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ESPN is reporting that the Timberwolves plan to interview Mark Jackson for their head coaching vacancy. I guess we can stop worrying about that dizzying collection of young talent! If he can make the Warriors mediocre, just think what he can do to that clusterfuck of a franchise.

dviss1 said:
Why would anybody keep this data? Who cares?
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Marketers care hugely about that sort of thing.
 
Raymond Felton actually gets the post game interview...that's gotta be a first! He played a great game putting that Mavs team on his shoulders....gotta eat some Felton crow because I really love to bash the guy
 
riverman said:
Raymond Felton actually gets the post game interview...that's gotta be a first! He played a great game putting that Mavs team on his shoulders....gotta eat some Felton crow because I really love to bash the guy
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Go ahead and eat that crow. After Felton gets done with the post-game buffet, there is nothing else left!
 
riverman said:
Raymond Felton actually gets the post game interview...that's gotta be a first! He played a great game putting that Mavs team on his shoulders....gotta eat some Felton crow because I really love to bash the guy
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Must have signed a new endorsement deal for Krispy Kreme... I've never seen him motivated before. Probably never will again.
 
riverman said:
Raymond Felton actually gets the post game interview...that's gotta be a first! He played a great game putting that Mavs team on his shoulders....gotta eat some Felton crow because I really love to bash the guy
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Don't worry too much. Felton crow tastes like a cross between chicken and donuts (and I said chicken because a crow is a bird, not because Felton is black).
 
B-Roy said:
Adams tips it in but WB and Durant act like nothing happened. Hilarious they knew it didn't count while everyone else thought it did.
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They thought he did make it; both were angry they weren't the one shooting, even though it was a rebound from them both shooting.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
If you actually stop and think about the fact that Seattle doesn't have an NBA team you will realize that it makes absolutely no freaking sense. How great would it be to have that i5 rivalry again?

Will we see a team in Seattle again? How long? Expansion or relocation?

Yes, please. Who knows. Who knows.
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How long did it take LA to get the NFL back, 30 years? So we can expect Seattle to get a team after maybe 60 years. Just 52 years left, can't wait!
 
Strenuus said:
Rockets can't beat GS without Steph Curry.

GG WP Rockets. See ya later.
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So awesome. Storybook ending just like Kobes last game. I couldn't write it any better. They try to trade away a player for a pick, other team backs out. They get stuck in luxury tax. They make playoffs as the 8th seed losing their pick. Fans hate the team. Teammates hate Dwight. Harden hates Dwight. Dwight hates Harden. Teammates hate Harden. The front office has lost respect and won't get free agents. Their "superstar" is being exposed as the fraud he is who is more of an illusion than Melo.

Perfect year to be a Rockets hater.
 
BonesJones said:
Hopefully expansion. The league expanded steadily till 2003, when it abruptly stopped. I think we should see Seattle get a team back, as well as St. Louis (They just lost their NFL team, so it'd be nice for them to get some consalation). 4 or 8 team divisions.
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The league could definitely handle expansion. There's lottery teams every year with respectable lineups. The Wizards, Bulls, Jazz. Their better than playoff teams of 25 years ago.
 
Draco said:
So awesome. Storybook ending just like Kobes last game. I couldn't write it any better. They try to trade away a player for a pick, other team backs out. They get stuck in luxury tax. They make playoffs as the 8th seed losing their pick. Fans hate the team. Teammates hate Dwight. Harden hates Dwight. Dwight hates Harden. Teammates hate Harden. The front office has lost respect and won't get free agents. Their "superstar" is being exposed as the fraud he is who is more of an illusion than Melo.

Perfect year to be a Rockets hater.
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clutchfans is an amazing read.

There's also someone that says "You have to swing for the fences" .... Well, if you do, most of the time you end up like Houston. Or Brooklyn.

I hate the swing for the fences approach. In baseball, they tell you to not do that, because you'll overextend yourself and hurt yourself in the process.

Case in point: The clusterfucks in Brooklyn and Houston. SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH from afar, though!
 
Strenuus said:
clutchfans is an amazing read.

There's also someone that says "You have to swing for the fences" .... Well, if you do, most of the time you end up like Houston. Or Brooklyn.

I hate the swing for the fences approach. In baseball, they tell you to not do that, because you'll overextend yourself and hurt yourself in the process.

Case in point: The clusterfucks in Brooklyn and Houston. SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH from afar, though!
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The answer lies somewhere in the middle, but with a lot of luck you can win by letting the cake bake(san antonio), swinging for the fences(boston celtics, miami heat) or a mixture of both(detroit pistons, golden state warriors)
 
Boise Blazer said:
Speaking of players and teams that bug us. James Harden is a disgrace defenseively

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He makes Dame look like a good defender, and that is very hard to do. Dame might take the wrong angles and get demolished on picks because of shit reads, but he at least tries 90% of the time.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
The answer lies somewhere in the middle, but with a lot of luck you can win by letting the cake bake(san antonio), swinging for the fences(boston celtics, miami heat) or a mixture of both(detroit pistons, golden state warriors)
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What big names has GSW really acquired though? Iggy? Bogut? I'd almost put them in the SAS ilk.

I'd actually put Boston in the "middle" with Rondo and Pierce, with Allen (Though he came from Seattle... I pretty much see him as a Celtic, even though he had great years in Seattle) Garnett, in my memory, is the "big" guy they got.

Was Pierce drafted by Boston? I want to say he was.

Miami, yeah... but that's Lebron James. That's a transcendent star. A once in a 20 year guy. Of course you're gonna do well there.
 
Strenuus said:
What big names has GSW really acquired though? Iggy? Bogut? I'd almost put them in the SAS ilk.

I'd actually put Boston in the "middle" with Rondo and Pierce, with Allen (Though he came from Seattle... I pretty much see him as a Celtic, even though he had great years in Seattle) Garnett, in my memory, is the "big" guy they got.

Was Pierce drafted by Boston? I want to say he was.

Miami, yeah... but that's Lebron James. That's a transcendent star. A once in a 20 year guy. Of course you're gonna do well there.
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Celtics acquired ray allen and kg in one offseason. Rondo was an unknown at that point. Yes they drafted pierce, but if acquiring two all stars in one offseason isnt swinging for the fences, nothing is.

Golden state drafted curry, barnes, thompson, green. But they also signed iggy to a max deal when he was still good. And kicked david lee, who was one of their better players to the curb because they realized addition by subtraction. And they acquired bogut.

So they might lean towards let the cake bake, but not at the sas end of the spectrum imo.
 
Strenuus said:
clutchfans is an amazing read.

There's also someone that says "You have to swing for the fences" .... Well, if you do, most of the time you end up like Houston. Or Brooklyn.

I hate the swing for the fences approach. In baseball, they tell you to not do that, because you'll overextend yourself and hurt yourself in the process.

Case in point: The clusterfucks in Brooklyn and Houston. SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH from afar, though!
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If you think you can contend for a championship then I think you should swing for the fences. History is littered with examples of teams that looked like they would be in the finals for years to come and then things happen. OKC 4 years ago, everyone thought they would be in the finals tons more times but they haven't been to the finals since and now that franchise might lose its best player this year and its second best player next year. Hell look at us 8 years ago with Roy/Oden/LMA, it looked like we had a dynsty brewing and then injuries fucked us over. The Celtics with Allen/Peirce/Garnett looked like a dynsty but injuries at wrong times ment they only got 1 ring when you could have argued that they should have gotten 2 or 3 at least.
It doesn't' always work but anything can happen that could ruin a championship run so if its in your sites take a swing for it imo.
 
Rhal said:
If you think you can contend for a championship then I think you should swing for the fences. History is littered with examples of teams that looked like they would be in the finals for years to come and then things happen. OKC 4 years ago, everyone thought they would be in the finals tons more times but they haven't been to the finals since and now that franchise might lose its best player this year and its second best player next year. Hell look at us 8 years ago with Roy/Oden/LMA, it looked like we had a dynsty brewing and then injuries fucked us over. The Celtics with Allen/Peirce/Garnett looked like a dynsty but injuries at wrong times ment they only got 1 ring when you could have argued that they should have gotten 2 or 3 at least.
It doesn't' always work but anything can happen that could ruin a championship run so if its in your sites take a swing for it imo.
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That swinging can lead to upwards of a decade or more of rebuilding if in the wrong hands.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Celtics acquired ray allen and kg in one offseason. Rondo was an unknown at that point. Yes they drafted pierce, but if acquiring two all stars in one offseason isnt swinging for the fences, nothing is.

Golden state drafted curry, barnes, thompson, green. But they also signed iggy to a max deal when he was still good. And kicked david lee, who was one of their better players to the curb because they realized addition by subtraction. And they acquired bogut.

So they might lean towards let the cake bake, but not at the sas end of the spectrum imo.
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Okay, I can see that. I'd still say GSW is more the "cake baking". Iggy was sought after, but wasn't the #1 if I believe.
 
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