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Offline LooseCannon

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Jeff Foster's back problems have done him in.  I laugh at all the people who wanted to sign him as a free agent.  Despite their acquisition of Leandro Barbosa, they still have the cap space to outbid a team like the Celtics should they choose to pursue a replacement.

If you were a big man, would you rather sign for the minimum in Boston or for more than the minimum in Indiana?
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Re: Jeff Foster retires - Will the Pacers be players for a buy-out big?
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Pacers are supposedly interested in Ryan Hollins...

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RT @MikeWellsNBA Center Ryan Hollins, recently released by Cleveland, is a player Pacers are interested in."


http://twitter.com/#!/SamAmicoFSO

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Jeff Foster's back problems have done him in.  I laugh at all the people who wanted to sign him as a free agent.  Despite their acquisition of Leandro Barbosa, they still have the cap space to outbid a team like the Celtics should they choose to pursue a replacement.

If you were a big man, would you rather sign for the minimum in Boston or for more than the minimum in Indiana?

That depends on whether I want to sit behind Hibbert/West/Hansbrough, or play ahead of Stiemsma and JJJ.

Always liked Foster's game, brought the effort every night.
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Re: Jeff Foster retires - Will the Pacers be players for a buy-out big?
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Bird's gonna bite us again, and when its all said and done Danny will have done nothing again.

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If you were a big man, would you rather sign for the minimum in Boston or for more than the minimum in Indiana?

That depends on whether I want to sit behind Hibbert/West/Hansbrough, or play ahead of Stiemsma and JJJ.

It might also depend on where you think you have a better chance of earning a non-minimum contract for next season and which team you think is more likely to make it to the second round of the playoffs.
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Jeff Foster's back problems have done him in.  I laugh at all the people who wanted to sign him as a free agent.  Despite their acquisition of Leandro Barbosa, they still have the cap space to outbid a team like the Celtics should they choose to pursue a replacement.

If you were a big man, would you rather sign for the minimum in Boston or for more than the minimum in Indiana?

That depends on whether I want to sit behind Hibbert/West/Hansbrough, or play ahead of Stiemsma and JJJ.

Always liked Foster's game, brought the effort every night.
agreed, Foster was definitely a lunchpail kind of player.  brought it every night.  not common enough in today's NBA

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Pacers are supposedly interested in Ryan Hollins...

"Sam Amico‏@SamAmicoFSOReply

RT @MikeWellsNBA Center Ryan Hollins, recently released by Cleveland, is a player Pacers are interested in."


http://twitter.com/#!/SamAmicoFSO

Some should send bird a memo to stop taking all the bigs we are interested in. First David west and now this.


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Pacers are supposedly interested in Ryan Hollins...

"Sam Amico‏@SamAmicoFSOReply

RT @MikeWellsNBA Center Ryan Hollins, recently released by Cleveland, is a player Pacers are interested in."


http://twitter.com/#!/SamAmicoFSO

Some should send bird a memo to stop taking all the bigs we are interested in. First David west and now this.

I wonder if Bulpett's source is someone within the Pacers organization....

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« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2012, 01:11:34 AM »

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The absence of Jeff Foster has weakened the Pacers bench considerably this season.

Big loss.

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If you were a big man, would you rather sign for the minimum in Boston or for more than the minimum in Indiana?

That depends on whether I want to sit behind Hibbert/West/Hansbrough, or play ahead of Stiemsma and JJJ.

It might also depend on where you think you have a better chance of earning a non-minimum contract for next season and which team you think is more likely to make it to the second round of the playoffs.

I'm calling it now.  Pacers and C's will be playing against each other in the 1st round.

Whether that's a good or bad thing is yet to be determined.