Eating Crow II

Rockazoids · Post #1 » by **Rockazoids** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:06 am

Just like last year.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=988733
Every year I do the same s**t :banghead:

Two year ago NY will not trade for Larry Hughes Strike One

Rockazoids wrote:NY is not trading Chandler or Hill just to move Jeffries. Not going to happing.

Strike Two foul tip :banghead:

Rockazoids wrote:NY are not going to gut the team for Melo.

Strike Three your out of here. :banghead:

Next year if I start up just tell me to STFU & link this.

So lets man up guys, I'll take my crow baked again.

Post #2 » by **loserX** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:11 am

Heh, nice, I like these.

I'll admit that I said, on at least one occasion, that the Jazz had NOT given up on Deron Williams. Whoops. Looks like they knew something I didn't :oops:

Baddy Chuck · Post #3 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:18 am

I convinced myself the Bucks wouldn't suck.

nflBLITZ2000 · Post #4 » by **nflBLITZ2000** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:36 am

reading that old thread makes me want to make a GSW/DAL trade just to watch JES and rem go at it, i'll take old rem in 5

Guy986 · Post #5 » by **Guy986** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:59 am

JES12 wrote:
Jow128 wrote:
bona fide rube wrote:What pick(s) does Memphis have? The Wolves own Memphis' protected 1st this year.

Thats the big question. Is this part of a three way deal?
That pick is probably a 2nd round pick. Houston is probably lowering their tax line a little and Battier is not worth a 1st round pick.

The annual JES eat crow thread? viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1095212

Rockazoids · Post #6 » by **Rockazoids** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:10 am

Should it be renamed the Jes12 threads ?

Guy986 · Post #7 » by **Guy986** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:12 am

Rockazoids wrote:Should it be renamed the Jes12 threads ?

Man last year was so fun. Reading that thread still makes me laugh to this day.

Rockazoids · Post #8 » by **Rockazoids** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:19 am

Guy986 wrote:
Rockazoids wrote:Should it be renamed the Jes12 threads ?

Man last year was so fun. Reading that thread still makes me laugh to this day.

Well we will see who man up this year. :wordyo:

Post #9 » by **Mr. E** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:26 am

All the way up 'til today I would say that the Rockets wouldn't trade Lee or...I don't know...Battier for another project Big Man.

...Yeah, I was wrong, but still can't believe we got the first round pick with it! :lol:

BossHoggin · Post #10 » by **BossHoggin** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:57 am

I told a MIN fan that their only deal would be Curry/Randolph. He said something along the lines that I had no idea what I was talking about.

Post #11 » by **loserX** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:08 am

Lot of people not gettin' the hang of this thread.

old rem · Post #12 » by **old rem** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:38 am

nflBLITZ2000 wrote:reading that old thread makes me want to make a GSW/DAL trade just to watch JES and rem go at it, i'll take old rem in 5

Good bet. I'm a sneaky one with that below the belt cheap shot.

Trouble is that most all the Mav's guys are either my age....or a god (roddy) who's sacred there and anywhere else, no big deal. Jes is too good at this stuff to try selling Stevensen or Barea as big time,and realistically, there's damn little to deal with the windows of opportunity so different. Now the Mavs and Spurs could discuss stuff. GSW can dicker and deal with other teams who have young talent...but Dallas? Dallas is full "Win Now". They have nobody who'd be relevant in a few years when GSW may be winning.

JES12 · Post #13 » by **JES12** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:23 am

This thread is not going the way it was intended.

First, my trade dealine surprises that I would have said "no way" if it was just a proposal
-No way did I think Deron Williams would get traded this year
-Perkins for Jeff Green
-Baron Davis to Ohio

Eat crow:
-From last year, after the eat crow thread...Boston being playoff contenders. Thought they (the big 3) were done.
-Joe Johnson re-signed with Atlanta...and not dumped by the deadline
-Cuban did not trade Butler to Sacramento, Minnesota or Cleveland to get out of his luxury tax. HE has been much cheaper than his reputation the last 5 years and I would have bet he would have done that. Or at least to Stevenson.
-Blake Griffin being Oden 2.0 (waaay wrong)
-Other than Denver and to some extend, Boston and Orlando, not to many teams made an effort to lower their luxury tax this year.
-Igoudala is still a Sixer
-Resurection of Turkoglu being meaningful again.

JES12 · Post #14 » by **JES12** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:25 am

BTW, I am still waiting for all those people who thought a team would give a 1st round pick for renting the likes of Reggie Evans, T-Mac, Kristic, Landry, etc. to man up.

old rem · Post #15 » by **old rem** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:42 am

Rockazoids wrote:
Just like last year.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=988733
Every year I do the same s**t
Two year ago NY will not trade for Larry Hughes Strike One

Rockazoids wrote:NY is not trading Chandler or Hill just to move Jeffries. Not going to happing.

Strike Two foul tip
Rockazoids wrote:NY are not going to gut the team for Melo.

Strike Three your out of here.

Next year if I start up just tell me to STFU & link this.
So lets man up guys, I'll take my crow baked again.

Don't feel bad. We are told that NBA teams are run by experts,smart guys paid huge money,with big databases and resources. The hard fact is...at any point in time 1/4 of those NBA "experts" are just a blunder away from getting the axe. I agreed that NY was not gutting the team for Melo, but an owner with big money and small brains stepped in to undo the GM's work. Now...they are stuck.

I quit saying "GSW would NOT do that because it's stupid"....what was I thinking...GSW has made moves as dumb as a houseplant...and OFTEN. If I got blindsided as often as GSW's GM's have over the last few decades...I'd live in a nerf room and never go outdoors.

Not savoring the Crow (tastes like misery) I've learned to not give the "Experts" the benefit of the doubt. As you all might have noticed I'd been a Warrior fan. If i got paid every time I had a BETTER idea than the guys running the show...I'd be cruising around in a Ferrari. I mean...do you take Brandan Wright or Noah in the draft? Is Bimbo Coles> Tim Hardaway? Is Felton Spencer...RELEVANT?
Do ya think Latrell Spewell is your franchise guy? Uh...seriously...my old team is generally an excuse looking for a clue. i ate the Crow a few times when thinking the team had SOME idea of what's going on.

Even so....the Knicks,Nets,Griz,T-Wolves,Raptors,Paper Clips....are no better. What is UP? I'm used to a reality where guys getting about $10 an hour are expected to know what's going on. In the NBA...it's not like that. Somehow guys who are WAY unskilled get huge $ to demolish a franchise.

So....I'm done with crow. I never presume "my team" knows sh*t. My reads,if I get a good look...are a pretty solid %. I DID assume that anyone pretending to be GM could trade a proven 20 pt scorer for...SOMETHING....and GSW's "brains" proved me wrong....a lot. My opinions were solid,but my assumption that the franchise had SOME ability to deal....was sadly optimistic,and now I know that.

winter_mute_13 · Post #16 » by **winter_mute_13** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:27 am

I was absolutely convinced that the Jazz would do a luxury tax trade, with AK the most likely candidate to be dumped. I posted several trade ideas along that line.

Imagine my surprise when it was Deron who got traded, and even more so that the trade barely lowered their payroll! (Only by about $2m) Just a complete misread for me.

mcfly1204 · Post #17 » by **mcfly1204** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:37 pm

I thought Chicago would move the Miami 1st they got from Toronto for Anthony Parker. It is going to be a late pick and guaranteed money. Watching Bogans brick those corner threes last night made me think I still had the right idea.

Post #18 » by **The Rebel** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:01 pm

I will take mine with a big helping of hot sauce.

I thought the Nuggets would end up with the Nets package, which Melo was rumored to have also thought would happen as well even as recently as monday.

I also never thought the Knicks would give up everything they did to get Melo, if I would have believed that they would give up Randolph, Chandler, Galinari, Mozgov, Felton, and 3 picks, I probably would have given them more of a chance to get Melo.

warren weel im · Post #19 » by **warren weel im** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:42 pm

IMO, these are the common theme:

1. No way Melo ends up in NY.
2. No way NY gives up anything for Melo when they could be signing him as FA.
3. No way Utah gives up Deron.
4. Shagadelic finally stops his bynum trades.

Post #20 » by **loserX** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:02 pm

warren weel im wrote:3. No way Utah gives up Deron.

I'm sure this came as a shock to most when it actually happened, but I'm the only one that I remember outright stating it. So this crow is alllllllllll mine