Weasel

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qross1fan

Yes! I told my friend earlier today and I knew it would happen!

Weasel

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yamaneko

Youve got to be kidding me. This makes no sense. How can they offer radman full MLE at the same time as offering Thomas full MLE. Why would thomas take this deal so fast without exploring his options? Signing thomas to full MLE is almost the same as radman except radman is a lot younger. It still doesnt seem to fit in the Clippers plans unless they plan on going small, and using thomas as the lone backup big.

Im not liking this deal to tell you the truth, unless maggette is on his way out. This ties up a lot of money that could be used elsewhere. I really dont know what is going on....

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Weasel

The way I have been thinking about is that Radman didn't like the Clippers offer. He might have wanted more money which the Clippers don't have. Clippers went to plan B?

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og15

Radman is younger, an equal to better shooter, a better rebounder, actually can defend a little, a better passer. Tim Thomas is bigger and can defend the post better due to that, but he's a bad defender anyways.

I'm not really a fan of this signing, I'm not sure how he's better than Vlad really, and I'm not a fan of his attitude. We'll probably be looking to trade him halfway into the season.

Starbury03

I would have prefered Vlade but is Tim can still be good in 4 years and stay in shape it can turn out to be a good signing. I think he is better down low than Radmonovic on D.

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Aphasia

That's some real fine cogitating Yamenko. If Corey gets traded because Tim Thomas, Vladimir Radmanovic or Sam Cassell get more money than they deserve doesn't that show a lack of managerial awareness and competence? Unless Corey or Cat are traded to a team with available cap space then the Show will have to take on salaries that almost match.

It has been discussed to death the fact that Corey has one of the best contracts in the League and that is why the Artest trade at least made some sense. So they would have to essentially take on a rookie contract and veteran minimum spare parts which they would discard. This could work if you are going to guarantee me that young player is going to in his prime be a 22 plus ppg scorer and that when his contract comes up he will settle for 6yrs at 42mil.

In case many of you haven't noticed, this team needs scoring. They were again last in their division in points per game. They were 17th in the League in points per game. This would be alright if they were top five in opponents points per game, but they were only 11th. If your point differential is that narrow then your margin for error is quite thin.

Last season this team could easily have lost ten or more games that they won. In reality were they that much better than the 2004-2005 squad? Yes, Shaun and Chris should continue to improve. Shaun has significant room for improvement. But Sam is going to be 37, do any of us think he is going to score 17 plus a game again. How many of us have confidence in Cuttino Mobley?

Last offseason we all clamoued for a shooter and we supposedly got one, he was one of the best in the League, and this people said was without the great interior play of Brand and Kaman, just imagine how many open looks he'll get. He was horrendous. He disappeared when Corey was injured. He disappeared in the playoffs. He is Q Rich with better defense. His defense, which was decent, was his only saving grace last season. Is he worth 8 million a year, at 31 and losing his shooting touch. Keep pulling on them knuckles Cat, I'm sure you'll regain that touch soon enough.

Cat was so awful Mike had to trade for a shooter and now we need to overpay a career 9 points per game scorer who hasn't gotten one ounce better in five years.

This team needs to play with the same passion, hustle, efficiency, ball movement, player movement and unselfishness that they displayed during the 04-05 season. With a more talented and balanced roster and going back to that style of play it would yield superior results. Not only would they win more but they would be infinitely more enjoyable to watch. And perhaps they would even score more.

Starbury03

I agree they really need to keep Maggette around he is a great scorer and with Mobley and Cassell on the down swing he would be there only perimeter scoring left once Cassell and Mobley really dont have much left.

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TucsonClip

I really dont see anything wrong with this signing. I didnt think Vlad would accept our offer for the MLE. We cant gurantee him a starting spot and I think someone will offer him more money. I dont like Tim Thomas, but now I am a fan. He gives us exactly what we are looking for, a big outside shooter. This also means Maggette will be back, so that makes me happy.

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Aphasia

Lest we forget, this man was a failure with the Knicks. The Knicks!

All of a sudden he finds his game, at 29 years old, in the Phoenix Suns system and in a contract year?

Yeah, I'm sure he'll be lights out. Plus we get to witness all season long that stupid ******* hand gesture across his face when he makes a wide open jumpshot.

Hey, remember when you were actually fans of the players on the Clippers. I sure do. Now we have attained a 6 foot 10 inch version of Cuttino Mobley, sans the decent defense. I absolutely hate trying to build up hope for a player only to realize I was right to loathe his game. Then as the season wears on and the stink of his mediocrity builds to a creschendo I actually want to see him fail, for the good of the team and for the suffering of those who attained him.

Hey, wait, wasn't he the same man Elton Brand was dropping 40 on? The same man who couldn't stay on the floor because he was in constant foul trouble?

Here's to rewarding mediocrity!

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