Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXXII Off-Season Edition)

BadMofoPimp · Post #341 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:25 pm

MagicTownBaller wrote:
Jarrod Rudolph @JRudolphSports
Nets fans, I'll be on @WFAN660 at 4:40pm discussing the latest in the Dwight Howard saga. Tune in if you're free.

I want a stream of this!

Dayum, Jarrod Rudolph has jumped ship from Orlando to Brooklyn already.

chrpri84 · Post #342 » by **chrpri84** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:25 pm

From the Shaq/Penny era to TMAC era to Franchise era to Dwight era to..?!?!?!??
Most of these guys have one thing in common, they didn't want to be here. Thats
What's wrong with the NBA, how long until Jennings takes his talent away from Wisconsin?
Kevin Love decides to leave for a contender? OKC is lucky and I will always cheer for them in a way.
Orlando, why can't we be in the mix with Miami and LA?! We are so deserving!

mhi · Post #343 » by **mhi** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:26 pm

The reason is the other serious suitors are either out of the trade scenario (DAL) or moving forward (LAL).

I again I seriously doubt, ATL and HOU are willing to trade for him without assurance of an extension. If they were to, there offers would be low-balls as they wouldn't want to give up much or take on bad long term contracts for a one year rental.

Leaving one serious bidder BKN.

MagicTownBaller · Post #344 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:28 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:
Jarrod Rudolph @JRudolphSports
Nets fans, I'll be on @WFAN660 at 4:40pm discussing the latest in the Dwight Howard saga. Tune in if you're free.

I want a stream of this!

Dayum, Jarrod Rudolph has jumped ship from Orlando to Brooklyn already.

He's following his buddy Howard!

tiderulz · Post #345 » by **tiderulz** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:29 pm

MagicTownBaller wrote:It's sad, but we might actually get the Nets deal. I don't want Dwight to go to Brooklyn at all. I just hope we have Brook Lopez going to a third team and same with Humphries. I want Brooks and plenty of picks, maybe a decent Center too.

what is your definition of a decent center? i am amazed at the hate Lopez gets. Including his rookie year, Lopez has a 17 ppg avg on his career, almost 20 over the past 3 years. the #3 scoring center last year was Duncan/Gortat at 15 ppg. Not every team has a center that gets them close to 20 ppg every night.

And if we are taking the Nets deal, we need Tyshawn Taylor in there to develop too, they an keep KH.

thelead · Post #346 » by **thelead** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:30 pm

Rudolph is from NY and is a Knicks fan.

MagicTownBaller · Post #347 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:32 pm

thelead wrote:Rudolph is from NY and is a Knicks fan.

I already knew that.

MagicTownBaller · Post #348 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:33 pm

tiderulz wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:It's sad, but we might actually get the Nets deal. I don't want Dwight to go to Brooklyn at all. I just hope we have Brook Lopez going to a third team and same with Humphries. I want Brooks and plenty of picks, maybe a decent Center too.

what is your definition of a decent center? i am amazed at the hate Lopez gets. Including his rookie year, Lopez has a 17 ppg avg on his career, almost 20 over the past 3 years. the #3 scoring center last year was Duncan/Gortat at 15 ppg. Not every team has a center that gets them close to 20 ppg every night.

And if we are taking the Nets deal, we need Tyshawn Taylor in there to develop too, they an keep KH.

Decent center means one who can rebound and block shots, one of those things Lopez can't do. Lopez is going to want at least $10M a year.

woosah · Post #349 » by **woosah** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:33 pm

mhi wrote:The reason is the other serious suitors are either out of the trade scenario (DAL) or moving forward (LAL).

I again I seriously doubt, ATL and HOU are willing to trade for him without assurance of an extension. If they were to, there offers would be low-balls as they wouldn't want to give up much or take on bad long term contracts for a one year rental.

Leaving one serious bidder BKN.

I honestly thought HOU might trade for him to use him to get the big they wanted. They could flip him to LA for Bynum if we don't want to risk our future on his knees and would rather go the rebuild route. That Bynum deal will be there til the deadline I am sure, and may get better if Bynum doesn't do as well with the new options in LA.

OMPunk · Post #350 » by **OMPunk** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:34 pm

I'm sure they'd say the same about people with southern accents....but these stupid new york accents on this station are like nails on chalkboards to me.

Showbiz Bear · Post #351 » by **Showbiz Bear** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:35 pm

D12J14 wrote:I'm sure they'd say the same about people with southern accents....but these stupid new york accents on this station are like nails on chalkboards to me.

The stereotypes are spot-on.

ThatFloridaDude · Post #352 » by **ThatFloridaDude** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:35 pm

thelead wrote:Rudolph is from NY and is a Knicks fan.

Well then, there is no further reason for me to follow him on twitter.

tiderulz · Post #353 » by **tiderulz** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:36 pm

chrpri84 wrote:From the Shaq/Penny era to TMAC era to Franchise era to Dwight era to..?!?!?!??
Most of these guys have one thing in common, they didn't want to be here. Thats
What's wrong with the NBA, how long until Jennings takes his talent away from Wisconsin?
Kevin Love decides to leave for a contender? OKC is lucky and I will always cheer for them in a way.
Orlando, why can't we be in the mix with Miami and LA?! We are so deserving!

why is Orlando more deserving than any number of other teams that have been around longer?

Nyce_1 · Post #354 » by **Nyce_1** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:37 pm

Rudolph is next after the break:

http://player.radio.com/player/RadioPla ... station=62

Showbiz Bear · Post #355 » by **Showbiz Bear** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:38 pm

tiderulz wrote:why is Orlando more deserving than any number of other teams that have been around longer?

Because we're Magic fans, and that's how we should think?

ThatFloridaDude · Post #356 » by **ThatFloridaDude** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:38 pm

Nyce_1 wrote:Rudolph is next after the break:

http://player.radio.com/player/RadioPla ... station=62

This station reeks ahaha. I've been tuned in for 10 minutes to hear this "UPDATE" which I doubt is anything we already don't know.

MagicTownBaller · Post #357 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:40 pm

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
In another unforeseen twist of this wild offseason, sources say Jason Kidd has decided to leave Mavs and join Knicks on a multiyear deal

WHAT

mhi · Post #358 » by **mhi** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:40 pm

woosah wrote:
I honestly thought HOU might trade for him to use him to get the big they wanted. They could flip him to LA for Bynum if we don't want to risk our future on his knees and would rather go the rebuild route. That Bynum deal will be there til the deadline I am sure, and may get better if Bynum doesn't do as well with the new options in LA.

Why not just trade for Bynum straight up or get a multi-team trade going.

The bigger hurdle with LAL is that they are also looking to shed contracts. Same thing ORL wants to do. And they just used the Odom TPE on Nash.

bigmoe1952 · Post #359 » by **bigmoe1952** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:40 pm

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/07/05/ ... -leverage/

ThatFloridaDude · Post #360 » by **ThatFloridaDude** » Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:41 pm

MagicTownBaller wrote:
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
In another unforeseen twist of this wild offseason, sources say Jason Kidd has decided to leave Mavs and join Knicks on a multiyear deal

WHAT

Interesting. I Really don't know what to make of Dallas now.