Comments on: The Posey Decision: One Year Later

By: JMoose77

JMoose77 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:59:16 +0000

I know you can use MLE every year on a new player but what I actually forgot was you can give 8% raises to the guys signed under the MLE per year so i think i am wrong they could have got real close to same $$$ that Hornets Gave..SORRY GUYS!!

By: JMoose77

JMoose77 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:47:06 +0000

If he would have signed a one year deal for MLE then resigned with us after that that would have worked because then we have early bird rights..But he didnt want to take the chance of getting less cash..

By: JMoose77

JMoose77 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:42:55 +0000

You are not getting the point They couldnt match the Hornets offer without useing MLE because the had no cap room to offer the kind of $$$ Hornets did unless we used it on Posey..By the way i have read that article and just because he was our player and became a free agent doesnt mean that we can offer him anything we want unless we have his bird rights… Read MLE rules agian..

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:57:45 +0000

I wonder if all this discussion about how the MLE works in relation to the cap isn’t missing the point. Danny refused to give Posey another year. If we look toward the end of that contract, Posey’s skills are in decline just as members of the big 3 are fading as well. You’d have nothing to trade, & no financial room to reload!
Posey might have kept us in the playoffs a little longer, maybe shortened the Chicago series, even without KG, but he wasn’t going to make the difference once Powe went down too. It’s the injuries and TA’s failure to return to form that make the gamble look questionable in retrospect.

By: Boston Dan

Boston Dan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:00:49 +0000

A little bit embarrassing, eh Zack? Next time you send a link to Henry for self promotion, do a little self editing first!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:39:39 +0000

Zach, You are a good writer. I agree with every point in this article. But I have to admit I was still a bit peeved in Game 7 of last year’s 20 point loss to the Hornets when Paul Pierce practically had to be carried off and given oxygen. Even without Garnett, The C’s had a chance to make it to the finals and JP likely would have made the difference. Maybe it is better that the C’s didn’t make it only to be trounced but a relatively fresh (and undoubtedly pissed) Lakers squad.