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Great move. One less guard and one more big man.
At least it addresses our lack of outside shooting.
At least it addresses our lack of outside shooting.
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Ugh, another scrub bigman?
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I'm pretty disappointed in this trade. With our developmental track record, our log jam of young bigs up front, and lack of guard depth, all I can do is shake my head. Just want to remind everyone, that this is the guy who got a concussion from walking into a door.
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Talk about maximizing your assets. This guy was being compared to Gilbert Arenas a month ago...now he's traded for a d-league superstar.
Ernie Grunfeld...you sly devil.
Ernie Grunfeld...you sly devil.
Some random troll wrote:Not to sound negative, but this team is owned by an arrogant cheapskate, managed by a moron and coached by an idiot. Recipe for disaster.
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What are the odds that Ernie thinks he just traded for a different Melo?
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So this is actually a done deal ?
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Way to go Wizards! Take a decent bench player having his best year, bench him and drive down his value, then, while dealing from a position of weakness, trade him for a DLeague scrub big man.
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Hahaha, yeah. Ernie thought we traded for Fabulous 'Melo Anthony
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GhostsOfGil wrote:I'm pretty disappointed in this trade. With our developmental track record, our log jam of young bigs up front, and lack of guard depth, all I can do is shake my head. Just want to remind everyone, that this is the guy who got a concussion from walking into a door.
+1
Horrible trade. If this isn't Emperor Ernie's final nail in the coffin...
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hands11 wrote:So this is actually a done deal ?
Sorry Hands...your boy is gone. Done dealio.
I really wouldn't be surprised if the Celtics turn Crawford into a useful player, however. There's no way KG is going to let Crawford chuck on offense. None.
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nate33 wrote:Way to go Wizards! Take a decent bench player having his best year, bench him and drive down his value, then, while dealing from a position of weakness, trade him for a DLeague scrub big man.
Yes, something doesn't add up. There must have been some serious drama behind closed doors for this situation to go down this way.
I just don't understand the timing of this trade.
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AFM wrote:Hahaha, yeah. Ernie thought we traded for Fabulous 'Melo Anthony
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fishercob wrote:What are the odds that Ernie thinks he just traded for a different Melo?
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"Oh wait, it's not CAR-Melo???? We need something else then.
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Wizards/Celts deal sending Jordan Crawford to Boston will not be for C Fab Melo, per source. Teams still working.
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Just... terrible. Terrible. WTF is going on here? How do you trade your team's leading scorer for a D league oaf?
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I'm no Chuck Crawford fan but what a terrible trade.
Grunfeld needs to take an Economics class or two.
Grunfeld needs to take an Economics class or two.
Eric Maynor is the worst basketball player I've ever seen.
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Not for Fab Melo? Maybe it's for their first...now that would be a miracle.
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I genuinely did not think it was possible for me to be disappointed by a deal that let us dump Crawford, but we managed to do it. Grunfeld continues to bottom himself!
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fishercob wrote:fishercob wrote:What are the odds that Ernie thinks he just traded for a different Melo?
"We're back, baby!"
"Oh wait, it's not CAR-Melo???? We need something else then.David Aldridge @daldridgetnt
Wizards/Celts deal sending Jordan Crawford to Boston will not be for C Fab Melo, per source. Teams still working.
Ernie says - 'Car...Fab - What's the difference? We got a 'melo!'
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