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Realistically is there even anything Houston can do to fake compete with the warriors?
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Realistically is there even anything Houston can do to fake compete with the warriors?
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Nobody wants to discuss GSW winning because of the circumstance.
Like, Frisco is the only dude who mentions it, and that includes in my regular life outside NT.....nobody cares
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I'm inclined to agree. No one is talking about it, even the casuals. It's actually kinda sad. We just saw legit a top two basketball team ever by the numbers and no one cares.
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It's just championship lull. I like those dudes and even I havent really talked about it much in my regular life. Only here, here and there. I think we're mostly all just talking about future possibility. What is there to really say about gsw that hasnt been said? They broke hella records and spanked ohio in quick form.
Theyll be on the radar again come preseason. Which really is just a few months away. Time flies.
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if lebron did a bad job of playing "GM" this year, he did a great job last year. right?
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nah. he was bad as a gm last year too. the difference was, he was phenomenal as a confidential informant.
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i feel as if the argument is getting old. let lord lebby live
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I dont think the q will sell out if bron leaves so managment prob have no choice but to sign a blank check.
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Well he did fire the head coach...
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Here's another bit of info for you tonight...players can't just sign contracts for whatever the hell they want. There's a thing called a max contract that they can offer them as the top offer possible.
How old are you honestly?
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I sometimes wonder how effective Shaq would be in today's game. With today's refs he would probably foul out every game just off offensive fouls alone 
dude used to just knock people on their *** then dunk it over them and the refs would be like [emoji]127997[/emoji]
dude used to just knock people on their *** then dunk it over them and the refs would be like [emoji]127997[/emoji]
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it definitely has been old for a while
i just point out the inconsistencies and double standards in statements made regarding lebron.
i.e.
"lebron was a bad (GM) this year." ----- if he was a bad "GM" this year, he had to be Executive of the year last year right? it has to be both, cant be just one.
or
"lebron made a mistake co-signing to get TT and JR paid." ----- again, thats fine to think that. but, who else were you gonna co-sign to get paid? wasnt like the cavs had a choice between TT and JR or demarcus cousins and "the Klaw"
etc etc etc
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LmaoooI sometimes wonder how effective Shaq would be in today's game. With today's refs he would probably foul out every game just off offensive fouls alonedude used to just knock people on their *** then dunk it over them and the refs would be like [emoji]127997[/emoji]
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shaq would be god.
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cavs better be careful.... you gut the team and get players to bron liking , and he leaves next season,,, and you dont have a servicable team for the future.......... trade for george or melo, might be good for a year or 2, and then lebron leaves and you're left with kyrie leaving when his contract is done because the team is gutted in 2019
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I go back and forth on Shaq in today's era. I mean on one hand you can see why he would be very good, but the amount of Pick and Rolls that teams run today, and the sheer usage of guards with PnR, it'd make it tough.
Like imagine Shaq trying to contain Pick and Roll with Lillard, or CP, or Steph(!) man. Centers are also a bit more active and athletic I think than they were back during Shaq's time, although not as talented skill wise which would pose a challenge for Shaq I think.
I'd love to see it.
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IMO (And this is just a theory, I have nothing to base this off of lol)
one of the main reasons why Dan Gilbert and David Griffin haven't come to terms yet is because of this.
Cavs are going to be a repeater tax team this season. Dan Gilbert isn't going to keep footing the bill and diving deeper and deeper into the tax to conform the team to LBJ's liking when LBJ at best has been non committal about finishing his career in Cleveland.
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i feel gilbert and griffin.
GMs and owners need to start hard-lining these star players when it comes to signing extensions etc. the players have definitely held their franchises hostage in some cases forcing them to be luxury tax offenders in the name of winning.
its rough because before, a good amount of GMs and owners were ok with having a 1 star on a team, surrounding that star with average to mediocre players, selling out every game and making a second round exit with the occasional finals or conference finals trip.
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gilbert should just say **** it we got cleveland a championship the warriors are too tough for the next several years no point
if philly gets fultz lebron bout sign with the sixers in 2018
if philly gets fultz lebron bout sign with the sixers in 2018
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Saw an 11 year old play dudes nickname is LeBron he's pretty good though. I don't understand some of the parents like c'mon bruh
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Thinking like this is why Durant plays for GSW now.
A front office has to spend a lil extra to keep a good team together, how awful must that be.
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gsw ownership/front office is going to have to make the same decisions soon as well. especially because draymond green and klay will each be making 17-18mil thru 2019 and 2020. curry will be at 40mil+ per year and durant will be north of 30M if he takes less as he states he will. thats almost 120mil a year for not even your whole starting lineup.
they still have to pay AI and give livingston a substantial raise to stay. keeping zaza and david west will cost them between 5-10 mil a year.
the big question for ownership will be, pay the heavy tax to win? or come closer to the pack to make more money?
curry has been the real MVP for taking 12M and never saying a word about it.
he's the 4th highest paid on the team and only makes 900k more than AI
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