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03-26-2013, 07:50 PM
I don't know why someone would be a huge Lakers fan if they are not even from California.
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03-26-2013, 07:56 PM
@TheSlayer the Rockets offered Kevin Martin and other players. Conventional wisdom states that if you can get pieces for an impact player you take that deal. If Harden is a free agent and he decides to leave and you get nothing in return then your team is SCREWED. I guarantee Harden aint playing with that rookie contract if he killed it with the Thunder this season.
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03-26-2013, 08:04 PM
Quote: (03-26-2013 07:44 PM)TheSlayer Wrote:
Quote: (03-26-2013 07:40 PM)PrimeTime32 Wrote:
@Playboy the Thunder gave up Harden due to salary cap reasons. Basically Thunder ownership didn't want to pay him due to luxury taxes. The penalties are harsher than previous years after the new CBA especially for repeat offenders (probably would have to give him a new contract) due to the repeat offender tax, its not dollar for dollar anymore. I believe the ratio is 2.5 to 1. The Lakers will incur this tax next year but they can afford it due to their multi-billion dollar Time Warner deal
Yeah, but they could have kept him this season and then dealt with his contract in the off-season. This year he was still on his rookie contract and the tax implications would have been a problem the next season. Just imagine having the second best player and then two top 15 players. If they still had Harden, Miami wouldn't be the overwhelming favourite against them this year.
No the still would be. If OKC wants to be better they need to move Russ to the 2 and try and get a good pg. Russ can put up numbers but he makes a lot of stupid plays and there is no reason he should be throwing up more shots then Durant, it's absurd. Durant is the most efficient scored in the league. Anyways it doesn't matter because I don't see OKC beating a healthy nuggets team. I'm picking them if they don't meet up with SA early.
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03-26-2013, 08:09 PM
Yea I know the fan in us says go for the ship but you have to remember Durant and Westbrook and Ibaka are all under 25 years old and they are thinking long term in terms of building a team around those guys without spending a fortune
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03-26-2013, 08:20 PM
I'm a big Dallas fan. I'd like to see Dirk win another one before he retires but it won't be this year. I doubt they make the playoffs.
Honestly it's almost impossible to pick against the Heat. I can see them making it through the East with three 4 or 5 game series. OKC is not as good without Harden. The Spurs have a shot with Popovich (best coach in the league imo). It would be interesting if one of the West's 3-5 seeds made it to the Finals.
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03-26-2013, 08:21 PM
Quote: (03-26-2013 08:00 PM)SHANbangs Wrote:
Quote: (03-26-2013 07:50 PM)houston Wrote:
I don't know why someone would be a huge Lakers fan if they are not even from California.
Because being a fan of something for solely parochial reasons is philistine behavior. Love the game for the players and the competition, regardless of geography.
What city are you from?
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03-26-2013, 08:23 PM
I think OKCs problem is Durant is too beta. He's afraid to take the alpha role and Westbrook takes it, but just can't come through when it really counts. Westbrook is either on or off. KD needs to step up his role on the team.
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03-26-2013, 09:46 PM
Miami over OKC in a repeat of last years finals
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03-26-2013, 10:19 PM
King, Duck, Billy, Sidney and myself as a starting 5 would challenge all these NBA chumps!
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03-26-2013, 11:10 PM
Quote: (03-26-2013 08:23 PM)InternationPlayboy Wrote:
I think OKCs problem is Durant is too beta. He's afraid to take the alpha role and Westbrook takes it, but just can't come through when it really counts. Westbrook is either on or off. KD needs to step up his role on the team.
Westbrook is the pg meaning he has to get his feeds from Russ.
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03-26-2013, 11:12 PM
I'm a Nuggets fan and feel they are a real dark horse right now.
They can take the Clips or Thunder in a seven game series.
Not sure if they can beat the Spurs or Heat though.
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03-27-2013, 07:18 AM
I use to be a Lebron hater but now that he won a ring and is finally dominating it takes to much energy to hate on him.
This is def Lebrons peak. No way he can keep the pounding of the inside/driving game up. He's got a few more years of this type of play but sooner or later he will have to lose some weight.
That goes for Dwight. He has a few more years of top play. Injuries always catch up to these guys....especially te bigger players.
I like the Heat to win it all.
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