Gregg Popovich Rips Pau Gasol Trade

• RedBaron

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  He's got a point - that trade would have been disallowed in most fantasy leagues.

  Posted 2/11/2008 [reply] [flag]

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What He Said
Published 2/11/2008 by Memphis Bengal at Sports Frog
San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich comes correct: "What they did in Memphis is beyond comprehension," said Popovich. "There should be a trade committee that can scratch all trades that make no sense. I just wish I had been on a trade committee that oversees NBA trades. I'd like to elect myself to that committee. I would have voted no to the L.A. trade." Yes. Correct. Soooo correct. And this is amusing as well: "When told that [GM Chris] Wallace had challenged executives to criticize the deal publicly, ...

Had C's Offseason Gone Differently... An Exercise In Futility
Published 2/12/2008 by Aaron Gettings at BostonsportZ
... the trigger on KG.  Also, our roster would have been overflowing with players leaving us little to no room to sign anybody. But the real reason I'm bringing all this up isn't because I don't think we should've traded Big Al for KG (obviously that was a good trade) -- but had we not jumped on that opportunity, there may have been another had we just waited.   And yes, I'm talking about Pau Gasol. There has been a loud and noticeable outcry across the NBA that is still echoing after the ...

Jason Kidd Traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Harris, Stackhouse
Published 2/13/2008 by Farid at Fantasy Basketball Pros
... Shaquille O'Neal by acquiring future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd and Malik Allen from the New Jersey Nets for budding young guard Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, Devean George, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, two first-round picks, and $3 million. It was an extremely steep price to pay for Kidd, especially considering what the Lakers paid for Gasol (doesn't look like Gregg Popovich will rip into this trade like he did with Pau's). ...

The Wild Wild West
Published 2/14/2008 by Todd at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... Holy crap. And we all thought the Western Conference was loaded before. Then it got interesting. The Lakers made the first move, stealing Pau Gasol in a move reminiscent of the the Colts packing up and leaving Baltimore in the in the middle of the night? You can call that trade Gasol for the poo-poo platter. Kwame Brown and crap, this is ridiculous. Coach Pop summed it up well here. ...

This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race
Published 2/21/2008 by Patrick at Give Me The Rock
... It’s a god damn arms race in the Western Conference all right, and I’m going to sing it out loud. It started with Pau Gasol going to the Lakers for ...