Poll of the Day > chris paul moving all the way to texas to get his ass whooped by san antonio lol

(+) Yeah! (+)

could have stayed in clipperland for that
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The final boss is in Golden State
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Spurs are on the way out. Aging roster, mediocre lamarcus Aldridge, injury prone kawhi. Rockets were arguably better last season but they're definitely gonna be better now

FatalAccident posted...

could have stayed in clipperland for that

That would require them getting past teams like Portland, Utah and Memphis first

Yeah they are not beating Golden State so does it really matter?
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TortillaJackson posted...

Yeah they are not beating Golden State so does it really matter?

This

I love how the sports world is freaking out over all this but it's not going to change a damn thing
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Muffinz0rz posted...

TortillaJackson posted...

Yeah they are not beating Golden State so does it really matter?

This

I love how the sports world is freaking out over all this but it's not going to change a damn thing

Naw nothing in sports is that certain. Durant or curry could get injured in the conference finals or something. You never know

OhhhJa posted...

Spurs are on the way out. Aging roster, mediocre lamarcus Aldridge, injury prone kawhi. Rockets were arguably better last season but they're definitely gonna be better now

rofl people say this every season

roster isn't aging, over half the roster is under 30
lamarcus aldridge is getting traded
kawhi isn't injury prone lol, he barely missed 8 or 9 games all season from one injury IIRC. He got injured in the playoffs though and that was about it, definitely not "injury prone"

but anyway pretty sure pop can figure the rockets out. Unless they add somebody like carmelo or paul george they're no real threat to the spurs.
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Funny enough though I think one of the only teams that can hurt golden state in the west is houston so who knows
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OhhhJa posted...

Spurs are on the way out.

hahaha people have been saying this since Duncan retired. Popovich is one hell of a coach.
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InfernalFive posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Spurs are on the way out.

hahaha people have been saying this since Duncan retired. Popovich is one hell of a coach.

So.. this year?

InfernalFive posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Spurs are on the way out.

hahaha people have been saying this since Duncan retired. Popovich is one hell of a coach.

Yeah and the spurs got their asses handed to them in the conference finals. Even with kawhi out they shouldn't have been slaughtered that handily. Who's gonna replace Tony Parker since he appears to be done? Sure popovich is a great coach but even great coaches need a great team... especially if they wanna compete with the warriors. And who are they gonna trade Aldridge for? As far as I can tell there's no viable replacement on the market at the moment unless they pick up Paul george which isn't likely. Really you'd probably need someone a little larger too

MICHALECOLE posted...

InfernalFive posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Spurs are on the way out.

hahaha people have been saying this since Duncan retired. Popovich is one hell of a coach.

So.. this year?

Lmao I didn't even catch that

MICHALECOLE posted...

InfernalFive posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Spurs are on the way out.

hahaha people have been saying this since Duncan retired. Popovich is one hell of a coach.

So.. this year?

Wow I need to get some sleep. Was thinking of another team lol.
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o_o

You were thinking of another team? Like.. another basketball team?

OhhhJa posted...

injury prone kawhi

Lol, how is he injury prone? He was really only hurt in this year's playoffs and not even for the entire playoffs

I didn't know there were 2 Tim Duncans!
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I'm not saying the spurs will be bad but if I was a betting man I'd put money on them being the number 3 seed this year

nba is a joke these days
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dragon504 posted...

nba is a joke these days

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Yeah, such a joke. Just ya know... like the highest ratings it's ever had

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah, such a joke. Just ya know... like the highest ratings it's ever had

Finals ratings do not define the current status of the entire league.

Plus the earth's population is ever-increasing so they're naturally going to get higher ratings over time
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Finals ratings do not define the current status of the entire league.

Regular season attendance was the highest it's ever been.

Muffinz0rz posted...

Plus the earth's population is ever-increasing so they're naturally going to get higher ratings over time

Lol that isn't a guarantee at all. Like if that were the case no product or service would lose market share or popularity ever.
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Plus the earth's population is ever-increasing so they're naturally going to get higher ratings over time

Lol at this argument. Fact is people like it when teams are dominant even if they act like they dont. Gives you someone to hate or for the bandwagoners to get excited about

RCtheWSBC posted...

Regular season attendance was the highest it's ever been.

Yeah because it's turning into a celebrity-off with all the "Durant/Westbrook" drama and "Lebron vs Steph" and all the flashy slam dunks, and:

Muffinz0rz posted...

Plus the earth's population is ever-increasing so they're naturally going to get higher ratings over time

OhhhJa posted...

Gives you someone to hate or for the bandwagoners to get excited about

Which just shows that people aren't watching for the love of the game or to root for their team. Which is why it's a joke.
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Which just shows that people aren't watching for the love of the game or to root for their team. Which is why it's a joke.

Welcome to all of professional sports throughout history. Most viewers just wanna root for someone and don't actually have much in depth knowledge of the game

Muffinz0rz posted...

dragon504 posted...

nba is a joke these days

If by these days you mean the past 20 years, then yes.
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2011 - Mavs first ring
2012 & 13 - Lebron's first and second ring
2014 - Spurs
2015 - Warriors first ring since 1975
2016 - Cavs first ring ever
2017 - Durants first ring

B-b-b-but my parity!

MICHALECOLE posted...

2011 - Mavs first ring
2012 & 13 - Lebron's first and second ring
2014 - Spurs
2015 - Warriors first ring since 1975
2016 - Cavs first ring ever
2017 - Durants first ring

says a lot about lebron that he's been involved in all those finals though

hell of a player
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FatalAccident posted...

MICHALECOLE posted...

2011 - Mavs first ring
2012 & 13 - Lebron's first and second ring
2014 - Spurs
2015 - Warriors first ring since 1975
2016 - Cavs first ring ever
2017 - Durants first ring

says a lot about lebron that he's been involved in all those finals though

hell of a player

Lebron is physically amazing and easily a top five player ever

Still in a conference full of garbage teams though.. can't wait to see him in purple and gold :)

MICHALECOLE posted...

can't wait to see him in purple and gold

i don't see that happening for some reason (mostly cause PG will likely be there) and there'll be one hell of a logjam
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Apparently we're pursuing iguodala, weaken the warriors and boost our starting lineup? yes plz

with patty mills and J Simms signed all we have to do now is sign paul millsap and trade danny green/LMA for more depth and the west is ours
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MICHALECOLE posted...

can't wait to see him in purple and gold :)

I swear, this is what every Laker fan on the internet says about every big free agent. Such a fucking entitled fanbase lol

FatalAccident posted...

Apparently we're pursuing iguodala, weaken the warriors and boost our starting lineup? yes plz

with patty mills and J Simms signed all we have to do now is sign paul millsap and trade danny green/LMA for more depth and the west is ours

Oh, please. Iguodala is more of a role player and Millsap isn't a significant upgrade over Aldridge. You are gonna need a new PG, and maybe you can get one in an LMA trade, but not enough to compete with GSW.

We are the most entitled fanbase. Want to know why?

Because everybody wants to be a Laker

DorkLink posted...

Oh, please. Iguodala is more of a role player and Millsap isn't a significant upgrade over Aldridge. You are gonna need a new PG, and maybe you can get one in an LMA trade, but not enough to compete with GSW.

take away iguodala from the warriors and their bench ain't shit, who's their primary defender after the starters come out? matt barnes? please.

start iguodala instead of danny green and the starting lineup is already upgraded.

millsap is arguably better in our offense than lamarcus was considering we'll be running the same shit they did in atlanta, aldridge is a better player no question but millsap is a better fit for the spurs

i'd like to think he's a better defender to, if anybody can be bothered to pull up stats we can go over that, but millsap is a def upgrade over lamarcus. he's a no show in the playoffs and needs to go
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DorkLink posted...

You are gonna need a new PG

maybe that's true, but we don't need a chris paul level point guard, we've got patty mills and murray, assuming ginobili returns we still need another play making guard but that can literally be anybody till tony parker gets back.

at this point our offense is never really going to come out of the backcourt anyway so even somebody like a derrick rose (yes i know) would work till midseason when tp gets back

all we need our backcourt to do is contain steph and klay, we'll be fine
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How much can the Spurs even pay iggy? No way he leaves golden state unless he gets a big ass contract and I think the spurs have like.. 6 million to offer.

I bet the kings offer him a max deal and he ends up there because the kings are idiots like that

no idea, we can get rid of about 30 million by losing aldridge and green...

but we still need to sign j simms, gasol, ginobili, a starting F (millsap), a starting guard I think and another wing (i'm hearing rudy gay)

so fuck knows, unless ginobili and gasol take a big ass pay cut to chase their last ring
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As soon as I posted that I got an update on my phone that says "Lakers call Andre Igudala, Rajan Rondo (ugh), and Ben McLemore at midnight as free agency begins"

So I guess Iggy gonna be a Laker too

I know Gasol declined his player option for the Spurs so it seems like he is willing to take a pay cut to stay there, which is good for you guys because he is still a decent player, you guys were just overpaying him. Hopefully (for you) Manu retires and you'll have about 22 mil to work with, but IMO iggy ain't worth that. You'd be better off going after Hayward before he ends up in Boston.

I don't know how much Gasol or Ginobili are earning now, but those are not guys you want around eating up big money. Probably just better to move on from them and get some cheap young players with comparable production

DorkLink posted...

I don't know how much Gasol or Ginobili are earning now, but those are not guys you want around eating up big money. Probably just better to move on from them and get some cheap young players with comparable production

Not really an option when contracts are involved

And there is literally nobody better than Gasol for the price.

Even Manu, if you can get him at the veterans minimum then that's a steal simply for his veterans presence and flashes of brilliance

Jesus Christ.. according to woj if iggy leaves warriors are "interested in", (aka getting), Rudy Gay

;_;

Rudy Gay is better than iggy at pretty much everything. Fuckin warriors. I love seeing greatness in sports but god damn I thought this year was the limit

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah, such a joke. Just ya know... like the highest ratings it's ever had

It's scripted, the WWE has good ratings or used to at least and they are a joke
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Muscles posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah, such a joke. Just ya know... like the highest ratings it's ever had

It's scripted, the WWE has good ratings or used to at least and they are a joke

Yeah their use of magnets is amazing

Rudy Gay is still good? Oh, I guess he is. He really flew under the radar being in Sacramento (and I suppose being injured for half the year as well). Honestly, I didn't even know that he was still with the Kings last year.

I'd say it's debatable that he is way better than Iggy, though. He still scores a lot, but he's always kind of been primarily a scorer. He beats Iggy on offense, but Iggy is a better defender. Keep in mind that Gay's stats look more impressive recently since he's a starter, but GSW wouldn't really have a spot for him to start and they might drop off as he becomes more a role player like Iguodala.

If Gay's stats are inflated because he's in sac, then everything except stats is inflated for Iggy since he's playing on a top five team of all time.

Gay is extremely underrated and barring injury is a top 25 player in the league. Assuming he is as willing to come off the bench as Iggy has been, which he will be if he actually joins the team, it makes the already near unbeatable warriors even better.

MICHALECOLE posted...

Rudy Gay is better than iggy at pretty much everything. f***in warriors. I love seeing greatness in sports but god damn I thought this year was the limit

yeah lol all of a sudden rudy gay's come out of the woodworks

I don't think he's a better player though, he's probably better offensively but iguodala is a better fit for either spurs or warriors than gay would be. so warriors would probably be slightly worse off, again no idea about his stats so I could be wrong
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I like the idea that the west is loading up though and not just waiting out the storm and letting golden state go full dynasty mode. Gonna be a bloodbath in the west again

meantime in the east... it's cleveland, boston, then errrrrrbody else lol
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FatalAccident posted...

I like the idea that the west is loading up though and not just waiting out the storm and letting golden state go full dynasty mode. Gonna be a bloodbath in the west again

meantime in the east... it's cleveland, boston, then errrrrrbody else lol

Two of the three best players in the east just got traded to teams in the west..

It's time to get rid of conferences

MICHALECOLE posted...

Two of the three best players in the east just got traded to teams in the west..

It's time to get rid of conferences

rofl even says a lot about the east that jimmy butler is considered a top 3 player (don't forget kyrie but I know what you mean)

I don't agree with getting rid of conferences though, front offices in the east just need to get good. Not to mention conferences help with scheduling and travel. The east just needs to get better lol, I remember few years ago phoenix won like 49 games and couldn't even break the 8th seed meanwhile in the east the 6 seed had like 37 wins or some shit. East just needs to get better man
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