2008 CelticsBlog draft board.

[Roy Hobbs]

whispers also indicate that ray allen is on the block, and (besides the offers ive gotten already) the kings will be using this week to weigh offers for the 9 time all star and arguable finals MVP SG, before coming to a decision on thursday.

The league would like to remind everyone of the deadline for roster moves by 8 tonight. 

Quick, possibly silly question:

how do we "waive" players... i imagine that there may be scattered instances where some of us may want to add a player another team has waived...

Ubuntu Y'all!

I'm of the opinion (not official) that waived players should be listed in this thread.  Other GMs can add them as free agents before the 8:00pm deadline tonight (first come first served, one FA per day).  If they're not added by such time, they can once again be added when wdleehi re-opens the trading window.

[The Walker Wiggle]

That was quick. I guess I should have been more specific. I was aware of the rule but received permission from Commissioner Wdleehi to sign a 15th player before the 8pm deadline - since I hadn't signed any F.A.s over the weekend.

[Lucky17]

whispers also indicate that ray allen is on the block, and (besides the offers ive gotten already) the kings will be using this week to weigh offers for the 9 time all star and arguable finals MVP SG, before coming to a decision on thursday.

The league would like to remind everyone of the deadline for roster moves by 8 tonight. 

Quick, possibly silly question:

how do we "waive" players... i imagine that there may be scattered instances where some of us may want to add a player another team has waived...

Ubuntu Y'all!

I'm of the opinion (not official) that waived players should be listed in this thread.  Other GMs can add them as free agents before the 8:00pm deadline tonight (first come first served, one FA per day).  If they're not added by such time, they can once again be added when wdleehi re-opens the trading window.

I'd suggest/request using the same format as was used to make picks.

Example:

The Atlanta Hawks waive Mark Blount.

[Roy Hobbs]

That was quick. I guess I should have been more specific. I was aware of the rule but received permission from Commissioner Wdleehi to sign a 15th player before the 8pm deadline - since I hadn't signed any F.A.s over the weekend.

Fire the Commish!  Unfair application of the rules!  Rant, rant, rant!

[wdleehi]

That was quick. I guess I should have been more specific. I was aware of the rule but received permission from Commissioner Wdleehi to sign a 15th player before the 8pm deadline - since I hadn't signed any F.A.s over the weekend.

Fire the Commish!  Unfair application of the rules!  Rant, rant, rant!

That's a 10 TP fine right there mister.   

[The Walker Wiggle]

That's it I'm going to quit!

(In all seriousness, if anyone has actual hard feelings just pm me and I'll quietly renounce my claim to Mr. Griffen.)

[Gainesville Celtic]

That was quick. I guess I should have been more specific. I was aware of the rule but received permission from Commissioner Wdleehi to sign a 15th player before the 8pm deadline - since I hadn't signed any F.A.s over the weekend.

Fire the Commish!  Unfair application of the rules!  Rant, rant, rant!

That's a 10 TP fine right there mister.   

ONLY 10?!?!  See Roy is the annointed one... <rant, rant, rant>. 

 

TP Wdleehi for the commish's humor.

[Gainesville Celtic]

via Rotoworld... perhaps the stock of Travis Outlaw (of the fake SpursWizards) and Steve Blake (of the fake Portland Annointed Ones Blazers) is slipping a bit?

The Trailblazers have reportedly offered to trade Travis Outlaw to the Grizzlies in exchange for a point guard.
Mike Conley is likely off limits, and the Grizzlies are inclined to keep Kyle Lowry for his toughness and defensive ability. The Blazers might be willing to take Javaris Crittenton, but more likely they would beef up the offer to land Conley or Lowry. This also raises doubts about Portland's confidence in Steve Blake, and confirms that they don't view Jerryd Bayless --whose passing has never been his strong suit-- as the point guard of the future.

(roy, TP for being a good sport in advance ).

[KCattheStripe]

via Rotoworld... perhaps the stock of Travis Outlaw (of the fake Spurs) and Steve Blake (of the fake Portland Annointed Ones Blazers) is slipping a bit?

The Trailblazers have reportedly offered to trade Travis Outlaw to the Grizzlies in exchange for a point guard.
Mike Conley is likely off limits, and the Grizzlies are inclined to keep Kyle Lowry for his toughness and defensive ability. The Blazers might be willing to take Javaris Crittenton, but more likely they would beef up the offer to land Conley or Lowry. This also raises doubts about Portland's confidence in Steve Blake, and confirms that they don't view Jerryd Bayless --whose passing has never been his strong suit-- as the point guard of the future.

(roy, TP for being a good sport  ).

Ummmmmmmmmmm... Travis Outlaw is on the fake Wizards thank you.

[Roy Hobbs]

via Rotoworld... perhaps the stock of Travis Outlaw (of the fake Spurs) and Steve Blake (of the fake Portland Annointed Ones Blazers) is slipping a bit?

The Trailblazers have reportedly offered to trade Travis Outlaw to the Grizzlies in exchange for a point guard.
Mike Conley is likely off limits, and the Grizzlies are inclined to keep Kyle Lowry for his toughness and defensive ability. The Blazers might be willing to take Javaris Crittenton, but more likely they would beef up the offer to land Conley or Lowry. This also raises doubts about Portland's confidence in Steve Blake, and confirms that they don't view Jerryd Bayless --whose passing has never been his strong suit-- as the point guard of the future.

(roy, TP for being a good sport  ).

I can 100% guarantee you that Javaris Crittenton doesn't get minutes over Steve Blake.  Kevin Pritchard didn't put together the best young team in the league by being stupid.

(On the other hand, I *do* think Outlaw is a bit overrated.  However, I think Portland's target in that deal would be Lowry; he's about on Outlaw's level.)

[Gainesville Celtic]

via Rotoworld... perhaps the stock of Travis Outlaw (of the fake Spurs) and Steve Blake (of the fake Portland Annointed Ones Blazers) is slipping a bit?

The Trailblazers have reportedly offered to trade Travis Outlaw to the Grizzlies in exchange for a point guard.
Mike Conley is likely off limits, and the Grizzlies are inclined to keep Kyle Lowry for his toughness and defensive ability. The Blazers might be willing to take Javaris Crittenton, but more likely they would beef up the offer to land Conley or Lowry. This also raises doubts about Portland's confidence in Steve Blake, and confirms that they don't view Jerryd Bayless --whose passing has never been his strong suit-- as the point guard of the future.

(roy, TP for being a good sport  ).

Ummmmmmmmmmm... Travis Outlaw is on the fake Wizards thank you.

Sorry KC... with 19 other players on the WAS roster its hard to keep track 

[KCattheStripe]

via Rotoworld... perhaps the stock of Travis Outlaw (of the fake Spurs) and Steve Blake (of the fake Portland Annointed Ones Blazers) is slipping a bit?

The Trailblazers have reportedly offered to trade Travis Outlaw to the Grizzlies in exchange for a point guard.
Mike Conley is likely off limits, and the Grizzlies are inclined to keep Kyle Lowry for his toughness and defensive ability. The Blazers might be willing to take Javaris Crittenton, but more likely they would beef up the offer to land Conley or Lowry. This also raises doubts about Portland's confidence in Steve Blake, and confirms that they don't view Jerryd Bayless --whose passing has never been his strong suit-- as the point guard of the future.

(roy, TP for being a good sport  ).

Ummmmmmmmmmm... Travis Outlaw is on the fake Wizards thank you.

Sorry KC... with 19 other players on the WAS roster its hard to keep track 

Hey, Hey... it's 21 other players, I ran out of room to write them all down.

[Gainesville Celtic]

It's with extreme sadness that the Orlando Magics today waived 36-year-old veteran SG Eddie Jones.  The move cuts the MAGICS roster to 17 players.

Magics GM Gainesville Celtic released a brief statement: "We're really sorry to have to release Eddie Jones. We drafted him for veteran leadership and he really wanted to play here for a shot at a ring before he retired. Eddie's a class act and has been ever since he stepped on an NBA court.  But he battled nagging injuries all last season, and despite getting himself right for this season, we felt we had to go with a slightly younger bench. It's just a numbers game."

When asked if he'd always regret taking Eddie Jones over Randy Livingston, a player he'd been tracking the entire 3-week draft and who went 2 picks after ORL took Jones, Gainesville Celtic slammed down the podium in a rage and stormed off without his usual "UBUNTU, Y'all!" sign-off.

[BigAlTheFuture]

It's with extreme sadness that the Orlando Magics today waived 36-year-old veteran SG Eddie Jones.  The move cuts the MAGICS roster to 17 players.

Magics GM Gainesville Celtic released a brief statement: "We're really sorry to have to release Eddie Jones. We drafted him for veteran leadership and he really wanted to play here for a shot at a ring before he retired. Eddie's a class act and has been ever since he stepped on an NBA court.  But he battled nagging injuries all last season, and despite getting himself right for this season, we felt we had to go with a slightly younger bench. It's just a numbers game."

When asked if he'd always regret taking Eddie Jones over Randy Livingston, a player he'd been tracking the entire 3-week draft and who went 2 picks after ORL took Jones, Gainesville Celtic slammed down the podium in a rage and stormed off without his usual "UBUNTU, Y'all!" sign-off.

The San Antonio Spurs sign Eddie Jones

PG: Chris Paul, Anthony Johnson, Mike James
SG: Jerry Stackhouse, Derek Anderson, Eddie Jones
SF: Peja Stojakovic, Sasha Pavlovic, Trenton Hassell
PF: Andrei Kirlienko, Kenny Thomas, Darrell Arthur
 C: Ben Wallace, DeAndre Jordan, Ryan Hollins

[Roy Hobbs]

The market for 37 year old shooting guards is more robust than I thought.