Guiness Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Another game that's going on is between the Warriors and the Clippers as they have jumped to a 21 point lead. 50-29 with CP3 scoring 18 first quarter points. More aggresive offensively and attacking Curry's defense. as it looks now, the Warriors win streak might end today. Edited November 20, 2015 by hahnz Quote Link to comment
Cap™ Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 yeah TT is good but he's paid 82 mil for offensive rebounding ALONE which is way too stupid. Chicago's still figuring things out with Fred Hoiberg and Miami's hovering around. I really don't know why Goran's not really excelling in South Beach. Probably because the pace is really slow in Erik Spoelstra's team. Aside from the underdogs I'm rooting for (i.e. Hornets, Suns), I'm rooting for the Magic and Wolves given the youth in their lineup. Imagine if they could retain all of these guys they have, or at least half of them (Magic: Vucevic, Oladipo, Payton, Harris, Fournier, Gordon, and Hezonja; Wolves: Towns, Wiggins, Rubio, Lavine, Muhammad, Payne, Dieng) and they'd have solid rotation pieces for deep playoff runs in the future Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 yeah TT is good but he's paid 82 mil for offensive rebounding ALONE which is way too stupid. Chicago's still figuring things out with Fred Hoiberg and Miami's hovering around. I really don't know why Goran's not really excelling in South Beach. Probably because the pace is really slow in Erik Spoelstra's team. Aside from the underdogs I'm rooting for (i.e. Hornets, Suns), I'm rooting for the Magic and Wolves given the youth in their lineup. Imagine if they could retain all of these guys they have, or at least half of them (Magic: Vucevic, Oladipo, Payton, Harris, Fournier, Gordon, and Hezonja; Wolves: Towns, Wiggins, Rubio, Lavine, Muhammad, Payne, Dieng) and they'd have solid rotation pieces for deep playoff runs in the future I get you but i think you have to understand that players are gonna get paid this much with the way the salary cap is structured. Players nowadays are getting paid for their defensive contributions like Deandre Jordan, they get paid for the little things now. I could very well say that Deandre Jordan is getting paid north of 20 mil a year for a stat line that's not that different from Thompson's. He's more of a liability because he can't hit free throws. He shouldn't even be getting that much money but he is because he fills a role in the team that they need. just like Thompson does with Cleveland, its all about bargaining power here and they have it. Th real question you should be asking is why would teams like the Cavs and Clippers are willing to pay that much for these players? I think its the skill set and what they provide for the team that other players can't. Dragic i think is playing in a system that goes through Wade and Bosh. I don't think he's the option on that team not like when he was playing for the Suns where he was dominating the ball handling so it gives him the freedom to make plays and score. That's why he is struggling. Those teams you mentioned have a good base and talented players the question is, once those rookie contracts are up they might shop themselves around and go sign with other teams that they think is willing to pay them a lot more money and be competitive. That's one concern, losing isn't fun and these young players are thinking to themselves if they want to grind it out with losing each year and wait until they get better or they sign on another big market team and get paid more and more importantly Win. I'm praying that Durant will consider the Knicks as a team since they are playing better. THen it will make my Knicks relevant again Quote Link to comment
Cap™ Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'm praying that Durant will consider the Knicks as a team since they are playing better. THen it will make my Knicks relevant again not gonna happen my friend lol I think the Knicks would attract other soon-to-be free agents but NOT KD. As far as rookie contracts are concerned, they're from different rookie batches so I'm hoping that they'd eventually be locked (the Magic had locked up Vucevic and Harris to contract extensions so far). As far as DJ vs TT is concerned, contract-wise, DJ's just at four years while TT's at five. Moreover, DJ is a high percentage shooter and defends well. TT doesn't provide that shot-blocking presence around the basket. DJ can coexist with Blake inside the court but TT and Kevin Love plays the same position so that's that. Quote Link to comment
ppdd Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 LAC vs GSW at the moment (halftime).. Clippers giving the Warriors a beating (atleast for the first half).. but the champs are still fighting!will it be 13-0 or 12-124mins to go... Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) not gonna happen my friend lol I think the Knicks would attract other soon-to-be free agents but NOT KD. As far as rookie contracts are concerned, they're from different rookie batches so I'm hoping that they'd eventually be locked (the Magic had locked up Vucevic and Harris to contract extensions so far). As far as DJ vs TT is concerned, contract-wise, DJ's just at four years while TT's at five. Moreover, DJ is a high percentage shooter and defends well. TT doesn't provide that shot-blocking presence around the basket. DJ can coexist with Blake inside the court but TT and Kevin Love plays the same position so that's that. Never say never, read my posts on the Knicks thread as i've been reading some rumblings with KD and Melo. If it does happen, the power in the east will shift towards the Knicks with Melo and KD playing under the triangle. hahaha People were booing the Knicks when they drafted Porzingis because no one knew anything about him except Phil. Look at him now, people are praising Porzingis even Magic Johnson called him the "steal of the draft". Clearly Phil knows something that we don't. I will leave it up to him to talk with KD over the summer next year so he can convince him to sign with the Knicks. Or should i say, let his KD's good friend Derek Fisher lure him. BTW the Melo is also close to KD, so there's potential and i'm hopeful. I won't be surprised if KD does decide to sign with the Knicks. Let's revisit this topic again next summer haha With Thompson and Deandre, I've been watching them play and taking their stats out of the equation and just relying on my "eye test" i think they're not that different. They're both athletic and can catch alley oops both play defense and can block shots. With Kevin Love if you watch their games whenever he is on the floor with Thompson, Love would stretch the floor by being on the outside while Thompson says inside. As for their contracts, i agree they shouldn't be paid that much either but thats what their teams are willing to pay them. Edited November 20, 2015 by hahnz Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 LAC vs GSW at the moment (halftime).. Clippers giving the Warriors a beating (atleast for the first half).. but the champs are still fighting!will it be 13-0 or 12-124mins to go...gswvslac.jpg Curry has 2 fouls, so look for Chris Paul to attack him and get him into foul trouble Quote Link to comment
Cap™ Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 tbh I think TT plays because Cleveland ought to get something from THAT big of a contract. TT has 0.7 blocks per game as per ESPN stats and the most he got was three in games against Utah and Philly (which is surprising given the size of their frontcourt). DJ has three a game. But yeah, numbers-wise, DJ > TT regardless. As for KD, he may NOT abandon OKC even if they don't win it all this year. KD may go for a Qualifying Offer to gauge Westbrook and Ibaka's Free Agent romp come 2017 (Westbrook is believed to go home to LA) but if OKC gets dismantled, KD may come home as well to DC. Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Those OKC connections in the Knicks are pretty strong to me. Quote Link to comment
Cap™ Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Those OKC connections in the Knicks are pretty strong to me. which connections are we talking about? Quote Link to comment
Tommy Haverford Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 This Clips and Dubs game is great, as usual, the Clips are choking as of now. Quote Link to comment
ppdd Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 This Clips and Dubs game is great, as usual, the Clips are choking as of now.GSW 110 - 112 LAC3:17 left in the 4th qtrchoke time hahaha Quote Link to comment
ppdd Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 GSW 116 - 115 LAC1:27 4Q Quote Link to comment
ppdd Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 GSW 120 - 115 LAC41 secs 4Q Quote Link to comment
ppdd Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 13-0GSW 124 - 117 LAC Quote Link to comment
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