This would be a HUGE win for the Pacers.


http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5455472

College Wolf wrote:
Agreed. This is a very interesting trade. I can almost be talked into it being good for everyone.

It certainly validates what Kahn said about Favor's being raw. No way NJ does this unless they think they need a starting PF.

Looks like this trade is going down:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5455472

I like what the Pacers are doing!!!

wop612 wrote:
Great for them. Collison is way better than Flynn, plus they got Paul George by not trading their lottery pick for Flynn.

Here is TrueHoop's analysis of the trade:

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post?id=18923

Larry Bird actually did something so I am pretty excited.

I don't really know who is going to start at PF for us though. Psycho T until he gets dizzy again I guess.

They have a good young core now, just need a good post scoring/rebounding PF and a not-shitty head coach and I just might get to see another playoff game in Indiana in the enxt few years.

Ryan wrote:
You guys just need a legit young PF and then you'll have a great core.

Please tell us on a scale of 1 to 100 how glad you are that Bird didn't trade your #10 pick for Jonny Flynn; and instead got Collison in this trade.

College Wolf wrote:
8 (potentially 10 if he really plays well here). I'm not down on Flynn, but we only ended up trading the Matador instead of the #10 pick.

Ryan wrote:
Really? I'd be counting my lucky stars if I were you. Not only is Collison way better than Flynn at everything, Flynn is also hurt and who knows how many months he'll be out.

Basically, you could have Paul George + Collison + Posey or just have Flynn.

I'd take the trade you guys made 100 times out of 100.

Presumably he was rating on a 1-10 not 1-100 so he is excited about the move. @#$%ing Flynn. His stock in my eyes dropped by half when he got hurt.

Looks like the Pacers aren't done yet:

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/08/13/larry-bird-says-another-pacers-trade-could-happen-by-season-open/

Yeah Collison was super impressive last year. Actually he was the most exciting person to watch during hornets games last year. Even with Paul they just aren't a fun team to watch. Ariza will help that some with his hustle.

As a NBA fan I like the trade...I wanted to like the Nets but other then Lopez and CD-R (now gone) there was no one on the team worth liking, But Murphy is fun to watch at times.

cycosurgeon wrote:
He is?

pants wrote:
I guess we have to take his word for it.