Bits And Pieces

oooh. i really hope shira eats it on this one.

Who is CROTOR? Someone..please help with this…Ive been posting here almost a year now and I don’t know who/what CROTOR is..I know I missed something..I wish I’d seen it…but I didnt…could someone from the infamous CROTOR witnessing society fill me in…

How can anyone call themselves a NBA fan and not watch the finals. The Spurs are a great team and a joy to watch.

Jeff, I really feel the Chad Ford trade proposal involving Kobe going to Chicago, Pierce going to LA, and Tyrus Thomas going to Boston, is worth serious discussion. Seems like the stars are aligned for a fleeting moment to maximize trade value for Pierce. Thomas would be a great starting 4 for the Celtics, shifting our focus to defense and shot blocking. Hope you give it a separate post here.

Jeff. I already sent an e-mail to Shira about it and she responded. She asked me to keep it private (she doesn’t want to be quoted on a bunch of blogs). I’d be happy to e-mail it to you for your info. A lot of people on the forums are questioning it right now. It might not be teh best idea to feed the flames. To sum up what she told me: She doesn’t get her info from message boards. She talks to GM’s, agents and players on a daily basis. She heard it from someone within the league and presented it as nothing more than speculation…

There was a guy on RealGM a couple of years ago (if memory serves, his monniker was “malle40” or something like that) who said he had inside information that Pierce had been offered to Portland for the #3 pick and Nick Van Exel’s nonguaranteed contract. He was shouted down and everyone wanted him banned for spreading misinformation.

A few months later we learned that the “misinformation” was 100% correct. So you never know.

The finals may not have been as competitive as some would have liked, but if you’re an NBA fan it would seem there should be interest. Since the Spurs have been my “other” favorite team since the ABA days of George Gervin, Johnnie Moore, and James Silas (now there was a terrific backcourt), I was ecstatic over the outcome, especially since Bruce Bowen did a number on LeBron, exposing him as mortal after all.

Of course, most of the media chose to blame James’ teammates for his shortcomings. Those same teammates were good enough to win the Eastern Conference title, but that was conveniently forgotten in taking care not to rub any luster off LeBron.

I’m rooting for three more titles for the Spurs. By then, hopefully, as Duncan nears retirement the Celtics will be contending for banner #17.

The ratings would have been much higher for a Suns-Cavs matchup. Too bad Stern handed the Spurs a victory over the Suns on a platter.

Jeff, you want to distance yourself from Kobe rumors but have instead brought him home to us by referencing him in this blog….to what purpose?

….. one apparent “fall-out” from a possible Kobe trade will be to eliminate one possible suitor to the sweepstakes concerning O’Neal, Gasol, Johnson, Garnett etc. availability to us. That would be newsworthy from a completely different perspective….Kobe’s trade could improve our own chances for a desirable trade…

Perhaps there was a “reluctant” justification for your inclusion of a Kobe update???

Jeff, you obviously don’t have to “justify” anything that you want to write but the tenor of your input on Kobe sounded like you strongly dislike him (in general) and even hate to hear his name mentioned (in particular)….

That sounded like you wanted to DISTANCE yourself from his very person (which seems reasonable) but at the same time at variance with your choosing to write about him. I thus felt that …perhaps… you wrote about him NOT because you actually wanted to highlight him but because a potential Kobe trade could favorably impact a later Celtic trade (by eliminating a potential suitor for a player we liked). I agree with you entirely that his likely destination isn’t to Boston.

The “justification” which you so strongly objected to wasn’t meant literally but rather figuratively as explained above. Sorry to have unintentionally “rattled your cage” as it was not my intent to do so. I obviously read too much into your ramblings.

Apparently Kobe is “at it” again, strongly hinting on his website that a trade might be the best thing for everyone concerned (meaning him). That would put the Lakers in a tough spot. It’s very hard to get adequate compensation for a superstar. The salary cap limits many teams that might want to work a deal. Also, it makes little sense to give up your best players in trade as you’d wind up with Kobe and no help. For Iverson, the Sixers got Andre Miller and draft picks. Not bad but not really fair value for a hall-of-fame candidate.

Kobe is the best non-big player in the league (sorry, LeBroom) but at some point you have to wonder if Jerry Buss will get fed up with his me-first attitude.

 " I do not make that trade a guy who is 31 for a 22 year old guy making one tenth the salary. While Garnett is good he has never elevated his team in the playoffs. That is usually a sign of greatness. See MJ vs Celtics. While MJ LOST he did elevate his team.
I trade PP way before a big low post scorer. Big guys who can play down low are not easy to find wing players are very easy to find. That being said Minny would not take PP so no trade with Minny."

Amen!!!!!!!

Hopefully something happens soon because the repetitive nature of forums topics is driving me insane.

“omg 35 team trade .. pls CLICK HERE!”