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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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Adun posted:From the Ringer's prediction piece. I'd be pretty happy with Danilo Gallinari so jokes on him
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Jun 30, 2017 17:05
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Adun posted:From the Ringer's prediction piece. *Still has great extra draft picks, drafted well, won the 1 seed, expects to be a top 4 team next season* oh no , I bet ainge feels destroyed How many teams would kill to have their gm create a position as good
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Jun 30, 2017 17:09
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Step. Away. From. The. Juice.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:11
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Redgrendel2001 posted:I bet Simmons still hates David Kahn with a passion. gently caress Bill Simmons Feel free to empty quote
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Jun 30, 2017 17:13
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morestuff posted:Signing LeBron, a genius move by me. Only I can save the Clippers lmao
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Jun 30, 2017 17:14
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Ammanas posted:*Still has great extra draft picks, drafted well, won the 1 seed, expects to be a top 4 team next season* oh no , I bet ainge feels destroyed Yeah as funny as it is to constantly bust on him, Ainge is in a great position and I'm incredibly jealous. Plus he has my favorite coach in the world that he stole from my alma mater, Mr. Brad Stevens!  Ainnngeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
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Jun 30, 2017 17:16
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I wonder if the AI would actually go for these trades in nba 2k17
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Jun 30, 2017 17:16
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:I want the Sixers to give a bunch of 1 yr/50 million deals to players Give this poster a GM job!
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Jun 30, 2017 17:16
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There are worse places to be than the #1 seed in your conference while holding a million billion picks over the next few years
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Jun 30, 2017 17:17
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If the Sixers aren't going to sign any good free agents then that takes away a ton of the available cap room this season.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:18
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The only reason it's so easy to make fun of Ainge is he leaks everything he's going to do, might do, and would have done but didn't. He's like that weird kid on the playground that talks too much and lies about everything. Great GM though.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:19
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Space Camp fuckup posted:The only reason it's so easy to make fun of Ainge is he leaks everything he's going to do, might do, and would have done but didn't. He's like that weird kid on the playground that talks too much and lies about everything. Great GM though. He's the anti-Morey who never lets anything leak ever and the few times he even talks about future plans ("We have something up our sleeve") he follows through by trading for CP3 Also he trades picks away like they're going out of style (oh my god I just dated myself with that expression)
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Jun 30, 2017 17:21
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Also if the Sixers aren't going to take on lovely contracts then that takes a huge bad contract sink out of the equation too. Which teams are left this offseason that realistically want to take on crappy contracts for assets? Sacramento, Brooklyn and maybe, but probably not Miami? What I'm getting at is that Portland is hosed.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:22
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If they take away Juice I will finally come around to hating the Clippers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXvnnczGQdw That's my steph humiliating son right there don't even think about it 
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Jun 30, 2017 17:23
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Space Camp fuckup posted:The only reason it's so easy to make fun of Ainge is he leaks everything he's going to do, might do, and would have done but didn't. He's like that weird kid on the playground that talks too much and lies about everything. Great GM though. Except the kid's parents are rich as gently caress so no one knows what's what.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:25
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Is there any word on IT's hip injury that sidelined him at the end of the playoff run? I'd really like to worry less that his quickness will be robbed which would probably turn him into a net-negative player.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:27
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Yeah they replaced it with a child's hip, fits nicely, IT already doing hopscotch
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Jun 30, 2017 17:28
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Intruder posted:He's the anti-Morey who never lets anything leak ever and the few times he even talks about future plans ("We have something up our sleeve") he follows through by trading for CP3 You old fart!
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Jun 30, 2017 17:29
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Salvor_Hardin posted:Is there any word on IT's hip injury that sidelined him at the end of the playoff run? I'd really like to worry less that his quickness will be robbed which would probably turn him into a net-negative player. They're staying Belichick-quiet about it which means he'll never be the same again and they won't sign him to the max.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:31
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Space Camp fuckup posted:The only reason it's so easy to make fun of Ainge is he leaks everything he's going to do, might do, and would have done but didn't. He's like that weird kid on the playground that talks too much and lies about everything. Great GM though. Ainge's style seems to be a wait and see approach because he knows nothing he can do at the present will win a championship. Like I highly doubt anything Morey is putting together will beat the Warriors and the Celtics themselves can't really do it even if they add PG3 and Heyward.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:36
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JaMychal Green would be the perfect player to put on the Wolves, I think. I'd be sad to see him go, but the young man has earned a big paycheck with his hard work and positive attitude and being better than Draymond and I'll not begrudge him that. Memphis already extended him a QO, but if a team comes through with cash money, then he must spread his wings and fly. I've decided that the player I would like the Grizz to pursue with their MLE is none other than Secret Most Important Player Shaun Livingston. /vc/ is probably gone, and teams are eyeballing Tony Allen because he is still a solid defender and good locker room presence. I'm also curious to see what they do about Zbo. Might be a very sad offseason for Grit and Grind, because as much as I love those players...multi year guaranteed deals for aging vets are a hard pill to swallow. If Chandler Parsons sucks again this year, you're going to see his beautiful head on a pike outside the Grindhouse.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:38
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Doltos posted:Ainge's style seems to be a wait and see approach because he knows nothing he can do at the present will win a championship. Like I highly doubt anything Morey is putting together will beat the Warriors and the Celtics themselves can't really do it even if they add PG3 and Heyward. That's basically how I feel, I'm hunkering down for the long term plan but in the meantime it's been a nice surprise that the team has been able to go somewhat deep in the playoffs just a few years after being a lottery team. I enjoy the way they play basketball and will enjoy next season even though they don't have a shot to win the championship and I look forward to Danny trading down the draft picks again next year
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Jun 30, 2017 17:39
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I stopped reading the Simmons column the second he mentioned "Jay-Z hooking up with Kanye in 2011." Of all of his bad takes, thinking "Watch the Throne" was some type of iconic album is insane. "Watch the Throne" is Kanye's worst album so the metaphor doesn't even work unless Simmons means Harden is going to carry Chris Paul to a first round exit while having his worst season in 4 years. It's so clear that he just emailed his new blood boy TATE and asked him for culturally relevant moments in the 2000s so he could stop relying on bad 90s stuff. Edit: JK, I actually ended up skimming through it. I see he's advocating for the old "sign the best player of all time or move to another city" strategy. BWV fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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Jun 30, 2017 17:43
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Space Camp fuckup posted:The only reason it's so easy to make fun of Ainge is he leaks everything he's going to do, might do, and would have done but didn't. He's like that weird kid on the playground that talks too much and lies about everything. Great GM though. This is a pro rear end post
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Jun 30, 2017 17:58
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http://hinkie.theringer.com Did you guys play the ringer Hinkie game. It's really funny, made me smile
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Jun 30, 2017 18:08
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Dejan Bimble posted:http://hinkie.theringer.com Did you guys play the ringer Hinkie game. It's really funny, made me smile pro click right here e: I died at the powerpoint presentation and then NERLENS WAS TRADE FOR A FAKE 1ST lmao Intruder fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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Jun 30, 2017 18:12
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Apparently Spurs have interest in Osman. Not sure exactly if it means anything, but maybe he could be part of a Green trade if those discussions were legit? https://twitter.com/AmicoHoops/status/880834483242532864
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Jun 30, 2017 18:13
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If the spurs have interest my brain says keep him
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Jun 30, 2017 18:17
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As dumb as that Simmons column is, I am legitimately really surprised that no one is trying to move to Seattle right now with the amount of money flying around up there. With how readily the techbros have inundated Golden State, I would think trying to be the next team profiting off of that stupid bubble would be at the front of some owner's mind by now.
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Jun 30, 2017 18:22
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I've been reading the latest rumors about Jrue Holiday and it sounds like the Pelicans are going to give him a 5 year contract worth almost the max of 30 million a year. I know they're rumors but if they are close to true, I may have to drink away the disappointment.
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Jun 30, 2017 18:22
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Dejan Bimble posted:http://hinkie.theringer.com Did you guys play the ringer Hinkie game. It's really funny, made me smile Intruder posted:pro click right here Everyone should click that link/play the game. Especially if you grew up with NES or SNES era games. edit: LOL at the trade with Vlade. Spacebump fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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Jun 30, 2017 18:25
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Attention Dejan Bimble:
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Jun 30, 2017 18:28
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Doltos posted:Ainge's style seems to be a wait and see approach because he knows nothing he can do at the present will win a championship. Like I highly doubt anything Morey is putting together will beat the Warriors and the Celtics themselves can't really do it even if they add PG3 and Heyward. Yeah even Horford/Hayward/George/Bradley/Thomas, which would be unlikely cause they'd probably have to move Bradley, would leave the best 2 and may even 3 players on the court wearing yellow. Probably beats Cleveland and takes a couple on GS but if the only goal is a ring I think you use those picks. Try to build a team for the early mid 2020s while maintaining a winning culture that lets you draw or keep vets at a discount. Houston and Cleveland may as well go for broke now and hope for a miracle or GS injury but Boston has other options. Meanwhile a constant stream of leaks keeps Boston fans convinced that every year is the year, every deadline is THE deadline, and so on. They'll always make the playoffs, always have assets, he'll always have a job, and reading about the Celtice will always be annoying.
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Jun 30, 2017 18:29
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vaginal facsimile posted:Attention Dejan Bimble: Are mismatched shoes a thing now
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Jun 30, 2017 18:30
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EvanTH posted:Wasn't the minutes thing basically the only legit knock on Thibs? I seem to remember some interviews where he was asked and he blew it off the way very old men do, "The greats played 48! Don't make me laugh!" type of response? The minute complaint on Wings was totally overblown. He had guys like Butler and Deng who are the types of guys who soak up lots of minutes, just like Lebron, Iggy, Barnes, etc. Super-athletic wing players can play 34-37 minutes per game without any real risk. The Spurs example is funny because last year Pop played Kawhi almost 34 and LMA 32, so its not like they discovered one weird trick where you should keep guys under 30. That same dumb opinion was used to blame Rose on Thibs, but Rose never played big minutes under Thibs. He actually played less under Thibs than he did under Vinny Del Negro. The year Rose first got hurt Thibs played him 35 minutes a game, which was below average for guys like him. Where it does ring true is Thibs like to play big men more minutes than I am comfortable with. He ran Noah hard 2 of the years he was there and he played KAT a lot. I don't think its ridiculously high minutes, but I think pulling it back some would be good. He hasn't really had more injuries to bigs than you'd expect though, which is why that argument usually isn't aimed just at big players.
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Jun 30, 2017 18:30
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vaginal facsimile posted:Attention Dejan Bimble: Falling Down remake looking good
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Jun 30, 2017 18:31
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vaginal facsimile posted:Attention Dejan Bimble: This is dope, I love Wade's doggy-bag but he looks old as f in this pic
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Jun 30, 2017 18:31
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Guys need to remember that anything can happen, especially with injuries.
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Jun 30, 2017 18:33
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TheGreyGhost posted:As dumb as that Simmons column is, I am legitimately really surprised that no one is trying to move to Seattle right now with the amount of money flying around up there. With how readily the techbros have inundated Golden State, I would think trying to be the next team profiting off of that stupid bubble would be at the front of some owner's mind by now. The arena situation is bad for whatever team moves here, meaning the city isn't gonna pay $999 billion for it like every other city does. As development goes up and up and our rent becomes ridiculous, the city's politics is moving more to the left. There's an avowed socialist running for mayor with a decent chance, but even the City of Commerce shill candidate isn't gonna throw a team owner some sweetheart deal on an arena Im unsure how much Amazon employees would care about basketball, and that's a huge portion of the money in the city. Otoh you'd certainly get the Boeing/Nordstrom/Starbucks crowd. I did some training for work out in Redmond, and it was legitimately the highest prevalence of luxury cars I've seen in my life. Every other car was a Tesla, Range Rover, or Benz
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vaginal facsimile posted:Attention Dejan Bimble: Doggy Bag. I get it
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