NBA Offseason Discussion Thread

[PHX]

My favorite team won't be title contending or anything but I'm very optimistic about the Suns this coming season being aggressive this offseason and getting some nice young talent and finally having a post player.

 

[SAIYANS]

Post player? Scola shot more jumpers than posted up last year. Yeah they should be fun to watch though along with Denver.

Most overrated offseason IMO is Minny as I just don't see Love playing well with AK, Roy, and the like. Just don't see them making any noise winning, or Love being able to do his stat padding, this leading him to be the guy who says trade me

 

[PHX]

For Phoenix he's gonna be playing in the post more than likely. I've seen his post game and it's really good esp in comparison to what they have had.

As for Minny it's all gonna depend if they can get Roy to return to form or not now that he is out of that medical nightmare Portland staff and Rubio. I don't see AK being all that great of an addition. See their season being exactly like last year tease as a playoff team but not actually get in.

 

[SAIYANS]

Only thing I will never get is Roy signing with Minny. Yeah you want to make a comeback, I get that. But who the hell signs in that cold weather city with knees like that?

It was about get minimum salary from other teams or more moeny, but he is still being paid byPortlandmso that made no sense to me. He should be the guy looking to go play in Phoneix or even Detorit with how they rehabbed Dice. Now AK was damn good in Russia this year, looked like the all star version of himself, but he was a PF like when he was an all star in the nba as opposed to sf

 

[PHX]

Honestly thought with Phoenix's need of a SG at the time and his health issues Phoenix was a perfect spot for him but idk if they went after him or not. I honestly thought Chicago was gonna sign him or some contending team.

 

[SAIYANS]

Chicago can't sign anyone else thanks to fucking themselvesby using the bad on Bellinelli. They found out when the league rejected their contract to t-Mac, theyre cap strapped under the new CBA thanks to using that provision

 

[AF.]

Calling it now, Lakers won't make the Finals. I just can't see them throwing all these stars together and working well. Kobe will probably still hog the ball and shoot way to much because he will be trying to establish his dominance on the team.

 

[SAL]

Calling it now, Lakers won't make the Finals. I just can't see them throwing all these stars together and working well. Kobe will probably still hog the ball and shoot way to much because he will be trying to establish his dominance on the team.

Two problems with that pick, as much as I want it to be true:

1. This isn't LeBron to the Heat, redux. In 2011 the Heat brought in the three best free agents available and then had to figure out how they were going to play together. Every Lakers star has a different role on that team already: Nash will control the ball and get open shots for everyone else, Kobe will shoot, Gasol will play out of the high-post and dominate weaker post defenders who have to single cover him now, and Dwight will rebound and catch alley-oops from everyone. Unless something surprising happens, this collection of players already fits.

2. Even if Kobe goes all Kobe and shoots 30 times a game anyway, there aren't a lot of teams that will be able to stop Gasol and Howard from getting the lion's share of the rebounds.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

The Rockets deserve all these stars. LA can go fuck themselves, greedy corporate bastards.

Also why didn't Dwight get his own THE DECISION special? That was one of the greatest moments in TV history when Lebron did it.

 

[SAL]

The Rockets deserve all these stars. LA can go fuck themselves, greedy corporate bastards.

Also why didn't Dwight get his own THE DECISION special? That was one of the greatest moments in TV history when Lebron did it.

Because he stupidly opted in to another year with the team he didn't want to play for anymore, denying himself a chance to be a free agent?

 

[SAIYANS]

Two problems with that pick, as much as I want it to be true:

1. This isn't LeBron to the Heat, redux. In 2011 the Heat brought in the three best free agents available and then had to figure out how they were going to play together. Every Lakers star has a different role on that team already: Nash will control the ball and get open shots for everyone else, Kobe will shoot, Gasol will play out of the high-post and dominate weaker post defenders who have to single cover him now, and Dwight will rebound and catch alley-oops from everyone. Unless something surprising happens, this collection of players already fits.

2. Even if Kobe goes all Kobe and shoots 30 times a game anyway, there aren't a lot of teams that will be able to stop Gasol and Howard from getting the lion's share of the rebounds.

Repped. Wanted to point out one thing about what you said, catching oops, Bynum lead the league in alley oops converted last year and barely can get off the ground or run the floor. Dwight should love that. LAkers were the to lob team actually with Kobe, Pau, McRoberts, and Andrew statistically not the clippers or anyone else

Ignoring Ron is what I think people are doing. I honestly think he gets the most from Dwight as he can get in your chest now and not worry about if help will be there if you beat him

 

[Killswitch]

Heat, OKC, and Lakers are the only teams that matter next year. Bulls could matter depending on Rose's health. The thought of any team besides those four winning the title is...well, I'm not thinking it.

 

[SAIYANS]

I think an Amare deal would out the knicks in contention. Amare for Josh Smith wouldn't be terrible for the Knicks team as a whole, and would give ATL a name

 

[PHX]

That wouldn't make a lick of sense for the Hawks but I do think both have a good shot at being dealt somewhere.

 

[SAIYANS]

Want a name big, Amare is the guy attainable cause he's overpaid ala Joe Johnson. Pau would have been had Nash not come and Kobe constantly not going to bat for him