Aldridge wants to play in Chicago?

[PapaG]

Actually, OneLifeToLive, you should open a Twitter account, put up a 25 cent website, and call yourself "national media". Some of the moderators here would believe anything you typed as being credible.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Whatever, troll.

I may have only 15 posts but I have followed the game for many years and know of this guy for over 12 years and there is nothing credible about his game.

 

[PapaG]

I may have only 15 posts but I have followed the game for many years and know of this guy for over 12 years and there is nothing credible about his game.

OK. Feel better now?

 

[Denny Crane]

The fact that you didn't start with Mirotic and the CHA pick is insulting.

Taj is a backup.

Deng is not needed.

Boozer is garbage.

You're about as sharp as a bowling ball if you think Neil would go far that or anything close to that offer.

Boozer, Deng, and Taj is 3 rotation players for a team that had a godawful bench last year. Boozer pretty much led the team to 5th seed and the 2nd round. 4PPG and more RPG in less minutes than LMA. How did Aldridge do?

Anyhow, that's the kind of package the Bulls might offer. It is what it is.

 

[RR7]

Boozer, Deng, and Taj is 3 rotation players for a team that had a godawful bench last year. Boozer pretty much led the team to 5th seed and the 2nd round. 4PPG and more RPG in less minutes than LMA. How did Aldridge do?

That's a fucking terrible offer Denny, just stop.

 

[Public Defender]

Let's pretend this is true. Let's then pretend that Chicago would give us Deng/Gibson/Teague for Aldridge. Then let's pretend the Clippers would give us Jordan for Batum/Freeland. We could, conceivably, make this 3-way deal:

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=oo94rf9

Lillard/Teague
Matthews/Barton
Deng/Claver
Gibson/Zeller (#10)
Jordan/Leonard

Mediocrity-land?

Let's see - get no better at three positions (PG, SG, and SF), get much worse at one (PF), and get marginally better at one (C). If the idea is to position the Blazers for a good pick in 2014, that's a good way to do it.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Boozer, Deng, and Taj is 3 rotation players for a team that had a godawful bench last year. Boozer pretty much led the team to 5th seed and the 2nd round. 4PPG and more RPG in less minutes than LMA. How did Aldridge do?

Move along.

Rotation players? Nice, lets give up a 20ppg scorer for that poo poo platter.

 

[Public Defender]

3) They are complete bullshit, and people like you buy them and act childish when others call out the "sources" as being questionable, at best.

4.) They're coming from the Bulls - who are trying to lower Aldridge's trade value and get the Blazers to swallow something less than he's worth.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

That's a fucking terrible offer Denny, just stop.

Right?

You can polish a piece of shit all you want but it's still a piece of shit.

 

[PapaG]

4.) They're coming from the Bulls - who are trying to lower Aldridge's trade value and get the Blazers to swallow something less than he's worth.

Olshey calls LMA's agent: "Are these rumors true"?

LMA's agent: "What rumors"?

Both: "People on the internet are fucking ridiculous, huh?"

 

[Natebishop3]

3) They are complete bullshit, and people like you buy them and act childish when others call out the "sources" as being questionable, at best.

You are in denial my friend.

Bucher
Amico
Goliver
Rice

etc etc etc

These aren't coming from bleacher report. I'm not sure what you want exactly. It's obvious that the Blazers are at least listening to offers. The point is that you, and others, are throwing a tantrum because of these rumors. Rather than discuss them, you go into every thread and bash the other posters and complain about how it's unrealistic. So if Aldridge is traded tomorrow, or sometime this summer, will you post a public apology to the people who saw it coming? I'm just curious.

 

[PapaG]

You are in denial my friend.

Bucher
Amico
Goliver
Rice

etc etc etc

These aren't coming from bleacher report. I'm not sure what you want exactly. It's obvious that the Blazers are at least listening to offers.

I sure hope they're listening to offers. It's not like he's untouchable, but the shit platter for an All-Star PF scenarios I read here get tiresome.

The point is that you, and others, are throwing a tantrum because of these rumors. Rather than discuss them, you go into every thread and bash the other posters and complain about how it's unrealistic. So if Aldridge is traded tomorrow, or sometime this summer, will you post a public apology to the people who saw it coming? I'm just curious.

Will you post a "public apology" when LMA is in the line-up for the first game of next season?

Childish...

 

[Rhal]

You are in denial my friend.

Bucher
Amico
Goliver
Rice

etc etc etc

These aren't coming from bleacher report. I'm not sure what you want exactly. It's obvious that the Blazers are at least listening to offers. The point is that you, and others, are throwing a tantrum because of these rumors. Rather than discuss them, you go into every thread and bash the other posters and complain about how it's unrealistic. So if Aldridge is traded tomorrow, or sometime this summer, will you post a public apology to the people who saw it coming? I'm just curious.

Rice can't say anything on twitter about what he actually knows behind the scenes or he could lose his job. Bucher is ridiculous and is never right when he is the first person to announce something. Amico is a good reporter but all he said was that we wouldn't say no to a trade if it met specific guidelines. Goliver is simply re-posting/tweeting what others have already said he isn't breaking any news. It seems like a lot of people are looking way to into LMA answers and drawing their conclusions from months old stuff instead of any actual quotes saying that he wants out.

Should we be listening to trades for LA and gouging his trade value? Hell yes we should, that doesn't mean he has requested a trade or that we will trade him. All these reports coming to light that all seem to be made up have me coming to one scenario. When you want to get a deal done and you know its not going to get done at the price you want whats the best way to attempt to get the asking price lower? Spread lots of rumors and misinformation about it and try and cause a little havoc and chaos. This has the sound of the Cavs leaking information that LA wants out of Portland to try and get Portland to accept any combination of 1/19/waiters/TT, something that apparently the Blazers have turned down without thinking twice about it.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

If they move him. .. they move him. My issue is with the "vision" of posters here to build a shitty team of role players that will....be role players.

hoop fam

 

[Natebishop3]

I sure hope they're listening to offers. It's not like he's untouchable, but the shit platter for an All-Star PF scenarios I read here get tiresome.



Will you post a "public apology" when LMA is in the line-up for the first game of next season?

Childish...

I'm not the one going from thread to thread attacking people and calling their posts idiotic and stupid.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'm not the one going from thread to thread attacking people and calling their posts idiotic and stupid.

Not posts. But basketball vision for the franchise.

hoop fam

 

[PapaG]

I'm not the one going from thread to thread attacking people and calling their posts idiotic and stupid.

No, you're just calling them "childish" for pointing out the idiocy of the posts.

You poor victim, you.

Will you apologize when LMA is on the team in late October?

 

[Masbee]

Boozer, Deng, and Taj is 3 rotation players for a team that had a godawful bench last year. Boozer pretty much led the team to 5th seed and the 2nd round. 4PPG and more RPG in less minutes than LMA. How did Aldridge do?

Anyhow, that's the kind of package the Bulls might offer. It is what it is.

In. The. East.

If we trade Aldridge, we must tank.

That offer is fucking horrible for the team.

 

[PapaG]

Not posts. But basketball vision for the franchise.

hoop fam

That's my biggest issue. If LMA can be traded and it makes the team more competitive, then of course you make that trade. What I see are a bunch of LMA bashers like NateBishop03 take any rumor, and then come up with weird trade scenarios that puts the teams at least two years behind again, simply because he might not be here in two years..

 

[PapaG]

By the way, Nate, I was perfectly fine having you on ignore until you begged to be a moderator again.

Now, you're still one of the biggest trolls on this board, and you do it with the bully pulpit of "moderator".

 

[MickZagger]

Look at the front page of Realgm.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Look at the front page of Realgm.

They are summarizing quick's article.

hoop fam

 

[Natebishop3]

By the way, Nate, I was perfectly fine having you on ignore until you begged to be a moderator again.

Now, you're still one of the biggest trolls on this board, and you do it with the bully pulpit of "moderator".

I didn't beg actually. Denny asked if I wanted to come back and I said sure. Not that it really matters. You'll just keep saying I begged to come back.

 

[Natebishop3]

That's my biggest issue. If LMA can be traded and it makes the team more competitive, then of course you make that trade. What I see are a bunch of LMA bashers like NateBishop03 take any rumor, and then come up with weird trade scenarios that puts the teams at least two years behind again, simply because he might not be here in two years..

Show me where I bashed LMA? I've said he's a good player. I've said he's arguably the best power forward in the league. Do you equate talking about trading him to bashing him?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Show me where I bashed LMA? I've said he's a good player. I've said he's arguably the best power forward in the league. Do you equate talking about trading him to bashing him?

for what you want, yes.

 

[craigehlo]

If LaMarcus is more interested in nightlife than his career, it's time to move him. I want a gym rat that's committed to a championship.

 

[Natebishop3]

for what you want, yes.

What exactly do I want?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

What exactly do I want?

Al Jefferson

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

BTW, Haarlow moved to Chicago....coincidence...i think not.

 

[Natebishop3]

Al Jefferson

I tossed out Jefferson as an option. I'm not opposed to Milsap, Josh Smith, etc. I'm merely saying that there are three or four really decent players available that can fill in at power forward if we move Aldridge. This team has so many glaring holes. Shooting guard, center, and our god awful bench.... If we could move Aldridge to put good players in some of those glaring holes, while signing someone like Jefferson or Milsap to fill in, I'm fine with that. I think we make the playoffs if Olshey plays the cards right. You yourself have made a huge deal about imaginary cap space being worthless. How else are we supposed to surround Lillard/Aldridge if we can't bring in free agents?