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

**JaySmooov** · 12-10-2011, 10:06 PM

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

Originally posted by Court_vision

Okay...CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN The Magic signing J Rich for $25 million. WTF. I am speechless.

He was poor for them last season...he's old, he's lost his athleticism...he's basically a spot up shooter who needs a big man who can draw triple teams (won't have that) or a PG like Nash who can find him way open (won't have that).

He's basically no use.......yet they gave him $25.

Sam GM who traded for Gilbert and Hedo's contracts.

No wonder Dwight wants out.

Only possible explanation at this point is that they know Dwight is as god as gone, and they know they gotta make it above the cap floor.

**The 24th Letter** · 12-10-2011, 10:10 PM

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

I understand where Billups is coming from especially with what he went through earlier in his career.....teams make decisions/ break promises on the regular......but that's "just the business". God forbid a player express disappointment though....he makes money to play basketball....

It's his profession. He has the right to feel that way. We constantly talk about players who don't work on their craft, or stay in shape....so their supposed to take one half of their profession seriously, but no, keep quiet about everything else....lol

**ProfessaPackMan** · 12-10-2011, 10:13 PM

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So I guess it's safe to say that there won't be a Chauncey Billups Night at MSG anytime soon:

Billups: NYK 'a couple pieces short' of title

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/7299/billups-knicks-a-couple-pieces-short-of-nba-title

Chauncey Billups wants to make one thing clear: He's angry at the situation, but he's not angry at the Knicks. So when asked if he believes the team that just fired him is capable of winning a championship, the point guard was thinking with his head, not his heart.

**loloben** · 12-10-2011, 10:14 PM

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

Looking like Bulls will sign Rip Hamilton.

**Court_vision** · 12-10-2011, 10:15 PM

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

Originally posted by The 24th Letter

I understand where Billups is coming from especially with what he went through earlier in his career.....teams make decisions/ break promises on the regular......but that's "just the business". God forbid a player express disappointment though....he makes money to play basketball....

It's his profession. He has the right to feel that way. We constantly talk about players who don't work on their craft, or stay in shape....so their supposed to take one half of their profession seriously, but no, keep quiet about everything else....lol

It's not that at all man......it's that players CAN control their own destiny.

How? They can sign one year deals every season and move wherever they want / stay where they want. Easy.

But they don't. They sign 60 million dollar 5 year deals.......and with that comes the teams rights to trade you and do what they want. Don't like it? Sign for one year.

Just don't sign the big long term deal and then sulk with "i am tired of being treated like this".......

**The 24th Letter** · 12-10-2011, 10:16 PM

Originally posted by TheMatrix31

Why would you post that in an NBA transaction thread?

Topic for another thread, but one day you'll have to explain why I never hear your "legitimacy" speech about baseball with crap like this going on.

**ProfessaPackMan** · 12-10-2011, 10:18 PM

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Royce Young: "Just because I purposefully burned down my house doesn't mean I still don't want to live there." -- Dwight Howard, probably about 30 minutes ago

Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter/media.html#ixzz1gBkUFWEf

Ummmmm is there some secret coded message in there that I'm missing?

**JaySmooov** · 12-10-2011, 10:19 PM

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

Originally posted by Court_vision

It's not that at all man......it's that players CAN control their own destiny.

How? They can sign one year deals every season and move wherever they want / stay where they want. Easy.

But they don't. They sign 60 million dollar 5 year deals.......and with that comes the teams rights to trade you and do what they want. Don't like it? Sign for one year.

Just don't sign the big long term deal and then sulk with "i am tired of being treated like this".......

You realize the Nuggets never wanted to trade Billups right? The Knicks forced them to.

**The 24th Letter** · 12-10-2011, 10:20 PM

Originally posted by Court_vision

It's not that at all man......it's that players CAN control their own destiny.

How? They can sign one year deals every season and move wherever they want / stay where they want. Easy.

But they don't. They sign 60 million dollar 5 year deals.......and with that comes the teams rights to trade you and do what they want. Don't like it? Sign for one year.

Just don't sign the big long term deal and then sulk with "i am tired of being treated like this".......

So your basically saying the same thing I said...

Sign a one year deal, or don't have a say about what's going on with your career...

But make sure to put in the work that team though, or your a bad person.

**Court_vision** · 12-10-2011, 10:23 PM

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

Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan

Ummmmm is there some secret coded message in there that I'm missing?

He's pointed out the contradictory nature of Dwight's comments. To make it simpler, Dwight has basically said to his wife "I want to leave and I'd like to start a relationship with this woman in New Jersey. But darling, that doesn't mean I don't want us to stay together".

I.e.......WTF.

**Court_vision** · 12-10-2011, 10:27 PM

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

Originally posted by JaySmooov

You realize the Nuggets never wanted to trade Billups right? The Knicks forced them to.

And you do realise the Knicks had every right to let Chauncey walk for $4.6 mllion at the end of last season...but he pleaded to stay and they took up his option for $16 million.

He could have easily said back then "no"...but he took the 16 million knowing NY was always going to be looking for other pieces and anyone with half a brain would know his contract would likely be one of the pieces being used.

**JaySmooov** · 12-10-2011, 10:32 PM

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

Originally posted by Court_vision

And you do realise the Knicks had every right to let Chauncey walk for $4.6 mllion at the end of last season...but he pleaded to stay and they took up his option for $16 million.

He could have easily said back then "no"...but he took the 16 million knowing NY was always going to be looking for other pieces and anyone with half a brain would know his contract would likely be one of the pieces being used.

Yeah lol. He may have figured he'd finish his career in NY. Or, at least be there longer than a quarter of the season.

I understand his reasoning for saying what he said though. How he said it could be wrong, but I understand why.

**Court_vision** · 12-10-2011, 10:35 PM

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

Originally posted by JaySmooov

Yeah lol. He may have figured he'd finish his career in NY. Or, at least be there longer than a quarter of the season.

I understand his reasoning for saying what he said though. How he said it could be wrong, but I understand why.

I get it also...but he took the money, but now wants to "go to a place he choses".

It's against all the basic principles....he took the cash, he knew the deal, so if a team like the T-Wolves want him to mentor Ricky Rubio or Mark Jax would like some experience in the GS back court, then that's the job he signed up for. He signed an NBA contract that says he can be traded and amnestied.

But now he's saying "i wanted the money AND i want to chose to go to Miami or LA and chase a ring".

**Rockie_Fresh88** · 12-10-2011, 10:40 PM

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What does Jermaine O'neal plan on doing now?

**ScoobySnax** · 12-10-2011, 10:42 PM

Lol @ Chauncey hating on the Knicks now. A couple piece short,huh? You mean a Chauncey Billups short. Smh.

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