The Salary Cap Thread

[Pharaoh]

J.J Redick.... expensive spot up shooter or under-rated starter?

I'm kind of keeping tabs on the guy because of my earlier posts.... and so far this season he is doing everything right. I still don't think Orlando will offer him big money... so the questions are: how high are they willing to go and would we go higher? And the most important question: would he even want to sign here?

[Kstat]

Under-rated starter? He doesn't even start for Orlando.

I like Redick as a bench sniper, but we already have so many 3-point specialists on our bench, we can't even use them all.

I'd sooner roll the dice on Kim English for 750K than Redick for $5-6 million. Redick is the best of the crop of shooting specialists, but it's a big crop to pick from.

We need to spend money on guys that can (A) start for us and (B) do more than one thing really well. That's what got us into trouble with Gordon and Villanueva. Both great shooters that did nothing else on even an average level.

Shit, I think Villanueva carries more value than Redick, and I want no part of him either at the $8.5 million he's due next season.

[Pharaoh]

So I take it you believe he's nothing more than a 3 point shooter.

As for English - dude is completely unproven

Nova? Fuck Nova! The last few games have been nice, might have bumped his trade value a bit but at the end of the day I want him off this team. He does have some value as a stretch 4 but we're the only team that can amnesty him so IF anyone wanted to take him on they'd be stuck with him for next season.

[Pharaoh]

Redick just went for:

9 of 13 FG, hit 5 3's, 23 points, 1 board, 5 assists v Miami...

Obviously I didn't watch the game but surely the Heat knew he was an offensive threat... the Magic are fucking useless and injury depleted...yet Redick did his job!

That's the key for me... signing players that can excel in their role regardless, deliver consistent results....