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WTF are they doing down in Florida?
Magic should ask for Gasol.
WTF are they doing down in Florida?
The more I look at this trade, the dumber it gets for Orlando.
-Letting D-Ho play out the season was a better option. If he walks, that's fine. You suck but you clear cap space and will have a couple high lottery picks. And there was always that 1% chance that he'd get confused again and sign another contract.
-Trade D-Ho to Houston for their best offer would have been better. I don't even know what their best offer was but I can guarantee you it'd be a lot better than locking in Danny Green, Jr. for $7.8 million per season over four years.
-Trade Howard for Bynum straight up. Bynum could bluff but with his knees a ticking time bomb he was going to sign an extension with any team.
-Those Nets offers were pretty "meh" but they were better than this BS.
-Even those early trade discussions that would have landed just expiring contracts and picks would have been better.
Orlando didn't do anything in this trade. They didn't clear cap room. They didn't shed bad contracts. They didn't get great assets. It's basically the worst possible trade that they could have made.
Gasol in 2008. Howard in 2012.
Lakers just get anyone they want so easily.
2 things.
Absolutely critical for the Spurs to get that #1 seed again in 2013. Have LA and OK battle it out again in the 2nd round. Assuming our chemistry pans out which I believe it will, winning a best of 7 is doable against one of them.
Second, I don't have a problem with the trade because after last year's final I realized it would have been more compelling with LA playing instead of OK. They are the team you love to hate and that glamour factor I think adds value to basketball. They are the team I want to see the Spurs play and beat the most. A character like Howard only solidifies that feeling.
It'll be a great '12-'13 season regardless.
Could flip Gasol for assets from Houston at least
5% chance Spurs beating the lakers (if la is healthy).
Wonder if Houston will now give up one of their PF's for Neal
Not sure what they officially offered in talks, but at one point there were rumors they were willing to take at least Duhon and Jrich, and send back anyone not named Lin, or Asik.
The west is ridiculously stacked.. going to be a lonnnngggg season for the spurs
Doesn't matter...they can't beat OKC either.
The Spurs le years are over.
Well, this is how the new CBA works.
First seed just go so much more important
Diaw needs to keep eating, and hit a growth spurt.
Orlando must be straight up tanking now. Can't imagine why they wouldn't have aimed for a sensible Bynum-Howard swap.
Must sign Oden....
Who cares. Spurs have Bonner and Blair.
Not that it is any consolation to us fans, but if Howard does resign in LA next season, they are going to be pretty much paying the rest of the league to play them given the progressive tax
Drive for Five. Five years without a le because that ginger has been in the rotation.Who cares. Spurs have Bonner and Blair.
cba lockout fight for parity has now become a parody...lol
so whats the purpose of the other 20 teams that has no chance of competing for a ring? might as well sign players meet the minimum team cap requirement and just collect the nba revenue...
Taking names of all the bags saying theyre giving up the nba. If they post next season they should be banned
cba lockout fight for parity has now become a parody...lol
so whats the purpose of the other 20 teams that has no chance of competing for a ring? might as well sign players meet the minimum team cap requirement and just collect the nba revenue...
The worst part of this is that the last time the Lakers pulled a move like this, the Spurs knee-jerk reaction was to trade for Richard Jefferson...
Pretty much, Holt is gunna get paid and Lakers and Brooklyn picking up the tab
Might as well contract to 8 teams.
Can't wait for 10 straight rings in LAL
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