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

[F Gump]

I think you're absolutely, 100% right about this. 

The question is, SHOULD this have been their approach?

If Cuban has decided "I'm not paying to waive players to clear room to sign someone," now what? What alternatives did they have?

One part of the equation to understand is that the default position they faced was no roster slots (if JB had returned, they would be one over, since they had committed to Pinson!) - and that meant no roster room for even the FRP. No one wanted any of those 4 players to just give them away.

One positive note about Pinson, btw - as stupid as it is to waste a slot for him to be a cheerleader, at least he's a cheaper alternative than Bobi. I think that was their rationale. Of course, why they feel like they must have a cheerleader eating up a roster slot in the first place, that part is not as easy to justify.