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mttwlsn16 · Post #1721 » by **mttwlsn16** » Sun Mar 1, 2015 9:41 pm

76ers and Javale McGee working on a buyout. Has to be completed by the end of the day in order for him to be playoff eligible. I wouldn't mind seeing him as DJ's backup honestly.

Forte IV · Post #1722 » by **Forte IV** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 5:34 am

JaVale gets bought out.

MartinToVaught · Post #1723 » by **MartinToVaught** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 6:32 am

No excuses for Doc not to get JaVale, IMO. Hawes simply cannot play anything more than garbage-time minutes.

nickhx2 · Post #1724 » by **nickhx2** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 6:37 am

javale is awful.

no

mttwlsn16 · Post #1725 » by **mttwlsn16** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 6:41 am

Javale would bring rebounding, athleticism and shot blocking to our 2nd unit. None of which we don't have.

Post #1726 » by **mkwest** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:00 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/572161565094490113[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/Matt_Barnes22/status/572172867288354817[/tweet]

Quake Griffin · Post #1727 » by **Quake Griffin** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:30 am

totally agree with Barnes.

Harden should have been run from the game.

mttwlsn16 · Post #1728 » by **mttwlsn16** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 5:04 am

Harden suspended one game for that nut kick

Jimmy Butler out 3-4 weeks after running into DJ

mattd13 · Post #1729 » by **mattd13** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 1:41 pm

it's a superstar league and I agree with matt. look at jj last night. how does he tossed and flip gets nothing.

Post #1730 » by **mkwest** » Thu Mar 5, 2015 3:53 am

A Giant Shadow: Did Wilt Chamberlain have a son? Levi may be living proof

Aaron Levi wanted to know who he was, where he came from, where he belonged. His curiosity was born of a feeling that he was different. He was a biracial child adopted by a white couple when he was six months old. Taller than his schoolmates at almost every age, he was 6' 5" by the time he left high school. He was also gay—and, he said, desperately trying to hide it.

At South Eugene (Ore.) High in the early 1980s he passed himself off as a New Waver, shaping his hair into a flattop, listening to British reggae. He loved to draw, and he began to identify as an artist. Because of his height and color, he said people assumed that he played basketball. But he had little interest in sports.

In 2003, nearing 40, Levi finally began to search for answers to his questions. When he found and spoke with his biological mother, he heard in her accent that she was British. But that wasn’t the most surprising revelation. Levi was told that his biological father was the most transformative player in pro basketball history and one of the most transcendent athletes of the 20th century.

Gary M. Pomerantz, Sports Illustrated

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCj9xY8lAGU[/youtube]

Post #1731 » by **og15** » Thu Mar 5, 2015 5:22 pm

Well Wilt did say he slept with a boatload of women, so there had to be some children out there somewhere

mttwlsn16 · Post #1732 » by **mttwlsn16** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 6:26 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/573727779218395136[/tweet]

Quake Griffin · Post #1733 » by **Quake Griffin** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 7:54 am

Wes Maffy!!!!!!!!!!

nooooooooooo

Quake Griffin · Post #1734 » by **Quake Griffin** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 8:18 am

btw, Wes will be 29 in October….but more importantly, a free agent this offseason.

I don't think he will be washed up after this.
I think he can bounce back relatively well. He'd be worth a 1 year with a team option and at good money.

he was going to get a nice contract this summer too.
SMFH. He's a cool cat man. He comes and hoops around Madison in the summer…plays hard and treats us with respect etc. etc.

Post #1735 » by **mkwest** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 3:39 pm

That's' tough news about Matthews. I love what he brings to the table and have felt that he'd be a great fit here (and lot of other places for that matter). It's just a very unfortunate time for him to have such a serious injury. It's possible that he'll be ready to go near the start of the upcoming season, but a safer bet would probably be Dec/Jan.

Free-Agency...that sucks. He's likely taking a pay cut for longer-term security or betting on himself by taking a bigger short-term deal.

og15 wrote:Well Wilt did say he slept with a boatload of women, so there had to be some children out there somewhere

I thought he had himself "fixed".

mttwlsn16 · Post #1736 » by **mttwlsn16** » Sun Mar 8, 2015 3:33 am

Memphis and Portland both lost tonight

Forte IV · Post #1737 » by **Forte IV** » Sun Mar 8, 2015 5:29 am

I think we end up getting 3rd seed. I don't really want to get to #2 because of San Anotonio. I'd rather Memphis deal with them first off.

Quake Griffin · Post #1738 » by **Quake Griffin** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 8:51 pm

Warriors moved on from their interest in Javale McGee.

oh my gah
stupid Warriors FO…….the sky is falling….how could they?

Ranma · Post #1739 » by **Ranma** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:45 am

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Forte IV · Post #1740 » by **Forte IV** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:51 am

Hassan acted like Kelly was pinning him down. If Hassan wants to be a successful big man in this league he needs to learn there is contact at his position. Not everyone will magically move out of your way. Kelly barely had his hand on him.