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Tae posted:There was a lot of those types last offseason, which was weird considering a lot of them didn't go to the Cavs outside of the Deron Williams buyout. I think people underestimate role. Nene would go to Houston and be a critical big for them. In Cleveland he'd be their 3rd big, 4th when Lebron is playing PF. I assume Nene wasn't ring chasing, but wanted to go somewhere where he can showcase for another, bigger contract. Plus Nene was signed with the room exception, so he still got more money than he would have taking a vet minimum from Cleveland.
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Dejan Bimble posted:The best guys to defend Lebron are Lebron sized guys who are strong. They the passing lanes and force him to try and break them down or shoot his jumper, depending what they want from him. Historically, a Lebron sized man is the man who's been able to hold his own and let help come in due time rather than in a constant confused scramble. They didn't have someone Jaylen Brown's length or with his agility last year, but Lebron is a basketball genius so he'll bait him into everything. I'd go with Crowder because he's strong and big like that. Bang with LeBron, just don't make him angry.
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May 18, 2017 00:46
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I think Crowder will mostly be defending Lebron, but when it's not working and they bring in Jaylen we get to watch someone's career get ripped to shreds and Lebron scores 13 points in a row.
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No mention of Marcus Smart defending Lebron? I thought he would be the strongest of the three in defending him in the post, which is where Lebron gets a lot of his work done against small line-ups.
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May 18, 2017 00:49
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Thomas will guard LeBron because he will remind LeBron of his son thus calming the beast
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Tae posted:No mention of Marcus Smart defending Lebron? I thought he would be the strongest of the three in defending him in the post, which is where Lebron gets a lot of his work done against small line-ups. He'd be giving up 4 inches in height and another 4 inches in Wingspan. Lebron could pass over his head all day.
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May 18, 2017 00:53
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Obviously it's gotta be Kelly Olynyk
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chunkles posted:Obviously it's gotta be Kelly Olynyk only because of the restraining order Love got
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Lockback posted:I think people underestimate role. Nene would go to Houston and be a critical big for them. In Cleveland he'd be their 3rd big, 4th when Lebron is playing PF. I assume Nene wasn't ring chasing, but wanted to go somewhere where he can showcase for another, bigger contract. Even ring chasers want to do something on the team. They see themselves as Ray on the Heat or Payton on the 2006 Heat, nobody wants to end up like McGrady on the Spurs
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The main problem with old ring chasing vets is that they historically get worn down and hurt by the end of the season. So you have to keep them in cryostorage and take losses or play your stars more minutes.Mr. Mambold posted:I'd go with Crowder because he's strong and big like that. Bang with LeBron, just don't make him angry. Lebron has historically made mincemeat out of Crowder, he does his superstar legal forearm shivers and makes his way to the rim without much problem, gets to his hub spots and makes easy passes to open shooters. Tae posted:No mention of Marcus Smart defending Lebron? I thought he would be the strongest of the three in defending him in the post, which is where Lebron gets a lot of his work done against small line-ups. As Lockback said, he's much smaller, the edge smart offers is his strength if he gets caught in a switch and Lebron tries to score via post up, Smart can hold him up. Otherwise they're bettter served with Smart whacking Kyrie so he doesn't murder them with threes. I hope they don't try too much Avery Bradley on Kyrie because Kyrie will eat him alive. But if Brown is in the game, they might feel the need for Bradley to be in the game, for his shooting. Brown/Smart at once would let Cleveland crowd the paint. Amir Johnson needs some lubricant in his ankles so that they have a backup 5 who plays effective defense. It's the only way to try and tamp down the three point barrage. The Celtics have a ton of pieces to play with but I don't see any combination that stops the Cavs offense. They relaly need to score a lot. Celtics coaching staff are probably mentally exhausted from imagining ways to slow the Cavs and score enough points to keep up. I'm guessing that the Cavs are just going to guard IT with any shooting guard and stick to three point shooters, and assume that they'll make more points in the end Dejan Bimble fucked around with this message at 01:08 on May 18, 2017 |
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The ring chasing minimum deals are kind of a problem because capped out teams shouldn't be allowed to continue getting rich just because they are already rich. They can fix it by doing 2 things 1) During the trade deadline, when a player is waived they go on the waiver wire but since they usually make a ton of money, the teams with space generally have no need for them and the teams that need them have no space. So after they clear the waiver wire, put them on an second round where teams can bid remaining cap space on the player, with the player going to the highest bidder (similar to the Amnesty waiver wire). If they clear that, then have a third round where teams can sign the player for a minimum deal, with priority set inversely to record. After that then they can become a free agent. 2) During the off-seasons, players can only sign for the minimum with teams over the cap during a designated period later in the summer, with priority set inversely to the amount of money a team is over the cap. Trades and cap exceptions will still work as normal. You could argue it artificially restricts player movement, but these teams are over the cap anyway and have an unfair advantage over teams that have a need and aren't over the cap Super capped out teams should also get some kind of draft pick hit. Like if you're in the super, super repeater range then your picks get knocked back to the end of the first round and/or you lose a second rounder or something. WhyteRyce fucked around with this message at 01:13 on May 18, 2017 |
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WhyteRyce posted:The ring chasing minimum deals are kind of a problem because capped out teams shouldn't be allowed to continue getting rich just because they are already rich. They can fix it by doing 2 things I think #1 would make buyouts not happen anymore for players who can actually play, but this is probably the side effect your looking for. I like the idea in #2 of the "over the cap signing" being delayed. That's actually a really good idea. I don't like the idea of setting priority since I don't think you should, or even could, force FA to sign to certain teams. Free Agents aren't covered by the CBA so they should be able to sign with whatever team they want.
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Lockback posted:I think #1 would make buyouts not happen anymore for players who can actually play, but this is probably the side effect your looking for. They can sign with whoever they want, provided the team has room to actually sign the player. If a team is capped out, then the amount of exceptions they get to that should be minimized. Minimum deals are an artificial loophole anyway that mostly benefit ring chasing vets and the top teams. Hell, if a team is capped out and needs to fill out a roster of 12 guys, make D-League call-ups the only players they can sign for the minimum. The players union will never let that happen though.
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NickRoweFillea posted:This would make a good long av for someone mods please make this my avatar thanks and g*d bless
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What the gently caress is this set design, it's nearly as poo poo as LaVar's personality
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kalensc posted:What the gently caress is this set design, it's nearly as poo poo as LaVar's personality They took an Andy Kaufman bit and made it literal https://youtu.be/Enf3zyziKQM
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https://twitter.com/CavalyticsNBA/status/864944802302906369 hmm
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May 18, 2017 01:32
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hard to believe theres ever been anyone in the conference finals worse than the raptors last year but i guess srs doesnt account for demar derozan and kyle lowry being kidnapped and replaced by d league doppelgangers every playoffs
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WhyteRyce posted:They can sign with whoever they want, provided the team has room to actually sign the player. If a team is capped out, then the amount of exceptions they get to that should be minimized. Minimum deals are an artificial loophole anyway that mostly benefit ring chasing vets and the top teams. Honestly it might not be too terrible to just eliminate the exceptions altogether. If you're capped out on stars, you're stuck with minimum contracts and bird rights guys, period.
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I'm in Australia. Does anyone know where I can get a radio stream of this game? The ESPN radio link is dog poo poo and doesn't even play the correct game. edit: This seems to work - http://tunein.com/radio/Game-1-Cleveland-Cavaliers-at-Boston-Celtics-May-17-2017-p1000263/ Is this files  ? Seems legit enough.
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Metapod posted:Thomas will guard LeBron because he will remind LeBron of his son thus calming the beast Well he picked his pocket, maybe you're onto something!
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DeimosRising posted:Honestly it might not be too terrible to just eliminate the exceptions altogether. If you're capped out on stars, you're stuck with minimum contracts and bird rights guys, period. Yeah I'd be fine with that as long as draft picks and D-League call ups were the only loop hole but that's pretty extreme. I was just going for something that would give more teeth to the repeater penalty.
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Metapod posted:Thomas will guard LeBron because he will remind LeBron of his son thus calming the beast i think the kid's taller Big Bimbo Brand
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Orlando will always be his only loss 
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DeimosRising posted:Orlando will always be his only loss 
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Not getting a chance to avenge it either, sucker
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It's the only series I'm actually mad about losing stop owning me!!!!
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https://twitter.com/world_wide_wob/status/865008784539766784 LeBron going out of his way to humiliate dudes this postseason has been fun
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I mean the 2009 cavs would not have won the championship anyway.
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Bigass Moth posted:I mean the 2009 cavs would not have won the championship anyway.
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DeimosRising posted:Orlando will always be his only loss I admire Lebron as much as the next guy but you better believe I had the biggest  on my face when Orlando completely ruined his season that year.A shame they couldn't do the same to the Lakers 
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morestuff posted:https://twitter.com/world_wide_wob/status/865008784539766784 Don't tempt fate Lebron!
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i wish people would shut up about 12-0 and stuff like, cmon
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Can we just play Cavs-Warriors The Third already Lol Boston
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I don't think superteams forming is really that big of a deal. Kevin Durant is generational bitchmade. We aren't going to see someone like him for a long time.
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So why should we be telling 35+ year old vets they should be playing on rebuilding teams again instead of joining a contender? Does this improve the game of basketball?
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By SRS, the Cavs are even worse. It really kind of bothers me that how badly they played this season doesn't matter at all.
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