Are You Wiling To Acknowledge Stern Got a Better Deal After His Veto?

[Droid101]

they got what will surely be a top 10, and perhaps even a top 5 pick next year.

I don't agree with this at all. From Simmons:

Minny's pick might be overrated. The following teams have less talent on their roster: Cleveland, Toronto, Charlotte, Washington, New Orleans. The following teams MIGHT finish worse than them: Utah, Detroit, Sacramento, Golden State, Milwaukee, Denver (if it decides to rebuild for next season) and Houston (ditto). Also, the T-Wolves went from the league's worst coach (Kurt Rambis) to one of its most successful coaches of the past 20 years (Rick Adelman, who has a habit of getting teams to overachieve). And a nucleus of Kevin Love, Derrick Williams, Wesley Johnson, Ricky Rubio, J.J. Barea, Michael Beasley, Anthony Randolph, Anthony Tolliver, Luke Ridnour and the 18-Foul Center Monster (Darko Milicic, Brad Miller and Nikola Pekovic) is surprisingly solid. I hate going deeper than nine or 10 guys, but for this nightmare of a 66-game season, wouldn't you want a deep team with young legs? How many games will the T-Wolves steal just by being deeper and fresher?

[blacknapalm]

^ that's what i've been saying. slim chance they make playoffs but they have adelman and youth on their side. nothing should be a sure bet in a shortened season. even then, i know the draft is deep but there's no guarantees there either. it's an envious position to be in and some of those guys have higher ceilings than gordon even.

btw, i don't think gordon leaves NO. he will get a near max or max offer when it's time. imagine a davis/harrison barnes/gordon core...that's a solid start.

[HurricaneKid]

So I'm right. He can become an unrestricted free agent after next season if he chooses.

And if he doesn't...pony up NOH....you are going to be paying a guy that probably can't be the best or 2nd best player on a contending team a lot of money.

This is exactly my point. That is why I don't like the deal as much as you do. You think Gordon is on another level than I do.

After two seasons he could leave. I thought you meant after this season. CP3 hasn't promised anything over two years either.

I don't think THAT much of Gordon. He is a good scoring guard and that isn't all that common these days. But I don't know that he can grow into a cornerstone of a franchise which is what you expect from max guys.

I actually rather agree with you. Thats why I wanted the Clips to put him in the deal rather than the Minny pick. But worst case scenario is they get him for two years at a total cost of ~1/3 of his actual value. AND they got the
Minny pick.

[HurricaneKid]

Simmons is an idiot if he thinks Wash, et al have less talent than the TWolves. I usually like him but he lists the team off and seems to suggest its a good thing. I think its a TERRIBLE roster.