2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[ill steelo]

Yea Riley couldn't trade Mr. Florida after preaching all that family/loyalty stuff

 

[friscostylez]

word

 

[pmatic]

Whens the draft lottery? have a feeling Pistons gonna lose this pick to the Bobcats, isnt it top 8 protected?

May 20th and yes, the Pistons draft pick is top eight protected this year.

And I don't think anyone would have traded for Haslem to begin with, but that's a moot point.

 

[herbshuttles15]

Whens the draft lottery? have a feeling Pistons gonna lose this pick to the Bobcats, isnt it top 8 protected?

May 20th and yes, the Pistons draft pick is top eight protected this year.

And I don't think anyone would have traded for Haslem to begin with, but that's a moot point.

The sixers wanted him for Turner

 

[ill steelo]

Whens the draft lottery? have a feeling Pistons gonna lose this pick to the Bobcats, isnt it top 8 protected?

May 20th and yes, the Pistons draft pick is top eight protected this year.

And I don't think anyone would have traded for Haslem to begin with, but that's a moot point.

Not this year obviously but he nearly went to Denver in 2011 back when he was still good. I imagine Riley would've gotten some calls about Haslem during the season as well if he hadn't gotten hurt and missed most of the season

 

[awwsome]

Did I hear Jennings hasn't been that bad in Detroit?

Dumars should never be a GM again after giving 200 million to Gordon/Villanueava/Smith/Jennings.

Dude is wild reckless.

 

[pmatic]

Whens the draft lottery? have a feeling Pistons gonna lose this pick to the Bobcats, isnt it top 8 protected?

May 20th and yes, the Pistons draft pick is top eight protected this year.

And I don't think anyone would have traded for Haslem to begin with, but that's a moot point.

The sixers wanted him for Turner

Very un-Hinkie move.

Link to the source?

Whens the draft lottery? have a feeling Pistons gonna lose this pick to the Bobcats, isnt it top 8 protected?

May 20th and yes, the Pistons draft pick is top eight protected this year.

And I don't think anyone would have traded for Haslem to begin with, but that's a moot point.

Not this year obviously but he nearly went to Denver in 2011 back when he was still good. I imagine Riley would've gotten some calls about Haslem during the season as well if he hadn't gotten hurt and missed most of the season

Yep.

He had offers from the Nuggets and Mavs in free agency. He stood to make A LOT more with them, but decided to stay with the Heat.

 

[herbshuttles15]

pmatic

### ESPN commentator and Herald contributor Dan Le Batard reported today that the Heat last week rejected Philadelphia’s trade offer of Evan Turner for Udonis Haslem because trading Haslem, who sacrificed more than $10 million to sign here, would not be sending the right message.

That would show incredible loyalty considering Turner would have potentially helped more than Haslem, and even more so, because dumping Haslem’s $4.62 million salary next season would have greatly eased Miami’s luxury tax burden and thus made it easier to add or keep supporting players (such as re-signing Mario Chalmers).

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...ins-canes-samson-voted-off.html#storylink=cpy

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

Catch 22 situation

 

[sea manup]

I Luke that kd talked ****. Spark up a lil rivalry make the rockets wanna shut him down next time they see each other. Soft dudes want everybody to be friends and Exchange Xmas cards and ****.

why would he try to make the rockets wanna shut him down when they just shut him down like 15 minutes before that comment? 

just sounded like he was a sore loser, or taking shots at his teammates when they couldnt step up while 3 people were on him

 

[awwsome]

Good guy Pat Riley.

 

[pmatic]

pmatic

### ESPN commentator and Herald contributor Dan Le Batard reported today that the Heat last week rejected Philadelphia’s trade offer of Evan Turner for Udonis Haslem because trading Haslem, who sacrificed more than $10 million to sign here, would not be sending the right message.

That would show incredible loyalty considering Turner would have potentially helped more than Haslem, and even more so, because dumping Haslem’s $4.62 million salary next season would have greatly eased Miami’s luxury tax burden and thus made it easier to add or keep supporting players (such as re-signing Mario Chalmers).

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...ins-canes-samson-voted-off.html#storylink=cpy

Interesting.

Thanks.

 

[Bert.]

Good guy Pat Riley.

hes a scum bag

 

[herbshuttles15]

Good guy Pat Riley.

hes a scum bag

Respect the Godfather

 

[ill steelo]

Good guy Pat Riley.

hes a scum bag

 

[Bert.]

Bulls playing HARD against this wizards team

 

[awwsome]

I don't think there's been a game in the last 3 years where the Bulls didn't play hard.

 

[Bert.]

the defense especially

 

[90sera]

This is the worst half of basketball I've ever seen Bradley Beal play.

 

[imlive365]

Respect the Godfather

 

[hood17]

pmatic

### ESPN commentator and Herald contributor Dan Le Batard reported today that the Heat last week rejected Philadelphia’s trade offer of Evan Turner for Udonis Haslem because trading Haslem, who sacrificed more than $10 million to sign here, would not be sending the right message.

That would show incredible loyalty considering Turner would have potentially helped more than Haslem, and even more so, because dumping Haslem’s $4.62 million salary next season would have greatly eased Miami’s luxury tax burden and thus made it easier to add or keep supporting players (such as re-signing Mario Chalmers).

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...ins-canes-samson-voted-off.html#storylink=cpy

Lebatard tells the story how at UD's grandma funeral the whole front office showed up to support UD. The neighborhood was so bad that UD had his boys go look out after Pat and others ride so they wouldn't get jacked. And he told his dying grandma he would take less to stay home.

Plus like it's been said. You can't go to LeBron preach family and ask him to take less for UD to stay to go ahead and trade him.

 

[herbshuttles15]

It turned out to be a good move as far this season goes Haslem has played well lately mean while Evan Turner sucks.

 

[captainjackson]

yeah turner has just sucked for the pacers, he's done nothing to help them so far.

 

[awwsome]

Turner peaked in college.

 

[big j 33]

Bulls playing HARD against this wizards team

The Bulls play hard against everyone.

And I admitted I might have been wrong about Kyrie after his rookie season. I expected him to be an average PG in the league when he was drafted. Not bad, but not an elite guy. I was damn impressed with what I saw his first year.. and I've grown increasingly less impressed the more I watch him play I know their team sucks in Cleveland, but I feel like I was right the first time He's still shown flashes, but he's falling more to the "average" side than the future best PG in the league that some people were talking about. Great handles, a clever ad campaign, and crossing up Team USA got people extra hyped for him.