Kwame Brown

[SWedd523]

Our definitions of "thrived" are obviously very very very different.

When we're underdogs and supposed to play bad, we play very well. Look at our record against the Lakers/Cavs to see what I'm talking about, or remember last year when Beasley said they weren't worried about us because we aren't good--we came out and beat them, badly.

Adversity is good, it gives us a reason to fight.

[SWedd523]

i assumed it since you said dampier probably won't resign for cheap and then nazr/brown/diop looks better than nazr/diop, meaning no dampier.

Dampier is getting waived, regardless.

If we trade him, his new team will waive him. If we don't, we will. In either case, he isn't going to come to Charlotte for the minimum when he can likely sign somewhere else for more.

[Chef]

Dampier is getting waived, regardless.

If we trade him, his new team will waive him. If we don't, we will. In either case, he isn't going to come to Charlotte for the minimum when he can likely sign somewhere else for more.

ok. but would you agree that if we waive him, it was unwise to acquire him in the first place?

[Fred Williamson]

we are going to waive him. book it.

[G-Force]

Well a positive way to look at this is: Kwame Brown = Darko Milicic but 4x cheaper.

I guess K. Brown was the best available in FA.

[Chef]

we are going to waive him. book it.

so we take on $17 mil in salary to cut $13 mil and gave up $15 mil in expiring contracts for it? good god!

[SWedd523]

ok. but would you agree that if we waive him, it was unwise to acquire him in the first place?

Not necessarily. Acquiring him showed me that the FO is willing to take a gamble in order to significantly improve our roster. If bringing him in proves fruitful (getting a piece that makes us better), then I'm okay with Hammer/Eddie. If not, then I'm still okay with it because you can't really fault them for at least trying.

[CatNation]

not a horrible basketball move but crazy given the people involved. If you had asked me yesterday to name the player the nba with the least possible chance of ever being a Bobcat I would probably have picked Kwame with a 0.0000000% chance

[G-Force]

Not necessarily. Acquiring him showed me that the FO is willing to take a gamble in order to significantly improve our roster. If bringing him in proves fruitful (getting a piece that makes us better), then I'm okay with Hammer/Eddie. If not, then I'm still okay with it because you can't really fault them for at least trying.

I don't know if they really were trying to get better, but rather trying to get under the Luxury Tax. Either way, I hope there's more moves ahead.

[Proudiddy]

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