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| The Big3 Tourney |
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67 | 22.41% |
| Will Lakers draft Ball |
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40 | 13.38% |
| Where will the Pauls go |
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54 | 18.06% |
| Will LeBron jump ship to the Spurs or ?? |
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41 | 13.71% |
| Will every team in the league just pivot towards tanking |
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97 | 32.44% |
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euphronius posted:3 pick to Indiana Why the gently caress would Cleveland want Paul George at all when they already have Lebron and let alone in exchange for Kevin Love? In that scenario would you be keen on aging Lebron grinding out games at the 4 every night? Seems completely idiotic.
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Jun 14, 2017 22:49
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Dunced on was doing love trades today
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Jun 14, 2017 22:50
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euphronius posted:3 pick to Indiana Why not just trade the 3 pick for Paul George who is a better and younger player?
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Jun 14, 2017 22:53
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Libertine posted:Why the gently caress would Cleveland want Paul George at all when they already have Lebron and let alone in exchange for Kevin Love? In that scenario would you be keen on aging Lebron grinding out games at the 4 every night? Seems completely idiotic. Paul George is a better player than Kevin Love. He can guard the best wing which won't wear Lebron out as much. He makes their defense immensely better (which was their biggest issue). Lebron has to play the 4 against Golden State anyways who is the only team that matters to Cleveland. That team with George matches up much better.
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Jun 14, 2017 22:56
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euphronius posted:Dunced on was doing love trades today I laughed at the Love back to Minnesota trade, but it honestly might make the most sense out of the other targets they mentioned (Denver, Phoenix)
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Jun 14, 2017 22:57
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Without Kevin Love the Cavs probably give up even more double digit rebounding games to Steph Curry.
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Jun 14, 2017 22:58
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Well it's a moot point because right now I think Indiana is going to ride this upcoming season out with him and hope that he gets All-NBA next year. I don't see another team offering a high first for him because of the fact that he can leave after next season.
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Jun 14, 2017 22:58
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I'm going to be kinda really annoyed if Paul George gets way less than Cousins in a trade
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Jun 14, 2017 23:01
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zoux posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/NBA_Math/status/875095302172282885 small fix SpiritOfSanDimas posted:I laughed at the Love back to Minnesota trade, but it honestly might make the most sense out of the other targets they mentioned (Denver, Phoenix) What would MN send back?
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Jun 14, 2017 23:01
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pubic works project posted:Well it's a moot point because right now I think Indiana is going to ride this upcoming season out with him and hope that he gets All-NBA next year. I don't see another team offering a high first for him because of the fact that he can leave after next season. And Magic has strongly implied that the Lakers are waiting till summer 2018 when he's a FA.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:02
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euphronius posted:3 pick to Indiana #3 pick for Love No
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Jun 14, 2017 23:02
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Tae posted:I'm going to be kinda really annoyed if Paul George gets way less than Cousins in a trade Pacers should just throw whatever they have to at NO to get Cousins. PG/Turner/Cousins? Oh hell yeah. Redgrendel2001 posted:And Magic has strongly implied that the Lakers are waiting till summer 2018 when he's a FA. And Magic is the one dumb motherfucker that I could see trading for PG this season because he's just a dumb motherfucker. But I've been wrong many times before, so I wouldn't be shocked if a trade of some sort did happen.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:02
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Niwrad posted:Paul George is a better player than Kevin Love. He can guard the best wing which won't wear Lebron out as much. He makes their defense immensely better (which was their biggest issue). Wouldn't this give them a big rebounding issue? Tae posted:I'm going to be kinda really annoyed if Paul George gets way less than Cousins in a trade Trading for George is riskier because all of the he is just going to leave for the Lakers if he gets traded rumors.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:04
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Niwrad posted:Why not just trade the 3 pick for Paul George who is a better and younger player? No chance of resigning him? Idk that does make sense
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Jun 14, 2017 23:04
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Spacebump posted:Wouldn't this give them a big rebounding issue? The bigger issue with the Cavs is that their only above-average defenders are Lebron and Tristan Thompson, the latter which can be very easily spooked off the court when the teams go small.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:05
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Spacebump posted:Wouldn't this give them a big rebounding issue? Also love has another year (maybe two) more than pg under k.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:05
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Lockback posted:What would MN send back? 3 Way trade: Cleveland: Paul George Indiana: Zach Lavine #7 pick Minnesota: Love With Minnesota sending some other odds and ends / future picks to Indiana, but thats the general direction
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Jun 14, 2017 23:07
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Libertine posted:Without Kevin Love the Cavs probably give up even more double digit rebounding games to Steph Curry. George is a good rebounder for a 3. Cavs can't play Love and Thompson together against the Warriors. George eats up the minutes that guys like Jefferson and Korver were forced to play. Kyrie/Shooter/George/Lebron/Thompson is about as good as they could hope to match up with the Warriors with. Another benefit is they could have George guard Steph for stretches.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:11
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Niwrad posted:I'm pretty convinced she was working off a script written by Gar Forman because she talked about how exciting it was to be back in the playoffs and that the team would be even better next year because it takes awhile for new players to work together. Was waiting for her to mention Luke Kennard being #1 on their draft board.   I mean I guess Jimmy turned out better than Ronnie Brewer...
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Jun 14, 2017 23:12
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https://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/875114280101793792
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Jun 14, 2017 23:25
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zoux posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/NBA_Math/status/875095302172282885 Looks like LeBron is the GOAT, and check out what happens when he stops coasting (playoff stats)  for reference LeBron has 9127 playoff minutes, MJ 7474
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Jun 14, 2017 23:27
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Clippers would be more fun but a Kobe/PG13/young Lakers would be kind of fun. They'd need a new center. It'd be fun to see the Kobe fans that hate LeBron have to cheer him on.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:27
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why cant we get a fun lebron rumor like he's likely to join the hornets instead of generic star to LA rumor
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Jun 14, 2017 23:27
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How would the Clippers even make that work? Heat would be kind of interesting although they'd need some shooters.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:28
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Papercut posted:I'm just gonna assume you didn't watch the playoffs, because KD is like the least shook fucker in the game. He absolutely murdered the field. i watched a single game from start to finish, watched 5 minutes of game 3, and didn't watch any other playoff basketball, because the same thought i had at the beginning of the year, that it was pointless to try and compete with the warriors because no team could hope to beat them 4 out of 7 games held true, and rendered the entire 2016 season and playoffs irrelevant ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ the draft and rising stars game was more exciting than the playoffs this year actually kinda makes me think about putting a large bet on the wars to win again next year depending on the vegas odds
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Jun 14, 2017 23:29
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Dutchy posted:Finally someone told KD what everyone spent eight years yelling at their TV
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Jun 14, 2017 23:31
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A second round in Miami would be really interesting for LeBron, especially if they can somehow get White LeBron too
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Jun 14, 2017 23:33
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Niwrad posted:How would the Clippers even make that work? Heat would be kind of interesting although they'd need some shooters. Blake and CP3 take pay cuts. Wouldn't it work if CP3/Blake/LeBron each take about $20 million?
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Jun 14, 2017 23:33
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if lebron goes to the clippers ill hurl myself off a cliff paul
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Jun 14, 2017 23:36
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Tae posted:Steve Kerr in a pod with Lowe basically said Mike Brown won the series against the Cavs, because he was the biggest advocate for just running the Durant/Curry pickNroll and really fought for it in game 5. Steve Kerr should have a show where he's like those cult deprogrammer guys except instead of a cult he undoes everything Scotty Brooks taught them about offense
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Jun 14, 2017 23:36
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chunkles posted:Steve Kerr should have a show where he's like those cult deprogrammer guys except instead of a cult he undoes everything Scotty Brooks taught them about offense Lol idiot, Scotty taught them nothing about offense.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:38
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The offseason is the most exciting because it's not about the signings as much as seeing how long-standing teams like the Cavs and Clippers deal with horrific cap situations with no way to improve on talent. What exactly are the Clippers with no assets, letting JJ Reddick walk, and then maxing out CP3 and Blake? Will Wesley Johnson finally see the light of day after randomly getting the full MLE?
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Jun 14, 2017 23:41
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I want to see the Wizards get a better team so I can watch them
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Jun 14, 2017 23:47
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Tae posted:The offseason is the most exciting because it's not about the signings as much as seeing how long-standing teams like the Cavs and Clippers deal with horrific cap situations with no way to improve on talent. Yes let JJ walk so the Pacers can sign him.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:51
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This offseason?
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Jun 14, 2017 23:54
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No way in hell
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Jun 14, 2017 23:55
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Spacebump posted:Blake and CP3 take pay cuts. Wouldn't it work if CP3/Blake/LeBron each take about $20 million? These reports always fall apart for me when it involves a bunch of players taking like $10 million in pay cuts annually.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:58
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Tae posted:The offseason is the most exciting because it's not about the signings as much as seeing how long-standing teams like the Cavs and Clippers deal with horrific cap situations with no way to improve on talent. The Clippers could implode via FA, the Jazz could be reset by Hayward leaving, Westbrook has to either sign the designated player extension or get traded. Like, the Grizzlies could randomly be the 3 seed next year if enough (plausible) things happen this summer. Spacebump posted:Blake and CP3 take pay cuts. Wouldn't it work if CP3/Blake/LeBron each take about $20 million? Chris Paul's max deal starts at around 35.7 million and Griffin's max contract would begin at 30.6 million. It wouldn't be a discount in the vein of David West chasing a ring--it would be 3 top 20 players simultaneously sacrificing 100s of millions of dollars in salary to play together. Paul and LeBron lobbied during the last round of CBA negotiations to increase the total value of maximum contracts for veterans who will turn 36 (now 38) over the life of a longterm contract. They did that partly so that they (and their friends) could increase the value of their deals as they age into their mid 30s. I started to do the math on completely emptying the roster outside of Blake, Paul, rookie deals, and empty roster charges, and then stopped because it's so logistically unlikely as to make this "People around the league believe.." rumor absurd. The Lakers will almost certainly have max cap space for one player in the summer of 2018 though. Bush Did Outer Heaven fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Jun 15, 2017 |
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Jun 15, 2017 00:14
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we're going to relive The Decision every year until we die i guess
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Jun 15, 2017 00:16
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Woj is historically 0/1000000 when it comes to Lebron transfer news/rumors. He was not connected to anyone close to Lebron in the Cleveland days, and responded with a mix of off the wall poo poo and hit pieces, as his free agency arrived, and so he's been locked out ever since. He did post an awesome piece a year before speculating that Lebron would come to Detroit, because Dumars was Woj's mole in the NBA
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