Doc: 'great teambuilding moment. fantastic. absolutely wonderful; DJ will be better at this when hes a FA again in 3yrs'

Tim_Hardawayy · Post #41 » by **Tim_Hardawayy** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 9:47 pm

So for someone who hasn't followed this whole thing as it unfolded, is there anywhere I can get a summary of the entire Deandre saga?

GuyverX · Post #42 » by **GuyverX** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 9:50 pm

You guys are really outraged by these G rated Doc quotes? Of course it was a team building experience. The whole starting lineup was in the house along with the coach/GM and owner trying to save their season. I doubt any other NBA team has gotten together like that during July or over any other summer vacation, really.

At this point, I think Doc could tell reporters what he had for lunch and people would be outraged. lol

ZB9 · Post #43 » by **ZB9** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 9:51 pm

sfernald wrote:Lots of sour grapes here. Enough to make wine.

Mavs fans hold onto that anger and tell the story to your grandkids when the Mavs are relevant again.

lol relevant? The Clippers have probably been the least relevant franchise in the NBA.

That might change if they get past the second round for the first time in franchise history, and for the first time in CP3 and Blake's careers...

Jkam31 · Post #44 » by **Jkam31** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 9:52 pm

lars_rosenberg wrote:I've never hated a basketball team so much. Flopping, bitching, dirty fouls and unsportsmanship. F*** them

Never thought I'd live to see a team that's more hate able and easier to hate than the Heatles. 2nd row exit team has surpassed them.

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Post #45 » by **jbk1234** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 9:56 pm

dolphinatik wrote:I remember when the NBA blocked the Chris Paul trade
alls fair in Love War and Basketball

The NBA owned the Pelicans. Owners block trades all the time. If the NBA hadn't blocked that trade, the Pelicans would have been over the cap with no prospect or picks coming back to that team. It would have been a lot harder for the league to sell a middling team, from a small market, that played in the Western Conference, when that team had no young prospects, no cap room and no picks. The Pelicans would have never bottomed out and gotten Anthony Davis either. If an individual owner had done what the league did, everyone would be saying he made the right move.

Post #46 » by **f l u r p** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 9:58 pm

How the hell was Fagen supposed to "call Cuban"?

Wasn't Fagen in the dark as much as anyone? Wasn't Jordan ducking his calls as well?

Pretty sure I saw it reported that both Cuban and Fegan were both trying to reach Jordan with no success.

This is some total bush league nonsense

Lord Cuban · Post #47 » by **Lord Cuban** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:00 pm

Maybe Doc should focus on not blowing a 3-1 playoff series lead...

Post #48 » by **Goudelock** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:00 pm

Branduil wrote:I'd pay good money to see Doc Rivers forced into a cage fight with Rick Carlisle.

The victor gets to fight the winner of the Cuban-Broussard match-up.

AIfan3 · Post #49 » by **AIfan3** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:00 pm

I don't hate the Clips for what they did, they're only looking out for their own best interest..

The onus is on Jordan to do the right thing and notify the team that he made the commitment to verbally. Even if you want to renege on a verbal agreement, its just common decency and courtesy to show the team that you verbally committed to some respect. Don't have the owner fly all the way down to your house, and keep him and his franchise in the dark.. The Mavs are officially screwed.

Louie_Ruckuz · Post #50 » by **Louie_Ruckuz** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:05 pm

AIfan3 wrote:I don't hate the Clips for what they did, they're only looking out for their own best interest..

The onus is on Jordan to do the right thing and notify the team that he made the commitment to verbally. Even if you want to renege on a verbal agreement, its just common decency and courtesy to show the team that you verbally committed to some respect. Don't have the owner fly all the way down to your house, and keep him and his franchise in the dark.. The Mavs are officially screwed.

Jordan screwed them over big time, the least he could've done was tell Cuban as a man that he changed his mind. I guess the world isn't filled wit men who own up to there word anymore.

GuyverX · Post #51 » by **GuyverX** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:06 pm

f l u r p wrote:How the hell was Fagen supposed to "call Cuban"?

Wasn't Fagen in the dark as much as anyone? Wasn't Jordan ducking his calls as well?

Pretty sure I saw it reported that both Cuban and Fegan were both trying to reach Jordan with no success.

This is some total bush league nonsense

Somebody else from Fegan's agency was aware of the situation. They were at DJ's house at midnight for him to certify the contract. I'm pretty sure they had to notify Fegan as he's the president, who in turn talked to Cuban. DJ really should've done it himself though.

Jonatton Yeah · Post #52 » by **Jonatton Yeah** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:12 pm

jbk1234 wrote:
dolphinatik wrote:I remember when the NBA blocked the Chris Paul trade
alls fair in Love War and Basketball

The NBA owned the Pelicans. Owners block trades all the time. If the NBA hadn't blocked that trade, the Pelicans would have been over the cap with no prospect or picks coming back to that team. It would have been a lot harder for the league to sell a middling team, from a small market, that played in the Western Conference, when that team had no young prospects, no cap room and no picks. The Pelicans would have never bottomed out and gotten Anthony Davis either. If an individual owner had done what the league did, everyone would be saying he made the right move.

You're ruining the damn narrative!

Post #53 » by **Dirk** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:13 pm

jbk1234 wrote:
dolphinatik wrote:I remember when the NBA blocked the Chris Paul trade
alls fair in Love War and Basketball

The NBA owned the Pelicans. Owners block trades all the time. If the NBA hadn't blocked that trade, the Pelicans would have been over the cap with no prospect or picks coming back to that team. It would have been a lot harder for the league to sell a middling team, from a small market, that played in the Western Conference, when that team had no young prospects, no cap room and no picks. The Pelicans would have never bottomed out and gotten Anthony Davis either. If an individual owner had done what the league did, everyone would be saying he made the right move.

Rational thinking? Things are really getting out of order here.

Lord Cuban · Post #54 » by **Lord Cuban** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:13 pm

sfernald wrote:Lots of sour grapes here. Enough to make wine.

Mavs fans hold onto that anger and tell the story to your grandkids when the Mavs are relevant again.

At least we have this:

and not this:

Louie_Ruckuz · Post #55 » by **Louie_Ruckuz** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:15 pm

Aderito wrote:
sfernald wrote:Lots of sour grapes here. Enough to make wine.

Mavs fans hold onto that anger and tell the story to your grandkids when the Mavs are relevant again.

At least we have this:

and not this:

LADIES!!!! NO HAIR PULLING PLEASE :lol:

orange_juice32 · Post #56 » by **orange_juice32** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:15 pm

sfernald wrote:Lots of sour grapes here. Enough to make wine.

Mavs fans hold onto that anger and tell the story to your grandkids when the Mavs are relevant again.

LOL. By the time current young Mavs fans have grandkids do you think the Clips will have a ring?

No one is checking for your team as a squad that has to be reckoned with in the playoffs. Win more than 2 rounds in a playoff and we can revisit this discussion about relevance.

eagereyez · Post #57 » by **eagereyez** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:16 pm

f l u r p wrote:How the hell was Fagen supposed to "call Cuban"?

Wasn't Fagen in the dark as much as anyone? Wasn't Jordan ducking his calls as well?

Pretty sure I saw it reported that both Cuban and Fegan were both trying to reach Jordan with no success.

This is some total bush league nonsense

I believe Fegan was fired. The agency DJ was with was supposed to assign a new agent to him, and Doc is saying it was their responsibility to inform Cuban. Honestly it does seem like Fegan was pressuring DJ to sign with DAL. I mean the dude was fired. It's never good to have an agent with an agenda.

Also seeing all these angry posts is too great :lol:

theforumblue · Post #58 » by **theforumblue** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:17 pm

dj's gonna want a bigger selfie..

Dez · Post #59 » by **Dez** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:18 pm

devinbrady wrote:
MartinToVaught wrote:Doc alone has slowly alienated me as a fan. All he does is make excuses for his failure, say stupid **** and then kiss the media's ass so he won't get criticized. He just sentenced us to four more years of treadmilling and now he's bragging about it. I absolutely hate the direction this franchise is going in right now and I think we're headed towards a stunning (and humbling) collapse.

Martin please for all of our sakes root for another team. You seem to fit the mold of a Laker fan so flipping teams should be easy.

He's right though.

Post #60 » by **Dirk** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:19 pm

orange_juice32 wrote:
sfernald wrote:Lots of sour grapes here. Enough to make wine.

Mavs fans hold onto that anger and tell the story to your grandkids when the Mavs are relevant again.

LOL. By the time current young Mavs fans have grandkids do you think the Clips will have a ring?

No one is checking for your team as a squad that has to be reckoned with in the playoffs. Win more than 2 rounds in a playoff and we can revisit this discussion about relevance.

That guy is a fan of the Blazers, not the Clippers.