On Dec 31, 8:04 am, wro...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On Dec 30, 9:46 pm, Ian Kognitow <cova...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > What a lousy trade. Ugh, if this is a reflection of the Stefanski era
> > it's not a good omen at all. Korver wasn't a big star or anything but
> > he was certainly the kind of role player off the bench that any good
> > team can use to good effect. Not only that but he was the Sixers'
> > *only* reliable perimeter shooter--and in that respect one of the best
> > in the entire league--so it's not like his skills were superfluous or
> > anything with the current roster. While it does save some cap space,
> > it's still marginal, and it's not like Korver's contract was a
> > particularly bad one as he was more or less getting market value for
> > someone of his abilities (compare, for instance, to Jason Kapono).
> > Why not dump Willie Green on someone, or Carney, or, naturally,
> > Miller? At least the team has other guys to fill those positions.
> > While it could be part of a tank job for the draft (ask the Celtics
> > how that works out), the benefits to me of this trade seem to be far
> > overshadowed by what they lose. Meh.
>
> > For what it's worth, I've always kind of liked Giricek and he could
> > help the team. Certainly he's a better option at SG than Green or
> > Carney. Too bad he's apparently destined to be dumped at the end of
> > the year.
>
> > --IK
>
> After thinking about this I agree. Unless the new GM has no
> confidence in Korver's abilities over the next few years the benefits
> of this salary dump don't seem that great. I had assumed that Korver
> had signed a typically silly BK contract but his numbers over the next
> three years seemed reasonable (a little over $15 M in total, no?).
> And he was popular (do they change all the billboards and promotional
> material with his picture?).
A further point is that even if the team was willing to move Korver it
seems that they could have done something better than a pure salary
dump. I seem to remember reading that one of the holdups with some of
the Iverson trade scenarios was that many of the teams were trying to
get Korver as well--and I do believe that most teams wouldn't mind
having him for a reasonable price. Couldn't Korver then be similarly
packaged with Miller (Miami would again seem a logical suitor since
they have been widely criticized for not keeping Kapono) or someone
else to at least create *a lot* of cap space rather than just the
extra $5M or so they get with trading Korver alone. It almost seems
like a panic move when there shouldn't be any particular pressure to
make a deal at least until the trade deadline. And again, at some
point the Sixers will now need to focus even more on addressing the
need for a reliable perimeter shooters since now they have zero
(discounting Giricek here).
--IK
>
> I'm willing to give the new guy the benefit of the doubt--but I can
> only suspend judgment for so long. If this turns out to be a painful
> but necessary step in some plan, fine. If history shows this to be a
> move that was all about freeing a little cap space at the cost of a
> useful and popular player; not so good.
>
> wes
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