Woj: LA Orl Den Phi Talk For Dwight/Complete (update pg 64)

smith2373 · Post #1001 » by **smith2373** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:32 am

As a Celtic fan, I hate the Lakers.

But you have to give them their props, they have a great front office. You can say what you want about the zip code but that's irrelevant, it's more to do with the organization.

Buckeye-NBAFan · Post #1002 » by **Buckeye-NBAFan** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:32 am

Simba248 wrote:Kobe is living up to his promise. Say whatever you want, but the dude plays a big hand in the Lakers front office decisions.

Lucky for him he doesn't. Otherwise he'd be in Chicago now stuck at 3 rings.

mattyBoi · Post #1003 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:32 am

Beyond disgusted right now. This is the kind of trade that causes a life long fan to instantly hate a team.

bs_and_cs · Post #1004 » by **bs_and_cs** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:33 am

dockingsched wrote:
its not better if the magic had no interest in hitching their future on the back of brook lopez

LOL, better than hitching their future on the backs of Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington and Hedo Turkoglu

Post #1005 » by **dockingsched** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:33 am

spot on tweet for those talking about the rockets, probably applies to CLE too

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_SI

Obvious, but if this deal happens, HOU option was overstated in some way--ORL's interest, HOU's willingness to take bad deals, etc.

JSPEC SW20 · Post #1006 » by **JSPEC SW20** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:33 am

Josephpaul wrote:
TimmerFredette wrote:
TDKRises wrote:You knew **** was going down when this happened

My exact thoughts when I saw this live.

Zion Wembanyama · Post #1007 » by **Zion Wembanyama** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:33 am

twomangame wrote:Heh. Now I think people are gonna hate the Lakers more than the Heat. Just guessing.

I hate them both, but sadly...sadly..I must pull for L.A., if it's Heat v. Lakers finals.

Post #1008 » by **og15** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:33 am

The Magic are very good at trades

Day in the Life · Post #1009 » by **Day in the Life** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:33 am

smith2373 wrote:As a Celtic fan, I hate the Lakers.

But you have to give them their props, they have a great front office. You can say what you want about the zip code but that's irrelevant, it's more to do with the organization.

Exactly.

ClubLakers KB8 · Post #1010 » by **ClubLakers KB8** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:34 am

Regardless of who you root for, you have to give Mitch props.

Best GM in a long, long time. My lord.

Gets Nash, Dwight, Jamison.

Trades a TPE, Bynum, spend a vet min.

I mean, really?

Josephpaul · Post #1011 » by **Josephpaul** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:34 am

I feel VOLTRON forming!

JMaine518 · Post #1012 » by **JMaine518** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:34 am

David Stern anytime now...

DowJones · Post #1013 » by **DowJones** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:34 am

oski24 wrote:
DowJones wrote:
The Infamous1 wrote:Mitch is FAR AND AWAY the GOAT GM

No he isn't. Not at all. Just stop. The zip code is all that matters. Cleveland could offer a MUCH better deal...but Dwight would never re-sign. Mitch is nothing special as a GM. He just sits back and waits for players to fall to him.

It is fairly surprising that you guys can't figure this thing out. Instead you run to this board like a bunch of fanboys and post 1st grade sayings like "Mitch is the goat".

Yea that's exactly why the clips have been so awesome before cp3

Is it so hard to figure out that the Lakers are the "It" team in LA? Come on.

Look...you think Clevleand couldn't trump that offer with ease? Hell yes they could. Dwight just wouldn't re-sign. It has nothing to do with Mitch being the goat and everything to do with the Lakers being the #1 team in LA.

It is sort of embarrassing that people haven't been able to figure this out. It makes this board look silly when people run here and call Mitch a "goat" because of a deal like this. There are probably 20 teams that could offer a better deal....they just couldn't get Dwight to re-sign.

FullCircle · Post #1014 » by **FullCircle** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:34 am

kvash37 wrote:LA, Philly, and Denver come out great in the deal. The Magic get killed. I mean you rarely get equal value back when a player demands a trade but you're telling me there isn't a better package to swing Bynum for in a 3 way? With this crap the Magic should have just taken their chances on an extension with Bynum, assured him he was their franchise player and prayed.

I'll tell you what though. Affalo, Vucevic, Harrington, Harklin and three first round picks is a lot better than what the Lakers got for Shaq on 04.

bs_and_cs · Post #1015 » by **bs_and_cs** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:34 am

mr_sunshine wrote:
Free Rider wrote:Man, I love just love Mitch. Dude just pull $hit out of his ass time and time again. Easily the best GM in the league.

Yeah he was so great when he paid Luke Walton and completely screwed the pooch until Memphis bent over backward and donated Gasol.

Now Orlando donates Dwight, just like they donated Shaq years ago.

It really is **** amazing how teams continue to bend over backwards and let the Lakers do whatever they want to them.

Buckeye-NBAFan · Post #1016 » by **Buckeye-NBAFan** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:35 am

smith2373 wrote:As a Celtic fan, I hate the Lakers.

But you have to give them their props, they have a great front office. You can say what you want about the zip code but that's irrelevant, it's more to do with the organization.

They drafted Bynum and Kobe. Traded for Gasol and Howard. And they offered Shaq the most money in free agency. They're just really good at the top.

Post #1017 » by **SOUL** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:35 am

dockingsched wrote:spot on tweet for those talking about the rockets, probably applies to CLE too

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_SI

Obvious, but if this deal happens, HOU option was overstated in some way--ORL's interest, HOU's willingness to take bad deals, etc.

armchair gms dont see it this way. they like to spew every player that was not included in a deal

RTM · Post #1018 » by **RTM** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:35 am

JMAINE_PH wrote:David Stern anytime now...

Do people really not get it?

wadeallday1 · Post #1019 » by **wadeallday1** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:35 am

Nek minit... Basketball reasons!

dballislife · Post #1020 » by **dballislife** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:35 am

smith2373 wrote:As a Celtic fan, I hate the Lakers.

But you have to give them their props, they have a great front office. You can say what you want about the zip code but that's irrelevant, it's more to do with the organization.

dude pls, it has nothing to do with their FO...dwight only wants to go to LA now, they can have u, a realgmer as GM and still get this deal done