ZR had negative trade value. His team got a better just because he wasn't there anymore. I don't think of Pau as a cancer please correct me if I am wrong.
Are you serious? Get real! The Blazers want Z-Bo off that team almost under any circumstances. Are you unfamiliar with his long history of problems, which accelerated when they gave him the long-term contract? They owed him $61MM, traded him for Steve Francis who was only owed $35MM, who they bought out for about $31MM. Get it now? It's the equivalent of buying out Randolph at 50 cents on the dollar, which is one of the smartest moves they've ever made. Ever hear of addition by subtraction? Don't even try to compare Z-Bo to Pau. Makes no sense at all. One is a complete knucklehead that only an idiot like Zeke wanted. The other guy was wanted by a bunch of teams since last season.
Funny watching MemphisX downplay Pau Gasol the player now that he's been traded. Isn't this the same guy who booked that Gasol would be better than Yao? The board is riddled with defenses of Pau from him. Oh well, we saw the same flip-flopped evaluations of Stro and Battier, so shouldn't expect less. Just accept that Memphis was on the wrong end of an extremely lopsided deal because your owner was in cost-cutting mode. The Las Vegas Sizzlies has a nice ring to it.
I feel the same way as Popovich about this one, and I like that someone in the league spoke out about it. Now, obviously, Pops had his own issues with the whole holding out Robinson so they can get Duncan thing, so...
In all fairness, that trade was a complete joke. Pau Gasol an all-star type player for Kwame Brown, one of the biggest busts in nba history
Memphis will be 17 million under the cap next year as a result AND they will have 2 extra first round draft picks. Great way to start rebuilding around Gay.
Look at this way,if the Rockets needed to get Gasol to become a championship caliber team no one would be talking that was unfair. This post is not a defense for his shortcomings but just a theoretical argument. I'm glad the Rockets aren't complaining about it. They have to do their best irrespective of what's going around the league.
Chris Wallace is a whiny baby, he made a terrible trade and doesn't like getting criticized for it, goes into the media and says "show your face" to his critics. Now a 4 time world champion coach is coming out and saying he's a moron, what do you have to say now Wallace. Wallace shouldn't have tried to defend that terrible trade, just tell the truth, your owner forced you to do it because he's trying to sell the team, just like what happened in that Vin Baker trade you made.
1. They won't actually use the cap space. They are simply going to cut salary. 2. Is Rudy Gay someone worth rebuilding around?
Such a tired lie.. do you even know what your talking about? Or are you one of those non thinking parrots?
Someone asked him his opinion, and he's being honest. I like it, particularly since the Memphis GM challenged others to state their opinion publicly.
I just want to state that I will never forget the occasion that MemphisX came into our GARM hours after it had been reported Bob Sura was injured, and then proceeded to mock and taunt Rox fans in gloating fashion for our loss. Deep down inside he is as Troll as can be.
I think most people are pi$$ed about other teams being able to offer more in the way of draft picks & expiring contracts including the Rockets. However I don't think Memphis would have traded Gasol to a division rival. Just as I really don't think they'll trade Mike Miller to us even if the offer included Carl Landry and Arron Brooks(both of which I personally don't want to trade).
I don't think Gay is a potential star but I do feel that he is worth keeping on the team. I don't think any star player will want to come there to play even if they use the cap space. A couple of solid role players + a very good player from the draft is the maximum that they can get IMO.
