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From: malice
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Date: 2/1/2011 3:37:37 AM
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Starting this thread, because I don't really want to start a new thread EVERY TIME I have something to say about the NBA!

So...
Latest stuff:
- Mitch Kupchak puts forth "trades" as a possibility...
(http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=An0aURr70ld3t7P6.bI_82S8vLYF...)
- Looking at "Fake Tough Guys" post the Durant/Bosh brouhaha...
(http://with-malice.com/articles/nba/fake-tough-guys.html)
- Pacers fire Jim O'Brien, possibly looking at Mike Brown (ugh)...
(http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/post/Pacers-fire-O-Bri...)

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173192.2 in reply to 173192.1
Date: 2/7/2011 12:09:00 PM
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Fake tough guys, lol. I think there was one glaring omission from your list, and that is Melo. Who can forget him talking big and running away? The guy is super-skilled but lets face it.......the guy is a puss.

Not sure about Lopez. He did board alot last year, and he score alot still, and they aint all jumpers, not even close.

Disagree about Gasol. He was soft, but after that finals loss to Boston he has pretty much manned up big time.

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Date: 2/7/2011 12:14:37 PM
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And you called it on West, lol. The biggest whiner in NBA history in my opinion was Bill Walton. If he wasnt seen crying he must have missed his flight.

Biggest flopper? Gotta be Vlade Divac

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Date: 2/9/2011 1:06:21 AM
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WHOA! Melo to the Lakers?? (http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6...)

If Andersen was included, I'd jump all over that (along the lines of Hollinger's suggested deal - (http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?colu...) - but LA'd never trade Fish. Switch him with Blake).

Damn...

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Date: 2/9/2011 10:59:51 PM
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I thought the Lakers were offering Bynum straight up?

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Date: 2/9/2011 11:07:09 PM
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I thought the Lakers were offering Bynum straight up?

I haven't read that... and I can't imagine that the Lakers would do that (offer Bynum in a straight swap). Nor do I imagine that Denver would be keen on that either. They'd be wanting to clear off Harrington's or Andersen's contracts off their books too.

I would suggest that firstly, this is all just a ruse to get NYK to offer more (like, Gallinari/Fields in addition to Chandler) to their offer... and secondly that Denver approached LA. Lastly, that it didn't go very far at all. The only reason it would be at all public would be because Denver wants it to be public. LA are very good at playing their cards close to their chest.

Last edited by malice at 2/9/2011 11:07:29 PM

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Date: 2/9/2011 11:11:30 PM
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It's all just rumor. The clip I watched on espn, which was just some 'insider' analyst specualting, implied that the lakers were shopping Odom or bynum for Melo, that it would work for cap considerations. The source said Denver didnt want odom, was trying to clear cap, but bynum would be a piece they may consider. Who knows, I looked for the clip briefly and didnt find it right away. Considering it was just specualtion I didnt feel it was worth a serious search.


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Date: 2/9/2011 11:13:51 PM
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This vid is 12 hours later from the one I saw. But it implicates Bynum was considered.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6104186

And I have to laugh that I spelled Speculation wrong twice in one paragraph!

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Date: 2/10/2011 1:08:20 AM
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Heh...
Everything I'm hearing/reading from LA's angle was that there was no way in blue hell that they'd consider it.
- Phil Jackson on it: "My first thought was, 'Why are these people interrupting my life with these kind of rumors?' "
- Kobe: "You guys take the liberty of assuming that we actually read what you guys write. So it's not a distraction if you don't read it. ... They're rumors. I don't really deal with the unknowns. We might as well as talk about UFOs too."
- More Phil: "I told Derrick Caracter that if Denver gave us Anthony straight up, then we would trade Derrick Caracter for Anthony," Jackson said, smiling as he talked about the Lakers' seldom-used second-round draft pick. "That's the only trade I want on this basketball club, if that's one that works out."

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173192.10 in reply to 173192.9
Date: 2/10/2011 1:56:43 AM
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Melo for Sidney Crosby!

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Date: 2/10/2011 2:42:10 AM
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We all know it is just rumors. However, if there was any truth to any of it, I would expect Phil and Kobe to pretty much say the same thing they are now.