[TwinCities.com] Eddie Griffin close to signing with Wolves 5M per

They're crazier than he is! Wow.

Well, I suppose him getting an MLE type deal will at least end DaDakota's campaign to bring back Eddie on the cheap.

 

Wow.

Griffin is so talented and had the talent to be the 1st pick overall. He showed it in games and everyone here in Clutchcity was drooling about the potential after the game he had his rookie season against the Lakers. That is before he got scared and started to shoot only 3 pointers.

What is amazing is that Griffin is still going to get a contract close to what the top FA power forwards are getting

 

DaDakota faints

 

Go Eddie!

 

That IMO is one of the few reasonable contracts being handed out. Walker, SAR, and Swift are worth more a little more than the MLE and most of the guards out there deserve a lot less.

 

I hope Eddie just didn't raise the bar with this deal. He is way down the list of PFs and still got near MLE money.

But there are not to many team with cap room left now so it may be a moot point.

 

Wow. Maybe the worst signing of the summer. Worse than the freebie Raefer got last year. Not as bad as Foyle's.

Idiotic move by the Wolves. Hope it's only 1 mill with incentives that could push it to 5, but I know it's not.

Evan

 

Is he negotiating from jail??

 

My first thought as well. We better lock up a PF before the craziness hits "ludicrous speed" ... or we'll be left negotiating a max deal with Reggie freaking Evans.

 

I'd sooner give that coin to Eddie Griffin than Gadzuric!

 

Or gasp, Mark Madsen.

Eh, this deal is eh. Griffin did provide good weakside D and rebounding for the Wolves, and popped that low arc 3 that he does. He still has no post moves though. I guess he is a good complement to KG (tall, long, good help on D and doesn't clog the lane for KG).

 

Why? Gadzuric averaged 7.3ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.3bpg in just 22 minutes (plus a .539 FG%). In about the same minutes, Eddie averaged 7.5ppg, 6.5rpg, 1.7bpg (with a .387 FG%).

I wouldn't say one's any better than the other, though I'd rather have Gadzuric because he hasn't gotten into any trouble and he's shown improvement every year he's been in the league.

EDIT: I beat you

 

Why? You'd get a soft "power" forward that won't play inside, sits at the 3 point line (40% of his FGA last year were 3s) and therefore can't get to rebounds. He's a nice weakside blocker here and there during a game, but rarely slows down his own man. On top of that, he's MIA either mentally or physically half the time.

Gadzuric might the more obscure name, but he really developed into a solid player last year. 7.3 and 8.3 (shooting over 50%) to EG's 7.5 and 6.5, and finished strong in April averaging 10 and 11. More consistent than EG.

Both chip in 20 mpg, but D.G. is who I'd want as an interior player if given the choice. He's also a much safer investment.

-shaking a friendly fist at dharocks-

Evan

 

Deuce, I just noticed it is your birthday today. Happy birthday .

 

I'm just shocked that there are people cheering Griffin getting a contract when he is in legal trouble every other week. I'm even more shocked that there are people upset at the Rockets not getting him and that 5 million per year for a guy who is jail is a bargain.

 

That's like saying I'd rather get stabbed in a mugging instead of being shot.

 

Really? You'd rather have Griffin and his personal issues and unfulfilled potential than one of the best rebounders in the league?