2015 Offseason Thread

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The league obviously values DeAndre Jordan's rebounding and defense also...as well as his youth and the fact that he can actually play 35+ minutes per game and 82 games.

Id rather have Jordan right now and over the next few seasons than Howard. Ill be surprised if Howard ever goes another season without missing a significant chunk of games. Then there is also the drama that you mentioned..

Last year he played very well in the playoffs vs portland. This year his team took out Jordans team.

I under stand his value to the mavs minus the trash Cuban keeps spewing to the public but at least let make an all star squad first before calling him shaq.

But the guys likes being called a great wonder instead of being held responsible

[redsrule]

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Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

After missing out on all of their free-agent targets, Lakers are talking trade with Pacers which would land them the former All-Star center


What yall think

[ZB9]

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Last year he played very well in the playoffs vs portland. This year his team took out Jordans team.

I under stand his value to the mavs minus the trash Cuban keeps spewing to the public but at least let make an all star squad first before calling him shaq.

But the guys likes being called a great wonder instead of being held responsible

I agree that Howard's value is a max level player also. That position has probably the biggest premium there is. It's hard to find freak centers like those two, especially in today's climate.

I agree about Cuban's comments, but to be fair he was drunk at the time lol

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I agree that Howard's value is a max level player also. That position has probably the biggest premium there is. It's hard to find freak centers like those two, especially in today's climate.

I agree about Cuban's comments, but to be fair he was drunk at the time lol

Hahaha i have no doubts.

I dont know man todays nba is funny... Bigs get murdered and raped under the rim with less fouls than wings

[TheBrothers24]

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After missing out on all of their free-agent targets, Lakers are talking trade with Pacers which would land them the former All-Star center


What yall think

He's not Jordan Hill or Robert Sacre, so it's an upgrade.

[J_Posse]

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IF and its a HUGE IF, they get Javale and if he's half as effective on blocks and rebounds for 2 million, then 20 million looks like too much

He can rebound and defend at a high level when healthy, focused and motivated. Being on a playoff caliber team with (some) good teammates and leadership should help some. Or it could all blow up in Doc River's face having both Javale and Lance on the same team. They need to move Crawford for some depth upfront or another wing player too, IMO.

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[J_Posse]

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That's the one thing that really bothers me about the NBA, as opposed to other sports. You know the (very) few teams that actually have a chance to win before the year even begins.

Can't say that about last season with Golden State or '11 with the Dallas Mavericks. The league is always going to be top heavy and have "dynasties" but you are seeing more talent spread now.

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He can rebound and defend at a high level when healthy, focused and motivated. Being on a playoff caliber team with (some) good teammates and leadership should help some. Or it could all blow up in Doc River's face having both Javale and Lance on the same team. They need to move Crawford for some depth upfront or another wing player too, IMO.

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Yeah i agree they should and i think they'll look to move Jamal

I'm not a fan of lance but lets hope Pierce can bring what that team might lack in leadership.

Dj gone might work out for them in the long run. Not sure about this year. Theyre also eyeing a new rook kinda how they did Whiteside.

[ZB9]

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Can't say that about last season with Golden State or '11 with the Dallas Mavericks. The league is always going to be top heavy and have "dynasties" but you are seeing more talent spread now.

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Ya the league seems to have more parity right now than it ever has.

That is not to say that it has parity comparable to NFL or MLB. That will never happen because of the nature of the sport.

[Master Live 013]

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Is Doc still officially the Clippers GM or de facto GM? Gotta know when you are over your head.

[J_Posse]

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Yeah i agree they should and i think they'll look to move Jamal

I'm not a fan of lance but lets hope Pierce can bring what that team might lack in leadership.

Dj gone might work out for them in the long run. Not sure about this year. Theyre also eyeing a new rook kinda how they did Whiteside.

That Upshaw kid has a lot of similar attributes of DJ, but he's pretty old (21) for a rookie and has had attitude/character issues.

I don't think it would be wise to gamble on three players with real character concerns. We'll see what they do....

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That Upshaw kid has a lot of similar attributes of DJ, but he's pretty old (23, I believe) for a rookie and has had attitude/character issues.

I don't think it would be wise to gamble on three players with real character concerns. We'll see what they do....

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Nah its some other guy. Name starts with a W


Doc is like stan van president of BO unfortunately

[Majingir]

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been sitting on this gif for bout a week now

lol ya. It's a great signing for Raptors. I think this is the first time in franchise history they have an actual good starting C and a real backup C as well. Come along way from the days of Pape Sow,Loren Woods,Aaron Williams lol.

Biyombo...defensive rating the past 2 years...99 each season! When he was a starter, he was top 10 in the NBA in blocks. He won't be starting on Raptors,but being able to play 20 minutes behind JV, is exactly what they need since JV sometimes gets in early foul trouble and Casey doesn't like playing him in the 4th for some reason.

All these huge free agent signings, and to see Raptors go out and sign Biyombo, a 22 year old backup C who can play close to 20 mins a game, and past 2 seasons had offensive rating of 115 and defensive rating of 99(would've been top 10 if he qualified)...all for just 3M per year? What a good signing!

I'm still undecided bout the PF position,I'd like to see them go after someone either to start(so Patterson is on bench),or backup Patterson. Let Johnson be backup SF so we can have 5 players on the bench who'll play a game. Utilize a 10 man lineup for once instead of Caseys usual 8-9 man lineup. Aside from the PF position,I'm happy with this roster heading into next season. Now it's just on the players to be consistent and play full court game for 48 minutes.

[bakan723]

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Not true. Did we know Golden State was going to be the dominant squad it was last offseason? What about Atlanta?

You're searching.

Maybe not dominant, but we knew GS would be really good.

And we saw that Atl never really had a shot, despite playing well in the reg season.