West Coast Connection Forum
Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: OG Hack Wilson on July 03, 2009, 01:22:15 PM
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heard this on ESPN Radio
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nice pickup
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throw them in the mix for the West! ;)
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him and roy...holy crap. this will make the "hey you shouldve taken Durant over oden" insults hurt a little less for Blazers fans
now, if only Oden could be something of value for them :-\
best of luck to you Blazers....beat them Lakers haha 8)
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Good 4 them....still not touchin the Lakeshow, though. 8)
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Good 4 them....still not touchin the Lakeshow, though. 8)
leave that to the Spurs with Duncan/Parker/Manu/Jefferson
or that boston team ;)
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damn he was dope on the magic
all these trades are gettin a lil crazy
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Just been reported...Hedo backed out of the offer. There is a good chance he will end up in Toronto. They can offer him 5 million more then the Blazers can, if they unload some contracts which they might.
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Good 4 them....still not touchin the Lakeshow, though. 8)
leave that to the Spurs with Duncan/Parker/Manu/Jefferson/Sheed
;D
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damn he was dope on the magic
all these trades are gettin a lil crazy
this is free agency in this case
magic picked up vince carter via trade
t-blazers are close to signing Turkaglu but its not 100% yet
celtics are recruiting Sheed 8)
allen iverson is talking to miami and memphis
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They never came to an agreement. As a matter of fact, Hedo rejected the offer.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/07/hedo_turkoglu_rejects_blazers.html
After a hectic 24 hours of face-to-face negotiations, The Oregonian has learned that free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu rejected the Trail Blazers' $50 million offer and announced he will look for another team.
"He's not coming,'' a source familiar with the negotiations said Friday evening.
In the end, it wasn't the money, it wasn't the team, and it wasn't the length of the contract.
"It just wasn't the right fit,'' the source said. "When you are talking about that much money, everybody involved has to feel great. If you don't on either side, it doesn't work.''
ESPN's Ric Bucher reported that Turkoglu's wife played a major factor in the decision, as she preferred living in Toronto more than she did Portland. The Raptors were the Blazers' staunchest opponent in the race to sign the 6-foot-10 forward, and appear to be the likely destination for the 30-year-old.
Agent Lon Babby was unavailable for comment.
It capped a wild day of erroneous reports that Turkoglu had reached an agreement with the Blazers. The first reports sprouted around noon on Friday, which was about the time a source inside the Blazers expressed concern that Toronto was making a late push. Toronto had the ability to offer Turkoglu more money than the Blazers, but would have to renounce several key players to do so.
The Blazers tabled an offer of $50 million for five years, but by 5:30 p.m., they were rejected and informed the negotiations were done.
Where the Blazers turn now is unclear.
Because the team is set with franchise players at shooting guard (Brandon Roy and Rudy Fernandez), power forward (LaMarcus Aldridge) and center (Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla) it is likely the team goes for a point guard, small forward or backup power forward.
The team had interest in signing Trevor Ariza, but the former Lakers forward agreed in principle Thursday night with Houston. Andre Miller is a free agent point guard and Paul Millsap, Brandon Bass and Antonio McDyess are quality power forwards who are free agents.
Damn, Blazers is starting to become like the West Coast version of Cavs for the off-season... just getting dicked by every free agent they chase after.
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fuckin liars its not bout the money but:
"It just wasn't the right fit,'' the source said. "When you are talking about that much money, everybody involved has to feel great. If you don't on either side, it doesn't work.''
turkey glue was/is dope tho
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top 5 for next season:
1.Lakers
2.Celtics (if they get Sheed)
3.Magic
4.Spurs
5.Cavs
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not sure bout cavs, and celtics
alotta moves bein made over there
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magic arent gonna be nearly as good next year
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magic arent gonna be nearly as good next year
I dunno, I like VC on their team, and I think Dwight has grown...plus, Nelson is back on deck for the season + Finals experience...should be good.
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why?
(cuz of them losin hedo, not sure how much is left in carter, but IMO they wont be horrible but prolly not the best either)
then again how many teams are really the best or have a chance (magic has a chance IMO)
nelson doesnt look too good
magic arent gonna be nearly as good next year
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they wont see another NBA finals thats for sure
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but noone thought theyd make it this year and.......
they wont see another NBA finals thats for sure
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Apparently, Hedo is going to accept the Raptors offer:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AtTvfZmKGAAt7vybxskLFBM5nYcB?slug=aw-turkoglu070309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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top 5 for next season:
1.Lakers
2.Celtics (if they get Sheed)
3.Magic
4.Spurs
5.Cavs
1. Lakers
2. Celtics (with Sheed)
3. Spurs (2, if they get Sheed)
4. Cavs
5. Magic (somebody on here, once told me Dwight was wack, so i am going to listen ;))
but on some real shit, Magic won't be all good, i think Hedo was a better fit for the system than VC; but we'll see.
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if the lakers didn't get artest i'd be scared of portland a -la 1980's early 90's with clyde, but i'm confident in our team will be able to compete with whatever anyone has to throw at us.
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top 5 for next season:
1.Lakers
2.Celtics (if they get Sheed)
3.Magic
4.Spurs
5.Cavs
Pacers>>>>>Insert here
LOL ;D
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50$, 5 year deal for a 30-year-old. Oh my. Raptors aren't winning anything, why pay that much?
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50$, 5 year deal for a 30-year-old. Oh my. Raptors aren't winning anything, why pay that much?
You are right, alot of NBA teams should just fold and let the Cavs, Lakers, Celtics and Spurs compete.
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50$, 5 year deal for a 30-year-old. Oh my. Raptors aren't winning anything, why pay that much?
i agree!!! Bosh is gone next year GUARANTEE
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50$, 5 year deal for a 30-year-old. Oh my. Raptors aren't winning anything, why pay that much?
i agree!!! Bosh is gone next year GUARANTEE
i have a feeling they'll end up trading him before the deadline.
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50$, 5 year deal for a 30-year-old. Oh my. Raptors aren't winning anything, why pay that much?
i agree!!! Bosh is gone next year GUARANTEE
i have a feeling they'll end up trading him before the deadline.
may be smart. i bet you he goes to Detroit next year in FA - they love him and he loves them
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50$, 5 year deal for a 30-year-old. Oh my. Raptors aren't winning anything, why pay that much?
i agree!!! Bosh is gone next year GUARANTEE
i have a feeling they'll end up trading him before the deadline.
may be smart. i bet you he goes to Detroit next year in FA - they love him and he loves them
will Detroit have enough money after signing Gordon and Villanueva?
I thikn I read somewhere he might sign wherever LeBron goes.
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I think people are underestimating VC, dude had an all star caliber year last year. VC/Lewis/Howard/Nelson is one hell of a squad
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I think people are underestimating VC, dude had an all star caliber year last year. VC/Lewis/Howard/Nelson is one hell of a squad
nope
ginobli is much better for that team - gives them another greawt shooter who literally RAN that offense
carter no longer has the ability to run an offense - he wont fit in
watch boston and cleveland run over them
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I think people are underestimating VC, dude had an all star caliber year last year. VC/Lewis/Howard/Nelson is one hell of a squad
nope
ginobli is much better for that team - gives them another greawt shooter who literally RAN that offense
carter no longer has the ability to run an offense - he wont fit in
I'll be waiting ;)
watch boston and cleveland run over them
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top 5 for next season:
1.Lakers
2.Celtics (if they get Sheed)
3.Magic
4.Spurs
5.Cavs
1. Lakers
2. Celtics (with Sheed)
3. Spurs (2, if they get Sheed)
4. Cavs
5. Magic (somebody on here, once told me Dwight was wack, so i am going to listen ;))
but on some real shit, Magic won't be all good, i think Hedo was a better fit for the system than VC; but we'll see.
Dwight's not whack, but did these Finals not prove to you how overrated he was? LOL still a great talent, but also has a long way to go to reach the top...
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^Let's not act as if Bosh would have owned the Lakers.
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^Let's not act as if Bosh would have owned the Lakers.
Bosh actually got owned by the Lakers/Bynum when they played earlier this year...
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^Let's not act as if Bosh would have owned the Lakers.
Bosh actually got owned by the Lakers/Bynum when they played earlier this year...
yeah but thats just one game, Bosh absolutely shits on Bynum. I am a big Bosh fan but I wish he was more physical and tougher on D, still a great player though.
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^Let's not act as if Bosh would have owned the Lakers.
Bosh actually got owned by the Lakers/Bynum when they played earlier this year...
yeah but thats just one game, Bosh absolutely shits on Bynum. I am a big Bosh fan but I wish he was more physical and tougher on D, still a great player though.
oh ya for sure, in no way was I trying to say Bynum is better than Bosh....Bosh is a top 10 player in the L, easily....
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Bynum is gunna be better next year....watch. the way he played before the injury is the way hell be playin all season....and even better. wait n see.