Thanks for the link by the way, you guys do a really great job over here. I’d link you’re stories a lot more if I did a daily link dump like you guys do, just don’t have time. Barely have time to get posts up at all, lol.

That Ben Gordon scenario reminds me of the space cadet Keith. When we drafted Vladi Radmanovich back in the day, in his third year he wanted to sign a big extension. Rick Sund, the then GM offered him something ridiculous (which I can’t remember, but it was big money). He turned it down thinking his worth was much higher. We traded him before the deadline of his expiring year for Chris Wilcox and resigned Wilcox to a manageable contract (3 years 6 mil per). The Clippers couldn’t come to a deal with Rad man either, so he signed with the Lakers for like half of what we originally offered. Now nobody even wants him.

Fouls are usually in direct correlation with defensive effort – In Durant’s case, his low foul total comes from trailing his man or not contesting enough when he is inside (against a fast break for example) . . .

one plus is that his length allows him a better reach on defenders (without getting too close) when he does contest jumpers . . .