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

cvMagic · Post #901 » by **cvMagic** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:59 am

arkknight1988 wrote:lamb is a very very nice player. lamb>>>>>>>>>>>marshon brooks

Agree 100%

MoMM · Post #902 » by **MoMM** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:00 am

CPBalla2003 n da 863 wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:
CPBalla2003 n da 863 wrote:y'all watching this USA/Brazil game?

Yep.

Not sure how I feel about this team. I think Durant should be starting.

well, i know Melo always played well for us, but, i do worry that Durant is our Best jump shooter, i don't think it would happen, but it would not surprised me if Spain beats us.

I'm! Go Brazil!!!

TDJacksonville · Post #903 » by **TDJacksonville** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:01 am

id bet if we didnt do that Phoenix trade we wouldnt have Dwight here anymore with his Trade Demands.

cvMagic · Post #904 » by **cvMagic** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:03 am

timgator wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:http://www.thedreamshake.com/2012/7/16/3163395/rumored-dwight-howard-twitter-dm-leaks-drops-asking-price
Now, this is going off of quite an assumption here, as things like this can easily be photoshopped or forged, but thus far no one is denying the validity of them. But if they are true, one has to wonder how greatly Dwight Howard just dropped his market value to teams like the Rockets who are interested in trading for his services.

The photos are large, so I'll place them after the jump.

Thinking realistically, does anyone really think that any team, including Houston, would agree to a trade without even knowing that Dwight can't even run yet? There is just no situation that I could reasonably imagine where a team would forgo a medical evaluation on a player who is recovering from a serious back injury prior to agreeing to a trade. I can't even see any team getting into any type of negotiation without looking into this first. I'm not saying that it's untrue that he can't run yet, I'm just guessing that any team interested in trading for him probably already knows he can't run yet. So I just don't see this as a big deal to anyone except people like us who are not involved in the actual talks.

Absolutely!

you guys are insane if you think the Rockets don't already know everything about Dwight's medical condition.

It was breaking news to us. Not to them.

MagicTownBaller · Post #905 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:04 am

I'm not going to get too excited or disappointed anymore about rumors. I'm tired of being teased.

MoMM · Post #906 » by **MoMM** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:05 am

TDJacksonville wrote:id bet if we didnt do that Phoenix trade we wouldnt have Dwight here anymore with his Trade Demands.

Or maybe CP3 would be our PG...

TDJacksonville · Post #907 » by **TDJacksonville** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:06 am

MoMM wrote:
TDJacksonville wrote:id bet if we didnt do that Phoenix trade we wouldnt have Dwight here anymore with his Trade Demands.

Or maybe CP3 would be our PG...

id rather have the hammer than CP3. trade Dwight for Kevin Love and RUBIO 8-)

CPBalla2003 n da 863 · Post #908 » by **CPBalla2003 n da 863** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:08 am

I figure u would be MoMM, lol, they're making it a ball game.

BadMofoPimp · Post #909 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:11 am

@RealJT07 @DwightHoward: Putting out screen shots of private conversations with 12 is lame. Makes no sense; it’s a clown move.

cvMagic · Post #910 » by **cvMagic** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:14 am

OrlandO wrote:Why is everybody so high on White now? Before it was Lamb and Jones in trade ideas, today it's Lamb and White?

As long as Henny realizes that Lamb is the golden nugget, it's all good.

I watched the summer league game, saw White's interview at halftime. He had 4 pts, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists at the half and the interviewer questioned if he'd look to score more since he only had 4 points.

White said all the right things: He wasn't looking to score, he was looking to make the right play for the team on every position. Period.

Selfless and intelligent dude. I liked what I saw.

Post #911 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:15 am

can't believe we're looking for a superstar lol. THESE ROOKIES ARE NICE. take a chance on em

Post #912 » by **Def Swami** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:17 am

SOUL wrote:can't believe we're looking for a superstar lol. THESE ROOKIES ARE NICE. take a chance on em

What I'm concerned about is that the Rockets aren't even offering Lamb and Parsons, but are willing to part with anything else.

Post #913 » by **Def Swami** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:23 am

SHAQ ‏@SHAQ
What the hell is the orlando magic doing. They shoulda hired Brian shaw now once they lose Dwight say hello to being da worst team n da nba

Not fake.

Nyce_1 · Post #914 » by **Nyce_1** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:23 am

cvMagic wrote:
OrlandO wrote:Why is everybody so high on White now? Before it was Lamb and Jones in trade ideas, today it's Lamb and White?

As long as Henny realizes that Lamb is the golden nugget, it's all good.

I watched the summer league game, saw White's interview at halftime. He had 4 pts, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists at the half and the interviewer questioned if he'd look to score more since he only had 4 points.

White said all the right things: He wasn't looking to score, he was looking to make the right play for the team on every position. Period.

Selfless and intelligent dude. I liked what I saw.

that interview won me over, as I watched it live. Dude seems like the perfect team player and just wants to make the RIGHT play.

rcklsscognition · Post #915 » by **rcklsscognition** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:27 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:
SHAQ ‏@SHAQ
What the hell is the orlando magic doing. They shoulda hired Brian shaw now once they lose Dwight say hello to being da worst team n da nba

Not fake.

Did Shaq just find out Shaw dropped out? I thought Shaw dropped out, not that the Magic didn't want him.

cvMagic · Post #916 » by **cvMagic** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:36 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:
SOUL wrote:can't believe we're looking for a superstar lol. THESE ROOKIES ARE NICE. take a chance on em

What I'm concerned about is that the Rockets aren't even offering Lamb and Parsons, but are willing to part with anything else.

Without question Lamb and the Toronto pick would have to be absolutes to be included in any trade.

Parsons is a very good, young player - but I feel like he's taking on a cult-like Tebow-esque status on these boards. I don't think his non-inclusion would or should be a deal-breaker. Especially if the Rockets are willing to send multiple picks and take on at least 2 bad contracts.

I view the pecking order in negotiations like this (obviously the Magic can't get all of this, this is the order of importance for negotiations in my eyes):

Toronto pick, Lamb,and Kmart is where you start
Then Donatas if you can wait
Then the other 2 2012 rookies who will be on cap-friendly deals longer than Parsons would.
More picks.
Then Parsons.

The rest is whatever we have to take on to include as many bad contracts that Houston is willing to stomach.

cvMagic · Post #917 » by **cvMagic** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:39 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:
SHAQ ‏@SHAQ
What the hell is the orlando magic doing. They shoulda hired Brian shaw now once they lose Dwight say hello to being da worst team n da nba

Not fake.

That's the goal if they do the Rockets trade, right?

TSKD000 · Post #918 » by **TSKD000** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:45 am

cvMagic wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:
SHAQ ‏@SHAQ
What the hell is the orlando magic doing. They shoulda hired Brian shaw now once they lose Dwight say hello to being da worst team n da nba

Not fake.

That's the goal if they do the Rockets trade, right?

yes, we want our own top 3 pick next year and toronto's top 10 pick!

InFlames · Post #919 » by **InFlames** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:45 am

Shaq should know that's not a bad thing.

mattyBoi · Post #920 » by **mattyBoi** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:49 am

I agree with Shaq. Our three coaching finalist are not appealing at all.