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(1) Sluggish,but a win is a win (2) oh,oh ... oh,no ... not again

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Ziggy said:

I assumed it was Francis and Mutombo. But if McGrady or Yao are indeed involved give a hint! Is it that big? Never gonna sleep... Just gonna sit here and watch the onslaught that this thread will become.
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man he did say by the next week we should know i hope for your health you're going to catch some shut eye

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I really can't sleep now.

Complaining Star: Jermaine O'neal
African: Ike Diogu

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he did say sluggish, who was the most sluggish tonite? looked to me like yao

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johnrox said:

he did say sluggish, who was the most sluggish tonite? looked to me like yao
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Yao and rafer.. and yao was complaining to the refs

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this quote oh, oh, oh no , not again, sounds like a quote from space balls... what relevance does spaceballs have to do with this

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Franchise2001 said:

anyone else notice in his second encryption "team WAS"

could washington be a player here? Arenas? Jamison would be an interesting addition as a PF.
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Interesting...there are reports that Jamison is quoted saying this might be his last season as a Wizard. He 'complained' about the numerous trade rumors every offseason.

But I think we're shooting for the stars. The trade seems like it would not benefit the Rockets as much as we think. He does say that he doesn't know if he likes the trade or not. So this could be a risky situation.

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oeilpere said:

T(rade)M(ark)
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M=McFadden of (Ark)=Arkansas)

Not sleepin

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OK. Trade Mark is the Denver GM.

African is Kenyon Martin.

We're trading with the Nugs.
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I think this fits those two clues the most.

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Well Morey already came out and said Tmac wasn't going to be traded for Kobe. So if your not trading him for kobe, then I wouldn't trade him for anyone else. And Les would never trade Yao, due to all the money Yao brings in, and I doubt you trade the last dominant center in the league.

Marion and Kobe have been the big complainers of the offseason, and Diaw isn't exactly aging, but doesn't have the best.

The biggest contradictions in his trade rumor is that we are trading for a star and a bad contract, but we are only sending out 4-5 million with Stevie and Mutumbo, and then theres the question of when can we trade them. So to get back a player(s) with significant salary we are going to have to include either Rafer, Mike James or Shane battier. Other then them, we simply dont have the contracts to bring in a Star player. So does that mean either Yao or Tracy is on the block?

I know everyone says the OP is a credible insider, but what he says doesn't really make much sense. Sending out Francis and Mutumbo, wont get us someone who is paid more then 5 million. And I don't see us trading our other pieces like mike James or Battier.

So if a big trade is going to go down, Tmac is on his way out.
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just because Francis is complaining and Mutumbo is African doesn't mean the trade involves them.

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I think this fits those two clues the most.
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I got a puzzle for that one...
Francis+Iverson+Anthony=

George Karl

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i'm more convinced now that he really is rudy. here is everything he has posted in this thread, including the title.

i'm assuming rudy is still a scout for the lakers. and the last article i read regarding him he was scouting in memphis. as well as working outside the county working with the US team.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/3660396.html

but how would he know strong words were exchanged, unless he's referring to after the game on tuesday?

(1) Sluggish,but a win is a win (2) oh,oh ... oh,no ... not again

(1) It's hard to argue with T(rade)M(ark) hitting 40+, but they sure looked sluggish out there at times. Coach was not happy.

(2) Did ya hear the one about the complaining star and the aging African being sent to the setting sun, for -get this- another complaining star and an aging contract that will hurt rocket pockets for a long,long time?

Hey Guys:

Out of touch for almost a year and a half, then out of country for several years, kept my hand in things in LA LA land and in southwest though - so not completely out of circulation - but no posts for a number of years - (no not in jail! heh,heh) but ...

(1) Team WAS sluggish, as is expected this time of year, but some specific players did not please RA. Strong words exchanged.

(2) Yeah, scarry poop on this. To be honest, from what I gather it is fairly close but not solid, a lot of "trade me/no trade me" phrases & clauses to fanangle the discussions. I don't know if I like this or not, but defintely would add some sparks to the new season. We will know within a week if it is a go.
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I really can't sleep now.

Complaining Star: Jermaine O'neal
African: Ike Diogu
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aww man if we could trade for O'neal. that is way too much salary to match though.

i find it hard to fathom messing with this team right away but who knows.

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(1) It's hard to argue with T(rade)M(ark) hitting 40+, but they sure looked sluggish out there at times. Coach was not happy.[/B]
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What does 40+ mean??? I can't see trading any of the core away.

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rodrick_98 said:

i'm more convinced now that he really is rudy. here is everything he has posted in this thread, including the title.

i'm assuming rudy is still a scout for the lakers. and the last article i read regarding him he was scouting in memphis. as well as working outside the county working with the US team.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/3660396.html

but how would he know strong words were exchanged, unless he's referring to after the game on tuesday?
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maybe he was AT the game

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What does 40+ mean??? I can't see trading any of the core away.
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TM put up 40+

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What does 40+ mean??? I can't see trading any of the core away.
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tayshaun prince was the player closest to 40, other than tmac, tonight. and as we know kobe had 45 on tuesday.

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oeilpere said:

(1) It's hard to argue with T(rade)M(ark) hitting 40+, but they sure looked sluggish out there at times. Coach was not happy.

(2) Did ya hear the one about the complaining star and the aging African being sent to the setting sun, for -get this- another complaining star and an aging contract that will hurt rocket pockets for a long,long time?

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Hey Guys:

Out of touch for almost a year and a half, then out of country for several years, kept my hand in things in LA LA land and in southwest though - so not completely out of circulation - but no posts for a number of years - (no not in jail! heh,heh) but ...

(1) Team WAS sluggish, as is expected this time of year, but some specific players did not please RA. Strong words exchanged.

(2) Yeah, scarry poop on this. To be honest, from what I gather it is fairly close but not solid, a lot of "trade me/no trade me" phrases & clauses to fanangle the discussions. I don't know if I like this or not, but defintely would add some sparks to the new season. We will know within a week if it is a go.
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OK. I think I finally got it.

1 and 2 are separate. 1 is about the Rockets and 2 is about Kobe.

1) Most likely, RA yelled at Rafer.

2) This one's about Kobe to the Nuggets. Aging African has to be Kenyon Martin (Kenya... get it?) Note the R in rocket pockets is not capitalized. Anyone know the original name of the Nuggets? Yep, the Rockets... and their original owner made his money from the Ringsby Rocket Trucking Company. Also, he says add some sparks to the new season , but nothing about helping the Rockets... it's just a general NBA interest story. So, AI and Kenyon to LA for Kobe is my guess.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Off to bed now.

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I have a nasty gut feeling he's talking about T-Mac getting traded

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oeilpere said:

(1) It's hard to argue with T(rade)M(ark) hitting 40+, but they sure looked sluggish out there at times. Coach was not happy.
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Its quite obvious T(rade)M(ark) is referring to Tmac, since he hit 47 tonight. And its hard to argue trading him since he scored 47 tonight.

All in all it seems the only trade that make sense right now is Tmac+fillers for Kobe+fillers.

It seems more likely now since it appears trade talks seem all but over between the Lakers and Bulls. And on Tuesday night TNT said everybody in the Lakers Organization was in favor of trading kobe.

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Interesting...there are reports that Jamison is quoted saying this might be his last season as a Wizard. He 'complained' about the numerous trade rumors every offseason.

But I think we're shooting for the stars. The trade seems like it would not benefit the Rockets as much as we think. He does say that he doesn't know if he likes the trade or not. So this could be a risky situation.
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I agree.. with the way OP laid things out... it really sounded like he was hinting at the Kobe no-trade clause.

Regardless of how much people hate kobe (didn't we hate barkley before he came here?), I could live with it if we win a championship. Isn't that was this game is about?

As much as I like the way the team is playing so far (and I think they showed that we COULD BE championship contenders tonight)... getting kobe for tmac OR yao would be an absolute steal. KOBE SCORED 81 POINTS IN A GAME LAST YEAR. 81 POINTS!

Trading Tmac: We could debate the differences between tmac and kobe all night. Lose: Team play, injury prone, good guy personality. Gain: Championship experience, scoring, nastiness.

Trading Yao: Think about the possibilty of having both kobe and tmac. This one is much more complex because I'd be very iffy with a Hayes/Scola frontcourt. From a money standpoint, you lose CHINA (lol) but gain KOBE F'in BRYANT. Hire 50 PR guys for him, repair his image, and market the hell out of him.

Make it happen Morey

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