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PurpleReign4 Starting Rotation
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 176
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject: Enough of This!!!! (my rant against insiders) |
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Look, I appreciate the info we get from our insiders as much as the next fan (especially Emplay), but we currenntly have threads from people claiming to know (or claiming to know people who know) that by Thursday we'll be getting Lewis and Boozer, or AI, or KG and I'm really getting sick of this. KG isn't getting traded. Jerry Sloan was excited to be able to re-work Boozer into Utah's offensive gameplan. They won't dump him unless they get an equal expiring contract. The Sixers are looking into trading AI but won't. The Sonics would much prefer dealing Ray-Ray to Rashard, and have admitted at least internally that re-upping him last summer was a mistake.
I will admit that initially hearing these rumors gets me excited, but then an old friend named logic creeps back in. So I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going to go into Thursday not expecting the Lakers to make any deals, and either way, I won't be disappointed. And I request that our "insiders" or "friends of insiders" don't post their bs intel unless that insider happens to be Mitch, Jim or Jerry Buss.
Am I alone here? |
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Money$hot! Star Player
Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 5911
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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I'm tired of ambiguous thread titles
http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=18269
Ok, now that the thread title has been edited. I will also agree that people do indeed come here for rumors. It's part of the fun so deal with it. =)
Last edited by Money$hot! on Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:43 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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sodapoppenski Star Player
Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 7364 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Money$hot! wrote: | I'm tired of ambiguous thread titles |
Haha me too.
As for the trade threads, it's gonna happen this time of year.
And I'd rather people pass along the info than end up scared to do so.
Sure, that leaves most of us choosing between 20 rumors to guess which
ones (if any) are legit - but I prefer that to getting no scoop whatsoever
from the real sources. |
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tgf5 Franchise Player
Joined: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 11581 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah you are alone. This is why most people come to LG. Just hear recent news or rumours. If this was unexpected, then it is not the place for you. |
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tony smith Star Player
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 1960 Location: West LA
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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tgf5 wrote: | Yeah you are alone. This is why most people come to LG. Just hear recent news or rumours. If this was unexpected, then it is not the place for you. |
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Colby Briant Star Player
Joined: 14 Aug 2002 Posts: 2940 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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these rumors are what make the site fun. but i do agree to some dregree that if you are going to make up a rumor at least provide a paragraph or two about the rumor you heard about.
Good:Take this however way you want to, but I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is in the Lakers organization. He said that a scenario that is being talked about is George/Slava/Mihm to Utah for Carlos Boozer. And in a separate trade, Lamar Odom would go to Seattle for Rahard Lewis. He told me that although publicly the Lakers are denying efforts to trade Odom, in reality they are upset with his underachievemnet and have been exploring trade options since mid January. Im not sure if this is going to happen but im just reporting what im hearing.
Bad:Just a rumor I heard. What do you think of a Kobe/A.I. duo? Will it work? |
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Sage_10 Star Player
Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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tony smith wrote: | tgf5 wrote: | Yeah you are alone. This is why most people come to LG. Just hear recent news or rumours. If this was unexpected, then it is not the place for you. |
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Ditto. Sorry man. |
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Tony Montana Star Player
Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 2962
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Colby Briant wrote: | these rumors are what make the site fun. but i do agree to some dregree that if you are going to make up a rumor at least provide a paragraph or two about the rumor you heard about.
Good:Take this however way you want to, but I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is in the Lakers organization. He said that a scenario that is being talked about is George/Slava/Mihm to Utah for Carlos Boozer. And in a separate trade, Lamar Odom would go to Seattle for Rahard Lewis. He told me that although publicly the Lakers are denying efforts to trade Odom, in reality they are upset with his underachievemnet and have been exploring trade options since mid January. Im not sure if this is going to happen but im just reporting what im hearing.
Bad:Just a rumor I heard. What do you think of a Kobe/A.I. duo? Will it work? |
That says it all. Thanks! |
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KobeButler Franchise Player
Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 10179
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Dont worry, trade deadline is in less than a week. _________________ Pain is temporary, at the end of pain is success... |
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Sage_10 Star Player
Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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KobeButler wrote: | Dont worry, trade deadline is in less than a week. |
All that means is that the countdown to summer negotiations will begin. |
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rock0100 Star Player
Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 5387
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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This trade deadline is driving everybody insane. I am have had nightmares the last three nights about trades and I got banned from clublakers for telling people that were "in the know" to be quiet because they were giving away to much info. |
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ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 Star Player
Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 8361
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah these rumors are just shooting out like a machine gun. Makes me believe that we will make some trade before the deadline.
What I have heard so far this week:
F K-Mart
F/C Channing Frye
G Stevie Francis
G/F Tracy McGrady
F/C Carlos Boozer
G Allen Iverson
F Reshard Lewis |
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Sage_10 Star Player
Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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kobe2mike wrote: | Yeah these rumors are just shooting out like a machine gun. Makes me believe that we will make some trade before the deadline.
What I have heard so far this week:
F K-Mart
F/C Channing Frye
G Stevie Francis
G/F Tracy McGrady
F/C Carlos Boozer
G Allen Iverson
F Reshard Lewis |
Tracy McGrady? When did that happen? Damn someone must of had a hit of the wacky tobaccy. |
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ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 Star Player
Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 8361
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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Btw, been looking around the web, this trade rumor is the most compelling to me, and I've seen a lot of T-Mac rumors on a few sites.
Orlando trades:
G Stevie Francis
F Bo Outlaw
F Stacey Augmon
LA trades:
F Lamar Odom
F Slava Medvendenko
1st Rounder
Houston trades:
F Tracy McGrady
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Orlando recieves:
F Lamar Odom
F Slava Medvendenko
LA recieves:
F Tracy McGrady
F Bo Outlaw
Houston recieves:
G Stevie Francis
F Stacey Augmon
1st Rounder |
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rock0100 Star Player
Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 5387
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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kobe2mike wrote: | Btw, been looking around the web, this trade rumor is the most compelling to me, and I've seen a lot of T-Mac rumors on a few sites.
Orlando trades:
G Stevie Francis
F Bo Outlaw
F Stacey Augmon
LA trades:
F Lamar Odom
F Slava Medvendenko
1st Rounder
Houston trades:
F Tracy McGrady
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Orlando recieves:
F Lamar Odom
F Slava Medvendenko
LA recieves:
F Tracy McGrady
F Bo Outlaw
Houston recieves:
G Stevie Francis
F Stacey Augmon
1st Rounder |
This might work if Orlando throws in a draft pick for Houston also, what I don't understand though is why don't the Rockets & Lakers just work on a Odom / McGrady swap with the Lakers throwing in some other stuff. |
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Mailman04 Starting Rotation
Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 904
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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It's really simple, don't click on them and read them. It isn't that complicated. |
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angrypuppy Retired Number
Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32730
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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LG has always been abuzz with trade rumors around the deadline. I suspect it'll get even worse as we hit the trade deadline this Thursday, we'll all have trouble accessing LG.
Just don't get disappointed if nothing goes down.
The deals that get done are for minor players, not stars (or especially superstars)... and the Lakers simply don't do deals at the deadline. The deals that do get done blindside us all, and are never mentioned on the Internet until a newspaper leaks it.
Take each rumor with a grain of salt, and enjoy debating the player's fit. Though I'm pretty confident nothing will go down, I'm still hoping that we'll make a play for KG. There are some very encouraging signs... I can always dream, can't I? |
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ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 Star Player
Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 8361
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | what I don't understand though is why don't the Rockets & Lakers just work on a Odom / McGrady swap with the Lakers throwing in some other stuff. |
Newspaper articles and rumors have that the Rockets wouldn't mind getting Francis back. And the Rockets fans are warming up to the idea of getting him back. With the recent stuff of the Lakers "agressively" pursuing Francis, and insiders saying that Francis wouldn't be for us, but to put in a 3 way deal that will bring us so good of a player that we will be bowing to Mitch. T-Mac to Lakers, Franchise to Rockets, and LO to Orlando makes some good sense. |
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bounty Star Player
Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 3946
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Orlando gets Bynum and expiring
Rocks get steve and LO
Lakers get Yao and Vasquez |
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ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 Star Player
Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 8361
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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^^^
nah |
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DiehardLakerFan Starting Rotation
Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 463
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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It really sickens me when people join the site and start claiming they have inside info to get people all excited about a rumor that has no backing. You people really need to get a life. |
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mm708 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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Couldn't have said it better angrypuppy. |
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Vlade Star Player
Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 2373 Location: valley of dry bone dreams
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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You have to take everything with a grain of salt, of course. That said, we do have some "insiders" with track records, so you never know. _________________ -
"All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie." |
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mm708 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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I know, but then you have those fakers who just want to get us excited for no reason. |
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lakers0505 Franchise Player
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 10701
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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DiehardLakerFan wrote: | It really sickens me when people join the site and start claiming they have inside info to get people all excited about a rumor that has no backing. You people really need to get a life. |
Words cant express how much i love that avatar, only thing missing is jumbo buss, too make it a accurate statment. |
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