FRANCHISE or PIECE GUY....GOT NBA GM?...Who in your mind is that PLAYER to BUILD AROUND or the PLAYER you NEED OTHER PIECES..FRANCHISE or PIECE?

I have went back in forth for years Struggling with my INNER Jerry West as the BLUEDUDE plays NBA General Manager or VP of Basketball Operations...or Both.

What's a FRANCHISE WORTH?...Well how good is your Product?...Then you look at it as how good are your players and what commodities do you have within that product on the floor?

Here is the Max Contract Question.....What is a Franchise Player and what is a Piece Guy?

Well a Franchise player is a Player you can build your whole organization around on and off the floor. He also is a Draw at the Gate and in Team Merchandise. A Franchise Player who is doing whatever it takes on the Court can increase your worth as a Franchise ten fold and in the end they need to either be putting Banners up or always in the running to get one.

The Piece player is the Player you couple with at least 2 other players and sometimes 3 others. He is solid as is the other Piece Players. A Franchise can build around multiple guys if the Sum of all those players equals a Winner. Teams van also Market Multiple Players and it is sometimes beneficial as an Organization to do that.

Now here are some examples of what I am talking about when the BLUEDUDE says,,,,Franchise or Piece?

NBA PLAYERS Examples...BULLS TEAM 6 CHIPS:

Michael AIR JORDAN Bulls: He is a Franchise and Piece all in one as you would have thought in his hay day there was 3 23's out there playing. Jordan is a prime example of a Franchise Player as he did it like no others before him on and off the court and revolutionized the Shoe Game and still is on top of that market.

Scottie Pippen Mr. PIP 33 BULLS: He is definitely a Piece guy although one could argue JORDAN never won the title without PIP as his sidekick. But those 2 together with the 1st combo of Pax, B.J., Cliff, Horace, Will, and Bill Cartwright. Then the 2nd combo of the Worm, Toni, Ron, Kerr, Bill, and Luc.

The Two Constants in both those Combos....Mike and Scottie.

Now the PlayersS about 10-15...Franchise or Piece from their Original Teams:

FRANCHISE

Kobe Bryant the BLACK MAMBA LAKEshow: Without a doubt a Franchise Player as he proved he could win the Big One without SHAQ Diesel. But the ability to do it big on and off the court gets him some Air Jordan Comparisons. But Kobe gets it at the Gate, Merch, Shoe Game, and Endorsement Deals out the back end.

LeBron James King JAMES 305 Boyz: He hasn't won the Big One Yet...but as far as being either Franchise or Piece....King is the King at the Gate, on the Floor, Merch, Shoe Game, and Popularity Globally. The Guy has answered every call since he has been in the LOGO and has surpassed some lofty expectations.

Dirk Nowitzki the DIGGLER Mavs: Franchise and I would have said that before he put that Banner last season. A Prime Example of a Team, City, and Country continuing to support their Top Guy and he finally came through and it wasn't easy. DIRK isn't the huge marketing machine but he is Huge in his native Country of Germany so that counts mucho DUETSCHE MARKS.

Dwayne WADE WADE County 305 BOYS: This is how powerful the Miami Heat are....they have 2 Franchise Players and when Wade County went down about a week and a half ago...King JAMES drove the Heat Car like it has been his wheels from Day 1. Wade County is a huge marketing machine on the court. When he and King JAMES win the Big One..they might not Stop.

Tim Duncan the BIG FUNDAMENTAL SPURS: I remember one Rick Pitino the head coach of the Boston Celtics trying desperately to move up in the Draft to get this guy. A can't miss...and he didn't miss. The Prototype PF that has leaped right into easily one of the 5 best players in the NBA in the last 25 Years...Real Talk. Not the most marketable guy...but on the court...3 Rings....and when the Admiral David Robinson left...he kept on. Ask Coach Pops of the Spurs about DUNC.....CIARA.....Speechless.

Shaquille O'NEAL SHAQfu: The BIG AARP was the man right off in the league on and off the floor. I know he would have eventually won in Orange County Florida in Mouse Town but before leaving he didn't win. It took SHAQ moving to L.A. to win the Big One with the Help of a Coach and a Player who was barely legal to drink. But without a doubt SHAQ was the most powerful Player since WILT to enter the paint in the NBA.

Kevin GARNETT the Big Ticket TWOLVES: The Player who started the LEAP from Schoolboy to 2 Week Pay Periods. KG was and still is the Prototype Big Forward who revolutionized the LOGO from playing the Forward Spot...to off the Court you could argue that he didn't WIN anything until he joined forces with the Truth and Sugar Ray. But Ticket was and still is the best ever Player in T'WOLVES History and solely gave them an Identity when they had absolutely none.

STOCKTON and MALONE Stock to Mailman JAZZ: Together Both Franchise Players Singles-Out Piece Players. They did it the right way and if it wasn't for that Dude in CHI-CITY...STOCK and Malone would have at worst..one chip. They both dominated for years at their respective spots and we will be hard pressed to see another DUO like them so dominant and fluid.

Dwight Howard Superman of O-Town: Without NO ?'s Asked...if I were starting an NBA Franchise right now HOWARD would be my man. I just couldn't help but build Inside Out and to have a specimen like Dwight..top shelf. Now will he be the next Biggest Thing to dump O-Town or what he thinks is greener pastures.

PIECE

Derrick ROSE D-ROSE BULLS: Right Now is on the cusp of being that Franchise Player but he still is lacking in the Shooting Department. I know he won the NBA MVP last season but who would you take right now....Rose or Dwight Howard?....NO Question it would be Howard. But Rose is on the Fast Track to getting to be the Franchise Player Soon in CHI-CITY. Also the Mega-Endorsements are starting to trickle in for Rose.

Carmelo Anthony 'MELO Nuggets/Knicks: I just don't think you can say 'MELO is a Franchise Guy because you can't Win with him solely on his lead. Look at him...Best All-Around Scorer in the NBA but plays No D, could rebound more, and just lacks that Franchise Leadership Capabilities one needs to really flourish in the LOGO.

Amare Stoudamire STAT Suns/Knicks: look at STAT now....Bad Body Language....Bad Stats..not a Team Leader...so what does he do. Well STAT is Paid..but he falls into that I need Help mode. The Knicks have the guy above STAT in this Blog and they have No Direction. So what does that tell you from a Franchise Standpoint......not Happening.

Remember the Suns had NASH, the MATRIX, STAT, and J.J. from 404.....all those pieces i think if they stay together bring the Valley of the Sun a Chip. But they are all Piece Guys...hands down.

Deron Williams aka D-WILL 8 Jazz/Nets: As talented as D-WILL 8 is....He is a Piece guy and that is it. Can draw at the Gate a little but will,never be to Only One to draw. Now he and Dwight Howard if they can hook up..watch out. But until then....He always looks like he is treading water in the what do I have to do to get noticed?

Now lets just simplify it without reason....

FRANCHISE

Wilt SIXERS
the Big O ROYALS/BUCK
Isaiah PISTONS
Durant/Westbrook THUNDER together ONLY
Rusell CELTICS
Bird CELTICS
Dream ROCKETS
Kareem BUCKS/LAKERS
the Glove/REIGNman SuperSONICS together ONLY

PIECE

Drexler BLAZERS
NIQUE HAWKS
CP3 Hornets/CLIPS
JJ SUNS/HAWKS
Bosh Raptors/HEAT
the ADMIRAL SPURS
Walton BLAZERS/S.D. CLIPPERS/CELTICS

Just a few but you get the picture it isn't that hard to figure out what is what here. Franchise singled-out is tough but collectively players might be of Franchise-Caliber.

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