* Offiical NBA Off-Season Thread: I'll give one of my damn kidney's for these Melo rumors to stop *

[scott frost]

The appearance of Knicks GM Donnie Walsh in a wheelchair due to a neck problem and the frumpy, unimpressive Jim Dolan didn’t provide James with an image of vibrancy.

 

[franchise3]

New Woj article let's Bulls fans hopeful, while Knicks + Heat fans a little uneasy.

 

[basketballsavant]

Walsh has gone on record to state that he is not bringing David Lee back at max or near max money to play center again. While I believe Lee is certainly a much better bargain that Amare, he is NOT a better player, do not let his stats on a bad team fool you.

 

[willinc]

Originally Posted by cleansneaksonly21

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A close source to Lebron says that he wants to take a year off to go back to school. Top 3 are Duke, North Carolina or U of Akron. 







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[woody2626]

Report: Knicks Virtually Eliminated By LeBron

The Knicks have been virtually eliminated from contention for LeBron James, according to a report from Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski.

James' camp categorized New York's presentation as 'lacking preparedness and organization.'

Aspects of the Nets' presentation earlier on Thursday were similar in nature to New York's and were 'sharper' and 'edgier'.

James has reservations about the possibility of his earning potential being greater in New York than in Cleveland to make up a $30M difference in salary.


from realgm

Was it worth it New York?

 

[bigmike23]

Lmao!!!!@the Knicks

 

[basketballsavant]

Really do not see Wade leaving Miami. I do believe he like the others is taking full advantage of the entire process which he has every right to do. A Wade/Rose backcourt looks good on paper and sounds good in theory, but from a basketball perspective would not work and would be a disaster. Chicago needs a SG that can spread the floor and knock down shots, rather than another ball dominant guy who's effectiveness is based on being able to control/dominate the ball and get to the basket, which is a carbon copy of Rose's game.

 

[N41D]

How do you position and prepare yourself for THREE YEARS and the best thing you can bring to the table is "You can earn X more dollars in New York than Location A, B, and C." and everything else is unprepared/unorganized? Only the god damn Knicks...

 

[kiddin like jason]

Report: Knicks Virtually Eliminated By LeBron

 

[franchise3]

@ the TI gif the last couple of pages.

Steve Blake signs with LAL 4yr 16M.

Blake > Farmar

 

[noblekane]

all these yahoo and twitter guys are bull +%$$. why the !%#! would chicago want 3 guys who all dominate the ball????

 

[div1lbc]

Blake is a good pick up for the Lakers, I was hoping the Clips would re-sign him.

 

[Retroballer]

i hope the knicks sign no one. makes their picks better next year

 

[scott frost]

The Blake Show to the Lake Show?  Steve moving up in the world......

 

[ooiron manoo]

Are the Lakers the only team in the NBA that is allowed to work without a salary cap?

 

[frenchblue23]

Lebron must of been like huh? When they presented him with a computer that calculated his net worth in NYC.

 

[koolbarbone]

Originally Posted by P MAC ONE

Originally Posted by koolbarbone

Originally Posted by Basketballsavant

I am surprised he would even meet with the Clippers, as they have NO realistic shot at signing him with their franchise history. It's funny how all these "experts" and sites keep reporting every team felt the meeting went well. What are they suppose to say, Lebron was only humoring us and we know we have zero chance of signing him, but we want to be included in the circus?

A lot of free agents/teams set up meetings to throw other teams and players off. One meeting - even if it has no substance - can cause another team to overreact. As we have already seen with some of the contracts given out, overreacting with bad signings is pretty prevalent in the NBA.

LeBron doesn't need bargaining power, not even a little bit.

It's not a matter of bargaining power, not even a little bit. It's a strategic move by LeBron and/or the Clippers to make other teams react because a meeting took place. 

 

[frenchblue23]

Originally Posted by ooIRON MANoo

Are the Lakers the only team in the NBA that is allowed to work without a salary cap?

Just when I think, "Damn we're screwed!"   4/5 year deals are coming out of nowhere all of a sudden.

 

[i nasmatic i]

Steve "Soft Porn" Blake

 

[div1lbc]

And I heard on the radio that the Knicks spent like $100K for their presentation to Lebron.

 

[frenchblue23]

Knicks keep taking L's, and off the court too. 

Dwyane Wade will meet with the Bulls for a second time in two days on Friday and his interest is genuine, according to a source.
James is interested in playing with Wade, but is reluctant to play for the Heat, according to a source.

“D-Wade and LeBron want to play together, but neither one wants to commit to each other,

 

[bigmike23]

Steve Blake is trash... It's not really a upgrade over big ears, fisher and brown

 

[Arthur Shelby]

Originally Posted by Kiddin Like Jason

Report: Knicks Virtually Eliminated By LeBron

damn

 

[lamarownsem]

Originally Posted by ooIRON MANoo

Are the Lakers the only team in the NBA that is allowed to work without a salary cap?

Every team over the cap has the MLE, which is what they will use to sign Blake. They used it on Artest last year.

 

[hood17]

Wade is not leaving.