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Thought I would do the comparison to these great UConn players..

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Player      Min  Own   Opp   Net   On    Off   Net   RR    Fair
Battier     72%  15.7  14.6  +1.1  +6.1  -2.4  +8.5  +3.6  $ 10.54    
Villanueva  59%  17.4  19.7  -2.3  -0.8  -6.1  +5.3  +0.2  $ 5.88
Okafor      22%  15.9  13.8  +2.1  -3.9  -3.9  +0.0  +1.4  $ 2.23
Gordon      62%  15.5  14.0  +1.5  +1.6  -1.1  +2.7  +1.9  $ 6.79
Butler      68%  18.3  15.2  +3.1  +2.1  +1.3  +0.8  +2.3  $ 7.88
Hamilton    71%  19.4  15.2  +4.2  +8.8  +1.1  +7.7  +5.4  $ 11.72
Allen       76%  23.8  13.9  +9.9  -0.8  -10.1 +9.2  +9.6  $ 17.61
Marshall    52%  14.5  17.0  -2.5  +2.9  +1.4  +1.5  -1.2  $ 3.51

Battier's fair salary is the 3rd highest if grouped with UConn players, behind 2 All-Stars in Hamilton and Allen. (and only over $1M less than Hamilton)

Knocks against each non-allstar player (possibly rehashed):
Villanueva - A decent player will look great on a crappy team
Okafor - Production per game is 0 when you don't play due to injury
Gordon - On/off basically evens out
Butler - Doesn't bring anything special
Marshall - Has negative point differential

The point is, we won't know if this was a good trade or not until 1/2-way through the season.

I would also like to point out that despite all the GM genius of Jerry West, he has yet to put together a team that's won a single playoff game.

The Grizzlies lost a core part of their team. The Rockets add a proven player to a team that would have made the playoffs if not for injuries. It's much more likely that we do better in 07-08 than Memphis.

Lastly, let's look at the makeup of the 06-07 Heat vs. 07-08 Rox.

Shaq vs. Yao - both dominant centers
Haslem vs. Battier - both hard-working intangible guys
Walker vs. ?? - probably the biggest differential, the 3rd scoring option
Wade vs. Tmac - both phenomenal scorers
Williams vs. Alston - a bit of discrepancy in terms of 3pt%, but both good passers

So the biggest difference is the 3 pt threat (where Williams and Walker provided the most danger). A year ago we had gaps in the frontcourt and the backcourt - we've plugged one of those holes.

 

yall know how much a full page ad in the chronicle will set yall back, right?

 

why dont you guys put an ad in the Greensheet for a new GM then?

 

tinman -
you have considerable energy, but you should direct it in a more positive way.
The ad has very little chance of happening anyway. If it makes you feel good, just say to yourself that you killed this thread and move on.