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Another good thing about that trade for the Grizzlies.. Now when they fail maybe the front office will see the real problem.. HOLLINS
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The Raps don't have anything besides Lowry that I want as a Laker fan, and they just traded away Jose.... NOTHANKS
maybe T-Ross
the team that should have got that 1st pick
Weren't the Celtics going to take Durant with the pick? Wasn't Danny Ainge in love with Durant?
Crazy how that didn't work out but then all of sudden they won the championship the next year.
http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story...g-president-basketball-operations-danny-ainge
I honestly wouldn't mind taking a flier on Oden for a minimum contract. Dude was productive for the little time he was healthy.
Not taking shots but how are you gonna name half the teams in CA and then call someone else a bandwagon? Didnt you also say you're a Kings fan earlier this season?
no never was a kings fan and yes ur taking shots cuz that fool is your boy...
i live in between oakland and sac and go to kings games because its nba basketball
you dont got to be a hater of every team that isnt you team to be a fan
why are YOU a fan of half of the teams in california?
seriously stop with the dumb *** questions son
^ Sounds like you're familiar with that process.
Word, duly notedDT43: no dice, man. Thanks for asking before posting, though. Remember: games are the property of the league (for all sports/leagues).
We don't allow sites that distribute league property on their own
NK, personally, I just don't get how you can root for both teams (again, that's how I see it)....Who do you cheer for when it's Lakeshow vs. Dubs?
that's what this is all about??NK, personally, I just don't get how you can root for both teams (again, that's how I see it)....Who do you cheer for when it's Lakeshow vs. Dubs?
Reminds me of my friend who's a Lakers and Kings fan
Yes, that Raptors team may not be going anywhere (except for a 7th or 8th seed unless they get another major piece like Josh Smith), but the same could be said for the Grizzlies after that trade.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/e...s-credit-for-taking-less-money-in-free-agency[h1]LeBron James wants credit for taking less money in free agency[/h1]
By Matt Moore | Senior Blogger
February 1, 2013 5:32 pm ET
It had been a while since LeBron James said something phenomenally stupid to the media, even if just from a public relations standpoint. I can't say I missed them, but it is nice to visit something so familiar, like that person from high school you didn't really hang out with, but occasionally took chemistry notes from.
He thinks he's underpaid. Cool story. (Getty Images)
All of this is to say LeBron is back in action!
In an interview with ESPN regarding the nature of super teams and how the new CBA could end all that, James decided to talk a little about something he feels he's not getting enough credit for. Only taking a new max deal that pays him $17.5 million this season. From ESPN:
OK, couple of things. Break out the bullet points:"What I do on the floor shows my value. At the end of the day, I don't think my value on the floor can really be compensated for anyways because of the (collective bargaining agreement)," James said Friday before the Miami Heat's game with the Indiana Pacers (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).
"I have not had a full max deal yet in my career -- that's a story untold," James said.
"I don't get [the credit] for it. That doesn't matter to me, playing the game is what matters to me. Financially, I'll sacrifice for the team. It shows for some of the top guys, it isn't all about money. That's the genuine side of this, it's about winning. I understand that."
- James is right here. He just is. Any analyst will agree that because of the luxury tax, James is unbelievably underpaid. Baseball players' phenomenal amounts of money relative to their actual impact on the game is proof of that. There has been study after study done to show James is massively underpaid relative to his standing, and especially so relative to his production.
- He's also right that he didn't take the max. He did leave money on the table to join the Triad in Miami. It's easier for him, because of his endorsements, but he is willingly making less money than he could in order to help the team be better.
- James should never say any of this.
- This is so much a lose-lose it should be called a lose-get-beaten-with-PR-whiffle-bats situation. He can't look good here. He says he takes less money, he's perceived as ungrateful for the $17.5 million he makes just this season, let alone the other five years of his deal, gauranteed.
- He says he doesn't care about it, but why do you bring up something if you don't care about it? That's the issue here. It's not what he thinks, but how he portrays himself.
- He says he's underpaid, he's insulting the millions of Americans who are underpaid relative to their value and don't enjoy everything that goes along with being LeBron James. It's not fair, but it is what it is.
- I'm not mad at James, I'm not insulted by James, I don't think less of James. But I understand why people do. This is why talking about money never benefits anyone.
NK, personally, I just don't get how you can root for both teams (again, that's how I see it)....Who do you cheer for when it's Lakeshow vs. Dubs?
the NBA needs to make stopping guys from sliding under airborne offensive players a new "point of emphasis." And it's even more *****made to me when 7footers do it.