NavLDO wrote:bwgood77 wrote:NavLDO wrote:
"This is a pointless exercise of discussion anyway." -- Ah yes, the BW special. Distraction. Rather than admit that he misspoke, or that he was wrong, he calls someones post "pointless", and moves on.
"It's dumb to trade for a FA who you could sign..." -- Well, duh. Problem is, LeBron's not a FA.
But yes, there is a strong chance that "We won't be trading for LeBron." But not because McD wouldn't want to, it's because we don't likely have the right kind of ammo...
Report: LeBron James not willing to waive no-trade clause for any team in 2017-18
Don't even think about it -- LeBron's reportedly not going anywhere
No matter the reconstruction of the Cleveland Cavaliers' roster, no matter the potential for heightened inner turmoil, no matter the win-loss record, and with or without Kyrie Irving, LeBron James will not waive his no-trade clause for any teams at any point during the 2017-18 season, league sources tell ESPN.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/report-lebron-james-not-willing-to-waive-no-trade-clause-for-any-team-in-2017-18/
Him saying he won't entertain being traded is a lot different than "can't" be traded. And a lot can change in a month and a half, which is how old this article is. Do you know how many times reporters report things, and get it wrong? Like...a lot...and again, go back and re-read my original post. I understand the concept of a no trade clause, and LeBron's unwillingness to be traded. But now that Kyrie is gone, and the only return is a broken IT, a draft pick, and a really good player that happens to play the same position he does, well, he might change his mind, since those acquisitions actually 'weaken' the team, this year. When circumstances change, in some cases, intentions change.
And how many other discussions on this forum have taken place that went against the grain of likely reality, yet never received the "pointless exercise" moniker from you, huh??? Umm, like how about every trade proposal on this forum.
It's obvious you are still 'butt-hurt' from your hyperbolic statement of how rare it is for a rookie NBA player to be good on D, that you kept changing the parameters over several posts to finally stating how rare it is for 'a rookie-WING-that-ONLY-came-in-during-X-period-that-MAY-or-MAY-NOT-EVEN-STAY-in-the-NBA' conversation we had...making every attempt possible not to have to say you misspoke, and when that didn't work, then ending it whining about how I scared everybody away, which was refuted by AtheJ immediately afterwards...OOPS...and how I somehow proved your point, but you were not going to explain how, because if I couldn't see it, well, then...I love that a tactic...in fact, I'll use it now...thanks for posting those, since they proved my point; if you can't see how, well, I'm not going to bother trying to explain it to you...(funny thing is, this actually works for me in this case!)
Read my signature line...what you said was W-R-O-N-G, WRONG. LeBron CAN be traded...whether he desires to be traded is another point all together. Korver, Green, Rose...they CANNOT be traded at this point, but once the time expires, they can, LeBron can be traded if he gives consent--whether it's REPORTED that he REFUSES to CONSIDER a trade him is different. Oh, darn it...I just said I wouldn't explain it, but I did...
...oh, and since we're using distraction tactics, thanks for interrupting a debate between me and Waylay and harping on a point that had nothing to do with the original point, which was what pieces would or would not be worth a trade for LeBron...
You knw, BW, I tried to drop it. I made a post about dropping the whole thing. But you just can't. I even showed you how easy it is to say 'I was wrong'...I've said it multiple times on this forum...but you just cannot EVER seem to man-up and a) admit when you misspoke/were wrong, or b) move on from being 'butt-hurt'. Ever since that initial conversation, you've taken little potshots at me, and it's obvious, so fine, you want to play that way like a couple of girls????
