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Memphis got a super great trade.
1) Marc Gasol, an NBA Top 10 Center in his rookie year
2) #1 Draft Pick and Salary Cap
3) Lotto pick
All that for a 2nd tier star? That's pretty good to me...I think Chris Wallace got a VERY shrewd deal out of it.
This is why comments by you are taken as if you are talking out your ass. Cause you are. Season ticket holders in Memphis were fed up with Gasol and had been for 2 years. They had yet to win a SINGLE playoff game with him. There were articles at the time talking about 20 to 30 percent not renewing their tix if Gasol wasnt traded. Do some research instead of spewing bull .
The Griz, after fielding offers for Gasol over many months, decided they were not going to get anything substantial for him (as in franchise player) and decided to rebuild with youth by obtaining young pontential, expiring contracts, and draft picks very much the same way Portland has developed their core of youth and talent. They got JUST THAT. The largest expiring contract in the NBA tfor the following year, 2 potentials in Crittington and Marc Gasol (in the ROY talk all season), and 2 first round picks.
Your definition of dog is absolutely absurd as are YOU.
Memphis got a super great trade.
1) Marc Gasol, an NBA Top 10 Center in his rookie year
2) #1 Draft Pick and Salary Cap
3) Lotto pick
All that for a 2nd tier star? That's pretty good to me...I think Chris Wallace got a VERY shrewd deal out of it.
Spurs fans who are butt hurt about the Gasol trade and everything else the Lakers do are embarrassing.
The Spurs weren't going to win a le this year with Manu out and Tim hobbled. So let it go.
This year, the league wasn't very strong but that doesn't take away anything from the Lakers pending le. They did whatever they needed to do on the court to get where they are. Their role players have stepped up when they had to (Ariza has been huge in the playoffs, DFish doing what he does, etc). Give them credit as a team and show some freakin' dignity.
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I hate the Gasol trade, and think it was ridiculously unfair, but I'm not going to make threads whining about it.
If you really think it's that stupid, stop watching basketball. Whining about it to make yourself feel better is the kind of thing a Lakers fan would do.
Show some class and respect. Lakers battled to win (probably) a le this year.
yea lets be classy to the Lakers organization.
save the whole "everyone think like me or else you're a looney" speeches at the end of arguments just to try to look classy by showing fake love to the Lakers (of all teams)
Lakers cheat in the off season, regular season and post season.
It's a fact. period. From Phil Jackson whining to Kobe Bryant to NBA to the Referees.
Combine that with their fans, there is nothing to like about the Lakers or show respect. They sure don't when we won les. (Asterisks, make excuses for our les, etc.)
You know about the refs and the media love for the Lakers. C'mon save the "lets take the higher road and congratulate them" crap.
It's the Lakers (our biggest foe) and I'm just a fan in a message board forum, let's not take the $179 vbullentin license too seriously now.
If I don't care to congratulate the Lakers or it's fans or stop calling out the league's bull , it does not make me less of a fan of the Spurs or the NBA.
Staying quiet and taking the high road is for the coaches and players. We're the fans. No one gives a if I or all fans collectively take the high road and that's just a fact.
It's just like Democrats vs. Republicans, you won't see them hold hands and take the high road either. It's just the way we're all programmed to be.
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Last edited by spurscenter; 06-14-2009 at 05:50 AM.
Then stop watching basketball. You believe it's a corrupt sport.
Laker fans on the board have generally been fine this year. Much better than Mavs fans, Suns fans and Hornets fans have been when they are winning.
Combine that with their fans, there is nothing to like about the Lakers or show respect.
Again, you think it's corrupt, stop watching. Or else watch it like people watch wrestling with the understanding that it's fake entertainment.You know about the refs.
It's not the higher road. It's the normal road.C'mon save the "lets take the higher road" crap.
Kori I wasnt attacking you personally. In general.
I didn't think you were.
Whether the OP likes it or not everything mentioned here^ is 100% true. Gasol has been on the trade block for over a year prior to the trade.This is why comments by you are taken as if you are talking out your ass. Cause you are. Season ticket holders in Memphis were fed up with Gasol and had been for 2 years. They had yet to win a SINGLE playoff game with him. There were articles at the time talking about 20 to 30 percent not renewing their tix if Gasol wasnt traded. Do some research instead of spewing bull .
The Griz, after fielding offers for Gasol over many months, decided they were not going to get anything substantial for him (as in franchise player) and decided to rebuild with youth by obtaining young pontential, expiring contracts, and draft picks very much the same way Portland has developed their core of youth and talent. They got JUST THAT. The largest expiring contract in the NBA tfor the following year, 2 potentials in Crittington and Marc Gasol (in the ROY talk all season), and 2 first round picks.
Your definition of dog is absolutely absurd as are YOU.
Dammit, cobbler and DOK, why are you introducing facts to this thread?
Stop it and let spurscenter stay on his soapbox.
I swear it's funnier than anything on Youtube.
Spurscenter...keep it going, bud....I love it!
Bad collusion deals are MUCH better than tanking to get the #1 over-all draft choice TWICE!!!!
Tell me how Thr Celt felt BEFORE last year about Spurs stealing Duncan from them ...
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