2018 NBA offseason

[Mecca]

Congrats Gordon kinda

Wow...

Not exactly dickish.

But, the lack of enthusiasm makes his disappointment clear.

God doesn't always give you what you want. But, he gives you what you need.

Could you imagine if Kobe had sons?

 

[LAD]

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.....

 

[LAD]

Wow...

Not exactly dickish.

But, the lack of enthusiasm makes his disappointment clear.

God doesn't always give you what you want. But, he gives you what you need.

Could you imagine if Kobe had sons?

Well MJ did & neither are exactly his second coming in relation to basketball. lol

 

[Mecca]

Mecca was spitballing.

Disgruntled....

Not in shape....

You hate him, we get it...lol

 

[LAD]

Mecca was spitballing.

And you were running with it?

 

[WiggyRuss]

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

so youd rather have the 33 year old who averaged 11.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.6 apg and who just got 1 year 15M deal on the open market

then the 24 year old who just averaged 13.9 ppg, 10.8 rrpg, 0.9 apg, and 1.85 blocks per game (2nd in the ENTIRE NBA), and will get AT LEAST 4 years 60M as an absolute minimum?


makes sense...

 

[Mecca]

Well MJ did & neither are exactly his second coming in relation to basketball. lol

Which is hard on kids.

Kobe was a task master.

I could see him being that way with a son. But, not with his daughters.

Shaq.....He is very good with all his children, from what little glimpses we've seen.

Likely because he's still a child himself....lol

Curry finally got a son. He seems over the moon.

 

[Mecca]

And you were running with it?

How dare you.

 

[LAD]

so youd rather have the 33 year old who averaged 11.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.6 apg and who just got 1 year 15M deal on the open market

then the 24 year old who just averaged 13.9 ppg, 10.8 rrpg, 0.9 apg, and 1.85 blocks per game (2nd in the ENTIRE NBA), and will get AT LEAST 4 years 60M as an absolute minimum?


makes sense...

Please apply my comment TO YOUR LIST.

You stated your list is comprised based on the players IMPORTANCE, yes?

Therefore, yes Ariza & Capela should be switched. Ariza did WAY more in terms of their success than Capela has done. They can easily replace Capela - but not so easily replace Ariza. Ariza defends wings/guards AND can shoot. Capela can do neither. Ariza has championship pedigree having contributed to winning a title. Again, that's a negative for Capela on that.

There's a reason they didn't throw the bank @ Capela, but maxed out an injury prone aging PG. Think about it.

 

[LAD]

Which is hard on kids.

Kobe was a task master.

I could see him being that way with a son. But, not with his daughters.

Shaq.....He is very good with all his children, from what little glimpses we've seen.

Likely because he's still a child himself....lol

Curry finally got a son. He seems over the moon.

shaq seems like the coolest dad - much to do with his personality.

 

[Mecca]

shaq seems like the coolest dad - much to do with his personality.

I know you hate him...

But, so does LeBron.

 

[LAD]

I know you hate him...

But, so does LeBron.

Yep. The one thing I've said about LBJ is he seems like a good guy off the court. Anything basketball related though, he turns into SASHA IMO.

 

[DJ]

And you were running with it?

Playing Devil's Advocate.

 

[Mecca]

Wow....even though he didn't get ROY, Donovan Mitchell is winning...

Looks like he's getting a signature shoe from adidas this year.

Love that kid.

 

[Heatles84]

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.

Yup. And the defensive rotations is what kept Houston in the series actually. Good luck out-gunning the Warriors.

 

[Heatles84]

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.

But Ariza and Mboute were good to use on defense against the Warriors. At times in the series, the Warriors offense looked out of sorts because of it. Of your list, I see 5 players coming back, with Anderson on the bench. How are you keeping up with the Warriors with those 5?

 

[Mecca]

Yup. And the defensive rotations is what kept Houston in the series actually. Good luck out-gunning the Warriors.

I give Cp3 a ton of credit.

The guy has a heart the size of Texas.

But, people generally don't get healthier as they age.

So, depending on a guy that's chronically gimp and one that quits when Shit gets thick....in a shootout against the Dubs?

Yeah, that's going to lead to a lot of heartache.

 

[Black Adam]

for future reference, tf12...

 

[Black Adam]

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.....

uh kaaayyyy...

let's hear it for the bricklayer's union...

 

[LAD]

Wow...

Not exactly dickish.

But, the lack of enthusiasm makes his disappointment clear.

God doesn't always give you what you want. But, he gives you what you need.

Could you imagine if Kobe had sons?

No one to blame but himself- since sperm determines the gender of the baby.