Why the hell didn't Orlando trade their expirings for Gasol?

paperboymafia · Post #21 » by **paperboymafia** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:16 pm

old times sake or not, im excited.

would love seeing the C's destroyed by the Lakers after all the Garnett/Allen/Pierce hype.

magicman123 · Post #22 » by **magicman123** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:17 pm

MagicMadness wrote:Otis probably started off by offering Arroyo and Memphis was like "Ewww!" :click:

Thanks Carlos.

laVal03 · Post #23 » by **laVal03** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:18 pm

Typhoon20 wrote:This has nothing to do with Otis.

We're just not exciting enough for Stern.
They want a Boston vs Lakers final, they'll get it, by all means necessary.

very good point, they have been wanting that rivalry back for years now

really tho, I would be way more pissed if I was a bulls fan b/c what they offered was 10x better

Typhoon20 · Post #24 » by **Typhoon20** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:20 pm

prorl wrote:Maybe because the Lakers deal was better for Mem?

I hope that's sarcasm.

There isn't a trade possible that's even worse then this one.

mattyBoi · Post #25 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:20 pm

So when do they renew the ole

Magic/Bulls rivalry

or the ole Magic/Houston one?? :pray:

Orium · Post #26 » by **Orium** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:21 pm

Perhaps we can make a move for Mike Miller?

mattyBoi · Post #27 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:22 pm

This has setup all over it...Both teams get RIDICULOUSLY one sided trades to push them over the top.

They both basically got unexplainable steals.

This Memphis deal is especially shocking since everyone knows they couldve got better from other teams.

Fan from day 1 · Post #28 » by **Fan from day 1** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:23 pm

wonder why memphis traded within the conference. oh well, gonna suck watching a LA/BOS finals.

Optimus_Steel · Post #29 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:23 pm

Typhoon20 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I hope that's sarcasm.

There isn't a trade possible that's even worse then this one.

Nope it wasent sarcasm. Mem was clearly looking for the most simplest way to clear capspace. It would have been more complicated for Mem had we been their trading partner.

Typhoon20 · Post #30 » by **Typhoon20** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:24 pm

laVal03 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

very good point, they have been wanting that rivalry back for years now

really tho, I would be way more pissed if I was a bulls fan b/c what they offered was 10x better

Definately.

The draft picks they are going to get is even more horrible,
top bottom. Between 25th and 30th picks in 2008 and 2010.

Bulls gave them a 10000000x time better deal,
a lot of other teams gave them expirings & higher draft picks.
Yet somehow they pick by far the worst trade.

mattyBoi · Post #31 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:25 pm

Im definelty rooting for the spurs now to beat the lakers.

mattyBoi · Post #32 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:26 pm

Dont count Phoenix out either...But i hate them because of their flopping ways.

Fan from day 1 · Post #33 » by **Fan from day 1** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:27 pm

what did the bulls offer?

OrlandoMagic · Post #34 » by **OrlandoMagic** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:28 pm

my sources tell me Otis offered Howard. But Memphis laughed because they wanted expirings instead.

Typhoon20 · Post #35 » by **Typhoon20** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:29 pm

prorl wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Nope it wasent sarcasm. Mem was clearly looking for the most simplest way to clear capspace. It would have been more complicated for Mem had we been their trading partner.

That's not possible, they wouldn't have done this deal with us in the first place.

Expirings I can understand, but they get top bottom draft picks too.
That's beyond horrible by my standards. It's a corrupt trade, it just is. They got so many offers that also included expirings and top draft picks.

mattyBoi · Post #36 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:29 pm

bulls basically gave them their choice.

Deng or gordon, both expirings.

Kirk.

Prospects like duhon, noah, Sefolosha, picks.

Last year were offering a big expiring in Pj brown.

mattyBoi · Post #37 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:30 pm

This was a setup

Optimus_Steel · Post #38 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:33 pm

Typhoon20 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

That's not possible, they wouldn't have done this deal with us in the first place.

Expirings I can understand, but they get top bottom draft picks too.
That's beyond horrible by my standards. It's a corrupt trade, it just is. They got so many offers that also included expirings and top draft picks.

Like i said, for Mem it was easier to make the trade with LA than us. Brown took a big chunk of that salary by himself in order to make the salaries work. We would have had to include more players and contracts to get the deal done thus harder and more work. Mem just went with the simple salary dump

Fan from day 1 · Post #39 » by **Fan from day 1** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:43 pm

is jerry west still with memphis? if he is, maybe hes up to something here

Post #40 » by **Bensational** » Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:49 pm

MagicMadness wrote:"I don't see us doing anything. We're always trying to make our team better, but I think what we need, as a team, is more consistent play from the guys we have..." - Otis Smith

oh, that's so sig worthy.