Dynamo Moscow signs the homeless man's Ben Gordon

They had been rumored to be thinking of going after the real thing.

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almost 4 years ago your friendly BullsBlogger 14 comments 0 recs |

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On the flip side

The Hornets’ bench is even worse now. They could use the real Ben Gordon. Too bad they don’t have much to give, and are bumping against the luxury tax themselves. Argh.

Nocioni could really help them, but Paxson can’t make any deals yet! No sir!

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 15, 2008 9:56 AM CDT reply actions

I don't get that at all

Nocioni is obviously expendable, and I don’t why it matters whether Gordon comes back or not. What, were they planning on using Noce at the 2? He’d be a big guard!

by Big D on Aug 15, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions

but Mike James and Julian Wright I believe would work for both teams. We’d have to “Tim Thomas” Mike James to stop the glut from remaining but I think Wright is a good piece if not a perfect fit to our needs and someone who I believe Paxson has liked.

by JSlakov on Aug 15, 2008 10:40 AM CDT reply actions

There may be something there, throw in Rasual Butler too

His name was mentioned a few times last year. Why, I don’t know but where there’s smoke…

by messwiththebull on Aug 15, 2008 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions

....there's a Rasual Butler behind the wheel

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 15, 2008 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions

meh

Paxson likes the idea of not giving him an extension in a couple seasons :)

do you mean for Noc, or Gordon? Wright is another SF.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 15, 2008 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions

question: Noc for James (and change) straight up?

Expiring….but James was abysmal last season. Then again, if Hinrich is traded at least there’s that (seemingly) impossible-to-find backup PG still on the roster.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 15, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions

I forgot the Hornets signed Posey for the Noc spot

Still…they could both come off the bench.

This deal gets $131,333 off the books!

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 15, 2008 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions

Did you hear New Orleans as thinking of playing Wright as the backup PG?

http://offsideswithfletcher.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/julian-wrightpoint-guard/

Pargo isn’t really a backup PG. He’s a scoring option off the bench that can cross the timeline without turning it over.

by NBA Observer on Aug 15, 2008 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions

I was saying

this deal would be for Gordon. I don’t think they’d give up Wright for Nocioni, especially after signing Posey. Its true that Wright is a SF but he’s more of a point forward and just in general itd be nice to get something for Gordon which is looking kind of bleak at this point. We could move Wright or I think he’s different enough from Deng to have a place on the team. Point is we’d be gaining an “asset” which we know Paxson loves and a very tradeable piece in James based on how much he’s moved around.

by JSlakov on Aug 15, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions

for a Gordon S/T, sadly that's about as good as it gets

which is my problem with this whole thing. More ‘assets’, more expiring contracts, more rookie deals. Paxson’s had years to get plenty of these already, he should be doing the opposite: consolidating and upgrading. Why is Paxson in charge of the next rebuilding stage?

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 15, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions