Will the NBA get their wish?, Celtics vs Lakers |
Will the NBA get their wish?, Celtics vs Lakers |
May 29 2008, 08:09 AM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 14 |
After the trades for Garnett and Allen, which seemed to be fairly one-sided last summer, I had to question these moves. There were so many teams in the running for both of these guys, yet the Celts packages for both were the best available? That is hard to believe. (Boston ties with Minnesota - McHale)
Then earlier this year, another trade goes down with the Lakers trading for Gasol without giving up Andrew Bynum. Again, there seemed to be several teams in the mix, and the Lakers offer was the best. (Lakers ties with Memphis - Jerry West before he left) What these trades did is set the stage for an epic matchup between the Celts and Lakers in the 2008 Finals, the NBA's dream come true. No more boring Spurs or Pistons to deal with. The ratings would be their highest in years, and would seem to revitalize the sport. Last year's Finals ratings were the lowest ever with 4 out of the last 5 years dipping below a 10.0 rating, the first time it has been that low since 1981. Now I know most people do not like to question the integrity of the sport, but there is so much money involved nowadays that it is hard to ignore. It could be just a coincidence and great personnel moves by both clubs, but no team in history had a bigger turnaround than the Celtics (+42 wins), which makes it even more questionable. Just throwing that out there before the Finals get started. Then on to the most important day in Bulls history in quite some time. |
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Jun 1 2008, 10:14 AM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 14 |
So there it is, Celtics vs Lakers, how convenient.
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Jun 3 2008, 08:25 AM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 391 Joined: 16-March 06 From: Utah Member No.: 64 |
And the Bulls, definitely a team a lot of people like cause of Jordan, get the first pick. David Stern is up to something!
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Jun 3 2008, 06:49 PM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 14 |
And the Bulls, definitely a team a lot of people like cause of Jordan, get the first pick. David Stern is up to something! Speaking of the Bulls. We offered more for Gasol and Memphis still made the trade to the Lakers: QUOTE Around the league, nothing will change this belief: Whatever the reasoning, this was one of the NBA’s worst trades in years. Most of all, rival executives wonder why they never had a chance to submit a best offer. For Gasol, the 7-footer who transformed the Lakers in the absence of Andrew Bynum, the Grizzlies were willing to take back the expiring contract of Kwame Brown, rookie point guard Javaris Crittenton, two future No. 1 picks and the draft rights to Gasol’s brother, Marc. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AsJr...o&type=lgns
One source with knowledge of the process said the Bulls had made the most credible offer. For Gasol and Memphis’ Hakim Warrick, the Bulls were willing to part with Andres Nocioni, Tyrus Thomas, Joakim Noah, Thabo Sefolosha, possibly Adrian Griffin and draft picks. |
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Jun 3 2008, 06:57 PM
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Superstar Group: Administrator Posts: 3,914 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 23 |
"And yeah, we'll throw in this year's first rounder too. It'll probably come out around #9, that won't hurt us at all."
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Jun 3 2008, 09:04 PM
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Starter Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 994 Joined: 23-March 06 From: Atlanta Member No.: 84 |
"And yeah, we'll throw in this year's first rounder too. It'll probably come out around #9, that won't hurt us at all." Haha, you're right, we would have thrown in this year's 1st, though it may have been protected... Regardless, thank god we didn't make that trade. But yeah, Memphis fans are still furious about that trade. If they had gotten our 1st rounder, they would have had a very impressive young team. Look at this lineup: PG- Mike Conley Jr/Lowry/Crittendon SG- Mike Miller/Thabo SF- Rudy Gay/Noc PF- Michael Beasley/TT C- Noah/Lopez That's a pretty damn good team. |
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Jun 4 2008, 03:36 PM
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All-Star Group: Administrator Posts: 2,704 Joined: 14-March 06 Member No.: 43 |
Of course the counter-point to that is would we have still had the #9 slot if we had traded for Gasol? I suppose it kind of depends on if we had still made the Cleveland deal. I'd tend to say no, we'd have probably stuck with Wallace and Smith, which is a bit better for a win-now approach. I know it's not the same thing, but the Lakers were something like 21-6 with Gasol in their lineup, I have to think that we'd have easily won 3-5 more games, and considering we only finished one game behind the Nets that changes things quite a bit.
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Jun 5 2008, 01:22 AM
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Starter Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 994 Joined: 23-March 06 From: Atlanta Member No.: 84 |
Of course the counter-point to that is would we have still had the #9 slot if we had traded for Gasol? I suppose it kind of depends on if we had still made the Cleveland deal. I'd tend to say no, we'd have probably stuck with Wallace and Smith, which is a bit better for a win-now approach. I know it's not the same thing, but the Lakers were something like 21-6 with Gasol in their lineup, I have to think that we'd have easily won 3-5 more games, and considering we only finished one game behind the Nets that changes things quite a bit. Good point. On 2nd thought, the Grizz would have gotten like the #12 pick. Regardless, it still would have been a much better trade for them. I'm just glad they didn't take it b/c I really don't like what we supposedly would have given up for Gasol (and Warrick). |
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