Iowa Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Good points.. I agree. Which is why I think Richardson would be a good fit. (although I realllllly want Afflalo but that's not happening) Crawford is also arguably the worst defender in the league. Him and Boozer in the same lineup would probably make Thibs (and my) head explode. Sooooo happy the NBA is coming back.. such a great sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 By all accounts, Afflalo is the most coveted player in the class outside of Gasol, Nene, and Chandler. He's gonna get paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Yea.. would have to think Denver would match any offer he receives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Deron Williams said he won't resign with NJ, but I'm assuming he could change his mind if NJ acquires Dwight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Chris Paul and Dwight Howard are going to dominate the talk this year.. lots of talk about Howard in LA and Paul in NY. I think LAC would be a good trade partner for NO and Paul..but apparently he has his eyes set on New York. Would certainly make the East interesting.. ..and my wet dream of Howard in Chicago would then grow very big. That seems like a pipe dream though, because even though the bulls have the pieces to acquire him and star to match him with, there has been no talk of it whatsoever of him to chicago.. and otis smith probably wouldn't trade him to an east team anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Paul to NY or Paul/Howard to Brooklyn would be great for the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Deron Williams said he won't resign with NJ, but I'm assuming he could change his mind if NJ acquires Dwight. Doesn't really have anything to do with that. Under the new CBA, he can only sign for 2 or 3 years in the last year before his contract is up. I believe it's known as the Melo rule. He tweeted earier that he's not extending because he can get more money and years from NJ or anyone else by waiting. I'm glad we missed an entire month of the season in part because owners wanted to avoid situations like Melo in Denver, and now we potentially have three popping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I get it now. Damn, this sucks. I'm hoping we trade Howard now, and end up in the conversation for Anthony Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Yep. Howard has zero reason to resign with Orlando until next summer as well, even if he wants to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Skip Bayless is challenging LeBron to a debate now. Dude is relentless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Bayless is the worst. I was really disapointed that Bosh went on his show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Bosh was only able to debate with Bayless because he has a clutch gene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prin Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Skip Bayless is challenging LeBron to a debate now. Dude is relentless. LeBron has better things to do than debate Skip Bayless right before the season starts. Bayless is a moron. Can't stand that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prin Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Yep.. and the bulls desperately need a SG. Tons of names floating around. (Butler, Crawford, Young, Williams, TMac, etc). I think JRich would be a good fit and may be most realistic of the names mentioned I think a Butler would be a solid pick up for you guys. JRich, too. Would definitely make you a better team. One of the interesting things about this season to me will be seeing how the league adjusts to the Bulls. I think the league was caught off guard by the success of the Bulls last year - not because they're not a talented team, just because it happened a little sooner than people expected. Now the league will adjust. We'll see how the Bulls handle that adjustment. Either way I still have them in the ECF with the Heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Tipoff Countdown: 20 days. Oh, and Magic Johnson just said the Lakers aren't the best team in the West. He said Dallas and OKC are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 From Woj: For now, it is Paul on the market. Howard’s on deck. The New Jersey Nets will have a package of Brook Lopez and picks available for the Magic, enticing Howard with Deron Williams and a new Brooklyn arena to call his own. What’s more, the Chicago Bulls are still a sleeper for Howard, several league executives believe. “Chicago may tell Orlando to take any two or three players – besides [Derrick] Rose,� one GM said. Howard isn’t keen on the cold weather, but the Bulls would have the best point guard-center combination since Magic and Kareem. I can wish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 If I'm Howard, I would rather play with Deron Williams than Derrick Rose. And If I'm Orlando, I would rather trade him to the Nets than the Bulls. I think Brook Lopez is better than anyone we could get from the Bulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 If I'm Dwight Howard, I'd rather play with Derrick Rose.. if I'm Otis Smith, I'd rather move him to NJ. Brook Lopez is meh.. if that's the best they could do for Howard, Smith needs to retire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Me Some Fish Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Can't go wrong playing with either Williams or Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Joakim Noah to Orlando?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 The Bulls max offer would be along the lines of: Bulls get: Howard, Turkoglu Orlando gets: Noah, Asik, Gibson, Deng, 3 first RD picks (2 Bulls, 1 Charlotte), Rights to Mirotic A lot of Bulls fans don't want to gut their roster but Bulls fans grow way too attached to players.. I'm in the camp that will give anything other than Rose for Howard. Combine the best PG in the NBA and the best C in the NBA and worry about the rest later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 If Rose were the best PG, I would agree. But he isn't even a pure point guard. He's more Allen Iverson than Steve Nash. Deron Williams is a better partner for Dwight. And Lopez isn't meh. You get Lopez and hopefully draft Anthony Davis, you potentially have a PF/C combination comparable to the Lakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I dunno.. I think he's about as soft as they come. All moot.. can't see it happening (trade w/chi) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Meh is very much the word I would describe when discussing getting Lopez back as the centerpiece of a Dwight Howard deal. The Nets gave up more to get Williams, and Howard is a FAR better player than Williams. I think I'd take Chicago's offer. Lopez is probably better than Noah, but Deng, Asik, and Gibson are all rotation players on a good team. Lopez is a pretty good scorer, but he can't be the focal point of a team. He has too many weaknesses, and isn't elite at any skill. At least Noah brings elite defense and rebounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I don't want Deng, personally. Although I admit that I didn't know the Nets roster was bare in terms of young talent. I would take Asik, Gibson, and Noah plus their picks and the Bobcats first round pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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