the moves we made...

[markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 19:08:08 -0700
> From: "John Lyell" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: EWill to be moved for cash savings?
>
> McGinnis would have been a better solution than James. I think he averaged
> 13-14 a game for Clip's with a lousy team. The clips signed Officer Olden
> Polynice. He would have given us more than Blount can. I would give the
> Warriors Blount, Williams or even battie for Foyle. At least he adds
> something inside we don't have.

whoa lets hold on a minute John.

McInnis -- first of all he's not a FA as far as I can recall.  He's 
not known as the greatest locker room guy and comes with an ego to 
(over)match his marginal talents.  Yeah he might have avg. 13 a game 
with the Clips but if Ewill is the worst starting SF, McInnis would 
be the close equivalent for PG.  is James better?  Not by much but 
neither of them should expect more than 6-8 mins a game from here on 
out, with Banks running the show.  I think James is willing to accept 
that more than McInnis.

Polynice -- Given Blount's play in the playoffs (in fact the entire 
time since returning from Denver) I don't agree that Polynice (who 
must be 48 or something by now) gives you more.  Blount is hungry, 
Polynice is playing out the string.  Again neither's going to get an 
all-star or even 6th Man of the Year vote, but I'd much, much rather 
have Blount on this team.

Foyle -- while I love everything I read about Foyle as a person to 
trade him for either Ewill or Battie would be insane.  Battie is 
simply a superior player -- and much better suited to our team.  No 
way I'd trade him for Foyle.

As for a Ewill for Foyle trade -- again no dice.  In my mind you 
trade Ewill for only one of 2 (or 2 1/2) reasons:

1) You trade him for someone like Foyle -- with the intention of 
using their salary slot for Salary Cap savings.  It'll be much easier 
for the fans to swallow not resiging newcomer Foyle than new "old 
friend" Ewill.  That's basically what the Hornets did with Elden 
Campbell last year.

1a) you trade him for a player like Foyle and a pick or cheap player. 
If GS want's to increase they're cap room and they want to throw in 
Troy Murphy to make the numbers work (or 2 2nd rounders to sweeten 
the pot) well then you listen.

2)  You trade EWill's salary to a team looking to clear room for 
Talent -- The Suns got Bo Outlaw for nothing 2 years back as the 
Magic were looking to dump salaries.  That happened not to work out, 
but that's the idea.

Memphis, for example, will have Wesley Person, Brevin Knight and (i 
believe) Big Country Reeves coming off the books next summer -- lets 
say they want to make a run at Kobe (assuming he's not in jail) or KG 
or 2 midlevel talents.  Well if they're looking to move Stromile 
Swift or Lorenzen Wright at that point, then you move EWill.  And now 
that Papile is Jerry West's new best friend....

(the other) mark