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[Steven]

No price is too high for Lebron.

Except LeBron by himself doesn't win a ring. That's been proven. All stars have needed a Robin (except for Hakeem 94 and Dirk 11) since 1980. Jordan no Pippen, no ring. Kobe no Shaq no Pau, no ring. Duncan has either had Parker or Robinson. So there is a price that is too high. But I would trade everyone except the one star to pair with LeBron, for Lebron.

Edited by Steven, 15 July 2013 - 05:16 AM.

[Cooper]

The heat would not trade lebron unless he said there was absolutely no way he's resigning.
And in the event he was available everyone but harden should be an option in a trade.

Edited by Cooper, 15 July 2013 - 05:20 AM.

[rockets best fan]

while Lebron may be the best player right now.........the best team will win the championship. LeBron on a one year rental vs. giving up what we have. I wouldn't do it.........no one player is worth that. especially when you have nothing to put around him.

[rocketrick]

Lebron sucks. I wouldn't even trade Jeremy Lin for him.

Is this trolling? Or maybe it's my imagination running wild.

[rocketrick]

I agree large expiring contracts are a commodity. but asik and lin don't expire until the 2015 FA class how can that help?

Except us trading a large expiring contract at the Trade Deadline won't necessarily (nor likely) be to sign a free agent in the summer of 2015, etc. Instead I envision a move similar to what the Rockets accomplished in 1994-95 when trading away Horry and Cassell for Clyde the Glide Drexler. In other words, why not keep that bullet in your arsenal (Asik and Lin expiring contracts) as long as possible. Although I don't expect Asik will last to the trade deadline in 2015. If he's still around by then, I assume it's because the Rockets were able to find a way to give him enough minutes by figuring out (miraculously in my opinion) a way for Asik and D12 to be on the floor for long minutes.

[redfaithful]

Is this trolling? Or maybe it's my imagination running wild.

 

It is sometimes referred to as sense of humor. Keep up with the good work Steven.

[Steven]

Except us trading a large expiring contract at the Trade Deadline won't necessarily (nor likely) be to sign a free agent in the summer of 2015, etc. Instead I envision a move similar to what the Rockets accomplished in 1994-95 when trading away Horry and Cassell for Clyde the Glide Drexler. In other words, why not keep that bullet in your arsenal (Asik and Lin expiring contracts) as long as possible. Although I don't expect Asik will last to the trade deadline in 2015. If he's still around by then, I assume it's because the Rockets were able to find a way to give him enough minutes by figuring out (miraculously in my opinion) a way for Asik and D12 to be on the floor for long minutes.

Horry and Cassell weren't in the Drexler trade. They were apart of the Barkley trade.

[Mason Khamvilay]

It is sometimes referred to as sense of humor. Keep up with the good work Steven.

It's only a sense of humor when it's actually funny--something I learned the hard way very recently. 

[timetodienow1234567]

Except LeBron by himself doesn't win a ring. That's been proven. All stars have needed a Robin (except for Hakeem 94 and Dirk 11) since 1980. Jordan no Pippen, no ring. Kobe no Shaq no Pau, no ring. Duncan has either had Parker or Robinson. So there is a price that is too high. But I would trade everyone except the one star to pair with LeBron, for Lebron.

[timetodienow1234567]

Except LeBron by himself doesn't win a ring. That's been proven. All stars have needed a Robin (except for Hakeem 94 and Dirk 11) since 1980. Jordan no Pippen, no ring. Kobe no Shaq no Pau, no ring. Duncan has either had Parker or Robinson. So there is a price that is too high. But I would trade everyone except the one star to pair with LeBron, for Lebron.

Kobe was Shaq's sidekick

[Steven]

It's only a sense of humor when it's actually funny--something I learned the hard way very recently.

Yea. But you can get away with it not being funny as long as it isn't personal. I try to only talk about players/team/coach, not fellow posters. Unless I'm thanking them for admitting I have won the debate.

[rocketrick]

Horry and Cassell weren't in the Drexler trade. They were apart of the Barkley trade.

My mistake, too many Burger King munchies late last night!

That was Otis Thorpe that was traded to Portland for Clyde the Glide. Cassell and Horry were traded the year after the Rockets won back to back Championships for Sir Barkley. Could have been a favorable trade if Barkley had stayed healthy. Reminds me of Matt Maloney running point that season, that experiment failed miserably in the playoffs.