IC Cold Links: Pacers Set To Sign Jones, Mulling Over Raptors' Offer For Jack
by Tom Lewis on Jul 14, 2009 6:30 AM EDT
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PrintThe Indiana Pacers are set to announce the signing of free agent Dahntay Jones today. Once the requisite questions about the signing are answered I'm sure a few questions regarding Jarrett Jack's offer sheet with the Toronto Raptors will arise. According to Mike Wells, the Pacers won't have any definitive answers for such questions, with the team at least giving the appearance that they haven't ruled out matching the deal.
Much like Orlando unexpectedly matching Marcin Gortat's offer from Dallas, anything is possible with these reported summer deals. The Pacers would have to have another deal or two in place to move some salaries around and create space for Jack, but they have a couple more days to make it work, if that's the plan. What a surprising turn of events that would be!
Here are a few links of interest including some of the options the Pacers are mulling over in regards to JJack and my discussion with Raptors Republic:
- If Jack leaves, Pacers have options
Bruno's latest Caught in the Web digs into the options facing the Pacers since Jarrett Jack signed an offer sheet with the Raptors. - Voice of the Pacers, Mark Boyle talks Pacers with Pacers.com maestro, Conrad Brunner (audio). Plenty of talk about Jack, as well as Mike Dunleavy's strong blogging effort.
- Raptors Republic checked in with me last night for my thoughts on what they can expect from Jarrett Jack, should his signing with the Raptors go through.
- NBA.com: Bench may be biggest hurdle in Iverson-to-Clips deal
David Aldridge reports on the summer moves simmering around the NBA, including Allen Iverson joining the Clippers. According to Aldridge, the Clips spoke with Jarrett Jack's reps before Jack signed the offer sheet with Toronto. - Minnesota Timberwolves' coaching search is narrowing
Former Pacers' PG, Mark Jackson remains in the mix for the T'Wolves' head coaching job. - PBN | Gambles in Vegas
Sam Amico offers his thoughts on the action from the NBA summer league in Las Vegas.
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horrible decision by the Magic. Paying that much for that long for a guy who will most definitely be a backup? Glad I’m not a fan of them. Between that signing, losing Lee, losing Turkogly and picking up VC, they do not look as good as last year. Unless Dwight Howard develops actual moves in the post, they’re gonna be in rough shape
"If you don't [draft me], I promise you I'll come back and kick your ass for the next 15 years."
Maybe they are thinking...
jameer at the 1, Vince at the 2, Rashard at the 3, Gortat at the 4, Howard at the 5? Gortat seems like a mobile big guy that can maybe guard the mid range big guys, and be a pretty tough guard? Only thing I can think of.
by captain flitzy on Jul 14, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions
Nah, Ryan Anderson will be putting up a 25-15 as the starting PF.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I am going to guarantee that if Ryan Anderson was still at Cal this year, he would be the National Player of the Year. He averaged 20-10 as a sophomore, so natural improvement, plus the best big man in the Pac-10 right now average a 10 and 4. I am not even kidding. His stats would be so ridiculously inflated because of how crappy all the other Pac-10 big men are. I am guessing he would average 25-12 for a top 10 team, which would get him national player of the year.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
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Well now with Shaq in Cleveland Gortat becomes all that much more important to the Magic. Even if Dwight can handle him what if he gets in foul trouble? Playing Gortat at the 4 and Dwight at the 5 would make sense against the Cavs and when its game 6 of the eastern finals tell me you wouldn’t want both of them in there. And then Shaq has to guard howard, who’s got gortat? Veri-fro? I know he’s not a force on O but he’s a very large body to throw at shaq.
Even though Shaq isn’t the shaq of old, he’s still a force that can go off in spurts. He’s still really really good and I’d be much more worried about LBJ at this point in their career’s but Gortat could very well determine who comes out of the east.
not to mention
a body to throw at sheed in the eastern conference finals maybe, or of course someone to counter Foster.
by captain flitzy on Jul 14, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Allen Iverson is pathetic. Why go to a winning team and finish your career with a championship, when you can go to a crappy team that won’t make the playoffs. But, hey!, he gets to average a 17 and 5, so its all good.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
He could stop being a fool and realize he doesn’t have much time left.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Gortat is very valuable
Far more valuable, in the league sense, than JJ. Quit looking at scoring averages and think about what helps a team win. Gortat is probably one of the ten or twelve best centers in the league, and one of the few strong enough to actually try and guard Howard. I wish we could have gotten him.
one of the 10 or 12 best centers in the league?
in no particular order:
dwight howard
shaquille o’neal
kendrick perkins
al horford
emeka okafor
joakim noah
nene hilario
marc gasol
andrew bynum and/or pau gasol (whichever starts at 5)
david lee (i know but he plays 5 on the NYK)
sam dalembert
andrew bargnani
mehmet okur
Not to mention guys like Marcus Camby, Chris Kaman, Kevin Love, and Brook Lopez who i think most of us can agree are better than Gortat. an absolutely absurd contract Cuban better be thanking God that his overindulgence to try and land a single free agent this summer didn’t hamstring his cap space for years to come. If Gortat is in the 10-12 best centers than Hibbert is top 5…
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