The Pursuit of Paul George

rickrolled · Post #1341 » by **rickrolled** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:13 pm

Green_teamer wrote:

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Key word WAS.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1342 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:19 pm

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AB seems confident he's staying. Either we're only getting one star (or no star at all) or Zarren is a god.

chrisab123 · Post #1343 » by **chrisab123** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:23 pm

This all reminds me of the Horford rumors last summer of Horford wanting to play with IT and one person really asking a lot about what it was like to play in Boston which lead to this player signing here. Honestly every other George scenario has been killed by his reps in the media except this one...why?

Jaqua92 · Post #1344 » by **Jaqua92** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:23 pm

CrowderKeg wrote:Jay King ✔ @ByJayKing
AB on Butler trade: "It could mean we have different plans or it could mean he was our first option and we didn't get him...I haven't asked"

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AB seems confident he's staying. Either we're only getting one star (or no star at all) or Zarren is a god.

That sucks.

3D Chess · Post #1345 » by **3D Chess** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:23 pm

CrowderKeg wrote:Jay King ✔ @ByJayKing
AB on Butler trade: "It could mean we have different plans or it could mean he was our first option and we didn't get him...I haven't asked"

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AB seems confident he's staying. Either we're only getting one star (or no star at all) or Zarren is a god.

Means nothing. Avery is a contracted player, a Boston Celtic until he isn't.

Andrew McCeltic · Post #1346 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:24 pm

canman1971 wrote:
3D Chess wrote:If we didn't already have IT entrenched, I would be all for buying low on Rubio. Some smart team out there should pick him up.

The Celtics need more shooting, not less.

Orlando.

Post #1347 » by **Slartibartfast** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:29 pm

Watch Minny swoop in and get Paul George for Wiggins.

3D Chess · Post #1348 » by **3D Chess** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:33 pm

Slartibartfast wrote:Watch Minny swoop in and get Paul George for Wiggins.

Yep, every day that clock ticks by is another day closer to another team upping their offer and making this difficult. I'd rather LAL/SAC over Wiggins, but can see how the Pacers could be woo'd be acquiring "a guy".

KyleCleric · Post #1349 » by **KyleCleric** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:36 pm

I'd take Wiggins. But if I was Minnesota, I wouldn't offer him.

Banks2Pierce · Post #1350 » by **Banks2Pierce** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:40 pm

I wonder what the % chances would be for no George, Hayward, or Griffin? Probably higher than we'd like to think. Scary.

Post #1351 » by **shackles10** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:40 pm

I don't see a way ego-wise to go after Hayward THEN Griffin. Griffin will know he's option b and that doesn't help anything. Also a chance he gets signed by any of the other teams lining up for his services. I think we've got to meet with both asap and let both know we love you, you can help us win, blah blah blah. You let each know we've got a PG trade lined up, but you also let each know at earliest part of the pitch we're considering each of you. But you do it in a "which of you comes on board first determines how we round out the roster and we want you involved in that" kind of way. It avoids the ego of "why are you talking to him if you want me to bad". Also let them know while we don't want to rush you we don't want things to fall apart with PG while we want on a fa decision. Agents won't let them rush into a decision but will at least tip their cards a little perhaps. Then you really push towards the option most interested because time is of the essence in setting up these dominoes.

On a completely separate issue my phone autocorrects things to KD like no other. Simple words like of or it. It pisses me off every time!

Post #1352 » by **Slartibartfast** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:40 pm

3D Chess wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:Watch Minny swoop in and get Paul George for Wiggins.

Yep, every day that clock ticks by is another day closer to another team upping their offer and making this difficult. I'd rather LAL/SAC over Wiggins, but can see how the Pacers could be woo'd be acquiring "a guy".

Seriously hope PG doesn't go West though.

The East is so talent starved it's getting pathetic. The Bosh/Rose injuries basically killed two perennial playoff teams. Ditto D-Will's total collapse as a player. Now Butler's gone west. Lowry's probably going to follow. Rumbles of LBJ going West.

Milwaukee and Philly have been cursed with injuries. And just about every other EC franchise is incompetently run.

Smog · Post #1353 » by **Smog** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:42 pm

Banks2Pierce wrote:I wonder what the % chances would be for no George, Hayward, or Griffin? Probably higher than we'd like to think. Scary.

That'd be my bet.

Curmudgeon · Post #1354 » by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:43 pm

Wiggins is so overrated.

But back to Paul George. I have no interest in giving ANY significant assets for a one-year rental, and I don't care where he goes in 2017-18 so long as it isn't the Lakers. If the Wolves or the Cavs want to rent him for a year, so what?

I'm curious as to who is conducting negotiations for the Cavs, since they don't have a GM at the moment.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1355 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:43 pm

Banks2Pierce wrote:I wonder what the % chances would be for no George, Hayward, or Griffin? Probably higher than we'd like to think. Scary.

Let me check...

KyleCleric · Post #1356 » by **KyleCleric** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:44 pm

Banks2Pierce wrote:I wonder what the % chances would be for no George, Hayward, or Griffin? Probably higher than we'd like to think. Scary.

Then we just continue rebuilding. Develop the young players, keep our picks. Targeting a second choice like Gallo, Milsap or Ibaka would still move this team forward.

UNCBlue012 · Post #1357 » by **UNCBlue012** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:48 pm

Banks2Pierce wrote:I wonder what the % chances would be for no George, Hayward, or Griffin? Probably higher than we'd like to think. Scary.

I think there's a really good chance we get at least one. Griffin to Boston just seems to make the most sense to me. But, we'll see!

Post #1358 » by **Slartibartfast** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:49 pm

CrowderKeg wrote:
Banks2Pierce wrote:I wonder what the % chances would be for no George, Hayward, or Griffin? Probably higher than we'd like to think. Scary.

Let me check...

Who knew the GoT writers were IT Crowd fans?

ConstableGeneva · Post #1359 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:49 pm

ESPN Cleveland @ESPNCleveland
Windy says he doesn't know who the favorite is for Paul George, but it's definitely NOT the Cavs.

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GoCeltics123 · Post #1360 » by **GoCeltics123** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:55 pm

CrowderKeg wrote:ESPN Cleveland @ESPNCleveland
Windy says he doesn't know who the favorite is for Paul George, but it's definitely NOT the Cavs.

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But...but...Kevin Love's trade value!