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the difference between cp3 to lakers and lebron to knicks is lebron was a free agent like cp3 but the knicks had cap room to sign 2 max players unlike the lakers. lebron bosh and wade even udonis and miller took pay cuts to win but they arent playing for peanuts like the lake show can only offer. dallas my be in a spot to make a move since no state income tax and a
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I apologize, but I can't take a damn thing you post srsly with that avy.
I know brah, it's been a very frustrating week.
2 more days until I get my e-identity back.
It's gonna be a tough 48 hours
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^ I dig all the nuts n bolts but y'all be actin like we can't be fans sometimes. There's not one person in here who hasn't wished upon a star for some outlandish sports ****. People in Seattle still think they DESERVE a team.
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If Brook could get 10+ rebounds a game he would easily be the top big man in the league. Dudes offensive game is so nice. But if you cant even do what your supposed to do as a big man then I cant put him at the top.
I would say Marc and Dwight would be the best big men just off the fact that they bring something on both ends. Most of the other centers in the league only excel on one side of the ball (usually defensive). D'Antoni just doesnt know how to get anyone involved. The whole offense is stand around and let the PG find you then just make your shot. Dwight has very little offensive moves, but with how strong he is he should be able to get good enough position most times down to just be able to throw in a short hook shot
I would say Marc and Dwight would be the best big men just off the fact that they bring something on both ends. Most of the other centers in the league only excel on one side of the ball (usually defensive). D'Antoni just doesnt know how to get anyone involved. The whole offense is stand around and let the PG find you then just make your shot. Dwight has very little offensive moves, but with how strong he is he should be able to get good enough position most times down to just be able to throw in a short hook shot
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no doubt but you got to keep it somewhat realistic. for instance you want cp kobe and dwight , you gotta hope nash retires, gasol gets traded to a team that can absorb his contract without sending back similar money,and amnesty kobe and resign him after he rehabs in 14-15 season. their best chance was the vetoed trade and the miracle that the magic would of swapped bynum for d12.
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Hang in there buddyI know brah, it's been a very frustrating week.
2 more days until I get my e-identity back.
It's gonna be a tough 48 hours
IMO.... the way a Lakers fan act and a general NBA fan acts, is vastly different.
You guys expect greatness, not winning a title=failure, title or bust every damn season, all the good stuff, I get it.
But to me it basically means you guys have ridiculous expectation and standards.
In that same vein, with the Lakers fan's expectations, you guys have ridiculous expectations and 'hopes and dreams' with how yall throw out wild scenarios of wanting _______________ to happen. This goes on almost non stop.
"you guys think we can get Jameer Nelson or Ryan Anderson along with Dwight if we give them Steve Blake and Ron Artest"
"Pau Gasol for Love and Derrick Williams, do it Mitch"
those are real posts I've seen on NT... and I understand there are a few of you who don't throw **** out there like that all the time. But far more often than not, typical Lakers fan on NT and in realife, is just throwing **** at the wall waiting, praying, dreaming, hoping it sticks.
And in my eyes, thats not realistic and certainly not a realistic depiction of fans of other teams.
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What is that supposed to mean?I apologize, but I can't take a damn thing you post srsly with that avy.
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CP3 to the Lakers?
How long are LA fans going to hold on to this?
Let it go damb.
L.A. (Clips or Lakers) is not an attractive place to play this offseason, crappy coaches, no cakewalk to the finals, just modern day Rockets and Mavericks teams circa Yao X T-Mac, Dirk X Nash that aren't built for the playoffs.
Let it go damb.
L.A. (Clips or Lakers) is not an attractive place to play this offseason, crappy coaches, no cakewalk to the finals, just modern day Rockets and Mavericks teams circa Yao X T-Mac, Dirk X Nash that aren't built for the playoffs.
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i wonder who the coach to be for the clips is ? also for all of del negro fails he has a decent resume with 2 rookie of the years under his tutelage and taking the clips to the playoffs 2 and them winning the division.
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Considering that no one will take Lin's salary... Rockets have $22mil between Harden & Lin.
A max salary for Dwight & CP3 would be a little over $37mil combined
"A free agent's maximum salary in the first year of a new contract is never less than 105% of his salary in the last year of his previous contract. For example, a ten-year veteran free agent who most recently earned $20 million has a maximum salary of at least $21 million, even if that is above the league-wide maximum. A free agent does not need to remain with the same team in order to receive 105% of his previous salary, although the team that signs him is subject to the same salary cap restrictions as with any other free agent. "
So that puts you at the cap. That means Asik would have to have moved already, as would every other player on the roster..
Both players would be giving up money to sign elsewhere.. Unlikely that they would give up even more money..
If any team were to get both of them.. It would be Atlanta (would have to have let Josh Smith walk). Dallas has a few player options (Shawn Marion in particular) that would need to decline to have a shot.
None of those seem likely to get both.
A max salary for Dwight & CP3 would be a little over $37mil combined
"A free agent's maximum salary in the first year of a new contract is never less than 105% of his salary in the last year of his previous contract. For example, a ten-year veteran free agent who most recently earned $20 million has a maximum salary of at least $21 million, even if that is above the league-wide maximum. A free agent does not need to remain with the same team in order to receive 105% of his previous salary, although the team that signs him is subject to the same salary cap restrictions as with any other free agent. "
So that puts you at the cap. That means Asik would have to have moved already, as would every other player on the roster..
Both players would be giving up money to sign elsewhere.. Unlikely that they would give up even more money..
If any team were to get both of them.. It would be Atlanta (would have to have let Josh Smith walk). Dallas has a few player options (Shawn Marion in particular) that would need to decline to have a shot.
None of those seem likely to get both.
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CP3 taking a huge paycut to go to the Lakers would probably get vetoed by Stern too.That's mad delusional. That's not even the regular Knicks/Lakers fan thinking every star wants to come to their team. Taking that much of a pay cut is unheard of, way overboard.
I hope CP3 and Dwight go to Houston. That's a nice big 3 with Harden.
I bet you the Raptors would
As for max contracts, I think it's more reasonable that CP3 and Dwight take a few mil pay cut as opposed to a huge one like what Bron, Wade, Bosh, etc. did.
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what about horfords money on the hawks? and i honestly think houston would do better with love/ aldrige, jarret jack/ jameer, and a matt barnes coming off the bench combo than giving up asik and going all in with dwight.
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You seem like a NBA fan over a specific team. That's how I look at the NFL, I don't get emotionally evolved with a specific team and see that **** 20/20. But when it comes to my lakers ill make anything sound good but trust me I always pull myself back to reality unlike a lot of our fan base.
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Could keep Horford & Lou Williams. Then still have enough for Dwight & CP3.. With about $3mil left in cap.
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Clips shoulda traded Blake and DJ to Orl for Dwite when they had the chance. Now they will Paul in a sign in trade to the Knicks for anyone not named Melo/Jr/Tyson. CP3 is not stayn, you know he cares about winning more than extra money. He rather run the off, pick his spots, n let Melo work. He wanted to go there from jump, when he made that declaration at Melos wedding. Watch it unfold.
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doubtful... Not enough assets for the Knicks to get him.
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If the Bulls win tonight and Derrick Rose returns for the Heat series 
But neither of those will probably happen.
Oh, and the Rockets don't need Dwight, they're good with Asik. They just need a PF and a solid Jarrett Jack-like starting point guard. Jack-Harden-Parsons-Aldridge-Asik would be perfect
But neither of those will probably happen.
Oh, and the Rockets don't need Dwight, they're good with Asik. They just need a PF and a solid Jarrett Jack-like starting point guard. Jack-Harden-Parsons-Aldridge-Asik would be perfect
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^ that would look terrible if Rose came back for the heat.
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whelp this needs to happen. horford goes back to the 4 his natural position , you got a 6th man in lou, and you could feel out the roster with shooters and siffs ala ivan johnson and korver
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I bet you the Raptors would
As for max contracts, I think it's more reasonable that CP3 and Dwight take a few mil pay cut as opposed to a huge one like what Bron, Wade, Bosh, etc. did.
They have no cap space, are a borderline tax team.. Also have Kyle Lowry. If they were to take him welcome the Andrea Bargnani era in Houston.
They would be taking a pay cut by signing for a different team. Asking them to take another pay cut on top of that would probably end the chance of getting either of them.
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