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67 | 22.41% |
| Will Lakers draft Ball |
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| 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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zapplez posted:In the salary cap era, I'd be suprised if they win more than 1 of the next few years. We've already seen Cavs beat them before. Their big 4 (5?)or whatever can't last. That was pre Durant though.
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Jun 13, 2017 07:06
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EvanTH posted:4 best postseasons of all time by WS/48 More evidence for why WS>WS/48.
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Jun 13, 2017 08:47
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TBeats posted:They have five titles. BAA titles don't count and titles won in other cities shouldn't really be counted either. Three is still excellent though.
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Jun 13, 2017 17:49
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TBeats posted:The NBA draft for next year is before the MVP announcement for this year lol Probably so they can have rookies at the event to market bad teams as well.
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Jun 13, 2017 18:34
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WhyteRyce posted:Buddy Hield, looks like you made it My first thought when looking at the picture.
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Jun 13, 2017 19:39
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Brolander posted:so who yall got for Most Valuable Poster? i'll probably just mash that Bashez again this year Easily Kibner, I sent him money on paypal for my all star game ticket before meeting him and got the ticket instead of just losing money to a stranger online.
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Jun 14, 2017 01:27
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Paul Zuvella posted:Man, I wonder what European Blake Griffin is up to these days. Getting ready for another NBA pay day. This time as a center. "The Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Dallas Mavericks have expressed interest in bringing Jan Vesely back to the NBA, league sources told Basketball Insiders...Fenerbahce advanced to the 2015 EuroLeague Final Four for the first time in team history...Vesely was an All-EuroLeague First Team member in 2016, including EuroLeague MVP for the month of January. Vesely averaged 12 points, 6.8 rebounds and one block per game in EuroLeague competition. A few weeks ago, Vesely and Fenerbahce won the EuroLeague championship under coach Zeljko Obradovic, a nine-time EuroLeague champion and one of the most famous coaches overseas. Vesely had a 20.3 PER and shot a career-high 62 percent from the field while averaging 10.1 points per game in 63 combined EuroLeague and BSL games." http://www.basketballinsiders.com/jan-vesely-returning-to-the-nba/ Spacebump fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Jun 14, 2017 |
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Jun 14, 2017 20:29
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Guess they are drafting a fake Dirk. edit: or comedy option trading the pick. Spacebump fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Jun 14, 2017 |
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Jun 14, 2017 20:43
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I wish the NBA could help teams like the Knicks and Bulls get competent owners. (or at least competent people making the basketball decisions.)
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Jun 14, 2017 22:03
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Niwrad posted:Paul George is a better player than Kevin Love. He can guard the best wing which won't wear Lebron out as much. He makes their defense immensely better (which was their biggest issue). Wouldn't this give them a big rebounding issue? Tae posted:I'm going to be kinda really annoyed if Paul George gets way less than Cousins in a trade Trading for George is riskier because all of the he is just going to leave for the Lakers if he gets traded rumors.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:04
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Clippers would be more fun but a Kobe/PG13/young Lakers would be kind of fun. They'd need a new center. It'd be fun to see the Kobe fans that hate LeBron have to cheer him on.
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Jun 14, 2017 23:27
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Niwrad posted:How would the Clippers even make that work? Heat would be kind of interesting although they'd need some shooters. Blake and CP3 take pay cuts. Wouldn't it work if CP3/Blake/LeBron each take about $20 million?
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Jun 14, 2017 23:33
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Fast Luck posted:The other owners are probably actually really pissed at Ballmer right now. Probably. I'm sure we can all agree gently caress them for robbing the tax payers. Billionaires should have to pay for stadiums for their teams.
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Jun 15, 2017 01:43
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Rick posted:I don't blame you for not following the Lakers but Zubac is pretty good. For some weird reason the Lakers were one of my most watched non-Mavs teams. This season I watched significantly non-Mavs games compared to past years. However, Zubac didn't play a lot of the games when I watched them, including when I went to the Dirk 30k game. I just haven't seen enough of him to judge his talent.
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Jun 15, 2017 03:05
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EvanTH posted:Pretty sure the Clippers era is ending and it will be best summarized by that clip of Crisp Haul having a seizure yelling at DJ to put the loving ball in the hoop the game isn't over Lol at DJ if it ends.
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Jun 15, 2017 05:29
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SpiritOfSanDimas posted:If he's building a whole new arena why doesn't he move the team to Seattle? Was there something in the contract about not moving it when he bought the team? A bad team in LA would be more valuable to own than a good team in Seattle. The population difference is too great.
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Jun 15, 2017 07:51
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The very first NBA game I attended was a Hornets/Magic game in the 90s. Years before that the first NBA player I learned about was Magic Johnson. This is easily my earliest memory of any NBA player. The offseason is the perfect time to share this sweet video. I had no idea who this guy was but his name was Magic and he was friends with Pee Wee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HIyMLBg2NA Spacebump fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Jun 15, 2017 |
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Jun 15, 2017 08:13
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zoux posted:What did Jerry West do for the Warriors exactly? Helped with roster construction, most importantly was a factor in getting Durant. (Though the official story of Durant coming to the Warriors has changed a few times now.) Here is some spicy old NBA gossip. Someone I know from college knows Norm Nixon very well. He is so bitter he got booted from the Lakers that he still tells people in private Magic is gay and that's how he got aids.
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Jun 15, 2017 17:21
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Ammanas posted:Hmm lively culture, gorgeous landscapes and a near perfect climate vs shrimps and God's rear end in a top hat of a climate If you don't think Louisiana has lively culture, you don't know what you're talking about.
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Jun 15, 2017 17:27
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Ammanas posted:Shrimps, kudzu, racism and a delight in humidity is not culture Stop sniffing your own farts and travel around the country more.
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Jun 15, 2017 17:47
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I think Jerry West going to the Clippers gives them slightly more of a chance to land LeBron. (from 5% to 25%) It's hard to imagine players giving up large sums of money but Super Team guys gain the ability to get more sponsors. I hope this is an interesting offseason.
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Jun 15, 2017 18:11
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Lockback posted:2011 Mavs had injury issues during the regular season that were mostly resolved by the end of the year (RIP Caron Butler). SRS is going to make them look way worse than that Finals team actually was. This. Caron was the #2 on the team until he got hurt. However, it moved Marion to the starting lineup and Marion played the best d in LeBron out of anyone in the Finals. Ghost Dog posted:this isnt to argue against your point, but the talk of playing low srs reminded me of something i looked up yesterday. Well really it reminded me of this: https://twitter.com/BruhReport/status/874822055723532288 imo Jordan played in a weaker era. Count how many hall of famers he went up against in the Finals vs how many future Hall of Famers LeBron went up against. Also, there were a ton of expansion teams. Jordan is still the GOAT shooting guard and it's hard to compare across eras. Really we should just label a small amount of players GOAT tier and understand it will never be settled.
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Jun 15, 2017 19:22
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Monta Ellis have it all.
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Jun 16, 2017 19:04
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dokmo posted:Summer League is gonna be so loving good this year. This is going to be the summer league that makes me think Brussino has become a better player than he is.
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Jun 17, 2017 19:52
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Dexo posted:Rip his trade value Announcing that really hurts the Pacers. I hope he gets traded on draft day.
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Jun 18, 2017 20:54
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I wonder how much more grateful Melo is about his no-trade clause today. Without that, he might be on his way to the Pacers.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:18
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https://twitter.com/stevekylerNBA/status/876541528101068801 I hope this ends with Tyson Chandler getting waived and going to a team he likes. Lol if he ended up on the Warriors. (I know he isn't the same player but it would still be cool to see him on a contender)
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Jun 18, 2017 22:58
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xbilkis posted:Wait what the gently caress Lol at Lebron possibly getting the best player from Wade's team. It's too bad Wade would never (and he shouldn't) take a massive paycut to join this Cavs team.
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Jun 19, 2017 22:16
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The Glumslinger posted:We had better get another DeAndre Jordan situation, that was the best NBA offseason incident of all time The DeAndre situation might get retroactively funnier this offseason. Imagine if Blake and CP3 leave after getting him to sign a long term deal with the Clippers.
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Jun 19, 2017 22:56
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Zogo posted:LBJ was bestowed with kingly honors before even stepping onto an NBA court. Imagine the pressure. This is easily one of the craziest aspects of his career. I remember him being hyped up as a potential all time great when he was in high school. That would crush most people. Zogo posted:That's true for many. But I take referee manipulation into account as well (favoring the underdog team). LBJ is so versatile that he has a big advantage there in that he can change his game on the fly like nobody else in NBA history. It can be very advantageous in close games. e.g. Imagine IT or Fultz doing G7 chase down blocks. Imagine IT or Fultz shutting down 99.9% of players on the court (excluding KD). It's pure fiction. Shows the value of a coach that isn't dumb enough to try to make statements by taking minutes away from some of the better players on the team. Shades of Butch Van Breda Kolff.
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Jun 20, 2017 00:11
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LeBron should start trading Cavs future picks to a team he plans on joining in a few years.
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Jun 20, 2017 01:24
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Lol at Dan Gilbert. LeBron now has an excuse to leave when most of the day had Butler to Cleveland rumors. Lol
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Jun 20, 2017 02:01
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In a perfect world Dallas finds a way to get King Zing. They need a fake Dirk soon, it would be perfect.
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Jun 20, 2017 18:28
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It's going to be great when they go back on their word in a few years and only sell jerseys with ads.
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Jun 20, 2017 19:16
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Kibner posted:Don't forget this subsequent tweet: Lol that guy wasn't even a full-time basketball player in college, he also played football.
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Jun 20, 2017 19:37
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Shear Modulus posted:what odds will yall give me on the spurs' jersey sponsor being HEB I could also see Whataburger going for it.
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Jun 20, 2017 20:01
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R.D. Mangles posted:bulls should've gone all in to reunite the Lopez Brothers and change the name of the United Center to Elbowtown USA. I am 100% ready for the Elbowtime Lakers era.
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Jun 20, 2017 23:45
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I hope Kobe is sitting at home eating handfuls of PEDs so he can be the Lakers super 6th man in 18-19. The Lakers are almost baby.
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Jun 21, 2017 00:00
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milk milk lemonade posted:I'm a huge LeBron fan. Got to watch him play up close and personal a decade and a half ago when he roasted my lovely HS team when he played for Akron St V's. Hell I even saw him play football. Jason Kidd was still a very effective player as an old man. I imagine mid-30s LeBron will still be good enough to be an all star.
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Jun 21, 2017 00:43
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For maximum hilarity we need the 18-19 Lakers to get really lucky in the playoffs due to other team injury issues, then have Lonzo steal Finals MVP from LeBron. Imagine LaVar's reaction.
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Jun 21, 2017 00:46
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