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Miami's owner loves Beasley and doesn't want to give him up, or at least that's what he said over the weekend.Originally Posted by Al3xis
Why won't Phoenix just be content with Beasley?
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Miami's owner loves Beasley and doesn't want to give him up, or at least that's what he said over the weekend.Originally Posted by Al3xis
Why won't Phoenix just be content with Beasley?
mike brown might not understand offense but someone on that coaching staff must.
that was kind of sarcastic on my part, cause on the flip side D'Antoni had his Suns teams in the top half in defense when they had their run. But both coaches are clearly more shaded to one side of the ball. He tinkered with things this year and it resulted in the Knicks playing the best defense over a stretch of 15 games since 2002. Obviously, it just hasn't been sustainable without a big man nor is it his strong suit to begin with.
I have no problems with the Cavs offense in the regular season, it's when the playoffs hit and the ball watching starts. Which is why I've always felt they needed to run more.
Originally Posted by C5A5D5A5
soooo what?Originally Posted by DubA169
+1Originally Posted by C5A5D5A5
my point at the beginning was, no team Lebron goes to will be in need of completely rebuilding.
however, i cant see him making this team a contender on his own. In one year.
the year after we have 20 mil coming off teh books to play with plus the CBA will bring prices down. there is no one year ultimatum this is chess not checkers
Feb 15, 2010 11:54 PM EST
The Cavaliers are in discussions with Golden State about Corey Maggette.
The Warriors were very close to dealing Stephen Jackson to Clevelandlast November before eventually agreeing to a deal with the Bobcats.
Maggette would give the Cavaliers a secondary wing scorer.
what's the stoneface for negative nancy?
the arguement i was having with al3xis had nothing to do with the knicks future potential FA pickups, but rather what lebron would accomplish with the current knicks squad. So please, read next time
If they trade the chicken and rice stand on 53rd and 6th.....
[h2]Sources: Cavs talking to Warriors[/h2]
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine
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The Cleveland Cavaliers' pursuit of Amare Stoudemire continues, but in case they can't land the Phoenix Suns' All-Star forward, they have begun talks with the Golden State Warriors about Corey Maggette.
Despite their league-high 13-game win streak, the Cavaliers are leavingno stone unturned in attempting to improve their team and bring thecity it's first major sports league championship in 46 years.
Maggette
In addition to speaking to the Washington Wizards regarding Antawn Jamison and the Indiana Pacers regarding Troy Murphy, Cleveland is in discussions with the Warriors about Maggette, according to four sources with knowledge of the talks.
Stoudemire is far and away the Cavaliers first choice, and sourcesclose to Stoudemire said a report Monday that he told Cleveland hedoesn't want to play there is false.
Sources say the Cavaliers are willing to send Zydrunas Ilgauskas, J.J. Hickson,a first-round pick and another player (to make the deal workfinancially) to Phoenix for Stoudemire, but while the Suns mull overtheir options, Cleveland remains one of the most active teams in theleague leading up to Thursday's trade deadline.
The Cavs might need a Plan B, as the Miami Heat are pushing hard to land Stoudemire as well, sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein on Monday night.
It is not clear whether the Cavaliers' second-choice is Jamison orMaggette. The discussions with Golden State have centered aroundCleveland sending Ilgauskas and his $11.5 million expiring contract tothe Warriors for Maggette. Other players, perhaps Cleveland's Danny Green and Golden State's Devean George, would have to be added to make the deal work financially.
As is the case with all their potential trades, the Cavaliers hopetheir trading partner would waive Ilgauskas so he could re-sign withCleveland 30 days later. But no such deal can be struck beforehand, perleague rules.The Cavaliers' interest in Maggette, who is averaging 20.8 points pergame for the Warriors, is somewhat surprising. While the 30-year-oldsmall forward has long been regarded as one of the league's most giftedscorers, he has three years and nearly $31 million left on his contractand has been somewhat injury prone.
Maggette, who has a career scoring average of 16.6 points, has alsoonly made the playoffs one time in his 11-year career with Orlando, theLos Angeles Clippers and the Warriors. That has led some to question Maggette's ability to help a team win, but the same questions dogged Jamal Crawfordbefore he was traded to Atlanta last summer. Crawford, a formerteammate of Maggette's in Golden State, has helped the Hawks become anEastern Conference contender.
LeBron Jamesis aware of Cleveland's interest in Maggette, and sources close to himsay he believes he could help the Cavaliers.Maggette can play shooting guard as well as small forward, and whilehe's not a great outside shooter, the Cavaliers could at times playJames and Maggette together on the frontline in a small lineup.
Originally Posted by I NaSmatic I
http://twitter.com/STEIN_LINE_HQSTEIN_LINE_HQ Just filed toESPN.com: Miami working H-A-R-D to recruit third team to trumpCleveland in Amare Sweepstakes. Link forthcoming. Also ...
yup... i wouldnt give up beasley for amare though....Originally Posted by I NaSmatic I
Miami's owner loves Beasley and doesn't want to give him up, or at least that's what he said over the weekend.Originally Posted by Al3xis
Why won't Phoenix just be content with Beasley?
[h1]Miami Owner: We're Not Trading Beasley[/h1]Heat owner Micky Arison doesn't want there to be any doubt about the team's confidence in young forward Michael Beasley.
"We've never put him out there," Arison told The Miami Herald of trading Beasley."I know I've read about him being put out there. I can tell youthis: We have not put him out there. The media has. We like Michael andsee him as a part of our core going forward."Arison also noted that if the Heat don't make a move now, they'llhave flexibility over the summer, when they'll have several expiringcontracts coming off the books.
Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...owner_were_not_trading_beasley/#ixzz0ffrlHCoj
cook, jones, haslem for amare or maybe just JO.... but we need to be a uptempo type offense though.. we all saw how wade enjoyed playing uptempo during the all star game
They're reasoning is that they are on good enough terms with Bosh that they can get him to do a sign and trade this summer. Will give Bosh the extra year (thus the extra money) and the Raptors can get more for him than now with teams low balling them. Plus the team is naive enough to think they can do damage in the postseason.Originally Posted by Banks2Pierce
BTW, why isn't Toronto shopping Bosh? They don't see the writing on the wall?
Originally Posted by Nowitness41Dirk
If Miami won't trade Beasley, they can't even top Cleveland's offer.
[/h1]Miami Owner: We're Not Trading Beasley
New player notes Mon, Feb 15
Asthe Bulls prepare to trade Thomas before Thursday’s deadline, theteam's front office has suggested to prospective bidders that they havea solid offer of a middling first-round pick and expiring contracts,league sources told Yahoo Sports.
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