Bulls are insignificant right now.

[Quality Start Machine]

Uh...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-goodenbucks070110

What? Why? I don't even...

Great signing.

this is a pretty cool article.  And World Wide Wes really intrigues me
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-lebronnets063010

It would be pretty cool to be a Nets fan right now. Once they move that shit is going to heat up. At the same time I'd like to see the Knicks stop sucking just because it's more entertaining when they're good - I just don't think they can get out of their own way.

It would be cool to be a lifelong resident of New Jersey and see your team move to a different state?

They played on Long Island in the ABA days. And they had to play at Rutgers when NJ dicked them on a new arena. Even in the Jason Kidd/actually pretty good days, they didn't draw for shit.

The NBA has a ForeverBoner at the thought of being able to license merchandise with the name "Brooklyn" on it.

Yes, the NBA does, but for a Nets fan from say...Parsippany driving to Brendan Byrne (or the new place in Newark) for a game is about 4 trillion times easier than schlepping to Brooklyn to sit among a bunch of johnny-come-lately hipsters wearing ironic t-shirts who have never even heard of Michael Ray Richardson.

Indeed, the ship be sinking.

[R-V]

Johnson got offered 6yr/$119 million from atlanta.
He'd be an idiot not to take that.

Just think of all the drywall he could buy

KD on the max deal for the guy Pen would rather have than Bosh or Amare or Boozer.

It's just an astonishing deal, on so many levels. A good part of me thinks that - because his stats are so inflated by his ball dominance and big minutes - that Johnson will be worth about half of his yearly salary next year (next year!), so imagine how far he'll taper off by 2016? Johnson isn't the most athletic player we've seen, he isn't tricky enough with the ball to get to the line much (a shocking 3.5 free throw attempts per game, criminal for someone who has the ball so much, and for so long), and this isn't someone who will age well.

[PenPho]

Johnson got offered 6yr/$119 million from atlanta.
He'd be an idiot not to take that.

Just think of all the drywall he could buy

KD on the max deal for the guy Pen would rather have than Bosh or Amare or Boozer.

It's just an astonishing deal, on so many levels. A good part of me thinks that - because his stats are so inflated by his ball dominance and big minutes - that Johnson will be worth about half of his yearly salary next year (next year!), so imagine how far he'll taper off by 2016? Johnson isn't the most athletic player we've seen, he isn't tricky enough with the ball to get to the line much (a shocking 3.5 free throw attempts per game, criminal for someone who has the ball so much, and for so long), and this isn't someone who will age well.

Don't lie'd.

[BH]

"The Grizzlies have reached a five-year, $81.6 million deal with forward Rudy Gay, prompting him to cancel meetings with other teams, including the Timberwolves.
Why the Grizzlies didn't at least wait for him to bring back an offer sheet is beyond us, but no one ever accused Michael Heisley of being a savvy owner. Gay is another example of a potential big mover returning to his old team, and you can almost hear the wind being sucked out of New York's sails at this point.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter "

rotoworld

[PenPho]

This seems like really bad karma.

[BH]

This seems like really bad karma.

You should see Kerm's Cubs Peavy jersey.

[Bort]

This seems like really bad karma.

You should see Kerm's Cubs Peavy jersey.

It's not nearly as nice as my Brian Roberts one. It's a scrappy throwback.

[R-V]

Johnson got offered 6yr/$119 million from atlanta.
He'd be an idiot not to take that.

Just think of all the drywall he could buy

KD on the max deal for the guy Pen would rather have than Bosh or Amare or Boozer.

It's just an astonishing deal, on so many levels. A good part of me thinks that - because his stats are so inflated by his ball dominance and big minutes - that Johnson will be worth about half of his yearly salary next year (next year!), so imagine how far he'll taper off by 2016? Johnson isn't the most athletic player we've seen, he isn't tricky enough with the ball to get to the line much (a shocking 3.5 free throw attempts per game, criminal for someone who has the ball so much, and for so long), and this isn't someone who will age well.

My bad. You're only 2/3 as dumb as I thought.

[BH]

Johnson got offered 6yr/$119 million from atlanta.
He'd be an idiot not to take that.

Just think of all the drywall he could buy

KD on the max deal for the guy Pen would rather have than Bosh or Amare or Boozer.

It's just an astonishing deal, on so many levels. A good part of me thinks that - because his stats are so inflated by his ball dominance and big minutes - that Johnson will be worth about half of his yearly salary next year (next year!), so imagine how far he'll taper off by 2016? Johnson isn't the most athletic player we've seen, he isn't tricky enough with the ball to get to the line much (a shocking 3.5 free throw attempts per game, criminal for someone who has the ball so much, and for so long), and this isn't someone who will age well.

My bad. You're only 2/3 as dumb as I thought.

RV thinks RV is 2/3 as dumb as RV thought?

[Richard Chuggar]

Johnson got offered 6yr/$119 million from atlanta.
He'd be an idiot not to take that.

Just think of all the drywall he could buy

KD on the max deal for the guy Pen would rather have than Bosh or Amare or Boozer.

It's just an astonishing deal, on so many levels. A good part of me thinks that - because his stats are so inflated by his ball dominance and big minutes - that Johnson will be worth about half of his yearly salary next year (next year!), so imagine how far he'll taper off by 2016? Johnson isn't the most athletic player we've seen, he isn't tricky enough with the ball to get to the line much (a shocking 3.5 free throw attempts per game, criminal for someone who has the ball so much, and for so long), and this isn't someone who will age well.

My bad. You're only 2/3 as dumb as I thought.

RV thinks RV is 2/3 as dumb as RV thought?

yep

[R-V]

Johnson got offered 6yr/$119 million from atlanta.
He'd be an idiot not to take that.

Just think of all the drywall he could buy

KD on the max deal for the guy Pen would rather have than Bosh or Amare or Boozer.

It's just an astonishing deal, on so many levels. A good part of me thinks that - because his stats are so inflated by his ball dominance and big minutes - that Johnson will be worth about half of his yearly salary next year (next year!), so imagine how far he'll taper off by 2016? Johnson isn't the most athletic player we've seen, he isn't tricky enough with the ball to get to the line much (a shocking 3.5 free throw attempts per game, criminal for someone who has the ball so much, and for so long), and this isn't someone who will age well.

My bad. You're only 2/3 as dumb as I thought.

RV thinks RV is 2/3 as dumb as RV thought?

yep

Tdubbs thinks Apex is 3/5 the person the rest of us are.

[Bort]

Johnson got offered 6yr/$119 million from atlanta.
He'd be an idiot not to take that.

Just think of all the drywall he could buy

KD on the max deal for the guy Pen would rather have than Bosh or Amare or Boozer.

It's just an astonishing deal, on so many levels. A good part of me thinks that - because his stats are so inflated by his ball dominance and big minutes - that Johnson will be worth about half of his yearly salary next year (next year!), so imagine how far he'll taper off by 2016? Johnson isn't the most athletic player we've seen, he isn't tricky enough with the ball to get to the line much (a shocking 3.5 free throw attempts per game, criminal for someone who has the ball so much, and for so long), and this isn't someone who will age well.

My bad. You're only 2/3 as dumb as I thought.

RV thinks RV is 2/3 as dumb as RV thought?

yep

Tdubbs thinks Apex is 3/5 the person the rest of us are.

We ALL miss Hatty Black Beanz.

[BH]

rotoworld

"Chad Ford is reporting that the Nets, Knicks and Blazers are all still trying diligently to pull off a trade to get Chris Paul.
Ford throws out Danilo Gallinari straight up for Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor, and mentions that salaries don't have to match up since the Knicks are so far under the cap. Additionally, the Hornets would save $100 million in the deal, which would actually be enough for them to possibly take the bait. Of course, they might alienate their entire fan base in the process, but stranger things have happened.
Source: Chad Ford on Twitter
Related: Nets, Knicks, Trail Blazers"

[PenPho]

rotoworld

"Chad Ford is reporting that the Nets, Knicks and Blazers are all still trying diligently to pull off a trade to get Chris Paul.
Ford throws out Danilo Gallinari straight up for Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor, and mentions that salaries don't have to match up since the Knicks are so far under the cap. Additionally, the Hornets would save $100 million in the deal, which would actually be enough for them to possibly take the bait. Of course, they might alienate their entire fan base in the process, but stranger things have happened.
Source: Chad Ford on Twitter
Related: Nets, Knicks, Trail Blazers"

Anytime you can trade one of the top PGs in the league and a decent big body for some Italian dude who probably only thrived b/c of the D'Antoni system, you gotta make that move.

[BH]

rotoworld

Hedo Turkoglu has changed his tune about the Raptors recently, and could be involved in a sign-and-trade that would send Chris Bosh to the Bulls for Luol Deng.
Turkoglu acknowledged mistakes in his dealings with Toronto, but it's still hard to imagine him playing there again next year. If the Bulls could get Bosh and lose Deng's big contract, it could mean they would also have a better shot at getting LeBron.
Source: ESPN.com
Related: Luol Deng, Bulls