LyleLanley
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Celtics summer league basketball is finally here. Time to get drunk and pretend we drafted Okafor.
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NBA OFFSEASON TALK- Where our favorite teams go shopping for tanks
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Pretty good talent on the floor between these two teams.
Our old friend JaJuan Johnson is on the Jazz roster.
Only care about Young and if Smart gets to the damn hoop.
dream
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As a Warriors fan with an Alex Morgan avatar, you are clearly a fan of good ball movement, long range shooting, and believe that female athletics have value as a spectator sport. Come join me on WNBA Live Access, Fjordson.
Me too and I think that's most of the reason. It does give you at least some sense of what guys can do. I have to remind myself to temper any enthusiasm though.
Smart just falling down and hoisting threes. Mickey looks a little bigger than I was picturing and that was a smooth 18 footer.
Smart is so freaking good defensively, but don't get hurt man. Guards are going to hate playing against the Celtics with backcourt defenders like Smart, Bradley and Rozier.
LyleLanley
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I like it when Smart goes to the basket, he should do more of that.
He's just stupid. He's bigger than nearly ever PG he'll face. He can also bruise them in the post but would rather air ball 3's SMH
I think we've discussed this before, but I'm pretty sure Smart taking so many 3s is intentional and developmental. They want him to establish that shot, and there's no better time to do that than his rookie year and summer league. And by the way, it worked. If he's not a little more aggressive towards the hoop in a couple years, I'll be more concerned. By the way, right on cue...
Ha: "Foul out - 10 personals" Why even bother?
Yes, I know lol. Regular season means basically nothing to pops. It's all about the playoffs.
LyleLanley
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Not a bad first quarter.
Mickey looked very very impressive. I'm a bit worries that Hunter can't play D.
LyleLanley
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I predict Hunter will be playing in the D-league a lot, he looks like he has a long way to go before he's useful in the NBA.
Edit:
"Mo Williams agreed to a two-year, $4.3M deal with Cleveland, including a player option, league sources tell Yahoo." - Woj
GM LeBron is getting the band back together.
thehypocrite
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Pantro is going back home!!
Mo Williams agreed to a two-year, $4.3M deal with Cleveland, including a player option, league sources tell Yahoo.
9:37 PM - 6 Jul 2015
https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/618232459369431040
Mo Williams agreed to a two-year, $4.3M deal with Cleveland, including a player option, league sources tell Yahoo.
9:37 PM - 6 Jul 2015
https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/618232459369431040
Randolph Freelander
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Northeast Ohio, breathe easier
Randolph Freelander
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Delonte West isn't walking through that door.
Ninja Scooter
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LeBron got his Stevie back
MetalFearSolid
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Plan the parade. Mo is back
eBay Huckster
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actually digging this move because it means Kyrie's body is slightly less likely to be completely destroyed by the time June rolls along
SyenceLabb
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Panthro!!
eBay Huckster
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also because it turns out Lion-O actually wouldn't leave Panthro out in the cold
Ninja Scooter
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Yeah, definitely. It's fun to see what the incoming rookies look like.
Shiet WNBA? Not sure if you're playin'. Is it actually entertaining?
MetalFearSolid
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Very Elena Delle Donne is ridiculous. I watch some when it is on NBATV.
CassidyIzABeast
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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 8m8 minutes ago
Early indications are Cavs likewise have NOT abandoned JR Smith pursuit. They seem intent on keeping whole band together. And adding to it
They're building a Super Cavs team
Early indications are Cavs likewise have NOT abandoned JR Smith pursuit. They seem intent on keeping whole band together. And adding to it
They're building a Super Cavs team
Starphoenix
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Saw the West signing. Feel better about our front court depth, but still feel we need another sharpshooter to make up for Beli/Joseph. Hopefully one of the young guys like Anderson step up.
Randolph Freelander
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So I guess this brings Cleveland's offseason acquisitions total to <Norm MacDonald pause> 1.
LyleLanley
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Smart's flopping is already in midseason form.
MetalFearSolid
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The story of Lebron not having help ends this season.
dream
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The thing about women's basketball is because women tend to be smaller, they can't play a post-up, inside out, above the rim style of game. So we get a version of the game that is predicated on ball movement. It's like watching basketball in its purest form.
catpurrcat
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Lol wow you went there lol
Funny thing is the Warriors, rockets, mavs, and spurs are going to beat up on each other so much that when the finals rolls around, the Lebrons may actually have a shot just based on lack of fatigue.
LyleLanley
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Kyrie and Love will probably be injured by then though.
The Sarcastic Dude
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Happy to see my boy Mo and LeBron re-united.
LyleLanley
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Don't get too excited, this is just LeBron's way of fucking over Mo one more time. He's going to sign with the Suns now.
eBay Huckster
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Love won't be since Olynyk won't be on any team they face (now that Boston's too good for #8), but Kyrie might be.
KefkaPalazzo
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Happy to sign Mo at that price, he can still score better than most. Let's just make sure we bring Delly back too.
Dreams-Visions
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today was a good day.
Lee Chaolan
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Welcome back, Mo Gotti!
#DeepintheQ
#DeepintheQ
Starphoenix
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The latter I believe.
Lee Chaolan
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Is dudes treating this like some kind of farewell tour?
Might as well skip the regular season and go straigt to the ECF and WCF
If somehow Bron loses in the finals, I'd worry
MetalFearSolid
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I think Joe Johnson would be a heck of a pickup instant offense, you gotta game plan for him. Joe deserves better than play wingman to DWill.
Z is going to move from the FO back to the roster so he can be a part of the reunion.
Still pursuing something with the Haywood trade but I don't think LeBron wants to give up Varejao which is why I doubt the Johnson trade happens unless the pieces change. They were wanting to use Haywood plus offload Varejao's contract supposedly which would cost them money this season due to Joe's insane contract, but possibly save them in the long run while adding a valuable piece compared to Andy's injury-plagued future.
It sucks because Andy has been a part of this team for what feels like an eternity now so it'd suck to see him leave now that we're finally good again, but on the other hand, it'd be a huge upgrade and would get rid of his bad contract that was more of a loyalty contract.
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