NBA Offseason 2014 - Page 35

On July 12 2014 01:57 Holcan wrote:
Please not klove, id rather they develop wiggins than accept mediocrity. Havent er learned, trading for stars sets organizations back, the only exception i can think of is KG, or possibly pau, as trades that actually thrust a team into contention.


Plus wasnt one of the issues before was that they couldnt do anything in free agency? Wouldnt dumping wiggins for klove ultimately hinder their moves going forward?



I dont know, how do you trade for a star player whose never made the playoffs?

On July 12 2014 02:19 zev318 wrote:


depends on what they'd have to give up for klove, if its wiggins + picks? doable i think. with klove lebron irving, i think they are easily contention status.

again with love lebron irving (if they get all 3 signed to long term contracts) it'll be like with the heat, they'll have to fill roster spots with vets. honestly any team with 3 stars will go down this road, that's just the way it is with the cap.

sure he's never made the playoffs. but its a team game, everyone wants to put the blame on love, but the wolves are in the west and they've never had a good team around him. 13-14 looked good, if pekovic didnt miss so many games i think they may have had a shot.

On July 12 2014 02:37 Ethelis wrote:
Houston fans atm

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On July 12 2014 01:53 Xeris wrote:
i feel so bad for Wade. Bosh is going to leave, LeBrone left, and Wade is sitting there looking like a complete retard opting out of 40 million to sacrifice to re-build a better contender in Miami with his bros. Now he has nothing. The Heat have tons of cap space and no ability to build a top notch team, they've traded a bunch of draft picks to build the team, and now Wade is unlikely to recoup the money he just gave up.

LeBron's message and his goal is noble, but at the same time, he completely fucked over Miami in the process. Mixed feelings. His letter basically said, I left Cleveland because I wanted to go get some easy rings with my bros in Miami, and now that I've accomplished my personal goal, I'll come back to Cleveland and help them win. Seems fucked up

On July 12 2014 02:11 Holcan wrote:

He wants out of minne, which is never a good tradr for the team taking the player who wants out. Deron williams, melo...both utah and denver got the better half of those trades.

On July 12 2014 03:01 slyboogie wrote:


What exactly have Utah and Denver done with their "hauls?" What are the Magic going to do? They're going to be bad-okay-decent. Never a contender for a title. You grab superduper players when you can because they are superduper and scarce. If you flame out with Deron Williams or marginally contend with Carmelo, who cares? You take the shot because you can never pass on the opportunity to get Chris Paul or James Harden or Dwight Howard. Top 15 players are exactly that. There are only 15 of them.

Now, if you think Kevin Love is not good and Andrew Wiggins is better, than that's fine. That's a player assessment. But if you are convinced that a star can get got, you go get him.

On July 12 2014 03:06 Holcan wrote:
Exactly, all 4 teams in those trades are mediocre, at best. Why involve yourself with mediocrity?



That being said, I do not think Kevin Love is a top 15 players, or a cornerstone player, outside of being white and marketable. i do think he is better than Wiggins, however the 12m+ difference in paychecks is what makes me think Love isn't worth it. Id rather have the extra cap space to find some solid role players, because if anyone in the league has proven they can make role players excel, its Lebron James.