[Pioneer10]

Chicago has had a great offseason. They still don't have a great inside scorer but they have a ridiculous number of good defenders who bascilly can guard one on one anyone in the league.

Hinrich is the most underrated defender in the league and with Wallace, Chandler, and Thomas behind him now it will be real hard to score against them

[Larry Hughes for Retirement]

Originally Posted by futuristxen

I bet Gibson doesn't even make the team, and Shannon Brown never plays.

Newble coming back will actually be huge. Don't know if any of you have noticed the last two years, but his 3 point shooting is starting to get really good. Being injured the whole year he had even more time to work on his J. I'd wager he is a big part of the rotation next year if healthy. He's basically a bigger version of Shannon Brown if he is healthy and has added the 3 point shot. He could be our Bruce Bowen.

What about inviting Darius Washington to summer leauge?

I really hope just before you made this post you were taking shots of Tequilla, snorting lines of cocaine, eating 'homemade' brownies, and overdosing on Asprin because I cant say ive ever heard a Cleveland fan say anything like that about Newble.

I really hope a thick dose of sarcasm was in that paragraph and I just missed it.

[Pioneer10]

It does look like Gibson had a promise that if he was around in even the second round that the Cavs were going to draft him and unlike other second rounders give him guaranteed money. Otherwise there was no way he was going to shut down all those workouts.

Like I said after the draft: I believe essentially are entire backcourt from last year outside Hughes is available for trade or not being resigned next year.

[Benedict_Boozer]

I can't believe the Bulls signed B. Wallace.

Are the Cavs the best team in the central now or is B. Wallace enough to push the Bulls ahead of us?
They will be a terror defensively.

[Pioneer10]

Originally Posted by Benedict_Boozer

I can't believe the Bulls signed B. Wallace.

Are the Cavs the best team in the central now or is B. Wallace enough to push the Bulls ahead of us?
They will be a terror defensively.

Hopefully they'll still have problems scoring points.

They loaded up on Lebron "stoppers" lol: Deng, Nocioni, Thomas, Sefo-what's his name

[futuristxen]

So does the Bulls getting Wallace mean we should keep Gooden or try harder to trade him?

[Pioneer10]

Speaking of the Bulls, it looks like there about to trade Chandler for PJ Brown and JR Smith.

Hmm this looks like a salary dump to me by them: Prown doesn't have many let alone maybe even one good year left and I fail to see how Scott Skile of all people will tolerate JR Smith's attitude

[Benedict_Boozer]

^Salary dump to make up for Wallace's 60 mill contract. Chandler has a horrible contract also so they dump him and basically replace him with the DPOY.

What's really scary about Chicago is they could get Oden or Durant next season with the Knicks pick. If that happens we're pretty much screwed for a LONG time.

[Pioneer10]

Speedy Claxton is now OFF the market.

Signed 4 years with the Hawks.

In terms of FA PG's only Banks is left it looks like unless we really want to take a look at Mike James

[Benedict_Boozer]

Originally Posted by futuristxen

So does the Bulls getting Wallace mean we should keep Gooden or try harder to trade him?

At this point i'd resign Gooden and attempt to make a run at Mike James. His other two suitors - Dallas and Houston - I don't think can go above the MLE to get him so we should be competitive for his services.

He's got flaws but he's the best left on the market and would probably keep us ahead of Chicago and NJ. A 3-4 year deal for him is really a negligble effect on our cap when you consider Lebron resigning, Andy resigning, etc. We'll never be under the cap.

[Larry Hughes for Retirement]

Originally Posted by Benedict_Boozer

^Salary dump to make up for Wallace's 60 mill contract. Chandler has a horrible contract also so they dump him and basically replace him with the DPOY.

What's really scary about Chicago is they could get Oden or Durant next season with the Knicks pick. If that happens we're pretty much screwed for a LONG time.

Didnt the Bulls take (trade for) Tyrus Thomas with the Knicks pick, I dont believe they own nexts years pick of the Knicks if i am not mistaken?

[Pioneer10]

Originally Posted by LBJ to LJ for 3

Didnt the Bulls take (trade for) Tyrus Thomas with the Knicks pick, I dont believe they own nexts years pick of the Knicks if i am not mistaken?

The Bulls are allowed to flip there pick for the Knicks pick. So if the Knicks get a lottery pick and the Bulls have the 20th the Bulls can pull the trigger and they would get the knicks lottery pick and the Knicks would end up with the Bulls 20th pick