Comments on: In The Land O’Lakes, Beasley’s Like Buttah

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:23:51 +0000

@John: 1) The trade is fair this season, but probably not in any future seasons. 2) My understanding is that any trade is veto-able if the majority of the league agrees that it should be vetoed. It's like a Jackson Pollack painting - okay, I guess if all you tell me it's art, it's art. The problem with this situation is that there isn't a single goal that every team is working toward (some teams are trying to win now, some teams are trying to win next season and other teams are trying to and therefore each owner has a different agenda. It doesn't sound like anyone disagrees about what the trade will do to the teams involved, they disagree on what trades SHOULD be doing. Unfortunately, in every league, you have some owners that aren't as good as others and sometimes those lesser owners make poor decisions that affect the league. Whether you let 'em suck or create a socialized league, neither solution is particularly satisfying.

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:14:58 +0000

Sorry for another post, but part of the argument made by the league is that before our draft, one manager offered Steve Nash and a first round pick for the first overall pick that was used on Wall. Another manager offered Brook Lopez, a first round pick, and a third round pick. Because these offers are considered by the league to be better than the one that was later accepted, the trade seems unfair to people, however, there is no suggestion of collusion as the two managers don’t know each other. Also, there is an argument that the team trading Wall away is not good enough to compete for this season and therefore should be focused on keeping Wall and competing next season. Your thoughts here would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:09:01 +0000

Adam, the league I’m in thinks that the John Wall for Garnett/Gordon trade upsets the balance of the league. Makes the team receiving Wall too good for this season and for future seasons. Every team keeps the best 4 players and the team receiving Wall would also have Lebron, Chris Paul, and Josh Smith as keepers. Four questions: Is this trade fair? If not which side is getting the best of the deal? And is it vetoable? Finally, what would make a trade vetoable in your opinion in this sort of league? Thanks for answering the question, we’ve had controversy over it.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:44:42 +0000

@El Burro: Not sure how I feel about you calling Humphries Hot Krissy, but we'll run with it for now. If you're punting assists, no reason to keep Lowry. I think there's something left in the tanks of the other two.

By: El Burro

El Burro — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 07:14:58 +0000

@Adam: Ha- like it. Cant drop Ant Rand! let alone pour out any of my OE. Thoughts on dumping Lowry (cant shoot or score and im punting assists), Al Thornton (either sick in tummy or Arenas coming on strong) or Ben Gordon (minutes getting severed last few and Det is a mess) for HOT KRISSY? Thx