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[wavy bone]

This trade will never happen...Dan Gilbert's head is exploding all over David Stern's office this very second. The NBA will veto this trade for "basketball reasons"
I'm just playin of course but if the league blocks this trade I am DONE with the NBA.

Stern was able to do what he did last year because the league owned the Hornets at the time.

This is a totally different situation.

 

[manny67chevy]

Oh god, please come back Phil Jackson!

 

[jinkazama]

Stern was able to do what he did last year because the league owned the Hornets at the time.
This is a totally different situation.

I know my dude it was a joke, but I gaurantee Dan Gilbert is >:>:>::\|I right now.

 

[da r entertainment]

Oh wells unless stern comes in and trolls the league and deals this trade, nets for the 3rd seed in the east

With what bench? Cause I like the nets starting five against pretty much any team in the league from a basketball standpoint, but after that....... its pretty much the marshon brooks show from the pine. But if they could have kept Gerald Green and signed AK47 then I would've easily believed a 3rd seed in the East.

The Pacers are in a better position for the 3rd spot in the East than the Nets are honestly.

 

[mmg]

this just means that the offers on the table from the cave and rockets were no where close to what was being reported. I refuse to believe that the magic front office is that inept

LOLWUT

Your telling had if the Cavs /rockets had to do better than a Affalo / I get buckets / rookie / euro deal they couldn't? That corner over there, go sit in it.

 

[putting in work]

Aahhhh my Knicks... looks like they'll never win a championship as years go by

 

[outkast9984]

is this really the best the magic could get? they didnt get anything lol the picks they got were protected...thats horrible...this is why i dislike the nba...its come down to only 3 teams that have a chance to win....so predictable

 

[mmg]

Aahhhh my Knicks... looks like they'll never win a championship as years go by

This was before this trade though so....

 

[PRIME]

he coming back home to the sonics once they get a team though

Nah fam, he's coming back HOME to the Wizards

 

[duba169]

Im a huge kobe fan but i cant comprehend how someone could think he is better than MJ

 

[nako xl]

 

you guys worship jordan.  i want kobe to surpass his accolades is all.  so people can stop using titles/wins as the trump card in their debates.

i want it to be "player x is the most skilled player in the history of the nba"  not "jordan was the greatest, 6 titles, will power, shoes!"

You can chop it up which ever way you want and you'd be hard pressed to present a valid arguement that he's better than Mike.... You want kobe to surpass Mikes accolades but that's just not feasible. He'd have to win the next 4 MVP's and a Dpoy just to equal his indivudal accolades. Say what you want about player x's skill but if player x's skill do not lead to xyz accomplishments then what does it really mean?




Seriously... how many years can we say that Kobe was even the best player currently playing in the league. 2-3yrs? Maybe 4?

Don't get me wrong

i'm not arguing one way or the other.  just saying i'm tired of the "Get to 6 chips then we can talk" arguments against kobe being one of the greats.  even the "kobe had shaq" argument is stupid (mike's teams were stacked too.  argue against that if you want.)

i just want kobe to meet/surpass some of mike's individual accomplishments out of spite towards the mike worshipers and their arguments, not because of any belief that it would legitimize kobe as the goat. The large number of people arguing against kobe being close to mike are lakers haters and mike fans who are just bitter someone is even close to their hero and being compared to him.  Their kobe distaste is reactionary.

and kobe was prob the best player in the NBA from 2002-2006 (maybeee 2007&8 too.)

 

[captainsneakerhead23]

You can chop it up which ever way you want and you'd be hard pressed to present a valid arguement that he's better than Mike.... You want kobe to surpass Mikes accolades but that's just not feasible. He'd have to win the next 4 MVP's and a Dpoy just to equal his indivudal accolades. Say what you want about player x's skill but if player x's skill do not lead to xyz accomplishments then what does it really mean?

Seriously... how many years can we say that Kobe was even the best player currently playing in the league. 2-3yrs? Maybe 4?

THIS

 

[denni5themenace]

LOLWUT
Your telling had if the Cavs /rockets had to do better than a Affalo / I get buckets / rookie / euro deal they couldn't? That corner over there, go sit in it.

oh so you were directly involved with trade negotiations with all teams? in reality, the cavs probably didn't want to give up both zeller + thompson and take on a lot of salary. and rockets probably didn't want to give up all of their young rooks for a rental.

people were clamoring that the trade package centered around verajao was terrible. how is this any different?

you're assuming, based on SOURCES, that these teams were going to give up the farm for Bynum/Howard.

unless you know exactly what was being offered, I don't see the inaccuracy of my statement.

 

[jumpman91023]

Im a huge kobe fan but i cant comprehend how someone could think he is better than MJ

QFT

 

[hankmoody]

One draft pick (Toronto's) from Houston is better than Orlando's haul.
Kevin Martin's expiring contract alone is better than Orlando's haul.
Jeremy Lamb alone is better than Orlando's haul.
Please help me understand .

Does anyone expect me to believe that Houston wasn't willing to part with one of these pieces?

Bottoming out? Orland will be paying Afflalo until 2016! The Magic didn't even dump salary in this mess. Turk's still there. Afflalo makes.more than JRich and for more years. This is just ridiculous.

Kevin Martin's expiring and Toronto's first round pick had to be an offer by Houston. I just don't understand.

 

[Trent Reznor]

I am absolutely STOKED for this. Never would I have thought the Sixers would pull off a monster trade. New ownership is PHENOMENAL!!!!

I still can't believe the sixers have an elite center. First time in DECADES people. Mutombo past his prime was the closest we got.

Everyone talking about the Lakers when the Sixers did just as well in this trade. Even if Bynum doesn't resign with us we'll have the biggest cap space in a major market in 2 years.

 

[krazy88s]

Bruh.....

 

[flyerthandelta]

It's 12.30 what we still waiting for League pending approval....

 

[jesusshuttlesworth34]

Cartwright.....Wennington....Armstrong....Longley....Harper...Kukoc...Rodman. This equates to stacked?

That is a farrrrrrrrrrr stretch and gross overuse of the word. MJ made a lot of medicore/average players that much better because it demanded and got the most out of every player on his squad. His teammates played their best ball with Mike....check out their careers before and after MJ.

 

[denni5themenace]

did you guys all of a sudden forget the threat Dwight's camp put out about being traded to Houston? I'm pretty sure their trade offer was retracted or reduced based off that..

 

[captainsneakerhead23]

Cartwright.....Wennington....Armstrong....Longley....Harper...Kukoc...Rodman. This equates to stacked?
That is a farrrrrrrrrrr stretch and gross overuse of the word. MJ made a lot of medicore/average players that much better because it demanded and got the most out of every player on his squad. His teammates played their best ball with Mike....check out their careers before and after MJ.

this

 

[Bert.]

It's 12.30 what we still waiting for League pending approval....

 

[jesusshuttlesworth34]

What's the over/under of Ron and Dwight throwing down?

Lakers practices this year will be straight comedy and the post game interviews after losses......

The only chilled out personalities on this team are Antawn and Nash.

 

[ohmygosher]

MJ NEVER lost in the finals.... .that is all

Brah, what is this even supposed to mean? 

 

[young thundercat]

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