Gay, Acy & Gray to SAC for Vasquez, Patterson, Hayes & Salmons (Augustin waived)

[Sig]

Ok guys, what's the over/under on Gay getting booed next game in Toronto?


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[white men can't jump]

Vazquez is a really good player. I'm actually surprised that New Orleans let him go.

Last year i made a list of starting PG's that are better than Lowry. There was 20-21 of them. Vazquez was on that list.

Vasquez is not that young because he played a full college career. And he has ankle issues.

I think he's a good player too, but I can understand teams not being too attached to him.

[The Great One]

Chris Paul think that Greivis Vasquez has all-star potential....

http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss...rd_grei_5.html

We can dream.

Vazquez is a really good player. I'm actually surprised that New Orleans let him go.

Last year i made a list of starting PG's that are better than Lowry. There was 20-21 of them. Vazquez was on that list.

[Joey]

Jose Calderon, Ed Davis, Quincy Acy, Aaron Gray and a 2nd rounder

FOR

Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Chuck Hayes

Not bad Masai

Fixed it. Never forget Quincy you guys.

[golden]

Chris Paul think that Greivis Vasquez has all-star potential....

http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss...rd_grei_5.html

We can dream.

[Papa Burgundy]

Jose Calderon, Ed Davis, and a 2nd rounder

FOR

Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Chuck Hayes

Not bad Masai

[iblastoff]

Well not really, they think it can be the long term answer (Cousins n' Gay)
http://www.kingsfans.com/threads/rud....54571/page-15

my favourite quote from that thread "I don't think Gay, Cousins and IT can share the floor together unless the NBA changes the rule to allow three balls on the floor at the same time."

other than that though, the rest actually sounds exactly like how toronto reacted when gay arrived here. "Finally we got a real SF, a legit one who is a borderline all star!!!"

kinda sad for all parties really...

[connected]

Cleveland still needs a wing.. Salmons for Bennett?

lol I think there would be riots in cleveland if that deal was even rumoured.

[BadDinosaur]

It's a great deal for us and I hope MU does continue with the trading. I'm a firm believer that with Gay gone and with GV and others in we're a better team, so tanking will be hard. If we want to tank we need to trade away DeRozan and Lowry, preferably for a top 5 pick this summer... which I don't think will happen. More realistic is we get some expiring contracts and maybe a nice prospect in return. At the same time I don't really want to see DeRozan go, I think he's becoming one of the better SGs in this league and although he has his flaws, he can be a very good "3rd" and possibly develop into "the second guy" on a championship team over this season and next if he improves his D.

With Greivis being the pick n roll PG that he is, I can already hear our broadcasters go something like: "...oh there it is again! The GV to JV connection for a slam dunk!..." I hope this means JV is gonna be back on track in terms of development, because with the lineup we used so far this season, it was really counter-productive when it comes to developing JV. I'm excited right now. Hope Ross sees some more minutes too.

On a side note: we play the Kings on Feb. 5 @ Sacramento. Wanna see how it'll work out for Rudy in Sactown.

[Jamshid]

Cleveland still needs a wing.. Salmons for Bennett?

No way they will do that. However, they might do Waiters for DD if they are really interested in competing now. That being said, they have the pipe dream of Lebron coming over and hence they will try to hold on their Cap flexibility and hence will not sign DD.

[planetmars]

Or traded to another team looking to cut salary in exchange for another contract and sweetener.

Guaranteed you don't see Masai take any player with a contract extending beyond 2014-15 unless it is a rookie deal.... just guessing here.

2015-16 is what is being geared up for.

Cleveland still needs a wing.. Salmons for Bennett?

[grindhouse]

The biggest thing I noticed was how effective Amir was in the pick n roll. I always thought most of the offense should run through that pick n roll with Amir evolved

[white men can't jump]

Wow.

I would have guessed the opposite.

Gay also plays better D and rebounds.

Hmmmmmmm.

He rebounds, but I would amend the D statement to be he "can" play better D. Unfortunately his effort is so inconsistent and lacking there that many nights he is not at all a better defender. He doesn't hustle, and his fundamentals get really bad when he's lazy (he just stands up straight and doesn't even move sometimes).

I'm so happy to see Gay gone.

[Axel]

Wow.

I would have guessed the opposite.

Gay also plays better D and rebounds.

Hmmmmmmm.

I was surprised too but remember that it is likely a fairly small sample size since both guys average about 36 mpg.

Gay's D hasn't been all that great (no Team D Rtg change when he goes to the bench) and is over-rated. He's capable but not willing.

Rebounding hasn't been a huge issue for us (except for a few games) and adding Hayes should help the 2nd unit grab more boards.

[mcHAPPY]

Another good quote

"DeRozan has shot better this season without Gay on the floor, per NBA.com. The Raptors’ starting lineup, torrid to finish last season, has scored just 98.9 points per 100 possessions this season — about equivalent to Orlando’s offense, ranked 24th in the league. The Raps turned into world-beaters when Casey separated the two wing gunners: 104.2 points per 100 possessions when DeRozan played without Gay, and 112.7 when Gay went solo. (This did not happen last season)."

Wow.

I would have guessed the opposite.

Gay also plays better D and rebounds.

Hmmmmmmm.