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Z can barely move, he has no game at all outside of outside jump shots at this point..he wouldn't fit here at all..
I would be shocked if he isn't back in Cleveland..he's loved in the organization and he loves it there..this was obviously a business decision, and I'm assuming part of the deal was an agreement of buying him out and letting him return to Cleveland..
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Nazr's been way more productive this year than Z has..
When the trade deadline passes and the Spurs have done nothing, they will be salivating over big Z or Gooden if and when they are released.
All of you Bonner haters must have a hard-on about acquiring Big Z.
Yahoo says that Dallas now wants the Big Z to fill in for Dampier.
Size matters.
Spurs should go for him
How can they do that?
Other teams have done it under the same rules so I don't see how they can arbitrarily rule against them now..
he is going back to the Cavs for the vet minimum, not a chance for us, also, we have McDyess in that position, so WE DO NOT NEED HIM AT ALL!!! We needed T. Thomas from the Bulls, but L. Brown SMART-LY GOT HIM...
about time the nba stopped this bs of trading a guy only to have him return
Yes, he'd be an enormous upgrade over Bonner.
Can the NBA stop Big Z from returning to Cleveland?
By Kurt Helin
According to a high-level NBA official reached by Mary Schmitt Boyer of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the NBA is not going to get in the way of Big Z returning to the Cavaliers, if that is what he wants. There is no evidence of this deal already being in place before the first trade was made, the official said.
That means Mark Heisler's sources were wrong. If you lived in LA, that probably wouldn't surprise you.
9:49 am Everybody just expects that Zydrunas Ilgauskas is going to get bought out by the Washington Wizards in the next couple days, spend a few weeks flirting with Marc Cuban and the other boys at the party, then sign again with Cleveland to make the rich even richer.
But not so fast, according to the LA Times Mark Heisler on his twitter account.
HOLD THAT HOMECOMING. Source says NBA has told other teams it won't let Z go back to Cavs. May be woofing with no rule against it, maybe not
HOMECOMING II: Wizards haven't even bought out Zydrunas Ilgauskas yet but everyone knows it's coming and NBA officials read papers
You want to see the league and players union get in fight, then wait to see what happens if the league tries to stop this deal.
The league has the legal right to step in if there is a pre-arranged deal, which is why these things are handled like mafia members talking business on the phone -- all code words, winks and nods. (Well, mafia members probably don't wink at each other all that much). Everyone knows this is the plan, and some coaches hate it, but good luck proving there was any deal in place.
Ilgauskas is in the 12th year of an NBA career that has been all in Cleveland. He was just voted the fifth greatest player in Cavs history. He is tied to the community. Is it a shock he'd want to go home? What kind of deal needs to be in place for that?
Good luck proving anything, NBA.
The Wizards buyout of Ilgauskas is taking a little time because with the Wizards under the luxury tax they don't actually have to buy him out. The Wizards have a little leverage, so they will want the buyout amount lowered. Big Z will give in some if he wants to play again this year. And other teams including Atlanta and Dallas, have said they may come after him.
Who knows who is feeding Heisler his information. I'm sure there are plenty of people around the league that would like to stop this deal (and similar ones before it) and the owners may take up the rule change in the off-season.
But good luck proving a deal was in place and stopping Ilgauskas from being a Cav again for the playoffs. Not going to happen.
He'd be an excellent pickup...big body, great passer, hit the outside J. I'm wondering if Spurs released Ratliffe in hopes of creating a spot for Z.
Big Z may not be interested in getting front row seats for the Small Ball Show.
Its common knowledge Howard bukkaked him in the ECF last year.
Last edited by Booharv; 02-23-2010 at 12:03 AM.
Yeah Ilguskas is going to pass up a red carpet all the way to the finals with the team that drafted him to play on a team where Keith Bogans is a starter.
Bogans is a bulldog; he's man's best friend.
Last time I checked (not thoroughly), Z is a man.
Only if it means goodbye Bonner.
Just heard on the CLE-BOS game from David Aldridge that Spurs are one of the teams interested in Big Z.
Doubt he comes here but it's news.
If the Spurs are interested how are the chances he comes over here ?
well now with Shaq hurting his thumb in tonight's game against the Cavs, they are really going to need Z now if the injury is serious
There's pretty much no chance that he goes anywhere but Cleveland..
The Spurs are going to be mentioned as a suitor for every veteran that gets waived..
OK. This isn't targeted towards you but more so towards the implication of the post.
Any player at any position? Are the Spurs becoming the resting home for vets prior to their ultimate departure from the game? Does the organization believe that somehow they can get any once productive player to be able to effectively contribute on this team when it's been noted and proven that players just can't come in to this system and be effective without at least a year of playing in the system?
How does that help this team's chances of going through the playoffs with more wins than losses? How would that give a glimmer of hope that this person would be a good acquisition?
That's what I would call counting on a wish and a prayer.
Is (would) the team be relegated to that? Hoping "any" player could come in and be the difference for this year?
Enter aged veteran joining the team at this moment...our chances are now improved by X amount to win the whole thing.
What a sad day in Spurs basketball if that's the case.
I guess if that's all you have to possibly make it happen...it's all you could do.
To me if that's all the team would have...they might as well shoot for their best hope in the draft.
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