Re: Fresh rumors

[Adam Suchocki <Twilight@world.std.com>]

I like losing Dee's salary a little earlier, but I have a couple of 
concerns about the trade....

First:  ALthough Richardson was highly hyped out of college, he has 
never been anything close to an effective NBA point guard...simply put, 
the Clippers are more effective with Martin as point guard.  Dee is not 
a point guard either, but, as much as I hate to admit it, he at least 
can help on the press...I'm not sure if Martin helps even with that...

Second:  Richardson is more of a vocal malcontent than even Brown...he 
has fought with management wherever he's gone, complaining about playing 
time and such...

Third: Richardson  only seems to be effective in extended minutes.  His 
stats off the bench are pitiful.  (Then again, the same could be said 
for Brown).

Fourth: As hard as it amy be to believe, Richardson may have less trade 
value than Brown...  Gaining the one year of cap relief doesn't help too 
much if we resign all of the rookies after their second year..and I'm 
not sure if we could move Richardson before that...

Overall, it seems like a longshot to improve the team at all.  I'd do it 
if Dee was casuing problems here, but he seems to be quiet...I'd worry 
about Richardson being more trouble than Dee, with little gain.

As for Minor for Peeler...no!

Oeeler is another perenial malcontent, who has had flashes of brilliance 
surrounded by long bouts of injuries, conflicts with coaches, the law, 
and shooting slumps.  Not only is his contract longer than Minor's, I 
fear it may be much larger.  Although they look comparable this year, 
remember, Minor's contract was front loaded instead of increasing by the 
maximum each year as is the NBA norm...one of the good things ML Carr 
did was avoid signing increasing contracts...so that their value against 
the salary cap increased over time.  I haven't seen Peeler's contract, 
but there is a good chance it has at least the 20% raises of the current 
CBA.  That means that it will probably be at least 3 million by the year 
2001, while Minor's will still be only 2.16 million.  Stay away from 
it!!  Minor is playing hard, and has generally been a positive on the 
court.  He has overtaken Dee as the back-up shooting guard, and has been 
very productive in limited minutes...I don't think he's worth the money, 
but he has been valuable in games such as the Vancouver game.  I would 
definately reject the Peeler trade, and I'd have doubts about the 
Richardson trade...

Adam


Nault wrote:
> 
> >Salary details for each trade
> >
> >Player:     BROWN         for    RICHARDOSN
> >Salary:     $3,500,000           $2,820,710
> >FA Year:    2001                 2000
> >
> >Player:     MINOR         for    PEELER
> >Salary:     $2,160,000           $2,012,500
> >FA Year:    2001                 2002
> >
> >Now do they help the team?
> 
> I say that the Brown For Richardson deal is a good one because first of all
> Richardson gets less money then Brown and second of all Richardson's
> contract expires one year earlier.  If the C's could unload Brown's huge
> contract that would be great.  As for the Minor-Peeler trade I would say no
> because they almost make the same amount of money but Peeler's contract is
> for a year longer.
> 
> Tim
> 
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