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  • Re: Chad Ford Chat

    Comparing Lance to Hill shows a pretty big misunderstanding in what the two players have accomplished so far. Even before that "just a combo guard" got to the Pacers he was an integral piece of a contending San Antonio team and had been since he was drafted.


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      Lance will get 5 mil from someone. If Im wrong feel free to call me out this summer, but every bone in my body says 5 mil min. With that said Id offer 4.5-5 max, and only because as a fan I love him.
      If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?

      @LetsTalkPacers

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        Originally posted by ChicagoJ View Post
        I must've been unclear. Replacing Danny with Lance is a sign they're starting over. Might as well go young across the board. No need to keep West if your starting wings are Paul and Lance. Not much reason to keep Hibbert or Hll either. Blow it up.

        In other words, Hill + Danny + David + Roy is much >>>>>> than Hill + Lance + David + Roy, and will be over the next three years or so. You're replacing an all-star with a sixth-man who is looking like an okay starter in a pinch (and that's a lot of progress from where he was the past two years, I'm not trying to insult him.) Might as well go young.

        I'd rather keep Danny. But I'm not a fan of youth movements. Its cagey veterans like West, Hill, and Granger that win close games, not young high-flying wings.

        Sorry if I was unclear.
        And let me reiterate my point...
        (I am not suggesting that they(DG and PG) can't play together. I am suggesting that because of PG's ability to play both 2 or 3, that we have the luxury to choose between keeping either Lance or Danny. IF NEED BE!

        I am all for keeping Danny if he will take 6-7 Mil and be the 6th man!!! That would be great! But, if I had to choose between the 2, at this point in their careers (to keep West). I want Lance going forward. )

        My scenario has us banking on Lance's continued progression through next season as our 6th man and then putting the ball back in Danny's court after next year. It has us overpaying Lance by about 2 mil, so we can keep a title core happy and together for 2 years. Once Lance is under contract to us after this summer he can play whatever role we want him to for the next 4-5 years. Starter, 6th Man, ALL-STAR... He is the insurance policy on Danny's knee with tremendous (Tony Parker) upside.

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          Originally posted by ChicagoJ View Post
          No we didn't. Toss the stats out. George Hill had just been promoted to starting PG from a combo guard (which has a way of doing funny things to a player's stats.)

          $8M for your starting PG seems reasonable.
          And 6 Mil for your starting SG is dirt cheap. I had Lance as the starting SG after next season.

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            Originally posted by LetsTalkPacers84 View Post
            Lance will get 5 mil from someone. If Im wrong feel free to call me out this summer, but every bone in my body says 5 mil min. With that said Id offer 4.5-5 max, and only because as a fan I love him.
            We need to pay Lance whatever it takes! We need to keep pg and Lance together going forward. We will have 2 perennial all stars. I'm so excited for our future!
            Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel

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              Originally posted by *astrisk* View Post
              And let me reiterate my point...
              (I am not suggesting that they(DG and PG) can't play together. I am suggesting that because of PG's ability to play both 2 or 3, that we have the luxury to choose between keeping either Lance or Danny. IF NEED BE!

              I am all for keeping Danny if he will take 6-7 Mil and be the 6th man!!! That would be great! But, if I had to choose between the 2, at this point in their careers (to keep West). I want Lance going forward. )

              My scenario has us banking on Lance's continued progression through next season as our 6th man and then putting the ball back in Danny's court after next year. It has us overpaying Lance by about 2 mil, so we can keep a title core happy and together for 2 years. Once Lance is under contract to us after this summer he can play whatever role we want him to for the next 4-5 years. Starter, 6th Man, ALL-STAR... He is the insurance policy on Danny's knee with tremendous (Tony Parker) upside.

              I think I get it. You'd take Lance and Paul over Paul and Danny.

              I wouldn't.

              If I can only afford to keep two of the three, I'm keeping Paul and Danny.

              Now, I would move the hypothetically healthy Granger for the hypothetically healthy Gordon in a heartbeat. And there's no way that Lance is in the picture long term if that happens. The hypothetically healthy George and Gordon would each be getting 38 minutes or so, so you'd only need one more wing in your rotation at 20 mpg. That should be a guy on a rookie contract.

              But you only move Danny to get an upper-tier SG, and that doesn't really give you cap relief it just lets you keep using Paul at SF (where I think he belongs)... I'm not opposed to trading Danny but I don't see how trading Danny solves any salary cap problems because his replacement is going to be an expensive SG -- and hopefully one that can create his own shot in the 4Q so that we've got three options - Hill, West, and SG-TBD.
              Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
              Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
              Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
              Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
              And life itself, rushing over me
              Life itself, the wind in black elms,
              Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

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                Originally posted by ChicagoJ View Post
                I think I get it. You'd take Lance and Paul over Paul and Danny.

                I wouldn't.

                If I can only afford to keep two of the three, I'm keeping Paul and Danny.

                Now, I would move the hypothetically healthy Granger for the hypothetically healthy Gordon in a heartbeat. And there's no way that Lance is in the picture long term if that happens. The hypothetically healthy George and Gordon would each be getting 38 minutes or so, so you'd only need one more wing in your rotation at 20 mpg. That should be a guy on a rookie contract.

                But you only move Danny to get an upper-tier SG, and that doesn't really give you cap relief it just lets you keep using Paul at SF (where I think he belongs)... I'm not opposed to trading Danny but I don't see how trading Danny solves any salary cap problems because his replacement is going to be an expensive SG -- and hopefully one that can create his own shot in the 4Q so that we've got three options - Hill, West, and SG-TBD.
                Without question you keep Lance over Danny. Granger's best days are behind him and Lance is just getting started. Once Stephenson reaches his prime, he will be better than prime Danny
                Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel

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                  Originally posted by *astrisk* View Post
                  And 6 Mil for your starting SG is dirt cheap. I had Lance as the starting SG after next season.
                  And I'm telling you that is no longer a contender. IMO.

                  Teams will start scouting him (Lance) at some point this season. They barely scouted Paul George in the past, and he was a 2-year starter and high draft pick.

                  Assuming that we see a healthy Danny Granger this season, I'm expecting this team to make a substantial improvement at that time when Lance is allowed to be in a sixth-man role and our starting lineup improves because Danny is back.
                  Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
                  Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
                  Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
                  Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
                  And life itself, rushing over me
                  Life itself, the wind in black elms,
                  Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

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                    Originally posted by Pacergeek View Post
                    Without question you keep Lance over Danny. Granger's best days are behind him and Lance is just getting started. Once Stephenson reaches his prime, he will be better than prime Danny
                    Okay. I don't buy that at all, but you're entitled to that opinion.

                    But can I ask a favor? Its hard to take anything seriously when there is a George McCloud avatar staring at me. Can you please make him go away?

                    (I'm kidding...)
                    Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
                    Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
                    Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
                    Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
                    And life itself, rushing over me
                    Life itself, the wind in black elms,
                    Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

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                    • Re: Chad Ford Chat

                      Originally posted by *astrisk* View Post
                      And 6 Mil for your starting SG is dirt cheap. I had Lance as the starting SG after next season.
                      And 6 Mil for your starting SG that isn't even averaging double figures--NOR is giving you elite one-on-one defense is silly.

                      Anything over 4.5 Mil for Lance is overpaying at this point. He's only been good for half of a season thus far within his career.

                      Edit: and I really like Lance.

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                        Originally posted by Naptown_Seth View Post
                        If Danny comes back and these 5 plus Ian, Lance and Green primarily go to the Finals with minimal help from Tyler and DJ then you 100% walk away from the $7m those 2 would save you, keep Orlando and Miles on rookie/minimum deals, resign West and save the "oh no Danny and Paul" discussion till you see if you are headed to another Finals run or not the following year......

                        And if the team just doesn't win games or do well in the playoffs THEN you can think about letting West go and moving Danny. But this group HAS NOT FAILED TO KICK A** YET. Can we not cut bait until after they've underperformed this spring? This means you Chad Ford, non-believer.
                        If it were anyone else, as much as you are posting, I would say you're throwing a lot of stuff against the wall to see what is going to stick. But man, from my perspective, you just keep nailing it and almost seem to be expressing my thoughts 90% of the time.

                        Really, I don't know why I bother posting, because you seem to have me covered, and then some. Please keep posting as much as you are now, I am very much enjoying you viewpoints and the evidence you post to support your opinions.

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                          Originally posted by Ace E.Anderson View Post
                          And 6 Mil for your starting SG that isn't even averaging double figures--NOR is giving you elite one-on-one defense is silly.

                          Anything over 4.5 Mil for Lance is overpaying at this point. He's only been good for half of a season thus far within his career.

                          Edit: and I really like Lance.
                          What's scary is that Lance will only get better. Keep in mind that this is basically his rookie year, as he rarely played his first two seasons. In only half a season, he is already making a name for himself on the NBA level. If there was a 2010 re-draft, based on this season, Lance easily goes top 10.
                          Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel

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                          • Re: Chad Ford Chat

                            Just a quick glance at some guards who get around 4-7 mil. Not all but some:

                            Wesley Matthews - $6,505,320 $6,875,480 $7,245,640

                            Josh Childress - $6,500,000 $7,182,500 $7,317,500

                            Francisco Garcia - $6,100,000 $6,400,000

                            Jarrett Jack - $5,580,000

                            Tyreke Evans - $5,251,824 $6,927,156

                            Landry Fields - $5,000,000 $5,225,000 $8,500,000 <---What!?!

                            Courtney Lee - $5,000,000 $5,225,000 $5,450,000 $5,675,000

                            Louis Williams - $5,000,000 $5,225,000 $5,450,000

                            Ramon Sessions - $5,000,000 $5,000,000

                            Kyle Korver - $5,000,000

                            Daniel Gibson - $4,792,332

                            Brandon Rush - $4,000,000 $4,000,000

                            Anthony Morrow - $4,000,000

                            Depending on what you think is important in your guard, and how important chemistry is to you. I think you can really make a case for Lance getting 4-6mil. You can't sell to a players agent paying him less as a starter than you do your SG off the bench in Green unless he was a 6th man type player.

                            Also why the hell is Landry getting 8 mil. Wow someone *****ed up!
                            Last edited by LetsTalkPacers84; 01-10-2013, 04:20 PM.
                            If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?

                            @LetsTalkPacers

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                            • Re: Chad Ford Chat

                              Originally posted by Trader Joe View Post
                              Comparing Lance to Hill shows a pretty big misunderstanding in what the two players have accomplished so far. Even before that "just a combo guard" got to the Pacers he was an integral piece of a contending San Antonio team and had been since he was drafted.
                              Ok. George Hill was a four year college player. Went to San Antonio and played 16 mpg as a rookie avg. 5 pts... Started 45 games as NBA soph. avg. 12 pts. 3 apg... Went back to bench and decreased his # each year, until this year..

                              Why was he a piece of a contending team? Because Parker, Duncan and Ginobili were on it? George Hill has never been on a team that has ever been to a Conference Finals, let alone an NBA Finals.

                              True. I am being a little fascetious about them not being a contender. But I just don't want to see us lowball Lance and then lose him.

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                              • Re: Chad Ford Chat

                                Guys like Jamal Crawford and Lou Williams make less than 6M.

                                Who really thinks that Lance is going to command more money than those two?
                                Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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