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he already declared for the draft didn't he?
is he still hovering around the top 5?
i have a hard time believing teams will pass him up if available at the right spot
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is he still hovering around the top 5?
i have a hard time believing teams will pass him up if available at the right spot
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For the people angry at Mitch
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not sure why they wouldnt do that though
being smart >> having pride
being smart >> having pride
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would be ridiculous for them to be so desperate to get under the tax after the time warner deal. they don't want to operate the same way as loser franchises. how much money would it have saved anyway? like 12 mil? as long as it doesn't affect roster moves to hell with the tax
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6'6 and 188lbs? how?
looks like he only has a right handed too.
can he be as good as mcw at the 1? idk.
looks like he only has a right handed too.
can he be as good as mcw at the 1? idk.
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Those two are not juxtaposed.
Jordan Hill is worth more than a salary dump. Pau Gasol is worth more than a salary dump. So they are holding onto them. If they walk, they walk.
Chris Kaman is worth more than a salary dump.
They are saying look, if you don't give us what it is worth, you don't get it.
Sure, they could have dumped Kaman.. Still would be over tax. But dumping Hill or Gasol would be allowing yourself to be fleeced. Those things become trends.
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they are not worth anything to us, in fact getting rid of them (making the team worse) would be beneficial for us
AND they end up saving a few bucks
being smart >> having pride
doesnt matter how rich your company is, any time you can save money at next to no cost and dont do it its bad business
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if it doesn't affect the product on the floor why should any of us care?
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rubio didnt want to go to the wolves...came over eventually.
potentially.
I think he's positioning himself to say "I'm not coming to the league unless I go to the lakers"
teams will pass on him if he says that. No one is wasting a pick on this kid in a loaded draft, they'll move on.
However, I don't know how high the lakers are on him.
I think Kobe likes him, but haven't heard much out of the lakers camp. (i believe legally they can't say anything ) so makes sense
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made kahn look like even more of a fool tho and he hasn't lived up to the hype anyway. I think teams would want to avoid recreating that
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Agreed.rubio didnt want to go to the wolves...came over eventually.
potentially.
I think he's positioning himself to say "I'm not coming to the league unless I go to the lakers"
teams will pass on him if he says that. No one is wasting a pick on this kid in a loaded draft, they'll move on.
However, I don't know how high the lakers are on him.
I think Kobe likes him, but haven't heard much out of the lakers camp. (i believe legally they can't say anything ) so makes sense
but in a loaded draft where players could make an immediate impact? I don't think a team will waste a pick on him. Other lesser drafts? I agree with you.
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looking at the other bottom standing teams
boston- no need for a pg unless they deal rondo
utah- trey burke
sac- thomas, but he might be dealt
orlando- is oladipo a pg or sg? , but i feel they'll go sg/sf
philly- already have mcw
milwaukee- might go sg/sf.
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I'm a huge fan of PGs with size, I'd love for us to draft Exum so I'm glad to see signs pointing towards that.
Jumper can be improved, although it seems like he doesn't have a left, which is no bueno.
Jumper can be improved, although it seems like he doesn't have a left, which is no bueno.
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Next poll idea?
The whole car thing didn't seem to spark as much interest as originally thought.
The whole car thing didn't seem to spark as much interest as originally thought.
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John Ireland is an idiot. I can't believe he's as misinformed about the league as he is given his jobs.
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Bull. *******. ****...
Spin control, spin spin spin spin spin.
Getting under the tax allows more freedom, and easier moves later, when you will NEED to be over the tax.
We don't NEED to be over the ******* tax today. It's POINTLESS. We're over the tax, on a team going to draft in the top 5, STUUUUUUUUUUUUPID.
Be over the tax when you are trying to win it all. Then be over the tax.
Kaman, Pau, Hill ain't worth **** to us going forward, so keeping them for 28 games is beyond ******ed.
Mitch overpriced his players, AGAIN. Plain and simple. He could have flipped Pau, flipped Hill, and dumped Kaman. If we got even a single pick out of that, that's more than what we have with these 3 for 28 meaningless games. And in the process we could get under the tax, start the clock sooner, and have even more room going forward.
He failed, period.
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Pizza topping is a good idea 
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this is also true
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favorite 2014 canadian hockey victory over the US?
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The most intriguing thing I saw in Dante Exum is his ability to post as a PG...
U take a kid like him who's willing to play with his back to the basket and make plays and match that with Kobe. Yikes. The things he could learn from Bean and add to his repertoire
I said it b4, I'll say it again if this franchise wants to maximize Kobe's last two seasons and have him and the team playing at a high level they're gonna have to find another player that can create matchup problems out of the post.
As far as the trades, I like Kent. He could be a solid role guy (particularly defensively).
Hated to see Blake go but I'm happy Blake has a chance to compete for a ring and outta respect that's all u can ask for.
Gonna sit back, enjoy the last qtr of the season and prepare for what the front office has in store for the offseason and draft
U take a kid like him who's willing to play with his back to the basket and make plays and match that with Kobe. Yikes. The things he could learn from Bean and add to his repertoire
I said it b4, I'll say it again if this franchise wants to maximize Kobe's last two seasons and have him and the team playing at a high level they're gonna have to find another player that can create matchup problems out of the post.
As far as the trades, I like Kent. He could be a solid role guy (particularly defensively).
Hated to see Blake go but I'm happy Blake has a chance to compete for a ring and outta respect that's all u can ask for.
Gonna sit back, enjoy the last qtr of the season and prepare for what the front office has in store for the offseason and draft
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favorite 2014 canadian hockey victory over the US?
as soon as the horn sounded I did a fist pump.... then I got kinda bummed out, now I can't decide if I'm more happy Canada won or more sad that USA lost
these feelings
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They don't care about the luxury tax, and if they don't care.. You shouldn't care about it either.
They've never cared, and unlikely they ever will. Especially when they pretty much already know they won't be in the tax in the future.
They've never cared, and unlikely they ever will. Especially when they pretty much already know they won't be in the tax in the future.
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yes, but when someone passes up a way to save millions of dollars without much cost you have to question if he knows what he is doing
there is no reason to be over the cap when fighting for a bottom 5 seed, "we dont care" is never a good reason to waste money
