Cornbread78
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I'm not worried about value, I'd rather keep him healthy and happier the entire contract. Adding a defensive 5 to take a bigger load of the low post beating would greatly benefit Horford.
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NBA Offseason |OT| "It's a complete shit move, but we're stuck with it now"
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I'm not worried about value, I'd rather keep him healthy and happier the entire contract. Adding a defensive 5 to take a bigger load of the low post beating would greatly benefit Horford.
Honestly neither one is really a priority. Celts are just fine with their frontcourt for this year (assuming Amir comes back). One great thing about Horford is he's so versatile and well-rounded he can play with alot of different bigs and also play the 5 in small ball.
They probably could use another vet for depth - I was eyeing Nene who just signed for $2.9M. Some good deals for vet bigs going on, though I'm not sure who is still out there. Terrence Jones? Jordan Hill? Seraphin?
I figured, especially after the day I asked if LeBron got with his mom or hurt him personally, as if that was the root of his trolling
Just a joke poster (who isn't funny in the least). Just use the ignore feature.
The best part of having both of them is allowing Olynyk to have space on offense while also guarding the slower of the two opposing front court guys.
That's really important too. I think Olynyk might have a really nice year as long as the shoulder holds up. Laugh if you want, but he's a pretty nice player. Remember that Warriors game?
That lineup might be a bit soft on the boards, though I think Horford's rebounding decline is mostly a product of coach Bud's system.
I think I've only used ignore in extreme cases, Bam ain't an extreme case yet
That would imply KO shoots the ball and doesn't pump fake travel when he's wide open from 3.
Bam Bam Baklava
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What's the point of Ray Allen though? He's too old to keep up with a team that would want to play this fast and they got plenty of shooters already. I would imagine a 41 year old would be a liability on defense as well if Kerr continues to stubbornly allow every player to switch on defense.
darkwing-buck
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Feels like deja vu. Doc and the celtics tried to do the same thing back in the day by trying to convince Reggie Miller to un-retire to join their super team .
Ninja Scooter
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Jud Buechler added to Luke's coaching staff with the Lakers. Hopefully he can help some of the young guys (Randle in particular) with their shooting stroke.
ray allen is one of the best conditioned players of all time, dude runs marathons.
he's not going to have trouble keeping up with a fast moving team.
BlackGhost
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He Got Game.
Dreams-Visions
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I'm pretty sure his bloodstream is pure NaCl
friskykillface
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Only thing bad about Ray is he's horrible x meh at best on defense but if he plays 5-10 minutes he will be perfect for any team
Gully State
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I imagine Ray will be the last guy off the bench like Steve Kerr at the end of his career with the Spurs. You bring him on when everyone is having a bad shooting night and you need a catalyst to jump start the offense for a few min.
Yeah, have no interest in him tbh. But I guess pickings are gonna be slim with minimum deals.
He has game.*
Gully State
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Meet the new "burning the jersey": https://www.facebook.com/lamar.poueriet/videos/vb.100001212504647/1169922179724854/?type=2&theater
Spoiler alert: He excretes waste on a KD jersey
Spoiler alert: He excretes waste on a KD jersey
BlackGhost
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No silly, He GOT game. He got it with Denzel.
He received game?
sf2fanatic
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But we're still stuck with Swaggy. Even though he tried to get himself out the league the other day with his fireworks mishap.
BlackGhost
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He absorbed that shit fam, he absorbed it.
Ninja Scooter
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Mitch is working on a deal to send Swaggy to Boston for the Brooklyn pick.
sf2fanatic
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Don't lie to me on this Ninja. I wanna see the receipts!!
Lol okay. Doesn't change the fact that The Heat were not challenged at all by that Bulls team. Not even remotely.
wasnt every single game decided by less then 10 points?
He Absorb Game coming this fall starring Ray Allen
Vladimir Putin
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Technically if the Cavs want Wade, they can trade Love in the next day to the Celtics for Amir Johnson/ Jerebko contacts that the Cavs can decline the option on, plus whatever other picks/players....
Ninja Scooter
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I don't think that's how it works. Also the Cavs would be stupid to trade Kevin Love to make room for DWade's 35 year old ass.
darkwing-buck
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Apparently Rondo is trying to recruit to D-Wade to play for the bulls? Hell is frozen over.
Outdoor Miner
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He's still one of the best SG's in the league.
Bulls and Nuggets probably because they need to sell tickets. Bucks make a lot of sense to me, they've got a ton of talent but no veteran presence besides Kidd.
Randolph Freelander
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The Cavs have some trade exceptions they can use. Could they theoretically package those together in a sign-and-trade, creating a massive trade exception for Miami?
Not that I expect anything of the sort, by the way.
No, the real way it's going to go down is he is going to take the contract with Denver, Denver is going to buy him out, and he will sign with Cleveland on the cheap. The banana boat agreement has been made.
Believe.
Not that I expect anything of the sort, by the way.
No, the real way it's going to go down is he is going to take the contract with Denver, Denver is going to buy him out, and he will sign with Cleveland on the cheap. The banana boat agreement has been made.
Believe.
(I don't.)
When he actually plays.
He's good, but why does that matter for non-contending teams like Chicago and Denver? Just seems weird.
Denver has multiple young guards that they'd be better off developing instead of paying Wade. And Chicago is just a horrible fit.
Randolph Freelander
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Listen, Sam, you'll get another job soon. No need to be salty.
Jay Shadow
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No. Trade exceptions can't be combined. Can't be combined with players either. And with everyone having cap room everywhere anyways, trade exceptions are currently almost worthless.
Outdoor Miner
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What should non-contending teams do? Should it be a race to the bottom to see who can out-tank the 76ers? There are about 29 of them atm.
I would rather watch Rondo-Butler-Wade for a season or two and be somewhat competitive than trying to lose 70 games and watching Butler demand a trade before Christmas.
I would rather watch Rondo-Butler-Wade for a season or two and be somewhat competitive than trying to lose 70 games and watching Butler demand a trade before Christmas.
Im laughing because I remember those games vividly. Miami wasnt the favorite that year in the slightest. .500 start, terrible record in close games. And that Bulls team dominated the league that year, including Miami.
There's a ton of middle ground between tanking and paying Dwyane Wade over $50 million.
And that trio for Chicago would seriously be terrible.
Cornbread78
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Any word on where the fatty ass is going off to?