Leandro May Not Be On The Block

[Irish]

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19880071&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46370&rfi=6

Barbosa available?

Don't get too fired up about the rumor that Suns guard Leandro Barbosa is coming to the Cavs in a trade. One NBA source said he's not even sure the Suns are making him available in trades.

The source said forward Boris Diaw might be on block.

 

[slinslin]

Any player that is not a true franchise player is on the block for the right price, but considering what the Cavs could offer I don't see them being able to offer the right price.

 

[Rekindled]

unless it's barbosa+ diaw for lebron, just say no

 

[Irish]

Obviously everybody is "available" for the right price, but there is a huge difference between shopping a guy and responding to inquiries. It seems like Diaw is being offered for guys like Childress (let's just pass on the irony); but it is no clear they are willing to do anything special to move Boris:

-- Take back bad contracts
-- Take shorter contracts just to clear space
-- Give up other players such as Leandro
-- Give up future draft picks

If all they do is make offers for quality players, it means they are shopping but not unloading.

 

[TJ]

Good....for those who were in favor of trading LB, I would have had a big fat "I told you so" waiting after he dominates us.

 

[mojorizen7]

Good....for those who were in favor of trading LB, I would have had a big fat "I told you so" waiting after he dominates us.

Dominate us the same way our guards have been dominated on the defensive end in the recent past largely due to Barbosa himself?
Puleaze. While Barbs could get a few points on us he still can't guard a chair .....so i wouldn't fear Barbosa any more than i would fear any other fringe NBA guard.
Just sayin

 

[Covert Rain]

Good....for those who were in favor of trading LB, I would have had a big fat "I told you so" waiting after he dominates us.

Other guards have a tendency to dominate us now. How would that change if Barbs was playing against us? The only way Barbosa would become an "I told ya so" is if somehow he learns to play shutdown defense and then comes back to haunt us from a defensive standpoint.

Don't see that happening.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Or if nash has to guard him...