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[jbug617]

Nets starting 5 is not bad. It's a playoff team in the East.

 

[Blackace]

You know Brook did average around 8.5 a game his first two seasons right? It's not that he can't rebound, he was simply out of fucks in 2010-11.

and that he played 5 games only..

 

[ph33nix]

And to think, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron are all playing at below their market value

And the Nets are giving Brook Lopez the max

 

[Nelo Ice]

I used to think Ibaka wouldn't get max. Now that's also a lock. Any big with any sort of skill seems to be getting max. Batum getting $10 mi per, Hibbert max, Lopez max, Asik $8 mil!

It's nuts. Sorry Gondo, but Ibaka is probably a goner.

Clearly Ibaka won't leave he wants stay in that family atmosphere :lol. Also at this rate is it just me or are like 90% of these contracts all going to be on fire sale in 3 or 4 years?

 

[Bowser]

and that he played 5 games only..

He actually played 82 games in the 2010-2011 season

*trollface.jpg

 

[SUPREME1]

Dat 5 game average.

MAXED.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

This is why Asik isn't THAT overpaid (he's definitely making three million too much). Big men get big money just because they're tall. Brook Lopez, Roy Hibbert, etc. are not on the same level as other people making their salary level.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Nets starting 5 is not bad. It's a playoff team in the East.

Easily, but so are The Knicks.

Nets are probably top 3 or 4 on paper in the east.

 

[Black Mamba]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
Hornets now have 3 days to match EGordon offer sheet. They definitely will but early indications I get is they'll make PHX wait full 3 days

Dat bitter franchise.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Nash in a Lakers uni looks so...wrong.

But I can't lie, the Nash

Spoiler

-Howard

pick and rolls will be glorious. DEM LAWBS.

Was there legitimate interest? Yeah, I believe so. Legit interest at that price, considering everything that has been said about the "plan", rebuilding, and not tying up long-term cap space? Debatable.

Either way, the Nets were going to match no matter what, so it's a moot point.

Exactly my thoughts. Of course, the Bobcats were interested in Lopez. But Cho conceded that the Nets valued him too highly(as a 7 footer and a potential trade piece for Howard down the road) to let him leave right now through free agency. The Nets were always going to match any reasonable offer we could've made him.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

That looks.....weird.

you know what's real weird?
you not joining soulplaya in laker-age.

 

[giga]

and that he played 5 games only..

2010-11.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Probably because our GM and owner know how to win. Look at all these teams overpaying and trading for dogshit. Not our fault that players graviate to us. Not to mention that we just take advantage of the all the mistakes other teams make. Look at the Bulls, Thunder etc they could all easily make plays for Dwight but none of them have the balls to do it. Mitch and Buss give zero fucks and do what it takes to get the impact players.

Im not saying your FO has nothing to do with it but youre in the top town for FAs

Thats a compliment

 

[Blackace]

2010-11.

is what you posted

 

[giga]

is what you posted

It's pretty much the same in 2010-11.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

It's pretty much the same in 2010-11.

abstract semantics.

 

[Black Mamba]

Jared Zwerling ‏@JaredZwerling
Melo & Chris Paul walked through media room here in Vegas & Melo said, referring to CP3, "You'll see him in NY in a couple years."(smiling).

adam blade suicide watch.

 

[Blackace]

It's pretty much the same in 2010-11.

not really.. 6 rebounds and 1.5 blks aren't wowing for a center... but aren't point and laugh like 3.6 rebounds per game..

 

[reilo]

adam blade suicide watch.

Can't wait for the Chris Paul Circus 2.0 next year.

 

[h3ro]

adam blade suicide watch.

See adam, told you that you'd need that seat we're saving for you.

 

[giga]

not really.. 6 rebounds and 1.5 blks aren't wowing for a center... but aren't point and laugh like 3.6 rebounds per game..

I consider 6 rebounds a game to be point and laugh for a 7 footer making the max. It's a perfect Andrea comparison.

 

[Jonm1010]

Dat bitter franchise.

I think we're trying to sign some players first because of some sort of cap hit that occurs once we sign him.....I'm not sure but that seems to be the consensus on the hornets board.

 

[Nelo Ice]

Im not saying your FO has nothing to do with it but youre in the top town for FAs

Thats a compliment

Yeah it certainly helps what city we're in and Mitch and co def use it to their full adavnatage. What I think Ryutaro is getting no one wants to see the Lakers get better just because we're always good. Instead of giving crap to other teams around the league we're always the target of scorn because hey unfortunately our team knows exactly what they're doing.

 

[Mothman91]

adam blade suicide watch.

See adam, told you that you'd need that seat we're saving for you.

lmao.

 

[Bowser]

Nets’ new contract commitments: $98M (DWill), $40M (Wallace), $89M (remainder of Joe Johnson’s contract), $60M (Lopez). Total: $287 million.

olawd

 

[Blackace]

I consider 6 rebounds a game to be point and laugh for a 7 footer making the max. It's a perfect Andrea comparison.

He is a poor rebounding big man.. but he plays nothing like Andrea.

 

[giga]

He is a poor rebounding big man.. but he plays nothing like Andrea.

Didn't say his playing style was. His stats are.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

adam blade suicide watch.

The clippers are dumb enough to trade him for Landry Fields, Jeremy Lin, and Marcus Camby too.

 

[SUPREME1]

Total: $287 million.



While the talent combined is worth about, maybe $170m

 

[Doc Holliday]

Hey Bulls fans it gets better!

K.C Johnson

Re Minnesota talks, Bulls have liked Luke Ridnour in past. He'd add $ next season but jibe with 2014 plan since deal expires then.

 

[PBY]

I can't believe the Nets. They just became the Super-Hawks for the next few years.

 

[SoulPlaya]

Hey Bulls fans it gets better!

2014 plan? LOL! Those fucks are going to strike out again in free agency.

 

[Red Blaster]

Pretty funny arguments in the Lopez contract thread on Real GM general board, basically a flame war of who has the worse max deal in Hibbert or Lopez

 

[LuchaShaq]

He is a poor rebounding big man.. but he plays nothing like Andrea.

Yeah Andrea is a tall shooter scared to mix it up down low and brook has better post moves than Dwight but is so clumsy/slow/not that strong that rebounding escapes him.

 

[Nelo Ice]

2014 plan? LOL! Those fucks are going to strike out again in free agency.

Hey that cap space plan is working out wonderfully for the Mavs. They got Kaman for a year!

 

[PBY]

2014 plan? LOL! Those fucks are going to strike out again in free agency.

"Those" fucks lol. Who are you

 

[linsivvi]

I would also like to point out that shooting sub .500 is nothing to write home about for a center getting the max.

 

[SoulPlaya]

"Those" fucks lol. Who are you

I'm a fan of a team with an actually competent front office.

 

[RBH]

It's official:

The Brooklyn Nets have acquired six-time All-Star guard Joe Johnson from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, DeShawn Stevenson, Jordan Williams, Johan Petro, Houston’s 2013 first round pick and the Nets’ second round draft pick in 2017, Nets General Manager Billy King announced today.

“We are very pleased to add a perennial All-Star caliber player like Joe Johnson to our roster,” said King. “Joe is considered one of the premier guards in the NBA, and his skill and talent level will have a very positive impact on our team.”

We got a 2nd round pick too!

 

[Mothman91]

Next year is going to be damn fun to watch,

can't wait.

 

[Syphon Filter]

I'm a fan of a team with an actually competent front office.

you sold out son.drose will not forgive.

 

[Omega]

I would also like to point out that shooting sub .500 is nothing to write home about for a center getting the max.

Are we really picky about .006?

 

[SoulPlaya]

you sold out son.drose will not forgive.

Rose will be leaving the Bulls the first chance he gets, so he can play right in his home city of LA.

 

[Owzers]

MagicInsider
Hennigan also said he spoke with Dwight today and added "there's a chance, yeah" that Howard could return to ORL. Unbelievable.

DONT GO DWIGHT. STAY IN ORLANDO.

Got to roll the dice!

 

[Glorified G]

olawd

What's the Nets ceiling? Second round at most? 287 million well spent.

 

[Black Mamba]

Chris Kaman ‏@ChrisKaman
I do love Texas guns laws tho! Pretty excited......

Dirk can't wait. Mavs gonna be awesome this year!

 

[linsivvi]

Are we really picky about .006?

Shooting .500 doesn't make him suddenly worth the max either. What point are you trying to make?

All the top centers have a conversion rate of > .700 within 3 feet of the basket. Lopez is at the low .600.

 

[etiolate]

Trade Dwight to China. He's always wanted to be paired with Marbury.

 

[Black Mamba]

Steve Nash Is The Bourne Laker

 

[Omega]

Shooting .500 doesn't make him suddenly worth the max either. What point are you trying to make?

All the top centers have a conversion rate of > .700 within 3 feet of the basket. Lopez is at the low .600.

Not trying to make any point.

You're point was he can't even shoot .500 yet he's only .006 off. Since .600 is the standard for big men, you should have used that number.