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Should we just save our cash?

TheMaulClaw

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I know most of us are excited to experience the rush one feels when their favorite teams signs a decent player they're familiar with.  I'm no different, but despite my impulse to want exciting roster news in the off season....is it really the best thing to do?

 

Right now the Hornets are in a rare and wonderful position.  Very rarely does a playoff team have have our current cap flexibility, young assets, and almost everyone returning. We have already improved our team from last year, and who knows what would have happened if Big Al was 100 percent.  We were outplaying the Heat until he got hurt.

 

I don't think being quick to burn our hard earned cap space on a player like Hayward or Parsons is the answer.  We might win 8 more games....we even might get the winless in the playoffs monkey off our back.  But we're not going to bring home the bacon with those moves.  

 

There has been a lot of discussion on this forum on as to how the Hornets can attract a star player.  After thinking about it I've decided that the patient route is the wiser approach.  If we can maintain our cap flexibility over the next few years and focus on the developing of the good talent we already have I believe we'll be great position to be a perennial playoff team and an attractive location for a superstar.  I believe we'll be a playoff team while we go through this process as well.

 

I've said earlier that I think Cho might be biding his time until Durant hits the market in two years.  Considering Cho drafted Durant in Seattle this might be our best shot at a big fish.   If Durant was a free agent today most likely we wouldn't even be a blip on the radar. 

 

But think about this.  In two years we'd be a team that has made the playoffs three consecutive seasons.  All of our young draft picks would still be very young, but very developed, and since we fought the impulse to overpay free agents to appease fans....we would still have a wealth of cash to sign a guy like Durant.  That combined with his previous relationship with Cho really does make it realistic.

 

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OKC hates the Durant West combo. And we don't want KD here. Good player but not a killer.

 

I don't agree with that necessarily.  I don't completely disagree, but with a healthy front court they probably would have beaten the Spurs.

 

I think Durant is going to be determined to make amends for that mistake when he fell down at the end of that Spurs game.

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If we can't land Melo or Lebron then offering someone a max contract isn't worth it.

I don't fully agree with this. I would give other players like(Harden, WestBrook, Curry) max deals as well. Just not some of the players mention around here (Parson, Hayward, or Stephenson) wouldn't give a max deal to.

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I'm glad cho is in charge.

I've thought about this too, I mean aj and kemba are FAs after this year, so they will not be cheap either. If you cannt get a stephenson, haywood, or melo(lol). Maybe the best move is signing kemba & aj to friendly contracts or save the money for better options. But the horents want to win NOW. Rebrand and east being somewhat open, I understand. But spending money just cause you have it, is not smart business. Cho has backup plans if jordan doesn't get his star.

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I'm glad cho is in charge.

I've thought about this too, I mean aj and kemba are FAs after this year, so they will not be cheap either. If you cannt get a stephenson, haywood, or melo(lol). Maybe the best move is signing kemba & aj to friendly contracts or save the money for better options. But the horents want to win NOW. Rebrand and east being somewhat open, I understand. But spending money just cause you have it, is not smart business. Cho has backup plans if jordan doesn't get his star.

I don't want to fall in to a trap where you pay a b list player like a A list player.

Look how NO screwed their cap with the contracts they gave Gordon and Terreke Evans.

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I don't fully agree with this. I would give other players like(Harden, WestBrook, Curry) max deals as well. Just not some of the players mention around here (Parson, Hayward, or Stephenson) wouldn't give a max deal to.

I was referring to free agents only.
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I don't want to fall in to a trap where you pay a b list player like a A list player.

Look how NO screwed their cap with the contracts they gave Gordon and Terreke Evans.

 

I think as we keep winning we'll be able to pay B players like B players and A player like A players.

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