Bulls GM Paxson shoots down reports that Kobe may wind up in Chicago
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oohah
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11/1/2007 5:28 PM
Bulls GM Paxson shoots down reports that Kobe may wind up in Chicago
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-bulls-koberumors&prov=ap&type=lgns By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer November 1, 2007 DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant won't be joining the Chicago Bulls anytime soon. General manager John Paxson basically squashed the notion that the Los Angeles Lakers' superstar will wind up in Chicago, saying the teams were never on the verge of a deal and talks were over for now. ADVERTISEMENT "There's not a deal done," he said Thursday. "There's not going to be a deal done. All the things that were out there were really unfair to all of us who were trying to do our jobs. The misinformation ... I think gets in the way of the process. It's just such a complicated thing and we kind of put it to rest now." Paxson's comments came a day after a flurry of rumors. Speculation picked up Wednesday, with one report saying the Bulls, Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers were discussing a three-way deal that would bring the superstar to Chicago. That scenario had Paxson sending Ben Gordon and a signed-and-traded P.J. Brown to Sacramento, Chicago's Ben Wallace and the Kings' Ron Artest heading to Los Angeles and the Bulls landing Bryant. Bryant drew some boos during introductions before the Lakers' season-opening 95-93 loss to Houston on Tuesday, after calling the front office a mess and asking to be traded during the offseason. The jeers turned to cheers as Bryant scored 18 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter to lead a comeback. The trade deadline isn't until February, so it's possible talks between the Lakers and Bulls could resume. "Who knows?" Paxson said. "The reality is that right now, it's done." Paxson was concerned the issue would become a distraction, so he decided to put it to rest. "I think today sends a message to our players that nothing's going to be done," he said. ***************** ***************** ***************** ***************** oohah Good luck Mike D'Antoni, 'cause you ain't never seen nothing like this before!
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djsunyc
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11/1/2007 6:30 PM
if paxson says it, then it's true. the guy is a straight shooter.
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Panos
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11/1/2007 6:47 PM
Change starts at the top.
Pray Daddy Warbucks steps in. |
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4949
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11/1/2007 7:49 PM
So much for you bulls fans for thinking he was going to chicago!!! Ha, Ha, Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Aqg.pkDat5WpRJkqtDraVRo5nYcB?slug=ap-bulls-koberumors&prov=ap&type=lgns I'll never trust this' team again.
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Panos
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11/2/2007 8:33 AM
Posted by 4949: Why all the hate? |
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joec32033
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11/2/2007 8:48 AM
Posted by Nalod: Actually, I think we have so much youth that we can actually give some up for Kobe and still be ok. I had a trade that worked- Crawford, Curry, Fred Jones, and Robinson(if you wanted to you could throw in Balkman or Chandler and it would still work) for Kobe. We would still have Lee, Morris, Collins, Chandler/Balkman(or Both) and our pick this year. This would be a great move to placate the win now while still rebuilding crowd. Randolph and Lee in the front court, I like it SO much better than Curry and Randolph. Randolph Lee Balkman Kobe Steph Richardson, Chandler, Morris, Collins, Jefferies, Rose off the bench. James puts the roster at 12. Now you can sign some low cost free agents to round out the roster(some good guys for leadership or young talent are out there: Youth-Dahntay Jones, Troy Bell, Jay Williams, Frankie Vets-Dale Davis, David Wesley, Jim Jackson. Free Agents [Edited by - joec32033 on 02 November 2007 08:49] ~You can't run from who you are.~
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Bulls GM Paxson shoots down reports that Kobe may wind up in Chicago