NBA thread

[Wpnfire]

Originally Posted by Rezdaddy Longlegs

Wades scoring dropped because the last 4 years Lebron has been the main man.

well it was dropping before that but yeah I (somehow) forgot about LeBron being there.


Anyway, I'm really looking forward to what Ray Allen decides to do during the offseason. I totally forgot about him in recent weeks among Miami's other players, but I really hope he doesn't retire.

[Wpnfire]

lol

Watch these two vines of Embiid's reaction. I'd post them, but the archaic technology of musicbanter doesn't understand vine.

Embiid Philly reaction.


Also, Embiid earlier was shown using a black landline telephone, and he looked more like a buisness man than a basketball player.

[Sparky]

haha

can you find one for zach levine?

Dude's face seemed real dissapointed coming to MN and who can blame him

[Wpnfire]

Originally Posted by Sparky

haha

can you find one for zach levine?

Dude's face seemed real dissapointed coming to MN and who can blame him

In all seriousness, if I was drafted, I would much rather go to Cleveland than Minnesotta. At least Cleveland's got some potential. Minnesotta's got K-Love who for sure will be leaving, and Rubio, who is a considerably sub-par player with no offensive game other than passing the ball.

Also, the heat just traded for point guard shabbaz Napier. It's a bit odd as the need SG more than...oh no. I hope they're not getting rid of chalmers. Shabbaz is a 6'1 guard, so there's little chance of him playing the 2.

[Wpnfire]

Phew! they tradded him for a SG. Well the heat got everything they wanted from the draft, well done team.


Also, as usual the Spurs are going to get the best player in the draft somehow with the 30th pick in the second round....somehow.

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Minnesotta's got K-Love who for sure will be leaving, and Rubio, who is a considerably sub-par player with no offensive game other than passing the ball.

Who is currently the franchises poster boy. The young rondo comparisons are his saving grace. That said the overall offense is still better with Rubio.

[Wpnfire]

So the Pacers are screwed.

Evan Turner is a free agent and most likely leaving. Lance Stephenson is a free agent, and as much as he and the Pacers both want to keep him, they probably can't resign him and improve the bench. The Pacers bench is already among the worst in the league and with the departure of Evan Turner, will in fact be the worst without question.

The Pacers made some boneheaded moves last off-season and a couple of questionable trades this season. Here's a quick recap:

Last offseason, the Pacers failed to resign Tyler Hansbrough for no other reason than to avoid going over the luxury tax. When free agent David West wanted more than the Pacers expected, they simply did not pick up Hansbrough's qualifying offer. A questionable move perhaps, but no bother. The pacers buff their bench considerably with offseason acquisitions of center Miles Plumlee and wing Gerald Green.

Then this season, feeling that Miles Plumlee and Gerald Green were performing inadequately, they traded both for Luis Scola. Plumlee and Green of course, went on to be two of the most improved players during the second half of the season. Luis Scola suffered from inconsistent performances and saw his minutes in Indiana slashed considerably. Also as part of the trade, the Pacers traded a first round pick FOR THIS YEAR'S DRAFT!

Then of course, there was then the Even Turner for Danny Granger trade and Evan Turner sees no reason to stay in Indiana, and even if he did, the Pacers simply cannot keep him. Indiana did not acquire anybody in the draft, they're over the cap limit, and there's not much they can do at this point to improve for next season.

The Pacers may have been among the small number of title contenders in the east at the start of the season, but I can't see them holding on to that title at the start of the next one without Lance Stephenson, a backup point guard, and a serious buff to the bench-and all of those are unlikely. This entire past season will haunt them for the next few years no question.

[Wpnfire]

Anyone see the posters that Houston had up in their arena of Carmelo in a Rockets jersey?






It was a good showing for Houston...except for the fact that Melo and Jeremy Lin share the same jersey. LOL
Lin was pissed when he saw this apparently.
The funny thing (or not funny thing) is that Lin has to be traded to free up the necessary cap space if Melo chooses to sign there, so it's politically correct in a way.

[Da Funk]

Originally Posted by Wpnfire

So the Pacers are screwed.

When the Pacers die and get buried, I hope this gets engraved on the tombstone.

As for the Houston-Lin diss, I thought that was really low for the Rockets. It was funny, but it was low. I've always been of the opinion that Jeremy Lin really is a legitimate player, it's just that McHale doesn't really know how to use him. As much as I liked seeing him play as a Rocket, I think moving to a new team with a better system will be good for Lin.

[Wpnfire]

The Heat and Danny Granger agreed to a contract proposal ahead of free agency, damn! I mean just considering he's a former Pacer is itself impressive that he chose to sign with the heat, but even more shocking is that Granger said he wanted to return to the Clippers. I wonder what happened with that but Pat Riley has made the beginning moves on his promise to improve the bench during the offseason.

Also the heat and Josh McRoberts agreed to a preliminary contract proposal. He's another outside shooter and a decent playmaker. The wing will be much improved if they can sign them.

It's far from signing Lowry or Gortat, who have agreed to contracts with their respective teams, but really the heat needed a solid bench unit and terrific shooters like Granger and a play maker like McRoberts, and then you add Napier as the reserve PG, you've got a really solid second unit and it fits in well with Wade being the de facto sixth man in the heat rotation.