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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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| 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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Jun 13, 2017 13:56
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mastershakeman posted:Has any player besides Durant won a finals MVP immediately after switching teams, either via free agency or trade? Pau but only in my heart
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Jun 13, 2017 14:46
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ex post facho posted:only 33 percent of NBA teams have won a finals compared to 50 percent in the NFL and 63 percent in the MLB? yikes Football has a lot of variance and baseball is worthless for anything other than putting on the radio while drinking beer with your old man and explaining why baking makes you happy even if you'll never get rich doing it, imo
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Jun 13, 2017 15:09
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Fast Luck posted:Congratulations to the good Golden State Warrior! I find great comfort in this
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Jun 13, 2017 16:38
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So realistically Durant is either opting in or resigning with non-Bird rights, yeah?
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Jun 15, 2017 20:46
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Also the Warriors are losing in the WCF against Paul Chris and Kawaii Desu Ka without the treacherous borderline all-star Patches to unrail them In short, Spurs in 5
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Jun 15, 2017 20:49
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RaySmuckles posted:note: kawhi is better than pippin I don't think so Tim
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Jun 20, 2017 04:05
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Cool Buff Man posted:To sum up why it's so funny, in case you didn't have time to read the good stuff before people started talking about cutting the cheese for 2 pages: Man I get that Kyrie and Love are lightyears ahead of anything he had the first time around but that is an ugly front office and coaching situation
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Jun 20, 2017 13:46
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Ammanas posted:How the gently caress did the Celtics not beat that. Butler was a great fit for that team. The only possible excuse would be 'cant afford his cap #' theyre going after PG (a clear 1-year rental) and potentially Gordon Hayward. Lmao boston... LaVine and Dunn are both young guys who are cheaper than anyone Boston could offer. Their only comparable package would be Bradley and Smart and those guys don't really fit well on the Bulls
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Jun 23, 2017 01:27
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wait are you saying that the bulls are trying to save money??
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Jun 23, 2017 02:15
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wrong topic
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Jun 23, 2017 02:16
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Niwrad posted:Mirotic is likely gone. Bulls are committed to making it work JK they're going to re-sign him and flip him at the deadline for um T...J....Warren?
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Jun 23, 2017 02:37
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mastershakeman posted:can you list all this out because Jesus Christ Tony Snell for MCW(1), Butler for Dunn(2) and Levine(3 kinda), and then they traded Taj Gibson (holy poo poo) for Cameron Payne (4), Joffrey Lauvergenene, and the ghost of Anthony Morrow Can't figure out who the fifth point guard is but literally every trade they've made since they fired Thibs has been garbage and they haven't hit on a draft pick since... wait for it Jimmy Butler!
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Jun 23, 2017 02:51
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Tae posted:Kris Dunn is 23 years old going into his 2nd year You are 23 going on 24 baby it's time to drink
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Jun 23, 2017 02:56
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Butler trade official, sorry Bulls fans
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Jun 23, 2017 02:57
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Wade's gonna get bought out and then sign with the Cavs and JR Smith's gonna get buried on the bench and I'm gonna be sad
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Jun 23, 2017 03:12
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ESPN reminded me that the Lakers signed Mozgov to a multiyear 8 figure contract Why did that happen again
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Jun 23, 2017 03:35
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I know it makes zero sense in light of the point guard glut and big man deficit in San Antonio right now but bring back Handsome George Hill pleaseDejan Bimble posted:What do you guys think of the Ibaka signing? The Raptors are going to pay a lot of money to keep together a core that won't make it back to the ECF without a lot of injury luck Honestly depending on your opinion they're anywhere from the third to sixth best team in the East and of those six teams their future is the darkest both in the short and long term. They're stupidly profitable but they're essentially stuck in the same position that the Nuggets were in their post-Melo heyday: 45-52 wins, decent playoff showings, dead free agent periods, the beat goes on. Do you blow it up? Idk, if the Knicks manage to get Ujiri I guess you do so that the new pres can start things off right but otherwise the team is profitable and Toronto mostly seems to love them so why I wouldn't sign Ibaka but I don't know what else they're doing with that money and they gave up assets sorta to get him so I guess roll the dicd
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Jul 2, 2017 20:28
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I heard this is the thread where we lick some boots Whose got some really crusty ones for me
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Jul 4, 2017 15:32
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R.D. Mangles posted:tenterhooks !
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Jul 4, 2017 18:42
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Hill is a good signing for Sacramento
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Jul 4, 2017 18:44
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xbilkis posted:Speaking of Green, this seems like a weird decision from Memphis They let Randolph walk, they're either blowing it up or clearing cap room for a big name FA next offseason (lmao)
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Jul 4, 2017 21:03
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Austin Rivers is the projected starter at SG and he's probably the best one they have left. Pretty major hole imoSpacebump posted:Between Griffin and Gallinari, this team is super likely to have injury issues. I don't think they will make the playoffs. I honestly don't think Gallo is that good anyways. He'll probably end up trading spots with Mbah a Moute even if he is healthy
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Jul 5, 2017 13:42
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I missed cap smoothing chat but I don't see why everyone should suffer just because Portland doesn't know what a good contract looks likeCool Buff Man posted:Nets about to do it again One of these days the other team isn't going to match and the Nets are actually gonna be stuck with one of these dumbass contracts Hashtag Banterzone posted:Before the trade for Gallinari I said that a good GM could get the Clips to 50 wins this season. I'm not sold on Danilo and Blake being a good pairing, but I believe the Clippers are a 50 win team. I think it makes sense for the Clippers to tread water for a bit and see if maybe another superstar falls into their lap. It's kinda hard to see who that would be though. Maybe Paul George gets really confused and signs with the wrong LA next season?
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Jul 6, 2017 17:29
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Paul Zuvella posted:5 millions a year and a team option for a dude who is 39 years old and literally can do nothing on a basketball court other than shoot seems like a pretty fine price to me. Dirk's usage is way higher and he's effective in the low-mid post and as a finisher you ignorant peasant But yeah he's probably not cracking 30 mpg and he's a liability on defense and is a so so rebounder, he might have gotten more on the open market but he's on a "let me close out my career with a decent team" contract
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Jul 6, 2017 20:30
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Midrange jumpers are the new market inefficiency It's not like they were doing anything with it other than loving with teams
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Jul 7, 2017 01:53
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Bigger travesty: late stage capitalism completely blurring the lines between work and home or that Tim Hardaway contractAmmanas posted:Well we can trickle it out over time or we can make August 100% about bay area traffic & housing concerns I'm pretty clearly against smoothing of any kind so just bring it in all at once. Just note that much like the Magic, no one will care when you talk about it unless they already have an opinion.
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Jul 7, 2017 13:28
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That's-a spicy paycut
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Jul 7, 2017 18:06
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Lonzo Ball looks like a really good passer and a really terrible everything else; going 2/15 is worthy of a paddlin'Lockback posted:I think the data is overreacting to a couple teams, but at the very least you can be a very successful team without being good at rebounding, you can even be bad at it! That doesn't mean this is always going to be the case. A basketball strategy is impenetrable until it isn't. I meab rebounding is a part of The Four Factors TM so it's at least representative of some skill that affects wins and losses (second chance points generated/prevented? commitment to defensive schemes and player positioning? pulchritude?) idk it seems like a ridiculous conclusion to me The original question was can the Celtics avoid getting killed on the boards because there is at least one player (Tristan Thompson) who will make life very difficult for them if they do not; no amount of analytics is going to make up for the fact that in the actual Game of Basketball the Celtics have punted on stopping teams from getting aggressive on the boards which will more than likely end up haunting them
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Jul 8, 2017 04:58
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leftist heap posted:If DRose isn't willing to come off the bench which team would even start him regardless of contract. If Tony Parker isn't healthy to start the season I could see the Spurs doing some dumb poo poo like grabbing him
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Jul 8, 2017 18:10
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Something I noticed about Kennard is that his shots don't have a lot of arc on them. I get that not everyone shoots beautiful rainbows like Klay but all of his looked really flat, bordering on line drives.
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Jul 9, 2017 18:57
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I rewatched that lowlights Kennard video and he doen't get a lot of lift on his jumper either so he's doing the Dirk fadeaway to get space but he's 6 inches shorter than Dirk so he's not getting it off cleanly Also Dirk has the common sense not to shoot those off the dribble Holy poo poo Luke Kennard is going get blocked so much
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Jul 9, 2017 19:08
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dokmo posted:Luke Kennard may be the least athletic player ever taken in the lottery. quote:A versatile shot maker who's not afraid of the moment, Kennard is best suited in a system where he's not going to be stuck in the corner waiting for catch and shoot opportunities, but rather running off screens (thanks to his ability to make catch and shoot jumpers, pull-ups, floaters and utilize his vision off of in-downs) and playing out of second side pick and roll, functioning more as a combo guard. He's proven that he can make quick decisions on the move and navigate a ball screen, so landing in a spot with a creative offense, where his versatility is welcomed, will be best for Kennard's maximum productivity. - Source: http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Luke-Kennard-72914/ ©DraftExpress uh oh
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Jul 9, 2017 19:33
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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?
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Jul 10, 2017 00:15
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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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Jul 10, 2017 00:34
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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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Jul 10, 2017 00:49
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Bashez posted:The Spurs signed a useless center so what's happening with Pau? I don't know where their cap is but it seems like it should be running out now right? Are they going to be shedding Aldridge somehow? So many questions. The only thing I know for sure is that Kawhi is the best player in the league and going to carry this garbage rear end team to 55 wins by himself. Next year's the player option I believe so I guess it's possible they might be trying to negotiate a buyout if the market is weak for him
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Jul 10, 2017 20:46
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morestuff posted:Yeah I'm not seeing how an anchor tenant would help the Sprint Center at all wow that's a lot of ice skating
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Jul 10, 2017 20:55
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Tae posted:Nobody is talking about Pau turning down almost 17 million dollars in a player option He wants to re-sign with the Spurs, presumably he's trying to go for a longer contract (for god knows why given how old he is) and/or the Spurs are willing to deal with his massive cap hold while making moves
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Jul 10, 2017 20:58
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Dejan Bimble posted:I haven't seen it reported. I saw that the Spurs signed king Joffrey Lauvernge and Shigherly, he's probably cheaper than Pau Lee and Gasol both turned down their player options with Lee being likely to walk as soon as the dust settles but this was almost three weeks ago
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Jul 10, 2017 21:00
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