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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada16711 Posts
On July 10 2016 04:28 Taf the Ghost wrote: I know everyone likes to mention Zika, though it's really nothing much of a worry. (Rio isn't in the heavily effected areas.) No, the raw sewage and every other facility is the worry. i prolly should not have brought it up. it makes for worthy debate material in another thread. 3 more spots are available for the Olympics. i mentioned teh filling of 1 spot in a previous post. Also Serbia plays Puerto Rico today with the winner getting a spot at the Olympics as well. and Italy versus Croatia with the winner going to the Olympics as well. So lots of basketball to watch today and tomorrow  Harden and the Rockets have a deal. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16928325/james-harden-signs-new-contract-houston-rockets | ||
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Taf the Ghost
United States11751 Posts
Can't say the Rockets didn't move to keep Harden happy, especially as they just used their spare cap-space to do it and their roster was already full. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On July 09 2016 11:29 zulu_nation8 wrote: I hope so. They do still need another center and the FA market is getting thin. Looks like they might get Sanders if he can keep his shit together. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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Cyanocyst
2222 Posts
On July 10 2016 06:12 Taf the Ghost wrote: The Harden deal is pretty fascinating. They pretty much just paid him an extra ~21 Million for 1 more assured year under contract that they're going to pay him 30.5 million to play. (4th year is a Player Option.) Can't say the Rockets didn't move to keep Harden happy, especially as they just used their spare cap-space to do it and their roster was already full. Personally think it was a pretty silly move. Think this is how the conversation went. Daryl Morrey : "Hey 'Hard-man' we see you’re under contract for way below your market value, now that the cap has increased. If you give us one additional year of your impeccable defense, longer than your current contract, we’ll increase your annual salary proportional to the cap increase. " Harden: "Don’t mind if i do" Doesn't make sense to me, if you want to keep Harden happy, use the space to bring in more talent around him. And all the Rockets really received was one additional year, not a lot of value for being so inexplicably nice to him. | ||
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Taf the Ghost
United States11751 Posts
What matters to the Rockets now is who decides to blow things up by Christmas, as the Rockets will be looking for trades. Granted, that doesn't defend the decision to bring in D'Antoni. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada16711 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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icystorage
Jollibee19349 Posts
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Jerubaal
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On July 11 2016 04:11 Jerubaal wrote: What was wrong with bringing in D'Antoni? Defense was a big reason they underperformed last year. Now they've lost Dwight and added a coach that neglects defense. Unless it's some sort of stealth tank, it doesn't make much sense. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
On July 11 2016 09:57 Scarecrow wrote: Defense was a big reason they underperformed last year. Now they've lost Dwight and added a coach that neglects defense. Unless it's some sort of stealth tank, it doesn't make much sense. doesnt really matter who they brought in - that defense is going to be shit anyways. | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On July 11 2016 13:26 JimmiC wrote: If I'm a Cavs fan there is a small part of me growing every day gnawing me from the inside saying " what if he doesn't sign here?" Probably, just because he is so enigmatic. However, IMO the risk is next year because he intends to make the CBA Lebron -friendly when it comes up. | ||
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