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Ezeli's bad knees played a big part on why the Warriors gave up on him. That and bad hands on offense. Speights signed with the Clippers but I think he's the one West is replacing. West is a mid range shooter who is a bit short for the center position. Speights isn't good on rim protection, either.
So the Warriors are looking for another cheap big man to be Pachulia's backup.
With Thompson at SG and Durant at SF/PF, the Warriors should be a decent rebounding team. Rebounding is just as much timing and anticipation as banging down low. Rodman was not very physical and not the tallest. Rondo and Kidd are not that tall either. Tristan Thompson is not a banger and does it more based on speed and athleticism.
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Thon Maker played pretty well today.
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On July 08 2016 10:56 Scarecrow wrote:Bookmarking this for when they go back 2 back. Ezeli's pretty irrelevant. Durant, Draymond, Zaza and West will do fine.
I hope so. They do still need another center and the FA market is getting thin.
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Parsons going to Griz, that was random. And Bucks picking up Dirty Delly from the Cavs via sign & trade with draft rights. Hornets picking up Hibbert, is that dude still relevant?
FA this year is so stale with the ridiculous salary cap raise due to CBA, besides that whole Durant shitstorm with the Dubs, nothing else of interest.
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On July 09 2016 11:29 zulu_nation8 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2016 10:56 Scarecrow wrote:On July 08 2016 10:35 zulu_nation8 wrote: ok, warriors are fucked Bookmarking this for when they go back 2 back. Ezeli's pretty irrelevant. Durant, Draymond, Zaza and West will do fine. I hope so. They do still need another center and the FA market is getting thin.
Dubs don't need a center, just need to out score everyone. What are the possibilities of Klay, Curry and KD all choking in the same game? And besides there are no decent centers left in FA anymore.
I pray the outcome of the next Finals is the same for the Dubs, oh the heartbreak.
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On July 09 2016 12:40 Disregard wrote: Parsons going to Griz, that was random. And Bucks picking up Dirty Delly from the Cavs via sign & trade with draft rights. Hornets picking up Hibbert, is that dude still relevant?
FA this year is so stale with the ridiculous salary cap raise due to CBA, besides that whole Durant shitstorm with the Dubs, nothing else of interest. Miami was gutted.
apparently, Duncan was set to announce his retirement but the events in Texas made him hold off on his announcement until its a much lighter news day with less important news at the front of people's minds. He may be replaced as a player it'll be tough to replace his class.
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Riley too much hubris, rebuilding time.
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They can always reload. One of the most attractive destinations. Watch them get a great pick and reload next year
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Was Riley great, or did people just like Wade?
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On July 09 2016 12:40 Disregard wrote:
FA this year is so stale with the ridiculous salary cap raise due to CBA, besides that whole Durant shitstorm with the Dubs, nothing else of interest. Oh, okay.
This was one of the most eventful FA seasons ever. Wade, Horford, Howard, Johnson, Noah, Gasol, Jefferson, Lin, Anderson all switch teams, plus a bunch of young kids getting paid, and Mozgov somehow getting 4/64.
I'm not sure what you were expecting, but this is one of the most eventful years ever.
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On July 09 2016 13:44 cLutZ wrote: Was Riley great, or did people just like Wade? Riley built up the Heat well before Wade.
I think this split was mutually beneficial. Both sides had soured on each other and neither wanted to go down with the ship. From a PR perspective, it looks worse for Riley but both camps were apparently being fairly petty. Riley didn't call Wade because Wade told them to go through his representation. Either way, he'll still get a statue when he retires.
For now, he gets more money and the Heat get to retool while they've still got a draft pick, instead of clinging to a mid-low playoff spot.
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Miami is in a bad spot for the remainder of Bosh's contract which goes until 2019. its a $25 million cap gobbling sinkhole.
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On July 09 2016 14:27 JimmyJRaynor wrote: Miami is in a bad spot for the remainder of Bosh's contract which goes until 2019. its a $25 million cap gobbling sinkhole. Yeah, but that's just the nature of having a maxed star who might not be able to play basketball anymore. They'll get a lottery pick for the very coveted 2017 draft and have a lot of room to sign one of the 2017 FAs like Blake Griffin. Plus all the other benefits of being in Miami.
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On July 09 2016 14:23 Jibba wrote:Show nested quote +On July 09 2016 13:44 cLutZ wrote: Was Riley great, or did people just like Wade? Riley built up the Heat well before Wade. I think this split was mutually beneficial. Both sides had soured on each other and neither wanted to go down with the ship. From a PR perspective, it looks worse for Riley but both camps were apparently being fairly petty. Riley didn't call Wade because Wade told them to go through his representation. Either way, he'll still get a statue when he retires. For now, he gets more money and the Heat get to retool while they've still got a draft pick, instead of clinging to a mid-low playoff spot.
Idk man, seems Riley was more petty, Wade deserved a max especially if the team's gonna suck, and the rumors made it seem like that Wade wasn't given what he was promised.
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Wade got overpaid the whole Heatle era, getting close to max for a Manu impression.
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On July 09 2016 14:30 Jibba wrote:Show nested quote +On July 09 2016 14:27 JimmyJRaynor wrote: Miami is in a bad spot for the remainder of Bosh's contract which goes until 2019. its a $25 million cap gobbling sinkhole. Yeah, but that's just the nature of having a maxed star who might not be able to play basketball anymore. They'll get a lottery pick for the very coveted 2017 draft and have a lot of room to sign one of the 2017 FAs like Blake Griffin. Plus all the other benefits of being in Miami.
$25 million is still $25 million. the uncertainty around Bosh did nothing to attract 3 starters to re-sign this year. the best thing that can happen to Miami at this point is if a doctor says Bosh can't play again. then they get his salary off the cap and they can sign a 4 or 5 who knows for sure Bosh will take zero minutes.
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On July 09 2016 14:40 zulu_nation8 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 09 2016 14:23 Jibba wrote:On July 09 2016 13:44 cLutZ wrote: Was Riley great, or did people just like Wade? Riley built up the Heat well before Wade. I think this split was mutually beneficial. Both sides had soured on each other and neither wanted to go down with the ship. From a PR perspective, it looks worse for Riley but both camps were apparently being fairly petty. Riley didn't call Wade because Wade told them to go through his representation. Either way, he'll still get a statue when he retires. For now, he gets more money and the Heat get to retool while they've still got a draft pick, instead of clinging to a mid-low playoff spot. Wade deserved a max especially if the team's gonna suck, and the rumors made it seem like that Wade wasn't given what he was promised. No, he didn't. The Lakers killing themselves for Kobe didn't help them attract FAs - they couldn't even get meetings. Loyalty is only something fans care about. Players have short memories and there's 18,000 other considerations that come before it.
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IMO the Lakers would have been just as hopeless with Kobe on a $1/year deal.
They are lucky he stopped them from signing this Mozgov deal last year by eating up cap space. Look how dumb they got once they got any.
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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.
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