"I'm in a glass case of emotion!!!"
by grungedave on Dec 9, 2011 9:14 AM CST
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Albert Pujols followed the Astros to the AL (he just gets a one-year head start);
June Jones abandoned my school only for his potential new employer to pull the offer on him;
and now the NBA has decided to play fantasy sports in the real world by vetoing a perfectly good trade.
There's one image that keeps coming to mind:
Beyond that I have a few thoughts on the subject, but since they might become NSFW, let's bury them under the jump. Follow me if you dare.
First things first:
fuck you, David Stern. I may be the biggest Luis Scola fan I know. And I am a huge Speed Racer fan, too. I own both of their jerseys. This is not something I take lightly. I wanted them to be Rockets for a long, long time. Nevertheless........
you cannot pick-and-choose which trades are good and bad
The Rockets and Daryl Morey decided that getting an All-Star big man was worth giving up two starters in addition to Goran Dragic and at least two draft picks. Yes, I know that Pau Gasol can be softer than Charmin(tm) at times and that you are not winning a ring if he's your best player. But he's also a rarity: a 7' tall big man who can score and defend and rebound. He's like a Hasheem Thabeet that is not a huge bust.
You have to let the Rockets live with their choices.
Similarly, you have to ignore the likes of Dan Gilbert.
And on that note, fuck you, too, Dan Gilbert.
Yes, the Lakers are the NBA's glamour team. They have success and money and status. All the things Cleveland does not (and likely never will) have. Tough shit. Writing an e-mail to Stern begging him to veto the trade is no better than little brother tattling on his sister for outsmarting him for the last cookie. Grow up and deal with it. The Lakers are simply exploiting the new CBA that you agreed to just yesterday. And now you want to punish them for being smarter than you?
If the NBA owners and David Stern did not want Chris Paul dictating where he would play this season or next season......... well, they should have re-thought that whole "free agency" concept long ago. There are only a handful of truly elite players in the world. No matter how you set up your league, those players will ALWAYS have the leverage because they have qualities that you cannot manufacture or purchase. If they want to play with their friends or for big market teams that's just a fact of ilfe. Just like how I was never be tall enough to play in the NBA. It is merely something you have to deal with. But now you all look ridiculous. And rightfully so.
The only person who comes out looking good in this whole mess is the Hornets' GM, Dell Demps, who apparently had to be talked out of resigning his position on the spot. He put together a hell of a trade for the Hornets only for Lucy to pull the ball away at the last second. If Demps was not allowed to make that trade, you had to tell him much, much sooner. To let him spend hours, days and weeks negotiating the fine points of this deal only to veto it upon completion is one of the more shameful things I have ever seen.
It has also killed a part of my NBA-fandom.
And I say this as someone who thinks the Rockets got the worst end of the trade, too.
I mean, I like Gasol enough, but the trade (hypothetically now) guts our depth and leaves us woefully short at the shooting guard position (with only Courtney Lee on the roster). Yet I still hate the fact that it got vetoed. Just on general principle.
This is wrong and every player involved needs to lawyer up ASAP. In fact, by the time I publish this, I am sure that Chris Paul and Lamar Odom have consulted with some uber-talented lawyers (no, not me, but...). The Players' Association will probably intervene as well. As they should.
Something tells me a modified version of this trade gets processed over the weekend. Just so the NBA can save face and perform some level of damage control.
Seriously though... fuck you, David Stern.
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What's that? He punted your dog?
Seriously though, I am interested to see what the results of this fiasco is going to be.
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it's a win/win for me
Pau Gasol isn’t going to be on my favorite team and Stern somehow finds a way to make people hate him even more. I love it.
I think some version of the trade goes thru as well
But I didnt see how NO was getting so much for so little. Chris Paul makes $16.3, but Scola, Martin, Odom and Dragic make over $31 million then you include 1 or 2 draft picks……how does that even match up??
Even if the Hornets were under the cap before that puts the total $56.4 for an incomplete roster. Which means that puts them over the cap. Kinda hard to sell a team when you are adding contracts to a team.
As far as the Rockets go. I dontk now if a team of Nene,Gasol, SF, Courtney Lee, and Lowry gets you into a top seed of the playoffs. I still think you are maybe 7-5 seed at best. You would have a bench of Flyyn, Budinger, Thabeet, Hill, and Twill. And thats going to be your team for the next 3-4 years. I dont know if I like that…
by Texas08 on Dec 9, 2011 9:32 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I agree
I’m not saying I like it either, but……. on general principle there are two things at play:
(1) fuck David Stern, and
(2) Daryl Morey is a genius that is smarter than us all
I think part of it is Morey needing to save his ass now
Now that he doesnt have Yao/Tracy to deal with, he needs to start making big moves and getting an All-Star is a big move, even though you are letting go of the only real talent you have left, minus Lowry.
I dont think Les Alexander was pleased with just bringing in a center like Dalembert to compete with the current team. So Morey went all-in to try and bring some bigger names to Houston.
nah
Morey isn’t worried. He knows he needs a legit All Star to get any free agent attention. Superstars want to play with other superstars. And Scola and Speed Racer simply do not qualify. And they never will…..
Gasol alone is not the goal. Gasol + 2 free agents was.
This just sucks
Why does Morey have to cover his ass?
Daryl Morey DID make the big move you talked about. He got Pau Gasol. That’s big.
How could Alexander possibly be mad at Morey for something Stern did? Les Alexander is many things, a fool isn’t one of them.
He made a very good trade, a piece that was going to bring in another piece and make the Rockets very scary indeed.
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don't forget
PatPat and Morris. they’re a big part of why Morey is willing to make the deal.
by mr. eggplant on Dec 9, 2011 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
He does?
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Re the Rockets end
The rockets would have transitioned from a perimeter scoring team to an inside team-and they just happen to have a Head Coach who’s know for working w/bigs.
The deal wasn’t thought up in the last few days,the teams have been working on this for months.
Implication in this is that McHale is comfortable w/the idea of playing Williams some heavy minutes.
Using Amnesty on Thabeet would have given room for Rockets to throw $11-12mil at Nene and still have $4mil+ for Chuck,hoping he’d take a Houston Discount.(Throw in 10%+ millionaires income tax in Cali and it starts looking a lot more even financially.
Pau,Nene,Patterson,Hill and Chuck-not too shabby a front line. And it frees up team to trade either Hill or Patterson(if Morris is really a PF) for a 2012 First at deadline or before Draft. Esp w/Motie coming over next yr.
The team would be thin at SG(and PG possibly),but there are plenty of min contract young players who could be signed.(Jermaine Taylor if they wanted somebody the team’s familiar w/,Strawberry,etc.)
As to Play-Off seedings,maybe not a top seed,but the West is looking much weaker. Dallas has no C,losing a lot of its depth,Lakers would have had no frontcourt beyond Bynum and Paul and Kobe are getting up there w/injuries,Portland has no C,NO no PG or C,Utah rebuilding,Clips needing a PG,OKC has issues w/Westbrook and can Memphis continue to build on what they did?
Look at what other teams in West Front-lines would look like if the trade had gone thru
Dallas…Dirk,Haywood
SA…Duncan,Splitter
Memphis…Gasol,Randolph
NO…Scola,TBD
Lakers…Bynum,Okafor
Clips…Blake,Jordan
GS…Udoh,Lee
Sac…Cousins,Thompson
Portland…Aldridge,Camby
Minn…Love,Darko/Randolph
Utah…Jefferson,Favors/Milsap
Denver…Gallinari,Mozgov
OKC…Ibaka,Perkins
Phoenix…Gortat,Frye
MOREY IS MAKING HOUSTON LOOK LIKE A JOKE
WORST TRADE IN HIS TENURE THUS FAR. THANK YOU STERN… THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER THOUGHT OF THOSE WORDS.
MOREY Isn’t trying to win…. THIS GUY IS A JOKE.. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME THIS GUY IS…
I AGREE W/ You … How does the math make sense.. 3 core players and 2 draft picks for a SOFT ASS GASOL….
THANKS STERN… FUCK YOU GRUNGE DAVE…. YOU AND MOREY DON"T KNOW WHATS GOOD BASKETBALL…
SCOLA and a 1st(NYK) pick….. IS THE MOST YOU GIVE UP FOR A PF LIKE GASOL…. THATS IT… MOREY IS AN IDIOT… PLEASE JUMP OFF TOYOTA CENTER ON OPENING DAY… SPLATT! ILL PAY SEASON TIX PRICE TO SEE THAT!
HOUSTON & MOREY are the laughing stock of the league… THANKS STERN FOR VETO A TRADE THAT MAKES NO SENSE FOR HOUSTON..
Thanks for the caps lock.
We’re not a screamy sort of blog – you’re going to have to be a bit rational.
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I WAS GONNA BURN ALL MY ROCKETS GEAR
IF THIS TRADE WENT THROUGH… NOW I CAN STILL ROOT FOR THE ROCKETS!
MOREY, IS AN IDIOT THOUGH…. ITS HARD TO ROOT FOR THEM WHEN I KNOW A DUMBEST GM IN SPORTS IS UPSTAIRS TRYING TO FILL SEATS WITH HIS STATS. THAN TRY TO WIN GAMES, AND TAKE HOUSTON BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS..
Lowery/Flynn
Lee/ Flynn
Budinger/ TWILL
Patterson/ Morris
GASOL/Thabeet
THERE WAS NO GUARENTEE NENE WILL SIGN IF WE HAD MORE MONEY AND GASOL…
NENE DOESN’T EVEN DESERVE A MAX DEAL….
HORRIBLE CALL MOREY>>>. THANKS STERN FOR THE VETO… THIS WOULDA SENT HOUSTON BACK 5 YRS
Calling Morey an idiot and seeing what you typed...
I guess I’d trust one to spot one but I don’t think I can support anything you’re saying.
My beingadick-butnotbeinganannoyingdick skills, they're impressive.
-TCWIR paraphrased
you must be FAKER fan!
There is no way the Rockets come out a winner in this trade… Scola, Martin, Goric, and 2 picks for GASOL who’s 31…. ONLY people in their right mind that want this trade to go through is FAKER FANS!
I'm clearly a Lakers fan, I'm not a contributing writer on TDS or garnering mass rec's and tweets on the stuff I put up.
Or maybe I’m able to actually evaluate the trade on its merits. Either one really.
My beingadick-butnotbeinganannoyingdick skills, they're impressive.
-TCWIR paraphrased
by BD34 on Dec 9, 2011 3:04 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
The only people that don't want this trade to go through
are people who think giving up Martin and Scola is too much, hanging on to some delusion of grandeur that they will lead the Rockets to a title.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
This is one time
where I can get behind a permanent ban
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 2:58 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I Agree with your Sympathies...
Minus the June Jones leaving bit. Because if I was June Jones, I would want to get as far away from SMU as possible.
Brandon Roy is retiring
I know this is kind of off topic but it made me sad.
Made me extremely sad.
I feel awful for Portland fans.
If you're a fan of basketball, watch a movie called Sonicsgate. It's free, just google it.
2011 Vancouver Canucks - The closest feeling to winning I've ever had.
saw that
Incredibly sad.
Brandon Roy — even though he was a Rocket killer — was a good guy and a great player.
Don't worry
Stern is going to veto his retirement.
by RiiseRockets on Dec 9, 2011 10:11 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Awful
just awful. There was a time when I thought both he and Yao had what it took to become champions, but their bodies let them down. So sad
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
Rec'd, and if someone needs related opinions
http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2011/12/09/reactions-to-the-vetoed-chris-paul-trade/
the next to last bit is spot on!
It seems like the dirigeants who asked for the veto
Are now asking for the trade to be made, but Stern doesn’t want it cause it would show that David no longer control things around here.
I hated the trade. I hate more that it was vetoed
I felt like Gasol’s miles were getting to him (3 straight trips to the finals and having to bang and play heavy minutes with Bynum constantly in and out) and he was fragile emotionaly.
Physically gifted but there was a risk of breakdown and it wasn’t worth losing Scola AND Kevin Martin a top 5-7 SG in the NBA.
But on the other hand, how can the league just veto this trade? This is beyond me. This trade is nowhere close to as ridiculous as the first Pau Gasol trade.
They are trying to appeal the trade
Why doesn’t the league just make the Lakers throw in a future 1st and call it a day?
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 10:12 AM CST reply actions
The Lakers should give up picks
Not the Rockets. The Rockets were already giving away 3 people, why should they also throw in a pick? Even if it was going to be a late first rounder, I have the Knicks doing pretty well in the East, the Rockets need all the young bodies they can get because FA arent lined up to come here. The Lakers dont need to draft anyone, because they can pretty much cherry pick which FA they want every year as long as they have some cap space
"Stability is a factor in teams that win the championship. But if you stabilize on a team that's going to end up short of that, then all you're doing is spinning your wheels in the 45-win range."-----Daryl Morey
by fanoflosingteams on Dec 9, 2011 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
I just can't get over this
and I was lukewarm on the trade at best. He can’t possibly do this. I stayed up til like 4 in the morning discussing this with my brothers, just freakin bizarre.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 10:18 AM CST reply actions
NBA is a sham ... what else is new?
What this move demonstrates is that the Hornets are not a REAL franchise, and the NBA’s contention that the Hornets would be allowed to act autonomously is a lie. The NBA has defrauded the Hornets’ season ticket holders by making sales to them under false pretenses, which is an unfair trade practice under Louisiana law. Legal action on behalf of the season ticket holders (in the form of a class action lawsuit) is likely. In Stern’s deposition he can attempt to explain how the league’s ownership and active management of one of its franchises is not a total sham. And as far as being able to re-sell the Hornets to another owner, forget it. Who would buy this franchise now that the league has forced the team to let its best player walk away for nothing after this season? The league has killed the Hornets and should go ahead and put it out of its misery by eliminating the franchise and contracting the league now – and refunding the money of the season ticket holders the NBA has defrauded.
Rec'd, rec'd, and more rec'd
There are so many people to say F you to, but this nails it. David Stern you are full of crap and you need to grow a pair of balls.
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Good stuff, Dave
I agree on most of it, but I was in favor of the trade. But you know by now that I’ve never been a big Kevin Martin fan.
Also, I think Terrence Williams is the back up 2 (does that count?).
I was also a fan of the trade
And that’s coming from maybe the biggest K-Mart fan here.
That being said, I completely agree with everything you said. I’ll never look at the NBA the same again.
How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!
Was too far to huck a beer at a Stro’s player as per bone’s request. Jess (girlfriend) said I was too far, I said challenge accepted, a security guard said guess again.-BD34
Even if the league lets this trade happen
what if Nene is already gone? What if Hayes accepts the offer from the Kings? What Morey had planned would be ruined. I freaking hate the league right now, and I’m not just saying that to sound dramatic. I’ve watched the NBA for a while now, but it became something different to me last night. Felt like finding out Santa isn’t real, your parents only put cookies out to deceive you.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 10:35 AM CST reply actions
what's interesting
is that a lot of the rumors surrounding the big guys (nene, david west) have stopped since this whole thing started. i’m guessing they don’t sign the first day until this gets resolved.
by mr. eggplant on Dec 9, 2011 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, there was a tweet from Wojo last night
that the reason all the chatter stopped, was because GM’s and agents didn’t really know what to do after the trade got axed.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
Scola's tweet....
I´m on my way to the Toyota Center, this is going to be fun. The good thing is that the TC it´s on the way to the airport, just in case…
If you can feel them, they are real.
Hahaha...awesome.
Good sport.
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Dec 9, 2011 11:57 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Shit's real now
@KBergCBS Ken Berger
Magic considering tampering charges re: Dwight Howard: on.nba.com/rtpZDb (via @daldridgetnt)
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From the Aldridge article
“A source directly involved in those talks said Friday morning that the Hornets were not planning to appeal the nixing of the deal, as ESPN reported Friday. Rather, the Hornets will try to see if sweetening the current deal in some way would make it more acceptable to the league, which currently owns the Hornets while it seeks a permanent owner who will keep the team in New Orleans. The Hornets also have several other possible deals on the table for Paul, and could go forward with one of those if teams involved in those deals make enhancements to their offers, the source said.”
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
2 teams that they are considering filing tampering charges against
New Jersey and Houston. Uh oh
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
From that Aldridge story
“The Magic believe at least one of the teams have had contact with Howard — who reportedly wants to be traded — as recently as Thursday. If the team substantiates that belief, it will immediately file charges with the league, the source said.”
Sam Amick is saying it’s the Nets and Rockets: “League source tells SI.com that it’s New Jersey and Houston. The root of it on the Nets side, according to two sources, is alleged meeting between Dwight and Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov on Thursday.”
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 11:21 AM CST up reply actions
Sam Amick
A source close to the situation said early Friday that Orlando was also considering filing tampering charges against Houston, but that a Rockets claim will not be pursued due to lack of information. The Rockets, according to a source, were informed that there wouldn’t be tampering charges brought against them and were told that they weren’t considered.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sam_amick/12/09/magic.nets.dwight.howard/index.html#ixzz1g49XgPw1
"I always keep a ball in the car. You never know."
-Hakeem Olajuwon
Two different things
but CP3 could have one hell of a suit if he wants to go that route. He just got stiffed for about 40 mil
Stern's probably trying to muscle his leverage against us.
If he’s going to continue grovelling at Gilbert’s feet, then Alexander just needs to bitch slap him.
Minnesotan Rockets fan
Chaos is the name of the game
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Also can’t remember a single sports decision that caused multiple front office execs to seriously consider quitting their jobs. Amazing.
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If Stern doesn't allow this deal
to go through, he might as well just lock up the doors in New Orleans and contract the franchise.
A horrible couple of days for the Rockets
spending all that time making a deal, having that deal sabotaged by Stern, and now possible tampering charges.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:00 PM CST reply actions
Nene leaning towards the Nets
goodbye to Morey’s plan
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:01 PM CST reply actions
If the deal
with the Magic goes through, it won’t be a problem.
by Bobbythegreat on Dec 9, 2011 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah I guess they wouldn't have the money
not too sure
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
Well yeah
that, and they wouldn’t have the need for a center anymore.
by Bobbythegreat on Dec 9, 2011 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
They could definitely
pair Nene up with Howard. Sliding Nene to the four isn’t much different from when he played with Birdman.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
That wouldn't be what
they would do. If they can get Howard, they won’t want Nene, they would save up and try to lure another top FA later on.
by Bobbythegreat on Dec 9, 2011 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
Is there another one available soon?
I mean that sounds like a good plan, but I could also see them pairing Nene up with him as well.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:15 PM CST up reply actions
There is a certain
Clipper that will be on the market in a few years….
by Bobbythegreat on Dec 9, 2011 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
That's pretty far down the road
I don’t know if you can not make a move, to hopefully make a move in 4 years.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
Regarding tampering allegations:
The two teams the Magic are filing them against are a team that just tried to pull of a 3 team deal and the team that Dwight Howard has requested a trade to. This kind of petty bickering among franchises is the cancer that will kill the NBA. Not only has it infected the front office via Stern but petty actions by GMs such as Dan Gilbert and Otis Smith are now taking their grudges and frustrations out on the rest of the league. This is an affront to basketball and it may cost the Rockets their GM.
Look, Orlando, if you don’t want to trade Dwight, don’t trade Dwight. You have no excuse to spread your anger to other franchises because you couldn’t build a competent franchise to maintain a centerpiece player.
My beingadick-butnotbeinganannoyingdick skills, they're impressive.
-TCWIR paraphrased
If I were Morey
I would resign. Hopefully he doesn’t and hopefully he finds a way to salvage this franchise
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:05 PM CST up reply actions
I'm listening to it now
there’s some audio from The Herd with Simmons saying Morey is considering quitting
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:16 PM CST up reply actions
I hope he stays on, this isnt his fault, he has done well for us
Its the leagues fault for messing up our plans.
"I always keep a ball in the car. You never know."
-Hakeem Olajuwon
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@BenNance610 Ben Nance
Wojo just said on @JimRome that #Rockets officials felt that the vetoed trade “set the Rockets back three years”… Wow
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Stern also
completely destroyed the Hornets.
by Bobbythegreat on Dec 9, 2011 12:16 PM CST up reply actions
All 12 that haven't contemplated suicide.
My beingadick-butnotbeinganannoyingdick skills, they're impressive.
-TCWIR paraphrased
Chris Mannix on twitter
“Orlando not pursuing tampering charges against Houston, source directly involved tells SI.com”
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:24 PM CST reply actions
Here's the new Stern quote
“We decided, free from the influence of other owners, that the team was better served with Chris in a Hornets uniform than by the outcome of the terms of that trade.”
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:25 PM CST reply actions
Full quote here
"Since the NBA purchased the New Orleans Hornets, final responsibility for significant management decisions lies with the Commissioner’s Office in consultation with team chairman Jac Sperling. All decisions are made on the basis of what is in the best interests of the Hornets. In the case of the trade proposal that was made to the Hornets for Chris Paul, we decided, free from the influence of other NBA owners, that the team was better served with Chris in a Hornets uniform than by the outcome of the terms of that trade."
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
Everyone will see through this, I think everyone has already
"I always keep a ball in the car. You never know."
-Hakeem Olajuwon
WOW
So the end result is the Knicks get CP3 for free and the Hornets get nothing.
by Bobbythegreat on Dec 9, 2011 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
if paul goes untraded this season...
Stern has to be shoved out the door. this is pasthetic. Supposedly, they don’t want players dictating where they go but if paul end up in ny it will be just that.
by Dmo_Htx on Dec 9, 2011 12:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
So whats plan B?
@MarkBermanFox26 Mark Berman
NBA says no to appeal by Rockets, Hornets, Lakers to overturn decision to block 3-team trade.
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From what Bill Simmons was saying
there will be legal action taken by Paul.
by twinkilling0303 on Dec 9, 2011 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
the good thing is
Plan B can come from anywhere. How many of us knew this was Plan A? When I heard teams could start meeting with people I never thought we’d try to get Pau. Im ok with starting the season with what we have, and see whats available around the trade deadline.
"Stability is a factor in teams that win the championship. But if you stabilize on a team that's going to end up short of that, then all you're doing is spinning your wheels in the 45-win range."-----Daryl Morey
by fanoflosingteams on Dec 9, 2011 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
Danny Granger just posted on twitter
“Due to the sabotaging of the LA/NO trade by david stern, and following in the footsteps of my athlete brethern Metta World Peace and Chad Ochocinco, I’m changing my last name to “Stern’s Bi#&h” #effectiveimmediately"
I have a feeling this move by Stern is going to have serious and long lasting damage.
TWill Twitter
It’s krazy CP3 is not waking up a laker and it's dumb I'm not able to run that pick and roll with gasol smh sad disappointing day 4 NBA—
Terrence Williams (TheRealTWill) December 09, 2011
Not sure TWill should be saying that on twitter since Scola, Martin, and Dragic are still on the team.
"I always keep a ball in the car. You never know."
-Hakeem Olajuwon
Here is the full quote
It’s krazy @CP3 is not waking up a laker and it’s dumb I’m not able to run that pick and roll with gasol smh sad disappointing day 4 NBA—
"I always keep a ball in the car. You never know."
-Hakeem Olajuwon
nice post
First thing I thought when I herd the veto was……. hang on this isn’t a fantasy league.
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No, it's something much worse.
It’s a league of crybaby billionaires.
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