houston clearing space
WojYahooNBA -- Rockets will have changes to their part of proposed 3-way deal, league sources tell Y! Sports. They'd be sending more players to Hornets.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 10 December 2011 21:59 (twelve years ago) link
going a little crazy, Richard Jefferson still on the spurs, mcdyess looks like he's gonna retire but he ain't said shit, and outside of duncan and splitter, our best dude over 6'10" is made of pastrami sandwiches
― q: are we not bel biv men? a: we are bel biv devo (m bison), Saturday, 10 December 2011 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
jeff green will be a celtic again, though only on a one-year deal (thank god)
― cad, Saturday, 10 December 2011 22:55 (twelve years ago) link
But very well compensated for that year.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 10 December 2011 23:02 (twelve years ago) link
wut is this all abt guys / freaking out over here https://twitter.com/#!/RajonRondo/status/145662381362642944
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:24 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/basketball/celtics/paul-flannery/2011/12/09/rajon-rondo-wins-first-day-training-camp
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:37 (twelve years ago) link
ah!
so are the new NYNets going to be dwight -- nene -- dwill?
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:40 (twelve years ago) link
Who knows? Coulda been talking about the UK game, could be sayin' they're gonna win because of David West, could be sayin' he's out the door, could be that his team won the scrimmage. Or he won in 2K12. Who knows?
xpost
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:40 (twelve years ago) link
rondo knows
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
I have a feeling nene is going to houston still, after the gasol deal
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe he'll tweet it's meaning and you'll be okay.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
guys this billups stuff is hilarious
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:42 (twelve years ago) link
I hope he retires and throws away money. Principles are important.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:43 (twelve years ago) link
JoshuaBRobbins Josh Robbins Dwight: "Just because I've asked to be traded doesn't mean I don't like where I'm at."14 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:43 (twelve years ago) link
dwight howard zen koans
j0e, tweet to rondo, demanding an answer! this is outrageous.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
*_*
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
done xp
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:45 (twelve years ago) link
should Billups really be worried that some random lottery team is going to snap up his 13m salary this season?
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:45 (twelve years ago) link
pretty sure you're gonna be a free agent, chaunce
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:46 (twelve years ago) link
why take a chaunce
― dayo, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:46 (twelve years ago) link
they don't have to pay it all! The high bidder - which could be for the vet's minimum - gets his services. The Knicks pick up the difference between the bid and his guarantee.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:47 (twelve years ago) link
ohhh that's right sorry
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:48 (twelve years ago) link
he's a UK guy, right? thinkin' he's talking about the wildcat loss today.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:48 (twelve years ago) link
he = rondo
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
and yeah, high bidder gets billups, but high bidder has to pay something toward his old salary. so if billups makes clear he'll retire if chosen by a below-cap team, it could give him leverage (the below-cap teams don't want to throw money away).
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
maybe rondo just lost to gordon hayward at starcraft
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
man he still hasnt responded to my tweet how inconsiderate
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:51 (twelve years ago) link
But there is a salary floor, and they have to pay someone to reach it. Could see a team take a flyer on Chauncey for a few million if it brought them to that level, hoping to convince him to help their youngsters. Maybe they could promise to cut him before the deadline for signing on with a contender.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:52 (twelve years ago) link
no; billups made clear that's exactly what he doesn't want.
more likely, i'd say, is a below-cap team will choose him for spite or to trade him to the team of billups' choice.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:53 (twelve years ago) link
either way, i think billups is creating leverage for himself.
and as i say, i think it's a fascinating new front in this war between owerns and players over player-movement. if the cba was supposed to settle these issues, it hasn't happened, and the compressed nature of this preseason (and the impending free-agent class of next year) is exposing the ugliness in owner/player relations.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 01:54 (twelve years ago) link
tr: love this.
twitter abuzz with insightful speculation about rajon rondo. for instance:
LETS DO A DRILL.BANG @phyliis_brown -- Who ever likes rajon rondo is a goofie !
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 02:01 (twelve years ago) link
@DraftExpress Jonathan Givony Strange twist to this Chris Paul saga. I'm told by a NBA source that the Lakers have just elected to pull out of the trade.
― k3vin k., Sunday, 11 December 2011 04:53 (twelve years ago) link
ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein Sources say Lakers will instead trade Lamar Odom to Dallas into Mavericks' new trade exception2 minutes ago
im confused
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 04:56 (twelve years ago) link
wojo tweets that the CP3 trade has totally fallen apart.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 04:57 (twelve years ago) link
I guess LAL can't keep Odom after what's happened. Seems like a disaster for LA
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 04:58 (twelve years ago) link
incredible
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:05 (twelve years ago) link
HPbasketball Hardwood Paroxysm Cuban blocks the CP3 trade, then uses it to get Lamar Odom, which allows the Lakers to get Dwight Howard after the Mavs traded their center3 minutes ago
idgi
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:08 (twelve years ago) link
I guess LA could use the trade exception for something, but obviously dallas thought odom was worth the exception, so . . . Seems like LA just loses here.
That tweet is crazy. For other reasons, it's now been reported that Howard doesn't want LA (as much as he wants the Nets, at least).
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:10 (twelve years ago) link
But who knows? Maybe now LA can revive their trade talks with the Magic.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:12 (twelve years ago) link
ChrisMannixSI Chris Mannix Two rival GM's say they believe Boston will get back in it. "They have to sell Dell on Rondo," one GM says.4 minutes ago
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:12 (twelve years ago) link
I don't see the positives in burning the reigning sixth man of the year for a TPE.
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:12 (twelve years ago) link
ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein Sources say Lakers will receive unspecified draft considerations from Dallas for the rights to Odom, who slots in Mavs' new trade exception56 seconds ago
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:13 (twelve years ago) link
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Says one Western Conference executive: "The Lakers are shifting toward trying to make a Dwight Howard deal."1 minute ago
bynum, gasol & picks for howard?
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:14 (twelve years ago) link
Yep.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:15 (twelve years ago) link
Two big stars (one aging), but totally blows up the rest of the team.
yah lakers gonna be thiiin if this happens
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:16 (twelve years ago) link
boston on the other hand is set to have apparently every player in the world
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:17 (twelve years ago) link