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Hopefully it = l's.

give me a team in this.

Favors for Melo should get it done, it all really depends how confident they are they can beat out New York in the off-season for him, if they are unsure they should just get it done now if he will sign an extension. Nuggets would be so lucky to get a deal like that. They should just tell New York, Gallo+Chandler+First and Curry right now, they won't get better than that... and if New York won't offer that, then I don't know what to say.

I definitely think you could make an argument that KG was as or more talented than Duncan in his prime, it is debatable who was more effective for sure, though it is hard to argue against Duncan's rings. But at the same time KG was trapped in Minny for his entire career. How many times did you see Tim Duncan carry the ball up the floor? KG was pretty amazing to watch in the early part of this decade.

Get your facts straight before you insult me you moron. If the owners/teams are losing so much money why did the cap go up 0.3M this off-season from last year? If the cap is shrunken it will be minimal at best, you are misguided if you think the NBA is in some sort of financial peril, only small market teams are. And even if the cap is shrunken hugely, it is very likely current contracts will be rolled back and optimal buyout rates will be given, that is if a hard cap is instituted at least. I know Melo wants his money, it is why he signed the 4 year extension instead of 3 years like the big 3 (I think everyone and their mom's knew he'd be kicking himself at the time once the big 3 expired and he was stuck in Denver). The fact is that Melo will get his money next off-season whether it is in Denver, New York or New Jersey, you are overestimating the negative potential of a new CBA. If Melo doesn't get as much a full max as it stands now, the difference of a new contract would be marginal (minus the extra year he would get in Denver). The fact of the matter is this, with a new CBA, the big market teams will still have the resources to offer big money, and the small market teams still won't, and unless the salary cap is shrunk to 40 million (it won't be), everything you think you know is thrown out the window. I am almost willing to guarantee that Melo can get a starting salary in the new CBA of 15M just like LBJ and company got. If Melo cared as much about money as you thought, he would have demanded a trade by now so he could get an extension hammered out somewhere else. You keep on making a fool of yourself in every topic I see you in, you are the one who doesn't know what you are talking about, seriously.

Too bad Shaq is too garbage to make a difference vs LA lol. If Boston does manage to make the finals somehow, it will be fun to watch Kobe win his 6th ring vs Shaq. I still think the ultimate shot would be Kobe basically telling LA to sign Shaq so he can mooch a ring off Kobe.

It sucks that this happened at a pickup game too, hopefully he can get healthy soon I want to see this kid get minutes.

It depends really... I think having Chalmers on the floor makes it easier, you have to imagine he will shoot better than last year from 3 with all the wide open looks he will get this year, and he is pretty good defensively. Starting Miller is good in theory but I heard Wade doesn't want to play the 1 (you have to imagine the reason is defensively not offensively). Chalmers and Miller will have identical roles, shoot the 3 and play defense, the only difference is having Chalmers on the floor makes it easier for defensively matchups. Not to mention I doubt Spo wants to have 3 new faces in the starting 5, better to have 3 guys who are familiar with his system at the start of the year starting the games, Miller should probably be in the game at the end, and maybe he will even start 10 games into the year. But I think to start the year you keep it simple, start Chalmers and if he sucks again then you switch it. I would even consider starting House instead of Miller, I just don't want Wade/LBJ defending 1's for the majority of the game, especially at the start of the season. There are a ton of options for this team, it will be interesting to see how it works. I still imagine the starting 5 opening night will be Anthony-Bosh-LBJ-Wade-Chalmers, but that could change as quick as 5 games into the year.

lol just stfu.

Kobe was, and always will be, superior to T-Mac in just about every way. It goes beyond just stats, T-Mac has always been relatively inefficient and inconsistent. Plus T-Mac is fragile, even in his prime he was always missing games here and there, meanwhile Kobe is a warrior. We are talking about who we are building a team around, and it is Kobe without a doubt in my mind. Plus do I even need to bring up his playoff virginity

Cool, the more people starting good topics the better.

Easily Kobe and KG. Change Kobe to VC and this would actually be a good debate, Kobe just smashes T-Mac.

Lol you're a fool if you think the CBA is playing that much of a role, if the NBA goes to a hard cap or cuts the cap drastically, all current contracts will be rolled back as well. Even though I don't think the cap will even go down, Melo will get his money wherever he wants it.

I would be pretty surprised if Bryan won the first match, I expect Miz to win unclean, then Bryan win at the next PPV. If Bryan wins then I figure Miz will cash his thing in tonight. I think the Miz-Bryan match will steal the show, I am a huge Miz mark and Bryan is one of the best workers around, plus their feud is the hottest going right now imo.

Those ads actually get you a good amount of money?

If you mean Kobe and Shaq, both in their individual primes, I would take them because they would be the 2 best players in the league probably. Shaq would molest Bosh worse than Wade and LBJ would outmatch LBJ 2-1. I take them slightly, not to the same extent that Kingfish does

obviously that 'theory' (it isn't even a theory just common sense really) would only apply to points, or wings really. At the end of the game the point is the person who's hands you want the ball in, but Rondo is a putrid shooter and shoots a pathetic 62% from the free throw line, as far as I am concerned that is absolutely unacceptable, he has actually managed to get worse from the line since his rookie year. the importance of a wing being able to shoot (not just free throws) is so much more than a big man, it isn't even comparable which is why I was unsure why you even brought it up. I'm not asking Rondo to be steve nash but the fact his jumper isn't getting better is pretty bad.

move this to general NBA discussion imo

"I'm a Nuggets right now" At least he finally addressed it halfway professionally. It seems clear as day this dude is done in Denver.

not even going to respond to that.

I figure it'll be Chalmers, all he needs to do is play his good defense and hit a good number of all the open 3's he will get. No way anyone else starts the year, I doubt Spo wants the SL to consist of 4 players who have never played for him before, I figure Anthony and Chalmers will start the year, but that could change as early as within the first month. Whoever is point, unless LBJ or Wade play there, won't really be playing the point, just defending opposing point guards.

This is the least excited I've been in a few years. The past 3-4 years we have come into the season with something to work towards, some sort of expectations, but now this year we find ourselves basically cheering to lose. My biggest fear is that we win 37 games and get a useless player in the late lotto, we need an impact player either through the TPE, or more preferably, through the draft. I am excited to watch Demar develop, I think he is going to make major strides this year, I am nervous that Weems and Amir are going to press and try and do too much. Ideally Demar puts up 16-17 a game on solid percentages, Amir learns how to play his game without getting in foul trouble, and everyone else plays within themselves, and Ed Davis shows some nice flashes. A top 3 pick is what I want so badly.

if he had half a brain he would have learnt how to shoot a jumper by his 5th season.

Rondo? that seems kinda random to me I don't know. Steve Nash has to be up there for sure, Jason Kidd as well, most white players seriously usually have a pretty good basketball IQ since they don't typically have that natural athleticism to make them naturally effective.

let my check my crystal ball he has 1 year to do it, if he doesn't win it this year he's done. He is a solid defensive coach and the offense will take care of itself you would think, it's just there is only a few coaches who would unconditionally get respect from a roster with as much stardom as this one, but it seems all these guys are on the same page so they should be fine. even if they lose game 7 on a buzzer beater in the finals, Spo will get canned, it really is a shame.