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| Warriors |
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117 | 48.35% |
| Raptors |
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39 | 16.12% |
| Bulls |
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15 | 6.20% |
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25 | 10.33% |
| Grizzlies |
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46 | 19.01% |
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WYA posted:Looking at the Knicks in the standings right now... uhhh are they trying to tank this year? How have they regressed even further from their putrid selves last year? They downgraded at center. Derek Fisher is now their coach.
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Dec 3, 2014 19:37
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Spacebump posted:They downgraded at center. Derek Fisher is now their coach. I don't even click on Knicks box scores anymore. They're a bad and boring team.
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Dec 3, 2014 19:53
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I remember fondly the entertaining badness of the dynamic Nate Rob and David Lee Knicks, and now it's so sad that the most interesting thing going on is whatever flagrant new display of wealth Carmelo flaunts as he ascends into the New York Art World Aristocracy.
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Dec 3, 2014 19:59
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I love it, I love the Knicks 💖
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Dec 3, 2014 20:14
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I'm just waiting for when Isaiah manages to weasel himself back in. Then we will have come full circle in Knicks futility.
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Dec 3, 2014 20:28
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Dexo posted:I'm just waiting for when Isaiah manages to weasel himself back in. Knicks big men will spend the summer working out with Eddie Curry.
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Dec 3, 2014 20:35
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euphronius posted:The Astros tanked at least as badly as the Sixers and no one cares. Haha so many people care, so many So much "violating the spirit of the game!" anger IcePhoenix posted:A ton of people also consider what the Astros are doing to be the right thing, almost nobody who's actually in baseball thinks they're poorly run, and they "failed" to sign the first pick because his elbow was hosed and he still wanted first slot money. This isn't how it went over at all. The Astros were almost universally seen as the bad guys in the Aiken deal. Also Groucho Marxist will tell anyone who will listen how poorly the Astros are run and how much Jeff Luhnow sucks So anyway this popped up on Deadspin. The time Manute Bol hit 6 threes in a half https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45czWPhWQOI
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Dec 3, 2014 20:55
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Philly proving they are the most offensively consistent team in the league https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B38LW09CUAEd3bL.png
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Dec 3, 2014 21:02
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The nba.com highlights of bulls/mavs sounded like the boom goes the dynamite kid figured out how to read a teleprompter and then drank 75 cases of scotch. http://www.nba.com/games/20141202/DALCHI/gameinfo.html?ls=slt
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Dec 3, 2014 21:04
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Intruder posted:Haha so many people care, so many That's a really funky delivery
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Dec 3, 2014 21:09
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R.D. Mangles posted:The nba.com highlights of bulls/mavs sounded like the boom goes the dynamite kid figured out how to read a teleprompter and then drank 75 cases of scotch. He's nicknamed the "pirate commentator" and people either love or hate him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIsohUlPEo
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Dec 3, 2014 21:09
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Lockback posted:I didn't realize that. I still think you play him and make the case in the off-season either way. Despite the 1 year contract thing, I'm pretty sure the Sixers will still hold KJ's rights as a RFA
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Dec 3, 2014 21:15
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Yes KJ will be restricted.
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Dec 3, 2014 21:20
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If Embiid hits it will be all worth it. That's about where I'm at.
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Dec 3, 2014 21:20
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Intruder posted:This isn't how it went over at all. The Astros were almost universally seen as the bad guys in the Aiken deal. Also Groucho Marxist will tell anyone who will listen how poorly the Astros are run and how much Jeff Luhnow sucks lol ok To keep this thread on topic, I could care less about the Sixers tanking because they at least have a salary floor they have to meet.
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Dec 3, 2014 21:49
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Tokyo Sex Whale posted:There'd be no point to tanking if they got rid of the draft. Turn it into an auction, everybody can bid up to the young-guy max if they have the available cap space. Tie goes to the team with the worst record. It'd be at least as fun to watch as the draft. It'd probably cut down on the time it takes to rebuild, too -- manage your cap well and you can get like 3 future stars in a year or two, then just let them grow up. I tried to get SAS behind this a few months ago but people kept rejecting the idea of auctioning young black men into the employ of billionaire white men. 
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Dec 3, 2014 22:03
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Paul Zuvella posted:The key issues with this is that time at which their core will be ready is a complete unknown, and the quality of player that the Sixers will be able to sign is another complete unknown. Good NBA rotation players are not going to want to play for a bad franchise, so they will have to overpay middling players to convince them to go to Philadelphia. Talent is already stretched thin in this league and good talent is not going to want to go to a bad team. I agree they will have challenges in signing people, but they have cap space and spare draft picks and I have a feeling a lot of retooling is going to happen in the offseason to whichever western conference playoff teams go down early and strike out on Marc Gasol. E: Speaking of blowing things up, does the thread think Jennings and Smith finish the season as Pistons? Rick fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Dec 3, 2014 |
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Dec 3, 2014 22:04
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What teams do you guys see being the worst/best matchup for the Raptors for the playoffs? What is going to be the most boring or interesting potential playoff series? I think the potential series between the Bucks and Miami could be hilarious. Meanwhile Indiana versus the Nets would be incredibly fail
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Dec 3, 2014 22:09
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morestuff posted:Look out Smoothie King Center, you've got some competition Terrible. Then again, I still call it America West Arena, because US Airways Center doesn't exactly win any awards either. Still miss Madhouse on McDowell though.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:10
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The Locator posted:Terrible. Then again, I still call it America West Arena, because US Airways Center doesn't exactly win any awards either. Still miss Madhouse on McDowell though. Sarver is talking about wanting a new arena and that would probably be a good place for it.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:17
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IcePhoenix posted:I think I hate the Warriors now
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Dec 3, 2014 22:20
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Rick posted:E: Speaking of blowing things up, does the thread think Jennings and Smith finish the season as Pistons? I haven't watched any Pistons games this year so I can't speak for Jennings, but who would want Josh Smith? He's got 2 years left on his contract after this one at $13.5 million each and his TS% is .399.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:39
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Sheriff posted:I haven't watched any Pistons games this year so I can't speak for Jennings, but who would want Josh Smith? He's got 2 years left on his contract after this one at $13.5 million each and his TS% is .399. He'll thrive on a team that is able to put together a Manchurian Basketball Player hypnosis program that prevents him from taking jump shots. My paper at the Sloan Conference says this is the next frontier of basketball analytics.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:41
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Groucho Marxist posted:lol ok The best was when you brought him up out of nowhere during the offseason thread while Daryl Morey was being discussed  Groucho Marxist posted:He's a sperg with no people skills like a certain other front office in Houston Which is fine, you don't have to like the guy, plenty of people don't. Anyway, it's clearly not true that the Astros somehow take no flak for tanking the way the Sixers are as was claimed. In actual basketball news, it's not looking good for Dwight tonight so expect another Grizzlies blowout. The Rockets are getting so desperate for big men (they currently have one player active who is taller than 6'8) they have recalled Clint Capela from the D league though and with the blowout imminent I expect plenty of garbage time minutes giving him an opportunity to get out on the floor  e: Or maybe he'll play over Dorsey, whose opponents have a 37.1 PER against him 
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Dec 3, 2014 22:43
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Sheriff posted:I haven't watched any Pistons games this year so I can't speak for Jennings, but who would want Josh Smith? He's got 2 years left on his contract after this one at $13.5 million each and his TS% is .399. If you can make Josh Smith not play stupid he has been a really good player. I don't think anyone would be able to put together a deal though. Brandon Jennings is shooting 38% from 3 taking 6 per 36, which is really good. He's also getting to the line more. I would definitely want Jennings if he was available, but I don't know why Detroit would get rid of him.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:48
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Groucho Marxist posted:lol ok Not really, they don't actually have to meet the salary floor. The "penalty" is having to make up the difference at the end of the year with the players currently in the roster. They have to pay the equivalent of the floor in salaries, regardless. This would just result in all those roster players getting a little bit more money at the end of the season.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:49
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Lockback posted:If you can make Josh Smith not play stupid he has been a really good player. I don't think anyone would be able to put together a deal though. I wonder if Toronto couldn't make an offer. Dangle that 2016 Knicks Pick, a useful rotation guy like Amir Johnson, and a trade exception, maybe. The only thing is, I could see Smith really not wanting to play in Toronto.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:51
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El Gallinero Gros posted:I wonder if Toronto couldn't make an offer. Dangle that 2016 Knicks Pick, a useful rotation guy like Amir Johnson, and a trade exception, maybe. Can't combine trade exceptions and players in one deal, which is a stupid rule. I think Detroit would be willing to give up Josh Smith for free at this point, I don't think you'd need to give up a pick unless it was a super late first or something as window dressing. And Toronto is a much better city than Detroit.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:54
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quote:="It came down to Chicago and New York. Chicago was the one that, from day one, was something that I was very impressed with. They was looking for a person like me to come in and just take them to the next level," Anthony said. "So it was perfect. It was a perfect setup, perfect fit for me in Chicago. But then also I had to think about just living in Chicago. Do I want to live in Chicago? Do I want to take everything that I created in New York and move all of that? It came down to that." http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/11973594/carmelo-anthony-new-york-knicks-says-chicago-bulls-were-perfect-fit-free-agent What is missing on that list is that Melo didn't want to play second fiddle to the Bulls' superstar and MVP candidate Jimmy Butler.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:54
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Lockback posted:Can't combine trade exceptions and players in one deal, which is a stupid rule. I think Detroit would be willing to give up Josh Smith for free at this point, I don't think you'd need to give up a pick unless it was a super late first or something as window dressing. It definitely is but I know some U.S players dislike the idea of playing here due to tax reasons, as well as I remember Antonio Davis saying one of the reasons he was willing to leave Toronto was that he didn't approve of his kids learning the metric system in school.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:58
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R.D. Mangles posted:http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/11973594/carmelo-anthony-new-york-knicks-says-chicago-bulls-were-perfect-fit-free-agent Jimmy Butler didn't even loving bother to attend the meeting like Noah, Gibson and Rose did. It just showed Melo such blatant disrespect that he couldn't get over. All of the role players show up, but but not the franchise? Jimmy Butler should recruit more.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:59
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El Gallinero Gros posted:It definitely is but I know some U.S players dislike the idea of playing here due to tax reasons, as well as I remember Antonio Davis saying one of the reasons he was willing to leave Toronto was that he didn't approve of his kids learning the metric system in school. 
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Dec 3, 2014 22:59
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I assumed SVG thought he could either squeeze value out of Josh Smith or at least revive his career a bit otherwise he would have taken that Kings poo-poo Derrick Williams offer that I made up in my head at the time
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Dec 3, 2014 23:01
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Jennings and Smith both seem like straight up net negative players. I can't imagine any one actually trading for either of them. Detroit would improve by subtraction if they substituted those guys for other players without the catastrophic flaws those two have.
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Dec 3, 2014 23:03
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I was stunned at the time. I mean, when Toronto traded him, the team was falling apart. That'd be a valid reason. He was still a useful player who hadn't a won a championship. That'd be a valid reason. And I mean, It's great he cares about his kids welfare, BUT THAT'S THE REASON WHY?
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Dec 3, 2014 23:04
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Women should be allowed to play in the NBA because the WNBA will never be popular. They should also shower in the same room because gender equality
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Dec 3, 2014 23:07
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Libertine posted:Jennings and Smith both seem like straight up net negative players. I can't imagine any one actually trading for either of them. Detroit would improve by subtraction if they substituted those guys for other players without the catastrophic flaws those two have. Smith seems like he would be okay on a team without a clogged frontcourt where he plays at PF and small ball center. And also is being paid less than 13.5m. I mean, according to the BBRef position thing, he's still playing 28% of the time at small forward this season.
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Dec 3, 2014 23:33
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Libertine posted:Jennings and Smith both seem like straight up net negative players. I can't imagine any one actually trading for either of them. Detroit would improve by subtraction if they substituted those guys for other players without the catastrophic flaws those two have. Jennings has really changed under Van Gundy. He's playing like a useful starting point guard. Smith is somehow worse than last year. His free throw percentage keeps mysteriously getting worse, along with his defense. He doesn't seem to care. Van Gundy didn't want the team to run this year, to teach Drummond and Jennings how to be steadier offensive players I guess. And it's absolutely killed them. They're miserable in the half court but great in transition. I hope the 2015 draft class is good, I hope the 2016 draft class is good.
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Dec 3, 2014 23:38
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IcePhoenix posted:I think I hate the Warriors now I literally imagine all the Dubs fans I've seen on here to be this.
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Dec 3, 2014 23:46
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4 wins 29 losses A titanic showdown between a turd and a bucket of piss Tune into 76ers vs Timberwolves tonight on your lovely affiliate
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