BrooklynWHAT Member since Jun 15th 2007 85097 posts
Mon Jun-04-18 03:46 PM
2. "thats how the nba works tho. there isnt supposed to be parity" In response to Reply # 0
> >"best interest of the game" bout to be used a few times this >summer if these dudes try anything blatant. > >and it actually IS bad for the game to have dudes loaded up >teams while everyone else has to build and develop talent to >pursue titles. > >enough.
we know who the best teams are at the start of the season.
everyone else is playing to figure out how to get there in 3-5 years
or they're playing to position themselves to be an attractive spot for FAs
or they're just playing to sell tickets and merch.
13. "Nah, 1 team is light years above everyone else" In response to Reply # 2
Everyone else is playing catch up.
Houston almost got there...but nobody outside Texas had then on the same level going into the year.
If we are lucky, Boston gets there.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Mon Jun-04-18 04:02 PM
5. "there's nothing to kibosh. the durant thing is an irreplicable anomaly." In response to Reply # 0
an all-time great team an all-time great player entering free agency a massive one-time cap spike a perfect stylistic and personality fit
it was a very specific confluence of events that we'll almost certainly never see again. there's nothing there to legislate.
folx can be as mad as they want, but like jb smoove told tim meadows: shit is over, dogg. move on. barack ubama, muthafucka.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
21. "AND steph not hardballing an extension, AND all of them dude's setting" In response to Reply # 9
aside their egos.
ppl kill me with this shit.
3 of the dubs all stars were completely home grown and complementary. if kd didn't go there, he would have gone somewhere else.
arguably kevin love joining 'bron and kyrie (for as much as ppl had gassed him up when he was w/ the wolves -- i never bought that) was egregious. those were 3 players in their prime who would ALL have been the best player on most NBA teams.
kd and steph fit that bill, but klay, good as he is, is complementary. he FAR from a lead dog. and dray is a maxxed out (in the best possible way) role player who does all the shit needed to keep an allstar squad running.
========================================= I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and not having much to show for it. (c) mad
11. ""You can have your wife back, man. I don't want the bitch no more!"" In response to Reply # 5
>it was a very specific confluence of events that we'll almost >certainly never see again. there's nothing there to >legislate.
Last time they re-did the CBA, they added all sorts of incentives for teams to keep the players that they drafted. If players want to take less money so that they can leave, they can't force them not to.
>folx can be as mad as they want, but like jb smoove told tim >meadows: shit is over, dogg. move on. barack ubama, >muthafucka.
Players that complain about KD leaving are the most funny. They wanted the cap huge cap boost all in one off season (don't blame them) and they got it. Don't be mad when someone like KD takes advantage of it.
30. "Biggest anomaly: Mark Jackson being a fantastic scout re: Draymond" In response to Reply # 5
That's really the most counter-intuitive and magical part of the entire Golden State situation.
Not only that Jackson drafted him, but that Jackson pretty much sacrificed his relationship with the front office to give Draymond minutes over David Lee and Harrison Barnes (the front office loved both; Jackson hated both. Jackson was right).
35. "Yup. BOTH drafting AND developing. " In response to Reply # 32
It's hilarious how Jackson is referred to as this low IQ old school guy, when Jackson was the one who was giving Draymond those minutes, was cultivating his playmaking even. (This is specifically the most futuristic aspect of the Dubs...it's all Jackson)
12. "how do you even enforce that?" In response to Reply # 0
what if lebron wants to take a pay cut to play w/ the rockets? is adam silver going to say no? imagine if a super core somehow decides to take pay cuts to play in one of the 2 large markets (LA, NY), no way the league is going to do anything there.
26. "Limiting player options isn't in the players assoc.interests" In response to Reply # 15
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
16. "He really cant stop it." In response to Reply # 0
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
18. "Look for Trump to put the kibosh on blatant nuclear arms chasing" In response to Reply # 0
"best interest of the world" bout to be used a few times this >summer if kim jong and these dudes try anything blatant.
and it actually IS bad for the world to have nations loaded up on nukes while everyone else has to build and develop rudimentary military tech in order to keep up.
nevermind that some nations were able to stockpile in unfair fashion - let's just let them win and hoard power while they're ahead and freeze everyone else's chances to compete, ensuring the status quo remains unchanged.
22. "nba television ratings are on an upswing across the board." In response to Reply # 0
defying the trend of declining ratings that affects every other major sport and basically tv in general. so the nba will keep commanding a higher price tag for these broadcast rights deals and flooding the league with more money.
superteams might be bad for the league. but they damn sure aint bad for viewer interest in the league.
so adam silver aint tryna change shit. teams with no stars and low attendance and/or ticket prices might be salty tho.
>the hilarity of bandwagoneers rooting for Utah and Minnesota would be worth the annoying tide they bring otherwise
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
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