Around the League: September

[gosuns]

Kidd is a much smarter Coach than People give him credit for. LBJ would not have developed to the best Player in the league, if he wouldn't have had the opportunity to run the Show in Cleveland like he did at the beginning of his career. Greak Freak isn't LBJ, but having the ball in his Hands a lot will only make him a better Player and decicion maker. It will also force him to grow quicker. I think it is a very good idea.

Also, for the roster Kidd had with the Nets, i believe he overachieved. He lost Lopez to Injury and the Boston guys declined quickly... still they made the Playoffs after a rough start and even won a Playoff round.

[The Bobster]

gosuns - I like how you pulled an ESPN on us and threw LeBron James in there for no reason at all!

[Indy]

gosuns - I like how you pulled an ESPN on us and threw LeBron James in there for no reason at all!

[nogreentext]hilarious.[/nogreentext]

[carey]

Rondo is going to miss all of training camp and preseason with a broken hand.
https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/515639271907409920

[Superbone]

Falling at his home? Sheesh.

[Cap]

That's what happens when you ask Danny Fortson to help you move.

[Aztec Sunsfan]

Rondo is going to miss all of training camp and preseason with a broken hand.
https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/515639271907409920

So, how many games out of his affordable contract has Rondo played?

Undeniable talent, but he always is on recovery, or at least it seems like that, that's why I'm asking.

[Superbone]

Gotta be frustrating for Boston fans.

[Charlie Smithy!]

That's what happens when you ask Danny Fortson to help you move.

I really want to make a pun on zarko or carbarkapa here, but I'm having some difficulty.

[Superbone]

That's what happens when you ask Danny Fortson to help you move.

I really want to make a pun on zarko or carbarkapa here, but I'm having some difficulty.

I think Cabarkapaing up the wrong tree.

[INFORMER]

Gotta be frustrating for Boston fans.

Is it? They're rebuilding and Rondo has one foot out the door. They're not a playoff team this year with or without him, and they wouldn't have been one with him last year either. So I'm not sure his availability is that consequential, unless the hope is to trade him, I guess.

[Indy]

I have a very hard time believing he fell and broke his hand (at least while sober).

[INFORMER]

Agreed.

[SDC]

nobody wants to pay rondo the salary he thinks he deserves. #anyrondofanshere?

[Superbone]

Gotta be frustrating for Boston fans.

Is it? They're rebuilding and Rondo has one foot out the door. They're not a playoff team this year with or without him, and they wouldn't have been one with him last year either. So I'm not sure his availability is that consequential, unless the hope is to trade him, I guess.

Yeah, I'd be mad at him if I was a Celtics fan. I'd also doubt the hand situation and that would peeve me.

[carey]

http://bluemanhoop.com/2014/09/26/repor ... on-kapono/

Jason Kopono has been out of the league for 2 full seasons. He's 33 so we'll see if he can make a Warriors squad that already has Rush, Livingston, and Barnes backing up the wing spots.

[gosuns]

gosuns - I like how you pulled an ESPN on us and threw LeBron James in there for no reason at all!

Totally unintentional since i don't get ESPN Herr in switzerland. But you have a point and i will replace LBJ with Lance Stevenson and what having the Ball in his hands has done for his development.

[carey]

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/9/2 ... easing-his?

Boris Diaw is kind of funny.

[carey]

An excellent Zach Lowe piece on various topics: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/nba-w ... ht-howard/

Quick rundown of the key topics.

• If free agency becomes a more important team-building tool, the teams with the most attractive markets might gain another edge.
• The NBA’s pending new TV deal and the potential for massive salary-cap increases over the next three years might create a short-term blip in which already-loaded teams have more flexibility than usual.
• The league’s proposed reform of the draft lottery has raised similar concerns.
• It’s harder to acquire a star player now via trade, since almost every player available will be at the end of a short contract — and close to free agency.
• Speaking of the draft: It becomes an even more important team-building tool as veteran contracts get shorter.
• The Warriors also signed Andrew Bogut to an extension, a smart (if risky) use of a tool the league accidentally rendered mostly useless.
• With so much turnover, it might get harder for coaches to introduce as much complexity into their playbooks.

[Shabazz]

The Cavs scare me.