Official 2013 NBA Offseason Thread

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why so much slander though
Man I gotta admit some y'all must have not been watching basketball for that long...
says the guy who enjoyed the lakers 4 straight finals appearances in the 2000's
Son are you ******ed or just cant learn history....01' lakers faced the pacers got the chip, 02' lakers faced Sixers with AI won bk to bk, 03' faced the Nets with Jkidd 3peated, 04' with gary payton and karl malone with Kobe rape case to then lose to the Pistonsin the finals ....THATS 4 STR8 FINALS App get it correct **** ****

Gee, I dunno
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The max deal for Wall HAD to be done. Yes, it's a risk b/c he's not yet a max player, but there are hopes that he turns himself into one, sooner rather than later. Obviously these are two different guys/positions, but look at James Harden. Got his max deal and more than proved his worth this past season. There are people who thought he should have accepted the low-ball offer from the Thunder (much like how folks think Wall should have taken a 60 mil deal), but that's not how the NBA works.

John Wall IS Wizards basketball. He's now the face of the franchise, and if last year proved anything, as he goes...so do the Wizards. The last 1/2 of the season he elevated his game to the point where you can see that he has top-3 PG potential. He's only 22 and has a lot of good basketball left in him provided he stays healthy. The FO has finally cleaned house and put a team on the floor with him who can actually compete.

I've said it before, there was no other young PG that I can remember who played with a worst cast of characters in their first 2 seasons as a pro like Wall did. What we saw out of Wall last year was a glimpse of what's to come. HEre's to him living up to the deal.

HAD to be done? They could've offered him the same thing after this season AFTER he proved the last half season wasn't a fluke. Even if he didn't want to stay, they could match anything. He's good but there was no reason to offer him 80 mil when he's played max caliber ball for less than a season.
 
Y'all already starting to overrate Paul George.



We did the same thing with iggy and Lou deng. Both had people saying they could be a legit number 1 or 2 options on winning teams. Both have got overpaid because of it when there know more then a 3rd option. Both play elite defense and can get you 10-15 points a night as a 3rd option and that's fine.

PG is going to fix his dribble, be able to score with his jump shot more and break guys down 1 on 1 in the future?

kawhi leonard find his role in the NBA early doing what deng and iggy do, but I have seen a few spurs fans claim he is a future star and that sure as hell won't be true
 
Y'all already starting to overrate Paul George.



We did the same thing with iggy and Lou deng. Both had people saying they could be a legit number 1 or 2 options on winning teams. Both have got overpaid because of it when there know more then a 3rd option. Both play elite defense and can get you 10-15 points a night as a 3rd option and that's fine.

PG is going to fix his dribble, be able to score with his jump shot more and break guys down 1 on 1 in the future?

kawhi leonard find his role in the NBA early doing what deng and iggy do, but I have seen a few spurs fans claim he is a future star and that sure as hell won't be true

PG was the only ball handler on that Pacer team and shot 36% from 3 as the 1st option (AKA teams weren't doubling off of him). He isn't Luol Deng scoring off of Rose or Iguodala being ignored at the 3pt line.
 
So what have we learned today in the NBA thread.

Paul George >Melo

Melo> Paul George

The Lakers went to the finals 4 straight times.

CP3 should have been in the dunk contest.
 
I agree on Leonard too.

The Leonard's, Batum's, George's, Hayward's are going to have long, very good careers. But, everyone is not an elite player because they are borderline all stars or have been to an all star game. Those are the type of guys you do want on a championship squad as your 3rd option. I don't think any of them are good enough scorers to be a 2nd option.
 
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Y'all already starting to overrate Paul George.



We did the same thing with iggy and Lou deng. Both had people saying they could be a legit number 1 or 2 options on winning teams. Both have got overpaid because of it when there know more then a 3rd option. Both play elite defense and can get you 10-15 points a night as a 3rd option and that's fine.

PG is going to fix his dribble, be able to score with his jump shot more and break guys down 1 on 1 in the future?

kawhi leonard find his role in the NBA early doing what deng and iggy do, but I have seen a few spurs fans claim he is a future star and that sure as hell won't be true

PG was the only ball handler on that Pacer team and shot 36% from 3 as the 1st option (AKA teams weren't doubling off of him). He isn't Luol Deng scoring off of Rose
Deng was 19 on 52% shooting when Rose was still at Simeon
 
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9521103/the-nba-midnight-run-part-1

Oh and another the Thunder ownership is cheap update, actual email
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IMPORTANT: If you would like to receive traditional paper tickets for the 2013-14 season, you must let us know by Thursday, Aug. 1. If you do not select your preferred delivery method by Aug. 1, your account will no longer receive paper tickets.

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They typically send season tickets in this commemorative box and the tickets themselves are a booklet, perforated so you can take that day's ticket out and it just looks neat plus the 1st game or the season you get a big *** laminated "souvenir" ticket that you can wear it around you neck with a lanyard, looks like this, and a photoshopped photo of your name on a jumbotron or in the locker room next to KD and Russ's locker. Also, everyone in the expensive courtsides gets all 41 tickets like this.

It's hilarious to me because between the paper, printing, and postage it can't be saving them more than $5 per customer.

Won't be shocked when they start charging to use the bathroom as KD and Russ's contract continue to balloon.

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Remember at the beginning of last season when everyone thought melo would win MVP because of the way he was playing..........LOL
 
That's fine Mike, but he damn sure ain't JR, Mayo and Gordon. That's just dumb.

My ***** if you're going to cite what I said cite the entire reasoning behind it.

The only reason why I cited those guys was because dude said he was better than Melo and I said statistically, Paul George is closer to those guys than he is to Melo which is a fact. It's all I said. Never once did I say Paul George wasn't as good or those guys, or that those guys are as good as him. Now stop riding me g.
 
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Man I gotta admit some y'all must have not been watching basketball for that long...
says the guy who enjoyed the lakers 4 straight finals appearances in the 2000's
Son are you ******ed or just cant learn history....01' lakers faced the pacers got the chip, 02' lakers faced Sixers with AI won bk to bk, 03' faced the Nets with Jkidd 3peated, 04' with gary payton and karl malone with Kobe rape case to then lose to the Pistonsin the finals ....THATS 4 STR8 FINALS App get it correct **** ****
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I agree on Leonard too.

The Leonard's, Batum's, George's, Hayward's are going to have long, very good careers. But, everyone is not an elite player because they are borderline all stars or have been to an all star game. Those are the type of guys you do want on a championship squad as your 3rd option. I don't think any of them are good enough scorers to be a 2nd option.

I agree.
 
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