As Situation Maggette remains unresolved, lesser wing free agents seem to be biding their time before the first domino falls. In one case -- James Posey -- a player are just now finding out they are considered lesser wing free agents than Corey Maggette, and that really sort of makes him upset. From the Boston Herald:Free agent James Posey, via agent Mark Bartelstein, continued to talk to other NBA suitors in the wake of what he considers an unacceptable offer from his former team - one that falls short of the $5.8 million mid-level exception as well as his desire for a 4- to 5-year deal.Boston has reportedly made that contract available to Maggette, which might contribute to Posey's air of insult. But is anyone willing to offer Posey -- a great defender, but a 31-year-old with limited offensive skills -- more than $25 million for four years of work? Bill Ingram of Hoopsworld reports Houston might throw that cash at Posey, to which I say ...
... what?! Posey is a poor man's Shane Battier. And the Rockets -- specifically general manager Daryl Morey -- love Shane Battier. They traded Rudy Gay for him. And Battier makes only $20 million over the next three years, is two years younger, and shoots substantially better from three on his career. Why on Earth would Houston bring in Posey when they have Battier, and why on Earth would Houston replace Battier with Posey? Makes no sense.
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7-05-2008 @ 4:24PM
KD said...
Because Bill Ingram is "the Rocket Guy," and he's always awful, and he's always been wrong, since the late 1990s.
Posey's a big name? Nobody's talking about him? Played on the defending champs? He must be a Rocket ...
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7-06-2008 @ 10:03AM
Eddy said...
Considering how he played in the finals I can see where Posey is going with this, but really, Don't you think he's asking a little too much?
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7-06-2008 @ 10:29AM
JKlicious99 said...
I'll say this.....Boston can ill afford to lose a bench guy like Posey. If Houston or anybody else lures him away, Boston will be hurting in their post interior defense....which was a huge reason they won a championship.
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7-07-2008 @ 12:09PM
LB said...
Shane Battier???? He is a poor man's James Posey.
If Posey was on the Lakers they would have beaten Boston. That is how good he is.
1) Tough
2) Can defend
3) can hit the crucial shot
4) smart
5) 2 time champion
Wade talked about how much they missed Posey.
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7-30-2008 @ 11:26AM
john lahoud said...
Hi James; Am a 64 year old basketball junkie.....always considered Dennis Johnson most intelligent basketball player I've ever seen.....but you are right there! Thanks for your great play and good luck in New Orleans....your game will be sorely missed.
Sincerely; Jack Lahoud
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