With just hours left before the NBA trade deadline, Chicago has sent veteran big men Ben Wallace and Joe Smith packing. In part of a three team trade between Chicago, Cleveland and Seattle, Chicago sends Wallace and Smith to Cleveland. In exchange, Chicago receives Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown.
Cleveland now adds Wallace, Smith, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak -- while only losing Gooden and Hughes -- to a core team that reached the NBA Finals in 2007.
Outside of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James is probably the most talented and most reliable "go to guy" in the league. Wallace, who has a wealth of playoff and NBA Finals' experience, should give Cleveland some much needed interior toughness, defense and rebounding. And while Gooden was a good post scorer for Cleveland, Smith's offensive production at the power forward position should, essentially, neutralize Gooden's loss. Plus, Szczerbiak gives Cleveland a reliable perimeter shooter at the 3.
The Celtics are clearly the favorite team to win the East. But Cleveland's position whould seem to be be strengthened by today's trade.
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Boo Diggetty. I'm polishin' my dancing shoes and dustin' off that old tuxcedo. I'm so excited and I just can't hide it, but I think I like it. That's because Butler is the hot item, that beautiful girl who hits the dancefloor and gets everyone's guey booty shakin'
That's because we will be cuttin down them nets.
* Feeling the love
We be cuttin' down them nets
* Jumpin' in the air
We be cuttin' down them nets!!!!
The other day, some poster on here called Butler Bob "Indiana white trash."
Not only was that harsh, it was probably totally wrong. Based on his speech patterns, I'd don't think that Butler Bob is white.
True, not many black guys are named "Bob." But Butler Bob says things like "Boo diggetty," "y'all spend too much time talkin' about Duke" and "we be cuttin' down the nets."
Plus, no white guy talks about a girls' "ga-dunk ga-dunk," or says things like "guey booty shakin."
Word.
Butler. 08.
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