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DaGawd · Post #1841 » by **DaGawd** » Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:32 pm

Oh wow so all this time trades weren’t allowed.. not until draft night it sounds like.. which is dumb

jvsimonetti0514 · Post #1842 » by **jvsimonetti0514** » Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:47 pm

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/10/26/rumor-nba-free-agents-already-agreeing-to-deals/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Sounds like free agency has already begun in secret.

thebuzzardman · Post #1843 » by **thebuzzardman** » Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:45 am

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:

Read on Twitter

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/10/26/rumor-nba-free-agents-already-agreeing-to-deals/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Sounds like free agency has already begun in secret.

I wonder if WWW helped the Knicks do any work in this regard

jvsimonetti0514 · Post #1844 » by **jvsimonetti0514** » Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:24 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
jvsimonetti0514 wrote:

Read on Twitter

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/10/26/rumor-nba-free-agents-already-agreeing-to-deals/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Sounds like free agency has already begun in secret.

I wonder if WWW helped the Knicks do any work in this regard

Yup that’s what I was thinking too. Probably the biggest perk of having a couple of agents as the heads of your front office. Who are the biggest CAA clients that free agents are this offseason?

thebuzzardman · Post #1845 » by **thebuzzardman** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:12 pm

Wiretap says "Mavs want to add a 3rd star"

When did they add the second one? :-)

iLLmatic860 · Post #1846 » by **iLLmatic860** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:09 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:Wiretap says "Mavs want to add a 3rd star"

When did they add the second one?

Injury prone or not, KP is a star

thebuzzardman · Post #1847 » by **thebuzzardman** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:14 pm

DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:Wiretap says "Mavs want to add a 3rd star"

When did they add the second one?

Injury prone or not, KP is a star

Uh, no.

thebuzzardman · Post #1848 » by **thebuzzardman** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:19 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:Wiretap says "Mavs want to add a 3rd star"

When did they add the second one?

Injury prone or not, KP is a star

Uh, no.

This will probably turn into another semantic debate about what the word "star" is.

I'll just leave it at, if KP is a "star", then so is D'Angelo Russell and so is Andrew Wiggins.

And I don't think they are "stars".

Stars are, to me, top of the top players in the league. KP, Russell and Wiggins are "good players"

iLLmatic860 · Post #1849 » by **iLLmatic860** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:38 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:Injury prone or not, KP is a star

Uh, no.

This will probably turn into another semantic debate about what the word "star" is.

I'll just leave it at, if KP is a "star", then so is D'Angelo Russell and so is Andrew Wiggins.

And I don't think they are "stars".

Stars are, to me, top of the top players in the league. KP, Russell and Wiggins are "good players"

Has Russell and Wiggins ever had a top 15 top selling jersey?

When healthy KP has had a bigger impact than those 2 players

The problem is he just can't stay on the court

I'm not saying KP is a superstar. Just an all-star caliber player

thebuzzardman · Post #1850 » by **thebuzzardman** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 3:27 pm

DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
Uh, no.

This will probably turn into another semantic debate about what the word "star" is.

I'll just leave it at, if KP is a "star", then so is D'Angelo Russell and so is Andrew Wiggins.

And I don't think they are "stars".

Stars are, to me, top of the top players in the league. KP, Russell and Wiggins are "good players"

Has Russell and Wiggins ever had a top 15 top selling jersey?

When healthy KP has had a bigger impact than those 2 players

The problem is he just can't stay on the court

I'm not saying KP is a superstar. Just an all-star caliber player

KP got the bogus NYC hype bump

Also, Cuban is being smart and slick here.

He says he has "two stars" by saying he's looking to add a 3rd

The inference is that KP is the 2nd star. KP and Janis get to fell all important.
Meanwhile, Cuban probably thinks KP is more the 3rd option/very good player, but he again, he zooms up KP and Janis, plus creates some fake hype for a bogus "Big 3", since people like that kind of thing.

KP's more like Parrish to Bird\McHale or Grant to Jordan\Pippen, where the mystery star Cuban wants is the real 2nd star.

Pretty clever by him. I don't have to fall for it though.

Metta World WAR · Post #1851 » by **Metta World WAR** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 3:47 pm

DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
Uh, no.

This will probably turn into another semantic debate about what the word "star" is.

I'll just leave it at, if KP is a "star", then so is D'Angelo Russell and so is Andrew Wiggins.

And I don't think they are "stars".

Stars are, to me, top of the top players in the league. KP, Russell and Wiggins are "good players"

Has Russell and Wiggins ever had a top 15 top selling jersey?

When healthy KP has had a bigger impact than those 2 players

The problem is he just can't stay on the court

I'm not saying KP is a superstar. Just an all-star caliber player

Russell is better than KP by a pretty wide margin. I'd rather have the last 4 years of Wiggins than the last 4 years of KP. And jersey sales don't win games.

Richard4444 · Post #1852 » by **Richard4444** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 4:07 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:Wiretap says "Mavs want to add a 3rd star"

When did they add the second one?

Injury prone or not, KP is a star

Uh, no.

Technically, he was indeed invited to the ASG in 2018.

thebuzzardman · Post #1853 » by **thebuzzardman** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 4:11 pm

Richard4444 wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:Injury prone or not, KP is a star

Uh, no.

Technically, he was indeed invited to the ASG in 2018.

Sorry

jvsimonetti0514 · Post #1854 » by **jvsimonetti0514** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:00 pm

Read on Twitter

I'm actually pretty shocked about this. I figured that Morey would get the Hinkie treatment and would be blackballed from the league. I'm glad it's not happening. Honestly, wish we got rid of Perry and brought him in.

G_K_F · Post #1855 » by **G_K_F** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:07 pm

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I'm actually pretty shocked about this. I figured that Morey would get the Hinkie treatment and would be blackballed from the league. I'm glad it's not happening. Honestly, wish we got rid of Perry and brought him in.

Morey is not going to take order from Leon Rose.

Huge move though.

I like it. I wish we had the foresight to hire someone like Morey but we usually get stuck with Dolan's friends or celebrities.

DaGawd · Post #1856 » by **DaGawd** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:13 pm

Trade for Embiid

jvsimonetti0514 · Post #1857 » by **jvsimonetti0514** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:22 pm

Hes_On_Fire wrote:
jvsimonetti0514 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I'm actually pretty shocked about this. I figured that Morey would get the Hinkie treatment and would be blackballed from the league. I'm glad it's not happening. Honestly, wish we got rid of Perry and brought him in.

Morey is not going to take order from Leon Rose.

Huge move though.

I like it. I wish we had the foresight to hire someone like Morey but we usually get stuck with Dolan's friends or celebrities.

He'd rather take orders from Elton Brand though? I almost think taking orders from Brand is worse than from Rose. Brand is as incompetent as they come and has completely botched everything Hinkie had done.

G_K_F · Post #1858 » by **G_K_F** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:27 pm

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:
Hes_On_Fire wrote:
jvsimonetti0514 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I'm actually pretty shocked about this. I figured that Morey would get the Hinkie treatment and would be blackballed from the league. I'm glad it's not happening. Honestly, wish we got rid of Perry and brought him in.

Morey is not going to take order from Leon Rose.

Huge move though.

I like it. I wish we had the foresight to hire someone like Morey but we usually get stuck with Dolan's friends or celebrities.

He'd rather take orders from Elton Brand though? I almost think taking orders from Brand is worse than from Rose. Brand is as incompetent as they come and has completely botched everything Hinkie had done.

Brand is taking orders from him.

Brand is the GM, he's the President of Basketball Operations.

G_K_F · Post #1859 » by **G_K_F** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:28 pm

DaGawd wrote:Trade for Embiid

No.

DaGawd · Post #1860 » by **DaGawd** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:29 pm

Hes_On_Fire wrote:
DaGawd wrote:Trade for Embiid

No.

A joke mi ah mek