After draft, Where to from here?

[R Howe]

Yeah, so then we could trade another high pick after another miserable season along with Jefferson or Rhondo, maybe both for another "needed" vet.  Hey maybe Marbury, why not.

I have been one of the biggest Ainge supporters from day one, after today... well I hope he has something up his sleeve so I can at least have hope of seeing a championship contending team before my kids put me in a home.

Going home, the Reef awaits 

Go C's   





Jaims <jaims at pldtdsl.net> wrote: where to? next year's lottery...again


On 6/29/07 1:00 PM, "R Howe"  wrote:

> OK, I am trying hard to go with what happened today.  My assumption is that
> there are more moves to come to balance the team.
> 
> Remaining assets:
> 
> 1. G. Green - Biggest loser post trade, playing behind R. Allan, T. Allan &
> Pierce. May get some PT until T. Allan comes back healthy or when given
> opportunity really steps up his development like A. Jeff did last year,
> barring that welcome development I think he is the loser to be the primary
> backup to Pierce & R. Allen, if only because T. Allan is our best defender if
> healthy.  
> 
> 2. Ratliff contract, need to use before mid-season, the ultimate trade
> facilitator for someone trying to unload an unhappy overpaid but good player.
> 
> 3. Future picks in weaker drafts? unless of course we end up bottom feeders
> again.
> 
> Thats it ! 
> 
> Perks/Gomes? good role players and oh yeah only bigs besides Al Jeff that the
> C's have, Ok we still have Scal and Kandi. We have Rhondo but after today
> besides a 2nd rd rookie he is all we have at the point, so he becomes
> untouchable. A Jeff who should be untouchable but isnt, Pierce, R Allan? what
> equal value do we get for them with long term contracts and the draft
> finnished? T Allan is more valuable to us than what he would fetch considering
> the injury he is coming off from.
> 
> Contrast this condition to before making this deal:
> 
> Heading into today, besides the above mentioned assets, we had Wally's and his
> next years expiring contract, a fairly well respected West and the 5th pick in
> a loaded draft that many teams were looking to trade up in, with  our needs
> being at the 3-5 positions along with a backup PG. what do we end up with? a
> sweet shooting, cap killing, older two guard that will have to blend his game
> with Pierce......... ok I am trying to calm myself back to whats next for our
> C's?
> 
> The most obvious follow-on moves would be for big salary targets often
> mentioned before the draft (KG, O'Neil, Matrix, Amare) but what do we have
> left to entice players/teams when we now have two near max salaries, no
> enticing 5th pick to package with Ratliff and lets say a Green which appeared
> to be the admission to just talking for such players especially when that was
> in essence what we paid for R. Allen.
> 
> So my question remains where to from here?
> 
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