Lowe feels Okafor and Melo were smokescreens, target was Love

[Eddie20]

46 minute mark
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=14850524


More on Okafor from Lowe and Amin Elhassan...

ZL- If it were Okafor, it would really surprise. There is nothing on the track record with the way the league is evolving that would make me think, "oh, that's the guy I'm opening up the warchest to".

AH- Plus, the needs of your team. You don't need that. Doesn't defend. Doesn't defensive rebound. Only scores around the basket.

ZL- He's a sneaky bad defensive rebounder.

AH- He's awful. Great offensive rebounder. People say "he's only 19". That's fair, you tell me the big men that came into the league as bad defensive rebounder and bad defender and got better at it. He's awful.

ZL- The post game has a place in the modern day NBA. You need to be a great passer, not good, but a great passer. He's been selfish in the NBA. You need to be an average defender, you can't be Al Jefferson.

[BitterJim]

Clearly Zach Lowe is delusional! We had confirmation that it was Okafor, and now he wants us to think that it was Love?

WE WEREN'T IN A DEAL TO GET CURRY OR AD, WAKE UP PEOPLE.

[Eddie20]

Clearly Zach Lowe is delusional! We had confirmation that it was Okafor, and now he wants us to think that it was Love?

WE WEREN'T IN A DEAL TO GET CURRY OR AD, WAKE UP PEOPLE.

He didn't say Davis or Curry. He said Love. A player that isn't at that level, but is better than Okafor and also looks like a much better fit. Not sure why this is so farfetched. Only one guy reported Okafor and he happens to be from the Boston media. Why none of the national guys? Why no Philly guys? It could be really easy to think he was fed misinformation.

[strokeracevt]

The Truehoops podcast guys were saying that it was a hoped for 3 team deal where we gave the Knicks some of our picks and players, the knicks gave the Cavs Melo, and we got Love. The Cavs would only accept a star in return because they are obviously in "win now" mode.

[hwangjini_1]

Clearly Zach Lowe is delusional! We had confirmation that it was Okafor, and now he wants us to think that it was Love?

WE WEREN'T IN A DEAL TO GET CURRY OR AD, WAKE UP PEOPLE.

i missed this. please provide a link. thanks.

[BitterJim]

Clearly Zach Lowe is delusional! We had confirmation that it was Okafor, and now he wants us to think that it was Love?

WE WEREN'T IN A DEAL TO GET CURRY OR AD, WAKE UP PEOPLE.

i missed this. please provide a link. thanks.

Clearly Zach Lowe is delusional! We had confirmation that it was Okafor, and now he wants us to think that it was Love?

WE WEREN'T IN A DEAL TO GET CURRY OR AD, WAKE UP PEOPLE.

He didn't say Davis or Curry. He said Love. A player that isn't at that level, but is better than Okafor and also looks like a much better fit. Not sure why this is so farfetched. Only one guy reported Okafor and he happens to be from the Boston media. Why none of the national guys? Why no Philly guys? It could be really easy to think he was fed misinformation.

I'm being sarcastic, and modeling my post after a *certain someone* calling everyone who didn't think Okafor was the target delusional.  I figured the Curry/AD reference would give it away

[GC003332]

46 minute mark
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=14850524


More on Okafor from Lowe and Amin Elhassan...

ZL- If it were Okafor, it would really surprise. There is nothing on the track record with the way the league is evolving that would make me think, "oh, that's the guy I'm opening up the warchest to".

AH- Plus, the needs of your team. You don't need that. Doesn't defend. Doesn't defensive rebound. Only scores around the basket.

ZL- He's a sneaky bad defensive rebounder.

AH- He's awful. Great offensive rebounder. People say "he's only 19". That's fair, you tell me the big men that came into the league as bad defensive rebounder and bad defender and got better at it. He's awful.

ZL- The post game has a place in the modern day NBA. You need to be a great passer, not good, but a great passer. He's been selfish in the NBA. You need to be an average defender, you can't be Al Jefferson.

Did the tone of Lowe's voice change when he was discussing it though