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Re: josh childress
« Reply #45 on: July 16, 2008, 11:43:53 PM »

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Using the MLE for 5 years on Childress leaves us without the use of the MLE for the remainder of his contract, right?  I thought I heard something about that a few seasons back, but I don't remember reading it in Hobbs' run down of the Cap this season.
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« Reply #46 on: July 16, 2008, 11:46:10 PM »

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Re: josh childress
« Reply #47 on: July 17, 2008, 12:27:46 AM »

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Using the MLE for 5 years on Childress leaves us without the use of the MLE for the remainder of his contract, right?  I thought I heard something about that a few seasons back, but I don't remember reading it in Hobbs' run down of the Cap this season.

Nope, as long as you are over the cap you get a fresh MLE each year. It's factored to be the exact "average salary," so the MLE allowance increases a bit each year.

This is one way teams can get way over the cap:
say you are at the cap limit with 4 yr. long contracts, and for four years in a row you use the full MLE for 5 yr contracts. In year 4, you are at the cap due to the original contracts that had you at the cap limit PLUS about 24 million from still having 4 MLE contracts on the books, putting you 24 mil over the cap.

Re: josh childress
« Reply #48 on: July 17, 2008, 12:43:51 AM »

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I didn't think it was the case, but I could have sworn that someone said that.  Glad to hear it's not.
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« Reply #49 on: July 17, 2008, 03:01:57 AM »

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Will he wear PP's "colors?"   :P

Re: josh childress
« Reply #50 on: July 17, 2008, 07:58:27 AM »

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I'm interested at Childress but not for 5 years.  That's a cap killer.
He has potential to develop his game, or he might just stay the same, a rather unrefined offensive player who scores mainly on putbacks, offenseive rebound opportunities.
3 years of the MLE, yeah i'd be willing to risk that on Childress.  But so likely, will the Hawks.

This is the kind of thinking that caused us to lose Posey.  And Childress is only 25 years old.
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Re: josh childress
« Reply #51 on: July 17, 2008, 08:21:58 AM »

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I'm interested at Childress but not for 5 years.  That's a cap killer.
He has potential to develop his game, or he might just stay the same, a rather unrefined offensive player who scores mainly on putbacks, offenseive rebound opportunities.
3 years of the MLE, yeah i'd be willing to risk that on Childress.  But so likely, will the Hawks.

This is the kind of thinking that caused us to lose Posey.  And Childress is only 25 years old.
I don't think Childress is worth 5 years at the MLE either.
I did and do think Posey is worth 4 years at the MLE.