OT: AI to Detroit for Billups and McDyess

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  1. Blazed

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    Stephen A Smith is reporting on Sportscenter about 2 minutes ago
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    Wow, the death of the Pistons.
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    Agreed. Iverson has never taken a team anywhere. The fact that the Nuggets are willing to let him go should be a big red flag to the Pistons.
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    So is this a rumor he is reporting or a trade that is going down?

    All I care about is the Nuggets . . . and I think this makes them stronger.
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    Ugh...West get better, if only slightly
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    Its being reported on ESPN bottom line that its gonna happen
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    It was breaking news on Sportscenter, Stephen a was reporting that it would most likely be done today.
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    Bummer . . . we could have used Billups. :)
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    This makes the Nuggs way more stable.

    This doesn't offset the fact that they gave away Camby in the offseason though.
     
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    Pistons get $24M off their books. The Nuggets get a real PG.

    SAS said McDyess probably won't go to Denver.
     
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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    Yep.
     
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    McDyess and Billups to the Nuggets puts them right back in the thick of fighting for a playoff seed and they should be a much more balanced team.

    Things just got tougher in the short run.
     
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    Son of a...

    If this had happened in the preseason, I bet many experts would have dropped POR to #3 in the division. If the parts come together, Denver will make a renewed push for a playoff spot.
     
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    Didn't take long for a major trade to go down.
     
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    We will see. I don't know how much better this makes Denver. Along with Iverson leaving goes his high scoring ways also. I still think it was a great trade on Denver's part.
     
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    For salary cap reasons McDyess has to be included..
     
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    ghoti A PhD in Horribleness

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    Obviously. SAS said he probably won't actually go to Denver.
     
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    ahh... so, he'd be bought out? Sign with someone else? Denver could really use McDyess i don't get that.
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Re: OT: AI to Detriot for Billups and McDyess

    Dammn that is one distracting signtature gif lol
     
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    so ive been told :cheers:
     

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