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2012 NBA Offseason |OT2| Lakers Fans Despise Freedom.
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Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Pretty he likes being a consultant instead of a full time coach.. I doubt Dream has a lack of interest in his teaching abilities.
Edit: he also worked with him in 2010...
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
$48 million for Ibaka is horrible.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Can't believe people in here think that Ibaka contract was a good deal for the Thunder. It's almost Jeff Green level bad.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Anytime you can give the third best defender on a mediocre defensive team (a player who also lacks the basic coordination to score) $12 million a year, you've got to do it.
Gasol could give to Howard some free tuition too.
Did you see Gasol in the olympic final? Dwight has a lot of to learn yet.
Favors is going to a huge deal isn't he
He's better than Ibaka at least
They wouldn't have done this deal if it was gonna prevent them from signing Harden.
And :lol at him "lacking the basic coordination to score." His offensive game is quite good and improving. And he still has way more potential on defense, even if he already changed games because of his presence in the paint (which is undeniable).
As always, I trust in the Presti.
jazz fans are really hyped on him.. watching him play PnR defense is beautiful
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
But he almost won Defensive Player of the Year.
He's Okafor-tier.
He would have been max anywhere else.
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
And he's working out with Karl Malone this offseason!
Red Blaster
Member
OKC won't be keeping Harden, some other team will frontload an offer sheet for him. We'll see the Jeremy Lin song and dance again.
Slick.
CoffeeJanitor
Member
That crap contract is the beginning of the end for OKCs core.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
So somebody on twitter shows Rudy this
His response (translated)
His response (translated)
Favors is going to a huge deal isn't he
Oh yeah. But he's worth it. Who would be surprised if he reached Bynum's level? I would not.
you can't afford to have a personality on the jazz
So somebody on twitter shows Rudy this
His response (translated)
zero fucks or shame
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Pinche sin verguenza lolSo somebody on twitter shows Rudy this
His response (translated)
ryutaro's mama
Member
fredrancour
Member
Of course it is. The CBA can't ban stupid so market prices wound up stupidly inflated.
they lost that game , in LA, to another buzzer beater miss against the Jazz for Kobe
dude is like 0-12
The fact that they locked Ibaka up is a great sign for our chances of keeping Harden, too.
No way they sign Serge to that deal if they thought it would prevent them from signing Harden. Besides, Harden was much more adamant about sticking around in OKC than Serge was.
Bennett is willing to pay the tax for a winner, period.
ryutaro's mama
Member
Missed buzzer beater?
That was the game that G-TYME occurred.
Was that even in the 2011-2012 season?
Could be mis-remembering it but I thought that was the year prior.
lawlohwhat
Banned
Wow okc managed to out-do portland with a horrible mid tier contract. At least batum will nut punch his way to 15/7
MorisUkunRasik
Member
OKC are basically paying for potential and to prevent Morey type AHoles running up Ibaka's price if he were to enter RFA.
Don't like the deal per se, but I get why they did it. If Ibaka develops he could be worth it and they would pay a similar amount if not more if Ibaka hit the market.
Time will tell if this was wise or not, today it's bad to alright.
Don't like the deal per se, but I get why they did it. If Ibaka develops he could be worth it and they would pay a similar amount if not more if Ibaka hit the market.
Time will tell if this was wise or not, today it's bad to alright.
Exactly. This deal wasn't done in a vacuum.
I personally think he'll develop substantially--he has the talent and work ethic.
If we lock up Harden for the same amount and manage to keep Maynor, color me thrilled.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
There is no way in hell Harden is not going to get the max.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Don't kid yourself he's in his prime right now. He has a limited ceiling. Dude isn't going to magically learn an extensive post game and start scoring 20 ppg. He's a shot blocker/energy guy who can't score for shit. That's what he will be. I don't get where people get this idea that "basketball prime=28-32" when that, historically, hasn't been the case. Most guys are what they are from an early age.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
He showed a prett good short range J when left wide open. If he keeps working on that alone he could be worth close to his contract.
My biggest gripe is he treats shotblocking as the end all be all on defense. It's nice to get a block, but he's not a very good defensive PF who also happens to suck offensively.
If he could play good man to man D and good team D along with a KG type jump shooting game, that'd be enough.
Ninja Scooter
Member
That's a lot of if's though. I doubt any of it would happen if it hasn't already now that he has millions of guaranteed dollars in his bank account. His man D is pretty terrible.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Hey, maybe Orlando will finally get a top notch player to sign long term.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
What are you talking about? We already got Big Baby locked up from now until I drop dead in 50 years.
I don't think that's exactly true. Obvious example, jordan's outside shooting .
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
50 years? Hey, I bet those 80 year old Red Sox fans never expected to see the team win the World Series and they did it twice in a few years! There is still hope for you!
Ninja Scooter
Member
most guys that have improved drastically, like Hakeem and to some extent, Jordan, are outliers. You can't expect everyone to be like them. A majority of players through history have been in their primes early, and, if anything, start to show signs of decline as they hit their late 20s and early 30s. I remember people saying that LeBron wasn't in his prime at 25 because of this mythical "28-32" thing they held on to. I mean, look at Ibaka's own team, the Thunder. Are Westbrook and Durant not in their primes? What does that mean? That when Durant is 28 he's going to average 50 points per game? That when Westbrook is 28 he will magically learn the PG skills of Chris Paul or John Stockton? No. When they are 28 they will simply be more seasoned versions of the players they are now.
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