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$5M is a fair price to pay for the Rockets not to have a 6'6" guy playing center next year if Yao goes down. Yeah, it's overpaid, to be sure. But I love to see Les and Morey going for it without too long term of a downside. They lost out on Bosh but put the rest of the pieces together as well as possible.
Morey reminds me of Jack Z with the Mariners. Other teams certainly use advanced stats but they practically live and die by them and, yes, this year, the M's aren't looking so hot (tho for a number of reasons) so it will be interesting to see if it actually works out for Houston. SI
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07-18-2010, 05:14 PM | #1954 | |
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07-18-2010, 05:16 PM | #1955 |
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There's a forehead slapper.
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07-18-2010, 05:56 PM | #1957 |
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Guess he was misquoted. This is the exact quote that they have changed it to:
"We're going to be wearing a bullseye. But that's what you play for," Wade said. "We enjoy the bullseye. Plus, there's going to be times when we lose 2-3 games in a row, and it seems like the world has crashed down. You all are going to make it seem like the World Trade is coming down again, but it's not going to be nothing but a couple basketball games. |
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So according to that edit, it was a "transcription error" or am I looking at the wrong thing?
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Pretty brutal misquote.
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I am sure it was worth the number of hits to the website.
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ouch on the misquote, but it seems likely that either Wade did say the original, and was like oh fuck I'm an idiot for saying that, gotta get that one erased, or the reporter is a fuckwad idiot.
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And I fucking new that Jason Williams might think of playing one more season and come back to the heat (always one of my fav players) will see if he really does it.
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So, James Jones was due $4.7mil this coming season. Gets bought out for $1.9mil in June, re-signs for $1mil with the Heat when apparently Spurs (and maybe others) offered more. Hmmm.
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Yah, especially if you can get a draft pick included. It's a gamble, but maybe the time off will have proved good for Arena's injury woes and maybe he gets his head together.
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I think Wizards would take on just about any contract shorter than Gilbert's current contract to get rid of him.
Cavs apparently looking at Sessions and Koufos from the Timberwolves. I have no strong feelings one way or the other re: Sessions - at the least, a decent backup PG, though it's not exactly our greatest need at the moment - but I wouldn't mind taking a flyer on Koufos.
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I don't know if anyone caught Summer League games, but Larry Sanders for the Bucks impressed me. He's pretty raw still, but damn does he have some athletic ability. He could easily turn into a 10+ rebound, 2+ block a night guy that causes havoc in the paint. Great pick for the Bucks at 15.
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agree, the 2 games i saw he looked highly intiguing
yahoo has been taking a turn to the worse lately, the Ball don´t lie blog under the new lead-blogger is utter crap theese days and the biased opinions overall are getting old ... Quote:
seriously ? I saw his 2nd, 5th and 6th game and he did look impatient on offense (forced a ton of bad shots, little willingness to pass the ball back out and when he did looked terrible at it) and slow on defense and looked winded a lot. There´s a reason he shot 33% overall and played significantly worse and looked more tired as the week went on (shot 5-18, 3-15 and 1-12 in his last 3 games, holy ...) I know it´s just summer league, but just because he averaged 15/10 he didn´t have a good week.
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Following the CAA heavily, I've seen Sanders a lot - live like 5 or 6 times, etc. If he puts his full effort in, he could be very successful. His biggest downfalls in college were attitude and lack of effort.
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Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley aren't impressed with LeBron - Ball Don't Lie - NBA* - Yahoo! Sports
Then again, I'm not surprised.
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I respect Jordan and doing the what if game in regard to his career is pointless. I don't blame LeBron for wanting to win a few titles and removing himself from the list of players who were great but have no ring.
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why isn't anyone calling out Charles Barkley for his last season, when he, oh, i don't know, JOINED THE TWO-TIME CHAMPION HOUSTON ROCKETS TO PLAY WITH OLAJUWON AND DREXLER?!?!? lol. yes, pot, that kettle is indeed black.
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Barkley ring chased toward the end of their career. (Karl Malone did late in his career as well) He was traded to Houston and then signed an extension. Clyde was also traded to Houston and signed an extension BTW. At the time Barkley was traded to Houston, Barkley was 33, Hakeem 34 and Drexler 34. Hakeem was the only one of the trio to be in the top 3 all NBA teams. (he only made first team because Shaq was injured and played in only 51 games) So no, I don't think Barkley is the pot calling the kettle anything. He did ring chase. He didn't do it when he was in the prime of his career. Ewing, Reggie Miller, Wilkins, Stockton, Gervin, Mullen, etc didn't ever ring chase. Michael won a title in his 7th year, never ring chased. Hakeem won his first 10 years in. Robinson was in his 6th year. The players in that era either chased when the clock was clearly ticking or they simply stayed with their teams. This isn't saying anything about Lebron, he didn't break any laws, he can do what he wants. But this IS an unprecedented move. |
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ok, so Barkley didn't do it in his prime, but he ring chased nonetheless. some can say that if Barkley was gonna ring chase he was better off doing it when he had the best chance of winning a ring and not when he was 34. would that Houston championship in his last season been any more valuable than Lebron joining forces and winning a championship in his prime? ppl would always tell Barkley "yeah, but you won your only ring by playing with 2 all-time top 50 players on the tail-end of your career. it's not like you won a ring in '93 with the Suns." how is that any different than "Lebron - you only won your 3 rings by jumping ship to Miami. you never won in Cleveland." it's all the same.
this is like Barkley telling Lebron "you are a fool for drinking and driving, you coulda killed someone" and LBJ replying "you did the same thing last nite" and Barkley saying "yeah, well, it was at 2 in the morning and no one was around so it doesn't count". who is Barkley to determine when its ok and not ok to do something when he did the same thing that LBJ did, only at a later age when his skills were diminished. and Barkley was on 3 teams - he left Philly in his prime to go to Phoenix. again, this is pot calling the kettle black. he can't turn around and say "yeah, but it was different when i did it so it doesn't count." While its ok for Barkley to ring chase on his own terms, its ok for LBJ to join forces when he feels the time is right. i'm the furthest thing from the LBJ apologist, i actually wish failure on his career now, but i'm just saying Barkley isn't the best person to cast judgement. maybe LBJ said "i wanna get a ring, i don't want to be Malone or Barkley or Ewing - i might as well join forces now while i have the skills to get it done than wait until the last 2 or 3 yrs of my career and i'm a shell of my former self and playing 3rd or 4th fiddle to some young upstart." Last edited by Anthony : 07-19-2010 at 12:02 PM. |
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ESPN Green-Lights 'The Decision' For 22 More Episodes
July 17, 2010 BRISTOL, CT—ESPN president George Bodenheimer announced Wednesday that the hour-long program The Decision, a melodrama about NBA superstar LeBron James declaring his intention to join the Miami Heat, has been green-lighted for an additional 22 episodes. "The pilot episode was obviously very gripping, as nearly 10 million people tuned in, but the series is going to have an expanded cast of characters and mostly take place on South Beach," Bodenheimer said. "Viewers will be captivated by how the decision affects LeBron as well as by a number of new decisions he'll have to make every week, like whether or not to save a drowning fan, apply suntan lotion to David Stern's back, or let one of his teammates chase down a loose ball. And don't worry, just like in the original, each episode will feature an hour of LeBron sitting on his stool and answering questions posed by a different guest star." Bodenheimer, who called The Decision daring and innovative, confirmed that either Chris Bosh or Dwyane Wade will likely be killed off in the season finale. Last edited by molson : 07-19-2010 at 12:15 PM. |
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So I guess your 2010-11 Miami Heat are:
PG: Arroyo(Assuming he re-signs) / Chalmers (Chalmers might be better suited for the spot-up 3pt shooting role) SG: Wade / Miller SF: LeBron / Miller (Jones) PF: Bosh / Haslem C: Anthony / Z Then you've got Magloire and Juwan Howard too. Lots of C/PFs, though most of them about 3+ years outside their prime. Anthony/Haslem/Z could all potentially start. Bosh could slide to C and move Miller into the starting 5. Pittman has also signed for 3 years apparently, giving them 7 bigs on the roster, I guess they hope Pittman can step in and replace some of the old guys in another season or two. Better depth than I figured they'd end up with, but the big 3 all still going to need to stay healthy and log big minutes. Still, I'd say it unfortunately looks like a good enough roster to win it all.
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The Bulls send a 2011 2nd Rd Pick to the Warriors for PG CJ Watson.
I think it's a solid pickup, and a better than average backup.
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Yup, CJ Watson is a steal for just a 2nd rounder.
I'm kinda interested to see if Jeremy Lin earns a contract. Dude was impressive in summer league play. I think he's got NBA game, kinda reminds me of Goran Dragovic.
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Cool story on David Lee, one of my favourite players even before reading this article. Honestly, I'd rather have him as starting PF on my team over Amar'e:
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Lin will definitely earn a contract, even if it's only to play in the D-league this year. The Lakers and the Mavs are absolutely in love with him and will pick him up if they get a chance, but he might be better trying to find a situation where he can fight for a backup spot.
And agreed, Lee is by far and away one of my favorite players in the league. I'd rather have him on my team than Amare too. He might not get 30 a night but he does all the little things that make a team successful (and yes I recognize the irony of saying this about a guy who has only ever played for the Knicks ) If I had an established scorer or two and wanted a guy to put in the frontcourt to go with them he'd be at the top of my list. Last edited by bhlloy : 07-20-2010 at 12:28 AM. |
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So Chris Paul wants to be traded to Orlando, New York, or the Lakers.
Bynum/Ebanks/Walton/Vujacic/Cash/picks works for Paul/Okafor |
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I feel good about the NBA knowing players like Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose are spearheading the next generation.
Here are back to back interviews with Derrick as he's trying to make Team USA. Quote:
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Hornets would be stupid to make that trade. Might as well just move the guy for a trade exception. Lakers would have to throw in Gasol to get Paul IMO. I think they can actually afford to move Paul, given how good Collison looked last season. He's not at Paul's level at this stage (maybe never will be), but he's good enough and Paul would bring back some much needed depth.
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Cheer up Jon, your center worries are over. The great 6-9" Josh Powell is ready to do some damage in the paint for your Atlanta Hawks.
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I saw that, I'm sure he'll be the answer to all their problems.
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Well until Shaq gets into game shape.
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If the Lakers can pull that trade, then you might as well go to a 2 team NBA. At the very least they are giving up Gasol and a first. This is (pre-injury) the best PG in the entire fricking league. If the Lakers can get him for Bynum and junk, I'm going to start believing those conspiracy theories. That would be a disaster for the league.
Is anybody in the league more overrated in trade talks by his own fans than Bynum? He's young and big, but also expensive, his knees mean he might not have much time left and he's still not playing up to his potential. He wasn't good enough to get Bosh and he's nowhere near good enough as the centerpiece of any trade to get Chris Paul. |
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No offense, Bug, but that's like some of those serious oddball deals you see tossed out there all the time on fan forums that are just nuts. No way does New Orleans move a superstar and a good player for one other good player and a bunch of crap.
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I don't know how many teams can offer a good piece back for Paul. New York is a pipedream since they threw away all their first round picks to unload Jeffries and don't have anyone that is real enticing. The Clippers make a lot of sense and if I were them, I'd give up Gordon and Bledsoe to do it. |
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