The problem-Larry Hughes
by dakidfromchitown on Aug 22, 2008 3:36 PM CDT
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PrintIn the beginning(of the Pax era),Jerry Reinsdorf handed the keys to John Paxson. Paxson was charged with bringing the Bulls back to prominence and making the Bulls contenders after the final 6 seasons of Krause turned out to be futile and without direction. Pax started with a bang and drafted as many combo guards as he could get on the team. One combo guard gets injured,we replace him with another one and so on.....As the only major free agent signing in the Pax era,he acquired an aging big man with a reputation for destroying coaches and not promoting team unity. After that failed experiment,Pax looked to repair his mistake by getting a very good Pf in Gooden and a bloated contract and logjam at the Guard position in Larry Hughes to replace the fat contract from BW3. Prior to getting Hughes,Pax rectified his coaching problem by terminating Dictator Scott Skiles and replacing him with Some Guy...Some Guy gave Ben Gordon a nice Christmas present by returning him to the bench to play the 6th man role he thrived in earlier in his career. After securing Hughes,Gordon was not only relegated to the bench,he saw a decline in minutes and a role that was not fitting for a person that was your leading scorer for 3 of the 4 years he was a Bull!
So,now we have Larry Hughes. That obviously complicates our situation with BG. The Brass has leverage to only offer BG as much as they can without going into Luxury Tax level because they agree with him that they do have more than their share of guards. Hinrich is not the problem,Rose is the answer,and Larry Hughes is the main cog standing in the way of Bg not getting paid and playing his usual minutes per game!
There are several players within the realm of Hughes' huge contract...There are also some trade scenarios that could be had by the Bulls if they are indeed interested in moving Hughes in order not only to make a way for Gordon to get his minutes back,but also to get him a contract that will make him happy....I am assuming nothing but Deng money will make him happy,but I am thinking that if we give BG a Monta contract and move a guard so that he feels secure he will get his minutes he will at least settle. That way at least his contract will be above Barbosa's and right with Ellis, both of whom are in line with his skill set.....
Here are some notable contracts that could be had if the Bulls are indeed thinking about welcoming back their leading scorer and moving the worst contract on our roster in Larry Hughes......
There are very few of these players that I think their respective Gm's would even consider getting rid of for a player like Larry Hughes...
But here's a list of the one for one players that are in the same financial bracket as Hughes...
| Mike Bibby $14,983,603 | ||
| Vince Carter $14,724,125 | ||
| Zach Randolph $14,666,667 | ||
| Gilbert Arenas $14,653,466 | ||
| Ben Wallace $14,500,000 | ||
| Kenyon Martin $14,431,818 | ||
| Chris Bosh $14,410,581 | ||
| LeBron James $14,410,581 | ||
| Carmelo Anthony $14,410,581 | ||
| Dwyane Wade $14,410,581 | ||
| Joe Johnson $14,232,566 | ||
| Lamar Odom $14,148,596 | ||
| Elton Brand $13,757,844 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace $13,680,000 | ||
| Wally Szczerbiak $13,275,000 | ||
| Richard Jefferson $13,200,000 | ||
| Dwight Howard $13,041,250 | ||
| *Ben Gordon(This is where he told his agent to put him)$13,000,001 | ||
| Raef LaFrentz $12,722,500 | ||
| Peja Stojakovic $12,528,000 | ||
| Steve Nash $12,250,000 | ||
| Jason Richardson $12,222,221 | ||
| Carlos Boozer $11,593,817 | ||
| Erick Dampier $11,553,000 | ||
| Tony Parker $11,550,000 | ||
| Tyson Chandler $11,400,000 | ||
| Brad Miller $11,375,000 | ||
| Baron Davis $11,250,000 | ||
| Marcus Camby $11,250,000 | ||
| Samuel Dalembert $11,138,564 | ||
| Chauncey Billups $11,050,000 | ||
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There are a couple teams that could offer multiple players for Hughes' contract...such as NY-Jerome James~(6.2MM)+Jared Jeffries~(6.049MM)................ Portland-Martell Webster~(3.71MM)+Travis Outlaw~(4.00MM)+Joel Przybilla~(6.31MM)..... I don't see the Blazers wanting to do this,but this is the type of trades that Paxdorf has to look for in order to make Bg a part of the team and remove the Logjam at the Guard spot. Hell I don't see more than 3 people on that contract list that I truly think is attainable,but maybe somethig can be done to get Hughes in a place,any place other than Chicago,so we can move forward. Chime in and let's see what we can do in order to eliminate the virus known as Hughes and get BG back on the court with a contract and the minutes he's due!
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EXCUSE US!!!!
I don’t speak for all of us. but you are correct that is a no go, no way, no how deal.
(Portland here)
But!!!! we do have a Raef Lafrenz’s Expiring Contract, otherwise known as RLEC, and we’ll even throw in a human victory cigar, (being his actual body of course).
The amount of PG’s we have may be a problem also. And maybe paxson could weasle a Sergio Rodrigez out of the deal. we’d need a second rounder back though, you know how we love that draft.
I've no signature. Just a sad sad outlook of the way it is.
sorry, that sounded a little condesending....
it’s a great post!!!
I've no signature. Just a sad sad outlook of the way it is.
I wasn't trying to murder your team...
Just trying to secure a known talent we have in Chicago known as Ben Gordon,and trying to rid ourselves of a bad contract and guaranteed minutes that he will get as a result of being the highest paid player on the Chicago team for this year…Sergio Rodriguez is intriguing though
by dakidfromchitown on Aug 23, 2008 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions
i think he will be the starter at 2,
im fine with that, we will be a running team i think he can at least do what raja bell does for phx, it’s luol’s team now, i don’t really give a crap who will play at 2 guard, it’s all on luol deng. i’m looking forward if he can transform and be a superstar, like what happened to dirk when nash and finley left.
when are we going to add a 7th championship?
by broseleay301 on Aug 24, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
I remember Dirk being pretty good already.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 24, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah....
Dirk was one hell of a player,and he was still on the upswing…I can’t say the same about Hughes….
by dakidfromchitown on Aug 25, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
How many guys is Bg better than on this list
Raef LaFrentz $12,722,500
Peja Stojakovic $12,528,000
Steve Nash $12,250,000
Jason Richardson $12,222,221
Carlos Boozer $11,593,817
Erick Dampier $11,553,000
Tony Parker $11,550,000
Tyson Chandler $11,400,000
Brad Miller $11,375,000
Baron Davis $11,250,000
Marcus Camby $11,250,000
Samuel Dalembert $11,138,564
Chauncey Billups $11,050,000
Anyone?
Inflation, man!
Those contracts were made before the current recession and with a lower salary cap!
[/tongue in cheek]
--Torch
U win....
Bg can’t really make a valid argument against any of these guys…I want to say Lafrentz…but he is in line with the rest of the big men!
by dakidfromchitown on Aug 25, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
7 of the 13?
Which ones? IMO, Ben is better than Raef, Dampier, and Dalembert with Peja being better if healthy, but that is an if. But seven? I don’t see it. At a quick glance, 10 of these players are or were All-Stars, and the others are bigs, which always are paid more, right or wrong. And Ben is no All-Star and he is probably what he is now. He is most likely not going to get much better. Even if he stays and plays well with Rose, he is not an All-Star, let alone the best player on the team. Besides, the problem with Bulls is that they don’t have a best player. Maybe I will write a post about this.
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