how come guys like shaq, cassell or KG even aren't...

rayofsunshine · Post #1 » by **rayofsunshine** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:14 pm

forcing a trade to cleveland to help Lebron? it seems everyone wants to play in dallas, phoenix or san antonio.

Kobay · Post #2 » by **Kobay** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:15 pm

Its cold in Cleavland.

farzi · Post #3 » by **farzi** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:16 pm

They're in a different age bracket

magicfan4life05 · Post #4 » by **magicfan4life05** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:21 pm

eric snow wouldnt allow it

PerkinsFor3 · Post #5 » by **PerkinsFor3** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:42 pm

because cleveland isnt that good?

hermes · Post #6 » by **hermes** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:52 pm

lebron wants to be surrounded by bad players to show how great he is :dontknow:

Buckeye-NBAFan · Post #7 » by **Buckeye-NBAFan** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:57 pm

rayofsunshine wrote:forcing a trade to cleveland to help Lebron? it seems everyone wants to play in dallas, phoenix or san antonio.

I don't know, how many guys forced a trade to San Antonio after they drafted Duncan and he became an all-star in his first year? None? How many forced their way to Chicago after the year MJ put up 37? And certainly no one wanted to go to LA with Kobe recently.

P2 · Post #8 » by P2 » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:58 pm

Because KG and Cassell are on the best team in the league and Shaq just got traded, maybe? No, I think this is far-fetched.

sarah42 · Post #9 » by **sarah42** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:00 pm

i don't know how many players can actually force themselves to go to one team.

its a bit outlandish to believe many have that power.

you can ask for a buyout, but how many really want to do that?
trades in the nba are hard to do, because everything has to match.

Buckeye-NBAFan · Post #10 » by **Buckeye-NBAFan** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:02 pm

P2 wrote:Because KG and Cassell are on the best team in the league and Shaq just got traded, maybe? No, I think this is far-fetched.

Well, aside from the fact the Spurs are the best team in the league, Cassell knows KG, so he went with a contender he knew. Star players in their mid to early 20s are friends with LeBron. Players in their mid 30s are friends with KG. And the stars in their 20s aren't looking to ring chance yet.

sarah42 · Post #11 » by **sarah42** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:06 pm

the spurs are the best team in the league? i doubt pop thinks that.

they need to figure some things out in san antonio - because scoring 8 points in the 4th quarter doesn't look like the best team.

i mean, the hornets are decent defensively, but they aren't the rockets, pistons or celtics either. they need to step up against divisional opponents.

i can't get over only scoring 8 points!

and at least record wise, the c's are on top.

MaxRider · Post #12 » by **MaxRider** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:14 pm

because LeBron is a ballhog
Hughes is much happy in Chicago while getting more touches

Prophet_C · Post #13 » by **Prophet_C** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:16 pm

Buckeye-NBAFan wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Well, aside from the fact the Spurs were the best team in the league, Cassell knows KG, so he went with a contender he knew. Star players in their mid to early 20s are friends with LeBron. Players in their mid 30s are friends with KG. And the stars in their 20s aren't looking to ring chance yet.

fixed

The_Pope · Post #14 » by **The_Pope** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:20 pm

Who could Cleveland have traded for KG?

gerrit4 · Post #15 » by **gerrit4** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:30 pm

That's the thing - no players are dumb enough to think that Cleveland actually has the assets to get back a blue chipper. That's why the haven't got one to play with Lebron. If Kidd, Shaq or KG forced a trade to the Cavs, their teams would get worse players & worse contracts in return.

DarkoMilicic · Post #16 » by **DarkoMilicic** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:34 pm

hermes wrote:lebron wants to be surrounded by bad players to show how great he is

Isn't that the same thing Kobe has been doing since Shaq left? Besides, no one in their right mind goes to a team where their selfish, whiny star quits on his teams to prove a point.

Moses_Malone95 · Post #17 » by **Moses_Malone95** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:36 pm

Because Cleveland doesn't have anything to snag guys like that. They're too deep in salary cap hell with the contracts of Szcerbiak, Ilgauskas, and Big Ben. No team wants any of those guys because of what they make; therefore, that's why players don't force trades there.

Das · Post #18 » by **Das** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:13 pm

DarkoMilicic wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Isn't that the same thing Kobe has been doing since Shaq left? Besides, no one in their right mind goes to a team where their selfish, whiny star quits on his teams to prove a point.

I agree.. Who would wanna play for Miami with Wade quitting on his team?

Moses_Malone95 · Post #19 » by **Moses_Malone95** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:17 pm

^ Its not Wade that sucks. The entire team can't play basketball worth a crap. Great players don't want to play for sucky teams.

Das · Post #20 » by **Das** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:27 pm

Moses_Malone95 wrote:^ Its not Wade that sucks. The entire team can't play basketball worth a crap. Great players don't want to play for sucky teams.

I dont think he sucks, but I do think that he's overrated.