tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post113925833709622483..comments2023-06-10T01:21:26.805-08:00Comments on The World According to Pooh: Failing Upwards with Isaiah ThomasPoohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1140743410026774182006-02-23T16:10:00.000-09:002006-02-23T16:10:00.000-09:00Maybe not, the worst possible, but pretty close. I...Maybe not, <B>the</B> worst possible, but pretty close. If they had included Frye, that would have been worse, since he's almost certainly going to be a better player than Ariza.<BR/><BR/>If they had acquired Dampier or Webber maybe, as those are possibly worse contracts, though I'd posit that both players probably help more than Francis <I>on the floor</I>.<BR/><BR/>As far as dumb trades, the gold standard is still, near and dear to my heart, Joe Barry Carroll for Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale.<BR/><BR/>Of more recent vintage, the Vince Carter trade last year was terrible, but it's hard to kill the Raptors for it, since Vinsanity quit on them and forced a move for cents on the dollar. The Webber trade hurt both teams equally, I thought.<BR/><BR/>The Shaq trade was less than stellar, especially when you spin Caron Butler into pantheon-level bust Kwame Brown.Poohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1140742342597660502006-02-23T15:52:00.000-09:002006-02-23T15:52:00.000-09:00Excellent work. Concerning the "Bo Knows Conspirac...Excellent work. Concerning the "Bo Knows Conspiracies" theory: you wrote "Better than anything I've got." The problem is that it's better than anything Zeke's got, too. He may be a soft target, but he deserves this abuse.<BR/><BR/>I haven't really followed basketball in several years, so I'd like to ask you a question: Is this the dumbest trade in recent history? I am of the opinion that it may well have been the worst possible trade the Knicks could have made.Icepickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616554052707230326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1140740690150009092006-02-23T15:24:00.000-09:002006-02-23T15:24:00.000-09:00Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, my cup runneth over! Thanks, Poo...Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, my cup runneth over! Thanks, Pooh. And I'm writing this BEFORE I read the post.Icepickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616554052707230326noreply@blogger.com