LiveFromKyoto
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Somewhere in an LA prop room, the key to making that trade go down lies in a musty cardboard box.
Unless Colangelo can find the denim treasure first!
Andrea Bargnani + 8 pairs of 90s mom jeans for...whatever. Do it Bryan!
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2013 Jan NBA Season lOT| Beautiful Black Bodies on Top
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Somewhere in an LA prop room, the key to making that trade go down lies in a musty cardboard box.
Unless Colangelo can find the denim treasure first!
Andrea Bargnani + 8 pairs of 90s mom jeans for...whatever. Do it Bryan!
I know PHX has their 2015 lotto pick as well (top 5 protected).
The Frankman
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Future PhaZe
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Yeah I don't even understand it at all
You can talk about bench, but when you've got 4 all-star caliber players then your roster on the floor at all times should only be so bad.
Then you can talk about defense, but there are teams out there with worse defenders that have a better record.
So I have no idea whats up with them. I think it has to be some internal rage going on at this point. I think Dwights gone.
LiveFromKyoto
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And Metta World Artest + Jamison. Not saying those guys will still win you games, but they know how to play. Blake + Duhon are veterans. Whatever that adds up to, it's not the 10th worst team in the league.
They did have some key injuries which, considering their awful bench, were a pretty big deal, but I don't know why the defense is so bad.
Sure, Kobe and Nash are pretty poor defenders and Dwight might not be 100% healthy, but it just looks like they don't communicate or have any kind of scheme on defense.
This might be the most disappointing team ever considering people were locking them in for the Finals in the offseason. It really is amazing when you consider that they had the #3 seed last year and the #2 seed 2 years ago and they added Nash and replaced Bynum with Dwight
I mean, this team won 41 out of 66 games and had an above average defense: http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2012.html
Sure, Kobe and Nash are pretty poor defenders and Dwight might not be 100% healthy, but it just looks like they don't communicate or have any kind of scheme on defense.
This might be the most disappointing team ever considering people were locking them in for the Finals in the offseason. It really is amazing when you consider that they had the #3 seed last year and the #2 seed 2 years ago and they added Nash and replaced Bynum with Dwight
I mean, this team won 41 out of 66 games and had an above average defense: http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2012.html
Red Blaster
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on the contrary, Jamison is garbage and isn't even good enough to play in Turkey
he's Hedo bad
he's Hedo bad
ItWasMeantToBe19
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The Lakers have had some terrible luck close in games and are probably a good bit better than their record (their MOV is still +1.1 somehow), but they're imploding right now and Kobe has broken down so they don't have the time for their luck to change. If either Dwight or Pau could move like they used to, they could play together fine and the team would be a lot better, but they aren't moving like they to. If Nash hadn't broken his leg, Kobe might have been able to pace himself and able to still play well in this current and later part of the season, but that also happened. Lot of bad luck hitting the Lakers for once.
edit: Jamison+Duhon aren't NBA caliber.
edit: Jamison+Duhon aren't NBA caliber.
Nah Pringles suck way more than Mike Brown. Anyway, it's bad karma from mistreating Brian Shaw. Fuck Jim Buss that's all I am saying.
Red Blaster
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hurt his hand the first game of the season, came back last month for a few games and did about as well as you can expect (PER of 3.9); he's now out indefinitely until he "regains confidence" in the strength of his hand
Everyone uses the bobcats as a bullshit bluff these days.
Future PhaZe
Member
Damn son
Shit is looking worse than I expected in the tank game.
Nearly every draft position is separated by 1 or 2 games. Wiz can literally play themselves out of the top 5 in like 2 weeks of playing the .65 + ball they've played since Walls return.
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ALL IN FOR LEN
Shit is looking worse than I expected in the tank game.
Nearly every draft position is separated by 1 or 2 games. Wiz can literally play themselves out of the top 5 in like 2 weeks of playing the .65 + ball they've played since Walls return.
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ALL IN FOR LEN
could you coach them to back to back 60+ win seasons?
He should get credit for the Cavs always being one of the best defensive teams, the problem was that the offense always ended up being Lebron iso after Lebron iso
Future PhaZe
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Unless it's a USA basketball roster that's pretty much the only way LeBron plays for anyone. He's just best with the ball in his hands creating for others.
The Heat didn't do shit until they stopped the BS and Wade accepted his status as a beta male.
Damn son
Shit is looking worse than I expected in the tank game.
Nearly every draft position is separated by 1 or 2 games. Wiz can literally play themselves out of the top 5 in like 2 weeks of playing the .65 + ball they've played since Walls return.
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ALL IN FOR LEN
Wall is going to play well enough to get you guys picking between 7-10 then he'll remember that he's fucking trash next year - but the Wizards will still give him the fat booty extension. At the end of next year, Beal will begin his ascension to Roy 2.0 status but the FO will be all "we can't afford to keep him" "this is Wall's team" etc and he'll go to Portland or something while the Wiz keep waiting for Vesely to have a breakout season that'll never come.
LiveFromKyoto
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You know you're in a rough spot when people are willing to believe your owner will trade for anybody.
But seriously though, like the article says, that 2nd or 3rd pick in the draft you guys are in line for might be enough to pry versatile scoring threat Andrea Bargnani away from the Raptors.
LiveFromKyoto
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How many of those scenarios involve Martian invasions of the United States or Shadowrun type scenarios where where European guys all evolve into flying warrior hawk men?
Probably should throw in MKG just to be safe. Maybe if we add Kemba we could convince you to add Advanced Stat?
They're in 11th, only 2 games out of the 9th spot. If the Bucks collapse (which is definitely feasible) the Raps could be in.
I guess it's not as likely as I initially thought. Guess I'm just bitter that they're not hanging around the 5 pick, which would be ideal for OKC.
3 out of the 5 remaining scenarios.
Is this what you daydream at work all day DY?
Future PhaZe
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you're saying all of this like it even matters
There are like 3 franchise changing players in the league right now.
none of us have any hope
AVI BET FOR ALL EXISTANCE
Future PhaZe
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I know the Grizz wanted to get under the cap but damn.
Red Blaster
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who cares when he wastes them on Tristan Thompsons and Dion Waiters
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Its top 5 protected. In 2015. Grant won't even be around to see it.
Which is a good thing for the Cavs.
building a team for LeBron
If I was on a desktop, I'd post Crawfords game winner.
you doubt my powers as dy_damus? look upon my works
the member formerly known as trax
lin > wall
fuck da knicks
kobechu
black pony
be in awe of my word
Don't worry, Crawford will be playing next to Rudy Fernandez somewhere in Europe soon.
Dominican Power
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Lakers were dumb for committing to a coach after firing one a few games into the season. Should of just stayed with Bickerstaff.
LiveFromKyoto
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Okay, but if we have to take on all those salaries Michael's only getting 6 pairs of mom jeans back. The Ian Zeiring & Luke Perry ones stay with us.
As long as we get to keep the Skankcats
Ninja Scooter
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By that time Kyrie will be a Laker so the Cavs can use it on the next young star they will eventually run out of town with their incompetence.
How are they wasted picks when Dion is the third best player from the draft at this point and Tristian is averaging 14/11 since Varejao went out.
If they took Valanciunas and Barnes/Drummond they wouldn't be any better of a position. Any other player he picked would have been even bigger of a reach than Waiters and Thompson
3rd best WHAT?
and tristan still hasn't cracked 50% fg shooting yet. i'd like to say he's on the road to being another humphries but he plays soft like jello
good old solid footwork
its all about the #fundamentals
and tristan still hasn't cracked 50% fg shooting yet. i'd like to say he's on the road to being another humphries but he plays soft like jello
good old solid footwork
its all about the #fundamentals
LegendofJoe
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lol, there is no chance in hell of that happening. It's funny that all the hack sports writers out there keep including us in these rediculous fantasy trades though, it's nice to want things.
MorisUkunRasik
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By being cheap Memphis has reached their franchise ceiling, unless they luck into the next once in a generation talent.