vaheblings wrote:bruddahmanmatt wrote:CL should require its members to pass "Basic Trades 101" before one is able to suggest trades of his or her own.
first of all go look at my history before you even try talking down to me. I've been to more ROAD laker games & spent time with the team than u ever would, & 2nd of all ive been here from the start.
The first two things I look at whenever someone posts something that doesn't make any sense is their registration date and their post count. If things still don't add up, I look at their location as perhaps it's "a language barrier thing". I'd hope that someone who brags about "being here from the start" would at least have some basic knowledge of how a trade works and whether or not a trade he or she is proposing actually makes sense for all parties involved.
I was trying to spare you by giving you the short and sweet response but if you'd like to analyze it:
Why would LA want to take on Carmelo without a guarantee that he'd commit long term? That's number one. You'd need to get some sort of commitment that he'd sign an extension and even if you did, extension = $$$$$$$. A hell of a lot more $$$$$$$ than it would cost to keep Bynum and Walton on the books beyond 2011. On top of that, you wanna add Okafor's contract to LA's payroll? Four years at an average of about 13 mil/yr? Really? You also fail to consider the fact that Melo's game totally throws things out of whack as far as lineups are concerned. You move Artest to the bench (because there's no way in hell Melo takes on the role of 6th man) and put ANOTHER guy on the floor who likes to do his work in the low post. Things are crowded enough down there as it is with Pau, Drew (now Okafor), oftentimes Kobe and sometimes Lamar down on the box. We saw how Artest barley got any time in the low post last year and you wanna insert Carmelo into the lineup? Don't even suggest using him as a 3 point threat. Guy shot 31.6% from three last year and is 30.8% from range for his career. Might as well trade Matt Barnes too now seeing as he'll never see any time on the floor with Melo and Artest in front of him. He doesn't exactly strike me as the type to b**ch about limited minutes, but I could see him making waves if he got NO minutes. Honestly I'd expect you to know better seeing as you've:
vaheblings wrote:been to more ROAD laker games & spent time with the team than u ever would, & 2nd of all ive been here from the start.
As far as the Hornets "saving money by taking on Nene" as you suggested? How? Nene makes almost the same amount of money as Okafor. His contract may be two years shorter, but what kind of message does it send Paul when you trade for a smaller contract? Not only that, why would they be inclined to make a long-term cost cutting measure when they just decided to dump Collison's rookie deal and stick with Paul, and when they just shifted Posey's two year contract for Trevor's remaining four years? Does that move at all suggest to you that the franchise's biggest concern is cutting salary? It was a few months ago, but when they made the decision to commit to CP3 that line of thinking went right out window. Cost cutting is not in the Hornets' plan at the moment, as least not for the next two years. Honestly I'd expect you to know better seeing as you've:
vaheblings wrote:been to more ROAD laker games & spent time with the team than u ever would, & 2nd of all ive been here from the start.
Now as for you suggesting that the Nuggets would be willing to take on Drew, Sasha's expiring and Luke? Well the fact that you even suggested Luke in your trade is what solidified my belief that you had absolutely no idea what you were proposing or that you had no regard for your proposal resembling anything even remotely close to what one could call "realistic". I mean suggesting Luke's contract in a trade with his injury status up in the air? Honestly I'd expect you to know better seeing as you've:
vaheblings wrote:been to more ROAD laker games & spent time with the team than u ever would, & 2nd of all ive been here from the start.
therealdeal wrote:Does having the money to attend more games than others make you better fan? Or any more knowledgable about trades than others?
Hey, hey, hey, he's been here from "the start." You can't criticize anyone who's been a fan since the "1946 Detroit Gems" days. j/k
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