"Where's the beef?"

[JB <jimmetz@xxxxxxx>]

	Below is a pretty complete list of free agents. there are several
names out there, I would like. In fact, If we could sign Gary Trent and
Jaques Vaughn, for the money it would take to sign Rogers, I'd be all
for it and I like Rogers, but at his age and with little real value as a
back-up center, I'd like the chance to spread the money around a bit and
get help at two positions. 	With so many names and so little tax/cap
space, there will be some real bargains out  there.
	If we sign Rogers we'd have to focus on centers and Pg's., if not,
Brian Skinner can play center as well as the four. Will Popeye Jones
find a suitor?
	At center, I like Loren Woods and Olumide Oyedeji as cheap
replacements for Blount, but the real plum is Olowakandi. Will Jerome
James get any attention, other than from Steve? Keon Clark, looks like
he has really found a game in Toronto.
	Looking at the point guards, who will demand more than the minimum,
but will get less than the exception, nothing wrong with Travis Best or
Jeff McGinnis.
	Tony Delk is no point guard, nor Rodney Rogers a center. If we
needed up grades at the positions they play; back up four and combo
guard, how can we keep both of the players they replaced in the
rotation? If Walter and Strickland give us more than the fore-mentioned,
lets get rid of them. I'd like some size, some speed and a pass first
point guard.  Is  that too much to ask?
	Rogers, Walter and Erick Strickland or Vaughn/McGinnis/Best and
Trent/Skinner/James? I think these are about the price ranges, we'll see
these players signing for. Five million for our three, or three others,
which would include a center and a point guard?
	Was it Chemistry class, or maybe Biology? I know it was one of
those science subjects, that  I slept through. They said you could fly
good with two wings, even four, but it was very difficult with nine.
	Time for a little roster balance Chris?


		JB


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FREE AGENCY
FREE AGENT CLASS OF 2002
By
May 14, 2002, 12:19pm

CONTRACTS ENDING IN 2002

Troy Hudson ........... Johnny Newman .........
Mark Blount ........... Wang Zhizhi ...........
Walter McCarty ........ Chris Andersen ........
Roshown McLeod ........ Calbert Cheaney .......
Erick Strickland ...... Zendon Hamilton .......
Malik Allen ........... Voshon Lenard .........
Ernest Brown .......... George McCloud ........
Kendall Gill .......... Raef LaFrentz ..........
Eddie House ........... Kenny Satterfield .....
Jim Jackson ........... Scott Williams ........
Mike James ............ Tierre Brown ..........
Sean Marks ............ Dan Langhi ............
Vladimir Stepania ..... Oscar Torres ..........
Rod Strickland ........ Walt Williams .........
Anthony Johnson ....... Kevin Willis ..........
Donny Marshall ........ Isaac Austin ..........
Brian Scalabrine ...... Rodney Buford .........
Lavor Postell ......... Antonis Fotsis ........
Larry Robinson ........ Grant Long ............
Felton Spencer ........ Willie Solomon ........
Pat Garrity ........... Dean Garrett ..........
Monty Williams ........ Felipe Lopez ..........
Raja Bell ............. Sam Mitchell ..........
Corie Blount .......... Radoslav Nesterovic ...
Matt Harpring ......... Anthony Peeler ........
Derrick McKey ......... Gary Trent ............
Jabari Smith .......... Loren Woods ...........
Popeye Jones .......... Bruce Bowen ...........
Tyrone Nesby .......... Jason Hart ............
Bobby Simmons ......... Cherokee Parks ........
Cal Bowdler ........... Terry Porter ..........
Hanno Mottola ......... Malik Rose ............
Leon Smith ............ Jarron Collins ........
Mark Strickland ....... John Crotty ...........
Jacque Vaughn ......... Donyell Marshall ......
Matt Bullard .......... Bryon Russell .........
Lee Nailon ............ John Starks ...........
Robert Traylor ........ Gilbert Arenas ........
Greg Anthony .......... Mookie Blaylock .......
A.J. Guyton ........... Cedric Henderson ......
Trenton Hassell ....... Larry Hughes ..........
Charles Oakley ........ Dean Oliver ...........
Kevin Ollie ........... Obinna Ekezie .........
Ricky Davis ........... Harold Jamison ........
Michael Doleac ........ Jeff McInnis ..........
Trajan Langdon ........ Michael Olowokandi ....
Brian Skinner ......... Eric Piatkowski .......
Victor Alexander ...... Eldridge Recasner .....
Dana Barros ........... Jelani McCoy ..........
Brian Cardinal ........ Stanislav Medvedenko ..
Damon Jones ........... Mitch Richmond ........
Mikki Moore ........... Brian Shaw ............
Travis Best ........... Joe Crispin ...........
Norman Richardson ..... Dan Majerle ...........
Carlos Rogers ......... Rodney Rogers .........
Bruno Sundov .......... John Wallace ..........
Rafer Alston .......... Ruben Boumtje Boumtje .
Greg Foster ........... Rick Brunson ..........
Darvin Ham ............ Mitchell Butler .......
Mark Pope ............. Chris Dudley ..........
Michael Redd .......... Bonzi Wells ...........
Chris Childs .......... Mike Bibby ............
Keon Clark ............ Lawrence Funderburke ..
Dell Curry ............ Predrag Drobnjak ......
Jermaine Jackson ...... Jerome James ..........
Charlie Bell .......... Rashard Lewis .........
Greg Buckner .......... Art Long ..............
Eduardo Najera ........ Olumide Oyedeji .......
Earl Watson ...........

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