tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post1346897984640866273..comments2023-06-09T11:52:06.321-04:00Comments on Hoopinion: I Still Don't Have a Good Feeling About ThisBret LaGreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-51405068332989393332009-08-06T16:40:08.978-04:002009-08-06T16:40:08.978-04:00I agree, but if we do not resign him by the time c...I agree, but if we do not resign him by the time crawford and bibby are off of the books we won't have enough money to sign anybody else because by that time al horford will be past due on his pay day. <br /><br />Sign Joe johnson to something extremely cheap and reasonable and then trade him for the missing piece or pieces a year or two from now.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664525143729879625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-23991381405560848212009-08-05T20:04:50.761-04:002009-08-05T20:04:50.761-04:00I can tell you for certain that Sund was the guy w...I can tell you for certain that Sund was the guy who extended Ray Allen at about the same age FWIW. I thought he was crazy then. But once a player who is entering the far side of his prime gets extended, it's just a matter of time before he becomes a salary dump with a smile on it.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975938637404152782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-64709102720183960962009-08-05T17:01:37.689-04:002009-08-05T17:01:37.689-04:00My stance is this club is a better team with Joe. ...My stance is this club is a better team with Joe. Someone around the league will pay him the same dollars we will pay him... so what happens if we dont re-sign him and we dont get anyone relevant next summer. I advocate signing him at the end of this season as opposed to right now.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668852637197337768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-14354341913381090462009-08-05T15:30:52.247-04:002009-08-05T15:30:52.247-04:00Ye Gods. Watching the iso-Joe when he's 34 wil...Ye Gods. Watching the iso-Joe when he's 34 will be less fun than it is now.jrauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064708627368143691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-70241079495072341652009-08-05T12:16:02.052-04:002009-08-05T12:16:02.052-04:00My feeling on that is that I don't think anyon...My feeling on that is that I don't think anyone but us would give him a max deal. I think he is probably overpaid by about 3 or 4 million right now, but when you consider that allot of teams have been planning for several years to have cap space for this summer, I could easily see a team like New York overpaying for him to save face if they can't sign Lebron, Wade, or Bosh.<br /><br />I'm not sure I have the best grasp on Joe's value around the league either, but it doesn't seem like a terrible idea to try to extend him while league revenue is down and looking to go down more. In other words, the Hawks might be trying to buy low.<br /><br />However, I don't really understand what the CBA mandates in a situation like this either. Is there any limit to how much of a paycut a max player can take when being extended?thirdfalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943193896421669390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-41532345841194066082009-08-05T11:59:36.607-04:002009-08-05T11:59:36.607-04:00My guess is that the Hawks best chance at re-signi...My guess is that the Hawks best chance at re-signing him to a bargain deal would involve the risk (from the team's point of view) of letting Johnson's current contract expire and allow him to enter the free agent market where he, like Mike Bibby this summer, would realize that he's not likely to get a better combination of money and central role than he will in Atlanta.<br /><br />Complicating my feelings about re-signing, trading, or letting Johnson play out his current deal is that I don't feel confident that I've got a firm grasp of his perceived value throughout the league.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-53173742987395280892009-08-05T11:47:32.169-04:002009-08-05T11:47:32.169-04:00can we extend him for anything less than the max? ...can we extend him for anything less than the max? I wouldn't mind extending him for say 10 million a year. But if we are talking about another max deal this is idiotic.thirdfalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943193896421669390noreply@blogger.com