Oh yes, some truths do hurt

[mark at 10thumbs.org]

with all due respect --- I really can't believe this is it.

A couple of vets -- 1 each of (big men) Skinner, Ely, Tsakalidis, or Marc
Jackson and (PGs) Pargo, McLeod, orcould be signed for $4M or so combined,
or less "new money spent" if we traded for Ollie, Dooling or Lue.

The owners can't not understand that (a) adding a 2 vets at PG and PF/C
will virtually assure (bar unexpected injury) a playoff birth and (b) that
the (at minimum) 2 playoff home games will just about pay for those $4-5
Mil in added salaries.

I don't doubt the owners are concerned about the bottom line -- but we're
not talking about paying the luxury tax...this is money invested to make
more money....they have to know this.

(the other) mark

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Because that would cut into our owners' bottom line.  Why sign actual
proven NBA players when you can sign undrafted free agents like Brandon
Wallace for the league minimum and save some cash?

As much as I've been hammering Ainge lately, it's not his fault we have
yet another in a set of despicable owners who force decisions not based
on any facet of basketball. I'm not saying they have to "take a loss";
if they studied decisions based on one simple fact: creating a winner -
the cash will follow, but instead decisions are made to save cash and
the losses follow.

As Mr Belanger said - you can keep hoping, but I really think the team
we have right now is the team we're going to see on the floor come
training camp and beyond.

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And while we're talking about backups... why don't we sign Melvin Ely or
Brian Skinner to a 2-3 year $7M contract!? Do it Danny... before another
team nabs the guys we need!