2014 Free Agency Thread

Liver_Pooty · Post #1781 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:18 am

mrknowitall215 wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:There are a ton of fake retweets out there about us signing players. I almost fell for one that I thought was from Woj saying Monroe signed with us for 60 million over 4 years. I about had a stroke.

Yes. That one almost made me go into 'Incredible Hulk' rage

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Simplemachines_/status/483824399183654913[/tweet]

Lol I almost flipped out when I saw that. Scared the hell out of me.

MasterIchiro · Post #1782 » by **MasterIchiro** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:20 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:Don't see how Rockets can go after Lowry, Carmelo, Lebron and whomever else and reasonably think they can keep Parsons.

Morey flying to meet with Lowry is a tell - it might be a promise piece to lure Melo. The Rockets have already said they have a deal lined up for Lin (with the Magic who just dumped Jameer Nelson). Melo really seems to be their top priority.

It means I think we can snatch up Parsons before Melo gives his final word!!! Melo will not be rushed and all these teams have to pull off multiple transactions in order to fine tune their sales pitch before he even meets with them.

Parsons seems more attainable all of a sudden.

Post #1783 » by **JDR720** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:21 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/483827525781434369[/tweet]

Liver_Pooty · Post #1784 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:22 am

MasterIchiro wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Don't see how Rockets can go after Lowry, Carmelo, Lebron and whomever else and reasonably think they can keep Parsons.

Morey flying to meet with Lowry is a tell - it might be a promise piece to lure Melo. The Rockets have already said they have a deal lined up for Lin (with the Magic who just dumped Jameer Nelson). Melo really seems to be their top priority.

It means I think we can snatch up Parsons before Melo gives his final word!!! Melo will not be rushed and all these teams have to pull off multiple transactions in order to fine tune their sales pitch before he even meets with them.

Parsons seems more attainable all of a sudden.

Much more attainable. I wonder who his reps are talking to right now since Morey is obviously dealing with Lowry as his number one priority?

Post #1785 » by **JDR720** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:23 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/483826144005722112[/tweet]

Post #1786 » by **JDR720** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:24 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/483828175718187010[/tweet]

Think we can beat out Dallas?

mrknowitall215 · Post #1787 » by **mrknowitall215** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:24 am

I thought Carmelo Anthony were to be currently interviewing with the Chicago Bulls at midnight? Has that changed?

Liver_Pooty · Post #1788 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:24 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/483828175718187010[/tweet]

Dallas is hard after Parsons and Deng.

Post #1789 » by **JDR720** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:25 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/483828534138261507[/tweet]

MasterIchiro · Post #1790 » by **MasterIchiro** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:25 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Don't see how Rockets can go after Lowry, Carmelo, Lebron and whomever else and reasonably think they can keep Parsons.

Morey flying to meet with Lowry is a tell - it might be a promise piece to lure Melo. The Rockets have already said they have a deal lined up for Lin (with the Magic who just dumped Jameer Nelson). Melo really seems to be their top priority.

It means I think we can snatch up Parsons before Melo gives his final word!!! Melo will not be rushed and all these teams have to pull off multiple transactions in order to fine tune their sales pitch before he even meets with them.

Parsons seems more attainable all of a sudden.

I wonder who his reps are talking to right now since Morey is obviously dealing with Lowry as his number one priority?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4[/youtube]

Liver_Pooty · Post #1791 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:25 am

JDR720 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/483828175718187010[/tweet]

Think we can beat out Dallas?

Hoping Deng hurries up and signs with them leaving Parsons to someone else.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1792 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:26 am

JDR720 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/483828534138261507[/tweet]

Doesn't mean that handshake deals can't be made. Bonnell trying to make it seem like its just another night, when its really not.

Post #1793 » by **JDR720** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:27 am

A lot of teams are interested in him

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/483828033329967104[/tweet]

Liver_Pooty · Post #1794 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:28 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/483827151947329536[/tweet]

mrknowitall215 · Post #1795 » by **mrknowitall215** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:29 am

catch20two wrote:Lol at Miami Big 3 giving Riley a window to improve roster or else. They want mafioso to work more magic than getting Ray Allen to take a 3 mil per year pay cut, Oden on a pay cut than what he coulda got from NOP, and Beasley on the minimum. Not to mention Haslem, Battier, and everybody taking less just to play in Miami. It's almost ludicrous. Lol. Get out there Riley and find more players willing to take pay cuts. Lol smh.

I guess now they are going to try to persuade Vince Carter, Shawn Marion, and/or Steve Blake into signing veteran minimum deals for the chance to 'win championships w/ LeBron James' by trying to brainwash them that they aren't that good anymore and that their market value has dried up so much that they should just sign with Miami. It's rather quite the predicament that I wouldn't understand how a competitor would find embellishing

Post #1796 » by **JDR720** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:33 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/483830623019098112[/tweet]

Liver_Pooty · Post #1797 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:35 am

Our first call was probably Jameer Nelson or some BS like that

mrknowitall215 · Post #1798 » by **mrknowitall215** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:35 am

Lance Stephenson's agent is a guy named Alberto Ebanks who only has two other players that he represent, Kyle O'Quinn and Scotty Hopson

:lol:

I don't like the chances in my bet right about now

chabber · Post #1799 » by **chabber** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:35 am

JDR720 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/483828534138261507[/tweet]

He's such an old curmudgeon.

EwingSweatsALot · Post #1800 » by **EwingSweatsALot** » Tue Jul 1, 2014 4:35 am

"Hey Parsons, it's Michael Jordan, yeah the greatest player ever, I see you have a lot of interest from multiple teams out there. Just wanted to let you know that you are our first option, not our second like the Mavs, Rockets, Bulls, etc. have you as. We want you more than anyone else. You are a perfect fit for us. Don't be someone's sloppy seconds. Jud Buechler had to deal with that all the time when we played together."