2009 NBA offseason thread

[atari2600]

so let me get this straight...

the wolves draft 3 PGs in the first round, then sign ramon sessions, then trade for antonio daniels? http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4459236

[dx23]

Originally Posted by atari2600

so let me get this straight...

the wolves draft 3 PGs in the first round, then sign ramon sessions, then trade for antonio daniels? http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4459236

And people where doubting that Khan is more inept than McHale. Ladies and gentlement: Let's give a warm welcome to the Atrocious GM Summit 09-10 to David Khan! His next move is going to be to trade Kevin Love and Al Jefferson for Nate Robinson and Chris Duhon.

[Spicollidriver1]

Originally Posted by dx23

And people where doubting that Khan is more inept than McHale. Ladies and gentlement: Let's give a warm welcome to the Atrocious GM Summit 09-10 to David Khan! His next move is going to be to trade Kevin Love and Al Jefferson for Nate Robinson and Chris Duhon.

He makes that trade I might actually pay to see the Wolves at the Target Center just so I can see the train wreck.

[starman9000]

Originally Posted by dx23

And people where doubting that Khan is more inept than McHale. Ladies and gentlement: Let's give a warm welcome to the Atrocious GM Summit 09-10 to David Khan! His next move is going to be to trade Kevin Love and Al Jefferson for Nate Robinson and Chris Duhon.

Hey, he got a 2nd rounder in 2014 too!

I don't even know who is on the team anymore. I like that they cleared up cap space, cause so many stars will want to come here next year.

[dx23]

I had completely forgotten that the Wolves had already signed or traded for Chucky Atkins earlier this summer. So they have Atkins, Sessions, Flynn, Daniels and Rubio on the roster. No wonder why Rubio doesn't want to come to the states and play, since the idiot GM is basically saying that they have to split by 5 PG playing time.

[dx23]

Also, the have 6 centers: Jefferson, Ryan Hollins, Mark Blount, Kevin Love, Percherov and Henk Norel

[dx23]

By the ways, the Bulls aren't that far in terms of idiocy. They have Rose, Hinrich, Hunter, Pargo and Arroyo playing PG.

[Jeremy517]

Originally Posted by dx23

Also, the have 6 centers: Jefferson, Ryan Hollins, Mark Blount, Kevin Love, Percherov and Henk Norel

Love and Percherov are power forwards. Norel was a second-round draft pick and thus doesn't have a guaranteed contract, and won't even be in the country this year anyways. Hollins is an expiring contract.

[abrg923]

Originally Posted by dx23

By the ways, the Bulls aren't that far in terms of idiocy. They have Rose, Hinrich, Hunter, Pargo and Arroyo playing PG.

Huh? The Bulls don't have Arroyo on their team, and Hunter is there purely for lockerroom leadership...he will rarely ever play.

[dx23]

Originally Posted by abrg923

Huh? The Bulls don't have Arroyo on their team, and Hunter is there purely for lockerroom leadership...he will rarely ever play.

Is not finalized, but it was announced last week at the Tournament of the Americas down in Puerto Rico that Arroyo and the Bulls had agreed on a deal.

[abrg923]

No, it wasn't. That was a rumor which turned out to be false - Arroyo himself denied it. The Clippers recently offered him a contract.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/bulls/2009..._to_bulls.html

Bulls not interested in Arroyo
By
John Jackson
on September 1, 2009 7:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

If you thought the Bulls signing Carlos Arroyo didn't make sense, you're not alone. The Bulls agree with you.

A Bulls source said Tuesday that there was "no truth at all" to a report in a Puerto Rican newspaper over the weekend that the veteran point guard was close to signing a one year, $1 million contract with the Bulls.

The Bulls are deep at the position with Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Lindsay Hunter and Jannero Pargo capable of playing there.

There is a feeling that the report came from the agent for Arroyo as a way to drum up interest for his client.

And the Clipper report, from Thursday:

http://www.examiner.com/x-4893-Los-A...A-as-a-Clipper

[dx23]

Originally Posted by abrg923

No, it wasn't. That was a rumor which turned out to be false - Arroyo himself denied it. The Clippers recently offered him a contract.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/bulls/2009..._to_bulls.html



And the Clipper report, from Thursday:

http://www.examiner.com/x-4893-Los-A...A-as-a-Clipper

Good to know, because he wouldn't have contributed anything to the Bulls.

[ChineseCheckers]

Arenas apparently blames the team for his attempted comebacks from injury according to ESPN.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4480321

Gilbert Arenas says he's back to his explosive self but is wondering if it's the Wizards' fault that it has taken him so long to get back to normal.

Arenas, who worked with trainer Tim Grover in Chicago this summer, told The Washington Times that his injuries are in the past.

"Nobody could guard me before, and can't nobody guard me now," Arenas told the newspaper. "If I hadn't come up here, I'd be starting off the season with a 95 percent chance that I'd be sitting out more games. ... [Tim Grover] saved my career."

Coming off three knee surgeries in 1½ years, Arenas played in only two games last season.

Grover painted a grim picture of Arenas' health when the Washington Wizards guard arrived at his training complex in Chicago this July.

"A lot of things weren't firing -- his glutes, his hips, thighs," Grover told the newspaper. "I wouldn't say his condition was the most severe, I wouldn't say it was the best. ... But if I were to classify it on a scale of one to 10 with 10 being the most extreme, I'd say he was definitely in the seven, eight category."

Grover has several high-profile NBA clients, including Dwyane Wade, O.J. Mayo and Tracy McGrady. Arenas has resisted overtures to work with Grover in the past, but finally decided to give it a try this year.

While Arenas praised Grover for saving his career, he blamed the Wizards for giving him too much control over his failed comebacks from surgery the past two seasons.

"If you have a kid that loves basketball, that eats, sleeps, drinks and thinks basketball and all he knows is basketball and he gets hurt and he's your franchise player, you need to hold him back from himself," Arenas told the newspaper. "If I'm saying I feel good and you know it's supposed to take six months, instead of letting me at four months run ... they should have held me back. Rather than saying, 'Let's let this guy do what he wants and use him to sell tickets' -- sometimes you have to protect players from themselves. I don't feel like I got that type of protection. But, I don't judge them for that. Some things just happen. I told them I felt OK because I wanted to play, and they did what they did."
Arenas has worked hard this summer to try to get back on the court.

"It was a pretty extensive process," Grover told the newspaper. "We had to get his range of motion back in the leg, did a lot of acupuncture, a lot of work. We put a game plan together and attacked it from as many angles as we could. Gil would work with four or five individuals from my staff each day. ... It was, 'OK, Gil, you're going to be spending a good six to seven hours a day in here and a lot of treatment, and it's all pieces of the puzzle to putting you back together to being the player you were before -- and better.' "

Arenas averaged 27.7 points per game from 2004 until 2007, becoming one of the NBA's most dynamic players. But he has played just 15 games the past two seasons because of his injuries.

Arenas said his goal isn't to be an All-Star player this season. Instead, he has loftier goals.

"All-Star's not my goal. I never wanted to be an All-Star. All-Star is the 24 hottest players at that time. All-League? That's my goal," Arenas told the newspaper. "All-League is only 15 players. So All-League and to play as many games as possible. That's it."

I find it ridiculous that Arenas blames the Wizards for not trying to save himself from himself. I don't know what the team doctors told him but Arenas is a man and he should have his own self-control.

[dx23]

Knicks sign free agent guard Sun Yue

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

[dx23]

Desmond Mason signs with Kings

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...e&type=fantasy

[dx23]

Timberwolves sign Sasha Pavlovic

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

[dx23]

Trail Blazers sign Juwan Howard

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

[mrpayroll]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

Artest: Point at me if Lakers don’t repeat

By BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer
2 hours, 10 minutes ago

SAN DIEGO (AP)—Ron Artest says that if the Los Angeles Lakers don’t repeat as NBA champions, fans can point their fingers at him.

Artest made the statement Monday during a visit to San Diego to promote the Lakers’ exhibition game against Denver at the San Diego Sports Arena on Oct. 23.

The Lakers open training camp Sept. 29 at their headquarters in El Segundo.

Artest wore an all-black Kobe Bryant jersey as a tribute to his new teammate.

Now that's what I want to hear from the new guy!

Chris

[dx23]

David Lee signs one year deal with Knicks

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

[dx23]

Raymond Felton signs one year deal with Bobcats

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns