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Rick posted:Except he never actually really got a shot to play minutes and develop. He's been the third or fourth SG on a team that didn't even really play shooting guards under Hornacek, and the second he got a chance under Earl, he had a much younger player emerge and take his spot (deservedly so, but it really stopped the whole development train in him). He basically had like a two week stretch where someone said "all right kid go out there and learn and it's OK if you make some mistakes." He's played in 150 games and played over 2000 NBA minutes. Even if 100% of that is short bursts of garbage time that's a lot more time than most picks who don't pan out do get.
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humpthewind posted:It does and I agree. Metta is a known quantity who could be made a special assistant or something if they want to keep him around for training purposes or whatever. Yeah I can't argue with that list. I guess the argument is that they like being able to throw Metta in a game every month or so to show the kids that you can be old and slow and still be effective on defense just by beating the poo poo out of your opponents, which, I can respect. Libertine posted:He's played in 150 games and played over 2000 NBA minutes. Even if 100% of that is short bursts of garbage time that's a lot more time than most picks who don't pan out do get. Oh, how many minutes do picks who don't pan out typically get? Rick fucked around with this message at 22:43 on Oct 24, 2016 |
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Pistons claimed Beno Udrih off waivers from Miami and here's Aron Baynes'-branded concessions https://twitter.com/DetroitPistons/status/790641967839514624
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Also the fear that Walton releases Metta and Metta lives in the same city and one day enacts vengeance just by beating the poo poo out of his new enemy, which, I can also respect.
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Rick posted:Oh, how many minutes do picks who don't pan out typically get? He's played considerably more minutes and games than Bennett who's from the same draft class.
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Spring Break My Heart posted:People exaggerate how much parity there is but it's far from a myth. Where are you seeing parity? Lessail posted:Since y'all get to dumb it down massively, to root for any team other than gsw to win it all is to root for injuries The NBA playoffs are more predictable than the NFL/MLB/NHL/MLS playoffs. But the Warriors could win 76 games and still lose a title due to the nature of 7 game series and the ability of the league to suspend players and dictate referee strategies and tactics.
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Parity sounds slightly believable up through the start of the first round. Then the second round starts and things return to normal
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LeBron can't play for every team so there's no way to enact parity. Look, GSW had to add Durant to have a shot!
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Pacers signed Ben Bentil today.... And then waived him 5 hours later. I hope the dude got some pay or benefits out of it.
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Eltoasto posted:Pacers signed Ben Bentil today.... Usually these guys get a small amount of guaranteed money (like 5 digits) and the team gets their d-league rights
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Zogo posted:Where are you seeing parity?
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euphronius posted:I love Tony Wroten. tony "wreckin ball" wroten
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I'm way behind but this fucker putting CURRY in caps as though warmups will ever be fun to watch is freaking ridiculous. The only good warmup thing ever was LeBron making progressively further underhand shots
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The Warriors literally added one player. This isn't about them going out and spending a billion dollars buying out the league talent. They literally just hit the lottery at the right time with Durant becoming a free agent right when the cap jumped. I can see why you have issues with it, hell I'm on the side that it's a bitchmade move, but saying that the NBA should do something about it is a mix of laughable and impossible. It wasn't an unfair trade and GS did nothing sketchy. As long as there exist single players in basketball that affect the game in such dramatic ways (your durants, lebrons, currys, etc.) poo poo like this is gonna happen once in a while.
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Eltoasto posted:Pacers signed Ben Bentil today.... Don't teams do this to claim D-League rights?
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got some chores tonight posted:(((CURRY))) wow hosed up world Spring Break My Heart posted:The Panthers went 15-1 and swept through the NFC but now have the 2nd worst record in the league, and the NFC itself hasn't had a lot of continuity as far as the front runners. The best odds any team got before the season was 8:1. The best odds for any NHL team this year were 9:1. Going into last year's playoffs, the best odds any team got were 7:1. The best teams in MLB flip frequently and the playoffs are always a total crapshoot. The best odds any team got before the season were 10:1. yeah but those sports SUCK basketball rules NBA forever
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Stevie Lee posted:tony "wreckin ball" wroten "that's all she" or "angela lansbury stars in: murder she"
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attackmole posted:The Warriors literally added one player. This isn't about them going out and spending a billion dollars buying out the league talent. They literally just hit the lottery at the right time with Durant becoming a free agent right when the cap jumped. I can see why you have issues with it, hell I'm on the side that it's a bitchmade move, but saying that the NBA should do something about it is a mix of laughable and impossible. It wasn't an unfair trade and GS did nothing sketchy. As long as there exist single players in basketball that affect the game in such dramatic ways (your durants, lebrons, currys, etc.) poo poo like this is gonna happen once in a while. the dubs will not win the chip this season, I will gladly  myself
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Shaq is gonna die of a heart attack and no lockouts until the mid-2020s. I'm picturing every time Shaq eats a donut, he slams it, makes it rattle and submit. Just spitballin here.
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when I go to Krispy Kreme I like to start off by givin my pancreas a little suplex, maybe a flying elbow. you know, put em in their place
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attackmole posted:The Warriors literally added one player. They also signed zaza who was a fringe all star center last year (fell apart during 2nd half though) and David West. Their only significant loss was bogut who can never be counted on to be healthy.
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I'm perfectly fine with the league revoking Durant's signing if we wipe of Lebron's Heat wins
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humpthewind posted:It does and I agree. Metta is a known quantity who could be made a special assistant or something if they want to keep him around for training purposes or whatever. McGary just needs to work for a concrete contractor for about a year, learn what real work is all about.
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The Bulls are the only team in the league with a 14 man roster. There's a non-zero chance the team forgets to sign anyone to their D-League squad
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Emanuel Collective posted:The Bulls are the only team in the league with a 14 man roster. There's a non-zero chance the team forgets to sign anyone to their D-League squad It's not crazy for teams to go into the season with a 14 man roster so they can have more trade flexibility
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There are arguments for having a fourteen man roster but with all the potential injuries on the Bulls they seem like a bad roster to try it out on.
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Papes posted:zaza who was a fringe all star center last year Yo what
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dokmo posted:Yo what http://www.nba-allstar.com/ballot/ Zaza had the highest vote total in the league of any player who didn't go. Higher than 15 of the all-stars who did go.
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tanglewood1420 posted:I don't get it. Is Zaza secretly Chinese or something? He is the one thing that unifies the Caucasus.
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humpthewind posted:It does and I agree. Metta is a known quantity who could be made a special assistant or something if they want to keep him around for training purposes or whatever. Having Metta on your roster is wise when you play the Warriors 4 times. I'd bet Draymond's involuntary leg kicks mysteriously go away for all of those games.
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Zaza got as many votes as Cousins and Anthony Davis put together.
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Libertine posted:http://www.nba-allstar.com/ballot/ The nation of Georgia really got out the vote for Zaza, as did a Vine "star." This is literally why he got so many votes. http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/1/21/10811442/zaza-pachulia-2016-nba-all-star-voting-nash-grier-KOBE-ROBBED-HIM
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dokmo posted:Jesus loving Christ There was an internet campaign iirc. edit: efb should have scrolled down before posting.
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ChickenMedium posted:Having Metta on your roster is wise when you play the Warriors 4 times. I'd bet Draymond's involuntary leg kicks mysteriously go away for all of those games. The warriors and Lakers do play 3 times early on the year... 
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