The Perpetual NBA Thread

**empy** · July 10th, 2004 03:46 AM

this is funny and sad at the same time - Cleveland got screwed like you wouldn't believe.

they wanted to reward Boozer for his emergence as a promising young star (he made something like $700k last season), and also lock him up long term. so they tore up a valid contract that would pay him peanuts to give him a new lucrative one...tapos nasulutan sila ng Utah!! :bwahaha:

Utah has a great starting five now:

1 - Carlos Arroyo
2 - Gordan Giricek
3 - Andrei Kirilenko
4 - Carlos Boozer
5 - Mehmet Okur

**edzzz** · July 10th, 2004 09:26 AM

si papa Jerry talaga, umiral na naman ang fetish nya sa white players :D

**empy** · July 10th, 2004 09:56 AM

speaking of getting screwed, i have a bad feeling that after we have done everything possible for kobe - get rid of phil and shaq, support him through his trial, kiss his a$$, etc. he will go out and sign with the clippers.

that would suck and i would hate him forever like no player i have ever hated before :swear:

**ILuvDetailing** · July 10th, 2004 10:13 AM

At the end of the day I think that Kobe resigns with the Lakers... just my 2 cents.

**kimpOy** · July 10th, 2004 10:17 AM

espn news
trade rumor:

Shaq to miami heat for brian grant and lamar odom.

**ILuvDetailing** · July 10th, 2004 10:46 AM

LA can do better than that... Maybe a third team will be involved.

More news:
- Tomjonavich agrees to terms with LA.
- Kobe narrows his choice down to two teams-> the clippers and lakers.

**empy** · July 10th, 2004 11:01 AM

Originally posted by kimpOy
espn news
trade rumor:

Shaq to miami heat for brian grant and lamar odom.

i read that too....that's a terrible trade.

throw in dwyane wade and now we're talking ;)

**ssaloon** · July 10th, 2004 11:14 AM

other rumors:
- Kerry Kittles to Cleveland for Dajuan Wagner, Erick Williams and Kedrick Brown
- Nuggets are focusing on signing Kenyon Martin. The Nuggets could offer Martin a contract today
- Nuggets are pursuing Al Harrington

**newkidontheblock** · July 11th, 2004 02:05 PM

Originally posted by M54 Powered
i read that too....that's a terrible trade.

throw in dwyane wade and now we're talking ;)

yung rumors ata ngayun eh si brian grant, lamar odom at si caron butler for shaq...sana mangyari yung trade para shaq will be back in florida...& reunion nila ni eddie jones..

**empy** · July 12th, 2004 12:27 AM

Originally posted by newkidontheblock
yung rumors ata ngayun eh si brian grant, lamar odom at si caron butler for shaq...sana mangyari yung trade para shaq will be back in florida...& reunion nila ni eddie jones..

o'neal's agent just told espn that an agreement in principle has been reached (still pending a contract signing and league approval)

the deal is for brian grant, lamar odom, caron butler and a #1.

i think it's a bad trade for the lakers, but the kings have backed out, shaq doesn't want to play for the clippers, and dallas still won't give up dirk.

the lakers are now an undersized run-and-gun team that has no chance against the beasts of the west. their only hope is to get a good center (dampier?) and have a 100% healthy karl malone back. but even if this happens, they most likely have no chance this year.

congratulations kobe...you got what you wanted. now sign a contract for max money with the lakers and justify this unreasonable faith that the lakers have invested in your immature, selfish ass by carrying this team on your back :swear:

on the bright side, i still have a share of my company's heat season tickets, and i'll really enjoy seeing shaq and dwyane in action