Official POST-LOCKOUT Player Movement Thread (Trades, FAs, etc)

[aholbert32]

Re: Official POST-LOCKOUT Player Movement Thread (Trades, FAs, etc)

Hmmm......

Thats fine as long as its not Bynum AND Pau.

[aholbert32]

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I'm pulling for the big guy

Looks in shape.

[ex carrabba fan]

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I would've traded Tom Chambers, another 20 point scorer on another team (lets say Terry Cummins), the reigning six man of the year and a player who averaged 16/8 (Scola) for Thomas if Thomas was in his last year of his contract and was going to leave next year.


If NO was smart they would have traded Paul like Utah did Deron when he had two years left and before he could direct where he could go. Utah got a good haul for Deron because they didn't let it get to the situation we have with Paul.

Not to mention draft picks in a loaded draft. Potentially one of the best drafts in years.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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You could say the same thing about Dirk, until he found a pair.

Lemme guess, he didn't find a pair until last season, right?

Really? Really??

[JaySmooov]

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Lol @ Chauncey acting like he's Michael ****ing Jordan. You're an old washed up chucker who should be happy anybody wants you on their team. What a whiny bitch.


/supermad

Well, the dude DOES have a family he had to leave behind in Denver, and he did say he wanted to finish his career there in his hometown.

This is a quote from him after the Nuggets-Knicks trade:

"Oh it was hard, hardest thing I've ever had to do," Billups said. "I had to tell my girls that daddy was traded, that he was leaving to play across the country. I told them it wasn't my choice, that nothing could be done about it. I had to go. It wasn't a happy scene."

This is a guy who's had to move SEVEN times in his 15 year career. That's an average of moving every 2 years to a different city. Plus, he was just a throw in so the Knicks could get Melo - who, ironically, was going back to HIS hometown. I'm pretty sure he's fed up of just being forced to move where he really doesn't (and didn't) want to go. I mean, he could've decided to hang it up when he heard he was going to New York and totally prevent the Melo deal from going down, but he stayed professional so Melo could have the opportunity to experience what Chauncey was experiencing.

Basically, I think we all forget these players are actually human beings. You know, they have FEELINGS. EMOTIONS.

[areobee401]

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Curry claims to have lost 70lbs.

[aholbert32]

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Not to mention draft picks in a loaded draft. Potentially one of the best drafts in years.

Exactly. I love Paul but I suspect many people who say this is abad deal haven't really watched Scola, Odom or Pau play last year.

[Boltman]

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Thats fine as long as its not Bynum AND Pau.

I wouldn't want that either, but based on all these snippets and tweets people keep posting I'm starting to fear that may be the case.

I hope not, but whatever it is we will find out soon enough.

[Jasong7777]

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Lemme guess, he didn't find a pair until last season, right?

Really? Really??

Just as dumb as saying Pau is overrated.

[BleacherBum2310]

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So. Just been reading the Tweets/Posts on the revised CP3 Deal to LA deal. So essentially its the same exact deal except NO might be getting an extra DP is that correct?

[aholbert32]

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Well, the dude DOES have a family he had to leave behind in Denver, and he did say he wanted to finish his career there in his hometown.

This is a quote from him after the Nuggets-Knicks trade:


This is a guy who's had to move SEVEN times in his 15 year career. That's an average of moving every 2 years to a different city. Plus, he was just a throw in so the Knicks could get Melo - who, ironically, was going back to HIS hometown. I'm pretty sure he's fed up of just being forced to move where he really doesn't (and didn't) want to go. I mean, he could've decided to hang it up when he heard he was going to New York and totally prevent the Melo deal from going down, but he stayed professional so Melo could have the opportunity to experience what Chauncey was experiencing.

Basically, I think we all forget these players are actually human beings. You know, they have FEELINGS. EMOTIONS.

You are a basketball player. Basketball players get traded. A few of those trades were because he underachieved before getting to Detroit. I have no sympathy for him. Take your 14 mil and play out the season. If a team like the Bucks picks him up I'm sure they would trade him to a contender before the trade deadline.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Exactly. I love Paul but I suspect many people who say this is abad deal haven't really watched Scola, Odom or Pau play last year.

Before it got vetoed by Stern, I would say it's on par with what the Nuggets got back for Melo.

But now that NO's may be getting a distraught Odom, I don't think that's smart.

Draft picks, two bigs and a scorer.. for player who is basically telling you that he's not going to re-sign in the summer.. pretty decent haul. In no way is it a bad deal, but I wouldn't call it a great deal either.

[aholbert32]

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I wouldn't want that either, but based on all these snippets and tweets people keep posting I'm starting to fear that may be the case.

I hope not, but whatever it is we will find out soon enough.

If its both, I'm furious and I don't know why we need to make this deal. They got swept by the Mavs last year but there is no need to blow up the team. I love Paul but Paul/Kobe and no bigs doesn't put us any closer to a championship.

[JaySmooov]

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He's amnestied so that means any team under the cap can bid on his services and get him for this season. Those teams will probably be a rebuilding team. He wants to play for the Heat so he's threatening any team that picks him up that he will be a cancer.

I honestly think he wants to go back to Denver. Just read that he passed up a chance to play on Team USA because he promised his wife he'd be a stay-at-home dad over that summer. Also, the Denver execs. never wanted to actually trade Billups, they wanted him to finish his career at home as much as Billups actually wanted to.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Right, because Chauncey's the only dude to ever have experienced that.

You got a ring, a Finals MVP and an All Star appearance so if you want to retire then go right ahead because you're good. But spare me the BS about "Oh, if I go to such and such cities not named Miami, I'm going to be T.O 2.0"

If he wants to go back to Denver, then go back to Denver.