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Bulls Acquire Amare Stoudemire, Tucker For Brad Miller, Tyrus Thomas, Roberson, First-Rounder

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January 19, 2010 - The Suns and Bulls have agreed on a trade that will send perennial all-star big man Amare Stoudemire, along with disgruntled bench warmer Alando Tucker to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for veteran center Brad Miller, athletic combo forward Tyrus Thomas, scrub point guard Anthony Roberson and the Bulls' 2010 draft pick. Both teams have suffered disappointing seasons. The 18-23 Suns are slipping from the playoff picture, and look to rebuild around young point guard and Rookie Of The Year candidate Jrue Holiday. The Bulls, 21-21 have been suffering with mediocrity the past few years, and get their first dominant low post scorer since Elton Brand.

The trade is a no-brainer for Chicago. The offseason saw both Ben Gordon and Kirk Hinrich leave the team via free agency and trades respectively. In response, they picked up Rockets forward Ron Artest. Despite Luol Deng making a comeback and being a candidate for sixth man of the year, the Bulls are a disappointing 21-21, and are likely first-round fodder. Though it hurts to lose rising star Thomas, they gain a superstar in Amare, and this move easily puts them in the top four of the Eastern Conference. Brad Miller was disgruntled with his diminished role and wanted out, as did Roberson. The one possible issue with this trade is that Stoudemire is an expiring contract. However, Amare has stated that Chicago was one of his desired destinations, and that he intends to resign this summer. This could end up being as big a coup as the 2008 Pau Gasol trade.

The Suns meanwhile, look to be in a rebuilding stage. Shaquille O'Neal definitely looks like the next to go, and is mentioned in rumors with Cleveland, the Clippers and San Antonio. On pace for 36 wins, the Suns are going nowhere fast. With it all but certain that Amare would leave for greener pastures in the offseason, the Suns opted to acquire a young prospect in Tyrus Thomas, with Miller there to make salaries match. The flaw in this plan is that Thomas will be a (restricted) free agent this Summer. While they may have been able to get a better deal, the Suns at least get something for Amare. The draft pick and Thomas should be solid building blocks for the newly rebuilt Phoenix Suns. Disgruntled benchwarmers Roberson and Tucker were inserted in the trade for good measure.

Bulls Get:
Amare Stoudemire 2009-10: 37 games | 36.7 MPG | 22.4 PPG | 8.2 RPG | 2.3 APG | 1.2 BPG | 0.7 SPG | 1.9 TOPG | .525 FG%
Alondo Tucker 2009-10: 16 games | 6.2 MPG | 3.5 PPG | 0.8 RPG | 0.4 APG | 0.0 BPG | 0.1 SPG | 0.6 TOPG | .431 FG%
Projected Starters: Derrick Rose | John Salmons | Ron Artest | Amare Stoudemire | Joakim Noah

Suns get:
Tyrus Thomas 2009-10: 40 games | 31.8 MPG | 13.2 PPG | 7.4 RPG | 1.5 APG | 2.0 BPG | 1.3 SPG | 1.3 TOPG | .467 FG%
Brad Miller 2009-10: 33 games | 18.2 MPG | 6.8 PPG | 4.2 RPG | 2.4 APG | 0.4 BPG | 0.5 SPG | 1.5 TOPG | .492 FG%
Anthony Roberson 2009-10: 6 games | 4.5 MPG | 1.3 PPG | 0.6 RPG | 0.8 APG | 0.0 BPG | 0.1 SPG | 0.5 TOPG | .317 FG%
2010 First Round Pick (CHI): Projected 21st overall.
Projected Starters: Jrue Holiday | Jason Richardson | Grant Hill | Tyrus Thomas | Shaquille O'Neal

Bulls Trade Grade: A- | Suns Trade Grade: B

Last edited by Lamrock on Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:05 pm, edited 2 times in total.

nice looking recaps here man, good to see you going into it again
good trade for my Bulls, but i hate the fact that Thomas is gone...oh well, Amare would do much more

Thanks Valor. Glad you like the trade. My virtual NBA is getting more exciting. By the way, whats going on with your association? Still into it?

Wow great trade. That would be nice for your Baby Bulls

Pretty good trade for both teams. Chicago definitely got the better end of the deal though. Stoudemire and Noah will be great starting together.

Yeah, I was surprised the CPU was smart enough to do Miller and Tyrus for Amare. I balanced it with the pick and the low-morale scrubs. May have been a mistake posting the trade right after the recap though, as nobody noticed my Warriors fall into mediocrity.

Since i don't have 2K10, and am focused on this association, I should really remove Baby Bulls from my sig. I would if not for the stupid 200 character sig limit. Anyone want to make me a Nellieball sig?

Last edited by Lamrock on Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Thanks Valor. Glad you like the trade. My virtual NBA is getting more exciting. By the way, whats going on with your association? Still into it?

yup, still going to continue, but just taking a break now since i have too much work from school, as well as practices and matches for 3 different sports in real life

Yeah, I was surprised the CPU was smart enough to do Miller and Tyrus for Amare. I balanced it with the pick and the low-morale scrubs. May have been a mistake posting the trade right after the recap though, as nobody noticed my Warriors fall into mediocrity.

Noted but the bigger news is Amare.

Golden Who?

Oh man, bad streak for the Warriors. But still on eight seed at least. Huge trade. And very realistic. Will be very interesting how these both teams will do now. D-Rose and STAT? Yessir.
I guess for the Suns those players are a good fit. A decent big and a Pf who can jump out of the building and has the skills to rebound and block more effectively than Stoudemire. But still I see the Bulls on the winning side for sure.

You definitely had some problems slowing down the go-to-guys.

Perhaps you should make some moves, as you are struggling as of late.

Good trade for the Bulls.

All-Star Saturday Participants, Details Released

January 24, 2009 - The Haier Shooting Stars and Playstation Skills Challenge events have been discontinued this year, but the slam dunk and three-point contests are still on. This year, however, will be a little different than in past years in that the events will played outside of Cowboys stadium, weather permitting. "To capture the playground vibe of all-star Saturdays, we have decided to hold the events on a nearby outdoor basketball court. It is an experiment that we are very excited about."

The participants in the contests have also been announced. The three-point shootout will feature three-time participant Gilbert Arenas, league leader in 3-point percentage, Kelenna Azubuike, league leader in 3-pointers made Rashard Lewis, Pacers sharpshooter Martell Webster, Raptors star Andrea Bargnani and defending champion Daequan Cook. The dunk contest will compose of 2009 participant Rudy Fernandez, 2008 participant Rudy Gay, Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, and last, but certainly not least, league MVP LeBron James. Defending champion Nate Robinson has retired from dunk contests saying he has "completely run out of ideas".

When asked about the cancellations of the skills and shooting stars events, Stern said "We tried them for a few years, and while they were fun, they simply did not catch on like the dunk and three-point shooting contests." When asked about the possibility of those events being replaced in the future, Stern replied with a simple "maybe". NBA All-Star Weekend will go from February 12-14 in Dallas, with the Rookie Challenge and All-Star Game being played in Cowboys Stadium. All-Star Saturday commences on the 13th.

Sprite Slam Dunk Participants:


Foot Locker Three Point Shootout Participants:

Rose at the Sprite Slam Dunk Competition.
Tho i Think Bron Would win,even tho i hate him.
Hes just more athletic that the other guys.
I Hope Agent Zero wins the Three Point Shootout.

Rashard and Rose for the win!

I Hope Agent Zero wins the Three Point Shootout.

LeBron and Lewis will win.

webster and lebron is my bet..

The NELLIEBALL! Signature Contest!

After the rousing success that was the Anthony Randolph nickname contest, and the fact that I really want a signature to promote this, I am holding a contest to see who can make the best Nellieball-themed signature! As long as it fits forum guidelines and is related to the dynasty, it is acceptable. Because I want people to actually participate in this and make an effort, I made the point prizes lucrative. For those of you who can't make a sig to save their life (like me), don't fret, as this will not be the last of these contests.

All signatures will be accepted. If you don't have/suck at photoshop, you can use paint and get points. Basically, just try to make an awesome Nellieball signature and have fun doing it! Also, for an example, ere is the signature I used for Gilbert's Arena:



Contest Info:

First Place: 15 points/sig used
Second Place: 10 points
Third Place: 6 points
Participation bonus: 3 points

Deadline: Beginning of in-game February (a week or two from now)

I don't think I will be participating in this one. no design skills watsoever...

You should at least enter. The paint signatures may end up being the most entertaining of all! Just a couple minutes with paint can get a result as nice as this, which is the interim signature until there is a winner:

just a simple signature



what do you think???

Not bad. Good to get a first entry already. I built on the lofty ambition of the first paint signature by modifying the first one. Hope everybody enjoys the new interim signature.

Last edited by Lamrock on Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I just realized that I dont have a photoshop or any designing skills..

Did you make your Kobe sig? Something like that with Randolph or something would be pretty cool.

Randolph Dunking??? maybe later I'll go to school in about 1 hour..Im going to think about some ideas for Randolph.. what was his nickname??

Meal Ticket. Not sure what you can do with that. Hope to get more entrants soon; though I've grown rather attached to my paint sig I must say... Update should come tomorrow.