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In the west it will be the east is going to be boring.The playoffs are going to be seriously great.
Hawks, Raptors, Cavs and Bulls are locked into the second round.
In the west it will be the east is going to be boring.The playoffs are going to be seriously great.
In the most recent CBA, they negotiated for a longer all-star break. The flipside is that it seems to have caused more back-to-back gamesDidn't get to see a lot of games, so I am just box score hunting, but did a lot of teams look like they had just had a week or so off?
Yeah but that will be a really interesting 2nd round, which is an improvement for the East.In the west it will be the east is going to be boring.The playoffs are going to be seriously great.
Hawks, Raptors, Cavs and Bulls are locked into the second round.
That would be cool. I like that kind of stuff.As awesome as player/coach KG would be - the single season record for technical fouls would get shattered - salary cap rules prevent player/coaches from happening. No inside info here, but KG coming back to Minnesota only makes sense if he's looking to take on a larger role with the team when he's done as a player. Gut reaction is he will buy part of the team, possibly escalating into KG being the face of a group taking the team off Glen Taylor's hands.Player/coach revival?As a player?
@ESPNSteinLine · 4m4 minutes ago
RT @APkrawczynski: AP Source: Timberwolves are not bringing KG back for just this year. They want to do a two-year extension with him
Watch a lot of the Suns because I spend most of my time in the Phoenix area and agree Dragic hasn't played any worse this year. Just played off the ball a lot more.Listening to Simmons' podcast on the trade deadline it's hard not to think Miami got an incredible steal in Dragic. Their was a tidbit that he has 4000 less minutes on his odometer then Westbrook.
Dragic has had the ball 40% less this season and his pts per touch is actually higher this season. All this after his 3rd-team NBA campaign last season.
It's bizarre how much the financials of the sport escalated so quickly.That would be cool. I like that kind of stuff.As awesome as player/coach KG would be - the single season record for technical fouls would get shattered - salary cap rules prevent player/coaches from happening. No inside info here, but KG coming back to Minnesota only makes sense if he's looking to take on a larger role with the team when he's done as a player. Gut reaction is he will buy part of the team, possibly escalating into KG being the face of a group taking the team off Glen Taylor's hands.Player/coach revival?As a player?
@ESPNSteinLine · 4m4 minutes ago
RT @APkrawczynski: AP Source: Timberwolves are not bringing KG back for just this year. They want to do a two-year extension with him
If Bosh can't play again (unlikely, but possible) is any salary exception given?Watch a lot of the Suns because I spend most of my time in the Phoenix area and agree Dragic hasn't played any worse this year. Just played off the ball a lot more.Listening to Simmons' podcast on the trade deadline it's hard not to think Miami got an incredible steal in Dragic. Their was a tidbit that he has 4000 less minutes on his odometer then Westbrook.
Dragic has had the ball 40% less this season and his pts per touch is actually higher this season. All this after his 3rd-team NBA campaign last season.
Time will really tell if it's a "steal" for Miami. Before the Bosh injury, I didn't really consider it a steal either way. (Because Heat are going to have to pay Dragic a reported $20 mil/yr -- in all likelihood -- well into his 30s). Rarely do these deals work out well for teams long term [particularly paying max money for a non-superstar in Dragic]. Even with a substantial salary cap increase, we're talking 20-25% of the team's cap.
If Bosh injury is a career ender (or significantly alters his performance long term), it increases the chances those picks will be pretty good. (1 pick is Top 7 protected 2017&2018 and becomes unprotected in 2019 and the other is completely unprotected in 2021). It's hard to think the Heat won't be in some sort of rebuild mode post-Wade and either late career Bosh or post-Bosh. And hard to think the Heat are anywhere close to contenders with or without Dragic (particularly with Bosh future unknown and Wade not getting any younger). Not to mention, by the current NBA rules they'll have to let Whiteside become unrestricted FA in 2016 (won't have his Bird Rights & won't have the luxury of matching any offer he gets). Given the scheduled salary cap increase, teams will be loaded with cap space & retaining him will be very difficult (if he's able to keep playing at current level)
He took care of a lot of people along the way, so he's worth even $400MM he's done great. After taxes, agents, business managers, etc, that $327MM he's made in salaries was cut at least in half before it got to him. He made some good endorsement money but never was a money man in a startup that blew up or anything like that.Ferris, is there enough info out there to know if KG has been smart with his loot? Like business savy, where his $300M is now 6-7?
I don't know enough to know what exactly but I imagine they would.SoBeDad said:If Bosh can't play again (unlikely, but possible) is any salary exception given?Craig_MiamiFL said:Watch a lot of the Suns because I spend most of my time in the Phoenix area and agree Dragic hasn't played any worse this year. Just played off the ball a lot more.Daywalker said:Listening to Simmons' podcast on the trade deadline it's hard not to think Miami got an incredible steal in Dragic. Their was a tidbit that he has 4000 less minutes on his odometer then Westbrook.
Dragic has had the ball 40% less this season and his pts per touch is actually higher this season. All this after his 3rd-team NBA campaign last season.
Time will really tell if it's a "steal" for Miami. Before the Bosh injury, I didn't really consider it a steal either way. (Because Heat are going to have to pay Dragic a reported $20 mil/yr -- in all likelihood -- well into his 30s). Rarely do these deals work out well for teams long term [particularly paying max money for a non-superstar in Dragic]. Even with a substantial salary cap increase, we're talking 20-25% of the team's cap.
If Bosh injury is a career ender (or significantly alters his performance long term), it increases the chances those picks will be pretty good. (1 pick is Top 7 protected 2017&2018 and becomes unprotected in 2019 and the other is completely unprotected in 2021). It's hard to think the Heat won't be in some sort of rebuild mode post-Wade and either late career Bosh or post-Bosh. And hard to think the Heat are anywhere close to contenders with or without Dragic (particularly with Bosh future unknown and Wade not getting any younger). Not to mention, by the current NBA rules they'll have to let Whiteside become unrestricted FA in 2016 (won't have his Bird Rights & won't have the luxury of matching any offer he gets). Given the scheduled salary cap increase, teams will be loaded with cap space & retaining him will be very difficult (if he's able to keep playing at current level)
Can someone please explain what a clear path foul is? I have absolutely no idea how they call it.
Hopefully someone I can find the clip but I'll try to explain. Derozan and a Houston player are well ahead of the play after a Brewer steal. Brewer throws a long pass ahead and well before the ball gets there, Derozan is called for holding. So essentially, a player get called for a foul away from the play, ahead of the play, is called for clear path foul. Clearly ahead of the play but the ball is nowhere to be found.
When teams are playing hack-a-Shaq/Jordan, many times they are way ahead of the play and a clear path foul is not given.Can someone please explain what a clear path foul is? I have absolutely no idea how they call it.
Hopefully someone I can find the clip but I'll try to explain. Derozan and a Houston player are well ahead of the play after a Brewer steal. Brewer throws a long pass ahead and well before the ball gets there, Derozan is called for holding. So essentially, a player get called for a foul away from the play, ahead of the play, is called for clear path foul. Clearly ahead of the play but the ball is nowhere to be found.
I am pretty sure the ball has to be at least on the way to the player. Not only that, but if another player was between Jordan and the basket then it negates clear path.When teams are playing hack-a-Shaq/Jordan, many times they are way ahead of the play and a clear path foul is not given.Can someone please explain what a clear path foul is? I have absolutely no idea how they call it.
Hopefully someone I can find the clip but I'll try to explain. Derozan and a Houston player are well ahead of the play after a Brewer steal. Brewer throws a long pass ahead and well before the ball gets there, Derozan is called for holding. So essentially, a player get called for a foul away from the play, ahead of the play, is called for clear path foul. Clearly ahead of the play but the ball is nowhere to be found.
I've seen it called without the ball on the way. As long as the player has a clear path and the referee interprets the intent to stop a break away they can call it.I am pretty sure the ball has to be at least on the way to the player. Not only that, but if another player was between Jordan and the basket then it negates clear path.When teams are playing hack-a-Shaq/Jordan, many times they are way ahead of the play and a clear path foul is not given.Can someone please explain what a clear path foul is? I have absolutely no idea how they call it.
Hopefully someone I can find the clip but I'll try to explain. Derozan and a Houston player are well ahead of the play after a Brewer steal. Brewer throws a long pass ahead and well before the ball gets there, Derozan is called for holding. So essentially, a player get called for a foul away from the play, ahead of the play, is called for clear path foul. Clearly ahead of the play but the ball is nowhere to be found.
You know, they're praying to hit with a big FA just like everyone else, but at least they're working on other stuff in the mean time.Way too fun watching this SIXERS team. Love that the announcers are talking about future draft picks during the game.
I thought about posting it, but it is only 2 days and there weren't many good games anyway.Free league pass right now. Maybe I'm the last to know.
He's an undersized 4. he has decent athleticism and a good motor. Otherwise he doesn't have any NBA skills.Long Ball Larry said:What the hell is up with Thomas Robinson? How could 4 teams give up on a number 5 pick in 3 years?
Grizzlies.... just carrying on with mocking the stupid DUBS nickname.Who the #### are the GrUBS
Please don't.Grizzlies.... just carrying on with mocking the stupid DUBS nickname.Who the #### are the GrUBS
Stick with your homophobic slurs instead.Grizzlies.... just carrying on with mocking the stupid DUBS nickname.Who the #### are the GrUBS
That's an odd "thing" you've fixated on.Stick with your homophobic slurs instead.Grizzlies.... just carrying on with mocking the stupid DUBS nickname.Who the #### are the GrUBS
No. You're just being stupid.In DUBS news. Finally lost our 10th game of the season to the Pacers and Rodney Stuckey's best game ever.Grizzlies.... just carrying on with mocking the stupid DUBS nickname.Who the #### are the GrUBS
No shooting range.Long Ball Larry said:What the hell is up with Thomas Robinson? How could 4 teams give up on a number 5 pick in 3 years?
Yep. He doesn't fit in the pace and space era.No shooting range. Not much of a passer.Long Ball Larry said:What the hell is up with Thomas Robinson? How could 4 teams give up on a number 5 pick in 3 years?
Foul magnet.
Great rebounder and motor, but other skills didn't develop.