Around the League: 2012-2013

Mattya · Post #21 » by **Mattya** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 3:36 am

Beasley still pathetic on D I see. So lazy.

Post #22 » by **Calinks** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:19 am

Happy to see Beasley having a good game. Hope he finds a way to keep up this level of play all season. I have lost all hope for Wesley though.

Busch Legion · Post #23 » by **Busch Legion** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:52 am

Did I just see Johnson dribble through traffic and set up Morris for the slam?

Post #24 » by **Calinks** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:55 am

Brew Crew having a good game too!

Tirion · Post #25 » by **Tirion** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:07 am

I always forget how dumb Corey Brewer is, basketball wise. Very active, great effort, but sooo dumb.

Tha Juice · Post #26 » by **Tha Juice** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:59 am

From GB:

Perry Jones III wrote:For Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and future draft considerations.

Shocking that it was this soon after the word was out that his contract negotiations didn't go well. I think the Thunder actually got a really solid deal while the Rockets get a bonafide star SG to go along with Lin in the backcourt.

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA

The Rockets send Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and future draft considerations to the Thunder for Harden, sources tell Y! Sports.

Along with All-Star guard James Harden, the Thunder will send Cole Aldridge, Lazr Hayward and Daquan Cook to the Rockets, source tells Y!

As part of deal, Thunder will receive "significant" future draft picks from Houston, source tells Y! Sports.

AQuintus · Post #27 » by **AQuintus** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:05 am

Just saw the Harden news. Wow...just WOW.

Post #28 » by **Klomp** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:08 am

Thank you Kevin McHale!

Tha Juice · Post #29 » by **Tha Juice** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:09 am

AQuintus wrote:Just saw the Harden news. Wow...just WOW.

My thoughts exactly.

And this:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAmG3RdWsU4[/youtube]

Post #30 » by **Klomp** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:19 am

Wait, OKC got 2013 TOR 1st?! Damn!

I think HOU won this year, but OKC won long term.

Busch Legion · Post #31 » by **Busch Legion** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:27 am

Klomp wrote:Wait, OKC got 2013 TOR 1st?! Damn!

I think HOU won this year, but OKC won long term.

I think I agree... but Harden and a good backup in Aldrich... I still like it for Hou though.

Tirion · Post #32 » by **Tirion** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:55 am

Klomp wrote:Wait, OKC got 2013 TOR 1st?! Damn!

I think HOU won this year, but OKC won long term.

there is no "long term" when you are a contender.

the whole point of this thing is to win a chip.

Grits n Gravy · Post #33 » by **Grits n Gravy** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:12 am

holy crap! click on the 3rd page of this thread and see the two posts above me and i'm like wtf are they talking about, go to yahoo and bam! if fricken derrick williams had played well last year we could have been amongst it with harden. great deal for houston, beside the (imo) stupid lin signing and letting dragic go they are building something pretty nice down there.

younggunsmn · Post #34 » by **younggunsmn** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:14 am

OKC got 2013 Tor 1st (top 3 prot), 2013 Dal 1st (top 20 protected), and 2013 Cha 2nd plus Jeremy Lamb along with Martin for Harden, Aldrich, Cook, Hayward.

3 Picks in an absolutely awful Draft? I would have thought maybe they had some interest in Motiejunas, Terrance Jones, or Royce White too. I would have taken any of the 3 over that Dallas pick.

And OKC was apparently only 4.5 mil off (or 1.1 mil a year) what Harden wanted. Sad. Now Houston is going to give him a 5 year max. We'll see how well he keeps up the efficiency without Westbrook and Durant to draw attention, playing with Lin and a bunch of hot garbage.

I guess they'll have to hope Lamb or that Tor pick turns into another big piece of the puzzle.

Post #35 » by **Calinks** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 5:04 am

......WUT

southern wolf · Post #36 » by **southern wolf** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:39 am

Didn't see this one coming! Harden is greedy, why would you turn down a great offer from a team like OKC to walk away to an average team like Houston for a few mil more? :nonono:

It makes a division rival of ours worse, but OKC will still be up the top of the west anyway and it makes Houston, who we'll be competing with for the 8th seed, better.

Esohny · Post #37 » by **Esohny** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:55 am

southern wolf wrote:Didn't see this one coming! Harden is greedy, why would you turn down a great offer from a team like OKC to walk away to an average team like Houston for a few mil more?

It makes a division rival of ours worse, but OKC will still be up the top of the west anyway and it makes Houston, who we'll be competing with for the 8th seed, better.

He'll probably get the 5-year max, for one thing.

Post #38 » by **Calinks** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:12 am

southern wolf wrote:Didn't see this one coming! Harden is greedy, why would you turn down a great offer from a team like OKC to walk away to an average team like Houston for a few mil more?

It makes a division rival of ours worse, but OKC will still be up the top of the west anyway and it makes Houston, who we'll be competing with for the 8th seed, better.

HEY. He has responsibilities. He has a beard to take care of!

southern wolf · Post #39 » by **southern wolf** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:43 am

Esohny wrote:
southern wolf wrote:Didn't see this one coming! Harden is greedy, why would you turn down a great offer from a team like OKC to walk away to an average team like Houston for a few mil more?

It makes a division rival of ours worse, but OKC will still be up the top of the west anyway and it makes Houston, who we'll be competing with for the 8th seed, better.

He'll probably get the 5-year max, for one thing.

He still won't end up getting that much more over 5 years than he would have got had he chose to stay in OKC.

Tirion · Post #40 » by **Tirion** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:21 am

southern wolf wrote:Didn't see this one coming! Harden is greedy, why would you turn down a great offer from a team like OKC to walk away to an average team like Houston for a few mil more?

No, the one who is greedy is Bennett. Harden already sacrificed by coming of the bench behind an inferior player. Now they want him to take financial hit as well? Only because the owner is crying poverty, when the team made 30-35 million PROFIT last season? **** Bennett.