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datniggbstyle Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:06 am Post subject: OT - Steve Francis Traded To New York for Penny and Ariza |
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ESPN NEWS reported by Chris Sheridan |
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cmoney Sixth Man
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:10 am Post subject: |
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I don't think that's OT. |
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lakersdynasty999 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:10 am Post subject: |
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its official???
francis and marbury...woah _________________ Lakers in '08.
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DaggerInTheHeart Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:11 am Post subject: |
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No more T-mac |
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thumpinghead Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:12 am Post subject: |
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Man New York got a great freagin deal didn't they?
Ariza sucks and Penny is done.
Francis can still be an All-Star again...
Why Can't the Laker's trade???????????? _________________ Kevin Love. 2015. |
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datniggbstyle Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: |
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Dont Expect BOTH marbury and francis to be in a Knick uniform after thursday. |
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KobeButler Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: |
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ive been watching espn news all morning long..they didnt say anything. _________________ Pain is temporary, at the end of pain is success... |
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lakersdynasty999 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: |
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it does seem like quite a deal for NY
however...francis and marbz in the backcourt...cant wait till theyplay LA next yr...francis trying to guard kobe hahaha _________________ Lakers in '08.
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lakerguy3 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:14 am Post subject: |
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No more silly Francis for Odom rumors !!!! |
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datniggbstyle Star Player
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RetroNikes Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:15 am Post subject: |
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It's on ESPN.com
Steve Francis is headed to New York under a deal agreed to Wednesday by the Knicks and the Orlando Magic, ESPN.com has learned.
Steve Francis
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The teams agreed to a trade of Francis for Penny Hardaway and Trevor Ariza, two league sources with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.com.
The trade was expected to be announced later Wednesday afternoon after being called in to the league office.
In New York, Francis will be paired with Stephon Marbury as the highest-paid backcourt duo in the NBA.
The Knicks were still talking with several other clubs as team president Isiah Thomas worked at remaking a roster that has stumbled to the league's second-worst record, 15-37.
For the Magic, the trade will provide salary cap relief to a franchise that can now go further beneath the cap than any of the league's 30 teams in the summer of 2007 when a bumper crop of free agents will be on the market, giving Orlando several options in figuring out how to rebuild around 20-year-old power forward Dwight Howard. |
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lakersdynasty999 Star Player
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sodapoppenski Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:16 am Post subject: |
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I actually think that's a great deal for Orlando.
They didn't want Franchise anyways.
He's overpaid and has a terrible attitude.
He helped them fill seats, but now they have more cap room in 2007
than any other team and that summer still is loaded up with a good
number of solid UFAs.
Bad move for NYK if they're keeping Marbury.
Marbury + Francis is a terrible pairing.
So would have been Kobe + Francis, so hells yeah - glad we didn't go
after his over-dribbling a$$. |
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TACH Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:16 am Post subject: |
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datniggbstyle wrote: | Dont Expect BOTH marbury and francis to be in a Knick uniform after thursday. |
Can't see anybody crazy enough to take on Steph's contract.... |
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RG73 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:17 am Post subject: |
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How long before Larry Brown resigns now? He's not going to be able to deal with those two guys in the backcourt. He and Marbury have already been at it all season..... |
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lakerguy3 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Ariza is not bad, but I thought they were trying to get Crawford too. This is quite a salary dump for Orlando. |
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iml84myd8s Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:18 am Post subject: |
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The Knicks will right the ship. They have a GM who isn't afraid to pull the trigger. Now they have a proven and respected coach, which was the biggest missing piece for a while now. Furthermore, they have an owner who realizes the salary cap doesn't apply to teams who are in the bigger markets. Even with the Knicks team salary, they make money every year.
It's amazing Jerry Buss isn't willing to spend luxury tax dollars to get top players around Kobe, considering the Lakers franchise make more money than the Knicks franchise. |
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SirRunnethOfSoCal Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Isiah Thomas is a freakin' moron. Francis, Marbury, Crawford, Q-Rich, Rose, etc. ?!?!?!? WTF?!?!? Hogfest city in NY Hahaha! |
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vvbandit Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:18 am Post subject: |
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marbury
Francis
Curry
Crawford
Frye
Not bad talent, but for some reason you just know they are gonna suck |
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BigE32 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:18 am Post subject: |
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It sounds like Orlando is doing it for future financial flexibility. A backcourt of Marbury and Francis and only one basketball. It will be interesting to see how that backcourt tandem works together. |
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Panthas Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: |
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It seems like the blackhole is getting larger and larger out there.... _________________ Panthas |
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iml84myd8s Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: |
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sodapoppenski wrote: |
Bad move for NYK if they're keeping Marbury.
Marbury + Francis is a terrible pairing.
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Larry Brown will now use Marbury as trade bait for another all star. |
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TACH Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: |
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RG73 wrote: | How long before Larry Brown resigns now? He's not going to be able to deal with those two guys in the backcourt. He and Marbury have already been at it all season..... |
Don't forget Jalen, Crawford, Nate, Quentin... LB better needs a Snickers.... |
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senator kobe Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: |
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What does this mean exactly to the supposed Laker/Houston/orlando deal? _________________ What? Never mind... |
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sodapoppenski Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:22 am Post subject: |
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iml84myd8s wrote: | The Knicks will right the ship. They have a GM who isn't afraid to pull the trigger. Now they have a proven and respected coach, which was the biggest missing piece for a while now. Furthermore, they have an owner who realizes the salary cap doesn't apply to teams who are in the bigger markets. Even with the Knicks team salary, they make money every year.
It's amazing Jerry Buss isn't willing to spend luxury tax dollars to get top players around Kobe, considering the Lakers franchise make more money than the Knicks franchise. |
They have a GM who's done nothing but make terrible moves since the
day he was hired, in the shadow of the GM before him who did nothing
but the same.
It's nice for a team to be in such a big market that they can afford to go
over the cap without sitting on Mark Cuban money - but New York is
screwed on tons of its contracts and is still loaded with overpriced vets.
I don't know if you understand this whole "salary cap" concept, but there's
more to it than simply being over or under it.
When you're like the Knicks and load yourself top to bottom with all these
overpriced contracts, it makes future moves much more difficult not only
because your players are overpaid - but because you also then have to
match salaries closer in any deal.
NYK has one of the worst front-offices in recent memory.
I dunno what you're trippin' on man. |
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