pdogg84

If this rumor is true, I would take Stackhouse in a hurry and make this deal. This could give us both Deng and Livingston.We would make the playoffs either this year or next year with the 4th and 5th pick deal and the fans would love this young crew. Stackhouse and Deng are highrisers and Livingston is a great ballhandler. What better team could you have to entertain fans?

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HOWIE

Gotcha, I think that they need to find some good role players that are going to fit around whoever they draft, if the do get the 5th pick from Washington then they would have two players to build around.

I would like to think that maybe there is a deal going on with Portland, but since Derek Anderson is most likely protected, I don't see that happening now.

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HOWIE

Stackhouse would be worth that deal IMO. I just don't think that he worked out in Washington and they seem to be willing to do anything to get rid of him.

It would give the Bobcats a jump start, that is for sure!

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Ya I really hope we get our hands on those picks., also does that mean Portland still wants Stoud?

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Kevin Garnett: “Okafor is having a great year. He’s strong, a very good rebounder and active around the basket. He’s playing like an animal right now.”
Dirk Nowitzki: “He is playing phenomenal and he comes to play every night. He is going to be a dominant player is this league.”

HOWIE

I believe that they are going to protect him and his expiring contract. I think that the Bobcats pick up Woods, he is troubled, but is a good player. Might be just what he needs to have a break out year. A new town and new start.

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Wizards: Jerry Stackhouse SG - Good leader and scorer if healthy
Blazers: Qyntel Woods SF - good athletic young player
Cavs: Jason Kapono SF - great shooter, only second season
Knicks: Penny Hardaway SG - experienced leader
Sonics: Jerome James C - young 7 footer, nuff said
Celtics: Chucky Atkins PG - good experienced point
Grizzlies: Troy Bell PG - Big upside, could develop well
Magic: Zaza Pachulia C - another good young big man
Kings: Gerald Wallace SF - great dunker, excitement for fans
Mavericks: Danny Fortson PF - great rebounder, brings defence
Bulls: Marcus Fizer PF - great upside, could develop well
Pacers: Austin Croshere F - Playoffs, period.
#4 - Shaun Livingston

Lineup:
PG: Livingston
SG: Stackhouse
SF: Woods
PF: Fortson
C: James

Not great, but a start

pdogg84

Wizards: Jerry Stackhouse SG - Good leader and scorer if healthy
Cavs: Jason Kapono SF - great shooter, only second season
Knicks: Penny Hardaway SG - experienced leader
Sonics: Jerome James C - young 7 footer, nuff said
Celtics: Chucky Atkins PG - good experienced point
Grizzlies: Troy Bell PG - Big upside, could develop well
Magic: Zaza Pachulia C - another good young big man
Kings: Gerald Wallace SF - great dunker, excitement for fans
Mavericks: Danny Fortson PF - great rebounder, brings defence
Bulls: Marcus Fizer PF - great upside, could develop well
Pacers: Austin Croshere F - Playoffs, period.
#4 -Luol Deng
#5-Shaun Livingston

Lineup:
PG: Livingston
SG: Penny hardaway
SF: Stackhouse
PF: Deng
C: Croshere

I like this starting 5. It's pure athleticism. They may not make the playoffs but seeing these highrisers would bring more fans to games.

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Cinco de Mayo

They're also itty-bitty, and that lineup would get smushed in the paint. You would play two SFs at PF and C?

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Mavs Dude

Like I was saying before, the Bobcats would be over the cap just from taking Penny,Stack,Croshere,and Fort. Deng will probably be drafted by Chicago unless they trade down for Iggy. Plus that lineup would get destroyed. Croshere at C?!! Deng at PF?!!!

HOWIE

Agreed, the Bobcat's would have to take Stackhouse to get the 5th pick and that is going to cause them some cap issues, but I think that they would be better off for it. Having the 4th and 5th picks to start building around would be key here.

Your not going to be able to build a huge team once Stackhouse is on the roster, unless there is a team willing to trade for him, but his contract is going to be the deal killer.

Isn't the cap 37 million for the Bobcats? I know it isn't as large as the other teams and that is going to cause them troubles out of the gate.

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I think the cap is going to be about $29.5M for the Bobcats and I don't think they can go over it.

And I think this has to include their draft picks, which will be about $3.5M for the #4 and #34.

Thus, I think the Bobcats getting much in the way of free agents is out of the question, and I think they'll have to be crafty just to fill out their roster well.

Here's what I'd do if I were them.

1. Offer to take Jahidi White (@$5.9M for 1 year) if Phoenix gives you the #7 pick. Phoenix wants free agents and to offer a max deal they need to move Jahidi. They've been talking about moving the pick. This isn't a huge price for the Bobcats to pay to get a lottery pick. Do it.

2. Draft cheap guys and expiring contracts. The only other guy I'd pick up with any salary at all is Jerome James. He's got an expiring deal at $4.5M but they need someone to man the middle.

Other players:
PG- Marko Jaric, Anthony Johnson
SG- Sasha Pavlovic, Reece Gaines, Ndubi Ebi
SF- Qyntel Woods, Tamar Slay, Jason Kapono
PF- Brian Skinner, Jerome Beasely, Brandon Hunter
C- Jerome James, Jahidi White

Now they've got the #4 and the #7 picks.

I'm gonna go out on a limb (at least for the moment) and guess the draft goes Okafor, Livingston, Deng. Howard is there at #4 and the Bobcats cream their shorts.

At #7 my pick for them would be Pavel the Pod Person. I've gone from hearing really bad things to hearing really good things about him, and he's the only guy I can envision them picking here that's an all-star down the road. A Pavel/Dwight front line could be scary for someone. None of the little guys, like Gordon, do much for me.

That comes out to about $27.25M salary wise.

I think maybe in the short run, they do what the Bucks did and play Skinner some at C.

PG- Jaric 28, Johnson 20
SG- Pavlovic 28, Gaines 20
SF- Woods 28, Slay 20
PF- Howard 30, Skinner 18
C- Skinner 12, James 24, Pod Person 12

Looiks like a realistic rotation for the first year. Obviously they're not great but they should be young and interesting. If Howard and Pavel show signs, they'll have plenty of FA money and a high draft pick next year to start filling in their backcourt.

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arenas809

Jaric isn't available...nor is he a FA....

MikeDC

K then, I'd maybe add Troy Bell and take Peja Drobjnak instead of James

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