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Lakers land D12

Howard to Lakers without Lakers having to give up Gasol... sounds legit.

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trigg3r said:
In the end, the average NBA fan loses because of this deal. I for one am not too far from boycotting the NBA altogether. I am tired of the players and the league as a whole. I think my time and money could be better spent elsewhere.
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I have said this countless times, however...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU
 
The Thriller said:
This Lakers team could be real fun to watch. Nash running the point, Kobe's shooting, Artest's elbows, Gasol and his passing ability, and Dwight's ability to dunk (and miss FTs). Lob City is now purple and gold. Forget CP3 and Griffin. It's all about Nash and Howard.

Questions about age and injury are still relevant. As is Brown's ability to create an offense. Although, I'm sure Nash could give him a few lessons...

The rich get richer. LA is LA. They're not afraid to eat up big contracts and players will always want to play there.

How horrible is Orlando going to be next year?
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Possibly horrible enough to land Shabazz or Noel. At least, that should definitely be their strategy.
 
Oh well. Kobe, Nash, Artest and Gasol aren't too far from AARP memberships so by the time we can truly compete (a couple years), their window should be closed.
 
we might have had a chance to land howard... i mean, yeah, he would not have resigned with the jazz, but don't act like jefferson and/or millsap will for sure be back by next year's time. we won't be able to resign them, too, arguably even not one of them. we would have to overpay which the jazz organisation shouldn't do.

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would have been a sick, really sick team! with kanter and burks coming off the bench...
 
i hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate the fakers. they again get the best center for nothing. i would be ok with howard playing for the okc, dallas and so on, but come on, the lakers? good damn! nash is going to average 20 assists per game...

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damn! hate the fakers -.-
 
WhiskyPriest said:
How bad is Dwight's back... the Lakers got him for cheap, and the Magic agreed to send him out for cheap. The only way the trade isn't cheap is if Dwight is not at 100 percent. <---- This is one of Utah's best hopes I think, however, I refuse to wish a prolonged injury on any bball player.
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A little quick insight that hopefully makes Jazz fans feel better:

At the age of 19, I went in for the EXACT back procedure that Dwight had this past season. The good news is that I don't think Dwight will ever be back to 100%, but the bad news is that he'll probably be back to around 90% of his former self and that still makes him pretty damned good. The other bit of good news is that the best Dwight can hope for is that his condidtion doesn't continue to decline at a steep rate. A big guy with disc problems is never going to get better. The trick is slowing down the decline long enough to get some sort of career out of it.

I really hate that this trade went through. First of all, it seems like people trip over themselves to hand L.A. top talent. It also makes it seem as if the recent NBA lockout was for NOTHING. With that being said, Bynum was a really good player. Howard is better and is also probably better at staying mentally engaged night in and night out, but one could argue that when Bynum was at his best that he was very close to a Howard type of player.

I think the biggest thing being overlooked here is that Denver upgraded themselves with AI and now Utah has to deal with a strengthened division foe.
 
I have to agree that Bynum is no slouch. Just that this always seems to happen and I am tired of seeing all these super teams. Gasol and Howard have the chance to be deadly.
 
trigg3r said:
I have to agree that Bynum is no slouch. Just that this always seems to happen and I am tired of seeing all these super teams. Gasol and Howard have the chance to be deadly.
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Miami has to be pissed if this goes down. LA will be equal to or better at ever position but SF.
 
I'm so glad that the CBA prevents the rich from becoming richer and protects small market teams like the Jazz from being destroyed by big market teams who hoard the NBA's talent..... It's not like Miami added a future HOF this offseason... It's not like LA added one of the league's best PGs and Cs this offseason... Oh wait...

Well, at least the Jazz added Marvin Williams...
 
I'm still trying to understand how the CP3 to the Lakers deal was voided by the league for "basketball reasons", even though the deal was good for all teams involved, but this deal will likely be approved even though Orlando is getting nothing in this deal. Not even unprotected picks. There is probably even sand in the vaseline that the other teams are using on Orlando.
 
YB85 said:
I'm still trying to understand how the CP3 to the Lakers deal was voided by the league for "basketball reasons", even though the deal was good for all teams involved, but this deal will likely be approved even though Orlando is getting nothing in this deal. Not even unprotected picks. There is probably even sand in the vaseline that the other teams are using on Orlando.
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Great post.

I forget his name, but maybe the Cavs owner will throw another tantrum.
 
In the end the Lakers benefited soooo much from not landing CP3. They know keep Gasol, add Howard and Nash. The Lakers are going to win it all next year...
 
John Hollinger: Based on what I've been told Houston pretty clearly had a better offer -- including a guaranteed lotto pick. Frustrating day for Rox

Adrian Wojnarowski: HOU offered ORL $12M in space (instead of Afflalo), recent 1st picks, future lottery and unprotected picks. Would've taken bad deals and no need to take on Harrington contract

Just awesome huh...
 
Mookie Biznitch said:
How is it possible that teams trade their best players to these large makerts. Its really unbelievable how this always is the case. Then they bitch and moan how unfair it is.
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Orlando got absolutely reamed in this trade. Had their rookie GM done this in the summer or had it been done last year, the assets coming back would have been much better. Instead, they INSISTED on including a bad contract and in the end, weren't even able to do that.

Yet some complain about what we got back for Deron, or that we should have held out for at least a 2nd-rounder in the Harris deal.

This deal was done in absolute desperation. The picks Orlando received are highly-protected. And Orlando receives virtually no cap relief. Getting back Aflac, Vucevic and Harrington? Abosultely turrible trade for Orlando. Who's their GM, Mickey Mouse?

This has the mark of being done under league (Stern's) pressure, just like the Gasol trade. Something has been promised or will be coming to Orlando's owner under the table. I wish there could be a criminal investigation. Houston had a better offer on the table, just like what had happened in the Gasol trade. And the deal to get CP3 to the Clippers, while also given them Billups on a claim that was just high enough to win over all others reeks of an inside job.
 
WhiskyPriest said:
How is this a better trade then the one the Nets offered? Wow, Orlando got fleeced!
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It isn't. The Nets are screaming mad over this. Orlando is just plain stupid.

The good thing is this isn't a long term thing, but the next two years are going to be a lot tougher.
Hopefully someone gets injured, or there is chemistry/personal problems that don't make it work.
 
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