By DominicanPower Go To PostIt almost did. If only they would could of landed the #1 pick. You would had dudes lining up to play for Charlotte.That's the whole point though. The odds of getting #1 just aren't high enough to make it worthwhile (let's say top two, even).
By KingGondo Go To PostBargain? Wayyyyy too early to say that.nah man. He's gonna average north of 20/7/5 next season. I think he'll be a top 3 PG in the east, easily and SVG's system is catered for Point Guards. He made Brandon Jennings look good after they got rid of Josh Smith.
Can't wait for when we play the Pistons. YNB gonna be on fire about Reggie getting more than him.
edit: just realized that if OKC gave him that contract, you'd be defending it too.
Two girlfriends?!!
http://www.hollywoodtake.com/lou-williams-dating-two-girlfriends-why-ashley-henderson-and-rece-mitchell-are-ok-sharing-65748
Fucking athletes.
http://www.hollywoodtake.com/lou-williams-dating-two-girlfriends-why-ashley-henderson-and-rece-mitchell-are-ok-sharing-65748
Fucking athletes.
By RATHasReturned Go To PostTwo girlfriends?!!
http://www.hollywoodtake.com/lou-williams-dating-two-girlfriends-why-ashley-henderson-and-rece-mitchell-are-ok-sharing-65748
Fucking athletes.
He broke up with one supposedly, the blonde one....the one who mothered one of his kids lol
I hope someday we get to witness a starting backcourt of Lou Williams and Nick Young.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCK YEESSSSS!!!
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCK YEESSSSS!!!
By DominicanPower Go To PostIt almost did. If only they would could of landed the #1 pick. You would had dudes lining up to play for Charlotte.Even if a team had the worst record for 3 seasons in a row, there's still a 42% chance of not getting a #1 pick.
And even then, that #1 pick could turn out to be Anthony Bennett.
@IraHeatBeat: The latest numbers on Goran Dragic's new 5-year deal with the Heat now put that figure closer to $85 million than the reported $90 million.Wow, thanks Goran.
By psychintellect Go To Postnah man. He's gonna average north of 20/7/5 next season. I think he'll be a top 3 PG in the east, easily and SVG's system is catered for Point Guards. He made Brandon Jennings look good after they got rid of Josh Smith.No. I'd be terrified.
edit: just realized that if OKC gave him that contract, you'd be defending it too.
All he talked about was wanting to be the man. Well that wasn't going to happen as long as he was on Russ Westbrook's team.
By KingGondo Go To PostNo. I'd be terrified.
All he talked about was wanting to be the man. Well that wasn't going to happen as long as he was on Russ Westbrook's team.
prepared for post-KD huh?
By D'Moris Russell Go To Postprepared for post-KD huh?Yes, because Reggie plays the same position as KD.
By linsivvi Go To PostBetter than paying Kanter the same money.
Too bad you couldn't spend that money on someone like James Harden though.
By linsivvi Go To PostEven if a team had the worst record for 3 seasons in a row, there's still a 42% chance of not getting a #1 pick.Only The Cavs had Anthony Bennett that high.
And even then, that #1 pick could turn out to be Anthony Bennett.
By DominicanPower Go To PostOnly The Cavs had Anthony Bennett that high.You vastly overestimated MJ's management ability.
By diehard Go To Postnah, Tristan Thompson got wildly overpaidBingo
By diehard Go To Postnah, Tristan Thompson got wildly overpaidLebron tax.
By DominicanPower Go To PostIt almost did. If only they would could of landed the #1 pick. You would had dudes lining up to play for Charlotte.
lol just like they line up for cleveland and minny?
if you tank you better have a plan to rebuild with a top 5 pick not just the number 1 pick
they have made a series of mediocre to bad moves ever since then... they have no idea what they are making... like the Kings
By unknown Go To Postrap fans acting like they weren't on lou's ish.
dude even all of my sister's friends basically said we lost the bench..
By linsivvi Go To PostBetter than paying Kanter the same money.LOL.. such BS
By linsivvi Go To PostEven if a team had the worst record for 3 seasons in a row, there's still a 42% chance of not getting a #1 pick.
And even then, that #1 pick could turn out to be Anthony Bennett.
I cant think of a worst fate than tanking and getting the number 1 in a shit draft
By linsivvi Go To PostBetter than paying Kanter the same money.That's a disingenuous argument though. We could've paid Reggie the max but he wasn't gonna start (or be happy, because he had his heart set on starting) as long as Russ is in OKC. He had become insanely cancerous by the time he was traded.
We traded someone who didn't want to be here for someone who did.
By blackace Go To PostI cant think of a worst fate than tanking and getting the number 1 in a shit draftYeah 2013 has to go down as one of the worst draft classes in the history of the league.
By KingGondo Go To PostThat's a disingenuous argument though. We could've paid Reggie the max but he wasn't gonna start (or be happy, because he had his heart set on starting) as long as Russ is in OKC. He had become insanely cancerous by the time he was traded.
We traded someone who didn't want to be here for someone who did.
but Harden tho
By linsivvi Go To PostYeah 2013 has to go down as one of the worst draft classes in the history of the league.
they got some work to do to catch 2000
Using the WARP (wins above replacement player) metric, the 2000 NBA draft class collectively produced at a rate of 17.3 wins worse than a group of "average replacement players," effectively making 2000 the only draft class in NBA history to leave the NBA talent pool worse off than it had been prior to the given year's rookie draft.
Except Kanter came cause he hated the Jazz and vice versa. That doesn't cancel out the fact that Kanter has a terrible attitude and doesn't have the skills to match up.
Kanter has a worse attitude than Jackson AND he's much more cancerous. Tell us how Kanter wants to be in OKC when he loses his starting gig.
Kanter has a worse attitude than Jackson AND he's much more cancerous. Tell us how Kanter wants to be in OKC when he loses his starting gig.
Tanking "works" when
A. You get a star player
B. You have a good GM
C. You have a patient (and rich) owner (thus time)
So yeah ideally you tank, get Anthony Davis and go from there..but that is not realistic..thus the good GM part comes into play (i.e you can't be out here taking bums), and then you need a patient owner because you will need to tank for 3 years if you don't get THAT DUDE right away (and even if you do...you don't just git gud after a tank...you in this for a while...ask DY), because then you can benefit from the second part of tanking = asset collection for trades.
David Khan..missed out on top tier talent, drafted awfully, and his owner is old as fuck. Thus it ended poorly. I don't have as much faith in Hinkie as most Sixers fans (3 centers doe?) but the owner is behind his fuckery and while Embiid may never play ever..Exum isn't shit yet soooo whooo caaarrreees and thus outside of that he hasn't Johnny Flynn'd it up yet.
That being said...tanking sucks hardcore as a fan because 1. any good you get out of it is pointless as dudes can be traded for bags of sugar in a moment. 2. Fuckball for 82 games. 3. The last 2 drafts in which you get bodied by tank karma. 4. The idea that all of this may not work out.....
so yeah. Tank at your own risk.
A. You get a star player
B. You have a good GM
C. You have a patient (and rich) owner (thus time)
So yeah ideally you tank, get Anthony Davis and go from there..but that is not realistic..thus the good GM part comes into play (i.e you can't be out here taking bums), and then you need a patient owner because you will need to tank for 3 years if you don't get THAT DUDE right away (and even if you do...you don't just git gud after a tank...you in this for a while...ask DY), because then you can benefit from the second part of tanking = asset collection for trades.
David Khan..missed out on top tier talent, drafted awfully, and his owner is old as fuck. Thus it ended poorly. I don't have as much faith in Hinkie as most Sixers fans (3 centers doe?) but the owner is behind his fuckery and while Embiid may never play ever..Exum isn't shit yet soooo whooo caaarrreees and thus outside of that he hasn't Johnny Flynn'd it up yet.
That being said...tanking sucks hardcore as a fan because 1. any good you get out of it is pointless as dudes can be traded for bags of sugar in a moment. 2. Fuckball for 82 games. 3. The last 2 drafts in which you get bodied by tank karma. 4. The idea that all of this may not work out.....
so yeah. Tank at your own risk.
By blackace Go To Postbut Harden thoWith hindsight we would have paid Harden. But nobody predicted the cap was gonna spike like this.
It was a miscalculation on Presti's part. Obviously we'd rather have Harden than Kanter now, but that wasn't the decision being made.
All things considered we got a good haul for Reggie and Perk. Augustin, Singler, and a young offensively gifted center.
By KingGondo Go To PostWith hindsight we would have paid Harden. But nobody predicted the cap was gonna spike like this.
It was a miscalculation on Presti's part. Obviously we'd rather have Harden than Kanter now, but that wasn't the decision being made.
All things considered we got a good haul for Reggie and Perk. Augustin, Singler, and a young offensively gifted center.
I agree the haul for Jackson was good... I think Jackson has fringe all-star but you plugged a lot of holes
By KingGondo Go To PostCory Joseph got $30 million from the Raps.
Holy fuck.
stacks on deck,
LMA could've got of gotten it, but nooo.
had to join the over the hill club.
EDIT: It's funny, he went to a high school 10 minutes drive from where I'm at.
By KingGondo Go To PostCory Joseph got $30 million from the Raps.If I were a career D-leaguer I know which team I'd want to be traded to right about now.
Holy fuck.
By KingGondo Go To PostCory Joseph got $30 million from the Raps.what the fuck, he supposed to be one of steals
Holy fuck.
shit's crazy
By blackace Go To PostI agree the haul for Jackson was good... I think Jackson has fringe all-star but you plugged a lot of holesPeople outside of OKC don't realize how bad it got with Reggie. We would have loved to have kept him if he was willing to come off the bench, but he was completely poisonous in the locker room.
In their third game, the Nov. 1 home opener against the Nuggets, Jackson was cleared to play, but according to a source, refused to because of disappointment that he wasn’t traded before the Oct. 31 extension deadline...http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/20/report-reggie-jackson-refused-to-play-game-for-thunder-because-he-wasnt-trade-yet/
Jackson spoke at shootaround that morning, coyly saying he probably wouldn’t play that night. Immediately after finishing his session, he grabbed a ball and threw down an impressive drop-step windmill dunk — in front of reporters and his teammates.
Fuck I'm gonna miss Cory Joseph. Dude is always smiling and having fun on the court. I've never seen him angry or anything at all.
ahhh I see
The Spurs were forced to withdraw their qualifying offer for Joseph on Sunday due to salary-cap limitations, and it didn't take long for Toronto to swoop in with a massive offer for the native Canadian. He'll immediately assume backup-PG duties in Toronto now that Greivis Vasquez is gone, especially since Luke Ridnour isn't likely to remain with the Raptors.
I'm 6'3" in shoes so I have the height for basketball, I just suck too much :(
I'm the Dante Exum of pickup games. Best traits are being tall on defense and shooting 30% from three.
I'm the Dante Exum of pickup games. Best traits are being tall on defense and shooting 30% from three.