to Rondo's versatility as a player.
I noticed you responded to everyone else's comments and glazed over my original post. You still haven't addressed those points. here's the original post so you don't have to go back to page 4 to find it. feel free to respond but at this point after reading your condescending, arrogant and quite frankly pig-headed responses to people who disagree with you, I really don't care what you're response is. I'll probably get banned for saying that but it is what it is.
Bottom line, your thought process on this is not the slamdunk, foolproof, genius idea that you think it is. There are other angles to it that people see and feel are sufficient to make an argument not to make this move. People will disagree with you for purely basketball reasons, not personal, even though you've used a fairly personal tone when responding to those people.
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The problem I see with this thread is that the OP has an inexplicable drive to get a franchise or cornerstone player this offseason and that it just has to be this offseason. Nevermind the fact that the only one that MAY fit this description plays the same position as our (arguably) best player.
I wouldn't sign Deron to a max deal for several reasons. First, the only thing he really does better than Rondo is shoot. Everything else, Rondo does as well or better. Second, Rondo is on a far better contract which means more money will be available down the road to sign other players.
The free agent market this offseason is not terribly enticing in terms of UFAs. Next season has a much better selection of UFAs and players that are RFAs this year but will most likely be UFAs next year after completing their qualifying contract.
I can live with resigning most of our players for one more year and taking a shot at the next FA market when there's better quality and depth AND we have more money cleared for spending (and hopefully a better handle on our younger players to see if they're worth keeping or better as trade chips). That year we could take a run at both Hibbert and James Harden (or Josh Smith) as FA's to go possibly go with Green, Bradley, PP on his last year and our (hopefully) productive youth. Rondo's better contract gives the team another 5-6 million to spend in that scenario so I see that as the smarter move than signing Deron to a max deal.