Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Shouldn't DMC reach out to him?
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2013 NBA Offseason |OT| Already Planning for the 2014 Offseason
- Thread starter Rodeo Clown
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As you said, it's a difficult thing to quantify, but athletes--especially ones like LeBron James--earn more than wage income which is where the absence of a state income tax can really add up.
e: But then of course we have to ask, can you make a similar amount of other income in Miami that you could in say New York?
bullshit
the celtics took the heat to the limit 2 years ago, this team is better. kidd is the key, if he is actually capable of coaching well they should be the toughest matchup for the heat.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
it would be a sign of class..... but DMC has no class.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
DMC should reach out to a defensive center instead of Shaq though.
Pacers and Bulls?
Pacers I can understand, if you actually assume they could beat the new Nets. I don't think that's looking so likely. Brooklyn has more talent pretty much everywhere, and more depth. I'm not one to rush to judgement, but I think the Nets have to be considered a Top2 team in the east.
As for the Bulls, the best Bulls team was the 2011 one. The current iteration of the Rose Bulls is still Rose against the world. They have given him no support...still. The best Bulls team in the last 3 years lost in 5 to a worse Miami team. Bulls have absolutely no chance of knocking off Miami. What improvements have they made other than getting Rose back. PEACE.
MetalFearSolid
Banned
nice sign by the Nets, but it all depends on health, he can play some mix 3 and 4. It all depends on healthy but yeah this team seems to match up better with Miami. Beat the ball inside.
Basileus777
Member
Figures for the Nets next season, 101 million in salaries, $82 million in luxury taxes.
Damn.
Damn.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Syphon Filter
Member
People said the same thing this past season.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
He's a lot smaller and way less athletic though.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Those people were crazy. I never understood last year's expectations. I mean, who did they add? They resigned everybody and added Joe Johnson.
This year there is at least merit.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
Without bosh
Black Mamba
Member
I'm bummed out that Ron got amnestied, man. 
Ninja Scooter
Member
like Game 7 of the Finals.
brianjones
Member
And they lost in 5, two games by blowouts. I don't know how that proves anything. The Bulls aren't a very good team. Once they lost Asik, Bogans, Brewer and Watson, their bench mob became an illiterate army of one. I'm not convinced. PEACE.
yea and this team isnt different at all...
not the point, many teams have taken the heat to the limit, and this team has the potential to be better than all of them.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Psychological Intellect
Banned
And they haven't done shit this off season
Syphon Filter
Member
In theory but we haven't seen them play. Quit underestimating the heat.
Maybe, but the record with Bosh against the Celtics is something like 7-2 in the postseason. One of those losses was when he came off the bench in Game5, fresh off the injury. The Celtics should've lost that series in 5.
I'll say this. If Wade is crap, and Battier and Allen can't hit a shot, we're always going to be vulnerable. PEACE.
of anyone to talk about underestimating a team...
Syphon Filter
Member
Soon.
I haven't seen him do that much against Lebron, but is AK47 good defending Lebron? I'm not looking for shutdown performances, but does he give Bron fits? I haven't seen it in the last 3 seasons, but haven't paid attention to that matchup either. I ask because I think he gives them some impressive length. I could see Brooklyn matchup well with our small lineup:
Ray - Deron
Wade - Joe
Shane - Pierce
Bron - AK47
Bosh - KG
or our "big" lineup:
Bron - Joe
Wade - Deron
Miller - Pierce/AK47
Bosh - KG
Birdman - Brook
I think in all matchups, we have the better defensive unit on the floor, and I can see that being what wins us that matchup, but that is a formidable and flexible assortment of players they have there. They also have Blatche and Terry to offer some bench production, plus one of the 6 guys I listed above will also be coming off the bench. If they are healthy in the postseason, they are going to be a tough out for anybody. PEACE.
Ray - Deron
Wade - Joe
Shane - Pierce
Bron - AK47
Bosh - KG
or our "big" lineup:
Bron - Joe
Wade - Deron
Miller - Pierce/AK47
Bosh - KG
Birdman - Brook
I think in all matchups, we have the better defensive unit on the floor, and I can see that being what wins us that matchup, but that is a formidable and flexible assortment of players they have there. They also have Blatche and Terry to offer some bench production, plus one of the 6 guys I listed above will also be coming off the bench. If they are healthy in the postseason, they are going to be a tough out for anybody. PEACE.
MetalFearSolid
Banned
The Nets payroll will be $98 million, the tax will be about $75 million. That would be the most any team has paid since the league instituted the luxury tax in 2002-03, according to figures provided by the cap expert Larry Coon.
Barring something catastrophic, the Nets are too talented to win anything less than the 47 wins that last year's Nets team won. And that team was coached by Avery Johnson and PJ Carlesimo. Kidd is a better coach by default.
MorisUkunRasik
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Black Mamba
Member
It's not about the money, it's about the rules and what being over the cap means.
Shump-MWP-Melo-Bargs-Chandler
That offense would be amazing
ly bad
Syphon Filter
Member
metta should come off the bench as the 3. amare is off the bench.
the 2 worst contracts in the league fighting for a starting spot, it's a beautiful thing.
Syphon Filter
Member
I am sure barg will start. amare will never be healthy again.
The soft-cap exists to restrict movement and the luxury tax exists to increase flexibility to those above the cap but under the luxury tax.
Black Mamba
Member
is...is such a thing possible?
MorisUkunRasik
Member
He's too slow to be a 3 anymore, ironically with the exception of guys like Melo who like to shoot jumpers and aren't terribly fast. He's an undersized 4 now, he had his most success last year guarding post ups and jumpers, traditional 3s can blow by him too easily now.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
on the flip all the guys they got are old/injury prone and only a few weeks ago this board was laughing at how done some of the names they added were.
they have also continued to downgrade in coach who will be tasked with keeping a lot of ego's in check....
I am not going to say that they don't have potential to run the atlantic, (knicks did it last year with a bunch of old fogeys) but on the same hand they still have a lot of potential to not be anything special or even worse be found out as being a squad of a bunch of mostly done guys with no team identity/chemistry.
CrazyDogg77
Member
Hmm Nets could be really good if they stay healthy. Hopefully the injury big doesn't wreck their roster.
Just because he is chubby doesn't mean cousins is built like shaq.
If cousins had shaqs body he would have been an all star last two years even with his issues and no d
Dominican Power
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Amare is on a minutes cap. Knicks paid $100MM for one good year.
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Hasphat'sAnts
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Can't sign dudes if you're past the cap.
Black Mamba
Member
so what you're saying is you're worried about the nets.
you scurred