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Last week, we covered several good topics in our Friday sports chat, but a few things got missed. Most relevant of all of them had to do with the status of New Orleans Hornets point guard .
But thanks to one intrepid reporter, we now have a better answer on that question.
Take that with as big a grain of salt as possible, since a player can easily attend and not dress, dress and not play, or play and not try. If you take his words literally, it will most likely be the latter, but I'm also not ready to discount the possibility he's going to try to play significant minutes and not just make a cameo appearance. After all, Paul is quite a competitor.
I would not be entirely comfortable with him doing this, but if he thinks he can go (and the team training staff agrees), then he should be playing. If that comes earlier than expected against Boston (or even Memphis), so much the better it would be a clear indication he's doing well. If it doesn't happen until next Sunday, well, I would hope he's wise enough to take it easy against his fellow All Stars. There's no sense in him pushing himself in a basically meaningless game.
Regardless, our week just got a whole lot more interesting.
Would buy infrared 6s the New Orleans Saints get any draft picks for if someone tenders him to the max? I don't know exactly how this works being Moore was undrafted.
The way this works (if I understand it correctly), is the Saints set the market for Moore, not the other way around. So if the Saints chose to, they can tender Moore at the maximum amount possible ($2.792 million) which would entitle them to first and third round picks in compensation. Any team that chooses to negotiate with Moore at that point would have to do two things to get Moore:
A.)Put together a deal better than anything the infrared 6s for sale Saints would or could match.
B.)Be willing to surrender those picks.
That example, however, is an extreme one. The Saints can set the compensation (and dollar amount) for Moore at any of four levels: first and third round picks ($2.8 million), first round pick ($2.2 million), second round pick ($1.5 million) and original draft round ($1 million). That last one is the stinker, as you pointed out, because Moore was not drafted. Therefore, if the Saints want something in return for Moore (should they get outbid), they'll need to tender him at one of the top cheap infrared 6s three levels.
They have until Feb. 26 to decide.
With past comments from Coach Scott about wanting to push and run more on offense, do you think the Hornets (either at the trade deadline or next year) make changes to the personnel to fit this. Do you think we will make any play toward , for instance?
Stoudemire would be a perfect fit for a team that wants to run more, and the Phoenix Suns have let it be known they are willing to part with the former All Star power forward/center infrared 6s 2014 for the right price. That makes any and all speculation for Stoudemire in New Orleans pertinent.
AP Photo / Duane BurlesonAmare Stoudemire is on the market, and teams across the NBA are drooling.
My personal gut feeling is that New Orleans has to have at least explored the possibility. Byron Scott's recent comments about the team having to be open to any and all trade suggestions flies in the face of word that leaked last week stating David West and Chris Paul were not up for negotiation. That stance would have to change (or be patently false to begin with) for the Hornets to have a realistic chance at acquiring Stoudemire (and any team that doesn't at least consider bringing him in isn't doing its homework).
I say this because West would jordan 6 infrared almost certainly be a more attractive option for a team that needs points and hates salary (West counts roughly $1.5 million less against the cap than Tyson Chandler does), and because the Hornets should be reluctant to part with a player in Chandler whose absence has completely unraveled their defense in recent weeks. Again, the recent rumors of Chandler being on the block seem to order infrared 6s contradict this, but it doesn't look (on paper at least) like the sort of move that would help the team.
At the end of the day, I don't think a deal happens (but it certainly is fun to think about in the meantime!).
Are they Saints looking to sign a cheap white infrared 6s veteran RB to replace Deuce? Maybe a or someone?
I like how it now seems a foregone conclusion with everyone that Deuce is gone. Maybe it IS a foregone conclusion, but yeah, I'd still like to see him back (though I put the chances on that happening last week at roughly 1 percent hypocrite, thy name is Dave).
To answer your question though, yes, I think the team will sign someone if they can get him cheap. I say this because the team is in salary cap hell and the guys they had last year (Mike Bell and Lynell Hamilton) didn't exactly blow anybody's socks off.
And if you want to talk about replacing Deuce, you have to go into it thinking about getting what you're losing . in other words, a power back.
Amongst some of the bigger names fitting that description are Brandon Jacobs, Cedric Benson, Correll Buckhalter, LaMont Jordan and Rudi Johnson. Those first two aren't happening. And those other three probably aren't either unless they're willing to take salary cuts. And I'm fine with that. The Saints have too many needs elsewhere to commit any more significant money into the running back position.
So I'd say expect a no name signing or two, another rookie free agent signing or two, and then a camp battle.
And make no mistake, the Saints could use a talent infusion there. One can debate the merits of Jo Lonn Dunbar over Scott Shanle all they like, but the most likely answer is that neither of them is up to the job fulltime. Give Scott Fujita a pass for now if you like, but his age will catch up with him sooner or later . making his spot a need area as well.