martin wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:WHy not? Him and Durant would be killer. If they kept Westbrook somehow it would be better than MIami's big 3.

martin wrote:

jimimou wrote:like the big 3 deal was decided during the olympics a few years back, i believe that cp3, amare and melo decided last year they would get together. cp3 will be a knick and i think you can take that to the bank.

As for the thunder, i believe howard will go there once his contract is done in orl. They will prob lose westbrook as a result, but i think its an easy decision for them to make. That is what will get them to the next level.

I believe you about CP3, but Howard to OKC? no way.

I think the team makes sense, just not the market I see Howard being attracted to. IMHO he lands in a big market city.

his choices:

ny - least chance, no cap room and $ to sign him and he aint coming here for free.

miami - similar to ny in terms of $'s. no room. also, i hear him and bron aint even close to being friendly to each other.

la - tough to convine him to play w an aging kobe, but the idea of 3 7 footers is pretty scary. alot of the lakers future hinges on what brown does next year. it cld be refreshing or revolting.

nj - seriously zipper? he said he didnt want to play in NY, and you thik he'll want to play in NJ? i dont think he like kim kardashian that much....

the 2 rules when trading someone of his caliber are:

1) you trade him to a club in the OTHER conference or
2) if he blocks that, you trade him outside of your own division

only teams that satisfy this mold, and he would want to go to, are the thunder and the lakers. at the end of the day, he wants a ring. where else other than la or okc can he get that quickly? at least with okc, he has a chance at multiple rings - dallas, the spurs, the lakers will all be in transition next year. so, who is left in the west? yup, the thunder.

jimimou wrote:

martin wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:WHy not? Him and Durant would be killer. If they kept Westbrook somehow it would be better than MIami's big 3.

martin wrote:

jimimou wrote:like the big 3 deal was decided during the olympics a few years back, i believe that cp3, amare and melo decided last year they would get together. cp3 will be a knick and i think you can take that to the bank.

As for the thunder, i believe howard will go there once his contract is done in orl. They will prob lose westbrook as a result, but i think its an easy decision for them to make. That is what will get them to the next level.

I believe you about CP3, but Howard to OKC? no way.

I think the team makes sense, just not the market I see Howard being attracted to. IMHO he lands in a big market city.

his choices:

ny - least chance, no cap room and $ to sign him and he aint coming here for free.

miami - similar to ny in terms of $'s. no room. also, i hear him and bron aint even close to being friendly to each other.

la - tough to convine him to play w an aging kobe, but the idea of 3 7 footers is pretty scary. alot of the lakers future hinges on what brown does next year. it cld be refreshing or revolting.

nj - seriously zipper? he said he didnt want to play in NY, and you thik he'll want to play in NJ? i dont think he like kim kardashian that much....

the 2 rules when trading someone of his caliber are:

1) you trade him to a club in the OTHER conference or
2) if he blocks that, you trade him outside of your own division

only teams that satisfy this mold, and he would want to go to, are the thunder and the lakers. at the end of the day, he wants a ring. where else other than la or okc can he get that quickly? at least with okc, he has a chance at multiple rings - dallas, the spurs, the lakers will all be in transition next year. so, who is left in the west? yup, the thunder.

I see him in LA either as a FA signing (if that's possible with their cap) or being traded there since they can restock Orlando with real talent that can improve their roster.

I don't see an aging Kobe as a problem - he has a few good years left in him. They could make another 3-4 year run with the right roster overhaul and they have more than enough pieces to make good trades.

martin wrote:

jimimou wrote:

martin wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:WHy not? Him and Durant would be killer. If they kept Westbrook somehow it would be better than MIami's big 3.

martin wrote:

jimimou wrote:like the big 3 deal was decided during the olympics a few years back, i believe that cp3, amare and melo decided last year they would get together. cp3 will be a knick and i think you can take that to the bank.

As for the thunder, i believe howard will go there once his contract is done in orl. They will prob lose westbrook as a result, but i think its an easy decision for them to make. That is what will get them to the next level.

I believe you about CP3, but Howard to OKC? no way.

I think the team makes sense, just not the market I see Howard being attracted to. IMHO he lands in a big market city.

his choices:

ny - least chance, no cap room and $ to sign him and he aint coming here for free.

miami - similar to ny in terms of $'s. no room. also, i hear him and bron aint even close to being friendly to each other.

la - tough to convine him to play w an aging kobe, but the idea of 3 7 footers is pretty scary. alot of the lakers future hinges on what brown does next year. it cld be refreshing or revolting.

nj - seriously zipper? he said he didnt want to play in NY, and you thik he'll want to play in NJ? i dont think he like kim kardashian that much....

the 2 rules when trading someone of his caliber are:

1) you trade him to a club in the OTHER conference or
2) if he blocks that, you trade him outside of your own division

only teams that satisfy this mold, and he would want to go to, are the thunder and the lakers. at the end of the day, he wants a ring. where else other than la or okc can he get that quickly? at least with okc, he has a chance at multiple rings - dallas, the spurs, the lakers will all be in transition next year. so, who is left in the west? yup, the thunder.

wait, what? Why doesn't NY have cap room for Howard? They will have Amare, Melo, Balkman, pick #17 2011 and cap hold in summer 2012. That's it.

my post takes into account that cp3 will be a knick. should have addeed that.

Killa4luv wrote:

jimimou wrote:

martin wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:WHy not? Him and Durant would be killer. If they kept Westbrook somehow it would be better than MIami's big 3.

martin wrote:

jimimou wrote:like the big 3 deal was decided during the olympics a few years back, i believe that cp3, amare and melo decided last year they would get together. cp3 will be a knick and i think you can take that to the bank.

As for the thunder, i believe howard will go there once his contract is done in orl. They will prob lose westbrook as a result, but i think its an easy decision for them to make. That is what will get them to the next level.

I believe you about CP3, but Howard to OKC? no way.

I think the team makes sense, just not the market I see Howard being attracted to. IMHO he lands in a big market city.

his choices:

ny - least chance, no cap room and $ to sign him and he aint coming here for free.

miami - similar to ny in terms of $'s. no room. also, i hear him and bron aint even close to being friendly to each other.

la - tough to convine him to play w an aging kobe, but the idea of 3 7 footers is pretty scary. alot of the lakers future hinges on what brown does next year. it cld be refreshing or revolting.

nj - seriously zipper? he said he didnt want to play in NY, and you thik he'll want to play in NJ? i dont think he like kim kardashian that much....

the 2 rules when trading someone of his caliber are:

1) you trade him to a club in the OTHER conference or
2) if he blocks that, you trade him outside of your own division

only teams that satisfy this mold, and he would want to go to, are the thunder and the lakers. at the end of the day, he wants a ring. where else other than la or okc can he get that quickly? at least with okc, he has a chance at multiple rings - dallas, the spurs, the lakers will all be in transition next year. so, who is left in the west? yup, the thunder.

Portland fits the mold too, and they can offer good players for him in a trade.

good point, but their long term future is so uncertain w roy and oden's health issues.

jimimou wrote:

Killa4luv wrote:

jimimou wrote:

martin wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:WHy not? Him and Durant would be killer. If they kept Westbrook somehow it would be better than MIami's big 3.

martin wrote:

jimimou wrote:like the big 3 deal was decided during the olympics a few years back, i believe that cp3, amare and melo decided last year they would get together. cp3 will be a knick and i think you can take that to the bank.

As for the thunder, i believe howard will go there once his contract is done in orl. They will prob lose westbrook as a result, but i think its an easy decision for them to make. That is what will get them to the next level.

I believe you about CP3, but Howard to OKC? no way.

I think the team makes sense, just not the market I see Howard being attracted to. IMHO he lands in a big market city.

his choices:

ny - least chance, no cap room and $ to sign him and he aint coming here for free.

miami - similar to ny in terms of $'s. no room. also, i hear him and bron aint even close to being friendly to each other.

la - tough to convine him to play w an aging kobe, but the idea of 3 7 footers is pretty scary. alot of the lakers future hinges on what brown does next year. it cld be refreshing or revolting.

nj - seriously zipper? he said he didnt want to play in NY, and you thik he'll want to play in NJ? i dont think he like kim kardashian that much....

the 2 rules when trading someone of his caliber are:

1) you trade him to a club in the OTHER conference or
2) if he blocks that, you trade him outside of your own division

only teams that satisfy this mold, and he would want to go to, are the thunder and the lakers. at the end of the day, he wants a ring. where else other than la or okc can he get that quickly? at least with okc, he has a chance at multiple rings - dallas, the spurs, the lakers will all be in transition next year. so, who is left in the west? yup, the thunder.

Portland fits the mold too, and they can offer good players for him in a trade.

good point, but their long term future is so uncertain w roy and oden's health issues.

Oden has 1 more year at 8 million so its no big deal.

Roy looks to be a solid backup due to his knee issues and loss of athleticism.

Portland might be stupid enough to top a stupid offer.

ONe thing to bank the franchise on Amares knees, but add Oden to that might be asking for too much.

After two years off I don't know if the kid will be an all star going forward or the next LaRue Martin/Sam Bowie.

I guess we can superimpose our medical knowledge on Yao Mings status soon enough.

Thats a large man and If you think Phil Jax looks in pain moving wait until this dude gets older. The rumors they fed him roids to aid growth if true spells trouble on his mortality. I Like Yao. He should enjoy things now.