Big Al recruiting Free Agents

[Panther_Brotherhood]

I don't think he's a bad player at all. And he's certainly an upgrade over our current #2. It's just tough for me to be inboard giving a guy a max contract betting on the come that he will get back to shooting well from the three. That's a big "what if" that seems like too much of a risk.

I'm not confident the SG answer is available in FA, to be honest.

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Unless Lebron opts out along with Melo, theres no player in FA that is worth a max contract.

 

I'd rather take a flyer on a guy in the draft to be our future SG rather than pick up a guy in FA that may or may not be the answer.  Our problem with this team isn't the lack of a primary scorer.  We lack a perimeter game to keep Al clean in the paint.  I'd rather sign some good 3 point shooters for reasonable contracts than one guy that will take a good chunk of money and be the only guy there.  Currently, we have zero 3 point shooters at the wing position.

[RoaringRiot]

Unless Lebron opts out along with Melo, theres no player in FA that is worth a max contract.

I'd rather take a flyer on a guy in the draft to be our future SG rather than pick up a guy in FA that may or may not be the answer. Our problem with this team isn't the lack of a primary scorer. We lack a perimeter game to keep Al clean in the paint. I'd rather sign some good 3 point shooters for reasonable contracts than one guy that will take a good chunk of money and be the only guy there. Currently, we have zero 3 point shooters at the wing position.

Agreed

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[Rise of The Hive]

Do work Big Al, It has to be tempting to players!

[carpanfan96]

To improve the team they will need to over pay again and hope it works again. No, the players at 9 aren't going to improve the team that much either.

Going to have to give Stephenson, or Hayward a massive 13+ million a year deal.

Getting Affalo out of Orlando would take both draft picks and if Orlando is still being stingy about him, then they'll be asking for another pick on top of that.

Pick your poison. Plus, you'd still have to give Affalo a deal worth 10+ million to keep him or it just be a short term rental. "His contract has 2015 as a player option."

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[ThinkAboutIt]

Hayward vs. Stephenson vs. Afflalo

It really all depends on what you're looking for.

The Safe Route

- If you're looking for the best all-around player then Hayward is your guy. He is a very good passer and rebounder and he can also get to the rack and knock down open shots. However, he doesn't shoot the three ball particularly well.

The Best Fit

- If you're looking for the best scorer then Afflalo is your guy. He shoots a phenomenal percentage from behind the arc (something the Hornets desperately need) and could probably average 20 points a game on a team where he isn't the main focal point. However he's just a decent passer and he's a below average rebounder.

The Most Potential

- If you want to take a chance on a player that could possibly be the next star then Lance Stephenson is your guy. He shoots a very solid percentage from the field and is also a very good rebounder and passer. Stephenson could benefit from switching teams (like Harden) if he thinks he can be the guy. However, Lance is sometimes a head-case and an inconsistent player.

 

Lance Stephenson also has the biggest "waste of time" potential of those three; the one most likely to get the money and then never amount to it. 

[ThinkAboutIt]

Shut the hell up. If your ass actually keep up with the NBA, it wouldn't be rocket science to figure out who the hell Hayward is.

Fools like you look at him and say, he's. " white". He's not that great. White boy can't play.

MothA fawker, Hayward is an all around player. It's damn hard to find that kind of player. The man does everything well. He shoot, he score, he defend, rebound, pass, etc.

Your ass would say the same thing about MJ if he was "white".

Next time you're going to spit something that retarded out of your mouth, do the research first. Don't embarrass your ass.

 

That would be Doug McDermott and Nik Stauskas. All of their videos show players players who couldn't even stay on the court with Gordon Hayward. Both will be role players.

 

Hayward is much quicker and more athletic than either. He has "star potential." I'd have no problem dumping MKG if Hayward would play SF. While I've suggested that Harrison Barnes' future would be brighter if he played SG in the league even though he's 6'8, he modeled his game after Jordan and Kobe (even strides like them), Gordon Hayward is clearly a SF from everything I've seen, and would fail as a SG, so if he came to Charlotte, MKG should be moved in the deal or for assets.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Lance Stephenson also has the biggest "waste of time" potential of those three; the one most likely to get the money and then never amount to it. 

 

That was included in my post, if you read the last sentence.

 

He's a big risk/reward type of player.

[ThinkAboutIt]

Why bc he's white?

Bet you if he was black, your perception of him would be the exact opposite.

 

Since you want to go there, I find it curious that so many Charlotteans want Doug McDermott or Nik Stauskas at #9, especially after they basically forced Jordan to make the business decision to draft Adam Morrison back in 2006 will all of the phone calls they were making in to local radio.

 

Never hear about that now when they want to talk about how bad of a GM Jordan was.

 

Now all of a sudden white Charlotte is head over heels for McDermott and Stauskas.

 

Still trying, I see. Both of those guys are clearly NBA role players at best. They wouldn't even be projected as lottery picks if they weren't white. You can find what they will provide to an NBA team later in the draft or on an NBA scrapheap somewhere. Seriously, people think either of those guys has better NBA potential than PJ Hairston? 

[ThinkAboutIt]

That was included in my post, if you read the last sentence.

 

He's a big risk/reward type of player.

 

You may have "implied" what I stated directly, so no, what I said wasn't in your last sentence.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

You may have "implied" what I stated directly, so no, what I said wasn't in your last sentence.

 

I didn't think I had to state it directly... most people on here are old enough to know when something is being implied. It's a part of this thing called reading comprehension.

[ThinkAboutIt]

I didn't think I had to state it directly... most people on here are old enough to know when something is being implied. It's a part of this thing called reading comprehension.

 

I was being generous when I said you'd implied it. You didn't actually imply squat. You said something completely different from what I did. You can twist it all you want to say it means the same thing, but it doesn't have to mean what I said at all. 

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I was being generous when I said you'd implied it. You didn't actually imply squat. You said something completely different from what I did. You can twist it all you want to say it means the same thing, but it doesn't have to mean what I said at all. 

 

I said that he was inconsistent and a head-case.

 

Implying that he is a risk/reward type of player.

 

If he keeps his head on straight he has the potential to be great, if he doesn't then he ends up being that guy that you paid $10+ million to, to be the guy that gets caught up in all the extracurricular's of the game.

[carolina-chuck]

will you please stop talking about Carmelo. Nobody wants him here. The dude is a ball stopper and a black hole. He's a dude u want on your fantasy team NOT real life team.

The man was a stud in Denver. Everything in NY is a mess.

Remember at one time when many believed he was a better player than LBJ? Yea. In the right situation, Melo would thrive.

[carolina-chuck]

Since you want to go there, I find it curious that so many Charlotteans want Doug McDermott or Nik Stauskas at #9, especially after they basically forced Jordan to make the business decision to draft Adam Morrison back in 2006 will all of the phone calls they were making in to local radio.

Never hear about that now when they want to talk about how bad of a GM Jordan was.

Now all of a sudden white Charlotte is head over heels for McDermott and Stauskas.

Still trying, I see. Both of those guys are clearly NBA role players at best. They wouldn't even be projected as lottery picks if they weren't white. You can find what they will provide to an NBA team later in the draft or on an NBA scrapheap somewhere. Seriously, people think either of those guys has better NBA potential than PJ Hairston?

Yay to Stauskas. Nay to McD.