2016 Official NBA Off-Season Thread: Former Greatness

[everysingletime]

Someone test that man's pee for drugs

 

[addict4sneakers]

More touches in Dallas than LAL. I don't think there'd be any title pressure from the reasonable laker fans.

But in Dallas dude is option 1B. In LAL he'd be scrambling for touches with everyone else

 

[pums]

Whiteside doesn't strike me as a person that cares about a city's cost of living.

TBH a good portion of these NBA players shouldn't

 

[nick.]

Lakers are a trash team with some upside. Mavs are a mediocre team with no upside. Yes, I'm salty.

You can have Noah

 

[nick.]

poor Cody

 

[ballinsam23]

I hate when people say Dirk got lucky in 2011. If that's the case then Lebron is the luckiest player ever. Every championship team needs some luck to win it all.

 

[slick vitale]

More touches in Dallas than LAL. I don't think there'd be any title pressure from the reasonable laker fans.

But in Dallas dude is option 1B. In LAL he'd be scrambling for touches with everyone else

I'd expect there won't be much scrambling for touches with Kobe out of the picture. I don't see why Whiteside wouldn't be a featured player on offense in LA.

 

[Moheezy]

Dallas seems to be reinventing themselves over and over again only to come up with the same results. My guess is they will be stuck in this limbo and never truly re-build until Dirk retires.

On another note...what are the odds OKC lands both Durant AND Horford?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

More touches in Dallas than LAL. I don't think there'd be any title pressure from the reasonable laker fans.

But in Dallas dude is option 1B. In LAL he'd be scrambling for touches with everyone else

Maybe not, but the comparisons will always be there for any good laker center to those of the past

I could see him not wanting that

 

[Jokegeta]

My favorite joke of the season by far

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[nick.]

Less than 9 hours.

 

[shoeking2102]

Hardwood Paroxysm‏@HPbasketball

From what I’m told, Whiteside is leaning away from teams without stable organizations.
 

Maybe this explains why Whiteside wasn't rocking with LAL

 

[addict4sneakers]

More touches in Dallas than LAL. I don't think there'd be any title pressure from the reasonable laker fans.

But in Dallas dude is option 1B. In LAL he'd be scrambling for touches with everyone else

I'd expect there won't be much scrambling for touches with Kobe out of the picture. I don't see why Whiteside wouldn't be a featured player on offense in LA.

It could be guys trying to get theirs in the first year post Bean ball or they could buy in.

I personally think he stiffs the Mavs like everyone else but I'm sure cubes is telling him it's his team going forward. We know what whiteside is about, he's the same dude that wanted to get his 2k rating up

 

[rolaholic]

Hardwood Paroxysm
‏@HPbasketball




From what I’m told, Whiteside is leaning away from teams without stable organizations.



 

Maybe this explains why Whiteside wasn't rocking with LAL

He thinks Dallas is that much more stable though?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Stable? Lol... Right....

 

[casper90403]

Can neither confirm nor deny.

But I will say that KD signing the 1+1 OKC is a forgone conclusion. I feel as though these meetings are because these are the teams he's going to be choosing from next summer.

The fact that the Clips are 1 of 4 teams he's considering (Miami, Boston, or really any other team in the league really) is a good look for LAC and playing w/CP blake and DJ isn't a bad look at all if it ends up going that way.

I think you're right. Its about next season more than anything else. And if he doesnt like what he hears from the others, OKC is going to be the final destination, even after next year.

At least we're in the running. Small chance but you never know.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

And if i'm whiteside, what is the appeal in playing with the mavs over the Lakers?

Again, less pressure to live up to expectations and not being under the scrutiny la has to offer

Laker fan base is all about titles. Shaq wilt Kareem etc

We got some crazy fans but nobody would expect him to be Shaq.

 

[SneakerProSr.]

Speaking of hot starts I'll never forget the year the NBA started using the new composite ball and Luke Walton led the league in 3 point percentage for like 2 months before they switched back and he instantly plummeted

Eric Dampier could catch with that ball.

 

[casper90403]

If Durant would take an even bigger paycut, yes, but that's not happening because he's already taking a 2.5M paycut to join LAC (if he does) PP's contract hurts too in this scenario.

Who would have thought PP's contract would be a detriment at the time of the signing last year?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

We got some crazy fans but nobody would expect him to be Shaq.

Not be shaq just the next center to bring them to glory

 

[Quincy McCall]

Maybe this explains why Whiteside wasn't rocking with LAL

Never saw LA as a serious option tbh

 

[shoeking2102]

Who would have thought PP's contract would be a detriment at the time of the signing last year?

Just retire Paul Pierce man, damn.

 

[shoeking2102]

Never saw LA as a serious option tbh

I thought LAL was the only real option lol this is crazy to me.

Not as crazy as KD shaking the basketball world up and coming to LAC in a few days though 

 

[nick.]

Maybe this explains why Whiteside wasn't rocking with LAL

Never saw LA as a serious option tbh

If i was him LA would be where I want to go.

Great fit with some good, young players.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

We got some crazy fans but nobody would expect him to be Shaq.

Not be shaq just the next center to bring them to glory

Nobody would expect that either. People know what Whiteside is, a shot blocker and rebounder.