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[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Horford played in the qualifiers, but was garbage.

Also, it's Enes Kanter versus Andre Drummond tomorrow in Summer League, get excited

 

[Talon]

Son...I am disa...this is who he's married to?!

Go on home, son.

 

[darkside31337]

Cal is already rescinding all their offers to go to Kentucky.

 

[pilonv1]

So Charlotte went form having 2 Olympians to none. Great Britain won't know how to tank now.

 

[Talon]

So Charlotte went form having 2 Olympians to none. Great Britain won't know how to tank now.

Luol Deng will lead them to the promised land.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Team USA might have some better competition this time around:

• Great Britain
• Tunisia
• Australia
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Spain
• France
• China
• Lithuania
• Russia
• Nigeria

Or maybe I'm remembering these guys as being better than they really are from the 2010 FIBAs...

 

[LuchaShaq]

lol

I didn't forget how he got paid in Orlando..

And he is a SF..not a small 4

He played the four with dwight at the 5 and turk at the three. I mean he may have a small forwards body but he played at the four 90% of the time.

 

[Matrix]

If Dwight wanted a shoe deal in China now, he could get it. He doesn't need to be on the rockets to get one. It's a turrible selling point. He's a big enough brand in and of himself ATM that he can get deals anywhere.

It's not a terrible selling point ( I didn't mean he needed a shoe deal... I was giving example of scrubs who got deals cause of Yao just for being a Rocket). Becoming a bigger global superstar than you already are (he could pass Kobe, Rose, Bron in China if he became a Rocket) brings in even more money into his bank account and also helps out your team in the long run. He could make as much money or more playing in Houston cause of China/no state income tax as he could in Brooklyn. Rockets and Chinese fans don't have a Rockets superstar to root for any longer and this has nothing to do with being Asian or not. I mean your response to my comment saying "he's dumb for leaving extra money from overseas" was originally "Dwights not asian." That's why I brought up the shoe deals to the scrub Rocket players who are not Asian.


I keep saying he will still leave the Rockets any way if we got him despite all of that (leaving extra money). His brain has checked out and is already in Brooklyn.

 

[Iron E Man]

I may actually end up going to med school near LA too. Who knows?

Sign and trade lets do it.

 

[Black Mamba]

Big Baby is on Iron Chef right now s a judge (yes, I sometimes watch Iron Chef).

 

[diehard]

will the Orlando summer league be televised or streamed?

 

[jordan0386]

Dwight is already big in China.

 

[Matrix]

Dwight is already big in China.

Yea and he passes everyone if he becomes a Rocket. I think he sell's like 4/ or 5th in jerseys. He becomes a Rocket, he becomes massive over there all because of the built in Rockets/Yao fanbase that still exists.

Then again this is Howard, I'm really not sure wtf he cares about anymore other than Brooklyn and Deron. He clearly fucked himself over by not accepting the trade to Houston at the deadline. His ass would already have signed with the Nets.

 

[Black Mamba]

Lakers get:

Dwight Howard, Chris Duhon


Orlando gets:

Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, bunch of current rookies and 1st rounders


Houston gets:

Andrew Bynum, Jason Richardson, Steve Blake, Glen Davis


Orlando sheds their salaries and gets rookies and draft picks. Lakers get their man. Houston gets a star big man they've been looking for and will stay there.

 

[Matrix]

Lakers get:

Dwight Howard, Chris Duhon


Orlando gets:

Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, bunch of current rookies and 1st rounders


Houston gets:

Andrew Bynum, Jason Richardson, Steve Blake, Glen Davis


Orlando sheds their salaries and gets rookies and draft picks. Lakers get their man. Houston gets a star big man they've been looking for and will stay there.

And then Howard walks away from the Lakers after the season is over *thumbs up*

 

[Black Mamba]

And then Howard walks away from the Lakers after the season is over *thumbs up*

And goes where?

 

[Talon]

And goes where?

He returns to Krypton.

But then they cast him out as they're a bunch of racist white folks.

 

[Red Blaster]

And goes where?

Some team other than the Lakers

 

[Matrix]

And goes where?

Some place where Kobe doesn't yell at him.

 

[Black Mamba]

Some place where Kobe doesn't yell at him.

$28 million reasons to take the yelling and like it.

 

[Liquidsnake]

Laker Age: is there anything new going on?

 

[SoulPlaya]

Laker Age: is there anything new going on?

Greatness is going on. Greatness.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

I guess aaron brooks is better than any other pg we have right now. Better be cheap and short deal.

 

[Matrix]

I guess aaron brooks is better than any other pg we have right now. Better be cheap and short deal.

what? for real? I was right haha

Oh well Smokey should have fun chucking up 3's in 2k.

 

[Red Blaster]

What you're proposing is dumb anyway Black Sancha, Bynumbskull (thankfully) isn't interested in re-upping with the Magic so they gain nothing but some draft picks that'll likely be in the high teens because KMart and Scalewy aren't terrible enough players to properly tank in the east. You're betting on Dwight to stick in a place he doesn't want to be on the basis that he loses 30 million dollars if he doesn't, the Magic have that same card to play if they don't trade Dwight and tank the season while he rehabs his back; even if he leaves the 19 million dollars in cap freedom beats the shit sandwich offers anyday.

 

[white dynamite]

Laker Age: is there anything new going on?

Raja Bell might donate his corpse to the team.

 

[Black Mamba]

What you're proposing is dumb anyway Black Sancha, Bynumbskull (thankfully) isn't interested in re-upping with the Magic so they gain nothing but some draft picks that'll likely be in the high teens because KMart and Scalewy aren't terrible enough players to properly tank in the east. You're betting on Dwight to stick in a place he doesn't want to be on the basis that he loses 30 million dollars if he doesn't, the Magic have that same card to play if they don't trade Dwight and tank the season while he rehabs his back; even if he leaves the 19 million dollars in cap freedom beats the shit sandwich offers anyday.

Bynum will re-up in Orlando. Dude can't afford not to do it. For all we know, it's New Jersey leaking out the Bynum stuff.

As for Dwight, there won't be anywhere to go, regardless. As I keep reminding people, sign and trades to cap teams are gone after this offseason. Dwight can't walk to Brooklyn or New York or whatever. He ain't leaving the Lakers (with nash, kobe, Pau) and the money to play somewhere else like Detroit. If he's traded to LA, he's here for a long time. Period.

IMO, orlando is simply trying to figure out a way to unload as many contracts as possible. They're smart to do this and are taking their time to see which way will be best. We might not see a deal for a few days.


lol @ Baby on Iron Chef here trying to describe what he is eating.

 

[KingKong]

He doesn't want the Lakers. He wants the Nets. If he would have gone whenever, he would have been traded a long time ago

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

"My patience is not high," Love said. "Would yours be, especially when I'm a big proponent of greatness surrounding itself with greatness? All these [Team USA] guys seem to have great players around them.

"It's tough seeing all these guys that are young and older who have all played in the playoffs. When they start talking about that, I have nothing to talk about. If I don’t make the playoffs next year I don’t know what will happen."

"At this point, I’m not afraid to go on the record," Love said. "Being around these [USA] guys, they know the situation I’m in and how competitive I am. I want to win. All the players on the Timberwolves feel the same way, as well. The coaching staff is awesome. They want to win and win now. Hopefully, we can make some stuff happen.

"I would say it's coming down to it for sure [next season]. It's no secret I was willing to commit to Minnesota for five years. I'm very happy with my contract. I'd love to be in Minnesota. But like anybody else, I want to win."

"I don't know if we will blow up the team again, if I'll be moved," Love said. "I don’t know.

"But something has to happen in Minnesota."

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--kevin-love-losing-patience-with-timberwolves--losing.html

Nothing surprising here. Lakers-GAF and Bulls-GAF, my PF is impatient. You may be able to help him in a few years. Just keep it in mind.

 

[Iron E Man]

Tim Allen ‏@timallenonline
"If I don’t make the playoffs next year I don’t know what will happen." - Kevin Love.

Come to Chicago

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Come to Chicago

You follow him on twitter?

or was that a RT

 

[AgentChris]

When are the USA scrimmages and actual games going to be televised? I need some NBA action in my live.

 

[Red Blaster]

Bynum will re-up in Orlando. Dude can't afford not to do it. For all we know, it's New Jersey leaking out the Bynum stuff.

As for Dwight, there won't be anywhere to go, regardless. As I keep reminding people, sign and trades to cap teams are gone after this offseason. Dwight can't walk to Brooklyn or New York or whatever. He ain't leaving the Lakers (with nash, kobe, Pau) and the money to play somewhere else like Detroit. If he's traded to LA, he's here for a long time. Period.

IMO, orlando is simply trying to figure out a way to unload as many contracts as possible. They're smart to do this and are taking their time to see which way will be best. We might not see a deal for a few days.


lol @ Baby on Iron Chef here trying to describe what he is eating.

But if he can't go anywhere else in the summer then why should the Magic trade him? They obviously would prefer to keep Dwight above all else.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

The Wolves aren't going to make the playoffs.

 

[Black Mamba]

But if he can't go anywhere else in the summer then why should the Magic trade him? They obviously would prefer to keep Dwight above all else.

I didn't say he can't go anywhere, I said he can't go to New Jersey, New York, LAL.

Dwight doesn't want to be in Orlando. He'll leave them for Atlanta/Houston etc. There's a big difference there.

But he won't leave LA with the players they have for those teams. One year in LA and I guarantee you he changes his tune. Especially given how impressionable he is. And everyone forgets LA was one of his supposed 3 teams last season. Once Brooklyn is out of the picture, LAL will be #1.

 

[pilonv1]

Love & Darko for Lee & Biedrins. Keeps the white guy quota in MN high.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

The Wolves aren't going to make the playoffs.

They might. Injuries could hurt but depending on who they add they could improve. There were some bad players taking minutes on the Wolves last year.

 

[giri]

It's not a terrible selling point ( I didn't mean he needed a shoe deal... I was giving example of scrubs who got deals cause of Yao just for being a Rocket). Becoming a bigger global superstar than you already are (he could pass Kobe, Rose, Bron in China if he became a Rocket) brings in even more money into his bank account and also helps out your team in the long run. He could make as much money or more playing in Houston cause of China/no state income tax as he could in Brooklyn. Rockets and Chinese fans don't have a Rockets superstar to root for any longer and this has nothing to do with being Asian or not. I mean your response to my comment saying "he's dumb for leaving extra money from overseas" was originally "Dwights not asian." That's why I brought up the shoe deals to the scrub Rocket players who are not Asian.


I keep saying he will still leave the Rockets any way if we got him despite all of that (leaving extra money). His brain has checked out and is already in Brooklyn.

It's a dumb point because the NBA pimps the shit out of its mega-stars already in China. I don't know about Adidas, but i also know Nike pimps the shit out of its players in China. Yao might have got the rockets exposure, and some lingering fan base. But lets not all of a sudden make the Rockets out as the great yellow hope of NBA Basketball. The Cavs are part owned (or were in a deal to be) by chinesse companies also.

With Lin on the Knicks, there are more Chinese/Taiwanese now following him and the Knicks than the Rockets.

It's not about the franchise at all, as much as about the players nationality.

Now, if the rockets got both Lin AND howard, i could understand the point.

It's like saying EG should play for the suns to get the racist white people money. It's silly.

 

[Iron E Man]

You follow him on twitter?

or was that a RT

Yeah it was a mdotbrown RT.

 

[Red Blaster]

I didn't say he can't go anywhere, I said he can't go to New Jersey, New York, LAL.

Dwight doesn't want to be in Orlando. He'll leave them for Atlanta/Houston etc. There's a big difference there.

But he won't leave LA with the players they have for those teams. One year in LA and I guarantee you he changes his tune. Especially given how impressionable he is. And everyone forgets LA was one of his supposed 3 teams last season. Once Brooklyn is out of the picture, LAL will be #1.

But Dwight doesn't want to go to Atlanta or Houston either so why not take a stab at keeping him in Orlando instead of potentially handing the Lakers a new dynasty. And Dwight never wanted to go to LA, his choice was always and only Brooklyn.

 

[darkside31337]

The Wolves aren't going to make the playoffs.

Don't see why you'd write them off so soon. Wes Johnson probably won't even make the team so they're already several wins better than last season.

But Dwight doesn't want to go to Atlanta or Houston either so why not take a stab at keeping him in Orlando instead of potentially handing the Lakers a new dynasty. And Dwight never wanted to go to LA, his choice was always and only Brooklyn.

He's not fucking staying in Orlando. Every single bridge has been burned to the ground. Just stop that shit.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

Come to Chicago

We'll have a $50 million frontcourt that year between Noah, Booz, and Asik. That's assuming we don't resign Taj, otherwise you can toss another $10m to the pile. Hahahaha

 

[giri]

Bynum will re-up in Orlando. Dude can't afford not to do it. For all we know, it's New Jersey leaking out the Bynum stuff.

As for Dwight, there won't be anywhere to go, regardless. As I keep reminding people, sign and trades to cap teams are gone after this offseason. Dwight can't walk to Brooklyn or New York or whatever. He ain't leaving the Lakers (with nash, kobe, Pau) and the money to play somewhere else like Detroit. If he's traded to LA, he's here for a long time. Period.

IMO, orlando is simply trying to figure out a way to unload as many contracts as possible. They're smart to do this and are taking their time to see which way will be best. We might not see a deal for a few days.


lol @ Baby on Iron Chef here trying to describe what he is eating.

Until in 2 or 3 years when kobe, nash and pau retire, and he demands a trade to a new contender?

It's fickle to say you can read howards motives or predict his decisions because not even he knows whether or not he's going to take his next breath.

That said, you're better off with him than with out him.

 

[Branduil]

But Dwight doesn't want to go to Atlanta or Houston either so why not take a stab at keeping him in Orlando instead of potentially handing the Lakers a new dynasty. And Dwight never wanted to go to LA, his choice was always and only Brooklyn.

Exactly. Dwight can no longer join the Nets in free agency. Orlando can offer him more money than anyone else. When all of the offers are crap anyway, you might as well roll the dice. It's not like anyone is offering a Melo-type haul.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Don't see why you'd write them off so soon. Wes Johnson probably won't even make the team so they're already several wins better than last season.

Most of the teams that finished ahead of near them in the West got better as well. Blazers don't have Raymond Felton or Jamal Crawford on the roster anymore, Jazz don't have Josh Howard or Raja Bell, etc.

 

[Red Blaster]

Don't see why you'd write them off so soon. Wes Johnson probably won't even make the team so they're already several wins better than last season.



He's not fucking staying in Orlando. Every single bridge has been burned to the ground. Just stop that shit.

I'm speaking in hypotheticals RyKonex, I don't give a damn either way as we'll be really bad next season regardless.

 

[Black Mamba]

But Dwight doesn't want to go to Atlanta or Houston either so why not take a stab at keeping him in Orlando instead of potentially handing the Lakers a new dynasty. And Dwight never wanted to go to LA, his choice was always and only Brooklyn.

I think the orlando situation is irreparable. He'll walk to Houston or Atlanta. Last season I agreed with you. Now, not so much.

Brooklyn won't be an option if he isn't traded there now, so it won't matter if it was his only choice. LAL will be his new #1 if he's traded here.

Until in 2 or 3 years when kobe, nash and pau retire, and he demands a trade to a new contender?

It's fickle to say you can read howards motives or predict his decisions because not even he knows whether or not he's going to take his next breath.

That said, you're better off with him than with out him.

Kobe is not retiring for a long time, IMO. Let Dwight demand to be traded in 3 or 4 years, I don't give a shit about then.

 

[ph33nix]

Son...I am disa...this is who he's married to?!

Good lord Al. Well done.

 

[darkside31337]

I'm speaking in hypotheticals RyKonex, I don't give a damn either way as we'll be really bad next season regardless.

Your nicknames are about as garbage as your posts.

Most of the teams that finished ahead of near them in the West got better as well. Blazers don't have Raymond Felton or Jamal Crawford on the roster anymore, Jazz don't have Josh Howard or Raja Bell, etc.

Fair enough. I like the Wolves chances assuming they get some more pieces and their unhealthy guys can stay healthy but thats a lot of assumptions.

 

[giri]

But Dwight doesn't want to go to Atlanta or Houston either so why not take a stab at keeping him in Orlando instead of potentially handing the Lakers a new dynasty. And Dwight never wanted to go to LA, his choice was always and only Brooklyn.

I don't think you can keep Dwight, because, by the sounds of it, he's really alienated him self from his team mates. I think he has to go. I mean, Jameer apparently on re-signed because Dwight WAS going.

That said, you'd be better off just getting rid of Jameer.

I Let Dwight demand to be traded in 3 or 4 years, I don't give a shit about then.

I expect when his current contract is done, so is he. I mean, last season wasn't that pretty to watch. He's obviously dropped off, and isn't going to get it back. He's got so many minutes on those knee's.