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Ah, the mega-trade, the all-for-one and the hope that the one is the end-all.
As the Magic continue to stagger, and as it becomes clearer that Dwight Howard did not sign up for this, the only remaining issue seems to be how “all in” a trade partner might go.
And that, to a degree, brings us to the intersection of where we stood just over a year ago, on Feb. 22, 2011, when the Knicks simply had to have Carmelo Anthony, no matter the cost.
Even with then-GM Donnie Walsh urging restraint, Knicks owner James Dolan continued to pile on, to a degree resurrecting this season’s Nuggets while rendering the Knicks devoid of any tangible remaining assets.
What brings that deal up now is the notion being floated that the Bulls, a team exhibiting some of the best sustained chemistry in the league, just might be up for an anything-but-Derrick Rose package.
In a moment of careful-what-you-wish for, we offer a reminder of the price the Knicks paid:
Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, Anthony Randolph, Eddy Curry, a 2014 first-round draft pick, 2012 and 2013 second-round picks and cash.
In return, the Knicks received Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman and Shelden Williams.
That doesn’t mean all-in necessarily leaves a team on the outs. The contrast would be what the Clippers accomplished with the addition of Chris Paul at the cost of Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, Chris Kaman and the Timberwolves’ unprotected upcoming lottery pick.
The point being that all-for-one can work and the Bulls, with Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard and anyone, would be as good as anything in the league this side of the Heat.
But that’s the rub, they just might be that right now, anyway.
Start peeling layers from arguably the league’s best chemistry and the Bulls wouldn’t be the Bulls, at least “these” Bulls anymore.
It is one thing to unload Carlos Boozer (no one is taking), another to start pushing chips such as Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Taj Gibson, Omer Asik to the middle of the table.
The Knicks went all in last season and this season appear lost because of it.
The Clippers’ story won’t be written at least until May.
But the Bulls are ahead of both those teams already, and in cashing in for Howard could cash out on a good thing already in place.
Ira Winderman writes regularly for NBCSports.com and covers the Heat and the NBA for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. You can follow him on Twitter at @IraHeatBeat.
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San Antonio has held its own just fine without Manu Ginobili — they have gone 10-7 without him and held on as the sixth seed in a packed West — but they are nearing the end of that trial.
So reports the Express-News.
Though still a few weeks away from returning to the court, Ginobili is out of his post-surgery splint and has been cleared to do some basketball work with his repaired hand.
“He’s shooting mid-range shots, lefty,” coach Gregg Popovich said Monday. “He’ll be cleared to go one-on-one in a week or so.”
The timetable is still a mid-February return, somewhere during their Rodeo road trip.
When he broke his hand on Jan. 2, Ginobili was playing maybe the best basketball of his career, scoring 17.4 points per game while shooting 59 percent and also creating shots for his teammates. Get him back — combined with the depth that has and the Spurs start to look like the kind of team the elite in the West would like to avoid early in the playoffs. They will be a very tough out.
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What you missed while realizing that Homeland Security is monitoring your tweets….
Clippers 112, Thunder 100: There was a lot more to this than just Blake Griffin dunking on Kendrick Perkins, which is why it was our game of the night.
Sixers 74, Magic 69: The Magic were just terrible shooting the ball in this game — had it not been for Ryan Anderson’s shooting barrage once the game was decided Orlando would not have gotten all the way up to 33 percent shooting as a team. Hedo Turkoglu was 1-of-9, J.J. Redick 3-of-13. Dwight Howard had 17 points but needed 17 shots to get there. This performance comes after last week’s 56-point game.
There are effort and desire issues in Orlando, and Howard can’t lead them out of it.
Bulls 98, Wizards 88: Derrick Rose was frustrated after missing key free throws last outing so he took it out on Washington. He had 13 points and three assists in the first quarter, then tacked on 15 points in the third. Rose finished was 35. The Bulls pulled away at the start of the third to get up by 21 and the game was over. John Wall had 20 for Washington, but they were outgunned.
Heat 109, Hornets 95: New Orleans led for most of the first half — they shot 70 percent for the first 18 minutes and led by 12 at times. Dwyane Wade late in the second quarter and LeBron James in the third had some stretches to change that. Miami cranked up the defense and ran past New Orleans, as they should have.
Spurs 83, Grizzlies 72: The score makes it seem closer than it was, San Antonio was in control of this game the whole way. It was a very balanced attack, with a lot of guys scoring but no one guy over 15 points (that was Matt Bonner, draining threes). Tony Parker had a dozen assists. Memphis, they are really starting to miss Zach Randolph.
Bucks 103, Pistons 82: Stephen Jackson was a healthy scratch and with him out the Bucks had one of their best offensive nights of the season — the ball moved, things seemed more crisp, there were no random heat check shots. Brandon Jennings put up 11 of his 21 in the third quarter to make sure it never got close. The Pistons are not good and shot 38.6 percent as a team. Milwaukee needed a laugher, and they were in control of this one from the start.
Timberwolves 120, Rockets 108: Minnesota had maybe its best offensive performance of the season — 122.4 points per 100 possessions pace (and there were 98 possessions in this one. Kevin Love had 29 points, Ricky Rubio 18 points and 11 dimes, and the Wolves shot 58.2 percent as a team. The Rockets defense had a bad game, but this is a defense that has question marks a lot more nights than you would think. Minnesota does too, but the last two games they have gone heavy zone to cover that up.
Mavericks 122, Suns 99: Fear Delonte West — 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting, as he had his best game of the season easily. Vince Carter had 21 points on 13 shots and seemed to find the Way Back machine. Dallas just was dominant on offense. For Phoenix, no Steve Nash, he is still out with a bruised thigh, and that’s tough because the Phoenix offense isn’t very good even with him. They are counting on Marcin Gortat (17 points) and Jared Dudley (15) to carry them, but those guys should be role players on a good team.
Jazz 93, Trail Blazers 89: Portland was up 11 and in control of this game midway through the third quarter (Utah decided to single cover LaMarcus Aldridge in the third and he had 14 in the quarter). Then a 10-0 Utah run changed the dynamic. Utah got the win, maybe their best one of the year. Portland should just feel sick. This was a physical game and Utah wore down Portland. Paul Millsap had 19 to lead a balanced Jazz attack.
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