Not offering 3 years is stupid. I'd rather use the backup pg money on Posey and use Pruitt as the backup pg (or have drafted the obvious pick, Chalmers). I'd rather use the 3 million they gave O'Bryant on Posey and give those backup big minutes to BBD. Posey is the 6th man you need. Like McHale, or Walton, or Michael Cooper. Stop nickel and diming Posey. 3 yrs is a fair deal. This reminds me when the Sox claimed poor after winning the WS and let Lowe and Cabrera go, but then oddly signed Clement and Renteria. Our 30's big 3 have a very small window. We need Posey!
First, did you really just compare James Posey to Mchale, Walton and Cooper? Secondly, how can you call offering two years stupid already if Posey still hasn't signed anywhere else? Third, yeah, things just never seem to work out for the Sox, considering Cabrera stinks now and the Red Sox seem to be fine with their pitching staff. Hey, if the C's win another title in two years - who's going to complain?
First, which one was not a 6th man on an NBA Championship team? If you think we would of won the title with Tony Allen as our sixth man, that's on you. Notice what happened to the C's in '87 when they lost their 6th man, Walton? Players got tired and injured. Do you want the same to happen to GPA?
Second, this is a blog forum. I can say that not offering a third yr to your 6th man is stupid. I'm allowed. That's how.
Third, this is 2008, 4 yrs later than 2004. Are you saying its ok for the C's to make mistakes because 4 years from now we might recover? Losing Lowe and Cabrera for Renteria and Clement, while not the sole reasons for not repeating, definitely didn't help the Sox in '05 with that goal. If you think the C's can follow the Sox model and just win again in 3 yrs, think again. GPA was built for a three yr run. You don't win titles in the NBA with your core being in their mid thirties. The time is now. Would I say that not giving Posey 5 yrs was stupid? No. Not giving him 3 years IS stupid.