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On May 31 2011 12:56 igotmyown wrote:Show nested quote +On May 31 2011 11:03 slyboogie wrote:On May 31 2011 10:00 Holcan wrote:On May 31 2011 09:22 igotmyown wrote:On May 31 2011 08:41 BloodNinja wrote:On May 31 2011 08:32 slyboogie wrote:On May 31 2011 07:47 Holcan wrote:
its a lock out year, so because of the uncertainty a lot of players will stay who might have entered the draft, not saying theres many other people out there to go into the draft, but just saying there wasnt as much drive to prove you belong in this draft this year, i guess.
An example of this would be Harrison Barnes who should go pretty high in the draft should be enter, however due to the NBAs uncertainty this year, and the great program at UNC, he stayed for the extra year.
So, you have two things happening, here we have potential lottery picks chosing to stay in school, on the other side you have weaker players putting their hat into the pool because they know this is the year they can get selected.
It should almost improve next years draft to a position so high that this years draft is pretty much nullified outside of the top 5 players and 5 random picks who with opportunity and good coaching become good. It's not just Barnes but also Terrence and Perry Jones, OSU's Jared Sullinger and UNC's John Henson. That's at least 4 guys who would be top 10 in this draft that didn't declare. That hurts this draft a lot, I'd think. Personally, I hope they add another year before kids can leave college. I would love to see better play at the NCAA level. There's no rule saying that great college players have to leave college their second year. For whatever reasons, they've decided that the best decisions for their interests is to declare for the nba. 1 year is kind of nice for them, because they still get the college affiliation. Durant is supposedly taking summer courses every summer, over which time he'll eventually get his degree in like 10 years. Or, if heaven forbid, he gets injured he will be able to progress it faster, improving his chances of getting a good career past his playing career. Well, Kevin Durant is set for life; even if he got injured, NBA contracts are guaranteed. Any further class at UT would just be for self-enrichment and fulfillment. Antoine Walker? And few draftees will end up as superstars, there will be more role players who may have to rely on their few years in the nba as a "retirement fund" for the next 50 years or so. The degree can help them with an alternative career, or better yet, being able to leverage their money into wealth. It would be kind of sad 30 years after a player retires, they've done absolutely nothing career-wise except a little TV work. Now this might sound as an argument for more years of college, but increasing your base funds for investment with extra years in the nba will help more than not delaying a year of college.
There are some tragedies, like Toine but most NBA players are fine. The NBA, as an organization, and the players' union has done a good job educating its players. An average American worker will not earn the NBA league minimum over 10 years ($473,604), much less in one.
Anyways, Kevin Durant, who I was talking about, is set for life. He'll be pulling in about $16 million a year until 2016 - enough to hire a financial adviser who did get a college degree.
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He still has a life to live after 40+ and money isnt what drives him, imo.
Caron Butler is an entrepreneur not because of money, but because he likes business. :D
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So the Mavs are better than in '06, but are the 2011 Heat better than the 2006 Heat? And relative to their predecessors, how much?
On one hand, the Heat have not much in terms of their bench, centers, point guards. They don't have Shaq or Alonzo. On the other hand, they have Lebron and Bosh and an older Wade.
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On June 01 2011 09:21 igotmyown wrote:
So the Mavs are better than in '06, but are the 2011 Heat better than the 2006 Heat? And relative to their predecessors, how much?
On one hand, the Heat have not much in terms of their bench, centers, point guards. They don't have Shaq or Alonzo. On the other hand, they have Lebron and Bosh and an older Wade.
I'll just say this about the 2006 Heat compared to the 2011 Heat. In 2006 the Defense was ranked 17th and the Offense was ranked 7th. This year they are in the top 5 in both categories and that includes Haslem and Miller being completely screwed for the majority of the season and the entire team having to gel their first year.
I think that's all that needs to be said about comparing the 2006 Heat to the 2011 Heat. It's really no contest.
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Hope the Mavs wipe the floor with the cowards. Let's go Dirk!
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hoping for a certain german going into DIRK MODE
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Is there a legal stream available? ESPN and TNT both streamed there games online in the previous rounds. However, I can't locate an ABC stream. Bleh, guess its down to the gamecast then..... bleh.
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where was that foul on on lebron? pretty poor shooting from both teams so far.
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On June 01 2011 10:21 Argoth. wrote:
where was that foul on on lebron? pretty poor shooting from both teams so far.
Dirk "fouled" Lebron. These days jumping into a defender gets you a foul call.
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Go Dallas - Dirk of Destiny
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old man kidd still got the touch! oh shit!
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whats with all the poor calls in the first quarter? seems like dallas is getting the benefit of all the phantom fouls
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Barea defending James is a hilarious sight 
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It seems like EVERYONE is a Mavs fan D: What's the ratio of Heat:Mavs fans? Really low or closer? ><
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more like everyone hates the heat
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Heat fan here! omg Jason Kidd's hitting so many 3s... Come on HEAT!
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On June 01 2011 10:47 Bart wrote:
Heat fan here! omg Jason Kidd's hitting so many 3s... Come on HEAT!
Come on now! He's hit TWO. Not the end of the world.
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