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[iamshadowlark]

Chris vs. Blake is a thing. Why is the media dancing around it? lol.

They're both signed long term. Should be fun.

Huh? Last i heard is Chris saying that Blake is the most important player on the team and how they will go as far as he does.

 

[Emwitus]

can't wait for the rockets to crush and burn under their new leader dwight coward. Watching him demand the ball from harden everytime down the floor only to quickly get stripped might never get old.

 

[jbug617]

Celtics and Grizzles make a trade.

@ChrisMannixSI Celtics acquired forward Donte Greene from Memphis in exchange for Fab Melo and cash

 

[jordan0386]

Huh? Last i heard is Chris saying that Blake is the most important player on the team and how they will go as far as he does.

Always tit for tat thru media channels. And Bill Simmons has said he sees friction at games he attends and what he has also heard.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

Darko = Vlade

Also:

dat sexytime recruitment

Fuuuu....

 

[Psychological Intellect]

Always tit for tat thru media channels. And Bill Simmons has said he sees friction at games he attends and what he has also heard.

Bill simmons the body language doctor?
I wouldn't believe anything from him regarding player relationships.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Always tit for tat thru media channels. And Bill Simmons has said he sees friction at games he attends and what he has also heard.

He said the same thing when Wade laid into LeBron during the 2011 Finals.

They're teammates, not homies.

 

[ph33nix]

There's a Jonny Flynn profile on Grantland today. I don't give a fuck about Flynn, but oh my god, some really good David Kahn stuff in here.


http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9547629/the-struggles-former-lottery-pick-jonny-flynn

omfg

flynn as either frazier or monroe?

I'm sorry you ever had a david kahn era

 

[Rodeo Clown]

Darko = Vlade

I somehow always forget about this. David Kahn was such a quote machine, but it was always stuff like "Kevin Love is our 4th best player."

 

[Bread]

Celtics and Grizzles make a trade.

:lol

fuck fab

 

[LegendofJoe]

Oh god I need some lols this morning, do you have a link?

Shit I meant to give you the link earlier, I'll post it when I get back from lunch.

 

[Future PhaZe]

can't wait for the rockets to crush and burn under their new leader dwight coward. Watching him demand the ball from harden everytime down the floor only to quickly get stripped might never get old.

I just want to see if he actually decides to set screens this year

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

A rebuilding team giving up on a young seven footer making just a million a year is an impressive sight to see. Really demonstrates Fab's ability.

 

[Sanjuro]

The Fab Melo Era is over.

 

[Future PhaZe]

A rebuilding team giving up on a young seven footer making just a million a year is an impressive sight to see. Really demonstrates Fab's ability.

the wiz didn't want Fab included in the barbosa/jordan crawford deal

he must be far beyond saving

 

[LegendofJoe]

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1259362&start=60

Also, Kahn is the living embodiment that it's not what you know it's who you know. I'm glad that wolves-gaf is rid of him.

 

[reilo]

Kahn was a beat reporter for the Oregonian 20 years ago. He's literally a sports columnist-turned-GM. Imagine all of the bad sports writers you can think of. Then imagine them in the front office making draft picks.

 

[iamshadowlark]

Always tit for tat thru media channels. And Bill Simmons has said he sees friction at games he attends and what he has also heard.

Eh, actions speak louder to me than words. Chris seemed madder at the organization than any player or individual person, other than maybe VDN. I really don't think there's anything worth talking about as far as "Chris vs Blake"

 

[linsivvi]

Have any of you watched this doc about NYC basketball? The trailer looks pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy6vq0Pt8cc

Bill simmons the body language doctor?
I wouldn't believe anything from him regarding player relationships.

I don't normally trust him either but he has watched more Clipper games than anyone here.

 

[Rodeo Clown]

Kahn was a beat reporter for the Oregonian 20 years ago. He's literally a sports columnist-turned-GM. Imagine all of the bad sports writers you can think of. Then imagine them in the front office making draft picks.

And what's really crazy is that he was simply dreadful when it came to dealing with the media. When he got in front of reporters, he would say things like "Manna from Heaven" or "Michael Beasley smoked too much weed" or compare Jonny Flynn to Kirby Puckett. How did he not know he would be crucified for stuff like this?

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Kahn was a beat reporter for the Oregonian 20 years ago. He's literally a sports columnist-turned-GM. Imagine all of the bad sports writers you can think of. Then imagine them in the front office making draft picks.

Worked out okay for Hollinger though. I wouldn't write them off just because they're sports writers.

Nice thing about writers too, you'd know for sure if they're idiots or not.

I don't normally trust him either but he has watched more Clipper games than anyone here.

He seems like he's buddy-buddy with Blake, so maybe Blake's camp's floating that out there. But as armchair sports psychologists go, he's worse than Skip.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

every once in a while I check out Chris Palmer's twitter

every time it delivers

 

[LegendofJoe]

Hollinger is somewhat skilled with data analysis though, what skills did Kahn bring to the table before becoming a GM?

 

[Tom Penny]

I'm not sure why the Celtics got rid of their next great center. I guess they didn't want Melo to sabotage the tank.

 

[diehard]

Is Paul George going to breakout by not being bad at offense?


omg Royce White

 

[ThisWreckage]

Bill simmons the body language doctor?
I wouldn't believe anything from him regarding player relationships.

You don't need to. Chris Paul is a notoriously bad teammate and a lot of players dislike playing with him and his other worldly intensity.

 

[reilo]

Worked out okay for Hollinger though. I wouldn't write them off just because they're sports writers.

Nice thing about writers too, you'd know for sure if they're idiots or not.

Hollinger is a math geek first, analyst second, and writer third.

Hollinger is somewhat skilled with data analysis though, what skills did Kahn bring to the table before becoming a GM?

Before he went to Minnesota, he was in charge of trying to get the MLB to Portland. Surprise: Portland still doesn't have a MLB team.

 

[ph33nix]

Kahn was a beat reporter for the Oregonian 20 years ago. He's literally a sports columnist-turned-GM. Imagine all of the bad sports writers you can think of. Then imagine them in the front office making draft picks.

I would do anything to let Chris Palmer run an organization that's willing to spend just to see what he could form together

 

[1871]

Huh? Last i heard is Chris saying that Blake is the most important player on the team and how they will go as far as he does.

Pretty much what Kobe and Shaq had to say to the media about one another for years

 

[Rodeo Clown]

Before he went to Minnesota, he was in charge of trying to get the MLB to Portland. Surprise: Portland still doesn't have a MLB team.

I wish this would have happened and he somehow got a high level position position with a baseball team. He covered basketball for a living and still didn't know anything about it, so I can only imagine how that would have gone.

 

[seattle6418]

every once in a while I check out Chris Palmer's twitter

every time it delivers

He´s thinking about players breaking it down, but wrote differently.

 

[santeesioux]

Kahn was a beat reporter for the Oregonian 20 years ago. He's literally a sports columnist-turned-GM. Imagine all of the bad sports writers you can think of. Then imagine them in the front office making draft picks.

Imagine John Canzano or Dwight Jaynes running a team.

 

[reilo]

Imagine John Canzano or Dwight Jaynes running a team.

I don't have to. We've had David Kahn.

 

[GaimeGuy]

It still pisses me off that Kahn drafted Flynn and not curry.

I'm not a guy who really follows college sports much (mostly because I just don't like the turnover of players or the sheer volume of teams, I guess), but even I could tell that Curry and his scoring would have been the perfect complement to Rubio and his playmaking.

Flynn was... well, he had potential, but that was kind of it.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Is Rubio going to get the max?

 

[ph33nix]

I don't have to. We've had David Kahn.

But now you've got NBA CHAMPION DORELL WRIGHT

Spoiler

seriously, you'll like him

 

[ph33nix]

http://www.pastapadre.com/2013/08/1...ng-to-current-generation-versions-of-nba-2k14

A graphic released by 2K explicitly states that Crew will only be available on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game and not the Xbox One and PS4. If there was a chance Crew would be in the next-gen versions they would have simply left things ambiguous for a later announcement. At least this time the company is telling people beforehand not to expect it in their upcoming product. Crew games can be either 5-on-5 (full court) or 3-on-3 (half court). It is currently unclear whether they will be played only on blacktop or in regular arenas as well.

Next-gen indeed

 

[LegendofJoe]

Anyone thinking about jumping in early for next-gen just needs to chill and hold out until next summer. There won't be much to play until then so might as well wait for the hardware kinks to get ironed out.

 

[ph33nix]

Yeah I'm kind of regretting my launch day purchase

I don't even really play non-sports games that much anymore, I've got a gaming PC (Although it's becoming mid-tier by this point) and there really isn't launch stuff I give a shit about

Thanks for making me think twice about my purchase, LegendOfJoe!

 

[Rodeo Clown]

Is Rubio going to get the max?

The five year max!

 

[LegendofJoe]

New gadget euphoria is always good stuff, so I wouldn't sweat it that much

 

[GaimeGuy]

Is Rubio going to get the max?

If he improves his shot (He didn't really have the chance last offseason to do it since he was busy rehabbing)? I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Future PhaZe]

The five year max!

http://www.pastapadre.com/2013/08/1...ng-to-current-generation-versions-of-nba-2k14

Next-gen indeed

does this mean it's a new engine for next gen ?!

 

[Adam Blade]

Hey Adam hook me up with Mirrors edge please.

Done.

Well, we have not announced this as final year, but that's the plan for now. But the plan a year ago was also for that to be final year. ...
— Ralph Lawler (@Ohmeomy)

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Is Paul George going to breakout by not being bad at offense?


omg Royce White

?

Paul George was Third Team All-NBA. He's probably gonna be the next guy eligible for the Rose Rule.

 

[Rodeo Clown]

If he improves his shot (He didn't really have the chance last offseason to do it since he was busy rehabbing)? I wouldn't be surprised.

He's getting it even if his shot doesn't improve. He's that good and does so many things.

Last season turned into real dog days in the last few weeks, but Rubio was just great after the break. A few near triple doubles, the one he finally got against the Spurs, the weird 20+ point nights when he carried the offense. He's pretty awesome.

 

[curlyfriski]

There's a Jonny Flynn profile on Grantland today. I don't give a fuck about Flynn, but oh my god, some really good David Kahn stuff in here.


http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9547629/the-struggles-former-lottery-pick-jonny-flynn

The writer's trying to pass Flynn off as someone with potential to make a better story. He always sucked, he just played enough to get the raw stats and fill casual observers.

 

[DY_nasty]

Paul George getting the max would be slightly more hysterical than John Wall getting it

 

[diehard]

?

Paul George was Third Team All-NBA. He's probably gonna be the next guy eligible for the Rose Rule.

Yes he was already good.. so how will he be the #1 breakout player next year?

(his offense isnt very good though)

 

[Rodeo Clown]

The writer's trying to pass Flynn off as someone with potential to make a better story. He always sucked, he just played enough to get the raw stats and fill casual observers.

Yeah, I guess I'd concede that he wasn't really put in a position to succeed with Rambis captaining the ship and all, but to pin him washing out of the league on that and his hip is disingenuous. He couldn't run an offense even when they let him run pick and rolls, opting to just unbearably pound the ball. Couldn't finish or get to the line in the NBA like he could in college, either. And it's not like he could shoot or defend.

There was a little bit of that in there, with Rambis and Wohl talking about his game, but whatever. I saw that dude play for two years, he just couldn't cut it.