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euphronius posted:They punted one and done . Peace in our time! Yeah, but the union was apparently pushing for a 0-or-2 and the league wanted two years straight up. Other than minor profit-sharing stuff it sounds like the biggest sticking point https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/809200473429385217
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straight up brolic posted:I like to imagine that Draymond hasn't actually read the new CBA and just saw the unanimously positive reviews and couldn't resist sending off cryptic tweets in opposition to it The owners rejected a last minute change to allow kicks to the groin
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I'm sure there was stuff Draymond was fighting for. You can have a good agreement and also be frustrated that it didn't go further.
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Looks like neither the players nor the owners wanted to rock the boat too hard with regards to this new CBA. Seems smart to me, there have been cracks in the NFL's dominance of the American sports psyche this season, and the NBA is now in the best position to take advantage of it. EDIT: euphronius posted:I hope there are some trades soon. Today is also the first day players signed in the offseason can be traded, so we might actually see something go through soon.
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Kibner posted:This was really awesome. Thanks for posting it! It's cool because Rose isn't injury prone because of his body, he's injury prone because of his stupid mind.
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Bill Simmons just wrote a 2 part piece of fan fiction about Cousins going to Boston. I have been reading him for 15 years. It is the worst thing he has ever published.
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With the new designated player rule cousins is even less likely to be traded because they can now just dump like a 240 million contract on his head.
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BWV posted:Bill Simmons just wrote a 2 part piece of fan fiction about Cousins going to Boston. I have been reading him for 15 years. It is the worst thing he has ever published. That's saying alot. euphronius posted:With the new designated player rule cousins is even less likely to be traded because they can now just dump like a 240 million contract on his head. Does he really want to stay in Sacramento? From my understanding I thought he wanted to play with John Wall... or maybe that was some lovely click-bait article I read.
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He can get 6 years at 35% from vivek. He can helicopter in from San franscisco every day with that kind of dough.
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I like Bill Simmons more than most but I will literally never read anything he writes.Bill simmons, literally posted:“I remember when we traded for him last year,” says Bobby Sullivan, an assistant manager at DeLuca’s, “hearing how he was a cancer and all that stuff. Then you see him here every day and it’s like, ‘This guy?’ I’ve seen him buy groceries for everyone in line. I’ve seen him stay for hours outside just taking pictures with strangers. I’ve never been more wrong about anyone.”
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BWV posted:Bill Simmons just wrote a 2 part piece of fan fiction about Cousins going to Boston. I have been reading him for 15 years. It is the worst thing he has ever published.
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euphronius posted:With the new designated player rule cousins is even less likely to be traded because they can now just dump like a 240 million contract on his head.
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There is literally a line in here where he has pretended he has hired Jalen Rose for his website
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straight up brolic posted:I think it just increases his trade value. How do you figure. Because the acquiring team has a better shot of resigning him? I wonder if you can designate players you trade for .
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euphronius posted:How do you figure. Because the acquiring team has a better shot of resigning him?
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Yeah, I think the point is mainly you can only have one. So Golden State would have to choose between mega-maxing Durant or Curry before Draymond gets pissed he wasn't mega-maxed and goes to Orlando
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straight up brolic posted:If Bird rights or their equivalent are still a thing it gives the team trading for him a dramatic advantage in FA It's not just bird rights it's the one player only designation
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Cool Buff Man posted:After noticing that Joe Ingles is leading the nba in 3pt % I looked him up and saw this He's on teh Jazz so it's a love that can never be for me
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The "With Apologies to Metapod" Rule https://twitter.com/HowardBeck/status/809430191563046913
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Carlosologist posted:The "With Apologies to Metapod" Rule That's a pretty big matzah ball!!!
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When Ainge asked if Red Auerbach would have pursued Cousins, Heinsohn quickly fired back, "Red would've already gotten him." Ainge finished the deal with Sacramento two hours later.
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Is the Simmons fanfic better or worse than the infamous NFL reporter Peter King fanfic of Tom Brady ten years ago or so? This took me forever to find, as SI seems to have scrubbed it. https://www.orangepower.com/threads/a-brief-kevin-williams-mention.13679/ quote:Those are matters for another day. After the game, Brady and his new girlfriend, Lindsay Lohan, walked arm in arm out of Ford Field. "Time to celebrate,'' said Brady, who's so much like Wally Cleaver he even talks like him. "We're headed out for a cheeseburger and a chocolate malt.''
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Yeah Boogie is definitely going to sign a 6 year max with the Kings and isn't going to ask his good buddy John Wall how that 5 year $85m max deal worked out. Or remember how signing a long term contract with the Kings worked out last time.
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Strenuous Manflurry posted:Is the Simmons fanfic better or worse than the infamous NFL reporter Peter King fanfic of Tom Brady ten years ago or so? This took me forever to find, as SI seems to have scrubbed it. This can't be real
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All this sports fanfic still pales in comparison to The Tim Tebow CFL Chronicles.
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BWV posted:Bill Simmons just wrote a 2 part piece of fan fiction about Cousins going to Boston. I have been reading him for 15 years. It is the worst thing he has ever published. I am not gonna read this because lol but I did go back and read some of his really old page 2 stuff for funsies awhile back and strongly encourage y'all to do the same because it is hilariously bad now.
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I had to stop reading that Simmons article, but everyone should read them both.Paul Zuvella posted:That's still a huge deal. Are Klay and Draymond really going to forgo literally nearly 50-60 million dollars to stay in Golden State with this new designated player rule? Signing for 35% of the cap is going to be really hard in FA, assuming you don't need bird rights or something for the new rule. The cap bonanza last year is not going to happen again anytime soon, especially with minimum contracts, rookie contracts, and mid-level exceptions going up. This will, though, make it tougher on the super teams as well as this raises the ceiling of the max contract making luxury tax a bigger problem. I like the rule. It gives top players more money and more security and it (might) add a little more parity in the league without ruining things, which is a plus.
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Niwrad posted:The preseason should be cut in half. I know it's a giant scam for the owners but it's pointless for most teams. The regular season is forgiving enough in terms of making the playoffs that you don't need many preseason games to get ready. Maybe 30 years ago when the players wouldn't do poo poo in the offseason, but NBA players these days work their rear end off year round and are rarely out of shape. Of course, this was all back before players took year-round conditioning seriously and they actually needed a long preseason to get back into shape. Crazy Ted fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Dec 15, 2016 |
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morestuff posted:Yeah, but the union was apparently pushing for a 0-or-2 and the league wanted two years straight up. Other than minor profit-sharing stuff it sounds like the biggest sticking point Zero-or-two would be perfect. I spitballed an idea similar to this year a few years ago because it would work similar to the modern MLB draft. I like it because the best prospects get to come out after high school, and those who don't know that they have at least two years to work on their game to see if they can get into guaranteed first round money.
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Crazy Ted posted:The thing is, it didn't used to be a scam. Coaches and players' consensus across all sports used to be that you needed a 4-6 week preseason to get ready. Back when the NFL had a 12-14 game schedule (50's, 60's, early 70's) there were years where the preseason was actually six games long. Players used to not train or keep in shape at all during the offseason so it probably made sense just to get their wind back
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Away all Goats posted:Don't know if you've seen this but it's pretty cool. Some of the clips feature lebron haha as expected it's a whole lot of clips of Derrick Rose at the rim with big red circle and text flashing DON'T EVER DO THIS I was thinking this interview was going to be about him coming to terms with his world's-worst biomechanics, but instead it lead him to putting out the most heinous statement I have ever read from any athlete in universal history: https://nypost.com/2016/12/03/derrick-rose-talks-return-to-elite-status-chicago-trauma-and-being-a-loner/ quote:I wish I never dunked the ball. Also: quote:Q: Have you studied other athletes at all?
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