Ok guys, so we all know the Carlos Boozer scenario. Basically im not concerned with what was ethical and what wasnt. Its done, its over who cares who was right and wrong, now its time to deal with our future. With free agents being signed left right and center time is running out.
Cleveland is being pressured to deal our center big Z in a matter of a week to clear up space to get boozer, which is something im totally against and will explain why. Firstly, everyone knows if we are dealing to get more capspace to match boozers offersheet to utah, that we have 14 days to do that in. They KNOW we are desperate. That will lead to us getting some really crappy deals for Z and basically give him away for free.
There has been speculation of Big Z going to New York recently, basically for kurt thomas and chum change. See
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But why would we do this, personally i dont want a starting front court of an aging thomas and a promising boozer. Theres just so many reasons i think we should keep Z at all costs.
1) hes a center, full stop. Hes legit size 7'2 and has tremendous offensive skills. Hes finally healthy, and rebounding well too. When hes on we are just such a different team. As important as boozer is to our team, i think replacing big Z is a much harder task. yes hes 29 yes theres questions about his health. But hes a big man, and he can pass out of double teams, i think we really do undervalue him
2) Do we really want boozer back after all the controversy? If we have to deal players to match boozers salary he will forever be known as the guy who made us a weaker team. The guy who set us back 2 years by being selfish. There will be such negetive vibes in the locker room from the fans and managers. I dont think it would be a healthy playing environment.
A better alternative would be to let Williams walk, and try to somehow catch a free agent with our MLE. The grizzlies said they would match any offer made to swift, hes been there for 4 years so they can offer swift much more than any other team.
Its dark day ahead for us, but i really think we should keep big z. Getting Carlos back is just spelling trouble. With a better bron, wags and z next year, if we sign a hustling pf and play him in tandem with battie at pf we should be ok. Silas wants bron to hit the boards harder this year, so he should help out quite a bit.
We'll really miss boozers energy down on the block, but i dont think we should match his contract at the expense of other team mates.