"the fakers are fucked".
that's the general consensus. their hands are tied so bad, it's gonna take some harry houdini type shit to make this team over.
i enjoy a good puzzle now and again, but this figuring out the fakers' shit is like a rubik's cube for GMs.
i encourage all basketball fans (and fakers fans) to get in here and show what they got. put your knowledge of the business to the test.
RULES
first and foremost, i remained as open-minded as possible. i understand that jerry buss and fakers fans desperately want to keep tobe, but does that leave the fakers with enough healthy, attractive trade bait to obtain enough competitive pieces? NO.
second, there are some very compelling free agents this summer. my top choice would probably be gerald wallace. but this is NOT a question of simple spending. jerry buss can go over the salary cap (again), but within reason.
third, the trades i suggested are realistic, in terms of all the money and numbers fit. anyone can say player X for player Y, but can you make the numbers fit? in the end, of course all teams would have to agree.
fourth, tobe would have to agree to waive his no-trade clause.
let's begin.
FREE AGENTS
1) fakers do NOT re-sign:
william parker
aaron mckie
shammond williams
this gives the fakers $5M to spend on re-signing luke walton.
2) fakers complete a trade with the indiana pacers:
tobe
vladimir radmanovic
for
jermaine o'neal
jamal tinsley
the fakers now have their starting lineup:
andrew bynum
jermaine o'neal
lamar odom
maurice evans
jamal tinsley
starting 5 salary: $41.5M
3) complete a trade with the minnesota timberwolves:
kwame brown
2007 nba draft 19th pick
for
trenton hassell
mike james
minnesota is already loaded with young backcourt players, and probably will be signing a PG in the draft. the fakers need experienced backcourt players for their bench, and minnesota would welcome kwame brown's expiring contract.
4a) if healthy, re-sign chris mihm for NO more than $5M per season.
chris mihm is a free agent, but due to a long rehab, i doubt that he could command more than that.
4b) if chris mihm is NOT healthy, offer mikki moore $5M per season.
the fakers will need an experienced C for the bench, or to take andrew bynum's place if he does not continue to develop.
5) re-sign ronny turiaf at $1.5M per year
you now have a full second squad:
chris mihm
ronny turiaf
luke walton
trenton hassell
mike james
second squad total salary: $21.5M
TOTAL SALARY: $63M (i estimate that will put the fakers over next year's cap by about $5M)
to round out your practice squad, you still have:
brian cook
jordan farmar
sasha vujacic
at a cost of an additional $5M, putting you approximately $10M over the cap. but you have a competitive athletic squad with a blend of youth and experienced veterans. good length in the frontcourt, speed in the backcourt.
that's the general consensus. their hands are tied so bad, it's gonna take some harry houdini type shit to make this team over.
i enjoy a good puzzle now and again, but this figuring out the fakers' shit is like a rubik's cube for GMs.
i encourage all basketball fans (and fakers fans) to get in here and show what they got. put your knowledge of the business to the test.
RULES
first and foremost, i remained as open-minded as possible. i understand that jerry buss and fakers fans desperately want to keep tobe, but does that leave the fakers with enough healthy, attractive trade bait to obtain enough competitive pieces? NO.
second, there are some very compelling free agents this summer. my top choice would probably be gerald wallace. but this is NOT a question of simple spending. jerry buss can go over the salary cap (again), but within reason.
third, the trades i suggested are realistic, in terms of all the money and numbers fit. anyone can say player X for player Y, but can you make the numbers fit? in the end, of course all teams would have to agree.
fourth, tobe would have to agree to waive his no-trade clause.
let's begin.
FREE AGENTS
1) fakers do NOT re-sign:
william parker
aaron mckie
shammond williams
this gives the fakers $5M to spend on re-signing luke walton.
2) fakers complete a trade with the indiana pacers:
tobe
vladimir radmanovic
for
jermaine o'neal
jamal tinsley
the fakers now have their starting lineup:
andrew bynum
jermaine o'neal
lamar odom
maurice evans
jamal tinsley
starting 5 salary: $41.5M
3) complete a trade with the minnesota timberwolves:
kwame brown
2007 nba draft 19th pick
for
trenton hassell
mike james
minnesota is already loaded with young backcourt players, and probably will be signing a PG in the draft. the fakers need experienced backcourt players for their bench, and minnesota would welcome kwame brown's expiring contract.
4a) if healthy, re-sign chris mihm for NO more than $5M per season.
chris mihm is a free agent, but due to a long rehab, i doubt that he could command more than that.
4b) if chris mihm is NOT healthy, offer mikki moore $5M per season.
the fakers will need an experienced C for the bench, or to take andrew bynum's place if he does not continue to develop.
5) re-sign ronny turiaf at $1.5M per year
you now have a full second squad:
chris mihm
ronny turiaf
luke walton
trenton hassell
mike james
second squad total salary: $21.5M
TOTAL SALARY: $63M (i estimate that will put the fakers over next year's cap by about $5M)
to round out your practice squad, you still have:
brian cook
jordan farmar
sasha vujacic
at a cost of an additional $5M, putting you approximately $10M over the cap. but you have a competitive athletic squad with a blend of youth and experienced veterans. good length in the frontcourt, speed in the backcourt.
