All they need is 45-50 wins to win the Atlantic and a top 4 seed. Totally doable in the East.
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All they need is 45-50 wins to win the Atlantic and a top 4 seed. Totally doable in the East.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
So many ups, so many downs. My jar of bitter NBA tears is over capacity already and the season is still many months away.
ryutaro's mama
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Brandi is giving us a post post season meltdown...
Glorified G
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And to all the cap experts out there. Even with the rumored Howard trade, how would the Nets have the money to sign Howard with both JJ & DWill making max money and Wallace on a 40 million dollar deal?
They can't.
If anyone's interested, Lithuania (and Valanciunas) are playing Venezuela @ 8 Eastern in some off-season pre-Olympics action. Firstrow should have it up.
And there's almost zero chance Dwight ends up a Net now. He ruined his chance long ago with the opt-in since the Magic have never liked what the Nets have been offering.
And there's almost zero chance Dwight ends up a Net now. He ruined his chance long ago with the opt-in since the Magic have never liked what the Nets have been offering.
StickSoldier
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gotta compete with the Celts/76ers/Pacers/Bulls, and of course the HEAT. I'd take all of those teams, healthy of course, over the Nets.
Speaking of that, what's Johnsons fg% gonna be come playoffs? I say 40%
Speaking of that, what's Johnsons fg% gonna be come playoffs? I say 40%
Please land in Brooklyn, Dwight. I want to see more Branditears.
Glorified G
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Then why is Simmons still talking about Howard as if it was still a possibility?
LegendofJoe
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The Mavericks should go after Dragic and Mayo hard now.
ryutaro's mama
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Trademark that ish!
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
this game will be hype
Bumblebeetuna
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I would honestly not mind a bit if we traded Dirk now. Let him finish his career somewhere with a shot at competing. He deserves that. Not that Dwill alone would have made Dallas a contender, but yeah. The front office's years of shit contracts and shit drafting came back to bite them in the ass today.
KingJ2002
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With this done... the lakers must not pursue dwight howard and instead focus on building their bench with shooters. dwight will try to make his way to brooklyn to bet a net and build another big 3.
Keep Bynum and fix the bench... the lakers went to the 2nd round with a crappy bench... let's get some good role players and get back to the finals.
Keep Bynum and fix the bench... the lakers went to the 2nd round with a crappy bench... let's get some good role players and get back to the finals.
Either you've already accepted your team has no future, or you just don't care if you're desperate to see a super team form just so someone will meltdown on the internet. That's just sad.
No.
kevo_huevo
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Could mavs compete with dragic/mayo/Marion/dirk/Kaman?
Nah.
Nah.
haha, yeah, I know... only watching for JV, been a while since I've seen him play. At least it should be as entertaining as the GAB tonight.
I don't even understand why we're discussing this BS.
The Bulls have the title on lock once they get Brandon Roy and Kirk Hinrich.
There are only so many blue chip guys, and whoever doesn't get them ends up overpaying for mediocrity. Free agency is a hard way to build a winning team unless you
tamper and collude with multiple stars
LegendofJoe
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The Magic getting blown up should open up a playoff spot for your Wizards too.
Yeah...with Okafor/Ariza with us now, it's just a rental playoff situation imo.
dwill/jj/crash/humphries?/brook lopez
marshon brooks off the bench
Too bad Lopez regressed so badly the last couple years.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
he still holds all the cards with not resigning... and he gains more leverage if he stays on the roster until the season starts...
So instead of bringing back Tyson Chandler and making a legitimate run this year, they went for cap space instead, and now their best hope is to get a decrepit Steve Nash?
But he doesn't have the leverage to say "trade me to Brooklyn or I'll go there in the offseason!" because they now have zero cap room. He can only be traded there, and why would Orlando do that when the Rockets' or Lakers' have better offers? Plus I'm not sure it's even possible for Brooklyn to fit Dwight into their cap.
darkside31337
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Housekeeping note: Rockets swingman Courtney Lee is now an unrestricted free agent after Rockets withdraw his qualifying offer
Good luck getting that Ariza money. Lol.
He has zero leverage. The only way he ends up on Brooklyn is if the Magic trade him. They have zero obligation to do so, other teams looking for a rental can field competitive offers that are at least on par with the Nets.
Housekeeping note: Rockets swingman Courtney Lee is now an unrestricted free agent after Rockets withdraw his qualifying offer
Good luck getting that Ariza money. Lol.
He has zero leverage. The only way he ends up on Brooklyn is if the Magic trade him. They have zero obligation to do so, other teams looking for a rental can field competitive offers that are at least on par with the Nets.
Roger Danish
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NJ can still trade for Howard. There's no hard cap unless you use the non-taxpayer mid-level exception... which to my knowledge, the Nets haven't.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
that's not a real card anyways... the problem is most teams don't want to give up assets for a one year rental..
Sign and trade lopez/humphries?
But that doesn't make sense for Orlando, they would be better off just keeping Dwight this year and letting him walk.
Only way they deal Dwight is if somebody eats Jrich/Hedo as well and theres no way that can happen with the Nets.
jordan0386
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They'll shit on Crash, reneg and get Dwight in there.
StickSoldier
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Well, I must say, at least I got in on basketball as soon as Dirk got here, but it's gonna be kinda sad to see us waste his final years. I hope he retires or just asks for a trade, Cubes has screwed him over with all the shitty contracts he signed throughout the years.
benjipwns
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1. Giant LOL at the Raptors for offering Fields 20 mil. The guy isn't even as good as alot of D-league players. 25% on 3s and mediocre D? Lock him up!
2. Mavs fans have to feel awful after losing Chandler for nothing now.
3. Danny Ferry was incompetent with the cavs but has turned ATL from 4-8 seed first/2nd round exit for the next five years into a team with a potentially crazy roster. I'm genuinely shocked.
4. Howard is one of the dumbest athletes in the history of sports for taking the 1 year option before the all star break.
2. Mavs fans have to feel awful after losing Chandler for nothing now.
3. Danny Ferry was incompetent with the cavs but has turned ATL from 4-8 seed first/2nd round exit for the next five years into a team with a potentially crazy roster. I'm genuinely shocked.
4. Howard is one of the dumbest athletes in the history of sports for taking the 1 year option before the all star break.
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