Future PhaZe
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Nets are a joke organization if they hire Kidd.
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2013 NBA Offseason |OT| Already Planning for the 2014 Offseason
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Now that would be an entertaining twist to their close friendship.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
David Kahn isn't around to save you anymore.
Future PhaZe
Member
Wiz fans raged at a recent report where Ves is pissed at the FO for wanting him to gain 20 pounds of muscle from his rookie weight.
Um...they want him to do that because it's the only way he can stay in the league.
He's no AK or Gerald Wallace. He's 6'11. He can't slash because his handle is terrible at that height and he's considerably worse as a shooter than both of those guys.
He's absolutely a PF in the NBA. He can use his length to defend PF's well along with his quickness and is a great passer inside. His inability to score with the ball becomes less of an issue because as a 4 he can be a roll man or get offensive rebounds and put backs.
Problem is he can't actually defend 4's because of how weak and skinny he is. That's why they want him to bulk up.
But to think Ves can play the three...it's laughable.
Um...they want him to do that because it's the only way he can stay in the league.
He's no AK or Gerald Wallace. He's 6'11. He can't slash because his handle is terrible at that height and he's considerably worse as a shooter than both of those guys.
He's absolutely a PF in the NBA. He can use his length to defend PF's well along with his quickness and is a great passer inside. His inability to score with the ball becomes less of an issue because as a 4 he can be a roll man or get offensive rebounds and put backs.
Problem is he can't actually defend 4's because of how weak and skinny he is. That's why they want him to bulk up.
But to think Ves can play the three...it's laughable.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
edit: nevermind
Future PhaZe
Member
Walls literally pushed out Blatche, Crawford, McGee, and Young already tho
The Frankman
Banned
because they were stupid.
and yall actually looked like a competent team for once when Wall came back.
Future PhaZe
Member
we'll see where his heads at next year
I'm worried because he's getting paid, got his third shoe in three years and looks like he's been doing nothing but getting tats and fucking bitches the entire off-season so far.
To be fair thats all Harden does and he's really good still but we'll see..
Competent how?
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
lol
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Man I would prefer it if he just jumped ship and went to the grizzlies. That right there would be amazing.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
For those with Insider - http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draf...y-zeller-rank-top-projected-prospects-numbers
Really hope the Magic end up with Zeller. Dude is gonna be really good.
Really hope the Magic end up with Zeller. Dude is gonna be really good.
Red Blaster
Member
because having two finesse guys up front who can't defend sounds like a plan
what is wrong with you
If the Czzz make smart additions they'll be contending quicker than the Grizz will in the West.
I honestly don't think Memphis has much of a chance of chipping as long as the Spurs and Thunder are healthy. Their defense is excellent but they struggle to score. Also, Z-Bo is approaching the back side of his career.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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What? The Celtics have almost no core pieces (depending on your opinion of Rondo and whether or not he'll leave a team that will have gone through back-to-back 20 win seasons) and will have to go through a complete rebuild with a horrible cap situation. The Celtics are four years away from contending for the playoffs again if Pierce and KG are gone next year.
competent as in (better than the Bobcats) not a fucking embarassment to the game
He was the same dumbass he was before he got hurt. The rest of the team was playing better defense and there were generally better players around him but okay.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Czzz arent getting better any time soon. Though I actually think they should just go into full reboot mode (maybe get into that wiggins/parker race) I feel their loyalty to pierce is going to have them take the longer rebuild route. Grizzlies are contenders in my opinion now and the immediate future as well.
Future PhaZe
Member
I don't have a dog in the fight but I'd be salty if I were a Nets fan.
I mean, if there were a team in the league that didn't need a buddy buddy coach it's the fucking underachieving Nets. Mike Brown and D'Antoni would have been better hires.
We're talking about a team that's massively and overwhelmingly underachieved. Guys who haven't come in and taken the game seriously like Deron. That roster was way too good to lose to the zombie bulls.
I mean ever since Deron left a hardass coach in Sloan he's done nothing but get fat and play terrible basketball.
The solution for underachieving isn't bringing in a fucking players coach that can be "one of the guys".
The idea that guys like Deron, Blatche, Joe, etc would actually fucking take Kidd seriously is hilarious to me. It's such an unprofessional hire that it's down right insulting to fans.
I mean, if there were a team in the league that didn't need a buddy buddy coach it's the fucking underachieving Nets. Mike Brown and D'Antoni would have been better hires.
We're talking about a team that's massively and overwhelmingly underachieved. Guys who haven't come in and taken the game seriously like Deron. That roster was way too good to lose to the zombie bulls.
I mean ever since Deron left a hardass coach in Sloan he's done nothing but get fat and play terrible basketball.
The solution for underachieving isn't bringing in a fucking players coach that can be "one of the guys".
The idea that guys like Deron, Blatche, Joe, etc would actually fucking take Kidd seriously is hilarious to me. It's such an unprofessional hire that it's down right insulting to fans.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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CJ McCollum said:
David Locke (The Jazz's radio play-by-play guy) had been critical of McCollum right up until the Jazz called McCollum in for a workout and now he's positive about CJ. Locke does this on every subject (give his opinion but back-tracks on it if the Jazz go against that opinion, then usually does some terrible "research" involving very cherry-picked data to show why the Jazz are doing the right thing), but it's pretty great to see a player actually call him out for it.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Except they were as bad as the Bobcats - you know, fucking awful and embarassing - without him.
Red Blaster
Member
apparently Burke isn't impressing much in workouts, chad ford says he might slip into the teens on draft night
shame, i still like him though
shame, i still like him though
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Anything that makes Avery Johnson look worse is fine by me
Lost his job to Kidd again
"As bad as the Bobcats" only works when you're trying to lose on purpose.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Adam Blade
WWKC
Someone make an embarrassing avatar for Adam already. I'm too busy to think up something proper.
At least we're not the Kings.
At least you're not getting the Kings.
At least we're not the Kings.
At least you're not getting the Kings.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Beige on Beige crime is a damn shame.
Adam Blade
WWKC
Why is kado leaving GAF? :/
smh @ DY
smh @ DY
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Shaw must be a huge suck ass that rubs people the wrong way lol
Future PhaZe
Member
Ford is hard to listen to these days. Zero chance that happens and he knows it.
LegendofJoe
Member
Yeah, I have a hard time seeing Burke slip past the Kings. He's the exact kind of player they need on that team.
If no crazy trades go down here's how I see the draft playing out:
1. Noel
2. Oladipo
3. Porter
4. Len
5. Bennett
6. Adams
7. Burke
8. Muhammad
9. McLemore
10. Dieng
11. McCollum
12. Zeller
13. Schroeder
14. Carter-Williams
If no crazy trades go down here's how I see the draft playing out:
1. Noel
2. Oladipo
3. Porter
4. Len
5. Bennett
6. Adams
7. Burke
8. Muhammad
9. McLemore
10. Dieng
11. McCollum
12. Zeller
13. Schroeder
14. Carter-Williams
Pretty sure the nets did this to punish me.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I was looking at the shot locations stats for some of the guys in this draft (At Hoop-Math), and Larkin has the same at rim FG% as Burke and MCW. Maybe Larkin won't be as bad of a finisher as I think...Or maybe Burke and MCW will be terrible finishers in the NBA (probably more likely)
The nets are the most clown ass basketball franchise in New York. It's quite an accomplishment, I don't even know how they pulled that off...
Squall ASF
Member
You can't possibly believe McLemore is falling that far, regardless what you think of him. He'll go top 5 for sure.
Psychological Intellect
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lmao