Around the NBA...Off Season Edition 2

Post #401 » by **j4remi** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:13 pm

DaGawd wrote:Why the **** are you guys talking about Cousins? We're never getting him.. Stop toying with my emotions dammit!

August is always a slow month.

TheBigBoss · Post #402 » by **TheBigBoss** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:07 pm

Rasho Brezec wrote:Everyone put me on ignore.

Fixed!

stuporman · Post #403 » by **stuporman** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:12 pm

Capn'O wrote:
stuporman wrote:I wonder if Fish could get through to Cousins cause he sure has a ton of talent, I guess this season with JR will be a test case to see if he has any ability to get a knucklehead to focus on the court and actually be a consistent producer.

Woodson almost pulled it off.... almost, for one season.

Get the right environment and Cousins would be lethal. It's the kind of move that could be awesome in a season in or two. Not now, imo.

I guess it's not just a matter of production with Cousins since he's getting his in Sac but could Phish get his producing in a winning environment and keep him from having his usual meltdowns.

Jay10 · Post #404 » by **Jay10** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:01 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/briancmahoney/status/504326667964547072[/tweet]

Post #405 » by **Brooklyn_Yards** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:35 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/HerringWSJ/status/504350920931819520[/tweet]

DaGawd · Post #406 » by **DaGawd** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:45 pm

Happy for Murry. Good luck to him, except when he's playing the Knicks of course

Post #407 » by **Brooklyn_Yards** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:47 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/wojyahoonba/status/504351948477571073[/tweet]

The bucks trade Defino and a future 1st for Dudley? Lol wth?

DaGawd · Post #408 » by **DaGawd** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:52 pm

Further evidence the Bledsoe trade was a complete disaster on the clippers part m

Dr. Detfink · Post #409 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:54 pm

Two things:

1. Cleveland Cavs going after Mozgov, heightened my hatred for a city that has replaced Boston as the city of fans that cries like they are the sisters of the poor every time something doesn't go their way. I hope that city never wins anything in professional basketball. The only thing I want from Cleveland, Mark Price's bones and Drew Gooden's leg.

2. The Los Angeles Clippers, another annoying fan base that "crosses swords" in an orgy of "I was a Clipper fan back when Bo Kimble scored 10 points as a rookie." Traded Jared "from Subway" Dudley. Another chump that the Clippers were hoping the Knicks would bite and give up Shump. I would rather have old man, Chris Dudley back. The "Shaq killer" (facetious tone) at least plays defense.

Big_Apple · Post #410 » by **Big_Apple** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:11 pm

Brooklyn_Yards wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/wojyahoonba/status/504351948477571073[/tweet]

The bucks trade Defino and a future 1st for Dudley? Lol wth?

The Clippers traded the 1st.

Jay10 · Post #411 » by **Jay10** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:09 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/504370771485933568[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/504371054748250112[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/504371176357892096[/tweet]

:lol:

@ 76ers not having any shame

Jay10 · Post #412 » by **Jay10** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:04 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/504390485969215488[/tweet]

god shammgod · Post #413 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:13 pm

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 19m

Carlos Defino surely a waive-&-stretch candidate for Clips. Given their salary-cap issues, they won't want to add salary even for one season

wake up phil

camillepd · Post #414 » by **camillepd** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:12 am

Would the Knicks consider giving Thabeet a training camp invite?

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #415 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:27 am

camillepd wrote:Would the Knicks consider giving Thabeet a training camp invite?

Why? He's HORRIBLE. I've said since he was playing in college he'd bust...no lateral quickness, no offensive skill, isn't a good rebounder, can't get up and down the court, etc. He's horrible.

nykballa2k4 · Post #416 » by **nykballa2k4** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:41 am

Knickstape1214 wrote:
camillepd wrote:Would the Knicks consider giving Thabeet a training camp invite?

Why? He's HORRIBLE. I've said since he was playing in college he'd bust...no lateral quickness, no offensive skill, isn't a good rebounder, can't get up and down the court, etc. He's horrible.

Agreed. As a Uconn alumni, I can say that watching him get tossed around by 6'7" "centers" I knew he was a bust.

SwaggedOut30 · Post #417 » by **SwaggedOut30** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:42 pm

Are they just stock piling centers? Tanking again? What is there plan? Can we have one of there centers? I've never seen a rebuild like this ever.

navyblue · Post #418 » by **navyblue** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:52 pm

are you talking about thabeet? he is going to be waived.
as for thier plan its obvious, painfully obvious if you are a 76ers fan.

knicks82385 · Post #419 » by **knicks82385** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:54 pm

Thabeet's contract is non guaranteed and will be waived, Philly did the trade to get the cash considerations the Thunder are sending them.

OKC did the trade because they didn't want to waive Thabeet and get nothing in return, so they traded him to Philly (who is under the cap) for a Traded Player Exception of about $1.2ish million. They can use that TPE in a future trade.

Johnny Hoops · Post #420 » by **Johnny Hoops** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:55 pm

SwaggedOut30 wrote:Are they just stock piling centers? Tanking again? What is there plan? Can we have one of there centers? I've never seen a rebuild like this ever.

All I know is that they have something like $24M in committed salaries and the NBA minimum salary floor is somewhere in the $57M (?) range. Hinky saying they aren't worried about but did note that they have flexibility to get some things done. STAT????