2016 NBA Offseason Thread

[The 24th Letter]

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Who wants Boris Diaw....I wonder if CLE will take Boris and a pick for LeBron

[extremeskins04]

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So we just gunna act like the Cavs ain't just beat the best regular season team in NBA history in the finals when they were down 3-1. And already the best team in the damn conference. Cool...

Which is exactly my point. It's clear that internal defense was an issue for GSW that reared it's ugly head in the finals, but yet instead of grabbing an internal defender they go and get KD in hopes that instead of having a defense, their just going to outscore everybody, and most likely will pending any injury.

I don't give 10 craps about his legacy.

The dude has only been in the NBA 10 years. Let him win a ring and be happy.

I don't get people like you who are upset, especially claiming to be a Celtics fan that he didn't choose another team as if you actually care how he stacks up against Magic Johnson

This whole i only wanna see KD's legacy go sky high front is the worst personna I've seen in this thread.

That's fine, let him win a ring but all I was saying was this really doesn't prove anything, and I know you don't care about his legacy. Many do though.

We all know GSW has more talent than the Cavs do, and the Cavs got hot when it mattered. To have KD go to GSW and win doesn't really prove anything versus if he won it with the Clippers or Spurs. Again, just my opinion as an NBA fan.

[roadman]

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As a NBA fan, I don't feel it matters one way or the other about anyone's legacy. The chips,(no pun intended) fall where they fall after a person retires.

20 years from now, nobody will give a darn.

[Teddy_Long]

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⏫this!!# normally I don't post much but do you really believe this dude is going to avg 15ppg bro you gotta be kidding me bruh we talking about KD not some scrub

durant is going to average between 15 to 18 points a game. u guys are crazy to believe he's going to average more than that. that team is too loaded with too many gunners to believe otherwise. curry is not a point guard and the warriors won't be playing many games into the 4th, especially not at home.

[z Revis]

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Man all this talk about loyalty and what his legacy is going to be like now... Who cares.

Can't we all just agree were salty he went to GS instead of trying to rationalize things. I know I am. **** that lol. I don't care about his legacy or if he's not loyal or any of that. I'm mad he made a team that's been to the Finals in back to back years that much better and any hope of my Pacers getting a ring any time soon is basically gone. Lord knows ain't no one gonna come and team up in Indy to give us a chance either.

[Vni]

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Wade doesn't fit in well at all with Cleveland. Bad move for them if they land him.

As a 6th men playing 25/30 a game he does.

[TheShizNo1]

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Which is exactly my point. It's clear that internal defense was an issue for GSW that reared it's ugly head in the finals, but yet instead of grabbing an internal defender they go and get KD in hopes that instead of having a defense, their just going to outscore everybody, and most likely will pending any injury.

So you wanted them to pass up the chance of getting a top 5 player for a defensive/rebounding big?

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[extremeskins04]

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So you wanted them to pass up the chance of getting a top 5 player for a defensive/rebounding big?

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I guess not...yea probably not.

Bah, I think I'm bitter as F about this entire thing though. Trust me, it's not about the Celtics, I just wanted him to go to a different team than the already amazing Warriors. I mean who even stands a chance against them this year. Maybe the Cavs? Maybe. Doubtful.

[King_B_Mack]

2016 Offseason Thread

So according to LeBron's reporter. They trying to throw people off Wade trying to go to Cleveland or.....? What is this dude doing? Trying to drag this out as long as possible? He wants 2 years 50 million? How he talking to the Bulls? These ninjas got about 7-10 million dollars in cap space right now. Who they moving to clear that for him and why?



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[Armor and Sword]

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He is staying in Miami. It's all smoke and mirrors.

[strawberryshortcake]

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Can someone tell me if it would have been remotely possibly for Bogut to stayed with the Durant acquisition?

Which is exactly my point. It's clear that internal defense was an issue for GSW that reared it's ugly head in the finals, but yet instead of grabbing an internal defender they go and get KD in hopes that instead of having a defense, their just going to outscore everybody, and most likely will pending any injury.

I don't want to get into this too much, but just want to add something. I'm going to let you guys continue to banter.

One could look at the interior defense as the key last year but one could also have looked at their 3 point shots, especially from Harrison Barnes not hitting anything (and I mean anything) whatsoever when wide open. Barnes couldn't drive the paint and when he did, he practically couldn't make a layup. There was absolutely no threat from Barnes either as a outside shot maker or a slasher to the basket. The sad thing is that Barnes couldn't even drive the paint. Durant completely changes the warriors attack. Durant can legitimately shoot and drive the paint. Had Barnes had an ounce of what Durant is capable of, even without a lock down interior big man, the Warriors would have been two time repeat champs. Instead of Draymond practically only looking for Curry and Klay as first options, Durant is the piece that will really space the floor.

That's fine, let him win a ring but all I was saying was this really doesn't prove anything, and I know you don't care about his legacy. Many do though.

We all know GSW has more talent than the Cavs do, and the Cavs got hot when it mattered. To have KD go to GSW and win doesn't really prove anything versus if he won it with the Clippers or Spurs. Again, just my opinion as an NBA fan.

Personally it proves the same whether he goes to the Warriors or the Clippers or the Spurs. A ring is a ring.

[extremeskins04]

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Personally it proves the same whether he goes to the Warriors or the Clippers or the Spurs. A ring is a ring.

I disagree. Just my opinion.

[CMH]

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Lol you're going to the extreme here. First off, no one was saying they weren't a stacked team, not even me.

Maybe not here, but I definitely saw A LOT of people saying the Warriors weren't all that special.

Curry was just a jump shooter who wasn't all that good to begin with.

Thompson was just a spot shooter. Couldn't create for himself or lead a team.

Green was...well, a lot of that was said in the Game Threads.

And the same people I saw those comments from (not saying here on OS) suddenly are upset because Durant is joining a stacked team. Can't have it both ways.

Again, most of this is on facebook and I don't take most of my friends seriously there. I come here because most guys actually watch basketball and read articles and pour their lives into this stuff. We care.

I do find it interesting that a lot of guys that don't frequent the game threads are the ones saying a lot of negative things about Durant though. Not trying to call out people, but it makes me yearn for the season to start so I can just read the comments from the guys that I trust actually know ball, even if I might not agree with their opinion.

[Vni]

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Man all this talk about loyalty and what his legacy is going to be like now... Who cares.

Can't we all just agree were salty he went to GS instead of trying to rationalize things. I know I am. **** that lol. I don't care about his legacy or if he's not loyal or any of that. I'm mad he made a team that's been to the Finals in back to back years that much better and any hope of my Pacers getting a ring any time soon is basically gone. Lord knows ain't no one gonna come and team up in Indy to give us a chance either.

You could have had Hibbert back for 5 bucks though.

[Armor and Sword]

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Durant is one of the 3 best players in the league. Is that actually being debated around here? Really? LOL.