Re: Carter is going to Portland for Abdur-Rahim?
Yeah this deal has to be done today. Having Carter play tonite is taking too much of a chance that he might get hurt, with him it's a real concern. It would be nice to get a serviceable big man but it just shows you how badly VC is rated in the league. It's come down to trading him for cap space but well worth it as there is no hope with the Raps until he and Rose are gone mainly so they don't become a bad influence for Bosh.
That's why Babcock is holding out for Van Exel as he only has a club option for next year so they don't have to pick it up taking both Shareef and Nick off the books. If Babcock does not want DA for that very reason. He's tied up for a couple of years.
Even if there are great free agents available in 2005 the way Mitchell's system works is they don't rely on one player to score 25 points. Look at Utah and Detroit as perfect examples of that being successful. The Raps have played well despite Carter so if they could sign some solid role players in 2005 and still have cap room for 2006 where there is something better available then the future looks alot brighter than it does now.
Yeah this deal has to be done today. Having Carter play tonite is taking too much of a chance that he might get hurt, with him it's a real concern. It would be nice to get a serviceable big man but it just shows you how badly VC is rated in the league. It's come down to trading him for cap space but well worth it as there is no hope with the Raps until he and Rose are gone mainly so they don't become a bad influence for Bosh.
That's why Babcock is holding out for Van Exel as he only has a club option for next year so they don't have to pick it up taking both Shareef and Nick off the books. If Babcock does not want DA for that very reason. He's tied up for a couple of years.
Even if there are great free agents available in 2005 the way Mitchell's system works is they don't rely on one player to score 25 points. Look at Utah and Detroit as perfect examples of that being successful. The Raps have played well despite Carter so if they could sign some solid role players in 2005 and still have cap room for 2006 where there is something better available then the future looks alot brighter than it does now.
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