Comments on: The Cavs called about Antawn Jamison?

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:09:10 +0000

"drew," come trade deadline time, if you're not as excited and interested about this time as I am, then that's your problem. The way Ferry completely ruined future Cavaliers trade deadline excitement when he completely botched 2005, the 2008 and 2009 trade deadlines have finally been something to watch for something other than what other franchises might be up to.

By: drew

drew — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:44:03 +0000

let's rename the blog, "Beside the Point: The Blog by Alan". He writes more words in his posts than Pat anyway.

By: terje

terje — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:52:16 +0000

my bad eastsidejoe. you are right. alan hit the board but you hit the bullseye.

By: larry d.

larry d. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:42:03 +0000

Heck if his feet are as bad as Z's it would be worth acquiring him throwing him on an operating table and waiting a year or two for the investment to come through.

As far as Jamison is concerned, isn't he pretty old? How long is his current contract? I'm not a 'future is now' believer with this team and think LeBron will want to see a team that can stay together for the long term.

By: EastSideJoe

EastSideJoe — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:02:47 +0000

No, EastSideJoe called it. Chandler is damaged goods. Most all the above is hot air.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:25:24 +0000

As an added bonus, he texts on a thing called Twitter, whatever the hell that is. Unless they get O'Neal or Camby (who has an ear infection, but who cares), I'm still hoping Chandler will Twitter tomorrow that he's been acquired by Cleveland.

http://twitter.com/tysonchandler

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:17:59 +0000

Maybe Gilbert *can't* afford him along with the luxury tax, andy. Which is my entire point. We'll find out by tomorrow what he can and can't afford.

For the three people who care, or the nine people who even know who Tyson Chandler is, here's his blog. Apparently you can also nickname his new baby, if you're interested. "Gilbertferry" has a ring to it. Oh, and he likes fishing.

http://www.tysonchandler.com/tysonchandlersblog

By: andy@ksu

andy@ksu — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:09:24 +0000

i was joking about the fire sale thing alan. you were so bent out of shape that okc got him so cheap, that you thought that the fact that they got him and we didn't must have meant that gilbert could not afford him. (you even brought up the housing crisis) you also said "No valid excuse outside of pure financial reasons for not making that Chandler deal"

i know that the cavs have doctors alan, not sure why you brought that up.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:53:55 +0000

andy, the Cavaliers have doctors, too, you know. If there was a problem, they would have found it. He'd take a physical in Cleveland at the Cleveland Clinic by Cleveland's doctors, with the exact same right to rescind.

Unless Chandler has a staph infection or foot problems, they'd find it. Going all the way back to botching Brad Daugherty, the Cavs' Cleveland Clinic doctors seem to be lacking in the medical feet department. Not to mention the staph infections.

Besides, I'm still ridiculing them, unless there is something else brewing. It would have not been made strictly for financial reasons, not because of medical reasons, because they wouldn't have known anything until the physical.

And Marlins fire sale? Huh? What does not wanting to pay the luxury tax have to do with a fire sale? I can certainly understand Gilbert if he doesn't want to pay it next season, but don't engage in bad faith and lie to us if you never had any intent to pay it in the first place.

Bottom line, unless there is something else brewing, the purse strings have been closed. O'Neal. Camby. Chandler. In that order.

By: andy@ksu

andy@ksu — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:44:21 +0000

maybe we can get joe smith now