Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXVI: Offseason Edition)

Noonskadoodle · Post #561 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:24 pm

Its crazy when you go to other teams boards & look at their activity compared to ours haha

We are the definition of DIE HARD FANS!!!

BadMofoPimp · Post #562 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:28 pm

Report: Brian Shaw prefers Orlando, Snyder could get Bobcats

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/15/report-brian-shaw-prefers-orlando-snyder-could-get-bobcats/

ChildishGambino · Post #563 » by **ChildishGambino** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:28 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:If the Magic think Jamal Crawford is the answer, then they will lose Dwight for sure. He couldn't even beat out Felton for the starting position in Portland. And, Felton is worse than Meer.

Signing Crawford to be a starter would spell disaster as this dude is not worth more than $4-5 million per and he is seeking way more than that.

I wouldn't mind Crawford here for a 1 year deal to hold us over until Monta.....i should of made that clear that Crawford for me would be short term....but it might be difficult to convince him to a 1 year deal......

thelead · Post #564 » by **thelead** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:29 pm

Noonskadoodle wrote:Its crazy when you go to other teams boards & look at their activity compared to ours haha

We are the definition of DIE HARD FANS!!!

Say what you want about the fans on this board but one thing is evident, we all care.

BadMofoPimp · Post #565 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:34 pm

Winning and superstars help make a board active. Pistons board used to be the 3rd most active board years ago and now it is a ghost town at times. If the Magic do trade Dwight and become a perennial lottery team, this board will have a 1/4 of its posts at least within a years or two. People get bored with losing organizations.

Likewise, the Heat board was very active when they won with Shaq and Wade, then was dead for about 2 years, now it is active again.

Regardless, Magic board is one of the best I have seen.

thelead · Post #566 » by **thelead** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:36 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:Winning and superstars help make a board active. Pistons board used to be the 3rd most active board years ago and now it is a ghost town at times. If the Magic do trade Dwight and become a perennial lottery team, this board will have a 1/4 of its posts at least within a years or two. People get bored with losing organizations.

Likewise, the Heat board was very active when they won with Shaq and Wade, then was dead for about 2 years, now it is active again.

Regardless, Magic board is one of the best I have seen.

Eh, I'll be here calling for Bower's head. You can bet on that. :lol:

MagicTownBaller · Post #567 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:38 pm

Noonskadoodle wrote:Its crazy when you go to other teams boards & look at their activity compared to ours haha

We are the definition of DIE HARD FANS!!!

That's right.

Skin · Post #568 » by **Skin** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:51 pm

MagicTownBaller wrote:
Noonskadoodle wrote:Its crazy when you go to other teams boards & look at their activity compared to ours haha

We are the definition of DIE HARD FANS!!!

That's right.

High Fives!!!

MagicTownBaller · Post #569 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:52 pm

Skin wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:
Noonskadoodle wrote:Its crazy when you go to other teams boards & look at their activity compared to ours haha

We are the definition of DIE HARD FANS!!!

That's right.

High Fives!!!

Back at ya

BadMofoPimp · Post #570 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:53 pm

ChildishGambino wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:If the Magic think Jamal Crawford is the answer, then they will lose Dwight for sure. He couldn't even beat out Felton for the starting position in Portland. And, Felton is worse than Meer.

Signing Crawford to be a starter would spell disaster as this dude is not worth more than $4-5 million per and he is seeking way more than that.

I wouldn't mind Crawford here for a 1 year deal to hold us over until Monta.....i should of made that clear that Crawford for me would be short term....but it might be difficult to convince him to a 1 year deal......

Now, that makes great sense!

MoMM · Post #571 » by **MoMM** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:05 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:
ChildishGambino wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:If the Magic think Jamal Crawford is the answer, then they will lose Dwight for sure. He couldn't even beat out Felton for the starting position in Portland. And, Felton is worse than Meer.

Signing Crawford to be a starter would spell disaster as this dude is not worth more than $4-5 million per and he is seeking way more than that.

I wouldn't mind Crawford here for a 1 year deal to hold us over until Monta.....i should of made that clear that Crawford for me would be short term....but it might be difficult to convince him to a 1 year deal......

Now, that makes great sense!

Why would Jcraw opt-out of a one year @ 5mi contract for another one? He wants a long-term deal like Nelson wants too.

thelead · Post #572 » by **thelead** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:08 pm

All of these guys will learn that the new CBA is very different. Notice all of the one year deals signed this year.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #573 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:14 pm

LarsV8 wrote:Houston is interested in a rent to own, but thier plan would require having cap room to sign Deron Williams, so taking back bad contracts is hard to do. I think they would offer:

Lowry/Dalembert/14/16/Marcus Morris

Hell no...there isn't a scenerio where a team willing to rent dwight doesn't take on at least one our bad contracts. Is immediately flip dalembert and lowery for another higher pick.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #574 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:15 pm

And we aren't getting crawford on a one year deal. Sorry

Nyce_1 · Post #575 » by **Nyce_1** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:17 pm

thelead wrote:All of these guys will learn that the new CBA is very different. Notice all of the one year deals signed this year.

this.

teams aren't willing to overspend for role players because of the new tax rules. higher penalty for repeaters will keep the spending in check....hopefully.

Post #576 » by **Def Swami** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:20 pm

Skin wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:
Noonskadoodle wrote:Its crazy when you go to other teams boards & look at their activity compared to ours haha

We are the definition of DIE HARD FANS!!!

That's right.

High Fives!!!

Post #577 » by **Def Swami** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:25 pm

Kurt Helin ‏@basketballtalk
@stephenasmith For Shaw it's not just preference -- he wants an HC job, he's not turning down Charlotte to wait and see with Orlando.

Post #578 » by **Def Swami** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:50 pm

IAMAGM.com ‏@IAMAGM

Jamal Crawford has the Cavaliers, Knicks, Kings, Clippers and Heat on his free agency radar http://dlvr.it/1k6CMZ

ChildishGambino · Post #579 » by **ChildishGambino** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:04 pm

Maybe we have a kind of under the table agreement with Mike Malone.......As far-fetched as that may sound maybe it would explain the lack of urgency

MagicTownBaller · Post #580 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:09 pm

ChildishGambino wrote:Maybe we have a kind of under the table agreement with Mike Malone.......As far-fetched as that may sound maybe it would explain the lack of urgency

That would be weird. I'd prefer to let the new GM handle the coach search. Whether he gets Shaw, Malone, or McMillan should be completely up to him.