I'd LOVE this move if we pull it off. We'd lose size, but Okafor battles in the paint for rebounds and is an excellent shot blocker.
I think I'd have an ecstasy induced heart attack if we somehow got Gerald Wallace in the deal too.
I'd LOVE this move if we pull it off. We'd lose size, but Okafor battles in the paint for rebounds and is an excellent shot blocker.
I think I'd have an ecstasy induced heart attack if we somehow got Gerald Wallace in the deal too.
This won't happen.
If it will, i'm gonna crash my head jumping to the ceiling
Compare this to the last Chandler trade, the Hornets only benefit salary cap wise with Wilcox/Smith. In this deal they're getting a legit center, something they may not have gotten with the cap space we were supposed to have.
He's a career 14ppg/10rpg guy.... his worst year is better than Tyson's best. Add the CP3 bump and we could have a 16-17ppg C.Quote:
Originally Posted by UNO Gracias
Why is CHA doing this?
You'll all get a lot disappointed..sorry, but in my opinion these threads should wait for the trade to actually happen..where's cp3 and 11 gone by the way?
They've been trying to move wallace more than anyone on that team.
I would even throw in our first rounder next year to get Okafor and Wallace for AD, Wright and Chandler.
Sing Warrick and we just got much better. Okafor and Wallace bring a much needed defensive presence.
*assuming.
I'm thinking we offered something more than Chandler, even at TC's best he is not as good as Okafor. Let alone coming off of a year having played less than 50 games and with a toe condition. The Hornets HAD to offer soemthing more. If not, I'll be shocked.
I love JuJu but I'd trade him for Gerald Wallace in a HOT minute. Hell, Wallace is the exact kinda player I want JuJu to become.
AND I recall an incident when the Bobcats were playing the Hornets and someone suggested to him us trading for him and he said something to the tune of "I think I'd like that"
BUT, that's asking for too much.
But what is the Bobcats motivation to make this trade? Any thoughts???
Drugs.
They were hanging with Marbury.
My guess would be salary motivated. They could be thinking if they get two years of a mostly healthy Tyson (not likely) it would be better than payin Emeka for an additional 5 years from an economic stand-point. That's my best guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tenroh
Maybe isiah thomas is their new gm
This is too good to be true
Maybe they regret extending him so long. No they get a guy off the books quicker?? Or perhaps Okafor was complaining because he isn't the teams centerpiece as of late
LOVE IT!!
Drugs. MJ is calling the shots. Drugs. Charlote is in Panther fever. Drugs. Emeka won a lottery to leave the team. Drugs.
Starting 5
Okafor
DX
JuJu
Butler
CP3
Bench
Nazr
Posey/Hilton
Peja
Thornton
Collison
How good we will be I can not say, but we will be fun to watch.
Now I'm happy the hornets keep quiet about things. As of yesterday, it drove me nuts
This has got to be a joke! It is too good to be true. I can only pray this trade is for real!!
I like it. I hope this goes through.
From a pure basketball standpoint this deal will make the hornets title contenders again...From a financial standpoint this deal will put the hornets in futher financial troubles UNLESS Peja, Mo-pete, or Posey are apart of the deal for exchange of an expiring contract (which I doubt)
Shinn did say he would gladly pay the luxury tax IF the team was a contender. With Okafor, they should get back to contender status barring an injury bug.
is anyone else refreshing the ESPN page over and over hoping it changes to DONE DEAL???
Haha, I'm on NOLA.comdoing the same.
i really hope we can get Wallace in this trade somehow also, then we sign Warrick and then add a marks or mikki moore to round out the end of bench and i will be ecstatic, though i know the possibilty of getting wallace is slim.
Peja and Mopete would be two contracts that come off the books after 2010-2011, so that would help. Would still like to move Posey since his contract runs for 4 more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alg_Hornet
A core of CP3/West/Okafor = A run in the playoffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIH
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ritethru.0508/
posted 10 minutes ago
MJ is dumb, but he is not that dumb. No way he let's wallace go in exchange for wright, Peja, Posey, or mo-pete..Quote:
Originally Posted by pjk481
It's useless ot even mention Wallace, there's no way they would include him unless we would throw in DX.
there could be an outside shot of them doing it for Wright and a draft pick IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alg_Hornet
it sounds like a go. REALGM just made a new link saying it is being completed
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...ing_completed/
It's just a repeat of the AP story.
CBS Sports seems to be a little more certain that the trade is eminent.
It appears the trade is happening right now, but has not been announced.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/11991413
I'm scratching my head and keep asking the same as some of you...."Why?" That's not a complaint by any stretch. It just makes no sense, and I fear that as with the OKC deal....come time for physicals, this deal gets rejected by the Bobcats.
do you think this trade will help Armstrong?
He played side by side with Okafor in college
Today is not April's Fool's Day, but I'm still waiting for someone to pull the rug. I'll admit I really didn't want Tyson to be traded, but I'd do a backflip for this deal. I just thought about it before I do that backflip, I do believe Tyson have to pass his physical. :huh:
Talk about a big blow if that happens. Not only would we lose out on a pretty solid deal for us, it would make trading Chandler again that much more difficult. Let's keep our fingers crossed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Defuz
That's my only concern now.Quote:
Originally Posted by CapitolHornet45
If it does happen, Tyson will never be traded unless it's for his expiring contract. I'll be crossing my fingers indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by CapitolHornet45
omg omg omg omg plz be true, plz be true!!!!
Hey, remember that was Chandler's story before coming here. You put any quality big man in front of CP3 and he'll improve offensively just from all the alley oops. :hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by UNO Gracias
imagine what a player thinks hearing they are traded from a team who missed the playoffs to getting to play with teammate-friendly CP3
FWIW, Jim Henderson stated on the 5:00 news that his sources state the deal is done.
I can't believe this is true !
Okafor would be huge, he has the D than TC but he is twice better on the offensive end... i 'm praying...
this is sooooo surprising if it does happen
i mean we have been under the assumption that we are trying to cut salary, that chandler is damaged good and has no trade value at all, and then something this happens
im trying not to get too excited cuz i will be very dissapointe if it doesnt happen
Crazy how the tone of an offseason can change with one (potential) move. It was all doomsday an hour ago. Now we're contenders again and Bower is a hero. :hihi:
Please make this happen. I've loved Mohammad since his breakout year on the Hawks and Emeka is a un-athletic Chandler with a post game. :).