Official 2013 NBA Offseason Thread

[osh kosh bosh]

So you know the whole Tracy Mcgrady wanted his own team so he left the Raptors thing? Well apparently thats ********.


Butch Carter (former Raptor coach) said yesterday that Tracy Macgrady had handlers who were paid a percentage of his agents commissions on the Adidas contracts to steer him out of Canada to Orlando, Adidas had been investing in him since high school and they wanted him to be in an American market.

Apparently he's seen the paperwork, and the guy admitted to him years later...


I thought that was interesting.

Tracy and Vince would have been vicious.

 

[do work son]

So you know the whole Tracy Mcgrady wanted his own team so he left the Raptors thing? Well apparently thats ********.


Butch Carter (former Raptor coach) said yesterday that Tracy Macgrady had handlers who were paid a percentage of his agents commissions on the Adidas contracts to steer him out of Canada to Orlando, Adidas had been investing in him since high school and they wanted him to be in an American market.

Apparently he's seen the paperwork, and the guy admitted to him years later...


I thought that was interesting.

Tracy and Vince would have been vicious.

part of it was actually tracy wanting to be THE guy. i remember seeing an interview long time ago where he said it was uncomfortable at the end of games because he wanted to take the shot and Vince was getting the opportunities

 

[xbiker47]

5 dollars at the door, right? How likely are my chances to get in if I get there an hour or two early or are people already lining up in the morning?

 

[osh kosh bosh]

part of it was actually tracy wanting to be THE guy. i remember seeing an interview long time ago where he said it was uncomfortable at the end of games because he wanted to take the shot and Vince was getting the opportunities

Im aware as I just wrote, Butch said he thought thats what it was at the time, but he learned later from some of the agents themselves that it 90% pressure from Adidas and his handlers that convinced him that he needed to go to Orlando

 

[Humbled]

Is it too early to make pre season predictions?

Best Record: Heat
MVP: LeBron James
CotY: Kevin McHale
Most Improved: Austin Rivers
RoTY: Kelly Olynyk
DPoY: Between D12/Bron
6th Man: Harrison Barnes
Dunk Contest Champion: who Cares
3 Pt. Champ: Stephen Curry

 

[antidope]

Spo will never get true credit for anything that team does. If Lawrence Frank doesn't get it I'd like to see Mark Jackson get it, he got robbed last year IMO.

Lawrence Frank is an assistant coach.

It was a shot a J Kidd, he won't be doing any coaching he's just a figurehead.

 

[sea manup]

MJ

Nice.

50 years old and still dunking

ucsb is where they have camp lakers every summer 

 

[thegrandpuba26]

Osh Kosh Bosh you have a source on that? Nice find. 

I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason why there wasn't an attempt to get Dwight from Orlando, to Chicago. 

 

[teamcharisma69]

Osh Kosh Bosh you have a source on that? Nice find. 

I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason why there wasn't an attempt to get Dwight from Orlando, to Chicago. 

DRose is in Chicago, better not to have two in the same city.

 

[awwsome]

KD will get MVP unless he gets injured or the Heat win 70. Voter fatigue is as real as it gets for Bron at this point even though he's probably going to be even a little better than he was last year. If KD puts up 27/7/4 on 50 40 90 I got no problem with it, hope we can see the OKC/Heat rematch that we were supposed to get last year, shouts to Pat Beverly.

 

[grandtheftbike]

Is it too early to make pre season predictions?
CotY: Lawrence Frank

Hehehehe

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Someone should shop franks face on ricks

 

[grandtheftbike]

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[ballinsam23]

KD will eventually win an MVP award. I think this is his year.

 

[Bert.]

Royce White smh. Feel bad for dude but just get on a damn plane.

i felt bad for him at first but not anymore

dude is talented but hes taking this crap too far. he could be a fairly decent player from what ive seen.

 

[bhzmafia14]

It will be hard for KD to win this year simply because there will be more competition. Harden, Dwight in Houston, the possibility of Curry, Rose, even his own teammate and other obvious players. Factor in that OKC may take a step back record wise next season, it would be hard to see it happening. OKC would have to be #1 overall or at least #1 in the West.

 

[awwsome]

I love Curry but he'll never win an MVP come on now

Houston added great pieces but they wont be dominant right away, OKC with Westbrook and Durant healthy is the best team in the west. The only other competition for him is CP3 and Bron

 

[dmbrhs]

5 dollars at the door, right? How likely are my chances to get in if I get there an hour or two early or are people already lining up in the morning?

Yes, on the price. I have no clue how crowded it'll be and when. First game is at 1, so I'm guessing you'd better be in the gym for that and just wait it out. I'm gonna drive by around 9 or 10 am and see if there's a line. I'll be over in that part of the city anyway.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Osh Kosh Bosh you have a source on that? Nice find. 

I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason why there wasn't an attempt to get Dwight from Orlando, to Chicago. 

butch carter, (cris carters brother and former raptor coach) said it on radio in Toronto.

 

[jjs07]

Wait...

EyeOn
Basketball
Tristan Thompson is going from a lefty, to a righty
By Royce Young | NBA writer
August 10, 2013 1:21 pm ET

Tristan Thompson is making just a minor, small little tweak to his game this summer.

He's switching which hand he shoots with.

Link

 

[bhzmafia14]

I love Curry but he'll never win an MVP come on now

Houston added great pieces but they wont be dominant right away, OKC with Westbrook and Durant healthy is the best team in the west. The only other competition for him is CP3 and Bron

*yawn*

Ok, we will see . The gap between OKC and the rest of the teams in the West last season was not wide at all. Miami had a 12 game gap from the 2nd seed. OKC had a 4 game gap from the 5th seed.

 

[pmatic]

The Thunder will be fine in the regular season. They should be a top 2-3 seed as long as they're healthy. I'm not sure how the loss of Martin is going to effect them night to night, but they're offense should be very good more times than not to go along with their defense.

 

[statis22]

part of it was actually tracy wanting to be THE guy. i remember seeing an interview long time ago where he said it was uncomfortable at the end of games because he wanted to take the shot and Vince was getting the opportunities

Well how much did he really want to be "THE guy" if he was planning on teaming with Grant Hill?

 

[noblekane]

lol tmac

 

[DCAllAfrican]

In case any of you are wondering what AI is doing

Allen Iverson and The Professor Hoop Together - China (2013) -

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[antidope]

In case any of you are wondering what AI is doing

Allen Iverson and The Professor Hoop Together - China (2013) -

Meanest travel ever at 4:22. 

LOL theres a guy in a Durag