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67 | 22.41% |
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| Where will the Pauls go |
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| Will LeBron jump ship to the Spurs or ?? |
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| Will every team in the league just pivot towards tanking |
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xbilkis posted:What's the motivation for (presumably) George's side to leak this now? To get the Pacers to pull the trigger on a trade now? Because if I'm Magic, I don't wanna give up anything for a guy this thirsty to play on my team anyway, so I dunno if that works out The smart money is on the Pacers leaking it, so they can fall back on "we had to trade him!" when they inevitably trade away their best player for scraps.
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Jun 18, 2017 20:43
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ChickenMedium posted:The smart money is on the Pacers leaking it, so they can fall back on "we had to trade him!" when they inevitably trade away their best player for scraps. Yup and it has worked like a charm.
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Jun 18, 2017 20:48
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It's a shame that this won't end up with Lonzo in Indy
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Jun 18, 2017 20:49
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Jota posted:It's a shame that this won't end up with Lonzo in Indy I'd pay to see Bird come out of retirement and smack the poo poo out of Lavar.
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Jun 18, 2017 20:50
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https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/876525634775793664
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Jun 18, 2017 20:52
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Hahahahaha gently caress this god drat franchise.
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Jun 18, 2017 20:52
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Hahah
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Jun 18, 2017 20:53
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https://twitter.com/AdamHimmelsbach/status/876526696861757440
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Jun 18, 2017 20:53
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Dexo posted:Rip his trade value Announcing that really hurts the Pacers. I hope he gets traded on draft day.
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Jun 18, 2017 20:54
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What's the worst place to trade him? Just send him there so he has to suffer for a year.
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Jun 18, 2017 20:57
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hahaha pubic works project posted:What's the worst place to trade him? Just send him there so he has to suffer for a year. I would say Sactown but thats close enough to LA. Orlando prob
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Jun 18, 2017 20:59
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pubic works project posted:What's the worst place to trade him? Just send him there so he has to suffer for a year. its okay you are going to get a star in the trade http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=hooqlpe
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Jun 18, 2017 21:00
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Chicago tbh http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=gsaetrr
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Jun 18, 2017 21:01
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xbilkis posted:What's the motivation for (presumably) George's side to leak this now? To get the Pacers to pull the trigger on a trade now? Because if I'm Magic, I don't wanna give up anything for a guy this thirsty to play on my team anyway, so I dunno if that works out Tanking his value so the Lakers don't have to give anything up. Makes sense but a big gently caress you to Pacers fans
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Jun 18, 2017 21:04
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lol lol
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Jun 18, 2017 21:12
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Y'all going about this the wrong way. Clearly the correct move here is the one that will max spite the lakers, create a small ball team to murder the warriors, and increase the possibility PG might not even go to LA http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ychgs39a
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Jun 18, 2017 21:14
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I wonder how much more grateful Melo is about his no-trade clause today. Without that, he might be on his way to the Pacers.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:18
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DeimosRising posted:Tanking his value so the Lakers don't have to give anything up. Makes sense but a big gently caress you to Pacers fans Yeah it's gotta be George's agent or the Lakers.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:19
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The NBA is loving amazing.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:23
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Lmfao https://twitter.com/WeAreTitleTown/status/876459939430105089
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Jun 18, 2017 21:23
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Why would you....
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Jun 18, 2017 21:23
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And you wanna know why I light things on fire
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Jun 18, 2017 21:25
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Dexo posted:Why would you.... really, burning a jersey of a player your team trades away before they even sign them seems like the ultimate boston sports fan move
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Jun 18, 2017 21:26
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anyway, i'm excited for fultz's rookie of the year campaign in 2019.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:31
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Like burning it I get in theory. Its dumb af but I get it as a symbolic thing. Buying a jersey of a player who hasn't been drafted and burning them is some next level poo poo.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:32
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Is that bill Simmons
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Jun 18, 2017 21:33
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There was a week when kids were setting themselves on fire as a challenge, like how people threw ice buckets over their head. Nothing surprises me as far as dumb gimmicks anymore.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:37
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Ice bucket thing was a dumb harmless(generally) meme chain letter for a cause. That makes sense.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:39
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A stupid Boston fan doing something stupid also makes plenty of sense and it's pretty funny
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Jun 18, 2017 21:40
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Cool Buff Man posted:A stupid Boston fan doing something stupid also makes plenty of sense and it's pretty funny Raising awareness for stupid Boston fans with way too much money to burn somebody please think of the bro Boston fan
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Jun 18, 2017 21:46
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Dexo posted:Raising awareness for stupid Boston fans with way too much money to burn somebody please think of the bro Boston fan Do they not bleed green. I'll cut myself right now
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Jun 18, 2017 21:48
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pubic works project posted:I dunno. Maybe. The fact that he wants Swanigan's fatass leads me to believe he's a Purdue guy. But yes, the average Indiana sports fan is a moron. The average person is a moron and smart people aren't any better Papercut posted:The dress code was Stern's attempt to court football fans and I'm very happy that the league has adopted the official policy of "gently caress football fans." I don't understand why Stern is popular around here when he was responsible for that dog whistle STOP THESE MEN FROM DRESSING LIKE THUGS on top of his decades-long history of being a true anti-player piece of poo poo at least the dress code completely backfired and now Rich Young Black Men (Oh no!!!) are wearing Expensive Fashions (Oh no!!! Gay!!!) full outfits of excessively baggy clothes looked silly anyways. Served no purpose except to allow Gilbert to conceal his pistols on the court Dejan Bimble posted:You have to thank Kanye and the dress code for finally ending the maternity tees and wide jeans era. Things have probably swung too far in the opposite direction, but that's okay, it's a much better direction I don't have to thank Kanye at all for that he was surfing a wave of dressing well that would have rolled in without him EvanTH fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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Jun 18, 2017 21:53
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Tape yourself and as you bleed out name 3 other Boston sports fans and have them complete the Ainge Assets challenge. We'll fix the Boston fanbase issue 3 fans at a time.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:53
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EvanTH posted:The average person is a moron and smart people aren't any better I mean the league had a huge problem with perception its no mystery why the dress code started the Year after Malice. The NBA was massively shook after that and overcorrected. Also people probably like Stern around here because he is the quintessential supervillain Sports commissioner without being a bitch about it like Goodell. Stern literally told a group of all stars when negotiating the CBA that he knew where the bodies were buried if they want to go down that road. Like lovely he may be but Its funny as poo poo. Also the NBA is only behind the MLB in terms of player power Tbh Dexo fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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Jun 18, 2017 21:56
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True enough. I don't remember what kinda hot takes Malice generated but I imagine they were scorching and revolting As for player power, MLB and the rest of the leagues all say thank you forever Marvin Miller  True American Hero RIPNBA owes a lot of their player power to the Oscar Robertson Lawsuit victory where they defeated the league owners, represented by head lawyer David Stern of Proskauer Rose LLP (firm which continues to represent all the major leagues when they do their lockouts). I do not understand at all what Paul George is doing or why he would announce that. Didn't he say a few days ago "I play for the Pacers right now", which was already about as borderline as a player ought to go if they're trying to max their value (shoulda left out "right now," always say you love the team and want to win no matter what even when everyone knows you're lying)? Who is his agent and why are they stupid or absent? edit: googled an answer to part of that question, George's agent is "Aaron Mintz" and George should be his most important client: http://basketball.realgm.com/info/agent_clients/Aaron-Mintz/58 Also the agent for Randle and D'angelo Russell maybe he's secretly a Lakers fan who doesn't care about his job EvanTH fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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Jun 18, 2017 22:11
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EvanTH posted:True enough. I don't remember what kinda hot takes Malice generated but I imagine they were scorching and revolting The hot takes after the Malice were that the fans deserved to get punch and it was awesome. Then the NBA and ESPN realized they shouldn't advocate players punching the customers so they did a 180 on the situation. Also, here is LeBron dunking on children: http://deadspin.com/lebron-james-releases-finals-frustration-on-poor-childr-1796205855
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Jun 18, 2017 22:17
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EvanTH posted:
There are lots of possibilities, there's one where he just decided to be open, and didn't want the Lakers pockets to be put out for him. There's another where his agent responded to threats to leak his trade request to the publick with a statement, to stay ahead of the backlash. And you have another where the Pacers did something that firmed up his conviction and he didn't want to be shot in the back as he changed teams, like a Boston player. You're wrong about Kanye. He was the public face of changing trends. That's an important role. But what's more important is that there's a chance that some team who needs a point guard could sign Milos Teodosic, the highest paid player in all of Europe: quote:The “Army Team” doesn’t want to lose the best floor general in Europe and that’s why they are making him an offer which is hard to refuse. A total of 12 million euros for the next three seasons are on the table for the Serb guard. Teodosic with an annual salary of four million euros will became the higest paid ever player in the history of European basketball. Those are net ammounts, since it’s common practice in many parts of Europe the taxes to be paid by the clubs. “We will try to build a stronger team and that’s why we are waiting Teodosic’s answer as soon as possible”, said team president Andrey Vatutin after yesterday’s championship win in the VTB Unitel League.
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Jun 18, 2017 22:19
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Exciting time to be a sixers fan I will always remember you Tony Wroten, Brandon Davies , javalle mcgee
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Jun 18, 2017 22:19
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euphronius posted:Exciting time to be a sixers fan Just remember, Joel Embiid will never play a full season Plagued by knee and foot injuries until his rookie contract is up The sixers dump him to Orlando
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Jun 18, 2017 22:24
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euphronius posted:Exciting time to be a sixers fan I can't loving wait until October. Summer League will also be fun again.
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