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What is going to be your favorite offseason storyline?
This poll is closed.
The Big3 Tourney 67 22.41%
Will Lakers draft Ball 40 13.38%
Where will the Pauls go 54 18.06%
Will LeBron jump ship to the Spurs or ?? 41 13.71%
Will every team in the league just pivot towards tanking 97 32.44%
Total: 210 votes
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Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010

WhyteRyce posted:

Poor Ryan Anderson will turn into a Bellini nomad
I'm down. He'd be great on the Spurs

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Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

I imagine the script for campaign phone banking would look like this.

Hi this is ____ from the (opponent of Ainge's son) Congressional Campaign. (opponent of Ainge's son) has been endorsed by Governor Gary Herbert and Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey because they know he's the only candidate with the government experience and Republican values needed to represent our community. (Opponent of Ainge's son) would never allow his father to sign Gordon Hayward away from the Utah Jazz. Let's show the NBA establishment that Utah is not for sale. Can (opponent of Ainge's son) count on your support in the Republican primary?

(If yes) Great! Would you like to volunteer to block walk or phone bank for the campaign? Thanks! Have a great day!
(If no) Is it ok if we let your neighbors know that your support the God-less Boston Celtics instead of the Utah Jazz?

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

People cast votes for particular people for reasons stupider than that.

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

AINGE IS TRYING TO STEAL OUR HAYWARD AND TURN HIM INTO ONE OF THOSE GODLESS ROMAN CATHOLICS

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

WhyteRyce posted:

In exchange for signing Hayward and costing his son the election, Danny agrees to endorse him in any mayoral race in a city of no more than 10k people and his position as president of the book club. His son will also get to pick the location of the next family Christmas as long as the temperature of the location is not below a certain point

No freakin way is Ainge giving up that many assets in a trade.

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

Danny is going to give his son the godfather offer, which is to be a godfather to the latest Ainge brood

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.
That is some next level NBA off-season poo poo right there

Redgrendel2001
Sep 1, 2006

you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

I bet that they wouldn't be half as unhappy if Hayward were... a different person.

BWV
Feb 24, 2005


Surprised Ainge even still has a son and didn't already trade him for 2 embryos and a potentially trans daughter.

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?

Redgrendel2001 posted:

I bet that they wouldn't be half as unhappy if Hayward were... a different person.

like one who was less good at basketball

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/MarkelleF/status/347206347617599490

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012

Lmfao

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

Congrats Philly on drafting a HoF player.

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.
https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/877595507962634240

Well he's off Boston's board.

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch
https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/877596038441422855

Redgrendel2001
Sep 1, 2006

you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

MourningView posted:

like one who was less good at basketball

That is one option.

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?
https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/877590912318136321

It took like four years but my posting constantly about how perfect he would be for Utah is finally going to will Patrick Beverly to the Jazz just in time for the guy who makes him such a great fit to leave

Paul Zuvella
Dec 7, 2011

The 76ers should 100% be on the phone right now about Patrick Beverly

zelah
Dec 1, 2004

Diabetes, you are not invited to my pizza party.

I need some news or at least rumors about the Blazers to occupy me. Otherwise I'm gonna write way too many words in a basketball thread about racial identity/self identifying/looking like that and saying you're anything other than white.

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

The fate of the Republic lies with Gordon Hayward not signing with the Celtics, lmao

Somehow this offseason is still a distant third to last year and 2014

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

MourningView posted:

https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/877590912318136321

It took like four years but my posting constantly about how perfect he would be for Utah is finally going to will Patrick Beverly to the Jazz just in time for the guy who makes him such a great fit to leave

https://twitter.com/patbev21/status/877597504329601024

https://twitter.com/TeamLou23/status/877591544085176321

morestuff
Aug 2, 2008

You can't stop what's coming

MourningView posted:

https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/877590912318136321

It took like four years but my posting constantly about how perfect he would be for Utah is finally going to will Patrick Beverly to the Jazz just in time for the guy who makes him such a great fit to leave

Is Houston just looking for cap relief? I'd call up and offer Ramon Sessions (team option) and the 31st pick, but I'm sure someone could beat that

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

Picture of the father Florian for all those interested in this very silly story:


more interesting to me is MarcJSpears tagging an obviously incorrect account as Hartenstein's. More "why'd ESPN keep this dude" fuel

EvanTH fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Jun 21, 2017

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

Grand Theft Autobot posted:

Ryan Anderson plays 0 defense, correct?

He's an above average post defender. Other than that...

Count Mippipopolous
Apr 10, 2008

Could the trading DeAndre to Phoenix be part of a trade to get Paul George? The 4th pick would be the best thing anyone would offer Indiana, right?

Chris Paul, Reddick, Paul George, Blake Griffin, Tyson Chandler

I have no idea if any of the salaries could work out though.

Libertine
Jun 21, 2004

When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.
If the Celtics draft Josh Jackson, sign Gordon Hayward, and already employ Jae Crowder and Jaylen Brown (both under really decently cheap contracts until 2020), uhhh what do with the SF rotation???

Like at some point you have too many assets right?

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs

Spacebump posted:

I have no idea how reliable this guy is but it showed up in the hoops hype rumors section.
https://twitter.com/peteredmiston/status/877535007123886080

Chris Herrington is reliable.

Ammanas
Jul 17, 2005

Voltes V: "Laser swooooooooord!"

Carlosologist posted:

The fate of the Republic lies with Gordon Hayward not signing with the Celtics, lmao

Somehow this offseason is still a distant third to last year and 2014

Nah the opposite needs to happen, Chaffetz's seat needs to go blue

I liked Hayward to the Celtics before, now i REALLY like it

Eltoasto
Aug 26, 2002

We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.



Count Mippipopolous posted:

Could the trading DeAndre to Phoenix be part of a trade to get Paul George? The 4th pick would be the best thing anyone would offer Indiana, right?

Oh yeah, today the Pacers FO is leaking that "Gosh I dunno, maybe there won't be a trade after all" which would be a terrible idea and a desperate attempt at some leverage.

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?

Ammanas posted:

Nah the opposite needs to happen, Chaffetz's seat needs to go blue

I liked Hayward to the Celtics before, now i REALLY like it

putting petty partisanship above what really matters smh

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

You heard it from Cube
https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/877612370868051968

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

2017, where Ice scoops Woj

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?
He's actually taking the Cavs job because the Ghost Ballers have him so shook he has to flee the entire league.

Space Camp fuckup
Aug 2, 2003

I'm burning my Billups Killer 3's jersey

Paul Zuvella
Dec 7, 2011


You can't trick me, that's a plumlee in disguise

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



not enough wacky trades today. i need more!

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.
https://twitter.com/WaddleandSilvy/status/877620169065058304

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

how could the Clippers even add Butler

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

Shear Modulus posted:

not enough wacky trades today. i need more!

Pretty sure yesterday was the posturing day and today is the day where people are actually trying to make trades happen

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zoux
Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/JabariJYoung/status/877568017680318464

Cancel the national period of mourning.

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