around the nba part 8

Pharmcat · Post #1 » by **Pharmcat** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 5:17 pm

Hi, during the POs, please use this thread to talk about non PO team news

NY bos game thread

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thread to discuss other PO games

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so basically this thread can talk about general nba news that doesnt involve PO games

thanks

link to part 7
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Rasho Brezec · Post #2 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 5:19 pm

Kobe will return sooner than Rose.

SportsGuy8 · Post #3 » by **SportsGuy8** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:11 am

Jesus will return sooner than Rose.

And I'm an atheist.

Dr. Detfink · Post #4 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 3:13 am

Wondering if the Knicks will follow the pattern of attaining Nuggets and Mavs players. Would Dirk come to NY before he retires? Doubtful but I find certain combinations of roster work.

Dr. Detfink · Post #5 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:27 pm

Jeff Van Gundy was very vocal about the dismissal of Lawrence "Dougie Howser" Frank. Without Jason Kidd, that guy was exposed. In 2 seasons, the Pistons haven't gotten better....in fact, they've tuned him out.

With a horribly weak NBA draft, one wonders...what each team would do. Personally I would give it up to dump some dead salary.

Post #6 » by **GONYK** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:01 pm

Dr. Detfink wrote:Jeff Van Gundy was very vocal about the dismissal of Lawrence "Dougie Howser" Frank. Without Jason Kidd, that guy was exposed. In 2 seasons, the Pistons haven't gotten better....in fact, they've tuned him out.

With a horribly weak NBA draft, one wonders...what each team would do. Personally I would give it up to dump some dead salary.

Why would we care about dead salary?

Post #7 » by **RealGM Forums** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:48 pm

Cavs going back to Mike Brown .... Huh?

rza · Post #8 » by **rza** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:01 pm

KnicksGod wrote:Cavs going back to Mike Brown .... Huh?

Heard LeBron and Mo Williams will join Mike soon. No Doubt the current version of LeBron would win it all in Cleveland.

Capn'O · Post #9 » by **Capn'O** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 12:39 am

And, in other news, looks like the Suns finally fired the right guy (their awful GM). Cavs should be interviewing GENTRY, imo. I think he took a lot of the good from D'Antoni but didn't have the philosophy/attitude flaws. He and Kyrie would do well together.

Bravery · Post #10 » by **Bravery** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:36 am

Capn'O wrote:And, in other news, looks like the Suns finally fired the right guy (their awful GM).

Too bad they can't fire Robert Sarver.

A lot of fans don't like him and even his ex-personnel hate him. Nice organization/staff otherwise from all accounts but publicly insulting fans is just terrible.

Post #11 » by **j4remi** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:25 pm

Cavs plan on making a go at a trade for LMA...LMA and Kyrie Irving is a terrifying combo. Both are young and both are immensely talented!

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #12 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:11 pm

j4remi wrote:Cavs plan on making a go at a trade for LMA...LMA and Kyrie Irving is a terrifying combo. Both are young and both are immensely talented!

Why would portland trade him.

Post #13 » by **j4remi** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:16 pm

Knicks_Fan2 wrote:
j4remi wrote:Cavs plan on making a go at a trade for LMA...LMA and Kyrie Irving is a terrifying combo. Both are young and both are immensely talented!

Why would portland trade him.

Via wiretap, they're really big fans of both Dion Waiters and Tristan Thompson. So if the Cavs wanted to make a move, they'd have two nice young prospects that could cut expenses for Portland.

Post #14 » by **mpharris36** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:22 pm

j4remi wrote:
Knicks_Fan2 wrote:
j4remi wrote:Cavs plan on making a go at a trade for LMA...LMA and Kyrie Irving is a terrifying combo. Both are young and both are immensely talented!

Why would portland trade him.

Via wiretap, they're really big fans of both Dion Waiters and Tristan Thompson. So if the Cavs wanted to make a move, they'd have two nice young prospects that could cut expenses for Portland.

Big on waiters....maybe

Big on tristan thompson???? wtf are they smoking.

screams bench player his whole career.

SonOfMars · Post #15 » by **SonOfMars** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:24 pm

Lillard/Aldridge is already a pretty dynamic duo, Portland just needs a wing scorer & a rebounder/shotblocker and they're set moving forward

NYKMentality85 · Post #16 » by **NYKMentality85** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:31 pm

SonOfMars wrote:Lillard/Aldridge is already a pretty dynamic duo, Portland just needs a wing scorer & a rebounder/shotblocker and they're set moving forward

They blew that opportunity more than words can describe. Hindsight is always 20/20 but damn, taking Greg Oden number one instead of Durant (who went second) is an unforgivable mistake.

Thugger HBC · Post #17 » by **Thugger HBC** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:33 pm

NYKMentality85 wrote:
SonOfMars wrote:Lillard/Aldridge is already a pretty dynamic duo, Portland just needs a wing scorer & a rebounder/shotblocker and they're set moving forward

They blew that opportunity more than words can describe. Hindsight is always 20/20 but damn, taking Greg Oden number one instead of Durant (who went second) is an unforgivable mistake.

Greg Oden was a beast, Durant was more of a risk at the draft.

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #18 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:53 pm

Thugger HBC wrote:
NYKMentality85 wrote:
SonOfMars wrote:Lillard/Aldridge is already a pretty dynamic duo, Portland just needs a wing scorer & a rebounder/shotblocker and they're set moving forward

They blew that opportunity more than words can describe. Hindsight is always 20/20 but damn, taking Greg Oden number one instead of Durant (who went second) is an unforgivable mistake.

Greg Oden was a beast, Durant was more of a risk at the draft.

Wut? Wasn't Oden injured in college and already had knee issues pre-draft?

NYKMentality85 · Post #19 » by **NYKMentality85** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:03 pm

HBC made a good point in regards to Oden being an elite prospect which is why I originally stated hindsight is 20/20. Now I do know that Oden had surgery on his wrist during his high school years but I'm pretty sure he never had any knee injuries before entering the NBA because if so, I could be wrong but I highly doubt any team would've taken him with the first overall pick. And if it's true where he did suffer previous injuries, he wasn't playing like it during his final college game of the National Championship putting up 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.

So I fully understand Thugger's view point on Oden being a phenom coming out but I just feel every time Portland's fan base thinks of an elite wing player and/or watched Kevin Durant perform; they have nightmares. Hindsight is always 20/20 but as a Knicks fan still can't believe we took Jordan Hill 8th overall during the 2009 NBA draft. Really had my eyes set on Rubio and Curry at the time (went before us) but could've landed players such as DeRozan, Jennings, Hansbrough, Lawson, Holiday, Taj Gibson etc. Different situations which is why I can't imagine how Portland fans feel when thinking of Oden/Durant.

Thugger HBC · Post #20 » by **Thugger HBC** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:17 pm

Knicks_Fan2 wrote:
Thugger HBC wrote:
NYKMentality85 wrote:
They blew that opportunity more than words can describe. Hindsight is always 20/20 but damn, taking Greg Oden number one instead of Durant (who went second) is an unforgivable mistake.

Greg Oden was a beast, Durant was more of a risk at the draft.

Wut? Wasn't Oden injured in college and already had knee issues pre-draft?

The risk for Durant was his strength, not his ability to play, his concern was his durability in the sport.

Oden was a beast coming into the draft and his injury was his wrist, in which had no effects when he led Ohio State to the championship game racking up over 20/10 and i think 5 blocks.

His knees became an NBA injury, dont recall him having any knee issues prior to draft.