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

[sea manup]

Reported for using asterisks.

welp. it was good knowing you guys 

 

[a-friend]

 at the Lakers getting 21 votes in the thread poll.

Kobe is 10speed.

 

[sea manup]

i voted for Other(Knicks) 

 

[JD617]

tbh @DarthSka
 is doing what he needs to do.... idk why some of yall's jimmies get rustled 

I agree with this. My tyrant line was sarcasm directed at Mamba MVP if that wasn't clear. Not directed at ska. I support him cleaning up the thread.

 

[licensed to ball]

 at the Lakers getting 21 votes in the thread poll.

NT knows

 

[EddieDoyers]

 at the Lakers getting 21 votes in the thread poll.

Kobe is 10speed.

Julius Randle 4 MVP

 

[nick.]

haven't seen a Randle joke in a while

 

[rck3sactown]

I voted for the Kings

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

So they're going to give TT near a max deal to come off the bench? idk....

 

[kingfoamnyc]

Love is either a Laker or Knick. No way in hell is he taking a reduced role to stay in Cleveland and play with Lebron. Son is the PF and coach killer

 

[sea manup]

if we draft okafor I don't see why we would spend money on love

 

[kingfoamnyc]

Well that leaves us

 

[MVP]

I agree with this. My tyrant line was sarcasm directed at Mamba MVP if that wasn't clear. Not directed at ska. I support him cleaning up the thread.

Didn't make any sense since tyrants actually wield power but nice try.

 

[darthska]

[quote name="CP1708"][quote name="a-friend"]Man people are tripping about the Ska on a power trip thing.
It's not likes he's nitpicking. 

Don't curse.
Don't troll.
Stay on topic.

Simple. I guess all these things have been allowed so long that when he deletes post with curse words or bans a troll, people are like "he's micro-managing"[/quote]He isn't power mad, he's trying to clean up the trolling cesspool the NBA threads have turned into. Rather than all that trolling, actual NBA discussion takes its place. That's a good thing.

NT has proven it can't handle the trolling problem on its own, so someone has to be the "bad" guy.

If we focus on choppin up the Finals, Draft, free agency, and not what Ska (and DMX) are doin, this place will get cleaned up. [/quote] Appreciate the support, fellas.

Glad you mentioned dmx, CP.[quote name="erupt107th"]Ska has his work cut out for him if he really wants to clean up this thread.[/quote]Honestly, I feel like it has already improved vastly. Go look at the now locked season thread, especially around February.

ROUGH

TIMES.

"Hawks. They look good."
"Yeah, we're pretty much the best team ever."
"Here you go. Lebby about to squash a Hawk."
"Spurs, tho. "
"Kobe > Duncan"
"When Lebby gets this 3rd..."
"Russy HOOPIN!"
"He ain't no CP3."
"CP0"
"Bron slurper."
"Kobe slurper."
"KD wash both. Bron garbage."
"KD beta, tho."
"Needs to be a Hawk."
"Coming to the Wizards."
"Still won't beat Lebby."
"LOLebron."
"Ska still hate Kobe or nah?"
"This place sucks. 'S why I never even bother."
"Awwww, did your widdle feels get hurted?"
"Guys, Hawks."
"Spurs."
"Kobe."
"Bron."

Repeat... every... single... page.

Now look. Draft possibilities. Dray lifted at the parade. Kids at the parade. Cavs problems. Finals talk, running a zone against GSW (GDW would have dropped 150 per game.)

Basketball.

I'll be the bad guy. Gots less than zero problem with that if it produces more basketball talk and less trolls/attention seekers.

 

[sea manup]

 
Well that leaves us

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Lebron is such a troll

 

[earldagoat]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

PP update

Paul Pierce is "definitely" ‎playing next season and plans to pass on his player option with the Washington Wizards which is valued at $5.54 million, a source told ESPN.com's Marc Stein.

The question is which team Pierce will play for. According to a report in the Washington Post, Pierce will either return to the Wizards or join the Los Angeles Clippers to be reunited with his former head coach Doc Rivers.

Paul Pierce will be back for an 18th season and play for either the Wizards or Clippers.

The Clippers can acquire Pierce by offering him the taxpayer mid-level exception worth slightly less than $3.4 million. Washington will be able to offer Pierce a new deal starting in excess of $6 million once he opts out.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...seasonwashington-wizards-los-angeles-clippers

 

[shoeking2102]

 
PP update

Paul Pierce is "definitely" ‎playing next season and plans to pass on his player option with the Washington Wizards which is valued at $5.54 million, a source told ESPN.com's Marc Stein.

The question is which team Pierce will play for. According to a report in the Washington Post, Pierce will either return to the Wizards or join the Los Angeles Clippers to be reunited with his former head coach Doc Rivers.

Paul Pierce will be back for an 18th season and play for either the Wizards or Clippers.

The Clippers can acquire Pierce by offering him the taxpayer mid-level exception worth slightly less than $3.4 million. Washington will be able to offer Pierce a new deal starting in excess of $6 million once he opts out.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...seasonwashington-wizards-los-angeles-clippers

Well, Why would PP opt out if he was returning to the wizards?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

 
Well, Why would PP opt out if he was returning to the wizards?

Unless he's trying to get a longer deal with the Wiz, I'm not too sure

I think there is a huge chance he ends his career back at home with Doc. I hope it happens, I think it's the perfect fit for both parties. Lance can go to the bench and they would really only need to sign a 3rd big man to become a complete team. No more excuses about their roster if PP signs

 

[Arthur Shelby]

OG playing 1 more season with the Wiz could be big for that team

 

[shoeking2102]

 
Unless he's trying to get a longer deal with the Wiz, I'm not too sure

I think there is a huge chance he ends his career back at home with Doc. I hope it happens, I think it's the perfect fit for both parties. Lance can go to the bench and they would really only need to sign a 3rd big man to become a complete team. No more excuses about their roster if PP signs

And that's the thing, I don't know at this stage of his career why he would be trying to structure a longer deal, I just don't see it. It's not like he can restructure for more money either, given his age. I think doc pulled the trigger on the lance deal with an agreement w/Paul regarding him coming to LA.

So I mean all signs do point to him coming to LAC, which as you stated is a great fit. Huge upgrade at the 3 and with Lance there PP can play some small ball 4, which he's excelled at in recent years.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't prefer Wilson Chandler (I would okay the wilcox + Crawford for Chandler deal in a heartbeat) but the PP move would be a huge step in the right direction, along with Stephenson. 

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

If Denver would do that deal then that would be good too, just not sure how realistic that is

 

[shoeking2102]

Nothing concrete, but that was in the rumor mill over the past few days. Some outlets were tossing that proposal around. 

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Doc Rivers | LAC
(June 19, 2015 10:14 AM EDT)
Doc Rivers implied during a recent interview that former owner Donald Sterling killed some good trades that the Clippers had lined up during his first year in the front office.
"This is really only my third year but you can make a case this is our second year if you know what I’m saying," said Rivers. "If I someday wrote a book and told you a couple of the trades we had in the first year that we didn’t do because of other reasons, you would fall off your chair." Luckily for Rivers, the Clippers fan base, and the NBA in general, Sterling will never be a part of any NBA decision making process ever again.
SOURCE: NBC SPORTS

Classic doc rivers right there.

Pp will eventually spill some dirt on the clippers. He's already aired out boston Brooklyn and Washington. He'll be pushing that slander bus this time next year.