THE 2015 NBA PRE SEASON THREAD: BEST WISHES TO LAMAR ODOM

[johnnyredstorm]

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Mark Heisler was the source.

So I'm not trusting this rumor at all.

Plus we all heard this rumor before the draft that Karl wanted Russell for Boogie if a deal was gonna be made. BR is a cesspool.

 

[kidflint13]

Jah will be fine if he pans out the way he's supposed to. All he gotta do is play hard, get those numbers up, then skate like Barkley.

Also the current lottery system for the draft is sus enough. They need not mess with it any further.

 

[antidope]

This is why I dont mess with BR for the most part. This is pure click bait.

 

[statis22]

Tbh the NBA draft is more of a scam than college sports

Young ***** preach!

 

[pmatic]

It's no different than RealGM. They are just an aggregator of news.

 

[statis22]

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It's Bleacher Report. That's like listening to the school's janitor for answers on your math test.

Didn't a janitor tell yall Jason Kidd was getting fired after 1 season in Brooklyn like that January?

Low level workers can have solid info too sometimes?

 

[jpzx]

@daldridgetnt: An under the radar free agent will be Dallas' Al-Faroqu Aminu. Sked to visit NYK, BOS, POR, TOR & NOP, w/Mavs still in mix.

Oh and btw no surprise that every Laker fan wanted Towns but the poll overwhelmingly favors Russell. No surprise whatsoever

 

[dland24]

Bleacher Report is exponentially more credible than it once was. You guys need to stop living in the past.

 

[kingjaffejo]

Speak up

 

[htg designs]

"Marc Gasol has no interest in the Lakers because of the uneasy last few years his brother spent with them, according to numerous people familiar with the situation."
We al knew this

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Bleacher Report is exponentially more credible than it once was. You guys need to stop living in the past.

It's gotten better, but you need to be careful which info is reported. If you're quoting the more reputable writers like Beck and Zwerling sure, but 90% of the content is generated by some twerp.

 

[frink85]

Pardon me if this picture has been posted before but I've never seen it. That's Arvydas Sabonis to Porzingis' left. Listed as 7'3" when he played Arvydas Sabonis.

Sabonis looks like he's about to go to home depot on a saturday afternoon. props to him for not gaining 200 lbs post retirement though

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Sabonis looks like he's related to the Undertaker.

 

[hometownhero]

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

@daldridgetnt: An under the radar free agent will be Dallas' Al-Faroqu Aminu. Sked to visit NYK, BOS, POR, TOR & NOP, w/Mavs still in mix.

Oh and btw no surprise that every Laker fan wanted Towns but the poll overwhelmingly favors Russell. No surprise whatsoever

. True but I think to win roy you need to lead all rookies in a sexy stat like scoring or assists. Kat might be the best all around player but Jah and d lo have a better chance in those categories

 

[jab step]

 

 

He inherited a team with more established role players and kept accumulating them to accommodate Yao and T-Mac because his owner wasn't cool with blowing things up like Boston's and Philly's was.

But my point still stands.

Not sure what your point is. "Morey did it too"? Not exactly. If they aren't the same quality assets you can't expect the same results. Also it's not just collecting (garbage) assets that make me slander hinkle, it's that on top of putting a joke of a product out on the floor. Morey and hinkle can't and shouldn't be compared, totally different scenarios

I think you are completely right in that yes, they are different scenarios, but their approaches in accumulating assets is very much the same. Morey just didn't have the freedom to bottom out like Hinkie has.

Morey got extremely lucky. If it weren't for the vetoed trade he would've been stuck with Pau and Nene. No Harden. The genius of that guy is extremely overrated. 

 

[nelson999]

Good for the Lakers. Does this somehow make the Kings interested in trading Cousins? nope

 

[pmatic]

 

 

He inherited a team with more established role players and kept accumulating them to accommodate Yao and T-Mac because his owner wasn't cool with blowing things up like Boston's and Philly's was.


But my point still stands.

Not sure what your point is. "Morey did it too"? Not exactly. If they aren't the same quality assets you can't expect the same results. Also it's not just collecting (garbage) assets that make me slander hinkle, it's that on top of putting a joke of a product out on the floor. Morey and hinkle can't and shouldn't be compared, totally different scenarios

I think you are completely right in that yes, they are different scenarios, but their approaches in accumulating assets is very much the same. Morey just didn't have the freedom to bottom out like Hinkie has.

Morey got extremely lucky. If it weren't for the vetoed trade he would've been stuck with Pau and Nene. No Harden. The genius of that guy is extremely overrated. 

Luck played a factor as much as diligent cap maneuvering and reasonable gambles.

 

[franchise3]

Bleacher Report is exponentially more credible than it once was. You guys need to stop living in the past.

Ding came out a couple days before the draft and wrote a BR article basically said the Lakers would draft Russell

 

[franchise3]

Luck played a factor as much as diligent cap maneuvering and reasonable gambles.

This is true.

Morey rebuilt the Rockets without tanking. Best thing about Morey is he drafts well, and makes timely trades. Buying low, selling high. Scola, Landry, Hayes, Lowry, Parsons, etc.

 

[don ramon]

"Marc Gasol has no interest in the Lakers because of the uneasy last few years his brother spent with them, according to numerous people familiar with the situation."
We al knew this

kinda serves 'em right

 

[nick.]

Bron coming to NY

the birds were blue & orange

 

[johnnyredstorm]

LeBron makes an extra 400 grand just by opting out and re-signing

 

[awwsome]

kinda serves 'em right

For sure, was very wack how they did Pau.

 

[a-friend]

 

kinda serves 'em right

For sure, was very wack how they did Pau.

Was very wack how you did @friscostylez

Couldn't resist.