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So I already mentioned why I think Bosh made a dumb move. Can someone explain to me the logic behind Carmelo going back to NY?!... they have basically the identical team that couldn't even make it to the post-season in the ultra-weak Eastern Conference. Infact I think they got worse? Trading their ONLY reliable defensive presence (Tyson Chandler) for a defensive sieve in Calderon. Shumpert is their only perimeter D? Melo is lazy. Amare? Old and lazy. Bargnani? :fuckthatshit: JR Smith? :seriously: (I heard rumours Melo and Smith didn't get along) Kenyon Martin, shell of former self. Odom - I didn't even know he was on the Knicks lol ... all the news I hear now are his drug and hooker problems. What does Melo see in this team?... Zen Master making empty promises for 2016? :pokerface: |
When you have people like Phil Jackson and Pat Riley, you just gotta have to at least consider the possibilities they can turn shit into gold. If Bulls sign Gasol will they have cap for Melo? Bulls is quietly getting a solid squad together. Noah and Gasol? 2 passing bigs with Noah grabbing all the boards. It's crazy. Only if Overrated Rose gets his shits together. |
sometime its just beyond basketball bosh is getting way more money from miami, maybe he doesnt need to go to a championship team cuz he's satisfied with his two titles melo's wife is from new york, maybe he wants to stay cuz of family? theres more to winning when it comes to decision making imo |
I'm a big fan of Rose, but the writing was on the wall so to speak. He plays such a powerful and aggressive game that injuries were bound to happen sooner or later. I see other similar players like Russell Westbrook treading the same dangerous waters. I feel they won't have long productive NBA careers before the pounding on their knees eventually give out. The heart & passion is there but the physical body can only handle so much. Quite the opposite for bums like Bynum haha |
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Anyway I guess in the end it's just as simple as ... http://blog.paddypower.com/wp-conten...-rain-guys.gif |
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Melo to re-sign....five-year, $129 million contract....$25.8-mill/yr... |
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In fact, as far as basketball decisions go, I would go so far as to say it may be a better choice if he finds success in doing so. If he establishes himself as the main guy on Miami, like he was in Toronto, I think he has a better shot of becoming a Hall of Famer, without running the risk of being labelled as a transient, who only goes where he thinks he has a shot at winning. Because he'd really just be seen as a third wheel, again, to Harden and Howard. Not to mention, there is so much more than just basketball at play here. These guys always say they need to decide on what's best for their families, and I don't think it's all lip service. He and his family obviously enjoy living in Miami and I think they'd prefer not to be uprooted and moved to Texas. Florida doesn't have state income tax as well. As for Melo, in terms of best decisions for his family, I think the same reasoning is applicable, except to an even larger extent. He and his wife obviously enjoy the lifestyle New York has to offer. They are always seen with various celebrities who also live in New York. Melo's son is also older and probably has his own network of friends by now. He is good friends with Swizz beatz's son for one. As far as basketball goes, he may also be looking at a bunch of teams he doesn't think will win it all and he would also risk being labelled as that guy that jumps from team to team, yet fails to win. So why not get max money, stay where he enjoys living (while playing for a team that is globally recognized), and play for Phil Jackson who is believed to be a more than capable basketball mind. Amare is only one year older than Melo, although he obviously isn't nearly as effective as he used to be; however, he's coming off the books soon and I wouldn't underestimate Phil Jackson with a considerable amount of salary space and the draw of New York as a city to play for. Obviously their decisions involve so much more than just basketball. They seem to be trying to find ways to strike that balance between what makes them happy on and off the court. Unfortunately, it really isn't as simple as choosing a team that is a sure-fire win. They've gotta weigh the risk of losing against the quality of not only their lives, but the lives of their family members as well. |
The Lakers, Bulls and Rockets are working on a sign-and-trade deal involving Pau Gasol. The Bulls are basically on the goal line to get Gasol, so it's more of just a matter of how they'll bring him on board. Gasol seems to be willing to take a major pay cut from his $14 million last year and would be a nice fit next to Noah. Quite possible that Boozer is headed to Houston... |
Nope....No S&T....Pau will simply sign with Chicago... Ariza to Houston on a 4-year, 32-mill deal....Which means Houston will say goodbye to Parsons who will be headed to Dallas on a 3-year deal... Edit: Rockets are still "strongly considering" matching Dallas' offer sheet on Chandler Parsons. After just signing Trevor Ariza to a four-year, $32 million deal today, it's going to be awfully tough to invest another $45 million over three years to a small forwards. The Rockets do play a lot of small ball, but they might want to use their cap space elsewhere. They'll have one more day to match... Dumbass Kings sign Darren Collison, when Isaiah Thomas was 10x better than him in every facet of the game, not to mention was their best community guy when the team was trying to convince locals to finance a new arena which ultimately kept them in town....SMH.... |
Yup. I'm still puzzled why they chose Collison over IT2. I'll never figure that one out. Gotta be something more to it for sure. Til now I still wish the lakers signed him as I love his game Lebron and his deal is actually only for 2 years and even an opt out next summer lol. He's a smart man as he could get even more money when they reported that the nba will have a new tv deal by then and could raise the cap to 80million. |
^yup.... ESPN reports that the motivation here is to maximize his next deal when the NBA's new television contract is in place, which they say could raise the salary cap to $80 million in 2016. There is also uncertainty with the current collective bargaining agreement starting in 2017, because the owners destroyed a leaderless Players Association during the last lockout. With the players all but certain to demand huge givebacks amidst skyrocketing franchise valuations, all signs point to LeBron being the centerpiece of an even more complicated Decision Part 3.... |
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Since he did make the jump directly from his Akron HS to the big league, in the same city. Pretty sure he will play out the rest of his career in Cleveland unless they pull something disastrously bad like trade Wiggins for Bynum, then no one can fault him for leaving :fuckthatshit: Boozer and Dwight in Houston would be ... amusing to watch I guess. :badpokerface: |
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As an armchair GM I would take Boozer and maybe squeeze a bit more out of it. Houston already swung and missed on pretty much everyone so they have the cap space. What's the worse that could happen? He's only got 1 year left on his monstrous contract anyway. Let's see how he does for the year, possibly even re-sign him for less the following season if he does decent in the rotation. IMO better than committing to Parsons for 3 years on a similar cap hit. |
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Oh good idea lol, but not sure if Bulls will amnesty him anymore if they don't need to free anymore cap. Boozer has more offensive upside than Asik, and isn't he a natural PF? Would be more comfortable rotating in and out for Jones and Dwight. I wonder what's going on in D-Wade's camp? :suspicious: |
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Danggg Miami signed Deng 2 yrs 20mill Cole/wade/Deng/mcroberts/bosh. Yeaaa. Indiana fans are probably out on the streets dancing lol. And I personally don't see the bulls making any noise for some reason. Just me |
Noah+ Gasol is formidable. Thib is also coaching. They only need Derrick Rose to STFU, get some brain and stay healthy and they will be a good team. At least on paper. But this is Derrick Rose we're talking about. And who knows, the guy hasn't really played worth shits for almost 2 years. |
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