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Memphis is a joke. I hope they go bankrupt.

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I will never be able to figure that deal out. That GM should be banned from the NBA league for ever.

Phil Jackson's humorous take on the deal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYFNhjVWQKk

prorl wrote:Phil Jackson's humerous take on the deal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYFNhjVWQKk

phil jackson is awesome... good watch that should be on the mainboard so everyone can get a laugh... good find

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phil jackson is awesome... good watch that should be on the mainboard so everyone can get a laugh... good find

And this following video is even more disgusting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZoU3SY-eTE

Jerry West who steped down last year as Memphis GM and is great friends with the owner of the Girzz and then joined the Lakers staff again as a "consultant" gives the thropy presentation to the Lakers as he cries.....

sickening.....

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And this following video is even more disgusting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZoU3SY-eTE

Jerry West who steped down last year as Memphis GM and is great friends with the owner of the Girzz and then joined the Lakers staff again as a "consultant" gives the thropy presentation to the Lakers as he cries.....

sickening.....

If any team besides Boston or LA had done this the NBA would not have allowed it.

The NBA manufactured these finals. It's like the WWF in the NBA. It's definetly fake. I'm glad Football is Americas sport.

Memphis needs to go back to Vancouver and they can be stupid and party with the floptors

Freakin'Memphis.

pick your deal

1.tyrus thomas, joakim noah, thebo sefolosha, andres nocioni, adrian griffin, draft picks, and moving him to the east

2. kwame brown, javaris crittenton, marc gasol, aaron mckie, draft picks, keeping him in the west

i know that isnt the exact deal chicago was offering, but still looks better then the lakers..

Just goes to show how fixed the NBA really is

God I hate Memphis and West. The NBA manufactured these Finals though. Everyone knew it would be LA vs Boston. The Garnett non suspension and the non call of Fisher's foul on Barry just further prove it

I thought part of trading (especially if your an NBA GM) is to find the best possible value you can get for a player your trade (Gasol(. He failed to do his job and should be fired imo..

Why not trade for Marion back then? Im pretty sure he was available on the block and woulda be great for Iavaroni's fast break style.

Navarro
Miller
Gay
Marion (assuming they resigned for him)
Rookie C (Brook Lopez would fit nicely)

Someone inexplicably absent from this thread is Richboy. Hmmm, I wonder why.

wouldn t be surpised to see that trade if LA doesn t win the title

memphis send pick 5 to LA for 58+cash


sure NBA would allow it



really sad

There were so many rumors about what Chicago offered - but that deal has 3 lotto picks on rookie contracts and a guy (Nocioni) who Memphis apparently wanted bad enough that they flew down to Argentina in off season to try to sign him.

What core players were Bulls supposed to offer? They would NOT want Hinrich or Ben wallace (then on team) with their salary. that would leave Deng and Gordon - but what would be the point of the Bulls gutting their team to get Gasol?

It's not like they were offered any core players from LA. It was, as Kobe said, not a trade but a donation.

I agree that if it was anyone except the Celts or Lakers, NBA would block it. Look how upset Popovich was at the time of the trade - and still is!

I thought Isaiah Thomas was bad but this takes the cake. Anyway the championship this year goes to the little green men from bean town. God I hate that color!