marathonfool
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Blazer fans are scarred.
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2012 NBA Offseason |OT2| Lakers Fans Despise Freedom.
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Blazer fans are scarred.
The Frankman
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Ray wasn't about that Portland life.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
Bitchmade ADD boy right here.
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Whatever. I kinda like James Johnson.
Anything to see less of Travis Outlaw and John Salmons out there.
Now watch the Raptors go and draft some legitimate piece we could've used with that future 2nd.
I really fucking hope this doesn't mean we're not gonna resign T-Will.
iamshadowlark
Banned
So Lin isn't worth more than Amare? In like all ways possible?
Bleh.
Thats why I switched over
Fuck the Knicks!!
You can't switch teams, it's not allowed.
brokenbeans
Banned
Yes I would consider those, I'll wait till the free agent market has settled then make my decision.
Free agent fan-GAF.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I thought James Johnson was an okay player.
Better than Landry Fields at least.
Better than Landry Fields at least.
iamshadowlark
Banned
It should be allowed in this case. I put up with the Knicks shit for far too long damn it.
LiveFromKyoto
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It's true what they say about summer league - it doesn't teach you who can play, but it does teach you who can't.
He's like the Lil' Deb of the NBA.
LegendofJoe
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We reverted to our old form last night without MKG, sigh. On the plus side though I liked what I saw out of Mullens and Biz. Mullens is struggling with his threes, but I really think he needs a good passing point to get him the ball when his feet are set to be at his best. Kemba is ass grade at that unfortunately. I hope Sessions will be an improvement over Kemba there because I think Mullens would shoot a lot better if he was playing with a point that was decent at setting him up.
Biz on the otherhand still has a ways to go, but his shooting form has improved a lot and he has become noticeably better with his defensive positioning. He still looks awkard as hell with his hook shot and he needs to get better at boxing out, but overall he has improved his game since the end of the season and that's exactly what you want to see out of your young players.
Biz on the otherhand still has a ways to go, but his shooting form has improved a lot and he has become noticeably better with his defensive positioning. He still looks awkard as hell with his hook shot and he needs to get better at boxing out, but overall he has improved his game since the end of the season and that's exactly what you want to see out of your young players.
Byakuya769
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"I'm going to take my trolling to South Beach."
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Johnson can play, he has some promise. The story is he lit a joint on the team plane, so the pilot forced it to land and made them late. He was in the coach's dog house since then.
I'm still dumbfounded as to who is stupid enough to tell you that whatever this is that you're doing is trolling well done. Maybe it's all on your own.
Kembarly is looking like he's ready to make the leap from running away from shots to jacking up fuckless airballs like a boss.
I like this Johnson guy already.
LegendofJoe
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ugh
TheKaeptain
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Ace ban this dude please.
Future PhaZe
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Yo BESTGAF
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SLAM Magazine subscription...3 years for 6 bucks. Must have for pretty much anyone here who posts on the regular. Always a bit later than current events, but it's an excellent magazine and you can usually find out a bit about some up and comers through the mag as well. Before I frequented draft express and the like I found out about the Lopez bros, Wall, Griff, etc before they even played a year of college.
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COUPON CODE: SLICKDEALS
If it's a decision based on basketball alone, no way Knicks should match. Felton is a better player than Lin and he's proven to be successful playing with Amare. Also, I'm not sure you want a role player being the face of your franchise and possibly splitting the fanbase between himself and Melo/Amare. It was really disgusting last year when Melo had to walk on eggshells coming back from injury because it was somehow now "Lin's team" lol
Lin will regret chasing the money when he becomes a forgotten player on a bad team.
Lin will regret chasing the money when he becomes a forgotten player on a bad team.
All Felton has proved away from the Pringles offense is that he enjoys donuts.
All Lin has proved is that he has no left and turns the ball over vs. pressure defense. I like the kid but he is going to fail HARD on a team like the Rockets.
I can't believe the shitty advice he's getting. Why redo the offer sheet after they said they'd match already? He'd easily make the difference in backloaded money off the court in NY because he'd still be relevant. How many national tv games will the Rockets get...and this is before he gets exposed with less talent around him?
That's why the stopped playing him? Because dude is a good defender and a tough guy overall.
#1 in your heart, #2 in turnovers
also Lin is looking at the Rockets Asia connection for the NY style marketing money.
CoffeeJanitor
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Yo BESTGAF
SLAM Magazine subscription...3 years for 6 bucks. Must have for pretty much anyone here who posts on the regular. Always a bit later than current events, but it's an excellent magazine and you can usually find out a bit about some up and comers through the mag as well. Before I frequented draft express and the like I found out about the Lopez bros, Wall, Griff, etc before they even played a year of college.
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Doesnt seem to work for me...that is a great deal too.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Felton is not better than Lin.
Amare can't play anymore.
The face of the franchise should be your best player. When Lin was on the court last season he was their best player.
It was Lin's team because he took a team that wasn't even .500 and made them somewhat relevant again. Something Melo has failed to do during his tenure as a Knick.
Maybe Lin would be better off being in NY, certainly for financial reasons, but for basketball reasons I don't really think thats the case. He needs the ball in his hands, he was really good with the ball in his hands last year, and hes not going to have the ball in his hands playing in a Woodson offense starring Melo.
That's how free agency works, only dumb teams would pay a guy 3 years 20 mil if there were no other bidders near that level.
This is likely Lin's only big payday of his career unless he improves, would be insane for him not to get every last dollar. It's not like he's some career vet who has made 50 mil already.
Knicks already made more money off lin than this contract is worth, they are the dumb/greedy ones in this situation.
ahh yes, ask Clipper fans how great it is when you care more about business than wins.
Maybe but he is not a good enough player to be paying $43mil - $52mil (depending on which reports you believe) to keep on your team because of the luxury tax issues
If Lin stays with Houston, Felton will be widely acknowledged as the better player by the end of the year. I will bet you anything on this
I love how all of the success Lin had during those 25 games has to be taken with a grain of sailt because of the small sample size but all of the flaws we saw are permanent and set in stone. The kids 22 years old ffs.
And as far as the money is concerned, Dolan once spent 60 million in tax on a team that won 23 games. This is all bullshit.
And as far as the money is concerned, Dolan once spent 60 million in tax on a team that won 23 games. This is all bullshit.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Lin winning it all this year
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Lin / Machado
J-Rich / Lamb
Parsons / Hedo
Donuts / That white guy eznark liked
Dwight / Smith
It's happening!
AgentChris
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No one will ever say Felton is better than Lin. We already know what Failton is. We have no idea what Lin will become. He is 23 years old and was finally given a shot to play. There are so many players in all sports that are overpaid and paid because what they have done. Lin will get payed because of potential and the amount of $$$ he will make your organization off/on the court.
eznark has bucks-age on lock down.
Gaby and I represent pseudonuggs-age because of our undying love for Gallo. Gallo/Fournier future.
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