NBA Off-Season News Thread: Roy extends 80/5, AI to Grizz, Chandler/Okafor swap, Marquis to C's.

[i nasmatic i]

Ron's playing with our emotions LOL

 

[japanair21]

"I been enjoying my day today!"

Artest trying to sign a deal with Sacramento radio stations.

 

[Los Angeles]

Originally Posted by brendanmaguire

Hopefully Artest signs with the lakers. If he goes to Cleveland you might as well hand them the title.

The @@+$ outta here.

 

[duba169]

Originally Posted by brendanmaguire

Hopefully Artest signs with the lakers. If he goes to Cleveland you might as well hand them the title.

nonsense

 

[japanair21]

Tonight we're at a restaurant called The Geisha House, paause.

Oh Ron...

 

[MVP]

Originally Posted by brendanmaguire

Hopefully Artest signs with the lakers. If he goes to Cleveland you might as well hand them the title.

LOL

Anyway I got class at 8 in the morning I don't got time for Ron's foolishness.

 

[r0biiin]

This dude Artest is drunk...

 

[neighbor beast]

now half my freind are mad at be for me pre-mature deal breaking ugh hahaha

 

[eneyekayee]

http://twitter.com/qmadethebeat Check out his new studio!...This ninja just SIGNED WITH...*drum roll*...a recordlabel.

 

[airpopoy629]

Originally Posted by Chester McFloppy

Don't do it Artest.

Please.

If you sign with Cleveland, Niketalk will be unbearable for almost the entire NBA season. We already had "Mo Williams All-Star" threads, "Mike Brown is a good coach" threads... I mean, we were subjected to things that normal human beings know are just completely absurd.

I can already see it now: every single time Shaq says something witty, LeBron farts, or Ron has a "classic" interview, there will be a thread.

Ron, think of NT, man... think of NT...

 

[kiddin like jason]

This dude Artest is drunk...
Son is on that Blue Magic x Abilify.

 

[pharelfor3]

Ron is a funny dude. Once again this is the best post on NT.

 

[eneyekayee]

Originally Posted by Kiddin Like Jason

This dude Artest is drunk...

Son is on that Blue Magic x Abilify.

 

[brendanmaguire]

If he goes to Cleveland imo that puts them over the top. People are already talking about Cleveland winning a title with Shaq and then you add Artest.

 

[blackxme]

Ron

And I can handle him leaving and going to Cleveland but there's no way I would want to see him in L.A.
I just couldn't root for him there.But the best of luck to him and wherever he chooses to go, I just know it isn't Houston.


It definitely looks like that Rockets will look like crap next year and I expected them to contend

.
This off-season just keeps getting worse and worse.
I have nothing to look forward to next year

 

[Chester McFloppy]

Originally Posted by brendanmaguire

People are already talking about Cleveland winning a title with Shaq

LOL.

 

[eneyekayee]

blackxme wrote:It definitely looks like that Rockets will look like crap next year and I expected them to contend

. I have nothing to look forward to next year

John Wall

 

[blackxme]

Originally Posted by EnEyeKayEe

blackxme wrote:It definitely looks like that Rockets will look like crap next year and I expected them to contend

. I have nothing to look forward to next year

John Wall

That's the only positive that can come of this but I'm still not sold on him. Let's see how he does at Kentucky and then we'llsee.

 

[i nasmatic i]

Ricky Rubio's Nuclear Option

Already it seems a thousand articles have been written about the intricate dance unfolding between Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

One thing that really impresses me: Minnesota GM David Kahn has skillfully removed the Rubio camp's biggest threat. In any normal situation they would have said give us what we want or we'll stay in Europe. But before the music even really started, right there on draft night, Kahn was assuring everyone that Rubio might stay in Europe and that's just fine. The Timberwolves, he said, are more than willing to wait.

That sends the message to everyone that the Timberwolves are ready for good offers, but not bad ones.

The Rubio camp does still have a big hammer, though, and it's one that has almost never been used.

Rubio can sit out a year, and re-enter next year's draft.

The way the collective bargaining agreement works, the Timberwolves hold Rubio's NBA rights so long as they make him an offer, and he plays professional ball in some FIBA-sanctioned league, which is just about all of the leagues he'd consider playing in.

But if he doesn't play professionally anywhere, then he can be right back in next year's draft.

You can only do this once -- no one can be drafted more than twice.

Clearly, this is an illogical move. To leave his Spanish team, he'd still have a buyout, only now coupled with almost no income at all. (Barnstorming Nike tour, anyone?)

But he could certainly get himself some elite basketball training, maybe a year of being a college student, followed by a career with a team more to his liking. It might at least be worth threatening that, as a way to imbue the Timberwolves with some urgency.

You know what would be just hilarious, though? If Rubio actually did sit out the year, and somehow or another the Timberwolves drafted him again.
Rubio is a punk if he stays in Europe or forces a trade

.

 

[eneyekayee]

^^ Damn, it must REALLY suck being a Rockets fan @ the moment...that was supposed to be a jab.

 

[raptors29]

Originally Posted by blackxme

Originally Posted by raptors29

I wonder who's gonna want Boozer.

He's staying with Utah.

I was talking about trade wise. They can't afford to keep him.

 

[monopolyman630]

Clipps came away w/ robbery. ZBo is a bad teamate. Sure he can score but thats about it.

Clipps have no reason not to fight for the 8 spot next year.

 

[lawdog1]

Originally Posted by Div1LBC

Originally Posted by bhzmafia14

CLIPPERS TRADE RANDOLPH TO MEMPHIS FOR RICHARDSON

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-clippers-randolph2-2009jul02,0,238192.story

I called it!

*Does head pound*

I can't believe. I was sure Randolph was pretty much untradeable. I guess the only way it worked was to find someone else who is grossly overpaid like QRich. Is D Miles next?

 

[itsphillthy]

wow fat boy q rich back to LA

can't wait to see the pounds add up on him some more.

 

[franchise3]

GM Otis Smith said he's matching anybody's offer for Gortat.