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Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Hi friends. Not much NBA action but I think the offseason will be lit and the draft is coming up. Sorry rest of CSPAM but the NBA is politics now thanks to Kyrie Irving alone

I predict Hornets trade 2nd pick for Zion and we get LaMelo, wife beater, and pornstar sex haver on the same team

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Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1671727447291641856

Porzingis going to Celtics confirmed. We'll never hear the end of BS saying that Boston will win 70 games now

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1671728593515212800

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Tyus Jones going to Wizards, Grizzlies giving picks to Celtics for Marcus Smart https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1671728593515212800

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Azathoth posted:

and they do that without mortgaging the future by overpaying some aging vet

Are you sure about that

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

a new study bible! posted:

congrats on your nuggets winning the finals, Yossarian

Thanks friend I wish my finals prediction was Nuggets over Bucks rather than Bucks over Nuggets at the start of the year because then I could actually brag more

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

TDepressionEarl posted:

The Warriors have overpaid but they overpaid every step of the way on Poole,

Oh right they're saving money on the gargantuan CP3 contract lmao

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

euphronius posted:

San Antonio is +25000 to win the title if I’m reading this right

maybe I should make a sports wager

Honestly healthy Devin Vassell/Tre Jones/Keldon Johnson are good support guys for Vic but I think the sleeper team this year is the Thunder

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

John Collins was probably the 2nd best player on the Hawks team that made the Eastern finals and he just got traded for Rudy Gay. He sucked hard last year and his contract was awful

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

euphronius posted:

okc will be giving tons of minutes to Chet holmgren so I’d be surprised if they win 35 games

Euphy with your posting history this means Chet will be finals MVP this year

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

I feel like Walker Kessler is the best American white guy atm but Chet will probably claim the title next year

Austin Reaves looks like he's going to get a big payday soon

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Rockets needed a guard and FVV is underrated

What I don't understand is Jerami Grant getting 5 years $160M. wtf?????? Are they just going to run it back but with Scoot Henderson?

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Vox Nihili posted:

they're both bad so technically it's a step in the right direction

I like Van Gundy as the whiny New Yorker. Much better announcer than Stan Van Gundy and certainly Mark Jackson

The only redeeming quality of Jackson was the banter between him and JVG so it's completely non-sensical

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

They have several young players that don't really have good instincts and FVV is a solid 7 assist/2 turnover passer who can shoot very efficiently from the outside. This reminds me of the Brunson pickup where I think it will pay much greater dividends than people expect

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

I liked Houston getting Dillon Brooks way less than FVV but I just learned that teams can't enter the season below the salary cap as per the newest agreement with the players' union, so I guess they had to use the rest of that cap room on somebody

Players' union is good for keeping the NBA competitive and preventing bottom feeder teams for the most part. I like FVV/Green/Brooks/Smith Jr./Sengun as a starting five with Eason/Landale/Amen Thompson/Cam Whitmore off the bench. Plus they still have Kevin Porter Jr. left to trade so they could be a competitive team when all is said and done

Yossarian-22 has issued a correction as of 10:51 on Jul 2, 2023

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

I really want Simmons to be right about his proposed Lillard for Towns trade. Opportunity for both teams to be really fun

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

I'm scared of GSW with CP3 taking Poole's minutes because their defense should be so much better next season. Passing goes without saying. Curry/CP3/Looney/Green moving the ball will be something to watch

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Pohl posted:

lol that Dallas is going to try and lock in Irving for 3 years at an outrageous $126 MILLION contract
I wonder how that is going to work out for them

They kind of have to because they took a team with Brunson, Porzingis, and several other valuable pieces surrounding Luka and gave it all up for Kyrie and Christian Wood lmao

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

euphronius posted:

Sacramento will always be a paper tiger with Sabonis

Dame for Kat makes so much sense. it should happen

Sabonis will always be a poor man's Jokic and that's okay. Jokic is one of the greatest players of all time so Sabonis can be a top 15-20 player consistently. Fox has a higher ceiling though

Yossarian-22 has issued a correction as of 16:59 on Jul 3, 2023

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Found a very funny Kendrick Perkins highlight reel https://twitter.com/Un1onIsHere/status/1316206073460658176

This dude and Thabo Sefolosha started over Harden on OKC. Incredible

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

euphronius posted:

holmgren looks terrible

careful or you will jinx holmgren finals mvp like you did curry and jokic the past two seasons

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1676045532442292226

This guy+SGA/Jalen Williams/Giddey will finish top three in the West this year if they are healthy

Dort and Muscala/Isaiah Joe coming off the bench are nothing to snooze at either

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

a new study bible! posted:

NBA fans overvalue swaggy white boys to an embarrassing degree.

I will definitely give you Tyler Herro

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/EnesFreedom/status/1676229440786042881

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

euphronius posted:

what sports betting thing should I use to put $100 on the spurs winning the finals ?

I have the same question but for the Thunder

Bamba has been a good backup center for awhile. Weird big guy who can block but can't really rebound, and can hit threes but can't really hit his free throws

Yossarian-22 has issued a correction as of 06:34 on Jul 6, 2023

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

76ers signing Bamba and resigning Harrell... are they trying to make Paul Reed leave???

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/SteveMerkle9/status/1677503125534507015

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

If you're lucky, JVG will also grab the best opposing player's legs

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

ClassActionFursuit posted:

Again, that's just solid strategic thinking

:hai:

Punkin Spunkin posted:

It would definitely work against Wemby

Wemby AND Chet

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Jabari Smith had an amazing summer league game with a ridiculous game winning 3 https://twitter.com/Kjpistons/status/1677489321887121408

I like him for most improved player in the 2023-2024 season. Last year's draft class will end up being insane with Chet/Jabari/Jalen Williams/Paolo/Sharpe/Kessler as its first tier alongside the solid second tier headed by Murray/Ivey/Mathurin/Duren/Mark Williams/AJ Griffin/Tari Eason/Nembhard/

Yossarian-22 has issued a correction as of 13:37 on Jul 8, 2023

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014


we saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

chet and wemby are the same guy

good chet https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1677789287310303233

bad chet https://twitter.com/MavsHighlights/status/1677765043734151169

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Chet is a ridiculous ball handler with a ridiculous wingspan with a ridiculous outside shot for his size

Victor Wembanyama is that but 3-4 inches taller jesus christ he's a living 2K gameshark code https://twitter.com/IQfor3/status/1678218121256095744

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Vox Nihili posted:

He plays like a Super Gobert trying to be a Super KD so far

He's trying to be that because he will be that. Durant shot 43% and 28% from 3 in his first year

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

indigi posted:

oh gently caress a new thread

I haven't been following any off-season news what's a good site I can go to that recaps any big moves

I usually just look at woj twitter

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/jack_kelly_313/status/1678470276118355980

I feel like Pistons will be a fun team if Cade is healthy this year but also, how the hell will Detroit play Cade, Ivey, and Ausar Thompson together?

In any event I feel like these guys with Duren and Bogdanovic could be a decent work in progress even if they're not ready to be a serious team

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Speaking of NBC, I'm really hoping they get back the NBA rights they used to have just so that we can get the NBA on NBC song back

This is the one time it's ethically ok to root for capitalism

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

TDepressionEarl posted:

baffling that comcast would buy nbc and their regional sports networks but not use that original theme, the theme they use now doesn't lead with the horn fanfare

It's like a lame copycat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVz3PH4Ene4

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Azathoth posted:

his career arc has shades of Kevin Garnett and I hope Philly fans are as happy for him as Wolves fans were for KG when he won it all elsewhere

If Harden won another title it would be on his 5th team whereas KG did on his 2nd team the first year he arrived. Dude doesn't have the reputation of being loyal or a hard worker the same way KG did

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Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

lol when the offseason started I felt kind of bad about the Kings giving 80M to Harrison Barnes but now that seems like chump change

More and more I'm liking the Kings' "running it back" strategy. Plus they got Sasha Vezenkov who looks like a baller

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