Even so, at what price? Within the NBA, officials expected maybe $10 million a year, perhaps $12 million if Klutch wanted to push it. Well, they kept pushing it. Thompson turned down a $13-million-a-year extension offer – four-year, $52 million, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
jesus
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:01 (nine years ago) link
woj's boner ripping thru his pants in this entire column obv http://sports.yahoo.com/news/cavs-need-lebron-james-to-show-leadership-he-promised-173753124.html
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:02 (nine years ago) link
Whatever James' agenda on the coaching front, there were those who believed they had it pegged back in the summer. It was no accident Mark Jackson left one of the most powerful agents in basketball to become a client of Paul. Paul had no coaching clients, but immense leverage within the Cavaliers. To hear Jackson overpraising James and the team's talent on television – even defending James on giving Blatt a tepid public endorsement – delivers light in itself to this alliance.
Before James signed as a free agent, the Cavaliers management wanted nothing to do with Jackson as a coach. They did their research and had their answers. Now, they understand the reality: If James won't play for the coach, what choice do they have there? James wouldn't be left to pay the buyout on Blatt's contract, nor the luxury tax on Thompson's extension. It'll simply be Klutch Sports gathering the commissions on Jackson's and Thompson's deals.
this is a GREAT conspiracy theory
i love it
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:04 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/sfSP5p4.gif
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:09 (nine years ago) link
dies http://deadspin.com/whoa-the-2016-olympics-will-have-3-on-3-basketball-1679490551
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link
weird
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:55 (nine years ago) link
1 on 1, 3 on 3 need to be made part of all star week
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:57 (nine years ago) link
this is my #1 belief in the whole world
Fake :(
― brosario nawson (m bison), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 19:33 (nine years ago) link
:(
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 19:39 (nine years ago) link
this might be better suited to the blol thread but woooooooow:
There are many objects of Nick Young’s affection: Iggy, Meat, Kobe Bryant, Gilbert Arenas, Yves Saint Laurent, Hollywood, Target, the Lakers, the park on Robertson Boulevard, family, shoes, microphones, video cameras, low-percentage shots, three-point goggles, self-inflating whoopee cushions, sugar cereals, adult onesies, and two English bulldogs named Jelli and Space Jam.
http://www.si.com/nba/2015/01/14/swaggy-p-nick-young-lakers-iggy-azalea-kobe-bryant
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 19:55 (nine years ago) link
awesome espn double header tonight, chi/wiz pdx/lac
― Spottie, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 22:30 (nine years ago) link
Melo is fat again
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 23:02 (nine years ago) link
picture?
― Spottie, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
he has a fat face so even when he's only a few pounds up he looks extra big
― Spottie, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 23:12 (nine years ago) link
twitter has a new tool shows u where nba teams followers are https://interactive.twitter.com/nba_followers
p cool
― lag∞n, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 12:12 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I did this for the Jazz and my expectations were met precisely
― we just form a f#!king wall (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 23:22 (nine years ago) link
Oh and I just looked at the whole thing...ugh the swaths of laker purple across the country
― we just form a f#!king wall (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 23:24 (nine years ago) link
http://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/236243/Cutting-Up-The-Revisionist-History-Of-The-James-Harden-Trade
In Game 1 of the Finals, Harden (22) played fewer minutes than Derek Fisher (25).
haha
― polyphonic, Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00 (nine years ago) link
well when you put it like that
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:19 (nine years ago) link
the glasses made him do it
― Spottie, Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:21 (nine years ago) link
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA 50s50 seconds agoDemar DeRozan returns to Raptors' starting lineup tonight. DeRozan missed 21 games due to torn tendon in left groin.
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:24 (nine years ago) link
think lance is playing tonight too after like 15 games out.
― Spottie, Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:31 (nine years ago) link
read that zach lowe piece on the magic today so i tried giving houston/orlando a shot but it's really difficult to muster enough interest about either team frankly.
basketball confessions: i know houston is really good and james harden is probably on mvp pace rn but i just can't/don't care about this team
― pursuit of happiness (art), Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:49 (nine years ago) link
i love pat beverly but really dgaf about them either.
― Spottie, Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:50 (nine years ago) link
toronto and philly is more engaging and it took the sixers like five minutes to even score
― pursuit of happiness (art), Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:51 (nine years ago) link
did the cavs hire mark jackson yet
― Clay, Thursday, 15 January 2015 01:23 (nine years ago) link
no but d-rose just got a 3 from half court and made it for the buzzer beater
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 01:36 (nine years ago) link
17 points in Q1
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 01:40 (nine years ago) link
'allo
http://nbcprobasketballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/melo-and-harry.jpg
― Clay, Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:13 (nine years ago) link
Coach Core... kind of a weird last name tbh
― 龜, Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:16 (nine years ago) link
last name is core coach is a title dumbas
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:19 (nine years ago) link
Damn... You learn something new every day #schooled
― 龜, Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:22 (nine years ago) link
did not know the prince of wales' scepter is a shoe, great britain is a wild place
― Clay, Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:28 (nine years ago) link
hawks are downright murderous and aside from not getting rebounds and putbacks they prob could get I see no major flaws in their game
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:44 (nine years ago) link
even tho this is the celtics they're facing, so not a major challenge, they're resting korver and al and still look incredible, their ball movement is dynamic as hell.
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:49 (nine years ago) link
damn budenholzer resting guys in january huh, he truly is the son of pop
― Clay, Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:52 (nine years ago) link
hawks on pace for 60+ wins, COTY race is bud vs kerrpop shouldnt have been so generous, now all his proteges are killing it
― brosario nawson (m bison), Thursday, 15 January 2015 02:55 (nine years ago) link
hawks on pace for 60+ wins, COTY race is bud vs kerrpop shouldnt have been so generous, now all his proteges are killing it --brosario nawson (m bison)
well, except for brett brown.
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 03:03 (nine years ago) link
well to be fair, that shit is not his fault and also they are playing....something better than horrible right now
― brosario nawson (m bison), Thursday, 15 January 2015 03:12 (nine years ago) link
oh definitely. none of that team's problems are identifiably caused by him. he's just in a terrible situation
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 03:18 (nine years ago) link
d-rose up to 32, including 6 triples, dag
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 03:20 (nine years ago) link
for all the good that it did his team
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 03:28 (nine years ago) link
what is wrong with the bulls u guys
― Clay, Thursday, 15 January 2015 03:50 (nine years ago) link
idk if anything is specifically but the wiz in particular seem to have their number, know how to fuck with their defense
I do however know what's right with the blaze tho they're amazing even if the clips have the edge at the moment
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 03:57 (nine years ago) link
ty ty, v kindstotts has to be in the convo for COY too, the blazers defensive improvement this year is unprecedented
― Clay, Thursday, 15 January 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link
i feel like this is a safe space for me
and i just really need to say
i do not like mark jackson
i think he is not a good broadcaster
please do not judge me
― Clay, Thursday, 15 January 2015 04:16 (nine years ago) link
― Clay, Thursday, January 15, 2015 3:50 AM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
they have one of the worst starting point guards in the NBA and a coach who has no control over him
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 15 January 2015 04:17 (nine years ago) link
I think that's a bit strong
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 04:24 (nine years ago) link
rose is definitely not back to his MVP year levels and he's had a hard time diversifying his offensive production to include threes and other shots outside of the paint but he doesn't seem like clueless w/r/t running the floor and passing
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 04:26 (nine years ago) link
feel like numerous starting PGs inside the east and even outside are far worse than rose by multiple standards. fucks sake, elfrid payton is a starting point guard in the east.
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 15 January 2015 04:28 (nine years ago) link