Official: Mihm to Memphis

Post #1 » by **SD2042** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:34 pm

According to the Chris Vernon Show, the Grizzlies have traded a second round pick to the Lakers for center Chris Mihm and cash considerations.

:rolleyes:

Basically a financial cap move to get the Grizzlies further under the cap.

bgassassin · Post #2 » by **bgassassin** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:47 pm

Boo. You beat me here.

Memphis Flexibilities!

Heyvoon24 · Post #3 » by **Heyvoon24** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:49 pm

it's a "conditional 2nd pick"

good luck chris

Tommy Trojan · Post #4 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:54 pm

When Chris is healthy watch out, he can be pretty good C

bgassassin · Post #5 » by **bgassassin** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:05 am

Too bad we'll more that likely never know. Although I did want him a while back when we still had Pau.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/20 ... s-center-/

Post #6 » by **SD2042** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:33 am

bgassassin wrote:Boo. You beat me here.

Memphis Flexibilities!

Might as well be. All we need is an tax accountant for a mascot and we're in business.

Post #7 » by **boogiesdad** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:37 am

not the trade i was looking for.

Post #8 » by **SD2042** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:38 am

There needs to be more Grizz trades b4 the deadline Thursday.

bgassassin · Post #9 » by **bgassassin** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:44 am

SD2042 wrote:
bgassassin wrote:Boo. You beat me here.

Memphis Flexibilities!

Might as well be. All we need is an tax accountant for a mascot and we're in business.

No need. Stan Meadows has it covered.

I think this deal was just to make money like the Livingston and Francis deal. It's doesn't help our cap space this offseason.

Downtown · Post #10 » by **Downtown** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:17 am

I don't have a problem with these sort of deals. What I do have a problem with is if at the end of the day these are the ONLY trades and it sends the message that making a few dollars with trades is more important than improving the team with trades.

The optics of it would really turn me off if I were a basketball fan living in Memphis.

GrizzledGrizzFan · Post #11 » by **GrizzledGrizzFan** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:54 am

Downtown wrote:I don't have a problem with these sort of deals. What I do have a problem with is if at the end of the day these are the ONLY trades and it sends the message that making a few dollars with trades is more important than improving the team with trades.

The optics of it would really turn me off if I were a basketball fan living in Memphis.

I'm afraid you'll need to prepare for disappointment then.

Downtown · Post #12 » by **Downtown** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:09 am

I won't be dissapointed. I live in Vancouver, and when the Grizzlies left I became a Seattle fan. Now that the Sonics have left(can you believe I've had two teams ripped away now?) I'm kind of a free agent fan and have no big allegience to any one team(especially not OKC). I've really just paid more attention to the Grizzlies because I kind of like an underdog that needs alot of work.

Until Lionell Hollins returned I don't think there was a single person left from their years in Vancouver so there's no attachment. I've been around this site since 2001 and it's always been more fun to try and figure out ways to make poor teams better than try and figure out what is the best move for teams that are already good.

And yes, I agree that we probably won't see any significant trades. I said way back at the beginning of the season that I expected a year of evaluation and go into this years draft to add another one or two inexpensive rookie pieces, sign a free agent or two for role purposes, and go from there. I haven't seen any indications that they will sway from that.

Now watch tomorrow they'll pull off a blockbuster after I posted this.

Post #13 » by **SD2042** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:25 am

It would be good hear the Grizz involve in a blockbuster where they win out.