So who's the odd man out with Gasol?

 

Taj or Niko?

Things I've learned the last week or two: the NBA salary cap and it's rules make almost no sense.

Things I've learned the last week or two: the NBA salary cap and it's rules make almost no sense.

 

x1000. There is an exception for anything and everything.

Things I've learned the last week or two: the NBA salary cap and it's rules make almost no sense.

 

I'm so glad MLB doesn't have a salary cap. Especially a soft salary cap with a million different exceptions.

x1000. There is an exception for anything and everything.

 

 

I'm so glad MLB doesn't have a salary cap. Especially a soft salary cap with a million different exceptions.

I mean do NBA GMs even understand it fully?

If the FO gets both Gasol and Anthony without losing one of Butler or Taj, I will forever refer to John Paxson as HeisenPax.

Edited July 12, 201411 yr by chw42

I mean do NBA GMs even understand it fully?

 

I'm sure they do.

 

I have to wonder when he decided to go with that look.

I just came to the sudden realization that this Bulls FO isn't creative enough to get any of this s*** people on RealGM are thinking of done.

 

Therefore, I'm going to bed.

ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein

Sensing Bulls increasingly focused on trying to complete acquisition of Pau Gasol ... since pulling off their Melo dream is proving so hard

 

 

 

Pau consolation prize in Melo sweepstakes

Eh. I think the Bulls know if Gasol goes to Knicks, Melo stays. They don't want that.

I'm sure they do.

PatRiley pays an nba ssalary cap expert so there's that.

Can't wait for Gasol's 47 games off the bench.

You could always sign Pau to make up for the loss of Taj...

K.C. Johnson ‏@KCJHoop

 

As Bulls work to finalize deal w/ Gasol, can't fully know if Melo is done. Gasol on MLE and Melo S&T does work but longshot. Closure today?

I just don't see how a 34-year-old breaking down Gasol really helps this team get over the hump. We have Noah/Taj/Mirotic (supposedly). We remain to have little wing scoring and no one who can handle the basketball outside of Rose. If we have to get by LBJ, we will run into the same issue that when he guards Rose, our offense just can't score.

 

I like Gasol as a player, but I just have to question whether this was a bigger need than a couple of wing players.

Edited July 12, 201411 yr by maggsmaggs

I just don't see how a 34-year-old breaking down Gasol really helps this team get over the hump. We have Noah/Taj/Mirotic (supposedly). We remain to have little wing scoring and no one who can handle the basketball outside of Rose. If we have to get by LBJ, we will run into the same issue that when he guards Rose, our offense just can't score.

 

I like Gasol as a player, but I just have to question whether this was a bigger need than a couple of wing players.

Well, they haven't given up on Melo yet. There's multiple offers on the table for Melo, including a 2 year and then back-to-back years of player opt-ins. You sign Pau if you're trading Taj.

 

Also, Gasol isn't really breaking down. D'Antoni refused to play him in the post and made one of the most gifted big men in the entire league shoot 18 foot jumpers instead of working his magic down low - and he still shot 48% with 17/10. He's an extraordinary get regardless of what else the Bulls do.

I just don't see how a 34-year-old breaking down Gasol really helps this team get over the hump. We have Noah/Taj/Mirotic (supposedly). We remain to have little wing scoring and no one who can handle the basketball outside of Rose. If we have to get by LBJ, we will run into the same issue that when he guards Rose, our offense just can't score.

 

I like Gasol as a player, but I just have to question whether this was a bigger need than a couple of wing players.

 

I'm afraid to see how much we're paying him

Cowley saying Gasol deal all but done and the Bulls are basically assuming Melo is back to NY

Maybe the idea here is to trade taj to Houston and free up cap space to offer Melo max. Replace him with pau.

Cowley with the usual doom and gloom. McGraw seems to get it.

 

 

KC says it's difficult but Melo in play, along with McGraw. Cowley hasn't been behind Melo for a while

Alright Melo, I'm awake, so anytime now....

 

I'm down with trading Taj if it means Pau/Melo in sign and trades. That'd be huge.

So I see the Cavs now have Mike Miller, who had his best shooting season in years and was actually healthy in '14, all but locked up. And now word is the Cavs aren't trading Wiggins and are offering Waiters/Bennent/draft picks for Love. That doesn't sound like nearly enough but if Love says the only team he'll extend with is Cleveland, aren't the wolves pretty f***ed?

 

 

As long as Gasol doesn't take a lot of cap space I am down with the signing. He might be a good mentor for Mirotic.