Graycap23 said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Hedo's excellent at the 'point forward' spot. But didn't he decide to opt out of his contract with Orlando?

Now that u mention it........I think u are right but they should have resigned the guy and never let him walk.

...but Hedo should have realized how good he had it in Orlando. He's perfect for what the Magic do.

uPtoWnNY said:

Graycap23 said:

Now that u mention it........I think u are right but they should have resigned the guy and never let him walk.

...but Hedo should have realized how good he had it in Orlando. He's perfect for what the Magic do.

Hedo was the difference last year. They would have beaten Boston this year had they kept him because he's productive in so many other ways VC isn't, and going back to his days in Sactown, he's got that pressure-cooker playoff experience, which Vince did not have.

Word was Orlando was trying to get him back sometime last month.

Childress and Hedo help keep the Suns' momentum. Now the Suns have a Point Forward distributor that can add a year or so to Nash's career by reducing his trips into the paint. Childress is a good rebounder and all-around 12-10 player. Great pickups.

Fisher re-signed with the Lakers for three years.

uPtoWnNY said:

Fisher re-signed with the Lakers for three years.

Damn, he ain't got 3 years left in him.

This article made my heart sink, knowing Isiah's trying to weasel his way back into the organization.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_garden_back_to_future.html

RebirthOfCool said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Fisher re-signed with the Lakers for three years.

Damn, he ain't got 3 years left in him.

True, but they paid the price for the threepeat AND to avoid him being a part of why their defeat at the hands of the Heat next year. Plus, if I were Mitch, there's no price tag too high to keep Kobe Bryant off my back.

uPtoWnNY said:

This article made my heart sink, knowing Isiah's trying to weasel his way back into the organization.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_garden_back_to_future.html

Then the Knicks deserve what they get and I'll no longer feel sorry for them.

I never cared for Isaiah as a player, though I respected the hell out of him as a player. There was always something unseemly about him, at least to me from the outside looking in.

RebirthOfCool said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Fisher re-signed with the Lakers for three years.

Damn, he ain't got 3 years left in him.

3 years? more like 3 months..........

namepeace said:

uPtoWnNY said:

This article made my heart sink, knowing Isiah's trying to weasel his way back into the organization.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_garden_back_to_future.html

Then the Knicks deserve what they get and I'll no longer feel sorry for them.

I never cared for Isaiah as a player, though I respected the hell out of him as a player. There was always something unseemly about him, at least to me from the outside looking in.

Must be the fact that he was simply the best damn point guard in basketball period

next to Magic during that era.

The Lakers are talking 2 Raja Bell.

namepeace said:

RebirthOfCool said:

Damn, he ain't got 3 years left in him.

True, but they paid the price for the threepeat AND to avoid him being a part of why their defeat at the hands of the Heat next year. Plus, if I were Mitch, there's no price tag too high to keep Kobe Bryant off my back.

Yeah, but damn, 3?

Graycap23 said:

The Lakers are talking 2 Raja Bell.

Does he have anything left in the tank? I want Barnes.

RebirthOfCool said:

Graycap23 said:

The Lakers are talking 2 Raja Bell.

Does he have anything left in the tank? I want Barnes.

They would be extremely tough to beat if they added Barnes to

the mix. Is Orlando even trying to extend him?

[Edited 7/13/10 10:13am]

phunkdaddy said:

RebirthOfCool said:

Does he have anything left in the tank? I want Barnes.

They would be extremely tough to beat if they added Barnes to

the mix. Is Orlando even trying to extend him?

[Edited 7/13/10 10:13am]

I haven't heard them trying to re-sign him but I have heard that he wants to play in L.A.

Al Jefferson headed to Utah;

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_jazz_timberwolves_trade

uPtoWnNY said:

Al Jefferson headed to Utah;

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_jazz_timberwolves_trade

Whoa. They must really be trying to make room for Love and Darko to work.

RebirthOfCool said:

namepeace said:

True, but they paid the price for the threepeat AND to avoid him being a part of why their defeat at the hands of the Heat next year. Plus, if I were Mitch, there's no price tag too high to keep Kobe Bryant off my back.

Yeah, but damn, 3?

I think 3 is past his shelf life, but they may be taking into account a lockout that could cost the NBA part of (or all of) a season in 2011-2012. So Fisher may actually only play 2 or 2.5 of those 3 seasons.

uPtoWnNY said:

Al Jefferson headed to Utah;

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_jazz_timberwolves_trade

Exactly what is Minn doing?

namepeace said:

RebirthOfCool said:

Yeah, but damn, 3?

I think 3 is past his shelf life, but they may be taking into account a lockout that could cost the NBA part of (or all of) a season in 2011-2012. So Fisher may actually only play 2 or 2.5 of those 3 seasons.

I give him 1 more season.

MJ rejected the 3-team trade that would've sent Hedo to PHX. Stay tuned.

RebirthOfCool said:

namepeace said:

I think 3 is past his shelf life, but they may be taking into account a lockout that could cost the NBA part of (or all of) a season in 2011-2012. So Fisher may actually only play 2 or 2.5 of those 3 seasons.

I give him 1 more season.

Which is easily foreseeable if there's a lockout. He's played as many seasons as Kobe and is 4 years older. If he has to sit in 11-12, he may not want to come back. He'd make a great coach.

Tyson Chandler traded to Dallas

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68116/20100713/mavericks_make_trade_for_chandler_ajinca/

Ilgauskas will join LeBron in Miami.

Al Harrington signed a five-year, $34mil contract with Denver.

[Edited 7/14/10 7:46am]

uPtoWnNY said:

Ilgauskas will join LeBron in Miami.

Al Harrington signed a five-year, $34mil contract with Denver.

[Edited 7/14/10 7:46am]

Nice pickup for Denver.

phunkdaddy said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Ilgauskas will join LeBron in Miami.

Al Harrington signed a five-year, $34mil contract with Denver.

[Edited 7/14/10 7:46am]

Nice pickup for Denver.

They need the length to compete with LA. Especially if Nene never regains his form.

phunkdaddy said:

namepeace said:

Then the Knicks deserve what they get and I'll no longer feel sorry for them.

I never cared for Isaiah as a player, though I respected the hell out of him as a player. There was always something unseemly about him, at least to me from the outside looking in.

Must be the fact that he was simply the best damn point guard in basketball period

next to Magic during that era.

Oh, yeah, that too!

But that whole All-Star freezeout thing, the walking off the court after getting his tail whipped in 1991, and even some of the stuff that Magic put out there last year, along with his Knicks tenure, that all has something to do with it too.

uPtoWnNY said:

Ilgauskas will join LeBron in Miami.

Al Harrington signed a five-year, $34mil contract with Denver.

[Edited 7/14/10 7:46am]

How many teams has Harrington played 4?

namepeace said:

phunkdaddy said:

Must be the fact that he was simply the best damn point guard in basketball period

next to Magic during that era.

Oh, yeah, that too!

But that whole All-Star freezeout thing, the walking off the court after getting his tail whipped in 1991, and even some of the stuff that Magic put out there last year, along with his Knicks tenure, that all has something to do with it too.

Behind Isiah's phony-ass smile is a con-artist and a backstabber.

Luke Ridnour signs with the T-Wolves;

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5379753

namepeace said:

phunkdaddy said:

Must be the fact that he was simply the best damn point guard in basketball period

next to Magic during that era.

Oh, yeah, that too!

But that whole All-Star freezeout thing, the walking off the court after getting his tail whipped in 1991, and even some of the stuff that Magic put out there last year, along with his Knicks tenure, that all has something to do with it too.

I remember hearing about Magic putting Isaiah on blast for something in the past.

I remember Barkley talking about it on a talk show or something and he stated Magic

shouldn't have done it. Barkley said yes Isaiah made some mistakes but it was 20

years ago.