pollardsvision said:
They couldn't get Aldridge.
I'm not sure that's true. Bulls (picking #2) wanted Tyrus Thomas and Portland (picking #4) wanted Aldridge. My understanding is both teams knew the Bobcats wanted Morrison. If the Bobcats wanted Aldridge or Thomas, the Chicago-Portland trade would have fallen apart. If that would have happened, the Bulls likely would have picked Thomas at #2.
Not that it matters much, but if the Blazers thought the Bobcats might take Aldridge, wouldn't they have been even more motivated to get in the top 3 to get him?
Which other pick in the top 3? Raptors seemed intent on picking Bargnani and I don't think they would would have dealt #1 unless it was a great package for them. So, other than the Bobcats, that meant Portland would have to go through the Bulls or hope that he'd drop to #4.
I have no idea if the Bobcats had made their intentions known or not, but if they really were advertising their intentions to the league, then advertising that they were going to take Aldridge might've produced the same result (Aldridge going #2).
Given scenario you present, then there really wasn't much reason for the Bulls-Blazers trade to happen. Bulls take Thomas, Cats take the white fella, Blazers get their guy. Done and done. The very fact that the draft day trade happened suggests the Blazers feared the Bobcats might take Aldridge.
Apparently, nobody was worried about the Bobcats taking TT. They wouldn't decide they desperately had to have him until a couple years later. I have to stop talking about this. I'm getting upset.
Here's a couple idiots penning some nice "diss raps" for tonight's game. Be sure to vote for the one you like best.
http://www.rufusonfire.com/2013/11/18/5117732/charlotte-bobcats-at-chicago-bulls-diss-rap
DacGonna address this first because I gotta hate
Derrick Rose waited 18 months to shoot .348
Can't shoot the three or change pace, just gets erased
The most paint he sees is on Carlos Boozer's head and face
Joakim Noah is a nightmare, terrifyingly bad dreams
It seems that he got all of his father's bad genes
A bunch of losers on the bench, squad looking quite frail
But the
Bobcats roster is longer than Kirk Hinrich's nails
You beat the
Pacers, yeah that's quite magnificent
Thibs is giving 50 minutes to players without ligaments
MKG on Deng, you know he'll keep a tight lock
But Reinsdorf doesn't care, you'll never be the White Sox
BenYour title hopes are nothing but extreme pipe dreams
Booz screams every play like he's being fitted for tight jeans
D Rose is back but his offense has y'all in a panic attack
Catchin' mad flack for lookin' wack now where's his brother at
Can Tony Snell what Bismack is cookin'
Blocks to serve 13 that'll keep everyone's confidence shooken
Luol Deng's legs must be dust, every three looks like butts
A blind squirrel even gets lucky once, but Lu ain't findin any nuts
Just trust, the Cats are coming to fry y'all up like cold cuts
You think you're the #### but you're gonna get flushed
No low flow, full blow, let's forego the intro
and get right to it: your ### is grass, in goes the gas and we're ready to mow