I'm dumbfounded. I agree that the casual fan might have blasted the ownership if they let Brown go, but I also guarantee you Spurs fans would have had a coronary had they wasted $40 million on an overpaid 33-year-old defensive specialist.
Despite this siging, I still think the owners are cheap. The only reason they resigned Brown is the local connection (which they grossly oversetimate). PJ Brown is not a name the casual fan knows. He is NOT a primetime player. He is a role player, not a franchise player.
For the right price, he is an asset to any team. For $40 million, he is a cap killer.
It absolutely disgusts me to see us throw that amount of cash to a player that has the following:
1. Absolutely no back-to-the-basket game at all.
2. Coming off a horrible postseason.
3. 33 and looking it.
4. No chance of getting better.
5. For all the talk of him being a banger, plays incredibly soft at times.
These are just a few reasons this signing makes no sense. Brown is no better than a guy like Charles Oakley in his prime and IMO he's not as good.
Why throw so much money at him when guys, who IMO, are much better like Brad Miller are still out there? Yes, Miller is a C but I'm just making the point that we didn't HAVE to sign Brown.
The Hornets biggest weakness is an undersized 2-guard and scoring off the bench.
How did this signing help at all?
What was a smarter thing to do? I think we should have re-signed Moiso for a relatively cheap contract and paired him with West at PF. IMO Moiso is already a better player than Brown and he has something Brown does not- UPSIDE!!!!
If it flops so what? You didn't spend that much money. Resigning Brown says you don't have much confidence in West for one and it takes you out of the running for any other decent players like Maggette.
I would much prefer a PF tandem of West and Moiso with a SG like Maggette than Brown and Wesley.
This move says one thing- the Hornets are happy with the status quo. They are unwilling to take risks.
You know where that gets you? Another first-round loss in the playoffs. But who cares? They will draw decent and the owners can always claim they are competitive.
Finally, I am not chicken little. The Hornets do have some talent, but not as much as some on here want to think. We are a distant fourth in talent in the Eastern Conference now. Then again, so what? We will be getting slaughtered out west in a year.
The Nets, Pistons and Pacers are all much better and the Cavs will be screaming down our necks in a year or two. The Raptors might also have a nice comeback season.
I just don't think this was a smart siging for the future of the franchise. We are now stuck with an aging lineup with little hope of siging fresh young athletic players.
WE have NO athletes other than Davis and Alexander. If we lose Moiso we will be down to just two athletic players and we want to run? HA!
I hope this works out, but I think it was a mistake. Flame away.
We paid Brown like a difference maker which he is not. You pay $10 million to a player that takes over a game not a nice guy that can occasionally score you a double double.