Tourney time is when NBA executives go on scouting binges. Its an easy way to go to one city and see every team in a conference over a couple of days. So while the C’s are on the road… Danny is on a scouting trip. And despite his tremendous ability to find gems in the late-first/second round… its going to be tough for a rookie to make this team.
“We like our young players. They’ve already contributed. But we have a very good young player in Gabe Pruitt and we can’t even get him on the court. So even though someone we see out here might look good, we have to figure out if they’re better than Gabe or better than Glen Davis or Leon Powe”
Its possible that Eddie House, Scot Pollard, Sam Cassell, PJ Brown and Tony Allen will all be gone next year. Pruitt, meanwhile, is averaging 22 points (shooting 48%), 4 assists and 2.4 steals since being sent back to the D League. Personally… I don’t expect Allen to come back. They’ll lose a little defense… but they can probably get more overall production from Pruitt. I wouldn’t be shocked if House plays his performance this year into a longer-term contract with another team. He’s playing well… and I wouldn’t blame the guy if he chased the money. He’s making $1.5 million this year… which is the biggest contract of his career. I think its very realistic for him to get a 3-year deal worth $10-12 million somewhere.
One other thing: If you like to ride bikes, maybe you can ride with Brian Scalabrine:
“If I stay out in Boston this summer, I’m looking for a riding group,” he said. “So put that out there.”
Sure thing Scal.
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Scalabrini s a fat cow that needs to give back the money he is stealing from that idiot Ainge that paid him that much.
Really give Mchale exec of year. He earned it. Ainge didn’t.