re: Return of Boogie

Boogie has said publicly that Dell screwed him over with his last offer. Same guy that signed for 15 mil less than we offered purely out of spite.

I can't see him returning with the same management in the same roles. Could be wrong tho

I'm ok with this

First, I think Boogie and AD both pushed each other, not to mention Rondo. He wouldn't have anyone like that on the team to push him away from his worst habits. Second, he liked Gentry so even if they got rid of Demps if that's the actual plan then does that mean Gentry gets to stay?

The other thing I don't like about this is it seems a little meddlesome and micromanaging from an ownership standpoint. So they aren't even going to pretend to have a GM search, they'll just turn it over to Ferry and let him sign Boogie and that will sell tickets so it seems like a good plan?!

I'm not anti-Ferry becoming GM or anti-Boogie returning under the right circumstances. I am anti-Looking for shortcuts to save ticket sales. Shortcuts focused on ticket sales are how we got in this mess in the first place.

I completely understand running it like a business and wanting to maximize ticket sales. What I don't understand is how they don't see that if you invest in your business you'll get an even bigger return back. The new league economics with the TV money windfall and increased revenue sharing have lowered the importance of ticket sales quite a bit from the Shinn era. They could still be profitable even if attendance took a dip for a year or 2 while they invested in developing the roster.

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Dell would be gone in this scenario

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I guess I'm for it

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Weirdest thing I heard today -and that's saying a lot - is the team would be open to Boogie returning.

Dell would be gone in this scenario and AD would have been traded.

The belief is that the market won't be huge for him and he could provide the star power necessary to sell tickets.

Anyway, not a plan, just something that has been discussed..some people I'm the organization loved Boogie

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I have a hard time believing that Boogie would want to come back to a Pels team that is likely going to be a trash heap for the next few seasons.

And I say this because I have an equally hard time believing that Dell will be gone before botching this trade/rebuild centered around AD leaving.

How many teams do you think are going to throw 15+ mil per year at Boogie this summer?

Now, take those teams and tell me how many of them would have better players than Jrue and Tatum.

I honestly struggle to come up with even 3 teams that will throw real money and multiple years at Boogie

Crewz, didn’t you at one time say that much the coaching staff would be happy to let him leave? Of course, much of the staff may be gone soon, I would think.

Lets be clear, so you guys understand me:

I have no sources above Dell. I have no idea what they will do with him or their FO staff in general.

My guess is that Dell will stay because they owe him money and they don't really care about the franchise enough to make the changes needed.

But they are also actively thinking about how they can move on from this era while also not taking a massive hit financially. Boogie is a name that they think is acquirable that can sell tickets. Who else could they sign this summer that could do that? Would a marketing campaign around Jrue sell tickets to the casual fan? Do you think the casual fan in NOLA even knows who Tatum is?

This is the thinking. I do not think they'd mov heaven and earth to make this happen. But they have discussed it already. Which was just interesting to me.

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is the team would be

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Dell would be gone in this scenario and AD would have been traded.

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please define who "the team" is in this speculation.