I hope we lock him down come summer cause this team could do a downward spiral if we dont find a worthy replacement

a possible sign and trade?

Personally, I’m still for bringing back Chill if Johnson walks.
PG-Bibby/Teague
SG-Jamal/Chill
SF-Marvin/Chill
PF-Smoove/Marvin?
C-Al/Zaza
If we could add a solid F and then a shot blocking C like say Joel Pryzbilla, that’d be a pretty solid unit. And of course, you’ve got that late first that could be a Gani Lawal, Luke Babbitt, Willie Warren, Jerome Jordan, Grevis Vasquez, or other solid bench piece.

I’d like to go after Michael Redd and Raja Bell. Bell is a lock down defender that can hit threes, assuming his wrist heals. Redd has an 18mil player option next year, so I guess he’ll probably stay in MKE, but if he doesn’t, he’s a good value considering our monetary situation.

Overall, that’s a pretty bleak situation, which makes signing JJ that much more important. There is a relatively low degree of risk in giving him a max contract considering he’s a great shooter with no injury history that utilizes his size more than his quickness on offense. He’ll obviously deteriorate, but there are riskier ways to spend the money, and many of the better ways wouldn’t even come to ATL. So, our options are limited.

RUDY GAY!!!

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/atlanta.htm

2011/2012 is the year we’re going to have a chance to be legitimate Championship favorites. Jamal’s contract is coming off the books. Josh Smith will be better, somehow. We’ll need to resign Horford, but we’ll still have room to add the final piece from a ridiculous deep 2011 FA Class.

If JJ leaves, I think we should get a stop gap (Raja Bell), and go for it all in 2011.

The best possible option might be with the Spurs for Maun Ginobili.

Apparently the Spurs are a little worried about his ankle, and they might not pick up his option this year. JJ just seems like a Popovich-type player (which is why we shouldn’t get rid of him), but I love Manu.

I remember reading an article about Kobe and how he respected Manu’s game as much as anyone. His game is crazy, and we’d lose a ton defensively, but losing JJ’s offensive production is obviously the biggest concern, and Manu might be the best insurance.

Here’s a the fantasy bball note that got me thinking about this:

“Mar 9 G Manu Ginobili, 32, can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. San Antonio’s brass has wanted to see how Ginobili fared this season after enduring ankle injuries. His early season was touch-and-go, but over the last month Ginobili has been his old free-wheeling self. If the Spurs don’t lock him up before the season ends, Ginobili is expected to test free agency, and there are plenty of teams that have been clearing their books in anticipation of the summer of 2010.”

We can do everything in our power to get Darren Collison and never hear about Chris Paul again. I support that as well.