Comments on: The Illusion of Choice http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/ Unbiased opinions from extremely biased people Tue, 22 May 2012 16:40:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tball http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-14779 Tball Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:44:24 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-14779 No team has ever been harmed by making a qualifying offer to their player to achieve restricted free agent status. Teams don't want to sign other players restricted free agents because they end up like the Mavs, sitting on an exception while the players they like have all signed contracts. The Cavs used restricted free agency to hold onto their PF Varejo for pennies on the dollar for one more season. The Bulls held onto Gordon for one year longer. They could have relinquished their rights after Chuck V signed with Detroit, but odds are Detroit targets an unrestricted free agent rather. In Texas Hold'em, if everyone ahead of you checks and you are in the double blind, you can check, bet, or fold - but nobody folds. Why fold when it costs you nothing to see the next card? Same here. If Detroit makes that offer on your restricted free agent, there is no shame in folding. But why fold before there is an offer on the table? No team has ever been harmed by making a qualifying offer to their player to achieve restricted free agent status. Teams don’t want to sign other players restricted free agents because they end up like the Mavs, sitting on an exception while the players they like have all signed contracts. The Cavs used restricted free agency to hold onto their PF Varejo for pennies on the dollar for one more season. The Bulls held onto Gordon for one year longer. They could have relinquished their rights after Chuck V signed with Detroit, but odds are Detroit targets an unrestricted free agent rather.

In Texas Hold’em, if everyone ahead of you checks and you are in the double blind, you can check, bet, or fold – but nobody folds. Why fold when it costs you nothing to see the next card? Same here. If Detroit makes that offer on your restricted free agent, there is no shame in folding. But why fold before there is an offer on the table?

]]> By: Vega http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-13494 Vega Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:51:28 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-13494 I've heard that the Hawks would sign and trade Josh Childress to the Bucks for Luke Ridnour If they do that trade, their rotation will look something like this: PG: Sessions SG: Redd (Insert Childress/Bell here if Redd gets traded.) SF: Mbah a Moute PF: Ilyasova C: Bogut 6: Childress 7: Jennings 8: Alexander 9: Johnson 10: Bell 11: Gadzuric 12: Stoudamire/Meeks It isn't perfect, but there is something there. If they can dump Redd like they dumped Jefferson, they will be in pretty good shape salary-wise, and they will have some nice young talent for Scott Skiles to mold to his system. I’ve heard that the Hawks would sign and trade Josh Childress to the Bucks for Luke Ridnour If they do that trade, their rotation will look something like this:

PG: Sessions
SG: Redd (Insert Childress/Bell here if Redd gets traded.)
SF: Mbah a Moute
PF: Ilyasova
C: Bogut
6: Childress
7: Jennings
8: Alexander
9: Johnson
10: Bell
11: Gadzuric
12: Stoudamire/Meeks

It isn’t perfect, but there is something there. If they can dump Redd like they dumped Jefferson, they will be in pretty good shape salary-wise, and they will have some nice young talent for Scott Skiles to mold to his system.

]]> By: Bucksketball.com - Good Seats Still Available http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-13485 Bucksketball.com - Good Seats Still Available Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:01 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-13485 [...] to Rob Mahoney over at Hardwood Paroxysm for having a firm grasp on what the Milwaukee Bucks are trying to do. This entry was written by Jeremy, posted on [...] [...] to Rob Mahoney over at Hardwood Paroxysm for having a firm grasp on what the Milwaukee Bucks are trying to do. This entry was written by Jeremy, posted on [...]

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-13484 Jeremy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:39:13 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-13484 Rob, Well done my friend. An accurate synopsis of the current state of the Milwaukee Bucks. Sometimes you have to destroy to rebuild, and it doesn't always look pretty from the outside. Rob,

Well done my friend. An accurate synopsis of the current state of the Milwaukee Bucks. Sometimes you have to destroy to rebuild, and it doesn’t always look pretty from the outside.

]]> By: Colin http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-13401 Colin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:50:55 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-13401 I doubt Ridnour will be in Milwaukee be the start of the season. The rumored Stackhouse trade sounds good to me. If we can't do something similar to that, his $6m expiring contract ought to get a decent player in return. I hope. I doubt Ridnour will be in Milwaukee be the start of the season. The rumored Stackhouse trade sounds good to me. If we can’t do something similar to that, his $6m expiring contract ought to get a decent player in return. I hope.

]]> By: AK Dave http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-13386 AK Dave Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:44:22 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-13386 Kneejerk- Redd had a broken J in college. I saw him. I was there, man. He was NEVER a deadeye shooter. Unless you consider 43% from the field and 30% from college three to be "deadeye" http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/2000_draft/Players/redd.htm That's why he went 2nd round. His jumper was suspect, at BEST. He was a slasher. He LEARNED to shoot a jumper on the job. Regarding Luke's defense, I can't back it up with stats, but he isn't any worse than Sessions or most other point guards his size IMO. Of course, I haven't paid attention to him much since he left Seattle. Kneejerk-

Redd had a broken J in college. I saw him. I was there, man. He was NEVER a deadeye shooter. Unless you consider 43% from the field and 30% from college three to be “deadeye”

http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/2000_draft/Players/redd.htm

That’s why he went 2nd round. His jumper was suspect, at BEST. He was a slasher.

He LEARNED to shoot a jumper on the job.

Regarding Luke’s defense, I can’t back it up with stats, but he isn’t any worse than Sessions or most other point guards his size IMO. Of course, I haven’t paid attention to him much since he left Seattle.

]]> By: KneeJerkNBA http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-13376 KneeJerkNBA Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:15:16 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-13376 @AK- Redd was a deadeye shooter from the second they drafted him. And you forgot to mention that Luke Ridnour can't guard a single player in the league. That will definitely bother Skiles a bit. Other than that (and his broken-ass jumper), he's worth every penny they spent. @AK- Redd was a deadeye shooter from the second they drafted him. And you forgot to mention that Luke Ridnour can’t guard a single player in the league. That will definitely bother Skiles a bit. Other than that (and his broken-ass jumper), he’s worth every penny they spent.

]]> By: AK Dave http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-13373 AK Dave Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:50:38 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-13373 Dear Luke Ridnour, Please fix your broken-ass jumper this Summer. That is the only thing wrong with your game, and everybody who guards you knows it, and exploits it. I suggest talking with Michael Redd, Karl Malone, LeBron James, Trevor Ariza, or any of the dozens and dozens of other NBA players who had to develop their jumpshot on-the-fly while playing in the NBA. With love and devotion, Scott Skiles XOXOXO Dear Luke Ridnour,

Please fix your broken-ass jumper this Summer. That is the only thing wrong with your game, and everybody who guards you knows it, and exploits it. I suggest talking with Michael Redd, Karl Malone, LeBron James, Trevor Ariza, or any of the dozens and dozens of other NBA players who had to develop their jumpshot on-the-fly while playing in the NBA.

With love and devotion,

Scott Skiles
XOXOXO

]]> By: Colin http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/07/01/the-illusion-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-13369 Colin Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:05:58 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=3006#comment-13369 There's one other name that played a part in all of this: Ersan Illyasova. He's the other RFA power forward, and has become one of the better big men in Spain this season. The Bucks want to bring him back, and either value him more than Villanueva, or feel that the two players are close enough in talent that the cheaper Illyasova is the right choice. I really do feel that we're moving in the right direction under John Hammond. Cleaning up the mess left behind by the previous management has been tricky, but we've already gotten rid of Bobby Simmons' and Mo Williams' contracts. I don't think anybody will take Gadzuric off of our hands, but Redd may be moveable if he plays well. There’s one other name that played a part in all of this: Ersan Illyasova. He’s the other RFA power forward, and has become one of the better big men in Spain this season. The Bucks want to bring him back, and either value him more than Villanueva, or feel that the two players are close enough in talent that the cheaper Illyasova is the right choice.

I really do feel that we’re moving in the right direction under John Hammond. Cleaning up the mess left behind by the previous management has been tricky, but we’ve already gotten rid of Bobby Simmons’ and Mo Williams’ contracts. I don’t think anybody will take Gadzuric off of our hands, but Redd may be moveable if he plays well.

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