2017 NBA OFFSEASON

they should hire griffin and build the banana boat

cp3 to the rockets is the only team that could conceivably challenge the warriors imo

(in the west)

interesting discussion on the last lowe pod about how teams feel it's easier to defend the rockets in the playoffs because you know they're only taking shots from behind the three or at the rim, and that cp3 could conceivably diversify their offense specifically in the playoffs

also everyone thinks the heat are the team for blake if he doesn't resign from what i understand

blake only lives in shorts year round locales

cp3 traded to the rockets

i keep re-reading the tweet bcuz it seems fake...

wow

cant call the rockets boring

cp3 kept his max salary and moved to a contender

wasnt harden ballin as a PG though ?

no harm in having two elite ball handlers, paul can play off the ball some and get lots of rest during the regular season, plus the enormity of his responsibilities seemed to catch up w harden in the playoffs, this makes the rockets less predictable/defendable

yeah it's a great spot to be in no doubt but just seeing the guy come off his best season being the primary and then bringing in an elite point is strange imo

lolclippers though

Prediction: there will be chemistry issues

clippers got nothing back. wow.

I wouldn't call 3 rotation players and a first round pick nothing, and considering they were days away from getting nothing, I'd say it's a decent haul

Clippers are officially in rebuild mode tho. Will be interesting to see how quickly they can get back to the playoffs.

Prediction: there will be chemistry issues

― nice cage (m bison), Wednesday, June 28, 2017 11:53 AM (fifty-one seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

idk cp3 is a total bitch but hell get u looks

oh i guess he told them he was leaving? this is bizarre. anyone want to take a stab at how he had already decided to sign in houston without, like, taking a meeting?

"Clippers are officially in rebuild mode tho. Will be interesting to see how quickly they can get back to the playoffs"

loool a mediocre playoff team again , one can only dream !

Haha Adam silver shd kick it old school and void this CP3 deal

Xp

players are allowed to talk to each other, players are allowed to talk to their management, if u want a legal explanation

this has been a good morning

Phil Jackson either got some really bad weed this past year or he was trying to torpedo his own career. love it.

players are allowed to talk to each other, players are allowed to talk to their management, if u want a legal explanation

― lag∞n, Wednesday, June 28, 2017 11:58 AM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

of course, this is still a truly impressive example of backchanneling. i am supportive in this instance mostly b/c doc got owned.

if he decided on the rockets w/o ever meeting it's clear he was just going w/ whatever team he thought gave him the best chance of beating the warriors

my take on phils actions is he wasnt trying to sabotage his career he just didnt care, what he did care about were his grudges, hes an old crank basically

this isn't a terrible haul for the rockets. i think dekker could become a really nice complimentary player, and lou will and pat bev should both hold their trade value thru next deadline

i feel like Paul is going to put up some ridiculous numbers next season and that they'll run the Warriors completely off the floor at least twice. not sure about the playoffs though.

not the most outlandish predictions there i realize...

Paul had a strong desire to play with Rockets All-Star guard James Harden, which led to the Clippers working out a trade with Houston, league sources said. Los Angeles was able to secure several tradable assets and a draft pick in the deal. The Clippers risked losing Paul for nothing in free agency.

Paul and Harden discussed the possibility of a partnership at length, believing they can find a way to thrive together, league sources said.

from woj story

welp

if he decided on the rockets w/o ever meeting it's clear he was just going w/ whatever team he thought gave him the best chance of beating the warriors

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, June 28, 2017 12:00 PM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah also he cldve talked to them, after trade negotiations begin youre allowed to, this def happened through an intermediary at least since paul had to agree to accept the his contract option

its def his best shot at a ring w/o taking a paycut

I like this deal for the Rockets, but I don't think this makes them THAT much better.

I was off by a week, I had bet that the wheels would start coming off the clippers at the draft

Doc gonna be good on tv this year but not sure who has a spot open for him

Maybe he joins pp and doesn't do games so he can get more golf in

the thing is that it would take something remarkable to beat the warriors and i don't know of any better idea for the rockets outside of trading for paul george

I like this deal for the Rockets, but I don't think this makes them THAT much better.

― nice cage (m bison), Wednesday, June 28, 2017 12:12 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

they added one of the best players!

Haha Adam silver shd kick it old school and void this CP3 deal

Xp

― nice cage (m bison), Wednesday, June 28, 2017 11:58 AM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This would be hilarious after the deandre emoji saga a couple summers ago, I like how morey swings for the fences but I also enjoy when he falls on his face

Goon just adding the best players doesn't make you better. Look what happened to the Warriors oh wait

really still tho the best plan for beating the warriors is for them to have injuries

Steph going from made of glass to dependable iron man crashing the boards in the finals is like the fifteenth biggest factor in their run but it's a fascinating factor

the rockets still need more wing players. ryan anderson prob can't be on the floor vs the warriors unless he's shooting 50% from 3

guess harden doesnt mind going back to the 2

Chris Paul and James Harden were determined to play together, and found a way with Rockets-Clippers trade agreed upon today.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 28, 2017

If it's a clipper fire sale I really hope the cs take a long look at either Blake or deandre (deandre)

the rockets still need more wing players. ryan anderson prob can't be on the floor vs the warriors unless he's shooting 50% from 3

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, June 28, 2017 12:20 PM (fifty-seven seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah. defensive-minded wings.

cp3-harden-gordon-ariza-capela is a team that could like maybe test the warriors for 6 games which is prob better than anyone else in the west has right now

they shd trade for dre next

CP3 finally gonna make the conference finals