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Post by Jimmy on Feb 24, 2011 15:59:13 GMT -5
god ing damnit, the Bobcats are a joke.
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Post by Adam235 on Feb 24, 2011 16:01:43 GMT -5
The OJ Mayo deal fell through I'm glad! ;D
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Post by deskjet on Feb 24, 2011 16:21:33 GMT -5
erden harnagody Marquis daniels all gone reportedly too...FIRE SALE IN BEANTOWN
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Post by BV on Feb 24, 2011 16:28:06 GMT -5
Charlotte is dumb. Now their team is complete ass and don't have any good young players. I like the Phoenix trade for Aaron Brooks too.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 24, 2011 16:45:14 GMT -5
erden harnagody Marquis daniels all gone reportedly too...FIRE SALE IN BEANTOWN Daniels is done for the year, and Sacto actually needed salary or else they'd be fined. Luke and Semi suck though, Glen Davis and KG are all thats available tonight for big men.
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Post by BV on Feb 24, 2011 16:47:47 GMT -5
Jeff Green isn't a big man either, he plays exactly like a SF. Seems really odd for Boston to trade three big men while already being sorta thin. Are they bringing Sheed back or something? Risky trades that could mess with Boston's chemistry. Hit or miss trades really.
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Post by Quanthor on Feb 24, 2011 17:02:16 GMT -5
I'm actually more iffy about the Wallace deal from Portland's side of things than Charlotte's. The Bobcats got two first round picks and cap relief for a borderline all-star player that has a history of injuries. He's 29 with a few years left on his deal, the Bobcats aren't competing in that time span and he's a not a franchise guy so dealing him makes a lot of sense from their perspective. Draft picks are the hot commodity in the NBA right now and for a guy of Wallace's caliber they actually got pretty good value in return.
From Portland's angle...
How is the team gonna afford a PG and a center…and be able to sign Batum to an extension in the future? Trades, trades and more trades?
This really ties Portland down to a lot of payroll for a position they didn’t really need. Two first rounders for a borderline all-star might be a bit much. The old regime wouldn't have given up the picks. This is very Paul Allen and Whitsitt-esque. He also doesn't really play great in a half court offense and that's what Portland is, so I'm not in love with this like I initially was. Portland still has assets to play with, I just don't like the trade game forcing pieces to fit together. I've seen Portland go down this road before and it blew up in their faces...I'm crossing my fingers on this one.
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Post by LA Times on Feb 24, 2011 17:03:55 GMT -5
Jeff Green isn't a big man either, he plays exactly like a SF. Seems really odd for Boston to trade three big men while already being sorta thin. Are they bringing Sheed back or something? Risky trades that could mess with Boston's chemistry. Hit or miss trades really. They are dancing in Miami, Chicago and New York right now
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 24, 2011 17:29:07 GMT -5
I love Jeff Green but not at the expense of Perkins, Celtics have 3 roster spots.
Troy Murphy, Bibby and another big?
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Post by Quanthor on Feb 24, 2011 18:30:49 GMT -5
The big winners of the day is OKC. They got some bangers. Perk and Nazr...they can probably compete with the top three teams in West now. Don't think they'll beat them, but they are in better position to take them on.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 24, 2011 18:33:03 GMT -5
Yeah Perkins is just what they need and if they can resign him, he'd be perfect in OKC for the future. They still need another scorer, but maybe this opens up the floor a bit for James Harden.
Still, Semih/Luke/Perk with Shaq and JO out is scary.
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Post by Cult Member BriGuy on Feb 24, 2011 19:00:08 GMT -5
heading to the UC to see the big 3: Der-Rick-Rose
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Post by Jamal on Feb 24, 2011 19:09:14 GMT -5
I love the move for OKC.
Not sure how much sense this makes for Boston though.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 24, 2011 19:10:30 GMT -5
I love the move for OKC. Not sure how much sense this makes for Boston though. Green makes a ton of sense, like hes perfect for this team....if they still had Perkins. Someone who can be a scorer off the bench, backup 3-4, and just be the leader of the 2nd unit. But when you deal him for Perkins? Doesnt make sense
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Post by BV on Feb 24, 2011 19:15:32 GMT -5
Yeah, Green will do fine on Boston, but now they're really weak inside. I would not trust KG/Baby/Jermaine/Shaq down the stretch. Gotta bring in a few decent bigs to see how this works. With West back I doubt they miss Nate. Thunder get bigger inside, which they desperately needed. I don't think this makes them legit contenders for the West crown though. Perk is a great defensive center, but now without Green, you have no scoring bigs. At least with Green they had him getting 15 a game or around that. Now you have Ibaka and Perkins. Two defensive players. I think OKC will have to rely on Westbrook and Durant even more.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 24, 2011 19:22:07 GMT -5
Yeah I loved what Nate did last year, but with West here and Wafer there was no need or room for Nate.
If the Celtics get Troy Murphy, maybe Rasheed Wallace back and a PG like TJ Ford I'll be happy, but right now we have 8 guys going tonight and the Nuggets are going to run the Celtics off the court otnight
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Post by LA Times on Feb 24, 2011 19:32:19 GMT -5
god ing damnit, the Bobcats are a joke. The Bobcats dont even have a star/franchise player now, just like Toronto or Cleveland. At least the Clippers, Timberwolves and Warriors have 1 or 2 guys.
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Post by BV on Feb 24, 2011 19:52:20 GMT -5
Cavs waived Leon Powe, there ya go Boston
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Post by Nash on Feb 24, 2011 19:57:53 GMT -5
Little dissapointed with the Bulls. Was hoping for an upgrade at the two, and it sounds like a deal coulda been made for Mayo. but I guess we'll try and roll with what we got and hopefully Noah can really make the difference after missing so much time.
I am a little happy with that Bos/Okc trade though. Not sure how it helps them out really by dumping Perk. Green is a pretty good player, but I dont think he's quite having the year that was expected of him. You gotta figure they'll pick up a few guys after their bought out, but still, it'd be tough to find someone with the presence Perkins gave them.
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Post by christianedge on Feb 24, 2011 19:59:21 GMT -5
You guys are over looking the presence of Nenad Kristic!!!
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