OT: Okafor for Chandler?

justinb80 · Post #1 » by **justinb80** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:00 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4359609

I don't see how this makes sense for either team. The Hornets are shedding payroll, so they try to pick up a big man who just signed an extension a short time ago? The Bobcats are giving up a solid rebounder and scorer who doesn't seem to have many health problems, for a big man who had a trade rescinded because of his health?

Post #2 » by **rsavaj** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:05 pm

You're absolutely right, that doesn't make any sense at all...Bobcats would lose out big time talent wise, Hornets money wise.

Post #3 » by **rsavaj** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:11 pm

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/07/27/horn ... index.html

MaryvalesFinest · Post #4 » by **MaryvalesFinest** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:14 pm

What the...Couldn't Kerr have swapped Wallace for Okafor than? :banghead:

Post #5 » by **rsavaj** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:14 pm

MaryvalesFinest wrote:What the...Couldn't Kerr have swapped Wallace for Okafor than?

FRACK

justinb80 · Post #6 » by **justinb80** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:17 pm

I personally love Okafor ... if the Bobcats wanted crap for him, we could have given them crap.

Post #7 » by **rsavaj** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:27 pm

Nash
Richardson
Hill
Amare
Okafor

Sweet prenatal Jesus. What could have been....what could have been.

eastsidecrossover · Post #8 » by **eastsidecrossover** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:39 pm

Reason why????? MONEY $$$$$$$$$$$$ Where is Cash?

Suns do not want to bring in almost 60 mil on a player when they dont know what they are going to do with amare, JRich, etc.

all I have to say is just another brilliant move by MJ! :lol:

harshey1388 · Post #9 » by **harshey1388** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:42 pm

wow... this sucks for us and what could have been

Risensun · Post #10 » by **Risensun** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:47 pm

MaryvalesFinest wrote:What the...Couldn't Kerr have swapped Wallace for Okafor than?

Exactly. This trade means 3 things.

1. Bobcats were looking for cap relief for Okafor, which we could have offered. We could have had Okafor.

2. At the very least a 3 way trade could have been worked out for the Wallace contract.

3. Steve Kerr is the ultimate idot and Robert Sarver is a greedy bastard who doesn't give a damn about the Suns.

SSOL · Post #11 » by **SSOL** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:51 pm

You want to pay Okafor the $60 million he is owed over the next five years? No thanks.

Post #12 » by **TASTIC** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:51 pm

Madness. Okafor's a NICE piece for NOR. On par as a rebounder, better shotblocker and a better scorer...

Sigh. Another lower seeded West team gets better...Hey at least we got Channing Frye

RaisingArizona · Post #13 » by **RaisingArizona** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:05 pm

SSOL wrote:You want to pay Okafor the $60 million he is owed over the next five years? No thanks.

Sarver is that you? Some of us like winning basketball games.

SSOL · Post #14 » by **SSOL** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:08 pm

You won't be in a position to win many games when you owe that kind of money to a mediocre center. Oh armchair gm's, how shortsighted.

RaisingArizona · Post #15 » by **RaisingArizona** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:14 pm

SSOL wrote:You won't be in a position to win many games when you owe that kind of money to a mediocre center. Oh armchair gm's, how shortsighted.

Okafor is not mediocre. He's definitely one of the elite and he's still young. I don't see how that's not a good move.

OrangeNation · Post #16 » by **OrangeNation** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:16 pm

Mediocre as in averaging 13/10/1.7 in one of the slowest offense in league ?

Dude will be average nearly 17/11/2 with good D. in our offense with Nash running the show.

SSOL · Post #17 » by **SSOL** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:19 pm

Many people here think J-Rich's salary is too much. Rich can average over 20 points per game in our system and shoot 40% from three. You want to pay even more to Okafor, a guy who has missed 80 games since 04-05 and is labeled as soft? Basically, in adding Okafor you would be choosing him over Amare, you can't keep both moneywise. It isn't a fantasy league team.

SSOL · Post #18 » by **SSOL** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:25 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkyoFN3Lc9c

Sun Scorched · Post #19 » by **Sun Scorched** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:26 pm

SSOL wrote:Many people here think J-Rich's salary is too much. Rich can average over 20 points per game in our system and shoot 40% from three. You want to pay even more to Okafor, a guy who has missed 80 games since 04-05 and is labeled as soft? Basically, in adding Okafor you would be choosing him over Amare, you can't keep both moneywise. It isn't a fantasy league team.

We had both Stoudemire and O'Neal on the payroll at the same time.... and O'Neal cost twice as much as Okafor.

I REALLY like what Emeka brings to the table. I had no freakin' clue he was even on the table.

In fact, I would have thought he was untouchable.... damn....

SSOL · Post #20 » by **SSOL** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:27 pm

Yes....we had Shaq and Amare....Amare is due for an extension...we had to trade Shaq because you can't have the 5th highest payroll and not be a contender...