Sullinger's workouts haven't gone well with anyone. He's got a leg shorter than the other and reported back and weight issues. The NBA hasn't even invited him to the green room. Stay away.
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Sullinger's workouts haven't gone well with anyone. He's got a leg shorter than the other and reported back and weight issues. The NBA hasn't even invited him to the green room. Stay away.
It's so shitty to see these people with all the physical tools in the world to succeed completely squander it.
I know the guy is like 18 but still, if your own teammate is saying that type of shit, he must have been one lazy or uninterested player.....maybe I don't want him to fall to us at ten.
white dynamite
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Unless there's some hot new cartilage transplant surgery that I'm not aware of, I can't see Roy adding much to the T-Wolves, especially considering his 2010-2011 season where he looked pained every time he took a step. I thought the dude made the right choice by retiring.
Eh, in terms of high risk, high reward guys dropping like crazy I'm more sold on perry jones.
Sold is the wrong word but from what I hear he has solid work ethic, understands his motor and disapearing acts are a problem he needs to correct and yet has all the physical gifts but needs to get his confidence up and decide the type of player he wants to be and dedicate himself fully to it.
If he's around in the mid to late teens and I was a team picking there I'd be fine taking a chance on him.
Grover Cleveland
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Steal our pick and our franchise changing player. I see you, NOLA. I see you.
Davis is such an ugly person. Bet he was still swimming in pussy at Kentucky, tho
Not even the Phoenix Lazerus Pit can save Roy or Oden now.
Sullinger is fucked. Well, as fucked as person who's about to be a first round pick in the NBA can be. But all the reports of his health problems combined with his poor workouts have all the NBA teams unwilling to touch him with a ten foot pole. He's fallen so hard, I remember when people still thought he could be a top 7 pick. Because it was a month ago.
Dominican Power
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Heat don't have money for Nash.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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I think Sullinger is going to overcome his issues and be productive in the NBA and probably be called a steal, but I don't know how good he'll be even if he scores and rebounds since he's a terrible pick-and-roll defender about to come into the NBA when almost all of the offense is pick-and-roll.
Draftexpress has the Blazers taking John Henson. LMA-Henson would be pretty interesting, I think Henson could turn into Gibson with a bit of a handle and post game and I think that would be a really good player...
Draftexpress has the Blazers taking John Henson. LMA-Henson would be pretty interesting, I think Henson could turn into Gibson with a bit of a handle and post game and I think that would be a really good player...
CherryWoodFuton
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I think he could be another Millsap if he picks up his energy. It'll be a wait though.
Jake Tower
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How does the cap work now? Did the luxury tax go away?
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Millsap is a lot more athletic and offball focused though.
Haha, the tax is like ten times worse now.
Millsap didn't come into the league like that though. Inside the paint, I can see Sullinger recreating a lot of the same advantages that Millsap has. Maybe a little better. Offball he definitely has a ways to go.
Jake Tower
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What I mean is, how hard is the cap? Before, it was a soft cap where a team could pay dollar for dollar for going over. IIRC, the Mavericks were paying quite a bit in luxury tax last season when they won. Meaning, an owner could authorize his GM to "go all in" getting free agents if desired.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_salary_cap#section_13
I'd copy the breakdown box chart but I'm on my phone and don't know how to format it properly....but the tax certainly is more costly to go over after 2013.
So you can certainly still go over but it's more costly now, which I feel could end up making it harder for small markets to compete since the big markets will be the only ones realistically able to afford it. But whatever. I've given up thinking a true level playing field will be allowed to go into effect.
Even if you're willing to go into luxury tax territory, you still need to find a way to sign the player. Once you're over the cap, you can't sign free agents besides using the couple exceptions (which won't be enough to sign Nash) and veteran minimum.
That I didn't know. Interesting, I like that.
The exceptions though, that tax paying teams can offer, are smaller than those of non-tax paying.
I like his game though. Aldridge/Hickson/Sullinger/Babbitt is nice, too.
Wouldn't mind Henson, I guess.
Wizard Morey taking one on the chin
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/...s-in-houston-if-traded-there/?ls=iref:nbahpt2
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/...s-in-houston-if-traded-there/?ls=iref:nbahpt2
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
A crippled Roy is better than Wes Johnson.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Howard can go fuck himself if that's true (which I'm 99% sure it is) lol @ "Not a chance" I'm sure Morey is really scared by that statement now... the fucking Wizard of douches doesn't give a shit any more. He will trade for you Dwight if he can.
Howard is mentally weak and couldn't deal with ever following in the footsteps of Dream or even Yao who never won shit. I actually really liked the guy up until the bs he started pulling last year along with Orlando and I believe he blocked a trade to the Rockets.
Dwight and Deron would be a miserable failure to watch in NJ with nothing around them. Any word on how Howard's back is these days?
Howard is mentally weak and couldn't deal with ever following in the footsteps of Dream or even Yao who never won shit. I actually really liked the guy up until the bs he started pulling last year along with Orlando and I believe he blocked a trade to the Rockets.
Dwight and Deron would be a miserable failure to watch in NJ with nothing around them. Any word on how Howard's back is these days?
Knux-Future
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You know you need some Iggy in your life.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Dwight has twice as many trips to the Conference Finals as Yao has times out of the first round.
CoffeeJanitor
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RR probs won't be back at the start of the season, plus, he's not going to be 100%. They are in desperate need of upgrades on the wings, especially if they want to make the playoffs next year. The west is just too strong.
NOH is going to kick ass next year.
His former agent is the Warriors GM. It's a done deal, sorry bout your damn luck.
In other news...
oh boy oh boy oh boy
Red Blaster
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Can we stop calling Morey a wizard considering he hasn't actually done anything
Well okay, I admit he did get a billion draft picks from the Knicks for nothing but come on; they're the Knicks
Well okay, I admit he did get a billion draft picks from the Knicks for nothing but come on; they're the Knicks
Dominican Power
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They're moving to BROOKLYN.
thats the joke
Maybe I'd be about that life if it was coming to an end.
but srs, Iggs for Reke straight up. FREE CAP SPACE, BABY!
Ah, remember that ESPN pundit poll that had one writer predict Sullinger as the player of this decade?
What a terrible prediction.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
I know... that changes everything though! BROOKLYN = CHAMPIONSHIPS lol
WTF does he even care about that, he was born in Atlanta. It's not even a home town thing. He's got some kinda man crush on Deron and of course money cause lets be honest thats all most of these already rich fuckers even care about.
I still want to know where this deep hate or whatever he has for the Rockets comes from. To not opt out last year and stay with the Magic instead of being traded to Houston at the trade deadline? "no chance ever"
What good did that do him?
Knux-Future
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Hakeem must have schooled him too hard.
MorisUkunRasik
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I have a feeling your ancestors may have said a similar sentence at some point.
I think we'll barely be a playoff team, best case scenario, personally. Very good defensively but not enough fire power. Similar to two years ago.
oh, "trollup" ? Yeah, my forefathers had that taken away too
well no shit. i don't think anybody expects dude to resign if that were to happen. the whole point of it is something needs to be done to stop the squad from spinning it's wheels and going no where
oh shit lol
i didn't think other teams would possibly want Martin
MorisUkunRasik
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Stay strong, you shall persevere.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
If they didn't trade him in the first place he wouldn't be crippled
And signing a guy who is certain to leave after one season is gonna do wonders for the Rox.
Ther're not winning shit even with Dwight on the roster.
But then we'd never have the legend of ***** ****
As opposed to....what? Picking 14th in the draft for the 4th straight year?
I understand you're not used to this problem...but picking 14th overall 3 straight years aint doing shit. Business is down for the Rockets in the city. Ratings down, nobody goes to the games, they don't get any national exposure. Morey cannot sit here and do nothing with this squad. This is probably his last offseason if he doesn't make some kind of move to show an effort in improving his team. There is zero excitement down here for the team as it is currently constructed and for good reason.
But again..I don't expect you to be able to relate to this. Regardless of what the Rockets do they will not be contenders anytime soon. But getting Howard does make them, or should make them, at least a lock for the playoffs and that's SOMETHING
Red Blaster
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Coach Nick's breakdown of Game 5 is up showcasing just how terrible OKC's defense is
Bu-bu-but Ibaka's DPOY votes!
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