2018 NBA offseason

[LAD]

PJ Tucker

My guess is he's in that category of being good in doses. I'm wondering how well he'd do with being a starter. And if they move him to the starting lineup does that make their bench vulnerable?

 

[LAD]

Clint Capela is out of his mind

4 yr/100. Take your 15 mil yearly

Sources told ESPN that the Rockets' initial offer to Capela was in the four-year, $60 million range, with the blossoming star center seeking a deal similar to Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams' four-year, $100 million contract.

Wow. So, he thinks he should make $25m/year because the team made it to the WC?

 

[LAD]

Yeah, he's asking for too much money too soon, imo. He looked good, but did he look good because he's that good...or because of the attention teams had to pay to Harden and CP3?

Looks like another Nash/Amare' situation. But, Capela won't realize this until it's too late - when he has neither the money he's asking for & winning.

 

[LAD]

Gotta pay mu car insurance this weekend.....stopping by Jeff's Place for a badass sandwich while I'm down there.

Who doesn't use online payment options?

 

[LAD]

Not going to lie.....that has crossed my mind a few times since James signed with the Lakers.

Didn't say anything because I'd get rippied and it'd be the ultimate reality TV show with all the players they have signed.

Kobe was already on a team when they loaded up with stars past their prime - or as most of us put it - guys riding the coat tail of the young guys that were winning. He ain't trying to be on the wrong side of that.

 

[LAD]

Houston didn't value him and thinks he's replaceable.

They are about to find out it isn't that easy.

No, Houston isn't overpaying him. There's a big difference. He isn't a dominating center at this point so why does he think he should be making $25m a year? Stop it. They've already over paid CP3, doing so with Capela could really sink the ship at some point.

 

[LAD]

Apparently Matt Barnes has decided that smoking crack is a great way to spend his free time.

Maybe if Kobe didn't tear his Achilles, he tries to do the MJ thing and come back for a season or 2 at 175 years old. But not after that injury.

What? Barnes smokes crack now? lol

 

[DJ]

https://deadspin.com/why-didnt-the-rockets-use-their-mid-level-exception-on-1827462834

@WiggyRuss

#Tryingtosavemoney

 

[LAD]

Still a piece of Shit.

Sometimes people just aren't capable of real change.



Former NBA player Kermit Washington has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in charity donations on vacations, shopping sprees and plastic surgery for his girlfriend. The U.S. attorney’s office says the 66-year-old Las Vegas man also was ordered Monday to pay nearly $970,000 in restitution. Washington pleaded guilty in November in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, to making a false statement in a tax return and aggravated identity theft.

These are all the same things #45 has done - is currently doing.

 

[LAD]

I don't think the Lakers have passed the Rockets.

Not with all those bricklayers on that roster.

But, if they lose Capela?

Yup.

I still don't think we've seen the last of the major shuffling since Kawhi is still in San Antonio.

I think it's the Lakers or Philly.

But, if all the offers are Shit, who's to say Pop won't try to close the gap between Houston and the Warriors by sending Kawhi to the Rockets for Capela, Gordon and Parts?


Never underestimate the power of the petty.

I'm not making any hard predictions until that last shoe falls.

In relation to the bolded sentence, your friend here (@shopson67) thinks they have plenty of good shooting around LBJ - right now.

 

[LAD]

Nobody starts negotiations in the middle. Shoot for the max and see what you can get.

lol yes, so Capela's agent now needs to bend a little since it's clear Hou isn't going to pay him that ridiculous salary.

 

[Mecca]

PJ Tucker played the 4 for Houston last year. But, again, the Rockets relied on length and defensive stoppers to give GS problems. Tucker's a good match for them, but the losses of Moute and Ariza are a gut punch to the Rockets.

Yep.

Anyway you look at it, they will either have to play Melo big minutes if he signs there or Ryan Anderson.

So, the drop off defensively at that position will be staggering.

Basically, they are choosing between being Fucked unreasonably hard or Fucked into oblivion....lol

But, only as it pertains to beating the Warriors.

They have a better than average chance of beating anyone else still.

 

[podsox]

Congrats Gordon kinda

 

[LAD]

Houston is pretty intent on getting Melo once they can. That'll happen before Leonard gets dealt most likely.

CP, Harden, Melo, and Leonard sounds great in theory and in NBA2K but that would take Phil Jackson type coaching to make it work.

#Only1basketball

If they pay Capela & get Melo there's no room for Kawhi.

 

[Mecca]

In relation to the bolded sentence, your friend here (@shopson67) thinks they have plenty of good shooting around LBJ - right now.

Kuzma, Ingram and Mo.

I'd say Wagner and LeBron are likely the best shooters on that roster.

But, that backcourt....

Lance, Lonzo, Rondo, KCP.....

 

[WiggyRuss]

Heat haven’t found trade market for Whiteside, Johnson

The Miami Heat have tried to trade center Hassan Whiteside and guard Tyler Johnson this offseason, but haven’t found a trade market for either player, according to a report from the Miami Herald.

Several prominent members of the Heat want to move on from Whiteside, but the franchise understands his trade value is heavily diminished and won’t move him for clutter, according to the report.

Whiteside totaled just 26 points, 30 rebounds and six blocks in the five-game playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The disgruntled big man was very vocal about his lack of playing time in the postseason and how head coach Erik Spoelstra did not use him properly when he was on the floor.

In a perfect world, the Heat would like to trade Whiteside, but since he’s owed $24.4 million and $27.1 million in the final two years of his contract, that’s probably not going to happen.

At his end of the season press conference, Heat president Pat Riley said Whiteside wasn’t in great shape and fully conditioned for a playoff battle mentally. He mentioned the disconnect between Whiteside and Spoelstra will take a discussion between the two.

As for Johnson, Miami is eager to shed his contract, but aren’t especially optimistic about it. Johnson, who averaged 11.7 points in 2017-18, is due to make $19.2 million next season.

 

[DJ]

If they pay Capela & get Melo there's no room for Kawhi.

Mecca was spitballing.

 

[DJ]

Lot of bold.

 

[LAD]

Tucker was the one guarding opposing centers at times and doing a good job of it.

Hey I think Ariza is still a solid player- but hes gonna be 33.

He was prob their 6th most important player:

1. Harden
2. Paul
3. Capela
4. Gordon
5. Tucker
6. Ariza

and as i said- Mbah a Moute signed all of a 1 year 4 million dollar deal. Not as if people were beating down the door to sign a guy didnt play in the first round of hte playoffs, averaged 19 minutes in the 2nd round, and then only played a TOTAL of 55 minutes against Golden State in 7 games.

I think you should switch Capela & Ariza on your list.

 

[LAD]

Yep.

Anyway you look at it, they will either have to play Melo big minutes if he signs there or Ryan Anderson.

So, the drop off defensively at that position will be staggering.

Basically, they are choosing between being Fucked unreasonably hard or Fucked into oblivion....lol

But, only as it pertains to beating the Warriors.

They have a better than average chance of beating anyone else still.

Especially if Kerr decides to play Cousins AND Looney at the same time against Houston. SMH