The Perpetual NBA Thread

**cardo** · December 12th, 2006 03:27 PM

the difficult thing with the AI trade is that he has such a high salary its hard for other teams to match it unless it involves alot of players and teams.

mahirap gawin yun balance sheet

tsaka no one is willing to pay the luxury tax(except for NY hehehe) if in case they take on the huge salary of AI

ang trade ngayon hindi na pound for pound, talent for talent... its dollar for dollar and what makes sense looking forward financially or financial flexibility in the future

**ssaloon** · December 12th, 2006 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by mazdamazda

latest rumor...

KG to Bulls... possibly for Deng, Thomas & a 1st round pick!

can the bulls afford KG's contract now that big ben has filled their cap?

**mazdamazda** · December 12th, 2006 06:31 PM

this just in!

I was spot on with the AI to Bobcats deal... apparently, several Charlotte players (still unnamed) will be dealt in exchange for AI. problem was that AI rejected it. hehe.

**tsupermario** · December 12th, 2006 07:01 PM

2 new teams reportedly on the AI mix:

sacramento kings - mike bibby + other players
orlando magic - grant hill, jameer nelson and trevor ariza

**BlueBimmer** · December 12th, 2006 07:03 PM

uy magic nalang pwede pa

**wulf** · December 12th, 2006 07:34 PM

harris,croshere and stack for AI = championship

seriously, the guy'll sell a lot of tickets and seats but if i was a GM i'm not sure i'd want him on my team--volume shooter that always clashes with his coach (plus, what star combined with him actually worked out? big dog? stackhouse? kvh? webber?) fun to watch, for sure

**Kanut** · December 12th, 2006 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by tsupermario

2 new teams reportedly on the AI mix:

sacramento kings - mike bibby + other players
orlando magic - grant hill, jameer nelson and trevor ariza

bad deal for orlando i think

**tsupermario** · December 12th, 2006 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by Kanut

bad deal for orlando i think

vinsanity or AI? i'd go for AI

**RMean** · December 13th, 2006 03:39 AM

What is the Lenovo Stat?
The Lenovo Stat shows the power of teamwork. It's a way of showing the best-engineered/best combination of players on the court. The Lenovo Stat is a plus/minus statistic that looks at the point differential when players are both in and out of the game, to see how the team performs with various combinations. The Lenovo Stat can look at a variety of combinations – including the best two-player, three-player and even five-player combinations for each game.

Five-Player Combination
+ 119 T. McGrady, R. Alston, S. Battier, Y. Ming, C. Hayes
+ 60 E. Dampier, D. Nowitzki, J. Terry, J. Howard, D. Harris
+ 56 M. Camby, A. Miller, E. Najera, C. Anthony, J. Smith

The Rockets top five-player combo is almost twice as good as the next closest team. Houston held on to the No. 1 five-player assemblage by improving from +91 to +119. The number reflects the Rockets' success in the W-L column as they have won eight-of-10. Denver and Dallas flip-flopped in the standings as the Mavericks grabbed the No. 2 spot and the Nuggets fell to third. A note of interest is that Dallas' five have only played in nine games together while Houston's have played in 14 games as a unit and Denver's have played 16 together.

Four-Player Combination
+ 143 T. McGrady, R. Alston, S. Battier, Y. Ming
+ 133 T. McGrady, R. Alston, S. Battier, C. Hayes
+ 123 R. Alston, S. Battier, Y. Ming, C. Hayes

The Rockets' foursomes are firing on all cylinders as Houston regained the top three spots. Jeff Van Gundy's four-player pairings have 5 out of the top 6 spots. The Mavericks' Erick Dampier, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry and Devin Harris are +105, making them the only other non-Houston four-player group to have a Lenovo Stat that breaks the century mark.

Three-Player Combination
+ 162 R. Alston, S. Battier, Y. Ming
+ 154 T. McGrady, R. Alston, S. Battier
+ 143 R. Alston, S. Battier, C. Hayes

Houston is hot and its three-player combos are even hotter. Rafer Alston, Shane Battier and Yao Ming have played in all 20 of the Rockets' games together this season and their killer chemistry has helped Clutch City to a 14-6 record. Houston dominates this category as it has eight of the top 10 trios. Phoenix has the other two with Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire at +136 and Nash, Marion and Leandro Barbosa at +117.

Two-Player Combination
+ 174 S. Nash, S. Marion
+ 166 R. Alston, S. Battier
+ 158 S. Nash, A. Stoudemire

Mr. MVP Steve Nash has Phoenix on an 11-game win streak and he has paired with the Matrix (+174) and STAT (+158) to form two of the top three duos. The Rockets are still represented by a pair in the top three, but it is Alston and Battier who are No. 2. Alston and Hayes were No. 1 last week at +130, and even though they improved to +153, they now reside in fourth place.

One Player
+ 203 T. Duncan
+ 195 S. Nash
+ 157 S. Battier

Last week Nash took the top spot from Duncan. This week, Duncan took it back. Timmy D holds a slim lead over Steve Nasty, and a new Rocket entered the top three with Battier taking the place of last week's No. 2 Hayes who is now in eighth. The top 23 individual Lenovo performers come from the Western Conference. The East's No. 1 representative is Cleveland's Anderson Varejao who is in 24th at +90.

http://www.nba.com/news/Lenovo_Breakdown_061212.html

**mazdamazda** · December 13th, 2006 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by tsupermario

2 new teams reportedly on the AI mix:

sacramento kings - mike bibby + other players
orlando magic - grant hill, jameer nelson and trevor ariza

add mo pa ito...

Celtics = Ratliff, Al Jefferson, Delonte / 1st round pick & Telfair

Clippers = Maggette, Cassell, Rebraca + 1st round pick

Warriors = Baron Davis, etc.