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  1. 1 hour ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

    Wizards might have the worst assembled roster ever after Beal and zinger depart.

    I don’t see how they win 10 games next year. They’ll take 2 Vs Minnesota but I don’t see where the other 8 will come from

    Then mission accomplished.   This is a full on tank job

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  2. 6 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

    Wait… the Celtics are getting 2 first round picks and Porzingas for Smart?

    Washington is seeming like a much worse front office version of OKC. They’ve gotten rid of their assets with basically no 1st round picks in return.

    One is 25 this yr and they are giving up 35 so they are moving up 10 spots.   The 2nd pick is GSW's so it will probably be pretty late next yr too.    Still interesting to get picks along with what most would think is the best player in the trade.

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  3. 43 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

     

    isiah’s got the wheel. This is all starting to make a lot more sense now that we have confirmation that one of the worst GMs in league history who drove the Knicks into cap hell is back at it. Good luck suns fans. You’re going to need it. Say goodbye to about the next decade. 

    Well they already told him he was gonna be gone but it is pretty wack to not let him know that they were exploring trade options as well

     

  4. 23 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

    Suns have absolutely zero depth.

    And this guys has missed about 30 games a season the last 4, and KD is 35.

    They’re gonna have to unload Ayton somehow just go get some bench pieces for when KD and BB go down

    This is my biggest issue.   They lost in very large part because they had no depth at all after the KD trade.   Now I will say they really didnt give up anything to get Beal but the larger issue is that Beal takes up 50M of cap space.  Book, Beal and KD will take up about 150M right?   Add in Ayton's money and they are up around 175M?  How can they field any kind of depth with the entire cap tied up in 4 guys and a new  CBA that gives them less possibilities to operate over way over the cap

  5. 5 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:
    1 hour ago, Fastbreak said:
    It’s almost 1/3 of the season, basically it’s costing Ja $10m just in salary. I hope keeping it real hot some 15 year olds on IG was worth it.

    Probably costs him more than that because he'll be ineligible for All NBA.

    Yep, I'm sure that was a consideration with the new mandate for eligibility for post season awards.  

  6. 53 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    25 games and $10 million is a ton for a guy who didn't do anything illegal. His biggest crime is being a jackass on social media (even with the repeat offense from the other incidents).  I don't see how this is getting off light. Anything more than that and the players association would freak the fuck out. Let's not act like Silver is doing this without having them in the loop. This is a much different era of cooperation between the NBAPA and the league than when David Stern was running shit with an iron fist.

    And historically, this doesn't seem that bad. Sprewell assaulted (choked) his coach and got 68 games. People calling for that type of suspension for Morant are way off base. Stephen Jackson got suspended for 30 games for his part in the malice at the palace, which is way worse than what Morant did. Gilbert Arenas got 50 for locker room gun play, which is about 100x worse than what Morant did. Kermit Washington got 26 games for almost killing Rudy T.

    Exactly this.  The NBAPA would be all over that shit as they should.   Yeah he was stupid as hell.   Even moreso when you factor in his team trying to say the gun was a toy but nothing he did was illegal.   

  7. 18 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    I think he gets 20 games, and I think that is harsh.  A suspension for even half the season would seem outrageous to me. 

    Yep, for as stupid as the shit was there is no reason for him to get more than 20.   And even that is just because he's fucking stupid not really because the actual action.     And now the league has the benefit of the outrage dying down some.   Give him 20 gms and this isnt really a story again until the season starts

  8. 19 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

    They’re never just a stripper. 
     

     

     

    switching gears, Lavar was charging 895 for some of his shoes

    Correct.   They just aint found the person willing to pay them what they want........or they aint missed enough rent payments LOL

  9. 1 hour ago, SilasCoade said:

    Who hates Marcus Smart? This ain't Pat Bev out there just agitating and calling it defense. Dude legitimately plays great on ball defense within the rules of the game.

    He's also the floppingest of flopping bitches

  10. 1 hour ago, ChickenSandwich said:

    An average point guard?

     

    Smart is a bad fit in Boston. 

    Disagree completely.   They dont even use him a PG for one thing but more importantly, he is the heart of that team.   And I say that despite hating the guy and pretty much everything he stands for LOL

  11. 39 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:

    Zion Williamson loves the crazy. Holy shit.

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    I truly hope for his sake she just crazying and he wasnt fucking with her.     She is all kinds of nasty...........and not in the good way

  12. 1 hour ago, ztejas said:

    I noticed this as well. It seemed like they were running them off the 3 line all night.

    Most of the time defenders were staying home on shooters and letting Jokic work 1:1 with whoever was guarding him.   There were a lot of mismatches where he bullied one of the guards but they only get 2 pts out of those possessions.  Almost none of the wide open 3s that they are used to getting.   Its a great plan.  It helps when you are on fire on the other end too to keep the pressure on them.   Will be interesting to see what adjustments DEN makes to get their shooters some looks.

  13. 13 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

    the stuff he was saying about how jaylen brown just cannot dribble was crazy, but he's not wrong.

     

     

    Its pretty amazing how bad he is particularly when you consider it was a major criticism last season.   One would hope he would have put in some serious work on his handle and came back much tighter this season but nope

  14. 1 hour ago, Brothahorn said:

    So Boston is who everyone thought they were? What a waste. They need a real offense besides just 3 ball.

    They actually had me fooled when I predicted Lakers-Celtics in the finals way back when.
     

    Yeah, they have a stacked team but literally all they do is shoot the 3.   If they are hitting they are unbeatable.   When they start missing they have no plan B.   Just keep chucking.    Its maddening to watch.

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  15. 33 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    Boston deserved that L. I've seen pickup games with better organized offense. Here's an idea, second row Joe: somebody, anybody without the ball, may want to try moving around some. And if you really want to get crazy, have somebody set a pick. 

    I cant even imagine how maddening it is if someone is a C's fan.   Their "offense" has been driving me CRAZY as a basketball fan.   Just HORRIBLE possession after horrible possession.

  16. 9 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    I guess we'll see. The cap is going up. At some point the numbers are going to be so ridiculous that unless it's a pure ego thing, the dollars aren't going to make a material difference. You see someone like Mahomes in the NFL structure his deal to help the franchise compete long term. I don't think it's out of the question to see nba stars do it as well. 

    I could definitely see the numbers getting so big that max is like 60 and 2-3 max level guys getting together and saying let's take 40/ea and play together.   Especially with how big the offcourt numbers are getting its more likely.   There is really no way to legislate superteams away.   They've always existed and they will always exist.

  17. 1 hour ago, ztejas said:

    No - because shitty teams will always be willing to offer the most money. 

    Yep, the goal is to not have teams like the Warriors have 3-4 max guys and ultimately get them spread over more teams.  There will always be shitty teams desperate to get a star that will overpay a Wiggins or the like.     Thing is team like the Warriors, Nets, Lakers, etc bail those shitty teams out all the time.  Like GSW did did for Wiggins.   Under the new rules MIN wouldn't be able to find someone to take him off their hands and they would be stuck until his deal ends.  

    Every time they try to put in measures to protect the small market teams the owners end up fucking themselves.   Happened with the supermax provision.   I suspect it will be the same with this.   

     

  18. Mark Davis has been going all out for the Aces.   Was chartering planes for them last yr pissing the other owners off.  Made Becky Hammon the highest paid coach in the league.   Added Candace Parker to an already stacked team and now this.....

     

     

  19. That $25 for the pass is definitely tempting.    I love the W and this yr with Vegas and NY set up with superteams and some of the other under the radar teams/stars it could be another great season.   The playoffs last yr were incredible!

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