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Originally Posted by Kidskillz858
Originally Posted by DoubleJs07
You guys are missing the point...Gil has said over and over, that his first option is to remain in Washington. On top of that, the Wizards have the right to match any offer-sheet that Gil signs from another club. His barganing stance has taken a blow due to his knee problems. The ball is in the Wizards court (no pun), and they have shown that they are just as competitive without him in the lineup. Does he make this team better? Of course. This man owns DC. However, as we have seen EG has been a shrewd man when it comes to contract negotiations and player movement. He has been right on some additions and subtractions to the Wizards roster. Most Wizards fans have full-faith in Ernie to make the right decision. As I have said before, Caron Butler is the heart of the team....as he goes, so do the Wizards.
*on a side note, Jamison is a free agent this summer. I would like to see him remain in DC for the rest of his career. Another year or two of starting, then move back to the bench to be a 6th or 7th man. By then Blatche should be ready to get those starter minutes at either the 5 or 4. I think that Jamison still has another 5-6 good years left of being a productive scorer. He doesn't rely on athleticism, so that won't be an issue. He finds the most unorthodox ways to score, and that will only benefit him as he is getting older. He's a dude who can EASILY average double-figures in scoring for the rest of his career. Instant offense.
I think the point your missing is that Gil most importantly wants a chance to win a championship and he knows and sees that he cant get it done in DC with Butler, Jamison, and the rest of the role players.Especialy now with the Celtics having their big 3 in the eastern conference.
I think his feelings/ego is getting hurt because he sits front and center at the Verizon center and sees a team overachieving and WINNING in his absence(look at the team's W/L record when Gil shut it down for the season...well over .500 after starting 0-5). However, he'll most likely remain a Wizard(things can change, but that's my gut feeling). If EG feels like negotiations aren't heading in the direction that he wants then Gil will be dealtbefore the season is up. Again, the Wizards can MATCH ANY DEAL HE SIGNS (he's restricted)!! Anyways, he is damaged goods at this point, so the Wizardshave the upper-hand in all aspects of the contract negotiations. He isn't getting that max deal, because that would be stupid/unprescedented for a guycoming off 2 major knee surgeries to get a 90+ million dollar contract....EG ain't that stupid, and if a team is willing to give him that money up front,then I think that the Wiz should let him go....you don't know the type of player you will be getting coming off of major surgery on their knee. Especiallyfor a guy who relies on his quickness and lateral movement to attack the rim...
As far as the Celtics, they have looked kinda "mortal" in the past couple of games in losing to both the Bobcats and Wizards. The team to beat IMOis still the Pistons.....I refuse to drink that green Kool-Aid until the Celtics have gone through the West. The window of opportunity for the Celtics is verysmall seeing that all of their big 3 is in their 30's. Their future is kinda mortgaged, but they have that "win now" mentality....we'll seewhat happens....