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Windu said:lol this photo is awesome
It certainly was...two nights ago.
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It certainly was...two nights ago.
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I haven't read the thread so excuse me if I sound ignorant but this stuff sounds pretty reasonable to me. I really like the thought of increased trade flexibility...which is probably one of the biggest issues in the league right now. Packaging together PERFECT salary matches just seems like such a chore.
A second MLE would likely add more depth to teams like the Lakers, who could basically have added Mike Miller, Steve Blake and Matt Barnes with that alone...but when you try to fuck with the big market squads ability to use their status as an advantage I think you can start to cause problems. Look at the Knicks...they haven't won anything despite their allure.
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In your scenario NO one uses it, so why bring it in? And still, the only teams who would win would be the teams with money, who can afford to cut someone on the roster, still pay his luxury tax (which, if we're working on a 65% basis, means the team actually only saves 17.5%), AND sign someone else.
If there is no upside to owners, but consistently huge downside, then it won't get used. And then you'd also have players who would demand to be cut, and teams that refuse to, due to no upside.
Teams in large markets will always have better chances, you can't write EVERY rule to counter it, unless you bring in a hard cap. You want to make it interesting, have a higher tier on the luxury tax or something, where they pay 2$ for ever $1 over 80 million or something.
This isn't about those teams, it's about giving teams a reasonable chance to rebuild, instead of living with one bad decision for 8 years. I don't have the answer, but i do get sick of seeing teams living with one GM's bad decisions in one off season, ruining an entire fanbase for 10 years. Knicks, Wizards (arenas contract), the current pistons,. Maybe make it only useable once every 2 years?
Did he really just complaain about taxes? FFS, ron, including next year's salary, you'll have made $60 million dollars in twelve years. ($~55M in 8). STFU about your financial problems, people with doctoral or professional degrees earn about $3.5-$4.5 million in their entire lifetime, you're basically making 40x as much money as them when you factor in the length of your career :lolWretchedTruman said:
The knicks problem is that Isiah and Layden stuck us in purgatory. Neither one had the balls to tell Dolan to rebuild. So we were stuck with role players and talented guys with bad attitudes. We were bad, but not bad enough in any year to get a top 3 pick.Dark FaZe said:
Last year was the first year the knicks were a player in free agency since the current cap has been in place. You forget that the knicks were capped out since the cuurent cap has been in place. The knicks were paying players 80+ mill for a few years.
Wilson looking grizzly this year because he is beasting. He has improved his ball handling and midrange shot every year.Barrage said:
Probably. Crash basically said on monday that DJ had no heart and that he misses Felton. LB has been saying the same thing for weeks. People have been saying DJ is scared of Jax and that's why he is always passing Jax the ball, allowing him to iso even though DJ's teammates hate him for it.pilonv1 said:
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Why do i cut those guys? Whats my upside? paying 17.5% less, but not being able to replace him? The Magic sure aren't going to give up depth, one of their strengths, for nothing.
If you're the Wiz, why cut arenas? Sure you're paying 35% less, but you're not going to dip into the luxury tax to replace him, not when anyone you sign (lest it be someone like melo) is going to really replace him and take you out of mediocrity. But Melo isn't looking at the wiz and going "you know, with out arenas, the wiz look attractive, wall, blatche, mcgee, sign me up baby!".
The only player that rule would have been used on that i can think of then, is eddy curry. And while his contract was stupid and horrible, i'm not sure the knicks would have cut him, because again, they could afford to take the chance he gets unfat and useful again.
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Just tuned in. Fields and Amare have 2 fouls already? Looks like no 30 tonight for STAT.
That's a MAN beard.Sharp said:
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Wow refs are calling it tight early. There wasn't a fight or anything, why calling it so tight?
So unless you're Jewish you can't have a thick beard? What is wrong with you? :lolSharp said:
I wish. I can't stand watching a good player get wrecked. Even Chris Paul made it a point to join the "Free DJ" bus this off-season as well.charsace said:
DJ is surrounded by crazies... JAX is two-faced, Gerald is a bitch deep down, Larry Brown hates him because he hates himself, Tyrus is just a crazy mofo no way how you look at it. MJ and Higgins pretty much guaranteed DJ and his family that he won't be moved and have essentially told him to wait out - things will get better.
I think that Gerald Henderson is in the same bus (but a less secure section). Henderson is smart though, he grabbed his knee and said 'fuck yal' and hasn't been back in Charlotte since.
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Cavs only 35 @ half-time. :lol
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The crowd at this New Orleans game is pretty pathetic. So many empty seats in the lower bowl. Way to fight for your team, guys.
Crash and Jackson are team captains are usually the main guys shooting the teams out of games or letting nobodies go off on them for 20 pts in one quarter. LB's been ragging on DJ for years now so for them to hop in too just makes it easier for everyone to see that they're finger pointing instead of actually being team leaders.charsace said:
They're both probably going to end being fined by the team - and the beat writer, Bonnell, is going to shafted (again).
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Was there a death threat called in by one of the players? These are some tight calls I'm seeing on both teams, you can't lay a finger on people.
EDIT: I hate slow starts at home.
EDIT: I hate slow starts at home.
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They were both garbage. I have no idea what they saw on the Sefolosha layup or the Jeff Green shot.Sharp said:
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man the new Kobe's are kinda ugly. Might need to pick up some Zoom Kobe V's for my bball shoes before they are discontinued.
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Knicks are shooting w/o any rebounders there, gotta slow down.
Shawne guarding Bargs? It's the same shit all over again, you cannot put a 6'8 dude on him. That's like putting Chandler on him. Either get Gallo on him or get Randolph off the pine. Don't double him either.
Shawne guarding Bargs? It's the same shit all over again, you cannot put a 6'8 dude on him. That's like putting Chandler on him. Either get Gallo on him or get Randolph off the pine. Don't double him either.
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Ninja Scooter said:
Zoom V>> Zoom I >> Zoom II >>>>> all other kobes so far.
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Amare gotta drive. Can't bail out the D.
Oh fuck you Violet Palmer. That ball was going out of bounds and Knick ball.
Oh fuck you Violet Palmer. That ball was going out of bounds and Knick ball.
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