( o Y o ) 2014 NBA Offseason Thread, v7: Bandwagons return ( o Y o )

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highkicknomore said:
Jimmy is still confused. Signing Kolby for $50 million, letting Nash play last year so he gets paid by the Cankers instead of insurance.

Not really sure why they signed Hill close for that much. It's not like he's a well known/popular player.

Massacre as the one and only TRU big man on the Cankers would've been epic. Playing 48 minutes while cheerleading his team at the same time.
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Assuming Kobe plays (all indications are a full recovery), that's money well spent. I agree with you on Nash. Not sure they could have held him out if he said he was healthy enough to play. I'm sure someone else here understands the medical provision.

And again with Hill, what were the options for a center once Gasol decided to move on?
 
faustian said:
lol this again

Kooby for $20+ mil is turrible
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Will you support that with an argument that makes sense this time? They aren't really going to make more money as a franchise with Kobe on the court? The would be in the finals this year or next had they chose not to pay Kobe what he's worth?

By the way, after thinking about it a little I'd guess the Sixers would pay Kobe 20 million for a couple years while they stockpile picks and injured first round selections. Philly is the closest thing Kobe had to a hometown in the USA.
 
faustian said:
Shabazz Napier removed all his twitter communication with LeBeta and unfollowed him

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Rustled.

when is jeanie buss gonna have her brother 'taken care' of? she would surely do a better job, id think
 
Cubo de Sangre said:
Will you support that with an argument that makes sense this time? They aren't really going to make more money as a franchise with Kobe on the court? The would be in the finals this year or next had they chose not to pay Kobe what he's worth?

By the way, after thinking about it a little I'd guess the Sixers would pay Kobe 20 million for a couple years while they stockpile picks and injured first round selections. Philly is the closest thing Kobe had to a hometown in the USA.
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If you're saying for business reasons then yeah there's a chance the Lakes might be better off with Kooby at whatever ridiculous amount (probably not, but there's a chance). But if you're talking basketball reasons, Kooby's deal has crippled the Lakes. They could've been serious players in this free agency if they didn't have that bloated deadweight contract.
 
Cubo de Sangre said:
Will you support that with an argument that makes sense this time? They aren't really going to make more money as a franchise with Kobe on the court? The would be in the finals this year or next had they chose not to pay Kobe what he's worth?

By the way, after thinking about it a little I'd guess the Sixers would pay Kobe 20 million for a couple years while they stockpile picks and injured first round selections. Philly is the closest thing Kobe had to a hometown in the USA.
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They would have kept Dwight and probably attracted a free agent if Kobe wasn't there. That would make them a playoff team which means more money.
 
crazy how accurate this dude was back in 2013:

 
Sexy said:
crazy how accurate this dude was back in 2013:

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You still going to be a fan in 2 years when Leb leaves again or is it going to be like the last 4 years?
 
jrams said:
You still going to be a fan in 2 years when Leb leaves again or is it going to be like the last 4 years?
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of course ill be a fan
dude watching guys like vitaly potapenko, bob sura, the alaskan assassin trajan langdon, lasagna fop, and dajuan wagner ball for the cavs really got me hooked
 
faustian said:
If you're saying for business reasons then yeah there's a chance the Lakes might be better off with Kooby at whatever ridiculous amount (probably not, but there's a chance). But if you're talking basketball reasons, Kooby's deal has crippled the Lakes. They could've been serious players in this free agency if they didn't have that bloated deadweight contract.
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Well, basket ball is a business so making money (or at least breaking even) is probably on a lot of teams' minds. Don't you think? Not everybody is the Nets owner. lol.

How did the deal stop LA in free agency? They had more cap space this year than most teams. Carmello considered LA only because of Kobe. LBJ wasn't gonna go to LA. Bosh got maxed out in Miami. Lowry stayed in Toronto. What great talent were the Lakers unable to secure because they have a max player on the roster? Nash and Pau are/were the more crippling deals.

jrams said:
They would have kept Dwight and probably attracted a free agent if Kobe wasn't there. That would make them a playoff team which means more money.
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Losing Dwight was a plus (he's overpaid and shows no signs of being a winner) and even if it wasn't he clearly isn't the free agent draw you're indicating based on how Houston's offseason went. Shit, supposedly Parsons went out of his way to recruit Howard and he didn't even stick around.
 
Cubo de Sangre said:
Well, basket ball is a business so making money (or at least breaking even) is probably on a lot of teams' minds. Don't you think? Not everybody is the Nets owner. lol.
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lol so you follow basketball to see how much $ the owners can make? Wins are whatever but as long as your team's owner is making $ then that shit is exciting!


Cubo de Sangre said:
How did the deal stop LA in free agency? They had more cap space this year than most teams. Carmello considered LA only because of Kobe. LBJ wasn't gonna go to LA. Bosh got maxed out in Miami. Lowry stayed in Toronto. What great talent were the Lakers unable to secure because they have a max player on the roster? Nash and Pau are/were the more crippling deals.
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Nice segue into reason #2 that the Kooby deal is so terrible. No one wants to play with Kooby. He already ran Dwert out of town and the Lakes had to deliberately move up their meeting with Melo so that Kooby couldn't make it and ruin whatever chance they had at luring Melo.

Without the Kooby factor bringing them down, you'd probably be looking at a Lakes team right now with LeBeta and Melo slotted to start at Forward.
 
Dammit Sexay just start your own 2014-15 Canland Canalier thread that you can update with Canland news and notes that no one cares about
 
Just wait until Wiggy gets on Lelbron's PED regiment.

Oh Lawd.

It'll be a massacre.
 
faustian said:
lol so you follow basketball to see how much $ the owners can make? Wins are whatever but as long as your team's owner is making $ then that shit is exciting!
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That's some lousy paraphrasing. But let's turn that one around. You only watch when your team is winning? Sounds typical of Miami fans from what I gather. :cool:


faustian said:
Nice segue into reason #2 that the Kooby deal is so terrible. No one wants to play with Kooby. He already ran Dwert out of town and the Lakes had to deliberately move up their meeting with Melo so that Kooby couldn't make it and ruin whatever chance they had at luring Melo.

Without the Kooby factor bringing them down, you'd probably be looking at a Lakes team right now with LeBeta and Melo slotted to start at Forward.
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You're just making shit up. Melo and Bron were never going to join up in LA. If they wanted to join up they would have done it somewhere and they didn't. But you're still not making sense, unless you are suggesting letting Kobe go altogether. If he's there and FA's won't come because of him then what difference does it make if they paid him the max or the minimum? Howard left because he didn't want Kobe making more money than him? The Lakers are going to do right by Kobe just like he did right by them.

When's Wade inking a deal? How little will he need to get paid for you to be satisfied?
 
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