OFFICIAL: Dwight A Laker NOT a Net WHeee!!!

seren · Post #461 » by **seren** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:45 am

blumatic wrote:
seren wrote:They don't. Lakers usually make very fair deals. They just know how to negotiate and not overpay.

Are you saying that Pau Gasol deal was fair?

Marc Gasol got a max contract, didn't he? I'd take him over Pau right now.

god shammgod · Post #462 » by **god shammgod** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:45 am

Knicks_Fan2 wrote:Why is everyone comparing the Dwight deal to the melo deal. Did we give up the second best player in the league at Melos position?

this could lead somewhere bad. just putting that out there.

Post #463 » by **GONYK** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:45 am

seren wrote:
GONYK wrote:
seren wrote:
They don't. Lakers usually make very fair deals. They just know how to negotiate and not overpay.

You can't be saying that with a straight face right now

I have a very straight face. Last time I checked basketball is not played 2 on 2. With Harden/Ibaka gone, OKC is a good playoff team but not better than Lakers with Howard/Gasol inside and an old Kobe/Nash backcourt.

Uhh...who are you responding to?

Your post makes no sense

red32 · Post #464 » by **red32** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:46 am

seren wrote:Funny how Denver has been shuffling and reshuffling their roster constantly.

But getting better players.

NyKnicks1714 · Post #465 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:46 am

seren wrote:
blumatic wrote:
seren wrote:They don't. Lakers usually make very fair deals. They just know how to negotiate and not overpay.

Are you saying that Pau Gasol deal was fair?

Marc Gasol got a max contract, didn't he? I'd take him over Pau right now.

It turned out fair, at the time it was not a fair trade. Marc Gasol was a rookie who was drafted in the second round and hadn't played a single NBA game.

I_Love_NYK · Post #466 » by **I_Love_NYK** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:46 am

seren wrote:
blumatic wrote:
seren wrote:They don't. Lakers usually make very fair deals. They just know how to negotiate and not overpay.

Are you saying that Pau Gasol deal was fair?

Marc Gasol got a max contract, didn't he? I'd take him over Pau right now.

At the time it was a lop-sided trade, but even a year after the trade and Marc Gasol errupted, Greg Poppovich said it wasn't so one-sided after all.

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #467 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:48 am

god shammgod wrote:
Knicks_Fan2 wrote:Why is everyone comparing the Dwight deal to the melo deal. Did we give up the second best player in the league at Melos position?

this could lead somewhere bad. just putting that out there.

I can sense him coming. Our favorite mod.

kingOfqueens · Post #468 » by **kingOfqueens** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:48 am

our division is prob the most competitive one in the nba now

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #469 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:48 am

Knicks_Fan2 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:
Knicks_Fan2 wrote:Why is everyone comparing the Dwight deal to the melo deal. Did we give up the second best player in the league at Melos position?

this could lead somewhere bad. just putting that out there.

I can sense him coming. Our favorite mod.

I've been here for a while...

I_Love_NYK · Post #470 » by **I_Love_NYK** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:49 am

red32 wrote:
seren wrote:Funny how Denver has been shuffling and reshuffling their roster constantly.

But getting better players.

You would have think, Orlando would have wanted Wilson Chandler instead of Al Harrington.

blumatic · Post #471 » by **blumatic** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:49 am

seren wrote:
blumatic wrote:
seren wrote:They don't. Lakers usually make very fair deals. They just know how to negotiate and not overpay.

Are you saying that Pau Gasol deal was fair?

Marc Gasol got a max contract, didn't he? I'd take him over Pau right now.

Fair point, but at the time did not get face value.

But value is subjective to a single team. So Marc was valuable to Marc. But it did help that Jerry West was the GM of the Grizzlies at the time.

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #472 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:49 am

Knickstape1214 wrote:
Knicks_Fan2 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:[quote="Knicks_Fan2"]Why is everyone comparing the Dwight deal to the melo deal. Did we give up the second best player in the league at Melos position?

this could lead somewhere bad. just putting that out there.

I can sense him coming. Our favorite mod.

I've been here for a while...[/quote]

:lol:

CrazyKnicks · Post #473 » by **CrazyKnicks** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:49 am

kingOfqueens wrote:our division is prob the most competitive one in the nba now

With the exception of the Raptors who added Fields with a horrible contract :lol:

knicksnyk · Post #474 » by **knicksnyk** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:49 am

Lol. these guys are trolling us hard.

Dan L ‏@KnicksFanBlog
RT @BobSaietta: @KBergCBS I'm sure the Knicks threw in a future pick to Orlando. Doesn't the CBA require that for every trade?

god shammgod · Post #475 » by **god shammgod** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:50 am

bynum for dwight is not stealing dwight. iggy for bynum is not stealing bynum. but by the time we get to orlando, yeah, they got stole on.

Fury · Post #476 » by **Fury** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:50 am

Crazyknicks wrote:
kingOfqueens wrote:our division is prob the most competitive one in the nba now

With the exception of the Raptors who added Fields with a horrible contract

Kyle Lowry, Terrece Ross, and Jonas isn't a bad start

isiah_thomas · Post #477 » by **isiah_thomas** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:50 am

why did we have to give up so much for melo mannnnnnnnnn, of recent star players traded denver has gotten the most in return.

on another melo will have a field day vs philly with iggy gone.

I_Love_NYK · Post #478 » by **I_Love_NYK** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:51 am

kingOfqueens wrote:our division is prob the most competitive one in the nba now

Sixers

PG Holiday
SG Turner
SF T.Young
PF Moultrie
C Bynum

I don't see how a bench of Dorrell Wright, Jason Richardson and Nick Young can get minutes when they all play the SG/SF position. Other than Bynum they really have no size, and will be using Dorell Wright and Thaddeus Young at PF.

SonOfMars · Post #479 » by **SonOfMars** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:51 am

god shammgod wrote:bynum for dwight is not stealing dwight. iggy for bynum is not stealing bynum. but by the time we get to orlando, yeah, they got stole on.

lmao

Its crazy how Magic had the best player involved
But recieved the worst players back :lol:

seren · Post #480 » by **seren** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:51 am

NyKnicks1714 wrote:
seren wrote:
blumatic wrote:
Are you saying that Pau Gasol deal was fair?

Marc Gasol got a max contract, didn't he? I'd take him over Pau right now.

It turned out fair, at the time it was not a fair trade. Marc Gasol was a rookie who was drafted in the second round and hadn't played a single NBA game.

Define fair. It is all about team's needs. Pau was making 18 million dollar a year on a non-playoff team. Marc was a rookie who was spending all his time in Memphis being closely followed by Memphis management and would only cost minimum.

Are you telling me that Memphis management had no idea about who Marc was and what his ceiling would be when he was basically living in Memphis for the past several years? I'd say their scouts knew better and simply we didn't know as fans who Marc was and could be.