Niners Fan in CT Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 18 minutes ago, southofheavy said: Me, I'm gonna sit back and watch the hell out of next season. You say this but when GSW are up by 40 at the half on random evenings in December you will be turning the games off just like everyone else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southofheavy Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 If the Pistons are on, I won't be watching GSW to begin with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Double post. Here's an interesting fact to ponder: did you know beavers were once the size of bears? Facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Who this coming year are championship contenders? Golden State and Cleveland. Atlanta came back to reality. Toronto lost their center and may replace him with Noel. San Antonio lost Duncan. Miami has broken up. Oklahoma City is broken up. It is really two teams and the rest of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 That's the main thing that disappoints me with the move. The league was so nicely balanced (relatively speaking) the past few years with a handful of really good teams out in the west plus the dreaded Spurs and Warriors. Now it's pretty much just the Warriors barring injuries. Hopefully, the next generation of superstars progresses fast, so they can bring some balance back to the force/league. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the bigger GSW games but I'll be trying to watch more of the Bucks. Unless they sign Wade then I'll have to hope Giannis leaves and I can cheer him on a team without Dwyane Wade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 My point now is the gap between the top two teams and the rest of the league is massive. It is literally Grand Canyon in size from one end to the other. Atlanta added Howard and lost Horford. It is a push. Miami loses Wade and others. Step back. Charlotte on the rise. Maybe takes the division. Washington has peaked. Detroit is on the rise but will go nowhere in Cleveland's division. Indiana is treading water. Toronto lost a center. Boston may win the division but you are looking at a weak 50 win team. Second round maybe Conference finals depending on matchup. Portland and the Clippers are treading water. The Clippers are stuck behind Golden State and going nowhere in the playoffs. San Antonio is the closest to a spoiler but they lost Duncan. Memphis is treading water. Oklahoma City is blown up. Dallas and Houston are no real threats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltzing Pot Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Woj reporting Wade has informed Chicago that he is signing with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Going back home, also still more productive than Derrick Rose was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 The Rondo/Wade/Butler grouping is gonna be just hilarious to watch, and will make me happy just for total WTFness of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Stop bickering amongst yourselves. We need to load up the DVDVR Bus and do wellness checks on Dolfan and Josh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I'm mildly surprised. I thought he'd either stay in Miami, despite it all, or jump to Cleveland on the cheap. I was enjoying imagining a crunch time game seven Steph/Klay/KD/Green/Iggy vs Kyrie/DWade/King/Love/Thompson matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 16 hours ago, goodhelmet said: I think some of you have short term memories. It was only last year when we were discussing the possibility of 6 championship contenders and 2nd-6th seeds were separated by one game. This year was unique in that GS and SA had nutty win streaks and regular season records. What were those 6 championship teams again? I'll spot you Warriors, Clippers, Spurs, and Cavs that year. After them, I got nothing. No way was Houston in there. OKC didn't make the playoffs. Atlanta? C'mon. Heat? Nope. I think that year is more on the few exception side of years than the rule. The majority of years probably 5 or less. Just look at the champion winners breakdown the last decade (Lebron, Duncan, Kobe show with Dallas/Boston/Golden State cameos). Even still (1) six out of 29 teams still isn't very high for parity sake and (2) one of the reasons there was that many contenders was due to free agency (Lebron going back to Cleveland). And for all the nostalgia about the old days when the old school players didn't leave their teams, there was probably even less parity. WADE TO CHICAGO THOUGH. Wade wanted his money. Don't blame him. He already has his rings. I don't know how the Wade/Rondo signings fit into Fred Hoiberg's offensive scheme...looks as if those plans were abandon. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Reportedly, the Chicago and Miami offers were virtually identical. He wanted respect and paid back for leaving 25 million on the table the last six years. Didn't get it, so he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 32 minutes ago, Burgundy LaRue said: Stop bickering amongst yourselves. We need to load up the DVDVR Bus and do wellness checks on Dolfan and Josh. Business decision on both their parts and the truth is better to do this now than have to watch him get taken behind the barn in 2 years. The best part is I get to watch Jrag have to do a 180 on the last decade. I Love This Game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I heard the Bulls offered a third year and Miami only offered two. Nothing official out there yet, aka "WOJ hasn't said anything about it yet". Anyway, I'm sure the respect thing is a factor too since they left him hanging and if they had signed Durant, they probably would have told him to suck it up or kick rocks. Plus, everyone and their mama kept saying he was bluffing. Edit: From WOJ:"Sources: No team offered Wade a guaranteed third season, including Miami." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I wouldn't have either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 What I read was both offers were 2/50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Look on the Whiteside, Josh Mann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I really have no idea what the Bulls are doing, by the way. Not a rebuild, not a reload, just... what, punting on making a decision 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 One Heat fan accounted for. Where's the other? (wrings hands) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 2 hours ago, evilwaldo said: It is really two teams and the rest of the league. So...basically the average NBA season then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 The Bulls plan is simple. Sell a lot of jerseys. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 A Rondo/Wade/Butler/Gibson/Lopez lineup has like, negative spacing. The Cavs got Dunleavy in a trade due to all of this. They didn't have to give up Osman, which is interesting. This whole thing is insane. What if Whiteside backs out? Basketball is amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 14 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: The Bulls plan is simple. Sell a lot of jerseys. True enough. Help sell tickets until something better comes along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 As I said on facebook, I have a lot of thoughts about my all time favorite basketball player signing with another team. Then I saw the Alton Sterling video. There are more important things. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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