darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Q-Rich, Harper and Chris Johnson got waived by the Magic.
Glad to see DeQuan Jones make the team. He earned it.
Glad to see DeQuan Jones make the team. He earned it.
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2012 NBA Preseason |OT| The Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Rasheed Wallace
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ClovingWestbrook
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2-time world champ and don't forget it, chump.
MidnightCowboy
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Clippers will be top 4 in the west. They are better than Memphis and the Nuggets.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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While it's been easy to make fun of Granger, he was probably the best player on the Pacers last year so this is pretty important for the East's standings.
Syphon Filter
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nuggets are better.
MidnightCowboy
Member
No one on the Nuggets can check Griffin.
Adam Blade
WWKC
Child please.
MidnightCowboy
Member
Right? Adam am I crazy for liking this team? They seem to have put in the work this summer.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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No one on the Clippers can check any high level offensive player.
MidnightCowboy
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I think Bledsoe could guard Lawson, but I see your point. It would be a high octane series for sure.
Fear Gallo.
Red Blaster
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I remember before last season LOLinger predicted and some members here supported that the Nuggets would be the #2 seed.
They should be better than last season but people are still overrating them.
The Clippers will be better, as long as CP3 and Griffin don't get suspended for excessive flopping.
They should be better than last season but people are still overrating them.
The Clippers will be better, as long as CP3 and Griffin don't get suspended for excessive flopping.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
True. When you have the refs on your side you're damn near unstopable.
MidnightCowboy
Member
Dwight's greatest weakness.
Not anymore!
theignoramus
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Im gunna revise my Hawks prediction. I dunno why I picked them to seed last, that team has a little of everything, looking at their roster. great athletes and finishers, pure shooters, dudes with post game, defenders. This team will seed no lower than fourth.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Gallinari was injured a lot last year and Nene suffered severely from got paid until the Nuggets traded him which wasn't predicted by many.
MorisUkunRasik
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Sounds right.
The Thunder, Spurs, Lakers, Nuggets and Grizz all could end up higher seeds than The Clips. I could also see The Clips as high as 3 if they avoid injury and laziness but when you have Billups, Butler, Odom, Barnes, Hill, Blake and Paul, someone is bound to get hurt and Odom/Barnes are ready to have nights where they do nothing.
Syphon Filter
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I forgot Billups was in the clips. Is he ready to go for the season debut?
theignoramus
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hes sitting until december.
Boombloxer
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Don't really see The Clips making a lot of noise this season. 4 Seed is their ceiling, but they could easily fall to 6. I think them and the Nugs are about the same.
MorisUkunRasik
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I'd feel safer as a Nuggets fan. Denver's big rotation is mediocre but LAC's best two players are their biggest injury risks, and thats saying something when you have Butler, and the old as dirt Billups and Grant Hill on your roster.
I doubt both CP and Blake play 75+ games this year and then there's the playoffs. They'll blame their playoff exit on being thinned by injury.
When Billups comes back I wonder if he'll be ok with be the 3rd string pg or back up 2 guard.
MorisUkunRasik
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Would be more than happy to do so...
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
I don't get it. Harden will absolutely get a max.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Harden getting Brook Lopez money is nothing. Harden's pretty awesome and any young player who shows any talent usually gets a max in their first free agency.
DCX
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Right. The fact that certain MAX players now are getting it ( JaVale ) that don't deserve it, doesn't mean a player that may not deserve it but is close won't get it.
Someone will give him that money.
DCX
MorisUkunRasik
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Anything less than the max is unacceptable for Harden if I was his agent. Max or shut the fuck up.
Ibaka on the other hand...
Red Blaster
Member
What's this about Drummond apparently not looking terrible in pre-season, he was garbage in summer league.
Adam Blade
WWKC
Red Blaster
Member
You know he'll regress to the mean soon
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Lol? He's absolutely a max player.
The only way a deal gets done is if they do the max.
Denver will throw a lot of different people at them. And they have a lot of depth there. Guys they can throw at the clippers and foul them. Considering they're horrible FT shooters, and they get frustrated and let it affect them when they do constantly get fouled, the clippers front court could be ... negated, a lot.
Yup, that Ibaka contract was dumb. One of the two is probably going to get traded with in a year. I get it that other team were offering ibaka that kind of money, but i would have let them make that mistake.
Syphon Filter
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Tina Cervasio ‏@TinaCervasio
In other news, #Knicks announce roster cuts. Chris Copeland MAKES 15-man roster. They call him "Cope". #NYK
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masud your boy cope made it.
In other news, #Knicks announce roster cuts. Chris Copeland MAKES 15-man roster. They call him "Cope". #NYK
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masud your boy cope made it.
Next thing you know they'll be calling their coach, "Coach".
Psychological Intellect
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been watching the magic and bird doc and damn their rivalry was intense as fuck. There aren't any rivalries like that in the league today are there?
I've watched maybe 4 minutes of pre season total but people seem to like Copeland. Is he at least fun to watch?
theignoramus
Member
Player rivalries? not really anything on that level. But Boston hates Miami and the Bulls hate Boston and Miami.
and other than the Clippers trying to manufacture some kind of rivalry with the Lakers, there aint much drama out west. the NBA's been pacified by Stern and his PR cronies.
Ninja Scooter
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Westbrook got the Max. Durant got the Max. But Harden is supposed to settle for a hometown discount? Especially after Perk and Ibaka got grossly overpaid? On what planet would his agent (if he is competent) advise his player to do that?
Black Mamba
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Lakers cut Goudelock. Not surprising. Figured he'd the the one to go.
Sacre all but certain to be on the team. 15 guys on the roster right now. Only question left is if DJO gets cut.
Sacre all but certain to be on the team. 15 guys on the roster right now. Only question left is if DJO gets cut.
Psychological Intellect
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damn larry bird is cold as fuck
Ninja Scooter
Member
I would have rather had G-lock over Morris. Not impressed at all with Morris. I don't think he will ultimately amount to much. Still think Mitch shoulda taken Malcolm Lee.
Only reason Morris is survived is due to his garunteed contract. Otherwise I wish CDR would take his spot.
Black Mamba
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Morris has a guaranteed contract so he was never gonna be cut.
Glock has one skill. Shooting. And he's undersized. Lakers want to get more athletic. Morris has higher potential even though I agree that I've yet to see much out of him.
Ninja Scooter
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yeah I guess Glock is basically a less experienced version of Meeks at this point. Still dont' like Morris staying and CDR getting cut. We need athleticism, true, but we also need SIZE at the guard spot. This is why I liked Lee so much coming out. He hasn't played much in Minny but he would have been a great combo 1/2 IMO.
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