Sixers Off-Season Thread

Mad-Lad · July 06, 2005, 10:19:11 PM

Quote from: TO is GOD on July 06, 2005, 07:50:49 PM
Billy isn't a moron no way he'd make that deal. It doesn't make sense from a lineup perspective either.

The ONLY ONLY way I could see Billy doing that is if we signed Swift as our starting center. Still wouldn't make sense.

I don't think Swift could play center at all. He's just an undersized (6'9") athletic PF.

WEST is GOD · July 06, 2005, 11:19:04 PM

If you are active, athletic, strong with long arms like he is you can play center. Ratliff played it fine and he's 6'9/6'10. Stromile's size is more of a 4 but Webber is our 4 so he'd have to start. Stromile doesn't really have enough offense to play the 4 though so I think center would be perfect for him.

Billy denied the rumor anyway though. It doesn't make any sense.

Mad-Lad · July 07, 2005, 11:26:25 AM

Quote from: New York Daily News"ESPN.com quoted unnamed sources saying that the Knicks spoke to Philadelphia about a deal that would have the Knicks sending Marbury and Tim Thomas to the Sixers for Dalembert, Jamal Mashburn, Aaron McKie and Kevin Ollie."

that's the worst trade proposal ever!

PhillyGirl · July 07, 2005, 11:27:00 AM

lmfao

BigEd76 · July 07, 2005, 11:56:09 AM

Billy King can't stay away from those Blue Devils

MDS · July 07, 2005, 11:56:17 AM

Sure, let's trade away an actual center and just take on more outrageous contracts from the likes of Marbury and Thomas. Awful.

Mad-Lad · July 07, 2005, 12:12:09 PM

Quote from: BigEd76 on July 07, 2005, 11:56:09 AM
Billy King can't stay away from those Blue Devils

that guy was highly sought after by colleges, but sucked donkey once he got there.

hunt · July 09, 2005, 11:34:35 AM

gee...what an exciting offseason so far. $:-\$ i'm only posting so this thread doesn't fall of the face of the earth as billy king does nothing but re-sign our 3 mediocre free agents.

Drunkmasterflex · July 10, 2005, 01:22:43 PM

I don't have a problem with them bringing in Randolph for a tryout I think he could develop into a solid bench player. He was hurt a lot while at Duke and really didn't fit into Coach K's system.

hunt · July 12, 2005, 05:58:05 PM

the new york post (yeah, i know) is reporting that sammy & the sixers have reached a verbal agreement for a $70-75 mill deal...most likely 6 years.

god help us.

Rome · July 12, 2005, 07:32:12 PM

Quote from: mhunt on July 12, 2005, 05:58:05 PM
the new york post (yeah, i know) is reporting that sammy & the sixers have reached a verbal agreement for a $70-75 mill deal...most likely 6 years.

god help us.

Is Ed Wade moonlighting across the street now?

PS: I realize I don't have room to talk. Not with the Magic's putrid free agent acquisition history, but still, $70-75M for Sammy??

Good God.

WEST is GOD · July 12, 2005, 07:33:47 PM

If it's true I don't really like it but Sammy is better than no Sammy, and it's not like we can go out there and get someone to replace him. We don't have the cap room for that.

Rome · July 12, 2005, 07:45:27 PM

Quote from: TO is GOD on July 12, 2005, 07:33:47 PM
If it's true I don't really like it but Sammy is better than no Sammy, and it's not like we can go out there and get someone to replace him. We don't have the cap room for that.

That kind of money is ridiculous for Sammy. It's indefensible under any conceivable circumstance.

I think Sammy's a very good player but you don't offer max contracts to very good players. If you do, you end up being mediocre for a very, very long time.

BigEd76 · July 12, 2005, 08:52:33 PM

Ilgauskas just got $12M a year and he's missed 3 years with broken feet. Unfortunately that's probably the going rate for a center... $:-\$

WEST is GOD · July 12, 2005, 09:37:30 PM

Quote from: jerome99RIP on July 12, 2005, 07:45:27 PM
Quote from: TO is GOD on July 12, 2005, 07:33:47 PM
If it's true I don't really like it but Sammy is better than no Sammy, and it's not like we can go out there and get someone to replace him. We don't have the cap room for that.

That kind of money is ridiculous for Sammy. It's indefensible under any conceivable circumstance.

I think Sammy's a very good player but you don't offer max contracts to very good players. If you do, you end up being mediocre for a very, very long time.

It's overpaid but it's not indefensible. You don't know the market out there for him yet.