THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

[cow]

This doesn't make any sense, with respect. 

If THIS is what they were getting into KNOWINGLY (a player they weren't going to truly be able to use) then give me those "dumped" players back and let them expire HERE, off of THESE books, AND give me whichever player they could've gotten with that first round pick. 

Hell, BURKE would've helped this team a little, so far. Brown might've been been better than the Bullock they're getting right now. They could've kept Boban one more year in the cheerleader role and not re-signed Pinson.

The point was to get Wood. The value in dumping them was nil, and only really resulted in roster space for McGee, who is a much worse player than any of the outgoing guys other than Boban.

The point is, dumping those contracts would have cost you something.  It just shows you how incredibly low Wood's value was.  He was basically free.  Everyone can see the talent, no one is willing to invest.  It was a smart trade by the MBT to kick the tires and dump 4 JAGs in the process.  And no, Burke and Brown wouldn't help you.  And no none of those guys are better than McGee no matter how poorly he is playing.  It just seems weird to pin our hopes on that trade when that obviously wasn't the MBT's intention.