Breaking -- The human race has waived Josh Smith: 2014-15 regular season thread part 2

kinda made up for it by getting 2 firsts for dragic tho

hes got a lot of tank

― micah, Friday, February 20, 2015 12:59 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Lol

it is a lot though maybe they know ennis is a bust or something

jesus bosh is really gonna miss the rest of the season isn't he http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article10734557.html

that's terrible

article is 100% speculation. the only known fact is that bosh was admitted to hospital for a lung condition.

hope he's ok

yesterday was a hell of a day for zach lowe to become a father btw

in other news the thunder are now in the playoffs and 9% of all nba players got traded in one day

i don't think thomas works at all, long-term, as a starter, especially in boston. he's on an extremely favorable contract tho and it's likely ainge just wants him so he can deal him later on

yesterday was a hell of a day for zach lowe to become a father btw

― call all destroyer, Friday, February 20, 2015 9:39 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Haha oh man his columns for the stretch run and playoffs are gonna be unhinged

i don't think thomas works at all, long-term, as a starter, especially in boston. he's on an extremely favorable contract tho and it's likely ainge just wants him so he can deal him later on

― k3vin k., Friday, February 20, 2015 9:46 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah agree

Last month, Brooklyn Nets guard Mirza Teletovic was diagnosed with a similar condition (pulmonary embolus) and will miss the rest of the season. Cleveland forward Andersen Varejao was diagnosed with a blood clot on his lower right lung in January 2013 and missed the remainder of the season.

Bosh :-(

is there more news?

btw jordan bosh was on one of simmons' all-star weekend podcasts you would like it

tbh all 3 of his all-star weekend podcasts were very enjoyable

is there more news?

― k3vin k., Friday, February 20, 2015 10:18 AM (56 seconds ago) Bookmark

heat sources are being leaky

Tom Haberstroh ‏@tomhaberstroh
Hearing same that @JoeGoodmanJr reported: Bosh could miss season w blood clot.

re bosh just glad they caught it that is a super dangerous sitch

IT he cn start imo, who knows if he fits in boston, who knows what boston is, cld play next to smart as smart is big enough to guard 2s, having two ball handlers in the backcourt is p cool in todays nba

yeah but if smart is big enough to guard 2s that leaves...IT to guard point guards. and point guards are actually good and need to be guarded

well regardless when u play him hes not gonna be good at D, but hey a lot of players arent good at D

at least he has an excuse

tbh all 3 of his all-star weekend podcasts were very enjoyable

― k3vin k., Friday, February 20, 2015 10:19 AM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah they were very fun, the 10-minute chat format works well with the players, though tbh i need like an hour of ahmad rashad, that guy is incredible

his frank sinatra story omg

bernard king was amazing too, the way he broke down the way he approached scoring was almost ted williamsesque

after reading some trade deadline reactions ive come to the conclusion goran dragic is the modern day turkoglu, the one player every nba fan is convinced is really good after he had one really good season during a career of pretty good seasons

Simmons: I am making this point for the second time this week: Dragic was the fourth-best guard in basketball last season. I voted him second-team All-NBA. There were legitimate reasons why his numbers dropped this year that had nothing to do with him and everything to do with the bizarre but lovable roster that Phoenix slapped together. Miami becomes a title contender if it can get him without touching its top four … at least until we remember that Dwyane Wade couldn’t play 38 MPG for four straight rounds even if Anthony Bosch, Brian McNamee and Ivan Drago’s trainer were training him. But we won’t remember that until, like, late April, right?

bill simmons dragic has a whole career u cn look at btw the stats are avalible online

the legacy of the celtics championship team (open in new tab)

http://i.imgur.com/Ep1qC0N.jpg

Goldsberry: Dragic is really good with the right guys. Last year, Vogel called the Dragic-Frye pick-and-roll “maybe the hardest to cover in the game.”

last year

oh come on he's better than turkoglu ever was, turkoglu was your classic overperforming on a well-coached good team guy, dragic was the best player on his team

i did love turkoglu tho lol

ur doing it right now, u r turkogluing him

and given the black hole that is the miami point guard situation he fills a need, that's probably worth a couple millies per year. his age is concerning but he's not going to fall off a cliff in all likelihood, and his age fits well with bosh/wade's window. it's a good get

two first round picks for the honor of maxing dragic out idk man

if they max him now before the cap raises it might be fine

it might be fine, prob not worth two first round picks tho

Boston Celtics ‏@celtics 2m2 minutes ago View translation
New @Celtics jersey numbers:

Isaiah Thomas - #4
Jonas Jerebko - #8
Luigi Datome - #70

lol i completely forgot they got two other players

p sure those arent real guys

tho i do actually remember jerebko having a good game once for the pistons

i had doubts myself, damn it danny

dragic did have an exceptional season last year but he's been very good for like 4 years now

he has not been very good he has been just good

he's finishing even better this year than he was last year, his advanced numbers are down a bit due to a downtick in 3pt shooting and a lower usage because of the 3 guard thing. he should dominate the ball in miami plenty

the other interesting thing will be how much leverage the heat lose in contract talks with bosh's health uncertain

well if they offer him the 5 year max one wld think hed sign, especially since miami was one of the places he said he wanted to play

congrats heat i guess u just bought a 34 y/io goran dragic

yeah signing an athletic point guard long term for his past-prime years is risky for sure

guess the heat felt like they had a chance to make some noise this year otherwise not sure why u wldnt just wait and try to sign him in the offseason, if u lose out and the knicks can offer him more cause they traded for him its not really the end of the world

urgency i guess is understandable w that teams age but still feels overly desperate

now if bosh is out obvs its all for naught, crazy timing

dragic cld age decently i guess tho cause hes got size and shooting and overall a pretty crafty game

his shooting is not that reliable and he relies a lot on his athleticism + getting to the rim