LakersSoul wrote:Pointgod wrote:JustLucky wrote:I really think teams will regret not upping the bid for lowry. he easily would have been their marc gasol. holding out a 6th man in hero and 10th men for the laker and phili scrubs was foolish. I mean you can less blame pat riley since he robbed some bigger idiot
I honestly don’t know why the Sixers or Heat didn’t up their offer, I can’t see Raptors not being reasonable in their asking price. You mean to tell me if the Sixers put Maxey and a first round pick or 2 on the table Raptors wouldn’t accept? Or if Miami didn’t put Precious, Nunn and a first round pick on the table the Raps would say no?
I don’t think the Lakers were ever a serious contender. I’m a Lakers fan and then holding out THT is a complete joke
What??
Giving up all the depth in Schroder, KCP and THT for 1 year rental is worth gambling? You want to give Lowly 2/50?
First, the Lakers need to get heathy.
Second, they need a center like Drummond, Aldridge, Whiteside
Lowry is not the key and the asking price was too much.
What you say is true, but let's word it correctly... Toronto's asking price was more than the Market would bear... I can't really say KCP/Schroder/+ whether it's THT or someone else, is 'too much' for Lowry... And Duncan Robinson/someone not named Herro, certainly isn't too much either... It's just that of the teams in on the deal, that's what was offered... So Toronto kept him...
I think if I'm Toronto, I'm probably happy with that... Although I'm probably a little nervous about losing him for nothing... That said, cap room is nice too... I have no idea if Lowry walking gets them under, but still...
I think based on the market and assuming Schroder was willing to do an extend/trade, adding THT to beat an offer of Duncan Robinson and not Herro was foolish... If Schroder (most likely) had no intention of extend and trading, then the Lakers probably needed to add something to beat Miami's offer... Although I don't think that needed to be THT per-se...
Never have rice at Hanzo's house...