burt07;426834 wrote:It's long been a popular thing to say that Sloan doesn't favor younger players and won't give them a chance to play but that is far from being the case. Exhibit A is Wesley Matthews this past season. Undrafted, and was put into the starting lineup..

hoops23;426922 wrote:Dunno if this has been mentioned yet, but supposedly the Cavs and Matt Barnes have begun contract negotiations.

I like this move if true. Especially if it's a short term deal.

He's a tough player and very good defender and excels in the open court. A lot of contending teams are after his services, so this could be a signing where we only sign him with the intent on keeping him until the deadline, then shipping him to a contender for a pick or two.

lhslep134;426989 wrote:Also, he's not even on the Jazz anymore so it shows how much he meant to them.

Sloan DOESN'T favor younger players, he just had no choice.

thedynasty1998;427016 wrote:

You do know that Mathews signed a 5 year/$32 million contract with Portland right?

lhslep134;427044 wrote:What relevance does that have? My entire point is that he only played out of necessity. If he was THAT good for the Jazz they would have matched the contract. It was a restricted deal, you DO know that right?

thedynasty1998;427046 wrote:Yes I do, and there is a big difference from paying a guy $400,000 and matching an offer sheet that will pay him $9 million next season. I'm sure the Jazz wanted him back, but they were able to get Raja Bell for $3 million and basically save $6 million a year.

The Jazz don't think he's worth that money, but don't think that means they didn't want him back.

lhslep134;427064 wrote:You mean save 3.3 million a year, not 6. He doesn't get 9 every year or else it would be a 5 year 45 million dollar deal not 32 million.

Regardless, I see your point. But Matthews isn't worth 6.6 million a year, at least not to the Jazz, but it's all irrelevant to the point I was making that Matthews only played out of necessity and not because of any other reason.

Under his new deal, Matthews is set to make a staggering $9.2 million in the first year of his 5-year contract with Portland.

Commander of Awesome;427579 wrote:Are you serious? Stop trolling.

Commander of Awesome;427881 wrote:Its obvious that this current team can not compete for a championship, thus they wouldn't be satisfied with the current roster. I think building through the draft is the best way to go, as a player to build around like a LBJ wont be available via FA and wouldn't come to Cleveland anyway.

KR - appears a S&T (for Dynasty that means a sign and trade between Toronto and Orlando.) hti a snag and Barnes is back on the market, though the Cavs offer was less than what Tor offered him. (Dynasty, that means the Cavs didn't offer him as much $ as Toronto and thus it would be up to Barnes to see if he's willing to take out offer now).

Commander of Awesome;427943 wrote:Nope wrong. You had to be explained even the most basic NBA FA rules and how trades works.

Edit: Opps sorry Dynasty forgot to explain that FA stands for Free Agent which in the NBA means that they are free to sign with any team they choose.

Commander of Awesome;427960 wrote:Go back and read through this thread and this thread http://www.ohiochatter.com/showthread.php/13890-LeBron-to-Miami-rumors.. Around page 5 your start getting pwned pretty hard and your ass handed to you by several posters on here. You're a dumbass. No one on here likes you or values what you have to say, not even Gibby. Not sure how much lower you can go.