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![]() http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wiz...l?hpid=artslot
Mavs get Caron Butler, Brendan Heywood and deshawn Stevenson for Josh Howard, Drew Gooden and change. Saves 15 million next season and gives another couple million relief for this year. |
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![]() Good trade for Mavs, Butler better than Howard and Heywood and Stevenson give them added toughness!
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another blockbuster from: butler, jamisson, stevenson, heywood to: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Emir Preldzic (rights), Josh Howard, Al Thornton, and the cavs first rounder which will prob. be in the bottom 5 of the 1st round. ***And they just sent Drew Gooden to LAC to get bought out at least we have the caps ![]() -bt- |
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Kentucky or Kansas could compete with the Wiz now... lol
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![]() I cant kill them. Jamison is 34 and had 28 million/2 years left. Butler and Howard are very similar players. They were going nowhere with these guys and at least they have cap space to try to put something together this summer.
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The jamison trade was impressive in the sense that they actually got a young player and a draft pick out of it when it was no secret the goal was simply to get under the luxury tax threshold regardless of whatever smoke ernie was throwing out there. Contrary to popular belief and barring something shocking, the wiz are married to gilbert. He has 80 million due and you just can't buy out of contracts like that. |
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A ticket guy called us the other day and offered us per game boxes at a ridiculously low price. Yes, it is getting desperate. |
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They arent getting a high profile guy but they need to sign some complimentary guys to begin the rebuilding process. There are some good players that will be available for bargin prices. |
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I have to take a look at the free agent list. The hard cap that is being proposed is going to change the game. For once, I have to agree with Stern. The finances of the game are what they are and the days of people shelling out 100 bucks for seats behind the backboard on mediocre teams are done. |
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look what they went from 2 years ago, to their rooster now. Playoff contender to a sold off team. Gil is a POS, plain and simple. People wanted Ernie's head when he signed him to that ridiculous contract in the first place. Obviously all these trades did was free up cap space, all the humans they got are spare parts and one way or another there was a reason they got traded, they get younger though? They have the "rights" to a foreign player, crapshoot, a basement 1st rounder from the cavs, howard ugh... and thornton might be the only keeper in the bunch (didn’t even mention Big Z, well, b/c he’s Big Z). You're not gonna attract ANY high profile FA's, who wants to come to DC and play for a franchise that’s in transition and their best player is either suspended or hurt for the majority... of EVERY year. they're gonna have to build from the draft, which is gonna take years. I agree once ted gets his foot in the door its gonna be a fire sale at first, he's probably gonna clean house like he did with the caps, so the wiz are on the 3-5 year plan as i see it. It’s amazing how wiz tickets are now given away, go to a game on a friday night there, place is half filled at best. On the flip side, you have to give your first born for caps tickets, 3 years ago it was the exact opposite -bt- |
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Luck is a huge thing. No Ovechkin and they are still giving away caps tickets although the NHL has done a great job in reviving the league. |
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mike miller and his 9M per could be moved if you really wanna knit pick surprised he wasn't shipped at the deadline as well, but i guess who wants to take on that kinda salary, plus the guy is FA next year http://hoopshype.com/salaries/washington.htm -bt- |
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Trading miller's expiring contract would have made no sense because they are trying to shed payroll. Ginobili is an interesting free agent this summer. |