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Free Spree, Slip On The Glove
Posted by: jamfan on Sep 03, 2005 - 06:52 AM
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JamFan - There seems to be a bargain basement free agent market going on out there right now. With the new CBA in place, teams have released players that created luxury tax, and are reluctant to continue spending at high levels to exceed the cap or to go back into luxury tax territory. Oh there are a few situations where certain players seem to have been overpaid, but there are also some bargain basement free agents out there that nobody seems in a rush to sign. Should the Clippers go after one of them? An interesting pick might be Latrell Sprewell. With a coaching change last year in Minnesota and a GM/Coach searching around for answers, Spree's minutes per game dropped from 38 a year ago, to 30 minutes last year. But in analyzing his production, his rebounds and points scored per minute played did not drop off at all. He went for 13 Points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and increased his shooting to 41% . Spree and Cassell were the "warriors" who were credited with the success the Wolves had going to the Western Conference final just over a year ago. Would Spree want to reunite with Cassell on the Clips to see if they could work their magic here? He isn't likely to get a starting spot out there, and after not accepting a contract extension early last year of 21 million over 3 years, is going begging. He will likely sign for the mid level exemption or less. At 2.5 to 5 millions per season, this might be a good bargain for the Clips. He wouldn't start in LA either but would certainly give Coach Dunleavy some interesting matchup choices to make against other rivals. Another interesting prospect who might not mind coming off the bench is the Glove. In the twilight of his career, Gary Payton still scored 11 points with 6 assists last season and actually increased his shooting percentage to an enormous 46%, two points higher than his career average. He has a home and family here and has expressed a desire to return to LA, but not with the Lakers. If he was brought in to back up and tutor Livingston, Cassell and Mobley would now become part of a 3 man rotation at the 2 and 3 spots with Maggette. Again, interesting match up options. Gary can and will be signed for the 5 million exemption or less. A good dream would be to get those two players to share the two exemptions and we would have them both for less that 7 million a season. If that happened, this would be the deepest Clipper team in history. Let's see. Kaman and Rebraca at Center. Brand and Wilcox at PF. Maggette and Spree at SF. Mobley and Cassell at SG. Livingston and Peyton at PG. We are no longer talking being satisfied with making the playoffs. That is a team that would not back off from anybody. The time is now. We can do this without going over the cap. With the Lakers now in a position to do worse than they did last year and possibly even end up in last place, the Clippers truely have the opportunity to take over LA for years to come. It's time to make history. JamFan
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by rojobilbao on Sep 03, 2005 - 10:43 AM
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I prefer the return of Lamond Murray. Toronto waived him yesterday. He´s a good man to came of the bench.
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Re: Free Spree, Slip On The Glove
by nodope25 on Sep 03, 2005 - 11:07 AM
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Two cancers, means death for the Clips. Don't like this idea at all.
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Re: Free Spree, Slip On The Glove
by Miquel on Sep 03, 2005 - 12:40 PM
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Ei!!Our BabyShaq has arrived to the training camp of his new team weighing 400 pounds!!!!!!!!180kg!!!!!!!!It shows you that he has a great work ethic!!!!!He hasn't gone with his national team and he hasn't gone to the Clippers summer league!!!The whole summer eating hamburgers!!!!It is not serious...Ei!But don't worry!!!There's people 2 days ago who was talking in this forum that he could come to the Clips...
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Re: Free Spree, Slip On The Glove
by TGMosesVI on Sep 04, 2005 - 08:57 PM
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The Glove wouldn't be a bad player to have at the mid range exemption (and he does have family in LA), but I don't like Spree (afterall, this is the guy who choked his coach). Over the years, the Clippers have shown themselves to be a hardworking, modest, and likeable team. If you had Spree, Sam, and Payton, the Clippers would turn into one of the most foul mouthed teams in the NBA.
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Re: Free Spree, Slip On The Glove
by david on Sep 05, 2005 - 01:53 AM
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I don't really think the Clippers need these two guys. There's always concern about how they'd affect team chemistry. Besides the team is pretty stacked so if these two don't get any playing time they mouth off for sure and create controversies.
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Re: Free Spree, Slip On The Glove
by Miquel on Sep 05, 2005 - 03:24 AM
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To get these two players would be a nightmare...not a dream.We only need a player who could play as 2-3...That's all.No garbage...It seems that Dermarr Johnson will resign with the Nuggets...I still think that in San Antonio there are too much quality players in the 2-3 position...Big Dog Robinson?Brent Barry?
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