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Tyson Chandler is always a risky pickup. I mean, look at those drat twigs for legs.
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Metapod posted:*pushes up glasses* best GM in the nba Daryl Morey hire this man
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Having 1 guy on a roster who can't shoot 3s is completely fine when 7/8 of the other rotation players can.
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Niwrad posted:I think the most ridiculous thing about Space Jam is that MJ lives in some boring 3-bedroom house in the middle of the suburbs. Agreed wholeheartedly
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Constellation I posted:Tyson Chandler is always a risky pickup. I mean, look at those drat twigs for legs. The darkest timeline is the one where Chandler doesn't fail his medical with OKC and Westbrook/Harden/Durant/Ibaka/Chandler become a dynasty.
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Feb 2, 2017 18:31
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A dyntasy of getting dumped on by LeBron
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MOVIE MAJICK posted:Buford? I think you mean coach/GM Popovich. Myers got lucky the Bogut deal worked out and that neither he or Steph's legs exploded. One injury and his legacy would be much different. People thought he was a dogshit GM at the time, making risky plays to save his job. Thinking about what you said, maybe the issue I have with Masai is that he could be considered a tad too risk-averse. Giving up a productive player in Monta for Bogut was definitely risky at the time, but at the end of the day, it got them a championship. Just seems a little disingenuous to hand-wave that away as luck, especially since even if it did go sour, all they really lost of value was a few years of Monta Ellis. The other top GMs have made similar moves, Morey traded away Lowry and the pick it got them helped land Harden, and the Spurs traded away George Hill and ended up with their next franchise player in Kawhi. It just seems like you have to make a gamble to take your team to the next level, and I don't think Masai has done that on either the Nuggets or Raptors.
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DeRozan is also an incredibly aesthetically appealing basketball player. He dunks, creates his own shot, and can score off the dribble. That makes him much cooler to have on your team than like Ryan Anderson or other guys that may be equally "worthy" of their money by standing in the corner
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Feb 2, 2017 18:43
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dokmo posted:I am an old man and literally have no idea what is happening in that Mavs video, but the fact that you people like it goes a long way to explaining why you guys unironically think Space Jam is good. It's based on dragon ball z ,a cartoon that was on after kids got home from school, based on people leveling up in martial arts/fighting magic skills in a linear sort of rpg fashion, the good guywas from an evil race of ape men with tails, but was raised by a kindly human professor rather than his own kind, and so was a good guy. the more powerful his race got, the less asian and the more white and blonde spiky haired they became. There were also aliens and human wrestlers, it's a big meandering stupid mess of a show but millions of kids grew up with it, so it hits the nostalgia button. Pretty good production value for a silly team promo
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Feb 2, 2017 18:49
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Ryno has some nice post-moves and frequently created his own shot as the focal point of the second unit when he was with the Pels. It was pretty effective, tbh.
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On the other hand, Demar Derozan is ugly af.
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Sheriff posted:Thinking about what you said, maybe the issue I have with Masai is that he could be considered a tad too risk-averse. Giving up a productive player in Monta for Bogut was definitely risky at the time, but at the end of the day, it got them a championship. Just seems a little disingenuous to hand-wave that away as luck, especially since even if it did go sour, all they really lost of value was a few years of Monta Ellis. The other top GMs have made similar moves, Morey traded away Lowry and the pick it got them helped land Harden, and the Spurs traded away George Hill and ended up with their next franchise player in Kawhi. It just seems like you have to make a gamble to take your team to the next level, and I don't think Masai has done that on either the Nuggets or Raptors. Seeing investments grow with steady progress through low risk moves ought to be the first thing organizations look for in a GM. 'Next level' is a matter of luck. Should we criticize GMs for not risking years of dogshit basketball to find a Lebron? Toronto's cup is overflowing with assets and prospects for a team of its success. Demar for instance didn't come out of nowhere. People here even thought his 9 mil/year post-rookie contract was an awful deal, they poo poo on him and Kemba constantly. It takes years and years of painstaking development, and lots of chucking, to get him where he is right now. I think the risk adverse approach breeds a culture where NBA players can develop out of these prospects. The luck Toronto needs to find in order to get to the next level ought to be sought after in the long term, small-step improvements of its players.
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Feb 2, 2017 18:54
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Dejan Bimble posted:Pretty good production value for a silly team promo
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straight up brolic posted:DeRozan is also an incredibly aesthetically appealing basketball player. He dunks, creates his own shot, and can score off the dribble. It's pretty crazy that we live in a world where Ryan Anderson is worth $20m a year.
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dokmo posted:I am an old man and literally have no idea what is happening in that Mavs video, but the fact that you people like it goes a long way to explaining why you guys unironically think Space Jam is good. Well you see, Goku or, as he is known among his people, kakorot crash lands on earth and loses his memory. He is an alien sent to earth to destroy it but instead is adopted by his grandpa gohan and then...
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:It's pretty crazy that we live in a world where Ryan Anderson is worth $20m a year. The Pels traded Gustavo Ayon to the Magic for him, IIRC.
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Feb 2, 2017 18:58
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The bond between Lowry and DeRozan is priceless. Only robot GM Sam Hinke would even consider breaking that up
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:The darkest timeline is the one where Chandler doesn't fail his medical with OKC and Westbrook/Harden/Durant/Ibaka/Chandler become a dynasty. HIS loving TOE
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Feb 2, 2017 18:59
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Dokmo come to my house and we can watch all of DBZ together.
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xbilkis posted:The bond between Lowry and DeRozan is priceless. Only robot GM Sam Hinke would even consider breaking that up https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/826622354595966976
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Metapod posted:*pushes up glasses* No team is going to win a championship with a SG that can score but not shoot. Except D-Wade And Kobe And Jordan That's barely half of the teams what have won a championship in the last 25 years.
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Kibner posted:Ryno has some nice post-moves and frequently created his own shot as the focal point of the second unit when he was with the Pels. It was pretty effective, tbh. http://streamable.com/mv1zm slick help JV
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Dejan Bimble posted:was raised by a kindly human professor The gently caress?? Dragon Ball references in the NBA are some of my favorite things. Like when Rudy Gobert called that fat kid Majin Buu
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dokmo posted:I hate you all. How does it feel to be known as the "dick chart guy" by your greatest enemies
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Dejan Bimble posted:It's based on dragon ball z ,a cartoon that was on after kids got home from school, based on people leveling up in martial arts/fighting magic skills in a linear sort of rpg fashion, the good guywas from an evil race of ape men with tails, but was raised by a kindly human professor rather than his own kind, and so was a good guy. the more powerful his race got, the less asian and the more white and blonde spiky haired they became. There were also aliens and human wrestlers, it's a big meandering stupid mess of a show but millions of kids grew up with it, so it hits the nostalgia button. Pretty good production value for a silly team promo I think I'm glad to be an old in this case.
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dokmo posted:I hate you all. DBZ the show is over twenty five years old, especially the title card and song they are using. So unless you are in your 50s the age thing don't work.
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zelah posted:The gently caress?? A guy who tweets about middle eastern stuff called the 5 guys on an atlantic council panel about fighting al qaeda (representing countries that had or were currently arming al qaeda) in syria, the Fucktard Ginyu Force. That was a dbz reference that got me. My preferred syndicated after school shows were Ronin Warriors, Dinosaucers, and then classic warner brother cartoons, ren and stimpy, then simpsons and fresh prince of bel air
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Paul Zuvella posted:On the other hand, Demar Derozan is ugly af. I think he looks interesting. Also: https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/827223347469488129 "You need to get good players that can score and play defense and win games, imo"
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Kids don't watch tv cartoons anymore really . Like the whole Saturday morning cartoon thing is dead. It's sad
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zoux posted:I think he looks interesting. "Here is my list of the best prospects in the draft" "Magic this list has 50 names on it"
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zoux posted:I think he looks interesting. Get LeBron, get KD.
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Tae posted:There's new episodes of dbz gping on right now Well it has a different name now so technically they're not new episodes of dbz
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The same way I knew all the gi Joe guys and all the he man dudes my son knows all the mine craft streamers .
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Feb 2, 2017 19:49
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Is it mean that I think dokmo's favourite character would be Gohan?
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zoux posted:I think he looks interesting. Came here to post this and state for the record that I hope no one listens to him.
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euphronius posted:Kids don't watch tv cartoons anymore really . Like the whole Saturday morning cartoon thing is dead. Darkwing Duck was the best Saturday morning cartoon except also he was on Disney Afternoon, it was the bomb.
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