Hmmm, yep, likely BS. Looks like Pau's going there. I'd say that locks Melo into NYC.

Can anyone convince me that Melo making ~$26 mill for the next five years is a good thing?

That's 40% of the cap gone in just Melo. Yikes. Same old Knicks.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

July 12 2014 13:52 GMT

#863

Yeah I'm guessing the bulls found out Melos staying in New York. Don't know the terms of the deal yet but pau is a great pick up provided the terms of the deal are nice.
The only way melo is happening is if we do give up taj and dump salary and both melo and pau agree to a significant pay cut which is unlikely

Havik_

United States5585 Posts

July 12 2014 15:49 GMT

#864

Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?

wei2coolman

United States60033 Posts

July 12 2014 16:14 GMT

#865

On July 13 2014 00:49 Havik_ wrote:
Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?

Wouldn't that just make them Lebron fans in the first place, not Heat bandwagoners?

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

July 12 2014 16:29 GMT

#866

Utah matched the hornets offer for Hayward. Expected I guess but it's a shame would have loved to see him play in Charlotte.

Ru ba

Serbia1812 Posts

July 12 2014 17:45 GMT

#867

im actually still kinda shocked hayward turned out to be a 16 mil a year check worthy player.
good on him

Ace

United States16096 Posts

July 12 2014 18:10 GMT

#868

omg

http://deadspin.com/lebron-james-tells-the-sports-world-exactly-what-it-wan-1603746132

Livelovedie

United States492 Posts

July 12 2014 18:11 GMT

#869

On July 13 2014 00:49 Havik_ wrote:
Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?

Never really got why it was considered honorable to continue to follow a team when they got rid of your favorite player but looked down upon when you follow another team because your favorite player is there now.

onlywonderboy

United States23745 Posts

July 12 2014 18:42 GMT

#870

Because a lot of people value loyalty to a team more than loyalty to a player.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

July 12 2014 19:18 GMT

#871

Rumor is sign and trade for gasol- Chicago sends brewer admunsen mike James and dunleavy

I guess lakers are getting whatever they can. And better on the bulls in the east than with Dallas/San Antonio I guess.

AntiGrav1ty

Germany2310 Posts

July 12 2014 19:43 GMT

#872

On July 13 2014 03:11 Livelovedie wrote:

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Yup. Feel the same way. In my opinion the players are more important than in any other sport when it comes to being a fan. For me the players dictate if I follow a team or not.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

July 12 2014 19:46 GMT

#873

On July 13 2014 03:11 Livelovedie wrote:

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Well you have to look at it from the perspective of the community. Nobody says you can't be a Lebron fan. I'm sure everyone here enjoys watching him play. But if you are one of those people that only seems to follow one player, especially the best player, it smacks a little of not actually being a basketball fan. You might have a very coarse idea of what impressive basketball looks like or, worse, you might just enjoy following the celebrity.

I, for one, don't understand why you would just attach yourself to whoever is the favorite at the moment.

Of course, many people start off with this preoccupation (*cough*Kobe fans) and go on to become fully functional basketball fans.

oneofthem

Cayman Islands24199 Posts

July 12 2014 19:57 GMT

#874

it's not really un-understandable. i think what you are trying to say is that it's just casual. in italics.

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

July 12 2014 19:58 GMT

#875

Ignore Jerubaal and his snobbish ways =P. Like who you like. If you enjoy watching basketball, keep on watching. That's all that matters. Specially if you are not even from a city with a team. Even then, following/rooting for players wherever they go is something I do (<3 z-bo, barnes, chandler, jackson for me)

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

July 12 2014 20:31 GMT

#876

You need to be very specific about who you are talking about.

wei2coolman

United States60033 Posts

July 12 2014 20:59 GMT

#877

On July 13 2014 04:46 Jerubaal wrote:

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There's nothing wrong with liking specific players, so long as you understand how team dynamics work too.

I'm more a player follower myself (not a lebron fan if you're wondering)

seiferoth10

3362 Posts

July 12 2014 22:19 GMT

#878

Rockets signed Ariza 32m/4y. I don't know what that means for Parsons, still could go either way.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

July 12 2014 22:21 GMT

#879

They can still sign him and I think they will.

oneofthem

Cayman Islands24199 Posts

July 12 2014 22:56 GMT

#880

saw this paper on interior defense informed by the new player tracking data while trying to find out how bad love's defense actually is.

seems kind of bad that he ranks bottom 5 when it comes to opponent fg% when he's within 5 feet of the player. that he would often just go for the rebound isnt helping matters either.

http://www.sloansportsconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/The Dwight Effect A New Ensemble of Interior Defense Analytics for the NBA.pdf

there's also the data for this year, which is not good either.

http://stats.nba.com/playerTrackingDefense.html?pageNo=1&rowsPerPage=25&filters=FGA_DEFEND_RIM*GE*6&sortField=FGP_DEFEND_RIM&sortOrder=DES&SeasonType=Regular Season

the raw % doesn't have a point value but this seems like one of the most important aspects of a team's defense.

also varejao is absolutely terrible by these measures.