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Post by fatmenace on Feb 19, 2010 12:36:59 GMT -6
1) I think I'm more afraid of Denver than I am the Lakers. This.
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Post by fatmenace on Feb 19, 2010 12:38:05 GMT -6
It's not receiving much attention, but Portland got Camby. A completely underrated move, I think.
I didn't know this until this morning, but the Spurs were shopping Jefferson, but no one bit. That's pretty much a death knell for the team.
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Post by gk on Feb 19, 2010 13:12:43 GMT -6
Yeah that Camby-to-Portland move may very well have been the best trade of the deadline (potential game changer by Knicks clearing tons of cap space notwithstanding).
The West is suddenly looking a lot deeper to me than it was just a couple weeks ago. I'm not sure LA is the lock everyone thought they were. They're probably the favorites, but if they have to go through Portland then Denver, it's not hard to imagine one of those teams pulling an upset.
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Post by gk on Feb 20, 2010 0:07:56 GMT -6
aaaaaaaaaaaaand Jamison goes 0-12 in his Cavs debut. Nice job buddy. We don't miss Z at all.
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Post by fatmenace on Feb 21, 2010 18:35:00 GMT -6
Magic 101, Cavs 95. Not sayin, just sayin...
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Post by gk on Feb 21, 2010 19:02:38 GMT -6
You don't have to say anything. The bile in my mouth tells me everything I need to know.
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Post by gk on Feb 22, 2010 13:55:05 GMT -6
A couple Z-back-to-the-Cavs related thoughts:
* Last year the Cavs tried to get Antonio McDeyss after he was traded from the Pistons but ended up going right back to the Pistons. Cavs swept Pistons in first round of the playoffs.
* Why does there seem to be more gnashing of teeth for this admittedly odd phenomenon this year? Is it because of Twitter? Is it because its the best team in basketball, record-wise? Or is that just my Cleveland-bias noticing the gnashing of teeth more because it's Cleveland?
* Z had the second longest tenure of any player in the league with a single team. (I think Kobe is #1).
* The Cavs appear to really need Z's services as backup center.
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Post by fatmenace on Feb 22, 2010 14:29:52 GMT -6
I don't think it's anything personal against Cleveland or the Z. It's just a backlash against a dumb rule. You can trade a player and then sign him back. You get cap relief and all that, but then get to sign the player back. Doesn't make any sense. Well, it makes sense from a numbers point of view, but not from a common sense point.
If my memory is correct, the several times the Spurs did it was not during any of their championship years. I don't think it's ever been a significant move for a team, although getting Z back could certainly be the first. I like the Cav's chances much better with him on the team.
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Post by gk on Feb 22, 2010 14:35:43 GMT -6
I agree that it's certainly weird. And it probably should be outlawed. But the NBA trade rules are kind of weird to begin with. As long as the salary-matchup thing is in place, you'll have strange situations like this.
I've just never heard this vocal of criticism (Doc Rivers and Phil Jackson specifically). But then since it's Cleveland, I'm obviously more tuned in to the criticism. Also, like you said, probably because this could be a significant move.
Antonio McDeyss was honestly not very significant.
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Post by fatmenace on Feb 22, 2010 17:18:19 GMT -6
NO ONE on the Lakers can complain about trade oddities. Not one of them. Not after Gasol was gifted to them by Memphis. They should be banned from ever criticizing another franchise again.
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Post by fatmenace on Feb 22, 2010 19:56:07 GMT -6
I know it's STUPID to judge a team by three games in February, but I really hope Cavs didn't screw things up with that trade.
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Post by gk on Feb 22, 2010 23:06:50 GMT -6
Um yeah. Me too.
What's strange is that Mike Brown has plastered Jamario Moon to the bench. Two of the last three games he's been DNP. And they really could have used him defensively. He's great at matching up against taller guards and gives them huge athleticism. I'm not sure why he's been stuck on the bench. I'm hoping that Brown is just testing out these new lineups with Jamison.
It's disconcerting to be sure. But.... it IS three games in February.
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Post by gk on Feb 23, 2010 19:27:08 GMT -6
Good god the CP3-less hornets just scored 40 points in the second quarter. Something named Marcus Thornton has 23 points.
Geoff : Chad:: Buying a Mo Williams shirt just before the playoffs last year : Donating to Fred Thompson's presidential campaign
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Post by fatmenace on Feb 23, 2010 21:34:14 GMT -6
Ouch.
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Post by fatmenace on Feb 23, 2010 21:36:12 GMT -6
On a different note, Durant continues to....what's the word? Amaze isn't right. Astound? Something Shakespearean. Ho hum, just another 36 tonight.
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