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2013 NBA Offseason |OT| Already Planning for the 2014 Offseason
- Thread starter Rodeo Clown
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interesting team? that's an 8th seed at best. why even bother?
i feel like some GMs are just avid 2K players and that's how they build their teams.
Knux-Future
Banned
Billy King still plays 2k10 then
You root for the Knicks lmao.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Are they really gonna play Tyreke at the 3?
Nah, a lot of things have to break right for them (Holiday getting better, Gordon returning to form, Evans being okay with the 6th man role), but with Anthony Davis, they'll always have a shot at contending for the playoffs. I can actually see them being a low level contender in a few years if they get lucky and they'll have another chance to blow it up around Davis in four years.
lawlohwhat
Banned
It will be nice to have a bench and an actual center this season.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
That's a good team if Davis becomes the DPotY next year to go along with probably being a 20-11 guy per 36 minutes, but they would be a good team regardless of who they signed if Davis ascends to that level. No idea why they're planning on keeping Gordon when they desperately need a SF who can make threes and defend.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
GMs would have no job if they stayed pat every year..
making the playoffs is important and profitable for a franchise,
And a young team could grow into a dangerous teams with the right tweaks and experience
You haven't seen fuckball until you see a lineup with Reke at the 3.
Gonna laugh my ass off if NOLA actually goes through with bringing a $11M/yr player off the bench as a sixth man and pretend it's the same thing like what the Spurs did with Manu.
Knux-Future
Banned
At least the Pelicans are building with young dudes.
it sucks to get on the treadmill but it only truly suck when you are own it with dudes nearing their twilight years (Us with Brand, the Bobcats with JAAAX,).. The hope is the Playoffs gets guys better and one of your youth (Davis most likely) takes a major step forward.
The issue is that they are in the West..so it's gonna be tough.
it sucks to get on the treadmill but it only truly suck when you are own it with dudes nearing their twilight years (Us with Brand, the Bobcats with JAAAX,).. The hope is the Playoffs gets guys better and one of your youth (Davis most likely) takes a major step forward.
The issue is that they are in the West..so it's gonna be tough.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
But they barely improved outside of adding Tyreke Evans. JRue isn't better than Vasquez, especially when you consider the terrible fit of JRue and Reke, and they had to give up a potential star and a ton of cap space to get JRue.
And their moves are going to have almost no impact on the team next year. How good the Pelicans are next year is completely dependent on how good Anthony Davis is defensively since they were already a good offensive team and they haven't added any defenders this offseason.
because I've been a Knicks fan since I was 5 and see no point in switching teams now. I've had 10+ years to switch teams. If I put up with the Isiah era, trading away our entire team for a star who can barely make it past the first, etc. trading for Bargnani isn't going to make me switch.
you "root" for a team that couldn't even beat an injured Bulls squad and thinks two way past their prime players who haven't been good since 2010 is somehow going to make them a contender. You also bandwagoned onto a team that has Billy King as it's GM. there's nothing else that really needs to be said. Knux can tell you how bad he is if you don't know
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Monty Williams is an excellent coach. So if he feels that is best and if Reke buys into it. Not much to laugh about..
I'd rather gamble on Gordon being good for a year than trading him for nothing. They'll be in the lottery again next year so maybe they can pick up a 3&D wing then.
What's the status on Hickson by the way? Feel like we haven't heard anything. Guess he's gone due to salary but he'd be a nice second unit guy if we could afford him.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
No, the 76ers have their pick next year. I think they'll be a 6 seed next year, just because I believe a huge amount in Davis, but this is going to be a repeat of Dwight in Orlando.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Holiday is a great defender at the 1... something Vasquez was not. I really think Vasquez is a bit overrated, like Lin was a couple of seasons ago. (not that bad)
It all depends on EG imo.. If he wants to play for NOLA then he will help stretch the floor for Holiday and Reke
Jrue is a shit ton better than Grevis.
I agree with everything else you said.
Knux-Future
Banned
The thing with Billy is that he is a smart guy. Master of insanely large trades and shit. He also had the Larry Brown "fuck rookies trade them bitches" taint on him ...but then Larry left and he made the Webber trade.
Billy is crazy shortsighted which in theory should work for the Nyets but once it doesn't...you are basically fucked since you traded a ton of assets...like if in a few years after KG and Pierce leave and no one is there to sign, those picks all of a sudden could be really good or at least late lottery...then what?
He goes all in...on bad bets.
Oh yeah, I forgot how dumb that trade was :lol
Well, they still have room to improve. They'll just have to gamble on Gordon and Holiday which is reasonable I think.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
They need a long range SF... Then they will have that Magic formula
Ninja Scooter
Member
What about a SF that used to be able to do those things? Gordon to the Mavs for Marion when Cubes misses out on Dwight.
You sound mad. Shouldn't throw stones in a glass house is all I'm sayin. Talkin about building off 2K and shit. Have you seen the Knicks roster for next season?
Knux-Future
Banned
Jrue is either mad overrated or it was due to our bigs being gdlk...
but dude got burned by Teague and Jennings...and made Jeremy Pargo look like a legit NBA starter.
but dude got burned by Teague and Jennings...and made Jeremy Pargo look like a legit NBA starter.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
They need range... a guy like Mike Dunlevy would have been a good fit for them
Randolph Freelander
Member
Let this be the year the Bobcats don't tank, don't finish bottom 3, and of course win the lottery because rigging for the Hornets no bottom team ever wins it.
Knux-Future
Banned
DY Troll Bankai would blot out the sun
Dude let DJ drop 35
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Teague is AI fast...
Jennings is no slouch also
Pargo is a legit Knicks starting PG
Knux-Future
Banned
I just don't remember the last PG he shut down or didn't get cooked by...I think every point guard had great nights against us last year
Randolph Freelander
Member
Trade Rivers to the Celtics
Knux-Future
Banned
I'd take Austin Rivers.
Need someguy to take struggle shots for our tank
Need someguy to take struggle shots for our tank
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Okay, Withey going to the Pelicans is a really good move for them.
I'm not mad. I know what to expect from the Knicks.
We ain't built for 2K either. We're just a toy Dolan plays with when he's bored.
Cornbread78
Member
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Austin Rivers will be in the Australian league pretty soon.
Dominican Power
Member
You're so thoughtful.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
I like his size, and teamed with Davis I think his D will get so much better
You want a sixth man to come off the bench to provide the team with a spark of energy, scoring, defense, etc. Reke is capable of providing none of those things. He's a ballstopper and a blackhole when he's asked to play with lesser talent around him.
He belongs in the starting lineup if you want to get the most out of him but because of EG and Jrue, he'd be playing at his worst position.
Essentially, I see no way that Reke can be utilized on that roster without hurting the team.
They have to trade like five players to have cap room for that. They're like 18 million over the cap as it is.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
He can score..
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Remember that time the Warriors used their amnesty on Charlie Bell so they could offer sheet Deandre Jordan.
It'll be a sign and trade where they send out Bogut and Rush/Barnes to two separate teams and picks to the Lakers in exchange for Dwight.
Here is the story: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...ed-salary-cap-space-dwight-howard-sources-say
They spent all week trying to trade Bogut, Jefferson and Biedrins and they are willing to offer more but teams want to talk about Thompson and Barnes.
They spent all week trying to trade Bogut, Jefferson and Biedrins and they are willing to offer more but teams want to talk about Thompson and Barnes.