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Around the NBA 10 

Post#1 » by fatlever » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:41 pm

Carry on here...
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Post#2 » by countryboi » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:46 pm

I just want to be the first person to comment.
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Post#4 » by Vanderbilt_Grad » Tue Sep 26, 2017 11:54 pm

Well technically MKG just elevated the discussion I guess.
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Post#5 » by Diop » Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:20 am

Hate Wades fit at Cavs. Another ball dominant slasher.
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Post#6 » by Diop » Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:20 am

Hate Wades fit at Cavs. Another ball dominant slasher.
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Post#7 » by 316Hornets » Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:41 am

I'm sort of surprised Wade signed for so cheap. It definitely takes the pressure off of him if he takes some games off to rest. If Cavs are able to somehow bring a healthy group to the playoffs, I don't see any team getting in their way.
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Post#8 » by fatlever » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:05 pm

When will the class of '03 finally **** off.
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Post#9 » by HornetJail » Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:09 pm

fatlever wrote:When will the class of '03 finally **** off.

They have to get old sometime but I feel like LeBron and Melo are going to be able to be LeBron and Melo till they're 40.
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Post#11 » by CatgutStitches » Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:23 pm

LOL that is fantastic. Even their practice rims hate being on a team of losers for years : D
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Post#12 » by fatlever » Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:42 pm

New lotto reform rules passed today, starting 2019

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Post#13 » by 316Hornets » Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:27 pm

fatlever wrote:New lotto reform rules passed today, starting 2019


It was a change that definitely had to be made. I wonder how all of those East teams that went into tanking mode are feeling now.
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Post#14 » by fatlever » Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:22 pm

I don't feel like this change will improve tanking, much, if at all. Gives teams in the 3-8 range better odds. You don't have to bottom out to worst to get best odds, just bottom 3. And 4-8 still have better odds than before, so teams can decide later in year to tank and still feel like they have decent chance at top 3.

They shoulda went with my plan ;)
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Post#15 » by Braggins » Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:52 pm

fatlever wrote:I don't feel like this change will improve tanking, much, if at all. Gives teams in the 3-8 range better odds. You don't have to bottom out to worst to get best odds, just bottom 3. And 4-8 still have better odds than before, so teams can decide later in year to tank and still feel like they have decent chance at top 3.

They shoulda went with my plan ;)

Yep, it was a completely pointless change that only accomplishes making the draft less fair. I honestly think the NBA knows this won't stop tanking, but they also know changing the odds in this direction makes it less fair. I'm guessing this was just done purely for optics so that they can say they've addressed the issue.
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Post#16 » by countryboi » Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:19 am

fatlever wrote:New lotto reform rules passed today, starting 2019

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This was a lazy half assed effort at lotto reform....either do it right or dont do it at all.
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Post#17 » by fatlever » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:22 pm

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Russell Westbrook has agreed to a five-year, $205M contract extension with OKC, league sources tell ESPN.
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Post#18 » by Vanderbilt_Grad » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:15 pm

fatlever wrote:Adrian Wojnarowski‏Verified account @wojespn 7m7 minutes ago
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Russell Westbrook has agreed to a five-year, $205M contract extension with OKC, league sources tell ESPN.

On KD's birthday no less. :lol:
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Post#19 » by countryboi » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:00 am

Westbrook is going to be making 47 million when he is 35 but who cares?!
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Post#20 » by HornetJail » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:27 pm

countryboi wrote:Westbrook is going to be making 47 million when he is 35 but who cares?!

their window is the next 3 years or so, you've gotta do whatever you can to keep him there for that time period. Westbrook's contract will be absolutely massive and he won't really be worth it towards the end if he sees a major athletic decline by then, but we're realistically only talking about 1-2 years of that. Prime Westbrook is absolutely worth that future inconvenience.
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