wonder who wld trade for him tho since everyone thinks hes just going to the lakers anyway
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
the lakers
― J0rdan S., Friday, 28 April 2017 17:17 (six years ago) link
maybe the lakers but why not just wait
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:20 (six years ago) link
unless indy is willing to take pennies on the dollar
well all it takes is one team to seriously bid against the lakers for the lakers to consider making an insane offer
that's basically happened w/ melo and the knicks. they were afraid the nets were gonna get him so instead of waiting for him to hit FA they traded their entire team.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 28 April 2017 18:07 (six years ago) link
injecting magic into the mix makes this more volatile than it prob shd be, tho hes been giving off vibes that hes already got paul in pocket, may be why he was hired in the first place
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:10 (six years ago) link
lol messing around w the trade machine and remembered the moz and deng contracts were for the full 4 years my lord
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
anyway cld see the lakers giving up randle i guess
tho that wld leave their front court pretty think and obvs george wants to win
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:15 (six years ago) link
does he want to win more than he wants to go to the lakers, can the lakers convince him theyre ready to win, can they get some other dudes, will their young guys ever do anything, who know
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:16 (six years ago) link
nuggets will win the nba offseason
― ciderpress, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:18 (six years ago) link
i bet the lakers end up giving up 2 of randle/ingram/d'angelo for him
― J0rdan S., Friday, 28 April 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
that wld be very funny
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
and then paul leaves after a year cause they suck
cn u extend a guy youve traded for in the offseason
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
maybe theyll try to get cp3 too for an "all paul" team
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:40 (six years ago) link
i dont get why pg would move to LAL apart from essentially romantic reasons. is it like accepted that pg would have a better chance of winning a chip with the lakers in the west? because afaict no current laker shows more promise than myles turner
― micah, Friday, 28 April 2017 23:41 (six years ago) link
blinded by the lights
― Spottie, Friday, 28 April 2017 23:42 (six years ago) link
maybe but idgi. anyway im glad larry is going, he totally fucked up every free agent signing and is clearly out of ideas
― micah, Friday, 28 April 2017 23:52 (six years ago) link
looks like a bunch of espn's nba writers are getting laid off. stein, abbott, ford once the draft is over.
― circles, Saturday, 29 April 2017 03:51 (six years ago) link
more chat about that in this thread: sports and/or sport writing
― Spottie, Saturday, 29 April 2017 06:34 (six years ago) link
They're gonna add a ton of work to the other writers with no pay raise huh
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 30 April 2017 00:23 (six years ago) link
He really should have gone against his coaching tenure principle and kept Carlisle.
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 30 April 2017 00:28 (six years ago) link
I never, ever question why anyone would sign in LA. Handsome young extremely rich athlete says he wants to move to LA I have no arguments.
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 30 April 2017 00:29 (six years ago) link
ya its a place thats all set up for famous people
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 April 2017 01:18 (six years ago) link
i don't think free agents should look to the success and examples of previous Laker heroes, they should look at how a player as bad as Nick Young comes to town and becomes a meme legend and hooks up with Iggy Azalea.
― nomar, Sunday, 30 April 2017 01:38 (six years ago) link
Most players have other priorities other than winning a championship, whether they'd like to admit it or not
― Spottie, Sunday, 30 April 2017 02:37 (six years ago) link
yeah winning is a factor but there are other factors which is fair u know
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 April 2017 02:49 (six years ago) link
is there a free agent who has signed with the knicks or nets who didn't say, "I came here to win"?
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Sunday, 30 April 2017 03:09 (six years ago) link
jeremy lin?
― nice cage (m bison), Sunday, 30 April 2017 03:48 (six years ago) link
Well Marbury and Carmelo just wanted to go home xp
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 30 April 2017 03:49 (six years ago) link
Like marbury was pretty open about just wanting to be back near Coney Island
https://theundefeated.com/features/paul-pierce-leaves-imprint-on-nba/
pierce will actually probably be the most forgettable HOFer of his era
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
http://bkref.com/tiny/wkZaL
pretty crazy how similar their numbers are. pierce is basically a slightly worse version of melo
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link
pierce better on ts%, efg%, off and def rating, etc. it is close but he was a better shooter, more efficient, and actually played in the finals a couple times.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
not gonna read that undefeated piece but i do agree pierce won't be a beloved HOFer outside of one market.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:07 (six years ago) link
kevin k a slightly worse version of whoever is the worst at trolling
― lag∞n, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
pierce was definitely a better defender. melo will probably age better tho. melo's peak also higher
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
fwiw when i suggested that melo was slightly better than PP i was assuming his last 4-5 years would be a smoother decline than pierce's. could be wrong
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:20 (six years ago) link
pierce was kinda fun as the 4 on that wizards team. kinda.
― Spottie, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
pierce also generally doo-doo in the playoffs
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
also better shooting %s, net ratings, etc. than melo in the playoffs lol
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
i am not exactly a melo fan
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:37 (six years ago) link
i'm just struggling to find a meaningful number where he looks better than pierce in the playoffs. i'm open-minded to the idea but it's not really happening.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
well when i said he was doo doo in the offs i meant in general for a HOFer, not necessarily in comparison to melo. i assume the reason his PER is lower than melo's is mostly due to higher usage and lower turnover percentage
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
er, lower usage and more turnovers
ah ok, that may be true re: general HOFers.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
pierce has a pretty big lead there in the regression-based advanced stats due to slightly higher efficiency and better defense. PER is a witches brew and i don't buy it in general.
i don't really know where the bar is for the basketball hall of fame these days.
― ciderpress, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:54 (six years ago) link
i think his heroic return within minutes from a devastating knee injury that would have crippled lesser players for a season or two during their finals win was certainly legendary
― nomar, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
remember when he got stabbed in the neck and face in a nightclub? i always forget that.
― nomar, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
so many #1 picks next year
― lag∞n, Monday, 16 October 2017 22:57 (six years ago) link
Bonzie Alexander Colson II the clear favorite
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 16 October 2017 23:01 (six years ago) link
richard jefferson signing with denver
― Clay, Monday, 16 October 2017 23:11 (six years ago) link
Kenneth Faried is listed as inactive for game 1, seemingly without an injury
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 16 October 2017 23:47 (six years ago) link
Nuggets waiving Jameer seems like a really strong endorsement of Mudiay and I’m not buying it
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 16 October 2017 23:51 (six years ago) link
the good dad
Just spoke to Gregg Popovich who called Trump a "soulless coward" for lying about Obama & Bush not calling families of fallen soldiers...— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) October 16, 2017
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 03:01 (six years ago) link
i think the spurs are better off retaining LMA than hoping to lure another big FA there. it's a dangerous game (as the heat and mavs can tell us).
but idk about locking up the LMA/pau frontcourt for the next 3 years. that's a solid regular season unit but i don't think the two of them can play at the same time in the playoffs.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 17 October 2017 03:18 (six years ago) link
i am pretty excited about watching basketball soon
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 04:03 (six years ago) link
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/enterpriseRockets/the-story-how-houston-rockets-landed-chris-paul
― Spottie, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 16:30 (six years ago) link
today is the big day friends 2017-18 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD PART 1 ALL OF AMERICAS FAVORITE TEAMS ARE BACK
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
@ShamsCharaniaSources: Bulls forwards Bobby Portis and Nikola Mirotic were involved in serious altercation in practice today, leaving Mirotic hospitalized and out indefinitely. Story coming.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:38 (six years ago) link
wow damn
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:39 (six years ago) link
poly jump to the new thread
― Spottie, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:39 (six years ago) link
yeah spottie beat me to it. but the regular season hasn't started yet!
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:40 (six years ago) link
the moment the kelly o portrait is posted the season begins
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:44 (six years ago) link
kelly o has spoken
― Spottie, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:47 (six years ago) link