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11-20-2017 , 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kidcolin
Cs falling apart.
Free money
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11-20-2017 , 11:02 PM
Tatum absolutely did not travel there.
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11-20-2017 , 11:04 PM
c's getting daddy dicked in the 2nd and 3rd quarters by the ****ing trash ass mavs
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11-20-2017 , 11:04 PM
Dirk hasn't won a playoff series since getting a ring. Lol cubes.
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11-20-2017 , 11:06 PM
POR/MEM is simply an ugly game now. Evan Turner's post game looks like he's just getting electrically shocked over and over until he spazzes out some horrendous chuck
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11-20-2017 , 11:07 PM
Jameer vs Fat Ray in 2017 is what the people want
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11-20-2017 , 11:08 PM
release TANK MODE mavs

lol at trading Kyrie
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11-20-2017 , 11:09 PM
Nurk and ET a combined 1/16 from the field
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11-20-2017 , 11:10 PM
hey osis the nurkstore called
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11-20-2017 , 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Noze
Jameer vs Fat Ray in 2017 is what the people want
always been a jameer fan

he's apparently known as a locker room glue guy
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11-20-2017 , 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by capone0
wtf is wrong with your post why are all the Os, *s

1) What's stars move in their prime? There aren't that many of them and most aren't moving to 2nd tier squads/organizations. Lebron isn't coming. CP3 moved from the #2 market to the #4 market. Minnesota got Butler for some reason under his value but for the most part, it's hard to get valuable players to move when their team typically wants to keep them.

3) Just hardly ever works. Milwaukee despite having the best player in the NBA; still sucks.

4) Whens the last time a top flight FA came to **** squad? I guess Lebron did but for the most part you aren't getting great guys. Philly couldn't get anyone of note to come there. I can't think of the last top tier FA the Sixers have gotten. You don't win titles with a bunch of overpaid 2nd tier FAs.

The whole goal of what they did was to win titles and get equity; I'm pretty sure they did a damn good job at it. Yes they didn't do what the Warriors have done but I think their plan has been fine. Your ideas are basically giant failures and traps most teams try to do and get stuck in mediocrity.
I posted when the forum was acting weird and the entire site was replacing O's with *'s. It was weird.

We've seen Cousins, George, and Butler traded recently. You can't predict when those players become available, so you should try to have the assets available to pounce when those deals do open up. Most teams aren't just looking for picks. They usually want established young players with some win-now potential. I think Hinkie tried too hard in Philly to have bottom three potential and didn't create the sort of roster which had those sort of young players who are just interesting enough to let the other team think they are not getting hosed in a deal.

Some stars get drafted outside of the top three. That's why there is still value in getting mid-level firsts when you are amassing assets. You might trade them, but you have another toss at the dartboard which adds a little bit more chance of getting a star, like having a backdoor flush draw to fall back on.

Ideally, you want to manage your cap space so you have the possibility of adding the secondary star first while having the ability to add a better star later.

I'm a fan of having multiple ways to improve and not putting all of your eggs in the tank/draft basket. Sometimes, you have no choice, but I'd rather see a team explore their other options first.
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11-20-2017 , 11:19 PM
Someone from MEM is going to get fined after this game for ref comments, I can almost guarantee.
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11-20-2017 , 11:20 PM
Pelicans + Blazers combined vs Warriors. Who wins?
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11-20-2017 , 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BDHarrison
I posted when the forum was acting weird and the entire site was replacing O's with *'s. It was weird.

We've seen Cousins, George, and Butler traded recently. You can't predict when those players become available, so you should try to have the assets available to pounce when those deals do open up. Most teams aren't just looking for picks. They usually want established young players with some win-now potential. I think Hinkie tried too hard in Philly to have bottom three potential and didn't create the sort of roster which had those sort of young players who are just interesting enough to let the other team think they are not getting hosed in a deal.

Some stars get drafted outside of the top three. That's why there is still value in getting mid-level firsts when you are amassing assets. You might trade them, but you have another toss at the dartboard which adds a little bit more chance of getting a star, like having a backdoor flush draw to fall back on.

Ideally, you want to manage your cap space so you have the possibility of adding the secondary star first while having the ability to add a better star later.

I'm a fan of having multiple ways to improve and not putting all of your eggs in the tank/draft basket. Sometimes, you have no choice, but I'd rather see a team explore their other options first.
Why does it matter what you prefer? There are different ways to get great players, this is one of them. Trying other ways led to mediocrity for the Sixers.

Yes you can bink mid round stars, but that's more luck than anything. Getting AA, i.e. a top 2 pick leads to much more success than 87ss. Getting generational talent in the top 2 is much easier path.
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11-20-2017 , 11:22 PM
Melo really sucks.
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11-20-2017 , 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by -Insert Witty SN-
just saw the lol flagrant 2 ejection on booger. terrible.


It's a shame Johnny Cochran has passed on. I think he'd be able to win a discrimination suit on behalf of Boogie vs the NBA.

This **** is unreal and needs to stop.
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11-20-2017 , 11:24 PM
Is melo profound? Seriously
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11-20-2017 , 11:25 PM
Boogie vs refs is a chicken/egg situation. Yeah he complains a lot, but he's ****ing right a lot of the time
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11-20-2017 , 11:25 PM
2/11....why is this ****ing loser shooting?
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11-20-2017 , 11:26 PM
JJ Barea just landed on two feet then fell down and got 3 FTs.
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11-20-2017 , 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ut2010
release TANK MODE mavs

lol at trading Kyrie


LeBron's got himself to blame on that one. How about you try to make it work with your star guard? This alone really makes me think LeBron is bolting from CLE next offseason.

Pippen never demanded a trade to be the man elsewhere. Heck management wanted to trade Pippen for Shawn Kemp and Jordan said GTFO No ****ing way.
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11-20-2017 , 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Noze
Pelicans + Blazers combined vs Warriors. Who wins?
Probably GS, but I'd certainly watch. Mostly because it would feel so good to simply hand wave away the real hardcore scrubs.

McCollum is such a filthy scorer, so easy for him.
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11-20-2017 , 11:28 PM
melo jacks up a shot that misses badly then immediately sprints back and doesn't follow his shot which would've been an easy rebound

okc getting bent over by the refs the last couple calls on that stevens rebound and that "charge" by george
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11-20-2017 , 11:29 PM
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11-20-2017 , 11:30 PM
Even Brad can't save smart. The fact he's shot 9 3s in a game in which Kyrie was on fire is absurd.
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