Around the League: Week 11 1/5-1/11

[SDC]

here's "insider" john gambodoro

Look at the date. That's 2.5 weeks before the deadline when talks were first reported. Then they died down, then they picked up again before the deadline.

so? mcdo was hardline about his no 1st round pick offer to gasol.

[SDC]

Hmmm..

The Phoenix Suns wanted Gasol, but he didn't necessarily want them, declining to say through his representatives that he would stay with them beyond the next few months if he were traded. So Gasol becomes a free agent in July, where he won't get the $19.3 million he makes now but might still command decent money from the Lakers ... or someone else.

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/20 ... rs20140220

that article came after the trade deadline passed. and of course pau has to keep his options open if his experience with the suns wasnt good. even dragic wouldnt guarantee a return to the suns after he opts out next year (most likely he'll be gone after this season).

nice try, shabuzz.

Just bullcrap! Find actual documentation and you say the guy was lying. There is no point in trying to have further reasonable discussion.

reading/comprehension is not your strong suit, eh?

he didnt rule out signing an extension with the suns if they traded for him. at least that was better than kevin love's declaration before the start of last season that he would not sign an extension if the suns acquired him via a trade.

[The Bobster]

Why the hell are people still arguing about this?

[LazarusLong]

Because they can ...

[INFORMER]

Toronto isn't a large market. It may have diversity and culture, but it's not Chicago, LA or NY.

Huh? Toronto is actually a larger market than Chicago in terms of population.

And it's one of the most culturally diverse places in North America. But lets not ruin Inf's argument with that stuff.

[INFORMER]

Toronto isn't a large market. It may have diversity and culture, but it's not Chicago, LA or NY.

Huh? Toronto is actually a larger market than Chicago in terms of population.

Come on. It's not merely a matter of population size.

[Shabazz]

Toronto isn't a large market. It may have diversity and culture, but it's not Chicago, LA or NY.

Huh? Toronto is actually a larger market than Chicago in terms of population.

Come on. It's not merely a matter of population size.

So what point were you trying to make? It has every bit of culture that Chicago has, more diversity and roughly the same population. Maybe you meant to say it's not a "glamour" market?

[INFORMER]

Media exposure, industry connections, business opportunities, etc. along with size. When stars have tried to force their way to a large market, how many times did you hear Toronto mentioned?

[carey]

Media exposure, industry connections, business opportunities, etc. along with size. When stars have tried to force their way to a large market, how many times did you hear Toronto mentioned?

How often is diverse cultural activities mentioned? Gasol is a different cat & you're arguing just to argue.

[LazarusLong]

Toronto is a larger market, albeit with some wildcard factors because it is in Canada.

Taxes are different; to simplify, rich Americans are better off than rich Canadians when it comes to taxes paid. So that's a big negative for athletes. Still, NBA, MLB and NHL do well there. Torontonians love their Argonauts, too

Otherwise, it's a world-class city with plenty of amenities and opportunities.

[INFORMER]

you're arguing just to argue.

What is your deal in this thread? Ugh.

[JCSunsfan]

Media exposure, industry connections, business opportunities, etc. along with size. When stars have tried to force their way to a large market, how many times did you hear Toronto mentioned?

But Gasol said what he liked about Chicago is the same stuff that Toronto has in spades.

[carey]

you're arguing just to argue.

What is your deal in this thread? Ugh.

Cause you do this all the time. You dig in on a point that is largely inconsequential and everyone is just wrong, wrong, wrong. You like to argue and I guarantee you don't even care about this particular issue or you wouldn't have thrown out Cirque du Soleil of all things as your argument Phoenix is a cultural hotspot.

[Phoenix219]

Hmmm..

The Phoenix Suns wanted Gasol, but he didn't necessarily want them, declining to say through his representatives that he would stay with them beyond the next few months if he were traded. So Gasol becomes a free agent in July, where he won't get the $19.3 million he makes now but might still command decent money from the Lakers ... or someone else.

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/20 ... rs20140220

that article came after the trade deadline passed. and of course pau has to keep his options open if his experience with the suns wasnt good. even dragic wouldnt guarantee a return to the suns after he opts out next year (most likely he'll be gone after this season).

nice try, shabuzz.

this place loves to build strawmen arguments so they can ignore facts with self righteousness. its hilarious watching them all turn on each other without the easy targets all of us "trolls" make, huh?

[virtual9mm]

Let's not get personal about it. For the record, you should check out the "cultural impact" factor on this link, which is a semi-objective way of comparing different cities. There are different rankings with significant differences, but for the purpose of cross-referencing Chicago, Toronto and Phoenix, the ranking should be more or less similar.

http://www.atkearney.com/documents/1019 ... 8eaf984cd5

Note that Chicago and Toronto are more or less similar -- and that Phoenix doesn't even make the list.

INF -- love the insight you provide to the board.

[Superbone]

this place loves to build strawmen arguments so they can ignore facts with self righteousness. its hilarious watching them all turn on each other without the easy targets all of us "trolls" make, huh?

In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

I'm not sure why you designate yourself as a troll. From what I've seen, you don't generally act this way.

[Shabazz]

Hmmm..

The Phoenix Suns wanted Gasol, but he didn't necessarily want them, declining to say through his representatives that he would stay with them beyond the next few months if he were traded. So Gasol becomes a free agent in July, where he won't get the $19.3 million he makes now but might still command decent money from the Lakers ... or someone else.

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/20 ... rs20140220

that article came after the trade deadline passed. and of course pau has to keep his options open if his experience with the suns wasnt good. even dragic wouldnt guarantee a return to the suns after he opts out next year (most likely he'll be gone after this season).

nice try, shabuzz.

this place loves to build strawmen arguments so they can ignore facts with self righteousness. its hilarious watching them all turn on each other without the easy targets all of us "trolls" make, huh?

Huh?

[INFORMER]

Cause you do this all the time.

I'm sorry you feel that way. I don't agree (oops, I guess that proves your point) and I think you are making an inaccurate, sweeping assertion. I would hope I could change your mind, but I am also not inclined to waste time in what is probably a pointless endeavor. You have gone out of your way to remind the board that you don't approve of my "style" on a number of occasions, so I would think enough is enough.

You dig in on a point that is largely inconsequential

And yet it is consequential enough for you to get antagonistic.

You like to argue and I guarantee you don't even care about this particular issue

I'm really perplexed why you feel the need to figure me out and be a constant critic of my posts. And that you so definitively claim to know what I'm thinking and what my motives are is just weird.

I'm honestly not complex. What you see is what you get. I'm not going to talk about something I don't care about or don't have an interest in. And when I state an opinion, 99.9% of the time, it's what I believe.

In this case, I don't feel it's a certainty that the Suns couldn't have signed Gasol. I'm sorry that offends you so much, but I promise you it's what I believe.

I have no problem with JCSunsfan, or 'bazz, or anyone disagreeing with me, and I thought this discussion/debate (or argument, as you say) was, devoid of any animus until you decided to deliver your needless barbs.

Regardless, I guess it's time for my participation in this discussion to brought to an end.

[Indy]

Man, this board sure gets testy after tough losses.

[Indy]

Hmmm..

The Phoenix Suns wanted Gasol, but he didn't necessarily want them, declining to say through his representatives that he would stay with them beyond the next few months if he were traded. So Gasol becomes a free agent in July, where he won't get the $19.3 million he makes now but might still command decent money from the Lakers ... or someone else.

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/20 ... rs20140220

that article came after the trade deadline passed. and of course pau has to keep his options open if his experience with the suns wasnt good. even dragic wouldnt guarantee a return to the suns after he opts out next year (most likely he'll be gone after this season).

nice try, shabuzz.

this place loves to build strawmen arguments so they can ignore facts with self righteousness. its hilarious watching them all turn on each other without the easy targets all of us "trolls" make, huh?

Huh?

Yeah.