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Old 12-18-2010, 04:13 PM
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Default The Magic Make Blockbuster Trades

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5932861

Give up Carter, Lewis and Gortat and get back Arenas, Richardson and Hedo.

Not a bad haul if you ask me.
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Old 12-18-2010, 04:19 PM
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They're still conducting the NBA season? Sort of like trading apples for oranges is what it looks like to me.
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Old 12-18-2010, 04:24 PM
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They're still conducting the NBA season? Sort of like trading apples for oranges is what it looks like to me.
I think the roster pieces fit nicely. If Gilbert gets back anywhere near what he was, this team is going to be VERY tough.

On the Wiz side, I don't understand why you take Lewis's contract back.
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Old 12-18-2010, 04:26 PM
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5932861

Give up Carter, Lewis and Gortat and get back Arenas, Richardson and Hedo.

Not a bad haul if you ask me.

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I think the roster pieces fit nicely. If Gilbert gets back anywhere near what he was, this team is going to be VERY tough.

On the Wiz side, I don't understand why you take Lewis's contract back.
What indication is there Arenas will ever get back to anywhere near what he was? He was always vastly overrated when he was at his best. If it makes the Magic good enough to beat the HEat in the playoffs if they match up, then I'm happy.
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The Phoenix Suns got the best of this deal. Get a big man and lose Turkoglu big contract. Plus they got a first round draft pick and 3 million.
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^^^^ APPLAUSE sign on.Just do it before he throws another fit.
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..uhmmy-poo....but a link to where someone asked you?
ARE you allowed in this forum,Clod!
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Old 12-18-2010, 05:00 PM
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The Phoenix Suns got the best of this deal. Get a big man and lose Turkoglu big contract. Plus they got a first round draft pick and 3 million.
I think Phoenix did great in this deal as well for the direction that they are headed.

I really don't think there were any losers in this. I think the Wiz are probably the ones that you would look at and question unless Lewis improves back to his seattle days. I realize that they had to unload Arenas but couldn't they have gotten contract relief somewhere else or at least some better pieces?
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I think the roster pieces fit nicely. If Gilbert gets back anywhere near what he was, this team is going to be VERY tough.

On the Wiz side, I don't understand why you take Lewis's contract back.
IMO Gilbert is the least important guy they got and is more insurance for Nelson getting hurt than anything.

How did you think they could make the deal without taking a contract back?
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I think Phoenix did great in this deal as well for the direction that they are headed.

I really don't think there were any losers in this. I think the Wiz are probably the ones that you would look at and question unless Lewis improves back to his seattle days. I realize that they had to unload Arenas but couldn't they have gotten contract relief somewhere else or at least some better pieces?
Phoenix got Vince Carter. They are the loser.

Washington had to get rid of Arenas. They made a terrible decision to sign him to a ridiclous contract and he is seemingly not even close to what he was. better to just cut bait. At least lewis who isn't much more than a spot up jump shooter now is someone elses mistake. Lewis is not improving but either is Arenas. Orlando wanted rid of Lewis as supposedly Howard called him and Carter out the other day.
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Instead of starting another NBA thread, I will just add to this one.

Lebron is right on about this.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...ory?id=5952952
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Phoenix got Vince Carter. They are the loser.

Washington had to get rid of Arenas. They made a terrible decision to sign him to a ridiclous contract and he is seemingly not even close to what he was. better to just cut bait. At least lewis who isn't much more than a spot up jump shooter now is someone elses mistake. Lewis is not improving but either is Arenas. Orlando wanted rid of Lewis as supposedly Howard called him and Carter out the other day.
No, Phoenix got an expiring contract, a big man signed at a decent contract and a draft pick for a couple of bad contracts in a year that they aren't contending for anything but the last seed.

Vince Carter's contract makes them big winners.
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No, Phoenix got an expiring contract, a big man signed at a decent contract and a draft pick for a couple of bad contracts in a year that they aren't contending for anything but the last seed.

Vince Carter's contract makes them big winners.
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Well there goes this thread.
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Instead of starting another NBA thread, I will just add to this one.

Lebron is right on about this.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...ory?id=5952952
well, my only response to that is I came across this gem...merrry christmas to all and to all a good night.

Boy, weren't the 1980s filled with superb basketball played by men at the peak of their greatness?

Remember the 1980-81 Dallas Mavericks, led by Geoff Huston's 16.1 ppg and Jim Spanarkel's 14.4 ppg, who finished 15-67? Or the 21-61 Detroit Pistons of that year? Shoulda contracted them.

Maybe they could have contracted the 1891-82 Cavs, who won just 15 games. Or the Clippers, who played in San Diego and went 17-65. (Come to think of it, maybe that would have been a good idea.)

The 20-win Pacers of 1982-83 could have been kicked out of the league, though Clark Kellogg and his 20.1 ppg wouldn't have had anywhere to play (well, maybe they could have put him on the awesome Lakers or 76ers).

The Pacers sucked again in 1984-85, winning just 22 games. So did the Golden State Warriors, who won the same amount. So perhaps the Pacers should have been booted.

Contracting those Clippers would have saved us from their ineptitude in 1986-87 when they won just 12 games. Or the next season when they won just 17.

Hell, they should have contracted the Nets back in 1987-88 when they went 19-63.

Man, the 1980s were filled with awesome teams who all had superstars and whose games should be replayed over and over again on television instead of showing us today's players.

Hell, maybe they should just retract the whole damn rigged league. There's been, what, five different champions the last 30 years?

(revisionist history is always fun in both sports and other items! It's especially fun when it's the whore of Akron doing it!)
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