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Originally Posted by you big dummy
The Mike Brown-Kobe era has begun
kobe with the idgaf face
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Jeff Green's 1 year deal is for 9 million?!?! Wow
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Everybody's expressions are priceless.
9 mill for Jeff Green?!
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Keeping that flexibility has a price.
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He'll most likely retire with more rings than Melo.
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I guess that BUM Mike Bibby is
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Originally Posted by you big dummy
The Mike Brown-Kobe era has begun
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Why is everybody stacking up in the East? Whoever makes the Finals from the East may end up being burnt out. If Dwight goes to NJ, then you have...
Celtics - the big 4 + West
Heat - big 3 + added bench
Bulls - reigning MVP, Deng, Boozer, Noah and Rip
Nets - Dwight and Dwill
Knicks - Melo, Amare, Chandler
The Atlantic division is going to be a $*@++@* battle between the Nets, Knicks and Celtics.
Realistically, who in the West has the depth and good players to make a deep run with the current set up (going by the playoff teams from last year)?
Dallas - still have to wait til' the off-season ends, but looking at the current make up doesn't look too good for them
Spurs - Jefferson is gone and they haven't added anyone yet. Their main weakness was big man depth and they haven't did anything yet. They also lost Hill.
Lakers - if this trade goes through and they don't get Dwight, what happens then? Frontline is busted if deal goes through, Bynum MUST stay healthy
OKC - keeping the team together which is good. the teams that were ahead of them last year are all worse (at least I think so). Not saying this is the case by the end of the off-season.
Portland - cursed
Hornets - possible playoff team, but 1st round exit
Nuggets - have yet to re-sign any of their guys. if they can't get Nene or Chandler back from China, they have declined
Grizz - added Rudy to the mix, lost Battier and hopefully re-signs Marc. If they re-sign Marc, they are right up there with OKC (if Dallas, Lakers don't make any more improvements)
The West could possibly be on its last legs if the rest of these stars fall into place out East (Dwight, Williams). There really won't be any top tier stars left to be moved unless they get traded for each other.
OKC/Grizz can really run the West for the next few years. Oh, and I forgot about the Clippers and TWolves...Clippers are pretty close, but missing out on Dwight and Paul may slow their progress down just a bit. If they were to get one of those guys, they are right up there with OKC/Grizz. Twolves, they have another year or two before they can talk playoffs. It really depends on how quickly their young guys develop.
Now, tell me if I'm wrong?
edit: I wonder what's going to happen to some of the young guys from the 08' class that don't get an extension (i.e. OJ?) I'm thinking he goes to a team that believes he can play PG. If not, I wouldn't be surprised if he goes out East as well. They wouldn't have the money or would they? Love already signed his extension? Lopez? Gordon may dip out? Beasley? Gallinari? Alot of these guys could go anywhere as well and possibly make an impact.
Celtics - the big 4 + West
Heat - big 3 + added bench
Bulls - reigning MVP, Deng, Boozer, Noah and Rip
Nets - Dwight and Dwill
Knicks - Melo, Amare, Chandler
The Atlantic division is going to be a $*@++@* battle between the Nets, Knicks and Celtics.
Realistically, who in the West has the depth and good players to make a deep run with the current set up (going by the playoff teams from last year)?
Dallas - still have to wait til' the off-season ends, but looking at the current make up doesn't look too good for them
Spurs - Jefferson is gone and they haven't added anyone yet. Their main weakness was big man depth and they haven't did anything yet. They also lost Hill.
Lakers - if this trade goes through and they don't get Dwight, what happens then? Frontline is busted if deal goes through, Bynum MUST stay healthy
OKC - keeping the team together which is good. the teams that were ahead of them last year are all worse (at least I think so). Not saying this is the case by the end of the off-season.
Portland - cursed
Hornets - possible playoff team, but 1st round exit
Nuggets - have yet to re-sign any of their guys. if they can't get Nene or Chandler back from China, they have declined
Grizz - added Rudy to the mix, lost Battier and hopefully re-signs Marc. If they re-sign Marc, they are right up there with OKC (if Dallas, Lakers don't make any more improvements)
The West could possibly be on its last legs if the rest of these stars fall into place out East (Dwight, Williams). There really won't be any top tier stars left to be moved unless they get traded for each other.
Now, tell me if I'm wrong?
edit: I wonder what's going to happen to some of the young guys from the 08' class that don't get an extension (i.e. OJ?) I'm thinking he goes to a team that believes he can play PG. If not, I wouldn't be surprised if he goes out East as well. They wouldn't have the money or would they? Love already signed his extension? Lopez? Gordon may dip out? Beasley? Gallinari? Alot of these guys could go anywhere as well and possibly make an impact.
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I think his skillset is around worth that price for Jeff Green, but not if you are going to bring him off the bench and continue to under/misuse him. I was hoping he would go to a bad team and get a starting gig like the Clips or somewhere.
The Thunder amnestied Nate Robinson by the way if anyone is looking for a sparkplug off the bench PG with scoring ability.
We also reupped Dacquan Cook for 7.5 mil over 2 yrs, and for some reason (because he is KD's homebody) Royal Ivey is still on the team.
Mike Bibby is beyond done. He didn't even play better than Carlos Arroyo was for the Heat last yr. Hell, Miami would be better off grabbing Nate off waivers.
The Thunder amnestied Nate Robinson by the way if anyone is looking for a sparkplug off the bench PG with scoring ability.
We also reupped Dacquan Cook for 7.5 mil over 2 yrs, and for some reason (because he is KD's homebody) Royal Ivey is still on the team.
Mike Bibby is beyond done. He didn't even play better than Carlos Arroyo was for the Heat last yr. Hell, Miami would be better off grabbing Nate off waivers.
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Yeah that picture will be posted multiple times this year
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That pic
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SJax is that dude
LA aint believing a word he is saying
LA aint believing a word he is saying
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Originally Posted by Cicero Avenue Dopeman
stephen G jackson my dudeanybody heard his mixtape he hosted for dj scream? flames
That was shockingly good. On NBA-player-turned-rapper standards, at least.
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Those Stephen Jackson quotes
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Eh, I agree the price is okay since players like that don't normally sign 1 yr deals but I don't think his skill set justifies it at all. I see his value going way down after this season. He's a tweener that can't truly play the 3 or the 4. (probably best as a stretch 4 though) I don't see the Celtics playing him much considering he's the 3rd PF (behind KG and West) and the backup SF behind Pierce. He had a similar role last year and he didn't seem to comfortable with it. I see him being a good Rashard Lewis type player when he was with the Magic. A tweener 3/4 who can really defend the pick and roll and stretch the defense with 3s. There's value in that if you have a good center. Lewis was taller and a better shooter, though. Can't see him getting more than the MLE next year. Tbh I've never been a fan.
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Funny, but that mindset is missing on a lot of teams. Why go into camp without shooting for a ring? I love that from him
That's a teammate that I would love to have
That's a teammate that I would love to have
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Stephen Jackson & the Lakers pic
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Originally Posted by you big dummy
The Mike Brown-Kobe era has begun
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Kudos, you took a question of individual talent and applied the team accomplishment of an NBA title to it. That still doesn't answer my question, because while Billups was a key role in a team that won a championship, that doesn't give me an answer of who he thinks he's comparable to.
