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I dunno. They've got one year until the elephant in the room regarding Harden and Ibaka gets resolved.
Doesn't matter what the lakers or spurs do. For the foreseeable future, the west belongs to okc.
I dunno. They've got one year until the elephant in the room regarding Harden and Ibaka gets resolved.
You really think there's that much separation?
I cannot believe how stupid Orlando is - you have the best C in the NBA, in his prime no less, and you get that for him?
Love the deal for Denver - they will be heaps of fun to watch, and dangerous, next year.
I'm very interested to see the Nash-Howard combo. I wanted to see Nash go to Orlando last year, as I think those two could work very well together. Nash and Howard on the pick and roll could be deadly. Of course, I didn't want to see them together on the damn Lakers...but oh well. There are health concerns, as both have bad backs now. How those two mesh with Kobe remains to be seen as well. I'd say they are the favorites in the West now, but I wouldn't pick them over the newly crowned King James just yet. I have a feeling Lebron could be ridiculous this year now that the monkey is off his back.
Remind me... What happened to Payton, Kobe, Malone & Shaq?
One would hope.
The same thing that'll happen to their new mighty four this year, sans actually making it to the finals.
The more I think about it the more I realize the spurs were used to make every small market seem like they have a chance. That torch is being passed to OKC now. NBA is a joke. Timvp you it know too.
Malone (19th season) and Payton (14th) were not in their primes. Dwight Howard is and all-nba 1st team, all-defensive 1st team to boot.
Are the Lakers really gonna have 100+ mil payroll for the coming season? Just saw they added meeks for 3 mil and supposedly going after KMart (according to hoopshype), wtf...
Haha, It may not have been Hennigan's fault but hes already receiving some of the backslash.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...arded_By_Spurs
You gotta understand that anytime a superstar wants out, and makes it publicly known, you're simply not going to get anything close to fair market value.
The Magic knew this and for some reason decided to draw out the process as long as they could. That's their fault, but to be honest I'm not sure I would have really taken the Nets offer either. Lopez is mediocre and the last thing they want at this point is to be saddled by a large contract for a player they don't want. They have enough of those already.
My main criticism for the Magic is them not finding a way to dump Turkolugu in the process. Howard is at least worth that IMHO, but I guess beggars can't be choosers.
Report: Rob Hennigan Was Not Highly Regarded By Spurs
Aug 10, 2012 10:13 PM EDT
Rob Hennigan spent four years with the Spurs, beginning as an intern and working his way up to become the team's director of basketball operations.
Hennigan left the Spurs to join Sam Presti in Oklahoma City, where he spent two seasons as the Thunder’s assistant general manager/player personnel.
"Hennigan didn’t have the same stature in San Antonio," writes Buck Harvey. "When he left to join Presti, the Spurs thought he probably needed to get out and try something else."
Presti's top assistant was Troy Weaver, who reportedly didn't interview as well with the Magic as Hennigan.
Via Buck Harvey/San Antonio Express-News
Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/news#ixzz23CyojURZ
nba going to compensate orlando by giving them the 2013 lottery pick....thats when i stop watchin nba, even if its top5 pick...fck them they will give him away for peanuts in 5yrs time
NBA FO power rankings
1. Lakers/Mitch Kupchak
2. Heat/Pat Riley
3. San Antonio/RC Buford
4. Boston/Danny Ainge
9001. New York/Glen Grunwald
900000000000000000000000000000001. Orlando/Rob Hennigan
Circa 2008
Pretty obvious, except it is not called a joke, it is called business.
Laker fans already anointing their team as 2013 champs is a big step when taking on a center who has no game w/o relying on athletic ability in a situation where he is coming off an operation on his back from a herniated disk.
I said this months ago, but Howard will be bothered by that back the rest of his career. The Lakers took a big risk dealing Bynum to take him imo.
Even when he was 100% healthy, he had a hard time staying out of foul trouble...I want to see him move at game speed before I am a believer.
Overrated trade until he proves the back is good. If he proves it is, it was a good addition, but it is a big IF.
No...but Kobe & Nash are in their 16th... and certainly not in their primes either.
& Prime Shaq > Prime Howard.
9000 rankings? /sp/NBA FO power rankings
1. Lakers/Mitch Kupchak
2. Heat/Pat Riley
3. San Antonio/RC Buford
4. Boston/Danny Ainge
9001. New York/Glen Grunwald
900000000000000000000000000000001. Orlando/Rob Hennigan
NBA is finished.
This league gonna disappear in 5 years.
Book it.
100 million???
The Lakers just added a two time NBA MVP and a 3 time defensive player of the year. They're addressing their outside shooting concerns by getting Jodie Meeks. It's hard to not like their chances.
remember 04, stern already has it locked in another lakers finals appearance....he will do whatever it takes just for ratings...
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