Get the ball rolling!
Ellis' last 3 games have been epic. Superstar numbers on both ends. 113 points in 3 games more than 10 steals as well as some suffocating defense against Brandon Roy.
At this stage, I'd approve - obviously - on the Ellis trade. He's like a greyhound when he gets that ball and does the one thing I wish Chandler would do:
He attacks the basket.
He fits the mold of a D' Antoni player with handles and speed. He's got that Sprewell attack method of head down and heat seek. Something we sorely lack.
Also, at $11m/season Monta Ellis leaves a lot of room in the cap for us - roughly $16m where as a superstar like James or Wade will easily be bringing in $19-20m. The nasty part of his contract is that it lasts until 2014.
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Basically, I'm trying to stress this point:
With an Ellis, we can afford to spread our cap space out between say... Ellis & Bosh or Ellis and Amare for example and get away with it courtesy of the MLE.
After picking at number 8 for a player that sees what? 5 minutes/game on average? And with Nate and Lee remaining stagnant, I suggest (not that Donnie's listening) that
action be taken instead of an almost catatonic approach to the upcoming off-season.
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Back to Ellis,
There's talk of his uncoachability, but it's not like Nellie, who I think is a moron, hasn't been pissing off his players his WHOLE ****ing career. He's shipped out that many stars from GS courtesy of feuds that have never materialized in those specific stars next locations. Webber, Hardaway, Richmond, to name but a few.
So, I say that a player
LIKE Ellis (not necessarily Ellis but I think it's a good move) would be good for us. No more flying blind with all your million dollar eggs in a 14k gold basket merely hoping things are going to materialize as you'd hoped.
Get the ball rolling on shaping the future.
To be continued.....