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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
I think the bench depth is where they become a decent team, calderon, terrence ross, kleiza, ed davis, amir johnson, two deep at every location (if ross can actually play). its not a great team, but if casey has then in defensive mindset they might make the playoffs. they have a ton of assets they might be able to flip for a player, but colangelo doesn't seem like the type to risk his future on it. | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
On July 19 2012 08:04 Ace wrote: The Lakers as I've said time and time again always turn even their worst assets into something. They never let anything go for free. What can I say, we hire good GM's, Kupchak is a fucking BOSS, and the Buss family has treated the citizens of LA very well. In other news, Lakers signed Antawn Jamison for the Veteran MINIMUM. That's a fucking steal for someone who can come off the bench, play 20-25 minutes, and be a legitimate scorer off the bench. Tommy Beer tweeted it best, last year only 9 players averaged over 17 points and 1.3 3ptm. Kobe was one, and Jamison was another. He may be old but we're not asking him to start, and think about it, he averaged more ppg than Harden.... I'm actually excited to see how good Irving turns out in the Cavs. Kyrie was a fucking beast last season. Hope the Cavs put together something nice for the citizens of Cleveland. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13406 Posts
On July 19 2012 08:17 Holcan wrote: lowry, derozan, landry, bargnani, big v should be the starting lineup. I think the bench depth is where they become a decent team, calderon, terrence ross, kleiza, ed davis, amir johnson, two deep at every location (if ross can actually play). its not a great team, but if casey has then in defensive mindset they might make the playoffs. they have a ton of assets they might be able to flip for a player, but colangelo doesn't seem like the type to risk his future on it. Softest team in the NBA. The only thing I'm curious about is Valanciunas and if he measures up to the hype. An improved year for the Raptors, but they be pushing for an 8th seed at best. Lotto more likely. | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
On July 19 2012 08:32 RowdierBob wrote: Softest team in the NBA. The only thing I'm curious about is Valanciunas and if he measures up to the hype. An improved year for the Raptors, but they be pushing for an 8th seed at best. Lotto more likely. 8th seed is playoff team hell, you're good enough to make playoffs, but not good enough to get draft picks for next season. I dunno if that's a good thing, and chances are MIA or CHI will be #1 seeds again on east, and lets be real, even this improved/young TOR team isn't gonna do shit to those two teams. first round exit followed by shitty draft incoming. | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
I'm actually surprised they got rid of james johnson, he was on of their better wing defenders, I guess they are hoping derozan and fields can make a jump on that side of the ball. I don't think they are that soft, and I'm one of the biggest critics of toronto, I feel they are very middle of the pack though. we will see how they come along defensively, because offensively this team has some good tools. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13406 Posts
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
If this team becomes good because of free agents or trades, it'll have more to do with good cap management than any of the talent they currently have on hand. | ||
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Southlight
United States11768 Posts
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XaI)CyRiC
United States4471 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13406 Posts
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nemY
United States3119 Posts
What is going on in Philadelphia? | ||
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Southlight
United States11768 Posts
On July 19 2012 09:34 XaI)CyRiC wrote: Btw, anyone else feel like Batum is overpriced at the reported contract of $46.5M over 4 years with a $1.5M signing bonus? He's a good player, but I don't know if he's that good. I'm too lazy to do the research, but one article I saw listed some other salaries for comparsion, including Gallinari ($42M/4yrs), Ilyasova ($40M/5yrs), and Ryan Anderson ($36M/4yrs). Portland was complaining that it was a massive overpay but I think in the end they were either stuck with letting him go or sucking it up to keep him. | ||
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rwrzr
United States1980 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13406 Posts
Notable FAs in 2013: Chris Paul Dwight Monta Iggy Harden Josh Smith Ibaka Milsap Bynum 2014 is even crazier. LeBron, Bosh, Melo, Wade, Deng, Dirk, Kobe, Pau, Bogut... You could argue most of those guys will re-sign with their teams (which is probably true) but there could be some massive FA signings in the next two years which is why teams like the 76ers will probably just tank this year and the next with minimal salary or 1 years deals in hopes of landing someone big. Look at Dallas for example. They're going to make some big plays in the coming two years. And looks like Philly is too. | ||
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seiferoth10
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rei
United States3594 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13406 Posts
Another overpaid, soft big. | ||
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On July 19 2012 12:42 rei wrote: wtf that's a lot of money, Mcgee better preform like he did during the playoff. lol mcgee better perform....very optimistic, he was a nutcase when he didn't get paid, now that he has, he couldn't care less. more jewels for the mama | ||
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