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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% |
Total: | 210 votes |
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Mr. BT posted:I went back and looked at that draft. What were the Suns doing that year when they drafted Rondo and traded him for nothing? They got a pick for him.
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Cool Buff Man posted:Kenny Leans Haha
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Mr. BT posted:I went back and looked at that draft. What were the Suns doing that year when they drafted Rondo and traded him for nothing? ![]()
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The weird days when people sold top 15 picks for cash
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Declan MacManus posted:I got the itch to do something creative with basketball. Would any of you turbonerds like to do a podcast with me and my monotone nerd voice about the NBA draft and rookies over the course of the first year? I'm down
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Adam Hanga is staying in Europe. I don't know what the Spurs are doing at all.
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Lavar Ball might be "good for the NBA" or something but I'm so loving sick of him already. He's not interesting or insightful or endearingly goofy, he's just a loud dumbass and he's making me dislike Lonzo Ball specifically because they're this package deal.
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I don't want to undersell this because however bad you think Garpax is about the bottom line the Suns in the mid 2000s were way worse and it almost certainly hurt the Suns in the long run. Players that were traded or sold by the Suns for money reasons*, 2004-2009: -Luol Deng -Marcin Gortat -Sergio Rodriguez -Rudy Fernandez -Rajon Rondo -Kurt Thomas -James Jones -Emir Preldzc -Shaquille O'Neal *meaning deal involved cash considerations Not to mention letting young Joe Johnson walk
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rivetz posted:Lavar Ball might be "good for the NBA" or something but I'm so loving sick of him already. He's not interesting or insightful or endearingly goofy, he's just a loud dumbass and he's making me dislike Lonzo Ball specifically because they're this package deal. He's honestly getting minstrel treatment at this point, where a bunch of white basketball commentators or reporters just roll him in, poke him and egg him on until he says something that amuses or outrages them as they look pleasantly bemused the whole time It really stinks for Lonzo and for Lavar too
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Declan MacManus posted:
I remember being particularly crushed about that one because there wasn't a huge gap between the sides if I remember correctly. How many of those moves involved David Griffin?
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Cool Buff Man posted:He's honestly getting minstrel treatment at this point, where a bunch of white basketball commentators or reporters just roll him in, poke him and egg him on until he says something that amuses or outrages them as they look pleasantly bemused the whole time Man, minstrel treatment? He's acting like sho'nuff from the last dragon. He's doing an act to get Trump style free publicity for his fatally flawed basketball kids and his lifestyle brand, it's perfectly tailored to the take era
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Dejan Bimble posted:Man, minstrel treatment? He's acting like sho'nuff from the last dragon. He's doing an act to get Trump style free publicity for his fatally flawed basketball kids and his lifestyle brand, it's perfectly tailored to the take era It made more sense before Lonzo was in the league but now that he's on the Lakers people are clearly just trying to get him to say something stupid and outrageous without the pretext of "caring but crazy father who wants his son on the Lakers" anymore and it feels goofy and cynical because they're seeking it out Sho'nuff from the Last Dragon just made me laugh too hard though
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hey Sean Marks, your restricted free agent contacts are brilliant Didn't seem to care about the compliment
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Busta Rhymes made a good Sho Nuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu-dxGdIkdQ&t=140s
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Cool Buff Man posted:This rookie class is going to be so fun love that super dave does nba stuff
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WhyteRyce posted:support net neutrality mark. without it the internet would look like that GOAT
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WhyteRyce posted:support net neutrality mark. without it the internet would look like that The king is in the building folks
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Brolander posted:love that super dave does nba stuff P.J. "Old Whiskey" "P. J." Carlesimo has some leathery cords, presumably they were rustled loose when Spree choked him out Cool Buff Man fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Jul 10, 2017 |
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Declan MacManus posted:I don't want to undersell this because however bad you think Garpax is about the bottom line the Suns in the mid 2000s were way worse and it almost certainly hurt the Suns in the long run.
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Cool Buff Man posted:P.J. "Old Whiskey" "P. J." Carlesimo has some leathery cords, presumably they were rustled loose when Spree choked him out George Bluth is narrating the announcing from house arrest. ![]()
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Salvor_Hardin posted:George Bluth is narrating the announcing from house arrest. Check out what Jalen just did https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/884216569798066176
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He dunked that Blazers guy back onto a Macedonian basketball team's roster
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Cool Buff Man posted:Check out what Jalen just did No one's gonna point out that white dude's awkward triple threat stance into an old man bounce pass?
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Doltos posted:No one's gonna point out that white dude's awkward triple threat stance into an old man bounce pass? Zizic has been so terrible that him getting off a pass is worthy of admiration at this point. He looks like he has lyme disease on the court
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Declan MacManus posted:I got the itch to do something creative with basketball. Would any of you turbonerds like to do a podcast with me and my monotone nerd voice about the NBA draft and rookies over the course of the first year? I'd be down if you want someone to bring your show to a screeching halt with data driven BS
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Apparently there's been a report that the Timberwolves turned down Aldrich+1st rounder for CJ Miles. If true, good on Thibs. Would rather sign back Brandon Rush for the minimum if you're desperate for spacing.
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Doltos posted:No one's gonna point out that white dude's awkward triple threat stance into an old man bounce pass? the trick to being good at basketball is to make yourself several feet taller if you're short, or several feet shorter if you're tall
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Cool Buff Man posted:Zizic has been so terrible that him getting off a pass is worthy of admiration at this point. He looks like he has lyme disease on the court On the plus side Ojeleye has looked pretty solid.
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Salvor_Hardin posted:On the plus side Ojeleye has looked pretty solid. Hell yeah and he's got huge manly muscles
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Cool Buff Man posted:Zizic has been so terrible that him getting off a pass is worthy of admiration at this point. He looks like he has lyme disease on the court *zizek voice* the triple threat is ideology
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Tae posted:Apparently there's been a report that the Timberwolves turned down Aldrich+1st rounder for CJ Miles. Brandon Rush was really terrible though. However, I think getting Crawford has helped. Right now the second unit is Dieng/Bjeli/Crawford/Tyus with I think Wiggins playing a lot with the second unit. The bench looks at least average now.
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Crawford wasn't good last year but that contract is pretty low risk.
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What's Anthony Morrow up to these days
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Niwrad posted:Crawford wasn't good last year but that contract is pretty low risk. Compare him to Brandon Rush. Rush got 20 minutes a game with a 6.6 PER. Crawford is an upgrade even if he is worse than last year.
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lol they really wanted DeMarre gone as much as possible
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Declan MacManus posted:I got the itch to do something creative with basketball. Would any of you turbonerds like to do a podcast with me and my monotone nerd voice about the NBA draft and rookies over the course of the first year? Id be interested
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Declan MacManus posted:I got the itch to do something creative with basketball. Would any of you turbonerds like to do a podcast with me and my monotone nerd voice about the NBA draft and rookies over the course of the first year? I will do this as long as I get to play 'dude who doesn't know anything about basketball except that it's fun to watch' and you can teach me cool poo poo.
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EDIT: Wrong thread! But I do have some questions while I'm here! I grew up in Chicago in the 90's, so obviously I was really into basketball, but I stopped keeping track after '98 and was definitely too young while I was watching to appreciate any of the strategy. Recently though, I've been seeing a bunch of basketball stuff about the playoffs and offseason on my twitter timeline and getting real nostalgic, so I thought I might try to get back into watching it. I have three main questions: 1) What are my best bets for watching if I don't have TV service? I got a decent-sized TV that's hooked up to an XBox, so are there any good options for streaming sites or apps that I can use? Happy to pay for a subscription if necessary 2) Who should I be a fan of? I'm really hesitant to go back to the Bulls because I don't want to compare everything the current team does to my idealized memories of MJ and his superhero friends, so I'm kinda just looking for a team that's decent enough that watching them won't be constant heartbreak, and fun enough to watch that I can really develop that love. Things that I, a basketball dummy, think are cool as hell include big men plowing through defenders and big men doing authoritative blocks, so please direct me towards any teams that do a whole bunch of that poo poo, or just please tell me a sentence or two about why your own team is the coolest and I'll 100% be convinced 3) Are there any good resources for understanding terminology and strategy? Like, I remember enough about the basic rules, and I know broadly what each of the positions are supposed to do, but I definitely don't have enough knowledge of the game to appreciate what's going on beyond "gently caress, that big man plowed through that defender" Jenny Angel fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Jul 10, 2017 |
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Tae posted:Apparently there's been a report that the Timberwolves turned down Aldrich+1st rounder for CJ Miles. I read somewhere that it was Miles pushing for them to hurry up and make the trade.
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Declan MacManus posted:I got the itch to do something creative with basketball. Would any of you turbonerds like to do a podcast with me and my monotone nerd voice about the NBA draft and rookies over the course of the first year? I got a mic and a spit shield and the whole enchilada, I'll do it
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