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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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SamuraiFoochs posted:Am I nuts or did Cleveland absolutely fleece them? I don't think it's a bad deal for Cleveland but they also could have probably gotten Butler or George instead if they had a GM in place when poo poo was going down. gently caress, Gar Forman would have probably thrown in a bunch of picks too because he's a loving idiot.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:50
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I remember Zizic getting some hype earlier in the year (he'd be a lottery pick if he came in this year!!) but he looked stiff and terrible in summer league when I watched him.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:50
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Drunk Canuck posted:https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/894651827622297600 https://twitter.com/Ronnie2K/status/900138582727286784
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Aug 23, 2017 00:51
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AggressivelyStupid posted:danny ainged fleecing the nets, living off the rep, only to get fleeced by rookie GM Kolby is gonna own a whole hell of a lot I....I went to take a nap. What is going on
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Aug 23, 2017 00:51
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Niwrad posted:I don't think it's a bad deal for Cleveland but they also could have probably gotten Butler or George instead if they had a GM in place when poo poo was going down. They and a deal in place for George . At least that's how I understand it
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Aug 23, 2017 00:51
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Really bummed Kyrie is gone. His God tier handles are now going to be wowing the worst, shittiest, most racist, stupidest fanbase in the US gently caress that pick, who cares.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:52
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I don't know much about how Boston's offense works, but it seems like it should be really well suited to Kyrie's score-first tendencies if he embraces the same role IT played, right? I do want to see him fully tap into his Big Game Kyrie potential on a more consistent basis. I guess the big mystery is whether Kyrie fits into an offense that isn't just "break down the defense however you want to when Lebron isn't doing stuff"
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Aug 23, 2017 00:52
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Congrats to the Cavs on their 5th #1 pick of the 2000's
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Aug 23, 2017 00:52
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WhyteRyce posted:I remember Zizic getting some hype earlier in the year (he'd be a lottery pick if he came in this year!!) but he looked stiff and terrible in summer league when I watched him. Yeah he was real bad in summer league even though I kept trying to get excited about him
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Aug 23, 2017 00:52
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imagine being IT and having all those extra assets thrown into a trade for a player that is worse than you
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Aug 23, 2017 00:52
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milk milk lemonade posted:Really bummed Kyrie is gone. His God tier handles are now going to be wowing the worst, shittiest, most racist, stupidest fanbase in the US when did st. louis get a team again?
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Aug 23, 2017 00:52
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Can I get some info on Isaiah Thomas's hip? Like even if he's out until February that's fine for the Cavs
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Aug 23, 2017 00:53
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Spring Break My Heart posted:Congrats to the Cavs on their 5th #1 pick of the 2000's  Everyone wanted to talk about how the Nets are gonna win 30 games until the pick left boston
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Aug 23, 2017 00:53
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We got hosed in the rear end without lube. Good job, Danny! 
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Aug 23, 2017 00:53
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Glumslinger called in to furiously replace the cover of 2K 18 like in 1984
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Aug 23, 2017 00:53
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IT is good but Kyrie has destroyed him in every matchup they've ever played. Crowder is not going to share the court with Lebron in many lineups. Zizic isn't even an NBA player. 2018 nets pick doesn't matter if Cleveland loses Lebron leaves and their team dissolves. If that happens Boston owns the East for like five years. Since everyone thinks Cleveland brutally won this trade talk me out of my insanity I guess.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:53
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Metapod posted:so is lebron or crowder going to play the 4 full time ? Have you heard of this Kevin Love guy?
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Aug 23, 2017 00:53
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chunkles posted:should probably hang onto that pick for after lebron goes to the rockets. Yes, but that's not fun.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:54
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Yikes that deal seems bad for what they should have been able to get for that before the draft. I think I was worried about IT being able to repeat his performance of the last year even without the hip injury so maybe I'm wrong though. Crowder did not seem like he wanted to be behind Hayward from his comments earlier in the season. I wonder what that locker room will be like next year for the Celtics though - only 1 returning starter from a team that went to the ECF.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:54
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IT please do not be broken
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Aug 23, 2017 00:55
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straight up brolic posted:Can I get some info on Isaiah Thomas's hip? Like even if he's out until February that's fine for the Cavs https://docflynn.com/2017/05/21/isaiah-thomas-hip-injury/ quote:The best-case scenario for Isaiah Thomas is that he responds to rest from basketball, more physical therapy, and possibly one steroid injection. If he has already exhausted these options or if his medical team decides that he needs a more aggressive approach, then hip surgery would be the next step. Recovery from surgery could be anywhere from 6-9 months, depending on what is done and how he responds. The good news is that over 80% of athletes return to prior level of play after hip arthroscopy, although there is no specific data for NBA athletes. The bad news is if Thomas does require surgery it will likely impact the beginning of the 2017-18 season for an athlete who has shown himself to be the heart of the Celtics team.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:55
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Libertine posted:IT is good but Kyrie has destroyed him in every matchup they've ever played. Crowder is not going to share the court with Lebron in many lineups. Zizic isn't even an NBA player. 2018 nets pick doesn't matter if Cleveland loses Lebron leaves and their team dissolves. If that happens Boston owns the East for like five years. I think it's that in an offseason where Butler and George were traded for peanuts, Boston used their assets to get a player who is worse than both. Like the Celtics could have probably gotten Butler or George and kept IT.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:55
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Libertine posted:IT is good but Kyrie has destroyed him in every matchup they've ever played. Crowder is not going to share the court with Lebron in many lineups. Zizic isn't even an NBA player. 2018 nets pick doesn't matter if Cleveland loses Lebron leaves and their team dissolves. If that happens Boston owns the East for like five years. I mean you're right that Cleveland is up poo poo creek if LeBron leaves but that's true regardless of any trade
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Aug 23, 2017 00:56
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Libertine posted:IT is good but Kyrie has destroyed him in every matchup they've ever played. Crowder is not going to share the court with Lebron in many lineups. Zizic isn't even an NBA player. 2018 nets pick doesn't matter if Cleveland loses Lebron leaves and their team dissolves. If that happens Boston owns the East for like five years. Crowder is literally the perfect player for this team, it allows them to play lebron/love/TT, Crowder/Lebron/TT, Crowder/Lebron/Love, etc. he alone gives them insane lineup flexibility. Hell, they can also play weird Lebron/SG/Crowder/Love/TT lineups
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Aug 23, 2017 00:56
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Niwrad posted:I think it's that in an offseason where Butler and George were traded for peanuts, Boston used their assets to get a player who is worse than both. Getting rid of and replacing IT seems to have been the priority, something that getting PG or Butler wouldn't have done. I'm still not sold on the whole thing but it's not anywhere near as dire as people want to make it out to be
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Aug 23, 2017 00:57
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The real good news out of all of this is Kyrie didn't end up in San Antonio.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:57
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IT/JR/Crowder/LeBron/Love
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Aug 23, 2017 00:57
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Watching IT turn into Johnny Flynn would make me really sad
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Aug 23, 2017 00:57
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Libertine posted:IT is good but Kyrie has destroyed him in every matchup they've ever played. Crowder is not going to share the court with Lebron in many lineups. Zizic isn't even an NBA player. 2018 nets pick doesn't matter if Cleveland loses Lebron leaves and their team dissolves. If that happens Boston owns the East for like five years.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:58
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Libertine posted:IT is good but Kyrie has destroyed him in every matchup they've ever played. Crowder is not going to share the court with Lebron in many lineups. Zizic isn't even an NBA player. 2018 nets pick doesn't matter if Cleveland loses Lebron leaves and their team dissolves. If that happens Boston owns the East for like five years. every time you talk about how LeBron fits with people I wonder if you have actually seen him play basketball in the last decade E: Also having a potential top pick in what seems like a good draft seems really valuable if they lose LeBron and need to rebuild?? MourningView fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Aug 23, 2017 |
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Aug 23, 2017 00:58
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Boston fans wish they had traded Brady 5 years ago for 4 Cleveland number 1 picks. #AINGEING!
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Aug 23, 2017 00:58
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Cool Buff Man posted:Getting rid of and replacing IT seems to have been the priority, something that getting PG or Butler wouldn't have done. I'm still not sold on the whole thing but it's not anywhere near as dire as people want to make it out to be Yeah, even if Ainge got ripped off (and I lean more on the side that he paid too much), the team still has talent all over the roster and another asset coming their way. They are still in a fine position.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:58
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"Why would Kyrie ask for a trade AFTER most of the league signed their free agents? He's stupid, there's no good enough deal left" *Ainge train choo choo*
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Aug 23, 2017 00:59
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Everyone laughed at Ainge for his inaction all summer long, but the only returning Celtics this season are Horford, Smart, Brown and Rozier 
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Aug 23, 2017 01:00
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xbilkis posted:Everyone laughed at Ainge for his inaction all summer long, but the only returning Celtics this season are Horford, Smart, Brown and Rozier Horford the only returning starter. It's throwing me for a loop
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Aug 23, 2017 01:01
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I think I would be more okay with that trade if it didn't include the nets pick. I find it hard to believe Cleveland would have gotten a better offer than IT+Crowder+Zizic.
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Aug 23, 2017 01:02
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Apparently IT had surgery, so he should be fine and doing the initial stages of physical therapy now? If there is some significant set back it'd likely be discovered during the physical
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Aug 23, 2017 01:02
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I'm at a Chinese restaurant and just heard about this from an 8 year old at the table beside me. I only really heard because you don't usually hear "what a terrible trade from Boston" at a random restaurant in Toronto.
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Aug 23, 2017 01:03
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what the gently caress i love kyrie but my brain tells me this is a good trade for the cavs also what the gently caress lebron when you came back i was supposed to not think about the draft for the next few years instead i have to hope for a....*checks prospects* michael porter
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Aug 23, 2017 01:03
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Zogobot please compute Bostons chances with such poor roster continuity
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Aug 23, 2017 01:03
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