Rate your favorite team's Offseason moves

[thaKEAF]

Philadelpha 76ers - C+

The Sixers get Iggy who bring more youth and makes the team more athletic, he looks like he'll be good but only time will tell. They then move Eric Snow to the Cavs, sure he wasn't a bad player but his contract was bad and we're trying to get younger. We bring and Ollie who is a solid backup and Brown who I'm not sure on at all, and then the trade from yesterday. We get rid of a guy we thought we could get nothing for, Derrick Coleman, and move McCaskill who IMO wasn't worth anything. We get Corliss Williamson who will give us points and rebounds off the bench, and can cause lots of matchup problems. Oh yeah, I forgot we signed Brian Skinner who is another guy that'll be great off the bench and has great offensive rebounding skills. We now have a really good frontcourt IMO and these moves will give our younger players some time to shine, I think Billy King did a decent job this offseason. Add the new players to the players we already have and I think we'll be able to make the playoffs this season, if Glenn Robinson is back like him and his agent said, we're ready to race with the Knicks to win our division.

[Matt]

Detroit Pistons- B

I really can't give JD less than a B. When Okur left, he quickly signed McDyess (although he's lost some vertical he's still got something to offer). He managed to resign Wallace at an affordable price, in fact it was a very good deal IMO given the other ridiculous deals. He signed last years draft pick Delfino who is supposed to be like Manu Ginobili. Also, he added Ronald Dupree whom he cut at the end of training camp last season, he's Williamsons replacement who was traded for McCaskill and Coleman in a cap move allowing him to pick up a 4th year option for Prince and re-sign Ben Wallace

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Memphis Grizzlies- B

Well we did nothing but add to our team and we didn't lose anyone. I'm pretty sure Swift is going to resign because West is going to match any offer. First off, we brought in some good rookies. Andre Emmett who has shown alot of talent during the summer league and Antonio Burks who mostly Memphis fans know about. He was the Conference USA Player of the Year. We also brought in the heart and hustle of Brian Cardinal who is also a sharp shooter. We have too many people on our roster which will lead to more trading anyway and I only see us getting better. We also have team chemistry, something that alot of these teams that completely revamped their roster doesn't have. The only teams in the West that has chemistry are the Spurs, Twolves, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Jazz, Suns, Mavs, Blazers and probably one more team that I can't name. The reason why they have team chemistry is because they didn't completely change their roster around and they just added to what they had unlike the Rockets and Lakers

[Sauru]

Celtics A

some may think that a A is to high but not me. first of all the celtics had maybe the best draft(top 3 anyway). they could not have had a better draft with the picks they had. secondly that payton deal is alot better than people think. for the first time in a very long time we are gonna be under the cap next season. not to mention that payton has something to prove and trust me he is enough of a competitor to come back with everything he got(no not as good as his prime but better than LA days).
Now to top it off i offer you the best move ainge made all offseason. ironicly its the move he didnt make that i consider to be the best move. rumors were flying about him tradeing pierce to chicago or somewhere. this would have been a huge mistake and not doing this may have saved the celtics. cant give away a guy like pierce for 2 guys like chandler and crawford and expect to be better. if the celtics can top it off by finding a buyer for davis then this score goes to a A+.

[Jackal]

Lakers - D

I'll explain later.

Edit: Make that an F, I just read about the Payton deal.

[DipSetVC]

Toronto Raptors - C-

When the Vince situation clears up the grade might increase or decrease depending on who we get in return for him in a deal.

[Amphatoast]

New York Knicks- B

if they get dampier with the MLE then its a A+
if they get dampier through trade its a A
if they don't get a big man it remains a B
if they get Carter its a A
pretty much the Knicks offseason has been all talk but finally some action is happening.

[Riot]

Timberwolves- A

Why?
They did everything we were suppose to do. Well, Hudson's contract is still a hold up but I'm assumming he is going to get resigned. They resigned the HHH (Hudson-Hassell-Hoiberg) and really have kept the team together. We we're so close to getting to the NBA Finals without Sam Cassell, let's just keep the same team have more chemistry and try to stay heathly this time. Having Troy Hudson play is also a big plus to keep Sam Cassell fresher.

Bottom line, Wolves did what they needed to do this off-season. Keep the team together. Great job McHale.

[hmm]

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[Rens]

Toronto Raptors - C-

When the Vince situation clears up the grade might increase or decrease depending on who we get in return for him in a deal.

C minus and you call yourself a fan?

What the Raptors did:

Frontoffice overhaul: A+ finally some respectable people, and a GM who surrounds himself with knowledgable people instead of just two or three who don't know anything about basketball
Hire Sam Mitchell: B / incomplete he sounds like a good fit, so did Kevin O'Neill. Can't grade a coach until a few months into the season.
Draft Araujo: B
Trade for Pape Sow: incomplete
Sign Rafer Alston: B+ would be A if the contract was a year or two shorter
Match Morris Peterson: A he had his best years in a running offense, which is exactly what we're going to use. Also he has a tree year deal and guess when Jalen Rose is coming off the books.
Sign Loren Woods: C+ It's like a trainingcamp invite, if he's on the roster when season starts, he'll get a year guaranteed and there's a team option for year two. Plus he's cheap. Might even compete for the starting job, if not he'll most likely will be in the rotation anyway.

Did I miss something?

Definately B/B+

[air gordon]

bulls: C

pax had a pretty good draft. i bet pax has his fingers crossed hoping that gordo is more dwayne wade then jason terry

nocioni signing and deng selection covered SF need

nyk-bulls trade was bad. no guard on the current roster taller then 6'2 lol

blasting eddy curry in the media (after mentioning to keep all problems in house) for his of conditioning is a pretty dumb move

yet, probably only 1 out of the starters would be starting on a halfway decent team

[.]

B-

It was obvious that the Lakers were not going to win a championship with a team like that and there were needed some changes by trading their most dominant player away for 2 very talented players and a solid Power Forward who is overpayed however, by doing this they added a better second unit and some depth in their roster, so it wont be only Shaq and Kobe like we were used to. Signing center Vlade Divac was a good move, he might not be the youngest, but hes a smart player and 1 of those that can cause problems for Shaq, can make a outside shot, 1 of the best passing bigmen in the game today which is good with all these players that can slash to the hoop like Lamar, Kobe and Caron.

Im dissapointed in the Celtics trade tho, not only for the Laker fans but for Gary Payton aswell. with the new running game I thought GP would fit in perfectly and he could go back to his old game, only not to be the first option as he was used to, but I dont see any problems in that. Didnt mind the trade at first when they got Marcus Banks aswell, but with the situation that send him back to Boston including their second round pick was dissapointing to see, however...I dont think the Lakers are done with making moves, they have to many Small Forwards on their list and I doubt it will stay like that, I heard some talking about Caron Butler getting traded, I hope he stays because he is a very talented player, but its a buisness and the Lakers might get the better out of it.

I think this team can make it to the second round, if they wont face the Spurs or Timberwolves in the first.

[MikeBibby]

F-

if they get rid of Stojakovic ill give them a f hes the best shooter in the Nba and thas gonna mess them up if they trade him the kings say they gonna talk to him and say they not trading him

get ostertag was dum hes garbage and is not gonna pefrom like divac

they need to get a good big man to help webber out and a other shooter to come off of bench martin seems good i hope he can make a impact....kings need to sign at least two good role players cuz they dont have alot on there roster

[kevC]

Rockets A+

Come on, we are now a serious playoff contender as opposed to an early first round exit... (I might be very well proved wrong but one can speculate)...

[Colin]

Suns - C+

They signed Steve Nash, which is a great pick-up. If they didn't give him a deal that was so awful. 65 mil is outrageous. And who's going to want to pay a 35-year-old Steve nash that much money. A 4 year 45 mil is the absolute limit I would offer him, preferably something like 35.
Then they go out and sign Quentin Richardson, a starter-quality player, at a position they're stacked at. They needed a big man that can play defence and make lay-ups. Not another swingman who jacks 3's and plays average defense. He is however a good player and might draw good trade offers. Maybe package him and a crap big man, for a better big man and a worse swingman. Maybe if they didn't have Nash and Joe J was playing some consitent point this would be good. But NO. The only reason they don't fail is that these are good players, just not the right kind. If they can still manage to swing something for a guy like Dampier, not even someone that good, then this offseason is at least a B. Unless they get rid of Marion to get him.

[Hotshot]

Lakers - D

I'll explain later.

Edit: Make that an F, I just read about the Payton deal.

I'm waiting with bated breath

[Sauru]

F-



get ostertag was dum hes garbage and is not gonna pefrom like divac

they had to get someone to play the middle. i agree that he is not a good player, infact he basicly stinks, but they needed someone. the kings dont have the cap room to sign a true divac replacement. only way they were gonna get a center that good was to make a trade. maybe now that girl who goes by the name cwebb will finally play in the post.

[MikeBibby]

F-



get ostertag was dum hes garbage and is not gonna pefrom like divac

they had to get someone to play the middle. i agree that he is not a good player, infact he basicly stinks, but they needed someone. the kings dont have the cap room to sign a true divac replacement. only way they were gonna get a center that good was to make a trade. maybe now that girl who goes by the name cwebb will finally play in the post.

true....... i wanted them get dampier or suttin cwebb might still be ass out from the knee shit