Thread: NBA 2008-09 Season

Originally Posted by CeltsHD

One positive for the Pistons, is it's very likely that they will stay competitve for the forseeable future.

The roster is loaded with good young players: Rodney Stuckey, Jason Maxiell, Amir Johnson, Arron Affalo, etc. Plus, Prince and Hamilton aren't that long in the tooth either.

You add another big man and they're right back there with Boston and Cleveland.

Originally Posted by HD MM

Here's some interesting news.......

According to
ESPN’s Stephen A Smith

, Chris Bosh has informed the Toronto Raptors’ GM Bryan Colangelo that he will not be re-signing with the Raptors when he becomes a free agent in 2010.

If this is the case, why wouldn't the Raptors trade him now. They're out of the playoff hunt and they might as well get something in return.



You know any team in the playoff hunt has to be frothing at the mouth of possibly acquiring Bosh this year.

Stay tuned.....

This rumor has been floating around Motown for a couple of weeks. Bosh would solve alot of problems. My view is who are we going to trade for him? I'd hate to see Dumars trading away any of the core players that Celt named. If we had Bosh right now, we would be contenders now. So I guess the trick is to acquire him without gutting the core. Free agency is the answer, but that doesn't help is next season. My trust is still in Dumars. I think he has cards he's not showing yet.
with somewhere about $37M available after AI and Rasheed are gone, there are a lot of possibilities.

Originally Posted by Paul Wozniak

This rumor has been floating around Motown for a couple of weeks. Bosh would solve alot of problems. My view is who are we going to trade for him? I'd hate to see Dumars trading away any of the core players that Celt named. If we had Bosh right now, we would be contenders now. So I guess the trick is to acquire him without gutting the core. Free agency is the answer, but that doesn't help is next season. My trust is still in Dumars. I think he has cards he's not showing yet.
with somewhere about $37M available after AI and Rasheed are gone, there are a lot of possibilities.

Ugh!!! As a fierce rival of the Celtics, I wouldn't like it if the Pistons got Bosh to go along with the rest of their young guns!

Originally Posted by Paul Wozniak

This rumor has been floating around Motown for a couple of weeks. Bosh would solve alot of problems. My view is who are we going to trade for him? I'd hate to see Dumars trading away any of the core players that Celt named. If we had Bosh right now, we would be contenders now. So I guess the trick is to acquire him without gutting the core. Free agency is the answer, but that doesn't help is next season. My trust is still in Dumars. I think he has cards he's not showing yet.
with somewhere about $37M available after AI and Rasheed are gone, there are a lot of possibilities.

I'd imagine the Raptors will want a lot in return. I doubt they make a trade to just acquire expiring contracts. They will want some substantial young building blocks. With that said, I can't see any of the teams that are currently a threat to contend for a Championship to pursue him. (Too much of a risk to break-up the core). I do see teams on the fringe pursuing him though. Possibly the Heat, Knicks, Pistons, Mavs, etc.

Originally Posted by CeltsHD

Ugh!!! As a fierce rival of the Celtics, I wouldn't like it if the Pistons got Bosh to go along with the rest of their young guns!

Me neither.

Isn't this why we watch sports? I doesn't bother me that your teams are as good as they are, it bothers me that were not, at least right now we aren't.

10:30 San Antonio - Golden State

Haven't seen a Warrior game in a while, I'll check this one out. Too bad, they were a fun team to watch the last couple of years.

Which of the following is more likely to happen in the future:

HD MM is pictured wearing a "I love all things Pittsburgh" shirt, Sandra puts up a picture of herself, and Wozniak saying he misses Matt Millen.

Either way, those three things are more likely to happen than the Warriors learning how to play defense.

I miss Matt Millen.

For those of you looking to turn the page on this season already, here's a link to the very first 2009 NBA Mock Draft. Of course this is complete speculation and the order was determined by ESPN's Lottery generator.

A few highlights:

Clippers select Blake Griffen (poor, poor Blake) with the #1 overall.

Knicks select Stephen Curry

Lakers select Tyler Hansbrough

Cavs select Tyler Smith


Without futher adu.........


http://3shadesofblue.com/20090130278...draft-v10.html

Lakers select Tyler Hansbrough

If that happens- can you say "rich getting richer?"