Danny's Free Agent mistake... IMO

[WeMadeIt17]

I think he did well for what we could have done. I mean waiting for Ray's choice killed us. But for getting KG,Bass,Green, and Terry thats pretty good. I still would like to add someone like Pietrus or Lee. Hell even Shannon Brown.

[Geo123]

i think he made a mistake giving Terry the MLE.  Considering all the players were were amnestied and the fact that our real need was a big man... we blew it.  Had we never signed Terry, Ray probably sticks around and we could have added Elton Brand or Scola.

You coudn't have picked up either of them (Brand or Scola) The Mavs and Suns picked up the reamining contracts of Brand and Scola respectively.  If you believe Ray was going to stick around then you are the only one.  We offered far more money for him than the Heat and he still didn't stay.  HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE HERE! 

Terry is a better all around player than Ray at this point in their careers and likes coming off the bench (which is what Ray needed to do). 

[LarBrd33]

i think he made a mistake giving Terry the MLE.  Considering all the players were were amnestied and the fact that our real need was a big man... we blew it.  Had we never signed Terry, Ray probably sticks around and we could have added Elton Brand or Scola.

Teams can't use the MLE to put in a bid.  Only teams with cap space.


Ainge could not have gotten them. 

Oh ok.  Fair enough.  Nevermind, then.

[Tgro]

This is disgustingly hilarious! But being he plays for the Wizards, I almost give him a pass on this one. If he did this for the likes of the Celtics (or another good team), it' inexcusable. Besides that, this game was sowed completely up. I think the part that makes it look really bad is showing how much he wanted that Triple Double. Great players don't seem concerned with getting them, they just happen.

Andray Blatche u say huh...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDzRvZcFn48

[Roy H.]

I would have been okay moving Bass for an impact player, but not Lee and Blatche.

[Dchuck]

OP is onto something (not the Blatche part).

I like BB, but if I had a choice between Lee and Bass, I probably would take Lee first.  

If possible giving Bass and Terry a million less each,probably could've gotten all three!

[WsAllDay]

Complete opposite of a bad move.


(signing Blatche would have been the worst move any team could make this offseason)

I know a lot of people dont like him on this site but I think he is a low risk high reward player.  KG and part of a winning Org. would wip him into shape.... IMO

I live in the DC area.  I know people who actually told the Wizards that they would no longer get season tickets if he was still on the team.


I was listening the the sport radio when he basically told the everyone that he is a soft player. 


He has not listen to a single coach. 

He put up empty numbers on a bad team.  A bad team that sent him home last year and dumped him this year because they wanted him nowhere near their young players.


So yes, let's bring him in to teach the three young big men how to play in the NBA.


For every good thing KG teaches them, Blatche would counter it and the net result is zero. 

you think Kg would even allow that? That's Laughable,Blatche wouldn't make it through training camp if he didnt buy into to shutting up and playing hard as you can! Kg made Baby cry what do u think he would do to Blatche?

[aporel#18]

If Danny signs Pietrus he's put up a great offseason (A+ if Pietrus signs for the vet min). When you have no cap space, you can't go after a lot of players, and the Celtics did very well.

I wouldn't mind Blatche for vet min, he gets Sean Williams spot and Melo will take Stiemsma's. When you have Wilcox/Sullinger/JJJ to back up KG and Bass, you can take some chance on a low risk/high reward gamble. But you can't trust him as Plan A.

I think this roster would be great:

Rondo/Terry/Moore
Bradley*/Pietrus
Pierce/Green/Joseph
Bass/Sullinger/JJJ
KG/Wilcox/Blatche/Melo

looks thin at PG/SG, but Terry and Moore can play mostly the 2 and some backup 1. I'm not sold on Moore yet, but by playing him in Bradley's absence you could reap some benefits in the form of a rotation player/trade value.

If Blatche doesn't buy into the team, cut him when Melo is ready to play some minutes. I know he's a PF and not a C, but as a 3rd string big man he has the size to play both positions.

[relja]

The only mistake that Danny has made in this FA was resigning Bass.  Don't get me wrong I respect what he did for us last year and do not deny his talent, but that same talent was the talent that teams would want in a Sign and Trade.  KG could play the starting PF like he wanted with Sully and JJJ backing him up and Bass would have gotten us the SG we need.  Then we would stil need a Center ( Blache, Darko, Steamer )  IMO I would take a chance on Blatche with Bass netting us lets say Lee.  We would look like this right now.

Rondo/Terry/Moore
Lee/Bradley
Pierce/Green/ Joseph
KG/ Sully/JJJ
Blatche/Wilcox/Melo

Not that this was a huge mistake because our squad is also good but I beleive this would be a notch better. A lot of these players are interchangeable for a countless lineup flexibility.

Blatche over Bass? Jesus Christ, why?

[Geo123]

OP is onto something (not the Blatche part).

I like BB, but if I had a choice between Lee and Bass, I probably would take Lee first.  

If possible giving Bass and Terry a million less each,probably could've gotten all three!

You think Terry coming off the year he had would have signed for a million less per year?  No way.  He was getting minimum the MLE.  We are lucky to get him at that.  Danny and Doc targeted him from the beginning and did a great job gettign him.

[wdleehi]

Complete opposite of a bad move.


(signing Blatche would have been the worst move any team could make this offseason)

I know a lot of people dont like him on this site but I think he is a low risk high reward player.  KG and part of a winning Org. would wip him into shape.... IMO

I live in the DC area.  I know people who actually told the Wizards that they would no longer get season tickets if he was still on the team.


I was listening the the sport radio when he basically told the everyone that he is a soft player. 


He has not listen to a single coach. 

He put up empty numbers on a bad team.  A bad team that sent him home last year and dumped him this year because they wanted him nowhere near their young players.


So yes, let's bring him in to teach the three young big men how to play in the NBA.


For every good thing KG teaches them, Blatche would counter it and the net result is zero. 

you think Kg would even allow that? That's Laughable,Blatche wouldn't make it through training camp if he didnt buy into to shutting up and playing hard as you can! Kg made Baby cry what do u think he would do to Blatche?

He doesn't care. 

[Django]

As much as I love KG and hype him up on CBlog, his days of playing PF consistently are behind him.

I'd rather he draw the likes of Bosh into a Center vs Center duel, rather than Bosh getting him on the perimeter in a PF vs PF duel.

Glad that Bass is back, in that regard.

Unfortunately that causes a Lebron vs. Bass duel.

[gpap]

OP is onto something (not the Blatche part).

I like BB, but if I had a choice between Lee and Bass, I probably would take Lee first.  

If possible giving Bass and Terry a million less each,probably could've gotten all three!

You think Terry coming off the year he had would have signed for a million less per year?  No way.  He was getting minimum the MLE.  We are lucky to get him at that.  Danny and Doc targeted him from the beginning and did a great job gettign him.

Agreed. I've always liked Terry as a player and am happy Doc/Danny targeted him. He's going to make people forget about Ray really fast.

[Django]

The only problem with the OP was mentioning Blatche. I understand finding a bigger impact player than Bass though (if possible)

[SHAQATTACK]

come on ..hindsite is what it is ....who cares ...what if...

Danny did a [dang] good job overall.  I'm with Roy , if you trade for somebody actually trade up to someone who will make an certain impact.

We are one of the VERY VERY few teams that have a  "REAL PLAN",  with still staying competitive and trying to bring in new players .   Most of these teams I see have NO DIRECTION, but do all kinds of crazy moves to get a bunch of players together that don't really make up a  ..."TEAM"  

We have a SYSTEM , not a shoot at hip thrown a bunch of big name players together and see what happens.

This team has a way of doing thinds and needs people all on the same page  and thats something 90% of the other teams wish they had.