Big Balls traded to Boston for (almost) NOTHING

TGW · Post #101 » by **TGW** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:19 pm

Good lord.

mohammed10 · Post #102 » by **mohammed10** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:19 pm

keynote wrote:Well, now. That changes things.

At least we can keep the same title for this thread

AKFO · Post #103 » by **AKFO** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:19 pm

Adrian Wojnarowski‏@WojYahooNBA

Boston will send Jason Collins to the Wizards part of Jordan Crawford deal, source tells Y! Sports.

You guys got a steal. He will be missed in Boston.

DANNYLANDOVER · Post #104 » by **DANNYLANDOVER** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:20 pm

W. Unseld wrote:This strikes me as an ownership move, wanting to make absolutely sure the Wiz aren't paying the luxury tax. I question some of Ernie's moves but I don't think as a talent evaluater he equated Jordan Crawford to be worth absolutely nothing. This is ownership avoiding the luxury tax.

Are we even going to be in the tax next season? I know we'll be slightly over the cap, but we aren't in danger of paying the tax.

Benjammin · Post #105 » by **Benjammin** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:21 pm

I can't wait to read "Ted's Take" and spin on this. I'm sure it will be pure gold.

manifested · Post #106 » by **manifested** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:21 pm

truwizfan4evr wrote:we got jason collins? Thats what i been told

Collins doesn't do anything to make this better. He's an over the hill scrub who wasn't good to begin with. The only thing he does is take minutes away from Seraphin, Vesely, Booker, and Singleton without providing any glimmer of hope for production beyond this season.

I can't believe I'm saying this after complaining about the trade for an hour but... I think I was happier when it was just Barbosa.

Halcyon · Post #107 » by **Halcyon** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:21 pm

YiJiLi wrote:Adrian Wojnarowski‏@WojYahooNBA

Boston will send Jason Collins to the Wizards part of Jordan Crawford deal, source tells Y! Sports.

You guys got a steal. He will be missed in Boston.

mohammed10 · Post #108 » by **mohammed10** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:23 pm

We changed the title of the thread...boo!!!!!

FAH1223 · Post #109 » by **FAH1223** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:23 pm

YiJiLi wrote:Adrian Wojnarowski‏@WojYahooNBA

Boston will send Jason Collins to the Wizards part of Jordan Crawford deal, source tells Y! Sports.

You guys got a steal. He will be missed in Boston.

Benjammin · Post #110 » by **Benjammin** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:24 pm

manifested wrote:
truwizfan4evr wrote:we got jason collins? Thats what i been told

Collins doesn't do anything to make this better. He's an over the hill scrub who wasn't good to begin with. The only thing he does is take minutes away from Seraphin, Vesely, Booker, and Singleton without providing any glimmer of hope for production beyond this season.

I can't believe I'm saying this after complaining about the trade for an hour but... I think I was happier when it was just Barbosa.

That's the life of a Boulez/Wizards fan. Just when you think it can't get any crappier, it does.

Post #111 » by **pineappleheadindc** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:25 pm

manifested wrote:
truwizfan4evr wrote:we got jason collins? Thats what i been told

Collins doesn't do anything to make this better. He's an over the hill scrub who wasn't good to begin with. The only thing he does is take minutes away from Seraphin, Vesely, Booker, and Singleton without providing any glimmer of hope for production beyond this season.

I can't believe I'm saying this after complaining about the trade for an hour but... I think I was happier when it was just Barbosa.

LOL - just when you thought that the trade was bad, you find out that it can always be worse....

Post #112 » by **Froob** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:25 pm

J-Coll is a legend. Enjoy maybe you guys can make a run for the 8th seed.

TGW · Post #113 » by **TGW** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:26 pm

And to think we were throwing names out like Crowder and Beaubois...apparently we aiming wayyyyy too low. When you have an opportunity to add a player like Jason Collins, you don't pass it up.

Hail Ernie.

GhostsOfGil · Post #114 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:26 pm

Froob wrote:J-Coll is a legend. Enjoy maybe you guys can make a run for the 8th seed.

Don't troll us. We've gone through enough today.

truwizfan4evr · Post #115 » by **truwizfan4evr** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:27 pm

Collins is a joke i would waive this bum ASAP!

Deivy202 · Post #116 » by **Deivy202** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:29 pm

Per twitter we got Collins too .

Better than nothing.

smith2373 · Post #117 » by **smith2373** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:29 pm

Celtic fan here. Jason Collins has some positives. He can set a mean screen and he loves to foul. I'm sure that can help in some way.

And another positive, he's better than Fab Melo.

DANNYLANDOVER · Post #118 » by **DANNYLANDOVER** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:30 pm

I hope this trade falls through!

manifested · Post #119 » by **manifested** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:32 pm

manifested wrote:
Collins doesn't do anything to make this better. He's an over the hill scrub who wasn't good to begin with. The only thing he does is take minutes away from Seraphin, Vesely, Booker, and Singleton without providing any glimmer of hope for production beyond this season.

I can't believe I'm saying this after complaining about the trade for an hour but... I think I was happier when it was just Barbosa.

Benjammin wrote:That's the life of a Boulez/Wizards fan. Just when you think it can't get any crappier, it does.

quote

pineappleheadindc wrote:LOL - just when you thought that the trade was bad, you find out that it can always be worse....

We should just make that Flip Saunders quote the motto for this franchise. Put it on the team logo.

keynote · Post #120 » by **keynote** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:32 pm

Twin is also an expiring.

Anyway, the deal worked in the trade checker with Barbosa for Crawford straight up. So clearly Ainge said "yeah, but you gotta pay Twin for the rest of the season, too - or no deal." EG blinked (somebody get this guy some Visine), and there you have it.