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redmosquito10redmosquito10 Posts: 568
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Pretty big 3-way trade apparently went down right before the trade deadline today, it's just awaiting league approval. Cavs get Ben Wallace, Wally Szerbiack, Delonte West, Joe Smith, and a 2nd round pick. Bulls get Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown, and Cedric Simmons. Sonics get Ira Newble, Donyell Marshall, and Adrian Griffin.

As a Cavs fan, I gotta say I'm gonna miss Drew, but this is a great move. Finals, here we come again.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,598
    ben wallace is a fucking bum............
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Posts: 9,294
    I like Szcerbiak. I don't mind giving up Larry Hughes. Not so sure about giving up Drew Gooden as for Ben Wallace, some nights it appears his head is in it and others not the case. That was even last year when the team won 47 games. That being said, he should shore up a defense and will likely have his head in the game now that he's on a winning team.

    I don't know if I'd be printing up those final tickets just yet though.
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  • redmosquito10redmosquito10 Posts: 568
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    ben wallace is a fucking bum............

    Let's leave his appearance out of this. And yeah, I agree Xavier, Gooden-Wallace is a little questionable, but god knows Z isn't bringing much post-presence on defense
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  • Motown322Motown322 Posts: 465
    Interesting trade... looks lke Seattle is just dumping contracts so they can try and move out of town.

    Chicago moves Wallace (and gets out from underneath his crippling contract) because they could afford to with Noah playing decent. Not sure where Hughes fits in there with the abundance of guys that can play the 2 (Deng, Sefolosha, Gordon)... The Cavs get some help up front (I'd play Wallace at the 4 because they get enough offense from Ilgauskas, IMO) and Wally at the 2 is an upgrade from Hughes, I think.

    Only thing with the trade is Cleveland absorbs that ludicrous contract of Ben's... but Dan Gilbert (from his time in Detroit) loves him so he'll probably pay luxury tax with no worries.
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Posts: 9,294
    also with hughes, it might also be insurance in case deng or gordon bolt. those two turned down long-term extensions before the start of the season and that along with the kobe bryant rumors are why some people have written are the cause for the bulls' losing record.
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    Chicago 2007
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    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    Somewhere I just heard some one in Oklahoma say "Yeeeeehawww!"
  • Motown322Motown322 Posts: 465
    True... good point. But I'd hate to base 1/2 of my backcourt on a guy like Hughes who has parlayed 1 good season with the Wizards into a career of smoke and mirrors.

    The best thing Chicago did in this trade was not having to pay that ridiculously back-loaded Wallace contract for the next couple years.
  • HawkshoreHawkshore Posts: 2,155
    sennin wrote:
    Somewhere I just heard some one in Oklahoma say "Yeeeeehawww!"

    Wonder what the team name will be there ................the corn hoopers?
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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    Hawkshore wrote:
    Wonder what the team name will be there ................the corn hoopers?

    Bennett's Bandits
  • HawkshoreHawkshore Posts: 2,155
    sennin wrote:
    Bennett's Bandits


    Wasn't great to see Stern's sincere effort this past weekend to keep the team in Seattle :rolleyes:
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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    Hawkshore wrote:
    Wasn't great to see Stern's sincere effort this past weekend to keep the team in Seattle :rolleyes:

    Yeah....and wants to start European teams!

    And says our state legislature didn't give any chance to a deal. Clay Clay said he'd fork over 27 million dollars to buy out the lease....and gave them 24 hours to make a descision! Of course they told him to screw off! Then Bennett said "We're out of ideas." Ideas? Idea....some idea that was.
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