painfull, ill take it one by one.
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You keep your good players and built around them, not let them go
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Thats one of my points...you resign brand, theres no building around at all, since you have no cap leeway to do so thanks to the other contracts. the only guys they can really build around right now are kaman and thornton. You sign brand to max, the only building you do is perhaps a MLE guy. Out of guys signed to MLE the last few years what % are real impact players for their team? This team needs a leader, either via a superstar, or via a superstar mentality player like a cassell. It will be hard to luck into someone like cassell again for pennies on the dollar.
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especially the ones that want to play for you, which sadly is rare for the Clippers.
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Before the injury most reports were brand going and testing the market. Doesnt sound like someone who is 100% committed to staying. Also in a recent report it was noted that even after the injury, when its almost obvious he has to stay, he still hasnt come out in the open and say, hey im definiately staying here. Heck, even last year ron artest was saying things like he wanted to end his career in sactown...we cant even get brand to committ to us after an injury where its almost certain he will stay with us? Yet still, even if it was the case, you dont give max money to non max players just because they like to play for you.
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If they don't resign EB, how do you now if a player his caliber or better will want to sign with us? Why would Arenas want to sign here without EB when he has already said that he wants to sign with a championship contender.
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Before we were decent guys like kobe and arenas himself came within inches of signing with us. (if it was that far fetched of an idea, like maybe 10 years ago, they wouldnt even have considered us). If EB opts out, we will be the best team in the league with the capspace to sign someone. Or, one of the only teams that can offer a star for a superstar in trade (brand, maybe maggette, etc.). Look at what guys like gasol, etc. are going for these days.
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Look I agree with some of the stuff you are saying like he isn't really clutch or much of a vocal leader, but he is who he is and he is a very good player who gives 100% night in and night out, who you can count on to produce.
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I agree completely. Heck, elton brand is one of my top 5 clippers of all time, and i think should be the first or second jersey ever retired, if we ever do. But still it just doesnt get me past the point, you dont pay max money to a non max person, especially when it caps you out, and guarantees continued mediocrity.
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If the Clippers make a move or two to trade TT's contract or Mobely's contract(maybe have to include a pick to get it done) and don't resign Maggette, they will have cap space to sign Arenas. Plus why isn't anyone bringing up the fact that the Clippers can tell EB to opt out of his contract to free up cap space to sign Arenas and then re-sign EB, which they can to because they have his bird rights.
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Trading mobley and tt doesnt do us anything for the cap because we have to take equal salary in return. Only way we could do that is to a team with capspace who is rebuilding. And what rebuilding team would want to take on the awful contracts of TT and mobley? If maggette opts out, were still over the cap.
With the second part of what you said, are you sure thats a possibility? I am 70% sure thats not allowed, otherwise we would see things like that happen all the time. I thought you only keep those rights if you keep that salary slot open or something to that effect. If that was a possiblity, why doesnt everyone in the league do something similar?