Stebo_SSK wrote:Not really, alot of the talks stopped due to Orlando not wanting to make a deal at the time.
Uh huh. The "clarification" just happens to coincide exactly with ORL suddenly not wanting to make a deal.
If you just look at the facts at this point if they wanted a deal one would have been done by now.
When I look at the facts at this point, all I see is that if they wanted a
fair deal one would have been done by now. Unfortunately for ORL, a fair deal for a Howard rental/gamble would be lower than the scraps CLE was offering when they thought Bynum wanted to be there. Hennigan is holding on to a depreciating asset in the hope of getting more than what the market is willing to pay.
You think LA wants to move into a post Kobe era without a star? You think Cleveland or Houston wants to move on without an impact player? All 4 teams are looking to make some type of serious move that will change the landscape for their future.
All teams want to improve, but the pressure to get a trade done is on the team with the much more rapidly depreciating asset and terrible prospect for the future.
Right now there is no reason to rush for Orlando, camp doesnt start for 2 months and they have time. No reason for a deal to be done immediately.
With two months left until training camp, at least ORL doesn't look desperate for an immediate resolution. Maybe ORL ought to wait until they
do look desperate and
then make the trade, for their trade partners' sakes. Afterall, wouldn't want them to overpay dealing with an ORL team that doesn't look desperate yet.
burgundy wrote:Lakers already have a star. Andrew Bynum is a star and is ALOT younger than Dwight.
That'd be exactly why CLE and HOU wouldn't offer anything substantial to be the third team.
