Artest – Diaster Prone
Carter – Injury Prone
Shaq – Injury Prone
Big Z – Injury Prone
K-Mart – Injury Prone
Duncan – PLaying on 1 Leg
McDyess – Injury Prone

So why in the hell would I give these guys long term contracts when they are all over 30 ??

Hedo is signed for 5 years. Hedo is at his high point right now and can only go down from here. Hedo will give us 2 good years and thats it. Then we will be stuck with his contract and 3 crappy years or until we can move him. This was the first thing that B.C has done that I do not approve of.

Age has a lot to do when you sign a player in any sport. If age has nothing to do with it then why did Favre only get a short term contract with the vikings when he is 40 and playing well ?

How could concerns about age be stupid? When you buy a car doesn’t it’s age come into play? I can’t help but think that as a general manager when you invest in a player his age should be considered as well.

You’re telling me Sheed is worth a long term deal? I sure don’t. Over the past few years he’s shown steady decline and by the time he enters his last year he’ll be grossly overpaid. Heck, you could argue the Celtics will only get bang for their buck this season.

As for the Lakers, a lot of writers and fans feel the team would have been better spending that money on Ariza. You would have to include me in the group of people who feel Ariza would have been a better fit since he’s younger and already knows Jackson’s sets and is comfortable with his coaching philosophy.

Orlando got Carter but I believe he only has two years left on his deal. I would make the argument Orlando is better taking on his two years of salary rather than the five years Turk would involve.

Cleveland only has Shaq for one year so that’s an easy gamble to take. Besides, they only gave Sasha (who I believe has yet to even sign with an NBA team for this season).

I also noticed you wrote about this on your blog. I plan on reading the article and leaving some feedback on your post as well.

Hold the phones the 4 best teams in the league went and got older guys to be able to compete this season. Not to mention the best players on many teams are OLDER than Hedo.

I’m sure Peirce, Allen, KG, Wallace, House, Kobe, Artest, Carter, Lewis Shaq, Big Z, Anthony Parker, Kidd, Dirk, K-Mart, Hamilton, Shane Battier, Steve Nash, Duncan, McDyess, Okur will all be glad to hear they are about to steal their employers money as their games sink into the abyss.

Really!!! The league is full of productive over 30 year olds at every skill level.