"Mark Cuban was one of the most vocal owners upset about the deal"

[Lakers2009champs]

Yahoo Sports reported that NBA Commissioner David Stern killed the trade after several owners complained. Citing anonymous sources, Yahoo reported Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was one of the most vocal owners upset about the deal, done the same day as the end of the lockout, which was supposed to restore competitive balance in the league.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...NgO_story.html :lol:lol:lol

Wasn't he trying to find a way to trade for Paul? F4gg0try

[Koolaid_Man]

Yahoo Sports reported that NBA Commissioner David Stern killed the trade after several owners complained. Citing anonymous sources, Yahoo reported Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was one of the most vocal owners upset about the deal, done the same day as the end of the lockout, which was supposed to restore competitive balance in the league.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...NgO_story.html :lol:lol:lol


CP3 has a great legal case

[Monostradamus]

:smokin after 122-86, Cuban's still bustin that Laker ass.

[DMC]

CP3 has a great legal case
:lmao

Law advisor

[Lakers2009champs]

:downspin::downspin::downspin:

[Koolaid_Man]

Yahoo! Sports reported Hornets general manager Dell Demps had been allowed to negotiate trade offers without interference — and then this happened after he made a deal that did cost the Lakers a four-time All-Star in Gasol and the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year in Odom.

a great legal case

[Nathan89]

:lol Cuban shits on the Lakers dreams again.

[ChumpDumper]

CP3 has a great legal caseCite the legal precedents you are using to make that argument, counselor.

[DMC]

Yahoo! Sports reported Hornets general manager Dell Demps had been allowed to negotiate trade offers without interference — and then this happened after he made a deal that did cost the Lakers a four-time All-Star in Gasol and the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year in Odom.

a great legal case
Nothing you said has anything to do with having a case. You don't know shit about the terms of existing contracts and how the NBA controls trades with teams they own.

[picc84]

sweep not enough :lol

[LakerLanny]

Cuban and Popovich apparently controlling the NBA trade market.

And people want to pretend Detroit legitimately won the 2004 Finals, sure they did! Jump ball violations to open the first four games (all phantom of course) and huge FT attempt differentials in every game.

The NBA is being fixed against the Lakers.

[DMC]

sweep not enough :lol
:lmao

Cuban cock blocks after the sweep. Classic.

[Koolaid_Man]

Nothing you said has anything to do with having a case. You don't know shit about the terms of existing contracts and how the NBA controls trades with teams they own.

grow a fat dick and then call Maria back

[ChumpDumper]

The NBA is being fixed against the Lakers.:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin: rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[DMC]

Cuban and Popovich apparently controlling the NBA trade market.

And people want to pretend Detroit legitimately won the 2004 Finals, sure they did! Jump ball violations to open the first four games (all phantom of course) and huge FT attempt differentials in every game.

The NBA is being fixed against the Lakers.
Don't you mean Holt? Pop is the head coach and Prez of basketball operations. RC is the GM and Holt is the representing owner, oh famous one who's name we shall not mention.

[DMC]

grow a fat dick and then call Maria back
Mad! :lmao

[ChumpDumper]

Don't you mean Holt? Pop is the head coach and Prez of basketball operations. RC is the GM and Holt is the representing owner, oh famous one who's name we shall not mention.Must be famous for sucking.

[LakerLanny]

Don't you mean Holt? Pop is the head coach and Prez of basketball operations. RC is the GM and Holt is the representing owner, oh famous one who's name we shall not mention.


Pop was the moron who whined incessantly about the Gasol trade to the Lakers.

Then backtracked after time proved it was a very fair deal for both sides.

But you knew that, right?

Don't try and talk basketball with me, you are way out of your limited scope of knowledge when trying to go back and forth with me....I am like the IBM Supercomputer Watson when it comes to the NBA.

[DMC]

Must be famous for sucking.
Could be Lamar moonlighting. Seems to have about the same IQ.

[DPG21920]

sweep not enough :lol


:lol POTD

[picc84]

Cuban wanted 49 :lol

[picc84]

In all of Cubans fury I hope he realizes he just potentially helped the Lakers. If a Dwight deal wasn't coming this was a lateral move at best. Now it frees us up to focus on Dwight without the threat of having no frontcourt at all.

If that happens, all bets are off and maybe CP3 ends up here anyway. Get Dwight, THEN Paul. Its the natural order of things.

[Banzai]

lol Cuban....has he come up with a design for the mavs rings yet?

[DMC]

lol Cuban....has he come up with a design for the mavs rings yet?

I think they're going to have a crab, a whistle and a broom on them.

[DMC]

In all of Cubans fury I hope he realizes he just potentially helped the Lakers. If a Dwight deal wasn't coming this was a lateral move at best. Now it frees us up to focus on Dwight without the threat of having no frontcourt at all.

If that happens, all bets are off and maybe CP3 ends up here anyway. Get Dwight, THEN Paul. Its the natural order of things.

You have to admit though, sending one of the NBA elite to a notoriously pampered franchise right out of the "lockout to make the league more competitive" was going to raise eyebrows.

[ChumpDumper]

The Lakers made a trade within the rules of the league.The owners of the Hornets didn't want to make it.

[DMC]

The Lakers made a trade within the rules of the league.
But the league owns the Hornets.

[Giuseppe]

You have to admit though, sending one of the NBA elite to a notoriously pampered franchise right out of the "lockout to make the league more competitive" was going to raise eyebrows.

That's the comedy in it:::Paul being an NBA elite.

[ElNono]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u296/emotionless2007/cpflop.gif

[ChumpDumper]

Regardless to who we get, Odom must go.He didn't cry any more than you did this morning.
Sweetie, can you tell them to stop picking on me. The lol thread has worn out its welcome... real talk.

[Giuseppe]

Regardless to who we get, Odom must go.

Why?

[Giuseppe]

He didn't cry any more than you did this morning.

Look at Dumper, easin' on down into the ca-ca.

Ya look pisser!

[DMC]

That's the comedy in it:::Paul being an NBA elite.
If you break it down to positions, Paul is an elite in his position.

Of course, Laker fan thinks 5 Kobe's would be a great team, but let's be adults here; Chris Paul is one of the top two PGs in the league.

Anyone who thinks Paul isn't an elite player has an agenda or doesn't know the game.

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

In all of Cubans fury I hope he realizes he just potentially helped the Lakers. If a Dwight deal wasn't coming this was a lateral move at best. Now it frees us up to focus on Dwight without the threat of having no frontcourt at all.

If that happens, all bets are off and maybe CP3 ends up here anyway. Get Dwight, THEN Paul. Its the natural order of things.

You cant't be that much of an idiot can you?? Everybody with a brain fucking knows that if that Paul trade went down then it was a foregone conclusion that a Dwight for Bynum swap was coming next. No way to slice it Stern and the owners knew what was coming and had no choice but to stop it. This wasn't so much about the Paul trade it was more about what everyone and they grandma knew was coming up next.

[DMC]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u296/emotionless2007/cpflop.gif

Everybody flops.

[DJ Mbenga]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u296/emotionless2007/cpflop.gif

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/915689/CP-got-Stern_d_medium.gif

[stretch]

I don't think it would have been NEARLY as big of an issue if it werent for the fact that the Hornets are owned by the NBA. If another team did it, there might have been a little complaint, but not enough to get it blocked most likely.

[DMC]

Why?
Luva has a point. Odom is brain fucked now. He either mans up and destroys the field, or he sandbags all season.

Hard to know.

Trade rumors had Tony Parker working extra hard to keep his spot, but Lamar is past where Tony was and Tony wasn't told he was traded already.


Kinda like the Dallas deal with Devin Harris a few years back, I forget who else was in it that was also traded before the trade was blocked. That was awkward.

[ChumpDumper]

I don't think it would have been NEARLY as big of an issue if it werent for the fact that the Hornets are owned by the NBA. If another team did it, there might have been a little complaint, but not enough to get it blocked most likely.Exactly.

There's no telling what an actual owner would have done in this case, but trading your expiring franchise player's contract for multiple years of Scola and Martin and no picks doesn't seem like the smartest business move on its face.

[LakerLanny]

So the precedent has been set. In order to be fair to the Lakers, whoever gets Paul needs to give up MORE than the NBA 6th Man of the Year and a big man who was an all star last season and multiple times in his career.

Stern better stick to that standard.

[DMC]

I don't think it would have been NEARLY as big of an issue if it werent for the fact that the Hornets are owned by the NBA. If another team did it, there might have been a little complaint, but not enough to get it blocked most likely.
Corporations have to avoid the appearance of impropriety. That's been true for a long time.

[ChumpDumper]

So the precedent has been set. In order to be fair to the Lakers, whoever gets Paul needs to give up MORE than the NBA 6th Man of the Year and a big man who was an all star last season and multiple times in his career.

Stern better stick to that standard.Or else what?

[Giuseppe]

Luva has a point.

Fuck me. You siding Luva.

Night all.

[DMC]

So the precedent has been set. In order to be fair to the Lakers, whoever gets Paul needs to give up MORE than the NBA 6th Man of the Year and a big man who was an all star last season and multiple times in his career.

Stern better stick to that standard.
No, they have to give up better than two people who got swept in the 2nd round by a midget and Peja.

[ElNono]

So the precedent has been set. In order to be fair to the Lakers, whoever gets Paul needs to give up MORE than the NBA 6th Man of the Year and a big man who was an all star last season and multiple times in his career.

Stern better stick to that standard.

Depends. As far as what NO is trying to do, expiring deals and lottery picks is much more valuable than that.

[picc84]

Regardless to who we get, Odom must go.

Bynum is the only one who must go.

[DMC]

Fuck me. You siding Luva.

Night all.
Not siding, but I can see where he's going.

Also, Lamar would be a nice fit in SA, where this classless shit never happens.

[Killakobe81]

LOL is this the NBA or a fantasy football league?
And doesn't the Lakers (and the league) making big bucks benefit the rest of the teams, since thet are sharing revenue?

And LOL Stern, he has become a gaping pussy. I know he always worked for the owners ...but Stern used to run shit like a "Don" ...know he cow-tows ...to rank and file. It's quite unseemly ...

[picc84]

You cant't be that much of an idiot can you?? Everybody with a brain fucking knows that if that Paul trade went down then it was a foregone conclusion that a Dwight for Bynum swap was coming next. No way to slice it Stern and the owners knew what was coming and had no choice but to stop it. This wasn't so much about the Paul trade it was more about what everyone and they grandma knew was coming up next.

No it wasn't. Orlando's front office is under death threats of making that trade, they could trade Howard wherever they wanted regardless of if he wants LA or not because teams would probably trade for him without promise of extension. Or just let him walk in the summer. Which the GM and fans would possibly rather do than trade him to LA after the Shaq fiasco in the 90's.

LA could have traded for CP and Orlando just decides "fuck LA, rot here and sign there for pennies this summer if you want motherfucker".

[NewcastleKEG]

So the precedent has been set. In order to be fair to the Lakers, whoever gets Paul needs to give up MORE than the NBA 6th Man of the Year and a big man who was an all star last season and multiple times in his career.

Stern better stick to that standard.
Yes

Passing on 2 scrubs who averaged 25 pts COMBINED in the playoffs last year is a good start.

[DPG21920]

I can't believe people don't see the difference between every team with an owner vs the NBA owning a team and the issues (like this that arise).

[baseline bum]

Wow, first Cuban hands them the skunker and then he pours the glass all over their face.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

this thread is solid gold.

[Mugen]

LOL is this the NBA or a fantasy football league?
And doesn't the Lakers (and the league) making big bucks benefit the rest of the teams, since thet are sharing revenue?

And LOL Stern, he has become a gaping pussy. I know he always worked for the owners ...but Stern used to run shit like a "Don" ...know he cow-tows ...to rank and file. It's quite unseemly ...

Stern definitely regulated some assholes tonight. They just happened to belong to LakerFan.

[WeNeedLength]

FalseHoop
BREAKING: Lakers get Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom! #CP3jokes

:rollin:lmao:lol:downspin:

Everyone is having a good laugh about this except for you tight-holed Lala fans. AHAHAahhahaa

[LakerLanny]

Stern definitely regulated some assholes tonight. They just happened to belong to LakerFan.


You probably have regulated a lot of men's assholes at your glory hole.

[Killakobe81]

Thing that is funny Im not even that disappointed ...wasnt 100% sold on the deal anyway.

what I dont like is the fact that stern is cockblocking moves we have been working on for years. Stern is overstepping his authority, here. 3 teams agreed and now he wants to back out. he is screwing over 3 franchises ... Odom is already a mess, and Im sure Scola and Martin are not happy either. Demps was given the authority to deal and got undermined by Gilbert cuban and some other bitchass owners.

[Killakobe81]

Basically ALL i care about is this fucker Stern and these owners undermining Mitch/Buss. I dont even care that much about Paul ...

[LkrFan]

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/915689/CP-got-Stern_d_medium.gif

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[BoricuaCJA]

Cuban and Popovich apparently controlling the NBA trade market.

And people want to pretend Detroit legitimately won the 2004 Finals, sure they did! Jump ball violations to open the first four games (all phantom of course) and huge FT attempt differentials in every game.

The NBA is being fixed against the Lakers.
LMFAO!!! Really, just do yourself and the world a favor and kill yourself.

[ChumpDumper]

Thing that is funny Im not even that disappointed ...wasnt 100% sold on the deal anyway.

what I dont like is the fact that stern is cockblocking moves we have been working on for years. Stern is overstepping his authority, here. 3 teams agreed and now he wants to back out. he is screwing over 3 franchises ... Odom is already a mess, and Im sure Scola and Martin are not happy either. Demps was given the authority to deal and got undermined by Gilbert cuban and some other bitchass owners.Well, they own the Hornets.

If you buy the Hornets, you can make any shitty trade you want.

[HeavyWeight]

I am like the IBM Supercomputer Watson when it comes to the NBA.

No, you're like the real life 40 year old virgin.

[Giuseppe]

Wow, first Cuban hands them the skunker and then he pours the glass all over their face.

The Skunker!!!