Wiretap:Popovich rips Gasol Trade

G35 · Post #81 » by **G35** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:07 pm

What's telling is that the other GM's/coaches/players/fans are complaining so much.

Be honest the trade works under league rules and it's just jealousy that "your" team didn't do the trade. It makes the other WC playoff teams pissed because now the Lakers are even more of a threat.

However what people don't WANT to understand is that this isn't a trade to make Memphis a better team on the court right now. It sounds like the owner wants to get rid of assets to make the team easier to sell. The Grizzlies weren't winning anyway. They are 3rd worst team in the NBA with Gasol.

A lot of this "hate" is from other WC playoff teams, Kobe haters that realize he has a real chance to win a championship now and in the future and general principle Laker haters.........

risktaker91 · Post #82 » by **risktaker91** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:10 pm

Cevap wrote:spurs would be the biggest crybabies if it weren't for the suns

Post #83 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:22 pm

Harry Heinous wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Purely hypothetical, but if you were in charge of the Grizzlies, would you have done that exact trade? I didn't think so.

Really no point in arguing this. I think the Grizzlies settled and aimed way lower than they had to, you probably disagree, but whatever. Wallace challenged someone to speak out against his deal, and Popp and I just did

I know I am kind of late into this discussion, but I have been hearing interviews of Mitch K on the local radio in LA and he has been saying that the trade talks started the day after Bynum got hurt, but they were not going anywhere because the Lakers initial offer was Odom and Memphis was not interested in carrying the 14 mill through 2009. Mitch said that on the night before the trade anouncement the Grizz called him and asked for Kwame instead of Odom because Kwames 9 mill+ contract expired at the end of this year. the Lakers jumped on the deal. Jeannie Buss (the Lakers owner's daughter and Lakers marketing manager and Phils Jacksons girlfriend) also said the same thing on the radio when she was asked when she found out about the Gasol deal.

TheCardinal20 · Post #84 » by **TheCardinal20** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:22 pm

Trades like this ruin the competitive balance of the league. Here you go LA, enjoy! This trade smells bad, good for NBA's bottom line, of course...but rotten nonetheless...

If/when LA wins a title, they deserve the *

Jajwanda · Post #85 » by **Jajwanda** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:46 pm

Ummm here's the deal....

There's going to obviously be atleast four to five Gasol or close to Gasol quality players available this year that money can be throw at.

Say Igoudala for example... Philly doesn't want to pay him that much cash, but maybe Memphis might.

Memphis gives the cash and the trade basically ends up

as Igoudala, 2 first round picks, Gasol, and Crittenton for Pau Gasol.

Sound better?

ajax · Post #86 » by **ajax** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:49 pm

Can't see how picking up a late pick form '07 and some almost undoubtedly late picks from '08 and '10 and having a team with neaz zero talent makes it attractive. If the Grizz had packaged Gasol for some high picks, even exchanged him for picks and a slightly unfavorable contract, that would have given a potential owner something to sell tickets with for the couple of years the were rebuilding, some hope for the fans. Now the guy buying it would have to pray he got a number one pick when an impact player came out or suck and lose money for years.

Birth of the Cool · Post #87 » by **Birth of the Cool** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:54 pm

Cevap wrote:spurs would be the biggest crybabies if it weren't for the suns

on the court I think it's a close race between Spurs / Pistons...Sun's that bad ? I guess I don't notice because I have my Nashfan glasses on...

SA37 · Post #88 » by **SA37** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 8:58 pm

Phil_2.0 wrote:Clearly, MEM was looking to clear cap , get a young piece and get pics. To make it more attractive for sale? Maybe. But that is nobody's business and people shouldnt have to apologize for it.

If Memphis' goal was to clear cap space, they could have accomplished this in a much better way.

For example:

Memphis gets: Jason Williams and Daequan Cook
Miami gets: Mike Miller

Memphis gets: Marvin Williams, Lorenzen Wright, Tyronn Lue, and Atlanta

tnayrbrocks · Post #89 » by **tnayrbrocks** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:13 pm

What makes you think Atlanta would've done that deal? Marvin seems like he's on the verge of breaking out

sipclip · Post #90 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:18 pm

SA37 wrote:
Phil_2.0 wrote:Clearly, MEM was looking to clear cap , get a young piece and get pics. To make it more attractive for sale? Maybe. But that is nobody's business and people shouldnt have to apologize for it.

If Memphis' goal was to clear cap space, they could have accomplished this in a much better way.

For example:

Memphis gets: Jason Williams and Daequan Cook
Miami gets: Mike Miller

Memphis gets: Marvin Williams, Lorenzen Wright, Tyronn Lue, and Atlanta

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