Pau Gasol on the move?

zuppafly · Post #41 » by **zuppafly** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 7:58 pm

WTF? Don't tell me Memphis couldn't get anything better than Kwame, Critt and two first rounders... That's not even a steal for the lakers, it's the fricking crime of the decade!

theTHIEF · Post #42 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:00 pm

they didnt want anything else...they are re-tooling...

Hotshot Hower · Post #43 » by **Hotshot Hower** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:00 pm

"Fools Gold" apparently...

magicman123 · Post #44 » by **magicman123** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:03 pm

i got on and was like who the heck do the lakers have to trade besides bynum....lakers got a great deal out of this, i hope otis atleast tried, he should try to get miller while the grizz are giving players away..
bynum, gasol, odom, kobe, farmar...lakers are looking pretty good

whocares · Post #45 » by **whocares** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:03 pm

1. one wonders whether jerry west had anything to do with this wonderlicious trade for the lakers.
2. first kevin mchale paying his dues to the celtics.
3. now, west?
4. with the addition of gasol and the removal of brown, the lakers all of a sudden become much more relevant for the western conference.

Optimus_Steel · Post #46 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:05 pm

Well we didnt have that one large expiring like Brown is. We do have expirings but we would have to combine them making the trade more complicated. From Memphis standpoint, it was alot easier to take on what the Lakers were giving.

zuppafly · Post #47 » by **zuppafly** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:07 pm

thEthIEf wrote:they didnt want anything else...they are re-too ling...

I don't believe it. Seriously. Nobody could be stupid enough to own one of the most wanted big men in the league and trade him only for that because they want to rebuild. They could get the picks, a good role player and still plenty of capspace with expirings., yet they go with a prospect PG to add to their already 2 good prospects at that position, 9 millions expiring and 2 first rounders from a team that will probably be in the high 20's* in the draft? That's just plain stupid.

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Bynum
Gasol
Odom
Kobe
Fisher

f***

theTHIEF · Post #48 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:08 pm

brown is only a $9m expiring, we could have done that, and sent picks...the only thing we didnt have was that one young, promising talent like Crittenton...JJ is young and he has talent...but probably not what they wanted...

magicman123 · Post #49 » by **magicman123** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:08 pm

i got two trades, and ill keep them on here

otis for ??

mike miller for a 1st round pick and a couple pf expirings...

Post #50 » by **FFBlitzace** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:10 pm

Yeah, makes you wonder. We could have offered an identical package. Only difference being that Kwame is 10mil in just one contract, whereas we'd have to trade 3 players to Memphis to accomplish the same number. Maybe they didn't want to cut more than 1 person or something. And Ctittenton is probably a better overall prospect than JJ. Or maybe Otis just "likes this team". We'll never know.

Optimus_Steel · Post #51 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:11 pm

Fire sale, bring Miller back to Orlando!!

theTHIEF · Post #52 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:12 pm

well considering that Memphis has an undermanned roster as is, adding a few players to = the $9m expiring worth wouldnt have been that god awful...hell it's not even like they were worried about taking on another PG, they have 4 now, 3 of which are young sky's the limit type guys...

theTHIEF · Post #53 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:13 pm

seriously it has to suck to be a Grizz fan today...please grab Miller tonight...

Optimus_Steel · Post #54 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:15 pm

We got to get Miller. Go get him Otis. He should be had cheaply. BTW, what exactly is Miller making per year?

magicman123 · Post #55 » by **magicman123** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:16 pm

prorl wrote:Fire sale, bring Miller back to Orlando!!

for real they are, otis better be on the phone seeing what they say...

zuppafly · Post #56 » by **zuppafly** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:17 pm

thEthIEf wrote:seriously it has to suck to be a Grizz fan today...please grab Miller tonight...

Seriously. That would at least relieve us from the pain of watching other teams get steals like the Lakers got in Gasol.

Max Power · Post #57 » by **Max Power** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:17 pm

prorl wrote:Fire sale, bring Miller back to Orlando!!

Let's not!! Sorry Prorl. We need better than him imho.

theTHIEF · Post #58 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:19 pm

bring Miller in so I never have to hear another Raptor fan talk about how good of a 3 point shooting team they are...

Optimus_Steel · Post #59 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:20 pm

Max Power wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Let's not!! Sorry Prorl. We need better than him imho.

Not that i completely disagree with you but how are we gonna get a big guard better than him specially since Mem is giving players away?

Typhoon20 · Post #60 » by **Typhoon20** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:21 pm

thEthIEf wrote:they didnt want anything else...they are re-tooling...

Yeah I'm sure they were re-tooling too when they asked Nocioni AND Deng up until a couple weeks ago. Suddenly they decide to go for cap relief.

BS.