Knux-Future
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Turner is technically the backup point.
and Lavoy Allen will start.
yes.
across the street not down the road right?
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Turner is technically the backup point.
and Lavoy Allen will start.
yes.
across the street not down the road right?
No Kidd, still a top 5 PG.
Howard is better than Bynum and if HOU can get Howard w/o crippling its ability to make moves going forward then it makes no sense to involve the Lakers.
benjipwns
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Hedo agreed to change it when Toronto traded him, last season is only partially guaranteed.
EDIT: Source back in the day: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5372405
Leon Babby was his agent.
:|
Oh yeah, I forgot you guys resigned him.
Well, at least Dorell Wright is a nice additional piece.
Mavs could be better than last year just by actually giving a damn.
Well Houston would get the 2nd best Center in the league who would resign and Orlando can completely blow it up and tank. Or Orlando would get Bynum, tank and hope for a guard or something then continue build around him. Yes Bynum is an idiot but at the very least you can build around him if he's the best you got. Either way Orlando's likely gonna end up going into full tank mode or Bynum unless some team has the balls to trade for Dwight otherwise.
Obviously the only reason they should even by going after Bynum is to ensure they get someone they can resign. Otherwise what in the world makes them think renting Howard for a year will turn out well when they're nowhere near contention. The only thing that would get him to resign is hoping he doesn't give a damn and he takes the $100 million for 5 years.
Jae Crowder's twitter is the best. It's like he's showing his intensity through the internet with caps lock 24/7
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Kidd getting a ring must keep you up at night
Apparently the Bobcats' main FA targets are Ramon Sessions and Brendan Haywood: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/07/11/3377002/bobcats-may-pursue-sessions-haywood.html
DAT TANK
DAT TANK
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Bingo. Fuck the Lakers if the Rockets can do this without them.
Just did some quick math and the only reason the Rockets would need to amnesty Scola is if Kmart is not being traded to Orlando or Bulls somehow don't match Asik. Houston could absorb Hedo, Dwight, Duhon, and JRich into their cap space if Kmart is being moved.
Doesn't make sense.
The silver lining.
Doesn't make sense.
The silver lining.
The Frankman
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Forget it, Houston got the Bobcats beat.
Red Blaster
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A team built around Bynum will never win a single playoff game
The Magic and Rockets could just do a trade between them because the Rockets have actual assets and Morey is dumb enough to take Dwight without any long-term commitment, Lakers just have a moron who shot 40% from the field against Kendrick Perkins in the playoffs
It's pretty cool how much you've bullshitted this 3 team deal as being beneficial for everyone when anyone with a fucking brain realizes the Lakers win that trade 50 times over
Colonel Nasty
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Dwight, Jrich, and forward army still leaves us with a decent cap. If we could convince him to stay we could, in theory, make a run for some help next summer.
The Wizard
Thats still a steaming pile of crap roster. IF this goes through, and Howard walks away as a free agent next year they are SCREWED for years to come.
And Howard WILL walk away from that poopoo platter of a roster.
ryutaro's mama
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Clutch Fans - Finding "victory" through other means than actually winning since 1995-96.
CoffeeJanitor
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Tanking > Bynum, IMO, unless they try to flip him for picks from another team or something
He lacks a heart. He's like a big ass
Seriously, he pouts and bitches and whines like a 14 year old. Plus, he already said he didn't care where he went after the Lakers lost to the Thunder, which shows he has no loyalty whatsoever. Dwight, for all of his bitching and complaining, is at least willing to go out and play every night and you won't see him walking up the court after each play.
The Wizard gives not a single fuck about signability at this point. He thinks, no matter what Howard says now, that he will have no other choice but to re-sign. The only reason to bring the Lakers in is to help Orlando shift salary. I'm not actually sure how the Lakers help the deal. They have no picks. No cap room. Unless they send Gasol along with Bynum I can't see their role
I'ma get crushed for this, but Howard is the number 2 player in the NBA. At the very worst, 3 behind KD.
Having to watch him for 82 games next year is what keeps me up at night.
uh yeah youre not going to get crushed for that
CoffeeJanitor
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He is number 2, no doubt.
Red Blaster
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Because according to Nelo Ice the only deal that should be done if Morey and Hennigan had brains is the one that creates a superteam in LA
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
benjipwns
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Uhh why? It's not like they're dealing superstar forwards here. They might lose out on some good players, but if Howard bolts it's not like they're missing out on the titles they were going to win in 2013 and 2014 with the current team.
Not with THAT avatar
CrazyDogg77
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Nobody will crash on you for that.
You guys really don't want to see us get anyone in any scenario lol. If we don't get Dwight whatever we still got the 2nd best C in the league even though I don't want him at the max he'll command. The reason it makes sense is again If Dwight walks out on Houston they're left in full tank mode or medicority...again. Orlando will come out the losers in any scenario since they are trading the biggest prize of them all.
At the very least with the 3 way Houston gets someone they can try to build around and Orlando is going to be stuck with shit anyway and hope they draft the next the big thing. Bynum's at least valuable since he's already a proven all star even though yes he is a knucklehead. It's hard to argue that value when you at least get someone who can play compared to rolling the dice on any draft pick even if it is the top 10.
It'd be weird. I played against him in high school. Dude would be great if he stopped selling weed.
He's probably CJ Watson tier at best though. Fuck it.
Lol it doesn't matter who we get at this point. If we can anyone that's actually good everyone here will be screaming their heads off to deny us even if the trade makes sense.
So Brand wants to be a Mav, and I think they are the team under the cap that has the most to bid on him. I guess it'll happen soon. Hope Mavs can resign D-West after signing Brand.
CrazyDogg77
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Am I the only one who thought JamesOn Curry was a nickname?
I'm not piling on. I just don't see how the Lakers help this deal. You bring up the idea that Bynum won't leave while Howard will. That is not an issue. Houston doesn't care. Orlando doesn't care obviously. Orlando wants picks and to unload contracts, and HOU needs to maintain some flexibility so as to not be stuck in the same position Orlando is now in.
What I genuinely do not understand is what the Lakers do to help. They can't take contracts or offer picks or young players
Red Blaster
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It's amusing how you patronize us by reducing the mantra of "you never get equal value for a star" as "LAWL TAKE OUR GARBAGE DERP". Bynum needs to be paid next year, he has no true value because whoever gets him is going to have to effectively use him as their team's centerpiece what with how overpaid everyone is becoming these days; this is a terrible idea considering how Bynum has a negative motor on a team with Kobe Bryant screaming into his ear during every timeout, I can't even begin to imagine how few fucks he'll give after he's been paid 100 million dollars.
As I said earlier, the Rockets and Magic can just do a trade between themselves; Rockets have a lot of assets, the Magic have the player Morey wants. I see pretty much no one else besides Laker fans trying to press for this 3 team deal, because everyone else knows it sucks.
Fairly certain it's pronounced James-On
Mavs probably have about $5 million left in cap space right now. Is Brand even any good any more, though?
CoffeeJanitor
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again, tanking > Dwight
how is bynum better than picks? He isn't a guy you build around, imo
ryutaro's mama
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I honestly don't give a fuck as far as Dwight goes. It be nice to get him but I can't fucking wait to see Nash/Pau PnRs.
And Nash was hinting at Nash/Kobe PnRs..?
And if Grant Hill signs and I get to see Tamia @ Staples...
GOODNESS!
Imagine if Kobe and Nash played together in their primes, circa 2006...WOO!!!
And Nash was hinting at Nash/Kobe PnRs..?
And if Grant Hill signs and I get to see Tamia @ Staples...
GOODNESS!
Imagine if Kobe and Nash played together in their primes, circa 2006...WOO!!!
I have no idea, but it's probably better than the corpse of Odom.
Doesn't he have a real post up game?
Knux how'd he look last year?
Anything is better than the corpse of Odom. Including an actual corpse.
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