Old Dukie New Dino?

Well its the big mess babcock created theres no quick fix solution, we need to dump sal, like mo pete,rose and other bad contracts before we can sign any decent free agent then hope they play in canada, If they fail to resign bonner i hope the toronto brass has a pink slip drawn up for babcock, Calderon was a waist of money if they sign duhon and dont have enough to resign Red Rocket, just remember at least bonner has nba exp.
I like duhon, i can't see the bulls letting him go.One question I do have is do we have enough money to sign bonner if we sign duhon,trade mo pete
and a williams for wright,or l murray and a williams for wright. The team wouldnt look too bad then.

"Is that mid-level money, and if so, provided the Bulls don’t match, what does that leave Matt Bonner? The Raptors have already used other portions of that money to sign Pape Sow and Calderon."
That would be part of our mid-level money, but I really don't see how the Bulls wouldn't match. Especially with teams hesitant to sign Curry and Chandler to offer sheets, they can afford to match a relatively small contract for Duhon.

"What is Rafer Alston thinking now? Could this whip him into shape or is he now a walking time bomb?"
It's hard to say what Skip is thinking about all of this. Babcock could just be telling him that he wants a solid backup for him, and we know that Calderon is still unproven so Duhon would be insurance.

"Apparently Milt is not coming back. We should all shed a collective tear of joy."
Thank God Milt "I look like Ray Felton's dad" isn't returning. Under the CBA we would have to give him a raise and he's just not worth it. If we don't sign another PG look for us to give Omar Cook a min offer.

"Full props to Babcock to at least making the Bulls start thinking about their restricted free-agents. Let’s hope for the best and see if Atlanta or someone else can put additional pressure on the Bulls brass this week by signing Curry and Chandler to huge deals."
I don't really understand why teams aren't making offers for the Baby Bulls. I guess Curry has injury issues, but Chandler has been pretty healthy the past few seasons and he is one of the best young defenders in the league.

Now, maybe i'm just a conspiracy-loving optimist, but consider this:
This whole Duhon deal is done as a favour to agent Bill Duffy. He wanted what they thought was market value for Duhon (about $2.5M-$3M starting while the Bulls were offering $6M over 3yrs). Now, either way his client will get the value they set out for him. If the Raptors end up with Duhon, then that's great, but if not we are in good graces with Bill Duffy who also represents another Dukie PG: Jason Williams. Williams is an unrestricted FA so as long as we can work out a decent deal for him I think Duffy would point him in our direction.

Is there any way we can also get Janeero Pargo and the rights to Bill Wennington? I would give up everyone who sits in the platinum seats in a trade.

I doubt duhon signs and I like the Agent theory - plus jwill3 is a good option. I say we try and sign him.

isn't it funny how all of the talk about trades and such revolves around salary - the nhl trade talk is going to start sounding like this very soon. It means the GM's have to do their homework :)

The offer was 3.1 million 9.3 for 3 years. Just an updater. Also Chicago signed Eddy Badsen a guard the exact day that Duhon got the offer now some of these little facts are starting too lead on that chicago might sign him. also there is a trade rumour I thought you guys migh wanna know ill leave the link too.

Possible Toronto Trade:

Phoenix Trades:
Joe Johnson

Toronto Trades:
Morris Peterson
Loren Woods
Future Draft Pick

What the Suns Get:
They gain solid three-point shooter to replace Johnson, a big man, and a future first rounder.

What the Raptors Get:
They form a young and talented combo of Joe Johnson and Chris Bosh.

* Rafer Alston and Leandrinho Barbosa are also possible add-ons in this trade, but Alston’s attitude may scare off the Suns.

http://suns.realgm.com/articles/72/20050811/suns_have_options_with_j.j./

I would deal alston just to get rid of his contract sign a pg even if its best and free up cap space for other free agents like j williams and bonner and money for next year or 2 years to pay magloire

GO DUHON