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Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 12:50 pm
by JCSunsfan
carey wrote:What a joke. I thought punishments were meant to discourage inappropriate behavior. I would expect more tampering after this.
The penalty should be $500,000 AND they are not allowed to sign Paul George--ever. THAT would discourage tampering. Its an appropriate related consequence. If an agent gets a "no-no" call from a team, he immediately hangs up. He cannot afford to limit his client's options.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:45 pm
by In2ition
I agree with this ⬆️

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:06 am
by Mori Chu
I agree that would be a more appropriate punishment. But the league would never have the guts to do that.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 12:19 pm
by Superbone
Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:I agree that would be a more appropriate punishment. But the league would never have the guts to do that.
They've done it in the past. See Joe Smith and the Minnesota Timberwolves. But that was a much "Stern"er NBA.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:32 pm
by Charlie Smithy!
The NBA truly was under the Davidic convenant with a Stern ruler. But soon, sold itself out for 30 pieces of...Silver.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 5:20 pm
by Superbone
Charlie Smithy! wrote:The NBA truly was under the Davidic convenant with a Stern ruler. But soon, sold itself out for 30 pieces of...Silver.
9/10.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 9:57 pm
by JCSunsfan
Charlie Smithy! wrote:The NBA truly was under the Davidic convenant with a Stern ruler. But soon, sold itself out for 30 pieces of...Silver.
Davidic Covenant?

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:04 am
by Superbone
JCSunsfan wrote:
Charlie Smithy! wrote:The NBA truly was under the Davidic convenant with a Stern ruler. But soon, sold itself out for 30 pieces of...Silver.
Davidic Covenant?
Google it.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 5:29 pm
by JCSunsfan
Superbone wrote:
JCSunsfan wrote:
Charlie Smithy! wrote:The NBA truly was under the Davidic convenant with a Stern ruler. But soon, sold itself out for 30 pieces of...Silver.
Davidic Covenant?
Google it.
I actually know what it is. We will have to talk in private some maybe.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:37 pm
by Superbone
JCSunsfan wrote:
Superbone wrote:
JCSunsfan wrote:
Charlie Smithy! wrote:The NBA truly was under the Davidic convenant with a Stern ruler. But soon, sold itself out for 30 pieces of...Silver.
Davidic Covenant?
Google it.
I actually know what it is. We will have to talk in private some maybe.
Talk to CS, I didn't write it. I didn't know what it was and had to google it but just glanced at the description. I thought CS was just putting a nice string of puns together. What am I missing?

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:17 pm
by Superbone
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/904731118343135232 Me want.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:28 pm
by carey
There's a pretty good chance that the Nets pick winds up somewhere from 6-9. I don't know if we have anything of value I would want to move for that. I guess maybe Bledsoe but I think they want a "star." They are convinced it will be a top 3 pick. The East sucks so much that I'm not.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:32 am
by Indy
carey wrote:There's a pretty good chance that the Nets pick winds up somewhere from 6-9. I don't know if we have anything of value I would want to move for that. I guess maybe Bledsoe but I think they want a "star." They are convinced it will be a top 3 pick. The East sucks so much that I'm not.
If they are thinking IT is going to be greatly limited this year, and Lebron wants Bledsoe, I would absolutely do that trade. Not sure we can do it without taking salary back. Can we?

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:03 am
by O_Gardino
Indy wrote:
carey wrote:There's a pretty good chance that the Nets pick winds up somewhere from 6-9. I don't know if we have anything of value I would want to move for that. I guess maybe Bledsoe but I think they want a "star." They are convinced it will be a top 3 pick. The East sucks so much that I'm not.
If they are thinking IT is going to be greatly limited this year, and Lebron wants Bledsoe, I would absolutely do that trade. Not sure we can do it without taking salary back. Can we?
I'm with you, I would do that in a heartbeat.

We do have to take back salary, but we are so far under the cap, that we would have to spend that money anyway. Bled for Pick + Frye + Shumpert?

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:49 am
by Cap
O_Gardino wrote:
Indy wrote:
carey wrote:There's a pretty good chance that the Nets pick winds up somewhere from 6-9. I don't know if we have anything of value I would want to move for that. I guess maybe Bledsoe but I think they want a "star." They are convinced it will be a top 3 pick. The East sucks so much that I'm not.
If they are thinking IT is going to be greatly limited this year, and Lebron wants Bledsoe, I would absolutely do that trade. Not sure we can do it without taking salary back. Can we?
I'm with you, I would do that in a heartbeat.

We do have to take back salary, but we are so far under the cap, that we would have to spend that money anyway. Bled for Pick + Frye + Shumpert?
And after picking up Bledsoe, maybe the Cavs can work out a trade for Dragic. I'm sure he'd love to be reunited with Bleds and IT.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:09 am
by The Bobster
The Rockets have been sold for $2.2 billion -

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2058 ... 22-billion

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:23 am
by O_Gardino
The Bobster wrote:The Rockets have been sold for $2.2 billion -

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2058 ... 22-billion
Wow.

1. That is insane money
2. That is insane timing.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:31 pm
by Superbone
The Bobster wrote:The Rockets have been sold for $2.2 billion -

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2058 ... 22-billion
Wow. First thing that come to my mind? Jerry sold too early. At least one championship too early maybe more.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:37 pm
by Indy
Superbone wrote:
The Bobster wrote:The Rockets have been sold for $2.2 billion -

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2058 ... 22-billion
Wow. First thing that come to my mind? Jerry sold too early. At least one championship too early maybe more.
Well, selling too early is way better than selling too late.

Re: Around the League: The Offseason

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:11 pm
by In2ition
O_Gardino wrote:
Indy wrote:
carey wrote:There's a pretty good chance that the Nets pick winds up somewhere from 6-9. I don't know if we have anything of value I would want to move for that. I guess maybe Bledsoe but I think they want a "star." They are convinced it will be a top 3 pick. The East sucks so much that I'm not.
If they are thinking IT is going to be greatly limited this year, and Lebron wants Bledsoe, I would absolutely do that trade. Not sure we can do it without taking salary back. Can we?
I'm with you, I would do that in a heartbeat.

We do have to take back salary, but we are so far under the cap, that we would have to spend that money anyway. Bled for Pick + Frye + Shumpert?
I would add the Miami 2018 pick with Bledsoe for that.