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**dba** · #41 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by anakin

How does Boston hold Bird Rights for Posey? As I understand it, the player has to have been under contract to the same team for 3 years. Posey has only been w/ the Celts one year.

Looks like he's out of Boston.

RealGM: Basketball Wiretap Archives: Posey Chooses Free Agency Over Celtics

"Posey is reportedly looking for a mid-level deal that starts at approximately $5.8 million and carries over 4-5 years. It is believed that Cleveland are putting together an offer, in addition to the Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets."

BallDon'tLie · #42 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ernie the Slow Adult

I have a hard time believing that some quality vets won't be willing to take a little less money for a chance to play with Trent Plaisted.

Possible reasons Elton Brand might want a chance to play with Trent Plaisted:

1. 10 years in the association & ONE playoff appearance.
2. EB has already made a LOT of money.
3. Chance to play in a watered down Eastern conf.
4. The Clippers will NEVER win anything (even with B-Diddy).
5. He's coming off of an achilles injury and the Pistons have the BEST trainer in all of sports.

I totally realize that this is a long-shot.
IMO; Joe, Arnie and a contingent of Piston vets should show up on Elton Brand's doorstep TODAY and at least try to bring him to Motown.

Ernie the Slow Adult · #43 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KGREG

WHO???? Do you really think the difference between where we are and where we want to go is Bill Walker??? Or a guy too arrogant to even work out for us because he doesn't want to play for his hometown team, Chris Douglass-Roberts. Puuhhlease, give me a break. Oh wait, I forgot about DeAndre Jordan, a less talented clone of Amir.......

Bill Walker may not be the difference, but it at least is an attempt to get better. There is no guarantee that he'll even be in the league next year, but the chances of Walker and/or Sharpe giving them something are greater to me than just Sharpe.

Can someone explain to me what the gigantic risk Dumars' avoided in taking Plainsted over Walker?

Delfino Delivers · #44 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ernie the Slow Adult

Bill Walker may not be the difference, but it at least is an attempt to get better. There is no guarantee that he'll even be in the league next year, but the chances of Walker and/or Sharpe giving them something are greater to me than just Sharpe.

Can someone explain to me what the gigantic risk Dumars' avoided in taking Plainsted over Walker?

Not sure it was the avoidance of a gigantic risk vs. the opportunity for a greater reward? IF we could see the future this would all be alot easier.

Mike Honcho · #45 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bricalz

Go Pistons. Do, at least, something in the next few days or weeks. I'd like to have a semblance of a new team before the summer league so as to be able to work in the chemistry factor.

Like anyone we signed or traded for would be playing in the summer league?

I don't even know why we keep talking about the summer league. The results of the summer league mean little to nothing. Its just a good chance for team to be able to work with their young players and draft picks.

raxrets · #46 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Honcho

Like anyone we signed or traded for would be playing in the summer league?

I don't even know why we keep talking about the summer league. The results of the summer league mean little to nothing. Its just a good chance for team to be able to work with their young players and draft picks.

HUh? Main strenght of summer league is that it happens to be in summer. And I can safely to assure that following summerleague tryouts is a lot better via pistonsforum than read topics like "gardening" or "running" .

Mike Honcho · #47 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by raxrets

HUh? Main strenght of summer league is that it happens to be in summer. And I can safely to assure that following summerleague tryouts is a lot better via pistonsforum than read topics like "gardening" or "running" .

Valid point, I will back off slowly

Really though, people keep talking about needing to make our moves before the start of the summer league to develop chemistry, and how we will wait and see how good Sharpe is during summer league, etc. Sharpe could light it up at the summer leagues and still suck in the NBA (or vice versa).

Slippy · #48 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 07:44 PM

Yeah, making a deadline like 'start of summer league' is way too hasty. However, getting the chance to see your fresh young guys is very exciting to me. I want to see how these guys improved, what sharp is bringing to the table, what the games of plaisted and washington are like. I wished we could have brought back Meija. I really liked him in SL last year.

16 Mile · #49 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 08:51 PM

I'm not sure I understand the attraction of Posey. He's on the wrong side of 30, and only averaged 7 and 4 in twenty some minutes a game. What are we going to do? Pay him 6 mil a year to play 15 mpg behind Tay during the regular season and then become a DNP in the playoffs? Delfino had better numbers, and you don't see anyone throwing the MLE at him.

raxrets · #50 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 16 Mile

I'm not sure I understand the attraction of Posey. He's on the wrong side of 30, and only averaged 7 and 4 in twenty some minutes a game. What are we going to do? Pay him 6 mil a year to play 15 mpg behind Tay during the regular season and then become a DNP in the playoffs? Delfino had better numbers, and you don't see anyone throwing the MLE at him.

Good that you brought thid up cuz Delfino was cut by Toronto and probably goes to Barcelona.