Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? I think the deal would have already be done if we could have included Outlaw with no Batum. I hope it happens and Char gives in but I don't think they are desperate for a trade like some teams.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? I don't think KP wants VC. He is just using them to try and get Char or some other team to give us what we want.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? Tell me about it. I've called Blazers Courtside twice trying to get Mike, Wheelz, Rice, or somebody to fill us in on the story from last summer on how Batum got from where he was at the end of summer league to where he was at the beginning of training camp. Gotten in and asked the question twice, and both time they read the question and then start running off on some other tangent and forget all about my question about Batum.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? Add the pick if need be. It won't be high, and Portland can probably parlay their second round picks for a first in the same area if they really wanted to.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? The problem with Crash is you can only trade for him if you are deep at the SF position. They call GW "Crash" for a reason. His body takes a real beating, and he picks up injuries playing that all out. Crash is going to get hurt. You have to good backups.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? Sounds good. I wonder if RJ would be going to Char and Wallace to Portland. I'm not sure why Char would want to do this but anything that gets us Wallace would be good. I do hate to try and get a 3 way going this late before the deadline.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? Yeah maybe. Maybe we want a backup PF with RJ or Wallace. I'm sure KP is worried if trading Outlaw we would have to play Frye at backup PF.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? Jesus! I need this all to be over. I can't get anything done!
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? I got this off O-live so not sure if true but looks correct. Chad Ford: • All eyes are on Portland right now. As of early this morning the Trail Blazers were still talking to at least three teams: the Nets, the Bucks and the Bobcats. Sources say the Blazers still prefer a deal for Gerald Wallace, but are struggling to get something done. The Bobcats turned down an offer for Wallace yesterday, but came back to Portland last night looking for more assets for a Wallace deal. The Blazers have refused to part with Nicolas Batum so far and don't want to take back Nazr Mohammed and his contract in return. The Bucks have had ongoing discussions with the Blazers about a Richard Jefferson and Luke Ridnour swap. But it sounds like the Blazers want more assets (read Ramon Sessions or a first-round pick) to take back Jefferson's contract. The same is true for their talks with the Nets. Last night it sounded like there was some agreement on players. The latest has the Nets wanting Raef LaFrentz and Channing Frye for Vince Carter and Maurice Ager. The outstanding issue is the Blazers' insistence that the Nets include the Golden State Warriors' 2011 first-round pick, owned by New Jersey. If we can trade Frye and RLEC for VC and not give up Outlaw even I would probably do that deal. I don't want VC at all and that might be to good to pass up. It sounds like it still isn't good enough for KP though. That means he doesn't want VC at all IMO.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? No. Wallace is a good forward defender, but he can't guard the likes of Chris Paul or Tony Parker. Batum can guard any player in the NBA. And he's only going to get better.
Sessions? MSP is reporting that KP wants Ramon Sessions in any deal with RJ, which is awesome... Of course Charlotte and KP are still talking... Nazr and Batum are the main objects of discussion. And with VC, PDX wants that 2011 1st rounder and are holding out for it. Should be interesting. 4 hours left, can't wait!
KP is being to greedy!!! come on!!!!! raef and frye for vince and ager! but we say no because we demand a 2011 first round pick?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?! screw the draft! we need to be done with the draft for a while! kp is great with the draft but I think is weakness is he over values some of our young guys! we are going to turn into the the old baby bulls!!! THE CAKE WILL BURN MAKE A MOVE! Chad Ford: I know we have basically written off any chance of an Amare Stoudemire trade at this point. But I found it interesting that a Memphis source insisted to me that the Grizzlies had some dialogue with the Phoenix Suns as recently as Wednesday about Stoudemire. According to the source, he Suns continue to insist that Rudy Gay be in any deal for Stoudemire. The Grizzlies won't give up Gay, I'm told. It makes you wonder, though, if the Suns are still talking to other teams. Yes, with Alvin Gentry at the helm, the Suns have scored 282 points in the past two games and Amare has been huge. But it's also a fact that the Suns have to find some way to clear $7-9 million off their cap if they are going to avoid paying the luxury tax next year. • All eyes are on Portland right now. As of early this morning the Trail Blazers were still talking to at least three teams: the Nets, the Bucks and the Bobcats. Sources say the Blazers still prefer a deal for Gerald Wallace, but are struggling to get something done. The Bobcats turned down an offer for Wallace yesterday, but came back to Portland last night looking for more assets for a Wallace deal. The Blazers have refused to part with Nicolas Batum so far and don't want to take back Nazr Mohammed and his contract in return. The Bucks have had ongoing discussions with the Blazers about a Richard Jefferson and Luke Ridnour swap. But it sounds like the Blazers want more assets (read Ramon Sessions or a first-round pick) to take back Jefferson's contract. The same is true for their talks with the Nets. Last night it sounded like there was some agreement on players. The latest has the Nets wanting Raef LaFrentz and Channing Frye for Vince Carter and Maurice Ager. The outstanding issue is the Blazers' insistence that the Nets include the Golden State Warriors' 2011 first-round pick, owned by New Jersey.
Re: Sessions? KP is playing chicken with the other GMs. I bet they blink/swerve first. You know one of them will.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? Wallace can defend and play the 4... Batum... na da.
Re: Sessions? I guess 2 threads of this got made at similar times. We can merge this and the "KP is being gready" thread.
Re: HoopsWorld Morning Report - Moving Wallace/VC? I agree with you. However, Wallace really has a motor, and I think we really need that. The last time we had a guy with a great motor, it turned out he was a motor-head.
