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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 19, 2012 22:09:21 GMT
GM Name: Rubén Magnano
I talked with Ian and I decided to take the Wizards GM position with the condition that if a team that i like more becomes available i could switch teams.
I would like to thank Vlade Divac for the opportunity he gave me by making me his assistant and I wish him good luck. I also want to thank Lukas for the time we spent together running the Cats.
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Post by Ian Noble on Dec 19, 2012 22:24:18 GMT
Let's hope you do a better job than the previous GMs!  Welcome to the Wizards, Ruben! |
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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 19, 2012 23:00:13 GMT
Let's hope you do a better job than the previous GMs! To be fair, the last Wizards GM didn't pick Leonard. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 23:58:12 GMT
GM Name: Rubén Magnano I talked with Ian and I decided to take the Wizards GM position with the condition that if a team that i like more becomes available i could switch teams. I would like to thank Vlade Divac for the opportunity he gave me by making me his assistant and I wish him good luck. I also want to thank Lukas for the time we spent together running the Cats. I will miss you buddy!  |
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Post by Lucas Lutkus on Dec 20, 2012 11:03:26 GMT
GM Name: Rubén Magnano I talked with Ian and I decided to take the Wizards GM position with the condition that if a team that i like more becomes available i could switch teams. I would like to thank Vlade Divac for the opportunity he gave me by making me his assistant and I wish him good luck. I also want to thank Lukas for the time we spent together running the Cats. daaaamn, watch out, a NBA expert is in the house! ahahaha welcome back man |
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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 24, 2012 18:10:56 GMT
After 5 days I quit.  I thank Ian for the opportunity but this is not going to work for me. I made 3 trades and I had problems with each of them. In the 1st one, I traded for a player that I thought was rated higher than he actually was and I had to suck it up. In the 2nd trade, I had to split up the original thread into 2 different threads and one of the parts might get rejected. The 3rd trade is going to be rejected. Maybe, if I had a team like Heat or Thunder (lol), I would suck it but Wizards needs a lot of work especially under these circumstances. Right now, I can live with that because i am on vacations but when I get busy, it would eventually drive me crazy... With that said, I might still log in because D5 is the only good nba live league around with great activity and i enjoy reading the fights and stuff. |
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Post by Glenn Robinson on Dec 24, 2012 18:59:37 GMT
You shouldn't quit Ruben. You're a good GM and I think everyone knows you can build the Wizards back up. You just need patience and some luck. The Milwaukee Bucks were pretty much dead when I took them over, and now I have built up a solid foundation to move forward. It will just take some time and good trades. I hope you reconsider, because we need more GM's such as yourself.
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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 24, 2012 19:23:56 GMT
Given the circumstances, I would rather return as an Assistant Gm.
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Post by Clyde Drexler on Dec 24, 2012 19:34:31 GMT
Ya it would be terrible to see you leave so early, since it's pretty clear you have the ability to make the Wizards into something. It will take some time to make it happen. You don't really need that much time to manage a team here, when you get busy just make sure to log in once a day, it doesn't need to become an obsession haha.
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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 24, 2012 20:19:37 GMT
I got a trade that was going to be rejected because I was giving a player for too little and now, that same trade with minor changes is going to be rejected because I am giving the same player for way too much. Like I said, if I stay longer as GM I will go mad. |
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Post by Walt Frazier on Dec 24, 2012 21:23:31 GMT
Ruben, if you trade rape people (Wall trade), we just might reject it. Just a fact of life. Sometimes you have to tone down your offer if you are pretty damn sure you're ripping the guy off, because at least a few of us here also know that, and we'll call it out and get the deal rejected.
That's a compliment, by the way.
Your other two trades got accepts from me, I just didn't like how they were in one thread originally.
Stick around man, doesn't need to be all or nothing, just check in when you are busy, keep things rolling, and when you have some time, make a trade or two, then sit back again and relax.
Doing a great job, hate to see you go.
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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 24, 2012 23:14:27 GMT
Ruben, if you trade rape people (Wall trade), we just might reject it. Just a fact of life. Sometimes you have to tone down your offer if you are pretty damn sure you're ripping the guy off, because at least a few of us here also know that, and we'll call it out and get the deal rejected. I don't think that trade was a rape AT ALL. Maybe, you would give Wall more than 14 M per season but I don't think that qualifies as a rape especially considering Wall has been down all season long and his stats have not improved from season 1 to 2. With that trade, Wizards possibly improved for this season (in which he didn't have a 1st) and they decided not to pay $13,8M to Wall and Chilldress. Chilldress is pretty much playing like a d-leaguer right now, so he is a non factor. Maybe, Raptors did not want to take a risk on Wall based on his injury and the fact, that his stats have not improved over the seasons. Even if his stats don't go down when he comes back his hardiness would go down (tendency ro resist injuries) and that rating has a big impact in the overall. Maybe, Raptors did not want to take that risk. As how I see it, there is no place in the league for complex deals. Simple rapes have more chances of going through and complex deals are confused with rapes. I have seen simple rapes in which the only complexity came from a mixture of small rapes. I think I do reasonable complex deals and you think I am raping. I think I use the rules in a smart way and you think I am trying to take advantage of the situation. I love 4-5 deals and here they are not allowed. We could discuss about this all day long but we would still think differently. I appreciate your commitment to the league and I consider you a buddy but that is how I feel on this particular topic. I just think there is no way for me as a GM to win. Regardless the final record there will always be a but. With that said, I enjoy spending time in the league and I would like to stay as an assistant. |
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Post by Walt Frazier on Dec 25, 2012 0:23:37 GMT
I don't really think your trade was all that complex at all. Childress went in as a negative value, it does hurt that side of the deal, but IMO Wall is just worth a lot more than two expiring players, especially if they aren't game-changing, win the championship for you this year type of players.
If you meant your other two-part trade, it's also not really complex, it is simply two trades.
If you meant that you want a way to post that trade as just one trade, it would have not worked under the 125% rule I'm sure, so therefore is not realistic, and that's not the way we roll here.
None of the trades you've done in the past few days were complex, one was more or less a rape. It favored you considerably, we can debate if it's actually a "rape" or not, but you win by a lot.
What types of 4-5 deals do you love, and why aren't they allowed? Do they not work under the salary cap rules? Trade rules? Do you just think they'd get rejected?
Just curious what you mean. I know you understand cap rules and trade rules, so I'm just wondering what the problem is with those deals you love but aren't allowed.
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Post by Ian Noble on Dec 25, 2012 13:19:16 GMT
Ruben it looks as if your two trades with Memphis are going to pass now anyway, so only your Toronto trade was rejected. Any chance you will re-consider?
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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 29, 2012 23:49:47 GMT
Ruben it looks as if your two trades with Memphis are going to pass now anyway, so only your Toronto trade was rejected. Any chance you will re-consider? No but thanks for asking. I would rather take an assistant position. I accepted a deal with Nets before I resigned. Should he post it? . I think it helps Wizards in terms of rebuilding and "get a new GM" value, lol. Now that I am no longer Wizards GM, I can reveal what was my immediate plan. ;D I was looking forward to the time when Kirilenko became available. With some extra cap space, I think I could make a strong bid for his services based on the fact that no team has more than $5.5M available. Moreover, since he is returning from Europe I thought he would like to play in a team where he could shine and prove that he still is an NBA star. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2012 5:42:36 GMT
As far as coming back to Sac-Town, please watch Ruben:
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Post by Clyde Drexler on Dec 30, 2012 8:08:25 GMT
Ruben it looks as if your two trades with Memphis are going to pass now anyway, so only your Toronto trade was rejected. Any chance you will re-consider? No but thanks for asking. I would rather take an assistant position. |
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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 30, 2012 10:20:16 GMT
As far as coming back to Sac-Town, please watch Ruben: I am sorry to hear that. Anyway, Good luck this season.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2012 17:09:41 GMT
I am kidding, I just wanted to show someone that video haha. If you want to come back and Ian allows it then sure.
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Post by Rubén Magnano on Dec 30, 2012 18:31:53 GMT
I am kidding, I just wanted to show someone that video haha. If you want to come back and Ian allows it then sure. Alright. I am interested. |
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Welcome to the Wizards, Ruben!
I thank Ian for the opportunity but this is not going to work for me. I made 3 trades and I had problems with each of them. In the 1st one, I traded for a player that I thought was rated higher than he actually was and I had to suck it up. In the 2nd trade, I had to split up the original thread into 2 different threads and one of the parts might get rejected. The 3rd trade is going to be rejected. Maybe, if I had a team like Heat or Thunder (lol), I would suck it but Wizards needs a lot of work especially under these circumstances. Right now, I can live with that because i am on vacations but when I get busy, it would eventually drive me crazy...
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