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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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euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

LeBron shot 79% while Brown was on the court in the Eastern Conference finals.

Lmao

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Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010
uhhhhh
https://twitter.com/spurs/status/907344142723960840
cool

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

Rookies should probably stop even acknowledging they're defending LeBron at any point. It never ends well

https://twitter.com/RealSmithmix/status/907344712566112256

morestuff
Aug 2, 2008

You can't stop what's coming
Oh poo poo, actual news

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/907352949541818369

RIP GnG

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

Matt Moore sums up my feelings on this pretty well:


https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/907353122833494016

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001


Rondo/Holliday/Allen/Davis/Cousins

RIP spacing

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001


"Hey these two guys who failed out of Sacramento might be just what we need to make the playoffs"

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun
i hope to god we get more FIRST TEAM DE-FENSE chants before TA retires

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

WhyteRyce posted:

Rondo/Holliday/Allen/Davis/Cousins

RIP spacing

I mean, is that really worse than playing Hill instead of Allen on the wing?

Yeah, I would love if they could have gotten a guy who could shoot well from 3 in addition to being able to defend the bigger wings in the league. Don't think that was available for ~3M a year, though.

verbal enema
May 23, 2009

onlymarfans.com

This owns

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

hill can't walk right now so it's better yes.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Unless you are referring to Glenallen Hill.

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

euphronius posted:

Unless you are referring to Glenallen Hill.

i was like woah grant hill is still playing

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

euphronius posted:

hill can't walk right now so it's better yes.

I meant that this signing was a replacement for Hill and that it really doesn't harm the spacing more than what was originally envisioned.

Doesn't mean the vision was good.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

Kibner posted:

I meant that this signing was a replacement for Hill and that it really doesn't harm the spacing more than what was originally envisioned.

Doesn't mean the vision was good.

Hill in comparison is Stephen Curry and Prime Ray Allen compared to Tony Allen for spacing.

Allen is in "guarded by team's lumbering center" tier of not being respected for his offense.

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

Kibner posted:

I meant that this signing was a replacement for Hill and that it really doesn't harm the spacing more than what was originally envisioned.

Doesn't mean the vision was good.

Hill isn't a great or even good shooter but a career 33% 3pt shooter on 2 attempts a game is better than a 28% one on half an attempt

Hill was 35% last year on over 3 attempts a game which isn't that terrible

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

WhyteRyce posted:

Hill isn't a great or even good shooter but a career 33% 3pt shooter on 2 attempts a game is better than a 28% one on half an attempt

Hill was 35% last year on over 3 attempts a game which isn't that terrible

Opponents respected his shot about as much as they respected Allen's, though. It wouldn't improve spacing one bit because no one is going to leave their double on Davis and/or Cousins to contest anyone shooting less than 40% from 3.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Kibner posted:

Opponents respected his shot about as much as they respected Allen's, though. It wouldn't improve spacing one bit because no one is going to leave their double on Davis and/or Cousins to contest anyone shooting less than 40% from 3.

Exactly what I was thinking

I guess DMC and AD can stand in the corners to spread the floor a bit . Not optimal .

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

WhyteRyce posted:

Rondo/Holliday/Allen/Davis/Cousins

RIP spacing

They will use the power of voodoo to magically gain the spacing they need.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
I mean, by all speculation by local writers and reporters, they're going to play Darius Miller and Jordan Crawford at the 3 a lot.

Cousins better get used to shooting from the top of the key.

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

Spacebump posted:

They will use the power of voodoo to magically gain the spacing they need.

feed cousins and davis an all-boudin diet and rely on the resultant noxious gases to create spacing

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

chunkles posted:

feed cousins and davis an all-boudin diet and rely on the resultant noxious gases to create spacing

Now I wish I had ordered some boudin balls with the jambalaya I'm eating.

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

Kibner posted:

Opponents respected his shot about as much as they respected Allen's, though. It wouldn't improve spacing one bit because no one is going to leave their double on Davis and/or Cousins to contest anyone shooting less than 40% from 3.

Ok so the double teams just sit on Cousins/Davis. So kicking it to a guy who shoots sub 30% on half an attempt a game is the same as kicking it to a guy who shoots 35% on 3+ attempts a game? Even if neither results in more 1:1 looks for Davis/Cousins, one at least is a viable option on offense. And I do think someone who is moderately successful on open looks will help spacing a bit more than that

I do agree neither scenario is ideal

WhyteRyce fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Sep 11, 2017

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.

AggressivelyStupid posted:

Rookies should probably stop even acknowledging they're defending LeBron at any point. It never ends well

https://twitter.com/RealSmithmix/status/907344712566112256

Carmelo "Shinobi" Anthony

Boredumb
Mar 10, 2005


Danny LaFever
Dec 29, 2008


Grimey Drawer
I'm excited for basketball!

Rumoured Raptors jersey which I think is alright.



and training season stuff fans love to eat up.

DD is adding a 3 this year.

Lowry and Miles are shooting 40% from three and Deebo is hitting contested threes.

Sorry Celtics. Raptors get the honor of losing the EC this season.

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



Danny LaFever posted:


Sorry Celtics. Raptors get the honor of losing the EC this season.

i think a bunch of hype around a lebron vs kyrie ECF building all season and then not happening is my new preferred outcome because it'd be funnier than the inevitability of the cavs torching kyrie

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

Toronto is fixated on this NORTH stuff which is oddly fitting since The King decapitates them in the playoffs every year.

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:

Toronto is fixated on this NORTH stuff which is oddly fitting since The King decapitates them in the playoffs every year.

Latitude wise, both MN and Portland play further north. I want this fact known.

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

Lockback posted:

Latitude wise, both MN and Portland play further north. I want this fact known.

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
almost a month till the season we're so close

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

Basketball take me away from this disgusting hellscape

Spring Break My Heart
Feb 15, 2012

Danny LaFever posted:

I'm excited for basketball!

Rumoured Raptors jersey which I think is alright.



and training season stuff fans love to eat up.

DD is adding a 3 this year.

Lowry and Miles are shooting 40% from three and Deebo is hitting contested threes.

Sorry Celtics. Raptors get the honor of losing the EC this season.
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

AggressivelyStupid posted:

Basketball take me away from this disgusting hellscape

:yeah:

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations
Lol I didn't see KD ripped Under Armour shoes. Nike's plan to take over the Warriors is officially complete.

Henchman of Santa
Aug 21, 2010

chunkles posted:

feed cousins and davis an all-boudin diet and rely on the resultant noxious gases to create spacing

Kevin Durant singlehandedly shuts out the Pelicans

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations
WOJ Bomb.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/907450186569482242

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch
Someday I hope Dolan gets sued for constantly speculating to the media about other people being alcoholics

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

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chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun
which 80s sci fi film did melo raid that outfit from

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