Gasol to Chicago

[lefty]

Almost done tbh

[apalisoc_9]

I believe this.

Gasol is not signing with the spurs..Was always option D for Pau

[sook]

another Gamma on the move.

[Indazone]

oh chit! Please say this isn't true

[ElNono]

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[DJR210]

Fuck him, he'll regret in June

[Reck]

Fuck him, he'll regret in June

Yeah I really wanted him to the Spurs. That would have sealed the deal on the back to back.

Still feel like Spurs will get there anyway but would have been alot easier with the spaniard. Oh well.

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Doesn't make a lick of sense. He never did have a brain in his fuckin' head.

[Reck]

Doesn't make a lick of sense. He never did have a brain in his fuckin' head.

Cully!

[scanry]

Doesn't make a lick of sense. He never did have a brain in his fuckin' head.

Look what Dale's doing to MVPau. :lol You're light two without the Spaniard.

[Franklin]

Spurs don't need one more TOSB in their paint imho.

[phyzik]

Still up in the air IMHO.... If he comes to Spurs, he would actually have a great chance to play with his brother after Duncan retires.

Spurs are set either way this plays out. He goes out East and fights the Cavs and Indiana and maybe meet a tough Western Conference opponent in the finals (Spurs, OKC, Clippers), or he comes to the Spurs and sits pretty for a good chance to ring the bell.

[ElNono]

I don't mind him going East... I just don't see how they can S&T with the Bulls unless they sucker up some GM from a third team to take on Nash's contract...

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Look what Dale's doing to MVPau. :lol You're light two without the Spaniard.

He couldn't win a single playoff game without Kobe holding his fuckin' hand. Now he has a soft seat there with you and he needs to go to Chicago. See, now you know what's it like dealing with this squirrely bastard.

[TheGoldStandard]

I don't mind him going East... I just don't see how they can S&T with the Bulls unless they sucker up some GM from a third team to take on Nash's contract...

There are plenty of retarded GMs in the league

[HI-FI]

I don't mind him going East... I just don't see how they can S&T with the Bulls unless they sucker up some GM from a third team to take on Nash's contract...
not only stupid organizations but underhanded deals, like what brought MVPau to the Lakers in the first place.

[whitemamba]

here we go

[Donkeybong]

Going to miss that fool. Very under-appreciated, although he did deserve some criticism for his disappearing act in 2011 (was never the same player). Hope the change will light a fire under his ass.

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not only stupid organizations but underhanded deals, like what brought MVPau to the Lakers in the first place.

Like you getting Diaw & Jackson underhandedly. You've nary room, HI.

[midnightpulp]

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"Working" in Woj's tweet pretty much means which team can we find that'll take Nash.

[Indazone]

Lakers have to pay $15 million for Lin in his last year of his contract but since it was a backloaded contract to begin with, Lin only counts for 8.3 million against the cap.

[Donkeybong]

If deal goes through, does this mean Bulls out of the Melo sweepstakes too?

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Going to miss that fool. Very under-appreciated, although he did deserve some criticism for his disappearing act in 2011 (was never the same player). Hope the change will light a fire under his ass.

Kobe would light the fire and it would go out. Kobe would relight the fire and it would go out. I'm sick of babysitting that idiot. He's an aristocratic type who thinks his shit don't stink. He's not even American and thinks like that. His brother is the same way. GIGO.

[Donkeybong]

Lakers have to pay $15 million for Lin in his last year of his contract but since it was a backloaded contract to begin with, Lin only counts for 8.3 million against the cap.

weird rule

[TheGoldStandard]

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"Working" in Woj's tweet pretty much means which team can we find that'll take Nash.

Mitch cold calling GMs

Hey, how's it going? Yeah... didn't see the Lebron thing happening... oh yeah we missed out on Melo.. Weather is nice.. so anyway you want to take Nash off my hands... (dial tone) uhh hello?

[Donkeybong]

Kobe would light the fire and it would go out. Kobe would relight the fire and it would go out. I'm sick of babysitting that idiot. He's an aristocratic type who thinks his shit don't stink. He's not even American and thinks like that. His brother is the same way. GIGO.

you have to admit. He was being completely misused by Dantoni.

[midnightpulp]

If deal goes through, does this mean Bulls out of the Melo sweepstakes too?

Yep.

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you have to admit. He was being completely misused by Dantoni.

He sabotaged Dantoni because Dantoni wasn't Phil. It was a cowardly act by a confirmed coward.

[Donkeybong]

So knicks have no real reason to offer him the max anymore with no one really having anymore space.

[Donkeybong]

He sabotaged Dantoni because Dantoni wasn't Phil. It was a cowardly act by a confirmed coward.

Sabotaged Dantoni? wtf. Dantoni was garbage and you know it.

[ElNono]

Bulls can amnesty Boozer and sign him outright... don't need a S&T for that tho

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Sabotaged Dantoni? wtf. Dantoni was garbage and you know it.

BS. He was never given a fair shake. Pau took off after him and instead of Kobe acting like somebody he sided Gasol because he owed Gasol and because there was nothing at stake not to sell Dantoni down the river.

[mystargtr34]

So could the Bulls sign Melo with cap space first and then S&T for Gasol :lol.?

[ElNono]

BS. He was never given a fair shake. Pau took off after him and instead of Kobe acting like somebody he sided Gasol because he owed Gasol and because there was nothing at stake not to sell Dantoni down the river.

BS. He wanted Pau shooting 3 pointers and running SSOL up and down the court...

The roster didn't match the gameplan, and on that point, you can't blame either, IMO.

[midnightpulp]

Bulls can amnesty Boozer and sign him outright... don't need a S&T for that tho

Yeah. They probably figure they're out of the Melo sweepstakes and Pau is the next best thing.

Hope that's the case, since I don't want the Lakers helped out by someone taking on Nash.

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BS. He wanted Pau shooting 3 pointers and running SSOL up and down the court...

The roster didn't match the gameplan, and on that point, you can't blame either, IMO.

He quit on Dantoni. And because Kobe didn't have a horse in the race he didn't do right by Dantoni. I ain't no fool. I saw what went on. Gasol made an example out of Dantoni. Whatever frustrations he'd harbored during the Phil years were taken on out on Dantoni in spades. Fuck him.

[midnightpulp]

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[DMC]

He quit on Dantoni. And because Kobe didn't have a horse in the race he didn't do right by Dantoni. I ain't no fool. I saw what went on. Gasol made an example out of Dantoni. Whatever frustrations he'd harbored during the Phil years were taken on out on Dantoni in spades. Fuck him.

That's 5 eatin' at you. Dissension in the ranks is the result of the new status quo.

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Pincus is dialed in, still think this is not a done deal...

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And T-Spence!

[ElNono]

He quit on Dantoni.

BS. D'Antoni cried a river to the media and then benched him. He wanted Pau to be Amare, because Mike doesn't know how to play any other way.

The reality is that Pau was a bad fit for that system. They couldn't unload him because of the mammoth contract.

Fact is Pau played pretty well under Mike Brown, and the Potato Head season was miles more successful than Mike D's....

[midnightpulp]

Pincus is dialed in, still think this is not a done deal...

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And T-Spence!

The sticker is Nash. If it's only the MLE, Pau's preferred destination is the Spurs, so if the Bulls can't find a way to pay him more, he's ours.

[Kidd K]

Too bad for Spurs, he would have been great here.

Chicago will be better with Pau if Thibs wasn't such a terrible offensive mind with a pamphlet for a playbook. Bulls still need Melo tbh.

[Aztecfan03]

Like you getting Diaw & Jackson underhandedly. You've nary room, HI.

you are imagining things.

[spurraider21]

tree of spence is denying this story

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you are imagining things.

My ass. You cheated and garnered a ring because of that cheat. Lucky bastards.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

The sticker is Nash. If it's only the MLE, Pau's preferred destination is the Spurs, so if the Bulls can't find a way to pay him more, he's ours.

This trade fell through last night. Even this guy is calling this shit out. It's either the bulls amnesty Boozer, lose the MLE and BAE, and sign Gasol, or wait, trade Boozer in a 3 team trade days to get a trade exception for Lance Stephenson and still have the MLE and BAE.

First scenario would absolutely screw the Bulls over.

[jeebus]

Thibs is gonna run his ass into the ground. Oh well. My Nigga Bane will rip him a new one when the time comes.

[Koolaid_Man]

Doesn't make a lick of sense. He never did have a brain in his fuckin' head.

nor did he have a dick between his legs

[Aztecfan03]

BS. He wanted Pau shooting 3 pointers and running SSOL up and down the court...

The roster didn't match the gameplan, and on that point, you can't blame either, IMO.

This was obvious even before D'antoni signed.

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This was obvious even before D'antoni signed.

The point is Gasol sabotaged Dantoni because there was nothing to lose and he was shrewd enough to see that. He could read the tea leaves, could see the upheaval and anarchy all about him. Instead of taking that opportunity to assist in quelling an organization in such turmoil he instead viciously further undermined the determination of the coaching staff. And Kobe, he knew the score, but, he as well figured that backing Gasol would be more fruitful than backing Dantoni and so as Gasol poked & prodded Dantoni---Kobe turned his back on him and left him to Gasol.

& if Dantoni could state the once upon a time I'm confident he would confirm my assertions.

Gasol is a small man, near infinitesimal.

[LkrFan]

I don't mind him going East... I just don't see how they can S&T with the Bulls unless they sucker up some GM from a third team to take on Nash's contract...

Best thing is to eat Nash's contract. Maybe they'll get someone useful for him at the deadline? Otherwise, eat that shiiiiiiiiiiit. :lol

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Here's some food for thought from the ESPN Boards:::



John Robert Perry (https://www.facebook.com/LibMat) · Top Commenter · Works at Disney (https://www.facebook.com/Disney)Anthony Demetrius Allen - It's a catch 22. If they HAD traded Pau, they might have several players on the roster in his place. For example, when the Chirs Paul deal fell through, they could have just said, fine - Houston, we'll do Pau for the parts you were going to give to New Orleans - Dragic (now a very good PG bing paid less than Lin), Scola (not a star but a reasonably good PF), their 1st round pick (which I think became Jeremy Lamb), and Kevin Martin... and they turned Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb into James Harden.

So when Howard came to town, instead of playing with broken down Nash, he'd have been playing with young healthy Dragic, Kobe, James Harden, an Luis Scola. And without Nash, they probably wouldn't have brought in D'Antoni... and Houston wouldn't have had Harden to LURE Howard to Houston, so he might have stayed in LA.

Pau's value basically declined year by year after that. In the last trade offer, Cleveland was offering Bynum's non guaranteed contract. That's it. No draft pick (protected or otherwise), just a salary dump. If Cleveland would have been willing to give up even two second round picks (like they gave up to get Deng), Pau might have been enough to get them into the playoffs.

[Sheriff Hoyt]

Can someone post Adrian Won Twitter update? Says this deal should be done today

[lefty]

:lol