The BBD Project
by Wilbert on Jul 28, 2009 8:24 PM EDT
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PrintBoston and Indiana might need a third team to make the S & T for Daniels work and New Jersey can possibly be the third team after they showed their interest in BBD. But what can Boston possibly get from New Jersey?
According to rumors Yi was offered to Boston in exchange for BBD but Boston balked at the offer. I would too. Yi has a lot of upside (he's more of a Euro type big man) but I rather prefer that Boston gets a legitimate big man who'll thrive at the low post. Brook Lopez will be a great replacement but with him being NJ's best big man I doubt that they will release him. Josh Boone and Sean Williams are the two other options with Boone holding an edge over Williams based on statistics and off-court antics (Williams has been into some trouble since college) but both are known for their passable defensive skills that Boston might be able to harness further.
But I would still prefer to see BBD in green. If BBD goes in exchange for a ho-hum replacement, Boston will be left with Perkins as it's only remaining big man of the future. The experience that BBD has and will continue to get as long as the Big 3 are playing is immeasurable and he can utilize this to further hone his skills and be a better player than he is at now. A core of young guys in Rondo, Perkins and BBD will also be helpful for the team if they intend to be a long time contender in the league.
If the deal pushes through though this will be a big disappointment for BBD's career: NJ is no playoff contender even if BBD drops 20 and 10 a night the next season. NJ's salary cap space can be a consideration for BBD to play for this team as it give's them a chance to grab one of the big names on next summer's free agency but it's no guarantee plus NJ is known to have some serious financial issues right now.
I would agree that basketball is also a business and BBD deserves to get paid what he and his agent believes his worthy of after he's strong showing in last season's playoffs but to earn more than $5 million a year for a losing team is bad business BBD.
Be respectful and keep it clean. Thanks.
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BBD played great in the playoffs, but he is not worth what his agent wants. It’s his agents job to try and get him more than he deserves. That being said i doubt New Jersey has much more money to offer than we could match. They are trying to save money to build a stadium in NYC. I wouldn’t mind seeing a trade like this:
BOS Receives:
-Marquis Daniels
-Keyon Dooling
Sean Williams
BOS Trades:
-Glen Davis
-Tony Allen
-Gabe Pruitt
NJN Receives:
-Glen Davis
-Tony Allen
NJN Trades:
-Keyon Dooling
-Jarvis Hayes
-Sean Williams
IND Receives:
-Jarvis Hayes
-Gabe Pruitt
IND Trades:
-Marquis Daniels
Win-Win-Win. Boston fills holes in the bench, it is now a very balanced team. Marquis Daniels gets a reasonable contract at about $3 mill a year. New Jersey gets a young solid contributor that it is looking for. Indiana gets a lot considering Daniels could just walk.
BOS Depth Chart:
Rajon Rondo / Keyon Dooling / Lester Hudson
Ray Allen / Eddie House / Giddens
Paul Pierce / Marquis Daniels
Kevin Garnett / Sean Williams / Brian Scalabrine
Kendrick Perkins / Rasheed Wallace
wow
christ you guys really waste alot of time thinking about this stuff. It’s cool that you guys are fanatics, but don’t you think its just easier to wait and see, and analyze the moves after they are made lol.
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it’s not a matter of it being easier. It’s not a waste of time to speculate, it’s more like passing the time. and as for talking about wasting time, you sure waste a lot of time on a celtics site without even being a celtics fan.
lol news flash.. passing time = wasting time lol. Unless DA is starting scouting the internet for ideas, its a waste of time lol.
As for me wasting time. YEs i am wasting time, but I enjoy talking about basketball with other basketball fans. If you want to insult me for being avid fan, then go ahead.
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it’s only wasting time if whoever is doing feels like they are wasting their time. at the moment there was nothing better to do, and it didn’t take long. And Ainge is obviously not scouting this site for ideas. in fact, a scenario like this has probably been discussed already, considering these are the two deals that have materialized the most.
please stop saying lol
Wait ! Are you saying DA doesn’t scour this site for ideas…damn!…We’ve all been wasting our time! Its too bad he doesn’t. There are some great ideas here (mixed in with some looney ones…most of which are mine). Its all good men…were all junkies as far as I can tell! Besides, what fun is it to wait.
Sean Williams would develop into an absolute monster on D learning from KG, Sheed, and Perk. I think they could definitely keep his head on straight and make sure he actually learned the defensive sets, something he struggled with in NJ. It would be impossible to score in the paint with any combo of those guys. I like that trade a lot, thought about a very similar one where we would receive the same players actually, but decided not to post it when I found out Ainge wasn’t scouring the blogs…
Sean Williams
He’ll turn Wallace back to Rashweed.
DCP
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