2008 76ers Offseason Thread

[SunMo]

you can always resign your players, no matter what the cap situation is

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Yeah, but would they re-sign Thad with all the money tied up in Dalembert, Brand, and Iggy?

[SunMo]

yes

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So, they'll be great inside and bad outside for a few years.

[ice grillin you]

thad doesnt hit the open market until at least 2011-2012

i love how its just a given that thad is gonna be better than iguodala and command 80-90 mil in three years...im high on him as well but lets see him progress first...anyway you dont sign elton brand then let your second best player go...and say that you did it because a second year guy might need big money in 2011...i mean what kind of message is that...we wanna win soon but not that soon?...thaddeus young is bigger than the franchise all of a sudden?

their goal is to win a title by the time thaddeous hit the open market...im sure the salary cap will be the least of their concerns if that happens and their cap situation 3-4 years from now should be the last thing on their minds

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So, basically they are saying that having Iguodala for the next 5 years is more important than adding anyone else.  They like what they have and think they can compete for a title with this core of players.

That said, do you think they can?

[ice grillin you]

thats exactly what they are saying...they are going for it all primarily with this group of players...but they said that when they signed brand not iguodala...letting iguodala go was never an option...the question was are they gonna add to the team to try and win now and they did that with elton brand


they wanna win now and you dont win now by letting a player of iguodalas caliber go


that said you can still add players...theres exceptions...theres trades...

[hunt]

after signing brand, they had to re-sign iggy...unless they wanted willie green as the starting sg.
and there's no guarantee thad will ever be better than iggy.
i'm cool with the signing.  they should be much improved this year.

[SD_Eagle5]

in fact now that i think about it the sixers might come in over the luxury tax no?

brand brought them to or at the cap number of 58

iguodala 8-10 cap number
lou 3 cap number

bring it to right around 71

You're right, they'll have to use the mle, trade or re-sign Miller. My concern is they'll play well and not move Miller in hopes of making a run, then he bounces and they're left with their thumb up their ass.

[ice grillin you]

should have drafted rondo

[SD_Eagle5]

should have drafted rondo

lol

LouWill > RR

[ice grillin you]

sweet lou is iverson lite...he cant play point to save his life...rondo would look real good on this team now...in fact while hes not a better player than miller at present time hes a better fit for the team...stefanski wants to run teams out of the gym and rondo is perfect for a team that doesnt have a lot of shots to go around but wants to run

[SD_Eagle5]

sweet lou is iverson lite...he cant play point to save his life...rondo would look real good on this team now...in fact while hes not a better player than miller at present time hes a better fit for the team...stefanski wants to run teams out of the gym and rondo is perfect for a team that doesnt have a lot of shots to go around but wants to run

I was on board with them taking Rondo. He would be a nice fit. I like Lou Will as a bench player, I really hope Ed doesn't think he's the pg of the future.

[ice grillin you]

lou is still crazy young and maybe eddie thinks he can develop the skills still...ive seen nothing to indicate he can do it but you never know

ive said it from the start...sweet lou is vinne johnson on a title team

[reese125]

Mike Misinelli just stated his inside sources told him, the 76ers know they overpaid for Iguodala, but the 76ers were afraid Iggy and his agent Rob Pelinka were determined to play for the qualifying offer and the 76ers did not want to go that way.

Iguodala = leverage