NBA Trade Deadline Moves - Who Went Where

The Furious Rant - You Suck, Trade Deadline!

This year’s trade deadline was more than disappointing. Rumor mills and news feeds got me all moist with thoughts of Amare in Toronto, Bosh in Chicago, Chandler in OKC and Shaq in Cleveland. It made me clench my fists with the idea of Vince going to San Antonio. And what happened? F*!& all.

I imagine this is what it must be like when a male porn star is getting ready to do a scene with Lanny Barby, and is getting all fluffed up by some wannabe porn star (undoubtedly making their mother proud) off screen. Then the director comes in and is like, “Barby is out for the flick, but we picked up some toothless trick off the street. We’ll Photoshop her blubber out later, but you gotta do this.” I would shoot myself.

So what are we left with after all is said and done? A bunch of fodder for nothing. Whoop-dee-freaking-do. Here’s my rant as I unleash the fury on the worst trade deadline happenings of all time. Oh and by the way, Amare’s dead for eight weeks with eye surgery. How’s it feel to not have Bosh now, Steve Kerr?

Marion To Toronto, O’Neal To Miami

I already covered this one extensively in previous articles, but this was a solid play for both teams. Toronto goes small ball, Miami gets balanced and every gets to clear the books in 2010. Yay! Marion has played well for Toronto, fitting in nicely to a modified run-and-gun for the Raptors, while O’Neal will be a huge asset for the Heat when Wade gets dirty in the postseason.

Toronto will have to wait and see how Marion and Bosh fit together as a Suns 2005 Redux, but Miami is already playoff bound. Solid move by both teams, and still nobody gives a damn.

Next Game: Toronto vs. New York -3, Philadelphia vs. Miami (Saturday)

Hughes, Wilcox Join Knicks

The best under-the-radar trade on the bill. Hughes has been a lost puppy wandering the streets of the league for years. Since he was anointed as Gilbert Arenas’s wingman, only to be traded to Cleveland to try and recreate some magic with the King, he’s been a disaster in Chicago playing minimal minutes.

So now he finds himself on D’Antoni’s squad where the Knicks have gone to the Seven Second Offense. Will Hughes fit? Hey, if D’Antoni can turn this vagabond in to a bonafide scoring threat, the Knicks have a serious shot at a seventh or eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Still, it’s hard to get excited about this since Hughes and Wilcox are…well…as exciting as getting a banana sandwich when you were promised a Ruben.

Next Game: Toronto vs. New York -3

Brad Miller To Anchor The Bulls

Derrick Rose finally has a veteran, and the Bulls have a big man to teach their future stars a thing or two about the NBA. Brad Miller is the exact opposite of sexy, but his numbers are nice. A pure defender in the paint, and a solid 12-8 kind of player, Miller has enough value as a player-coach to Noah and Thomas to bring him on board. Still, it leaves one wondering what could have been had the Bulls aggressively pursued Amare or Bosh.