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gently caressquote:“Oh no question, Charlotte’s definitely my first priority,” he said. “That’s where I’ve been for eight years and that’s all I know. Not many people get a chance to play for one NBA team throughout their career. When I go on my Instagram, I see, ‘Kemba leave! Kemba get out of Charlotte!’ People don’t understand, when they say you need to go ‘here’ and win, that winning is not guaranteed anywhere.”
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# ? Jun 1, 2019 18:40 |
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# ? May 30, 2024 12:10 |
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morestuff posted:gently caress kemba seems like a rad dude.
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# ? Jun 1, 2019 18:48 |
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I’m sure that’s genuine but it’s also just smart negotiating. Pressure is on Charlotte now to pony up
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# ? Jun 1, 2019 18:52 |
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morestuff posted:gently caress That's Kemba's way of saying that his supermax strangling the Hornets' capspace for the next 5 years doesn't bother him lol. Which it shouldn't!
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# ? Jun 1, 2019 20:15 |
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I like Kemba a lot, people throw him around as somone to be disappointed signing but there's a lot worse out there. But yeah the supermax is a lot of money. Although I guess at least Charlotte might end up with one of the better supermax players?
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# ? Jun 1, 2019 23:06 |
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Rick posted:I like Kemba a lot, people throw him around as somone to be disappointed signing but there's a lot worse out there. But yeah the supermax is a lot of money. Although I guess at least Charlotte might end up with one of the better supermax players? It’s tough because as a player and as a person you really couldn’t ask for anything more. He’s worked hard to turn himself into a top-20 player, he seems humble and he’s a lot of fun to watch. Charlotte’s just going to be incredibly boned cap-wise for the rest of his prime, have a poo poo team around him and are probably going to be paying him $40M a year well into his decline Like this summer to stay out of the tax they’re probably going to let Jeremy Lamb (their second-best player) walk, decline Tony Parker’s option, and still need to attach a pick or two to trade away Marvin Williams, MKG or Biyombo. They have Batum left for two years, who quit on the team so dramatically that he had a 4.4% usage rate in March. They might be OK if they can talk Kemba into punting on next season, play him and the young guys, and revamp once some of these bad contracts start coming off the books. Instead I’m they’re probably going to trade a bunch of picks for like Hassan Whiteside and gently caress themselves up even more.
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# ? Jun 1, 2019 23:31 |
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morestuff posted:It’s tough because as a player and as a person you really couldn’t ask for anything more. He’s worked hard to turn himself into a top-20 player, he seems humble and he’s a lot of fun to watch. Charlotte’s just going to be incredibly boned cap-wise for the rest of his prime, have a poo poo team around him and are probably going to be paying him $40M a year well into his decline Look at the sunny side, the lottery changes mean charlotte has much higher chances at top prospects as a fringe east playoff team. And now they have a GM with a history of finding good players throughout the draft
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# ? Jun 1, 2019 23:40 |
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Dejan Bimble posted:Look at the sunny side, the lottery changes mean charlotte has much higher chances at top prospects as a fringe east playoff team. And now they have a GM with a history of finding good players throughout the draft I want to believe in Mitch but this summer will really be a challenge. On the bright side they still have this cornball for 48 games a season https://twitter.com/codyzeller/status/1134950572791074820?s=21
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 00:07 |
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i just remembered the existence of tyler hands bro and i looked up to see what he's up to and he's professionally elbowing people in the Chinese league.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 00:10 |
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R.D. Mangles posted:i just remembered the existence of tyler hands bro and i looked up to see what he's up to and he's professionally elbowing people in the Chinese league. heres the greatest thing bro hands was ever involved in this gif doesnt quite capture it but he turns around to throw down with whoever's behind him then realizes it's ron artest
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 01:05 |
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chunkles posted:heres the greatest thing bro hands was ever involved in oh i'm aware
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 01:25 |
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Speaking of MWP, he is training Kyle Kuzma for defense this summer which is a brand new work out guru but a potentially interesting one, like it's easier to teach defense than it is to teach what Hakeem and Kobe are doing.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 01:52 |
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Rick posted:Speaking of MWP, he is training Kyle Kuzma for defense this summer which is a brand new work out guru but a potentially interesting one, like it's easier to teach defense than it is to teach what Hakeem and Kobe are doing. he's going to toughen him up by taking him to a pickup game where someone gets stabbed with a table leg.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 02:15 |
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Rick posted:Speaking of MWP, he is training Kyle Kuzma for defense this summer which is a brand new work out guru but a potentially interesting one, like it's easier to teach defense than it is to teach what Hakeem and Kobe are doing. I looked him up and he’s player development coach for the G league. I’m happy for him, I really hope that his substance and mental health issues are under control in a sustainable way
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Rick posted:Speaking of MWP, he is training Kyle Kuzma for defense this summer which is a brand new work out guru but a potentially interesting one, like it's easier to teach defense than it is to teach what Hakeem and Kobe are doing. Artest was an amazing defender, one of the smartest defenders I've ever watched. There's a ton players can learn from him.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 03:56 |
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Rick posted:Speaking of MWP, he is training Kyle Kuzma for defense this summer which is a brand new work out guru but a potentially interesting one, like it's easier to teach defense than it is to teach what Hakeem and Kobe are doing. It also probably isn't going to take a miracle to improve Kuz's defense, it's so bad that MWP can just teach him really basic poo poo and it'll help immensely.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 04:30 |
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https://twitter.com/pickuphoop/status/1135086188702896128?s=19
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 10:54 |
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https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/1135277071930929158?s=19 I dunno that I buy that they outright told him he's not a priority but I could believe they told him they were looking at other point guards and he might not be be back. They'd be dumb not to try to upgrade the position given how awful he was last year. He was also pretty pissed off that they tried to trade him at the deadline.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:13 |
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I kind of wonder where Rubio lands, his numbers are trending downward and weren't that good to begin with. But there's so much money out there.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:36 |
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Rick posted:I kind of wonder where Rubio lands, his numbers are trending downward and weren't that good to begin with. But there's so much money out there. there is no better fit than The Chicago Bulls
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:37 |
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Aye Doc posted:there is no better fit than The Chicago Bulls gently caress, as if Bulls fans haven't been through enough. They just got rid of Jabari Parker's bricklaying and now you want to give them Ricky Rubio. What a terrible thing to wish on them.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:52 |
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MourningView posted:I dunno that I buy that they outright told him he's not a priority but I could believe they told him they were looking at other point guards and he might not be be back. They'd be dumb not to try to upgrade the position given how awful he was last year. He was also pretty pissed off that they tried to trade him at the deadline. They probably told him 'we would like you back, but we won't be offering you a contract on day one of free agency'. Anyone can read between the lines on that one as 'not a priority'.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:35 |
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Who’s ready for cryptic tweet season? https://twitter.com/blakegriffin23/status/1135287061429309442?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheTraeYoung/status/1135296951430389763?s=20
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:41 |
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blake to atlanta I BELIEVE
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:48 |
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I'd like to believe that Ricky can play better than he did in Utah. He was one of the best passers in the league when he was in Minnesota, even if he didn't do much else on offense. I miss his crazy no-looks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_NA7xIlo6Q edit: ahhh this is the one I was thinking of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S68Pp4o0cg kingcobweb fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Jun 3, 2019 |
# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:00 |
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First season in Utah everyone seemed to love him, this season everyone has been down on him. I don't really get it, he's still the same player and the team is still just as good when he's on the floor.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:05 |
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Ricky should sign in Minnesota now that Thibs is gone imo
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:07 |
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Menstrual Show posted:Who’s ready for cryptic tweet season? If I was a famous NBA player, I would do tweets like this all the time just to gently caress with people.
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tanglewood1420 posted:First season in Utah everyone seemed to love him, this season everyone has been down on him. I don't really get it, he's still the same player and the team is still just as good when he's on the floor. He was not the same guy. He had a career year as a shooter his first season and then regressed back to garbage this year. If he'd kept making 35% of his threes everyone would probably still like him. His Win Shares went from 5.3 to 3.7, his VORP dropped from 2.1 to 0.9 and he went from a slight positive OBPM to a negative. He was getting outplayed by Neto for a big chunk of the year. He's still a good defender but he plays the least valuable defensive position and any team starting Gobert is going to have a good defense anyway.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:30 |
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ChickenMedium posted:If I was a famous NBA player, I would do tweets like this all the time just to gently caress with people. I would follow and unfollow players on social media around offseasons.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:56 |
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Yeah, Rubio was a really big reason Utah weathered the 17-18 season as well as they did and was a pretty important cog getting to the 2nd round that season. This year he was pretty bad across the board. I think Utah might be cutting bait a little quickly, but like MV said they probably need an upgrade there even if Rubio plays better anyway. Rubio is a pretty bad backcourt pairing with Mitchell anyway. He'd be a pretty good stopgap option for the Suns or a short stint with the Bulls to unlock Lauri. He might be a good bench option for a bunch of teams needing a tertiary creator.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:02 |
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They only got him in the first place because they were trying to convince Hayward to stay and he supposedly wanted to play with Rubio. It was always a pretty bad fit for a team that needs shooting, but him having a career year from three helped hide that for a bit
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:09 |
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Menstrual Show posted:Who’s ready for cryptic tweet season? Bazemore, Plumlee, #8 and/or #10 works.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:49 |
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Kyrie gonna get tested by the league. https://twitter.com/BDCCeltics/status/1135240605758578688?s=19
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Kyrie gonna get tested by the league. Is he selling that fancy bonded water that's in the back of the PopSci magazine now?
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Bazemore, Plumlee, #8 and/or #10 works. even though this is a weak draft, two firsts is a bit much for a 30 year old blake griffin who will be pretty far out of his prime by the time they’re ready to contend also that collins/griffin frontcourt would be v bad defensively
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 05:19 |
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Declan MacManus posted:even though this is a weak draft, two firsts is a bit much for a 30 year old blake griffin who will be pretty far out of his prime by the time they’re ready to contend I’d take that in a heartbeat but more than maybe any other team I never really feel like I know what Detroit is doing
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 05:31 |
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If Rubio gets traded to the Bulls I'm probably not gonna bother watching the NBA next season EDIT: wait I think he's a free agent, he's not going to the Bulls.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 08:28 |
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Chairchucker posted:If Rubio gets traded to the Bulls I'm probably not gonna bother watching the NBA next season rubio’s going to either the lakers or the knicks as a splashy backup signing
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 13:40 |
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He'll probably go to the Celtics to replace Kyrie when Kyrie goes to the Knicks and I'll be a bit disappointed but less than if he'd gone to the Bulls.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 13:41 |