Rodeo Clown
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2013 NBA Offseason |OT| Already Planning for the 2014 Offseason
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Wow.
obijkenobi
Member
That Harden trade really screwed you guys over!
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
This is what we missed 3 months of basketball for.
It's hard to go that far when we're still contending, improving, and have we have youth and flexibility.
But as I've continued to say... Lamb and Adams had better pan out. I don't care about losing Martin. He was a stopgap.
Its not. You lost a franchise sg star for hopes that a rookie might pan out. How many SG stars are left in this league again?
And after clippers trades, golden state coming up, Denver, spurs still in the mix etc I wouldn't confidently call you guys a top two seed.
He said the trade "screwed us over" when that's not the case. We're still one of the 4-5 favorites to chip, and we're still favored to win the West in Vegas.
But it's undeniable that we didn't get as much in return as we should have. I would kill to have been a fly on the wall in the Thunder's offices during the Harden negotiations/trade discussions.
Werent you saying how Martin could fill Harden's role pretty well and we all told you he was awful?
Martin stepped up great in the playoffs
He was 3/4 godawful and 1/4 great, get it right.
reggieandTFE
Member
That shit is crazy pants. Korver's shot is amazing and because of his size, he's less of a defensive liability than a lot of honky shooters, but shit! That's a lot of guaranteed money.
Gerald Henderson> Martin
CharlieDigital
Banned
- DWill connection
- Billy King drafted him
- Team is going to go deep into the playoffs (assuming no major injuries)
But yeah, 20m over 3 is 20m over 3 (assuming it's true that he's getting that type of payday).
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
He was better in the playoffs than Thunder Harden was..
Harden was a big part of the Dallas and spurs series
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I dislike Gay as much as anyone, but taking back those guys to shed one year of salary would be a bad move.
This is true. But looking back on it, Brooks should have inserted Harden into the starting lineup in the Finals like Pop did with Manu. He was misused in that series.
???
Harden had much higher TS%, rebounds, assists and PPG than Martin in his last season with the Thunder.
He did shit the bed in the Finals though.
Now you're thinking like Lakers fans!
Imagine if Harden wins MVP before Durant
We're talking about the playoffs. Harden had a couple signature moments (game 4 of a sweep against Dallas, his huge shot against the Spurs in game 5), and was unremarkable otherwise. Martin was terrible, but had a couple of great games in our much shorter playoff run last season.
Won't even take that. Rockets were fucking middling as hell until morey pulled off the best swindle since Kwame/Pau. That move set up the franchise to start the climb out of the dumpsters and at least in the running for Howard. Presti dun goofed.
I was talking about the playoffs too. He was statistically better than Martin in almost every category.
Outrage247
Banned
I'm gonna laugh when Rudy Gay comes out on fire this year cause he can see now. Dude was blind and they finally convinced him to get lasik.
StickSoldier
Member
Man, I'm pretty sure Howard will join the Rockets, which is unfortunate because he'll be stuck behind James Harden as the 2nd guy. I'm ready for him to pick a team so Dallas can move on to other pieces instead of silently waiting to see what happens.
If Adams is a slightly better version of prime Perkins I'll be happy.
Unfortunate for who?
Future PhaZe
Member
Playoff Averages D-League
Lamb: 21, 5, 3 on 50% FG and 35% from deep.
Glen Rice JR : 25, 10, 4, 2 on 47% FG and 36% from deep.
Perry Jones is terrible
Lamb: 21, 5, 3 on 50% FG and 35% from deep.
Glen Rice JR : 25, 10, 4, 2 on 47% FG and 36% from deep.
Perry Jones is terrible
:lol stop it's too much
It's always amusing to see college bball fans argue about how some NBA team should sign the local star. People on the UNC bball board are advocating the Bobcats sign Hansbrough. I basically argued that we just drafted a superior version of Hansbrough in Cody Zeller a week ago and that we're looking into Al Jefferson and resigning McRoberts on the cheap (who was quietly very good after he came over from Orlando). This is a response I got:
I'm a UNC graduate and lifelong fan and my eyes are rolling so far back into my head I can see my brain.
I'm a UNC graduate and lifelong fan and my eyes are rolling so far back into my head I can see my brain.
Future PhaZe
Member
Tyler would be a nice player for the Cats so long as he's not overpaid.
College fans think games are won with intensity and effort. AKA they like their white players.
I mean... I guess.
He can't be worse than Jeff Adrien and we'll need the depth whether we sign Jefferson or not. But people are pretty delusional when it comes to ACC love.
I mean if he's willing to sign for like 2 years, $6m or something, sure, bring him in as an energy guy off the bench. But he's not someone you make a priority or anything.
manuginobili: Thrilled to announce that as I always hoped, I'm gonna stay with the @spurs for two more years. #gospursgo.
KBergCBS: .@manuginobili announces on Twitter that he's agreed to a two-year deal to stay with San Antonio.
KBergCBS: .@manuginobili announces on Twitter that he's agreed to a two-year deal to stay with San Antonio.
You've heard we've already guaranteed inferior Curry a spot on the team too, right?
theignoramus
Member
Lets...lets do it and tank hard and fast
Knux-Future
Banned
yall sign Al (and too an lesser extent Tyler) and you will fuck up your tank.
The Bobcats awful bigs were the fuel. I mean they made Lavoy Allen look like god. Plus any big that isn't braindead in the east scoring wise will look good.
the Tank will die man.
Meh, I doubt the tank will die (definitely won't if we sign just Psycho T, lolol). Besides, we've been fucked over the past two years. We won 7 fucking games in 2011...SEVEN...and still got jipped out of Anthony Davis. We should have had the 2nd pick in this past draft and ended up with #4. We're due for some lottery karma anyway.
obijkenobi
Member
Welcome back Manu. And now we know the definitive end date for the Big 3 in San Antonio. Hopefully he signed at enough of a discount for the Spurs to get one more FA
Here's hoping so. He does have good defensive numbers from college.Well he's already probably a slightly better version of current Perk
I think the speed of the NBA game will be his biggest adjustment.
So he gonna cost Timmy another ring?
LegendofJoe
Member
Just because we're due for some luck doesn't mean we'll get it. The Suns have been fucked over by the lottery just as much as we have. Thankfully, this draft is stacked so it won't be the end of the world if we pick outside the top 3. We are due for a lucky break though, no doubt about that.
You know anything about assistant Brett Brown? I think he might end up the Celtics coach. Definitely in the mix.