The Perpetual NBA Thread

**ssaloon** · July 12th, 2004 10:47 AM

Pacers, Hawks near trade deal to swap Jackson for Harrington

**ownertype** · July 12th, 2004 11:18 AM

Originally posted by ssaloon
Pacers, Hawks near trade deal to swap Jackson for Harrington

Pacers will definitely deepen their bench if they bring in Stephen Jackson. He can play 2-3 spot and has a good inside-out game. The pacers will surely miss the tenacity of Al Harrington but his persistence to start for the Pacers is annoying Bird and Carlisle. He'll get his wish when he wears the Hawks jersey.

**kimpOy** · July 12th, 2004 11:22 AM

if the shaq-heat trade pushes thru.
heat will benefit from this, given shaq will have at least 2 more seasons left in his body.

heat must trade for shooters

as for the lakers
kobe vs odom vs butler
(poor kobe instead na kobe vs aging shaq naging dalawa pa ang kalaban niya, tatlo pala vs payton pa pala)

**RedHorse** · July 12th, 2004 11:33 AM

walang new blood for lakers?

ganda tuloy ng heat, pag si Wade at O'neal nag click...

**ILuvDetailing** · July 12th, 2004 11:45 AM

Bad trade for the Lakers unless they get a star with the future 1st rd pick (for 2006) Basically they'll have 3 small forwards in their lineup (Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Devean George), Two undersized PFs (Brian Grant and Luke Walton). And they'll have no cap flexibility and they have no guarantee that Kobe will resign after all the love that they showed him.

As for the Heat they better hope that Shaq gets in shape and gets committed in the defensive end or they won't get past the Pistons or Pacers. Many experts have made the Heat the favorites in the East but I'd still go with the champs.

**kimpOy** · July 12th, 2004 12:02 PM

more rumors
Pistons:Close to reeling in Mcdyess

**ILuvDetailing** · July 12th, 2004 12:10 PM

Brent Barry to the Spurs

**ssaloon** · July 12th, 2004 12:12 PM

may verbal agreement na ang spurs and barry?

**ILuvDetailing** · July 12th, 2004 01:08 PM

Originally posted by ssaloon
may verbal agreement na ang spurs and barry?

Yup, its a 4 year deal worth $22-24 mil. With Barry backing up either Parker or Manu, the spurs have one of the best guard rotation in the west. Expect to see them in the WCF this comming season.

**empy** · July 12th, 2004 01:46 PM

i am so mad right now :swear:

this trade is utter BS. don't get me wrong, i watch the heat at least 10 times a year in person, and i love odom and butler's game, and i really respect grant's work ethic.

BUT TO TRADE SHAQ FOR THEM??! this is one of the worst trades in the history of sports - right there with Babe Ruth to the Red Sox, Barkley to the Suns, and Chamberlain to the Lakers.

hold on while i call Mitch Kupchak and see if he's willing to trade one of his Ferraris for my BMW 3-series...

WORST. GM. EVER.

and he comes right after Jerry West, who imo is the best GM in all of sports.

:swear: