Washington Wizards 2010-2011 Ongoing Thread

[SmootSmack]

I like the potential addition of Travis Outlaw

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I like the potential addition of Travis Outlaw

I think Memphis was going to be in the market for Outlaw... but Gay is probably resigning with the Grizz. He'll fit with the uptempo system in Washington.

If more and more guys re-sign with their teams, all of the other teams that positioned themselves for cap space this offseason are going to overpay severely for lesser talent. Many of those teams are the east, so that helps us in the long run.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

I think Memphis was going to be in the market for Outlaw... but Gay is probably resigning with the Grizz. He'll fit with the uptempo system in Washington.

If more and more guys re-sign with their teams, all of the other teams that positioned themselves for cap space this offseason are going to overpay severely for lesser talent. Many of those teams are the east, so that helps us in the long run.

Yeah looks like both Rudy Gay and Joe Johnson are staying with their teams. With Gay staying in Memphis though, that might free up Ronnie Brewer

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Yeah looks like both Rudy Gay and Joe Johnson are staying with their teams. With Gay staying in Memphis though, that might free up Ronnie Brewer

Brewer I like a lot. Excellent defender from the wing and is athletic enough to keep up on offense in transition. Wouldn't sign him for his outside shot, however. For the price he'll probably command in this market, not sure the Wiz will have enough.

[Dirtbag59]

Isn't there some sort of rule against Team Trinity? That has to violate some sort of anti-trust laws. Hopefully they don't get Bosh/Wade/Lebron on the same team and if they do then hopefully the lack of role players will result in the teams downfall. However finding two or three guys to score 20 points shouldn't be to hard with Lebron, Wade, and Bosh possibly putting up 86 points a night (24+29+33 ppg).

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Isn't there some sort of rule against Team Trinity? That has to violate some sort of anti-trust laws. Hopefully they don't get Bosh/Wade/Lebron on the same team and if they do then hopefully the lack of role players will result in the teams downfall. However finding two or three guys to score 20 points shouldn't be to hard with Lebron, Wade, and Bosh possibly putting up 86 points a night (24+29+33 ppg).

Thankfully, I don't think this is going to happen. D-Wade's staying in Miami and I don't think Lebron's going there... Plus, Amare stated that Riley told him he, Lebron and Wade could play together for 15/year. Each would be losing nearly 5/year to play with each other and over the course of a four or five year contract, that would be too much of a loss for any of those guys (even with endorsements).

I think Bosh is the only sure thing leaving his team, either outright or S&T. I know he'd like to play with Lebron, but what he's doing in this circus is anyone's guess. I could see him alongside Wade in Miami, but they're both going to want close to max money (leaving no room for a third star). Miami should try to find a taker for Beasley, but I'm not sure anyone's biting.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Isn't there some sort of rule against Team Trinity? That has to violate some sort of anti-trust laws. Hopefully they don't get Bosh/Wade/Lebron on the same team and if they do then hopefully the lack of role players will result in the teams downfall. However finding two or three guys to score 20 points shouldn't be to hard with Lebron, Wade, and Bosh possibly putting up 86 points a night (24+29+33 ppg).

the more superstars on one team the lower the PPG will go most likely

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

the more superstars on one team the lower the PPG will go most likely

I know but at the very least you're looking at 60 ppg between the three of them. So if you're a defensive team like the Celtics then you just need a few guys that can put up 20 or 30 ppg combined. If you want a little more offense then all you need is 30 or 40 which between 8 guys shouldn't be that hard, even if you are talking about a group of min contract players.