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THE HCP said:
Surprised nobody is talking about the fact that unvaxed players on the Nets, Knicks and Warriors can't play in their home games! Isn't this the biggest news this offseason? Kyrie will only be able to play in 39 games this season. Who knows who else? Draymond?
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Do we officially know which players will be affected by this?
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Do we officially know which players will be affected by this?
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They won't release an official list because of hippa. They can't say who is and isn't vaccinated but we'll find out when they're sitting every game. I would bet that very few players will stay unvaxed even if they're anti vaxxers. Kyrie and others aren't going to want to miss their home games, especially in the playoffs. I doubt they'll get one of the mrna vaccines but maybe J&J?
 
Is there anyway the Blazers could acquire Green, if ownership said, fuck the tax, lets go for it, without touching their current starting lineup to do the deal, if Simmons is traded to Golden State?
 
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This really IS a Super Team, and Fuck Detroit for helping them even more with cap savings. The current system is totally slanted to favoring the large markets. I'm gonna boycott every Nyet/Faker broadcast except when they play us. But i know, it won't freakin' mean a thing. Luxury Tax is a scam.
 
B-Roy said:


Couldn't we bid on Jordan?
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I'm pretty sure you would have to "claim" him which does not involve any negotiations. It's my understanding that you have to pay the waived salary... maybe I'm wrong. I do know that if two teams claim him that the team lower in the standings gets him.
 
I believe there needs to be some limit to how many bought out players ANY team can have this is getting kind of silly and I would be saying this if it was another team and not the Lakers. I never want to wish injuries on a team but part of me wants to see a HUGE string of minor injuries to this team - Minor ankle sprains , knee sprain etc nothing major but something to hit that team.

HATE the Lakers
 
this is ruining the nba, but the players union would never allow change. How do you distribute talented players "equally"? Increase cap in small market teams? But how do you define a small market team?? Impose taxes on these joke buyouts?
 
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tykendo said:
This really IS a Super Team, and Fuck Detroit for helping them even more with cap savings. The current system is totally slanted to favoring the large markets. I'm gonna boycott every Nyet/Faker broadcast except when they play us. But i know, it won't freakin' mean a thing. Luxury Tax is a scam.
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You are NOT going to watch the Nets and Lakers play????!!!!???
 
Cugel said:
this is ruining the nba, but the players union would never allow change. How do you distribute talented players "equally"? Increase cap in small market teams? But how do you define a small market team?? Impose taxes on these joke buyouts?
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LOL, a washed up Deandre Jordan going to the Lakers, to clog their C rotation, alongside Dwight and Gasol, while realizing AD is best at the 5 is ruining the NBA? Come on.
 
RR7 said:
LOL, a washed up Deandre Jordan going to the Lakers, to clog their C rotation, alongside Dwight and Gasol, while realizing AD is best at the 5 is ruining the NBA? Come on.
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Old teams need depth. Like I said before, their 3rd string center is better than whoever our backup is.
 
THE HCP said:
Old teams need depth. Like I said before, their 3rd string center is better than whoever our backup is.
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That's fine. My point is signing a washed up C for depth isn't ruining the NBA. The same way people were flipping out last year when Andre Drummond signed there, and then everyone came to the realization that he's shit. And didn't play. But as a buyout candidate mid-season, it was so unfair how the Lakers got him.
 
if I'm reading it right, Lakers have 8 guys signed for the minimum. Jordan would make it 9. I wonder if that's a record?
 
RR7 said:
That's fine. My point is signing a washed up C for depth isn't ruining the NBA. The same way people were flipping out last year when Andre Drummond signed there, and then everyone came to the realization that he's shit. And didn't play. But as a buyout candidate mid-season, it was so unfair how the Lakers got him.
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I'm pretty sure Milwaukee is the defending champion. In the past ten years Milwaukee, Toronto and Cleveland have won it from small markets and both San Antonio and OKC have made it to the finals. The Knicks haven't won it in forever. I really think it comes down to how you manage your franchise.
 
blazerkor said:
I'm pretty sure Milwaukee is the defending champion. In the past ten years Milwaukee, Toronto and Cleveland have won it from small markets and both San Antonio and OKC have made it to the finals. The Knicks haven't won it in forever. I really think it comes down to how you manage your franchise.
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Milwaukee and Toronto got titles by taking big risks with swing-for-the-fences trades; Cleveland got theirs because Lebron returned home; OKC made it by right-place-right-time draft picks helped by Portland sinking with the Oden pick. And the Spurs completed the most successful 1 year tank job in the history of sports

being smart and lucky at the same time is a great formula
 
wizenheimer said:
Milwaukee and Toronto got titles by taking big risks with swing-for-the-fences trades; Cleveland got theirs because Lebron returned home; OKC made it by right-place-right-time draft picks helped by Portland sinking with the Oden pick. And the Spurs completed the most successful 1 year tank job in the history of sports

being smart and lucky at the same time is a great formula
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I still think we have a great chance at being successful. There may be inherent advantages for some teams but the only ones that have any data to back it up are the Celtics and Lakers.
 
tykendo said:
This really IS a Super Team, and Fuck Detroit for helping them even more with cap savings. The current system is totally slanted to favoring the large markets. I'm gonna boycott every Nyet/Faker broadcast except when they play us. But i know, it won't freakin' mean a thing. Luxury Tax is a scam.
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Super Team that couldn’t get out of the second round
 
blazerkor said:
I'm pretty sure Milwaukee is the defending champion. In the past ten years Milwaukee, Toronto and Cleveland have won it from small markets and both San Antonio and OKC have made it to the finals. The Knicks haven't won it in forever. I really think it comes down to how you manage your franchise.
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San Antonio didn’t just make it to the finals (twice!). They won the whole thing (2014).
 
blazerkor said:
I still think we have a great chance at being successful. There may be inherent advantages for some teams but the only ones that have any data to back it up are the Celtics and Lakers.
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ok...maybe

you just mentioned 5 'small market' teams either winning the finals or getting there (OKC). And I was pointing out how they achieved their success. Milwaukee and Toronto took the step into contention by taking the risk of swinging-for-the-fence; Cleveland had a top-5 player all-time as a home-town guy; OKC had 3 straight top-4 picks; and the Spurs had the #1 pick at the most perfect time

Blazers don't have an all-world home town boy; they won't have any top-3 picks (not in the Dame era); and their GM is the exact opposite of a swing-for-the-fences GM. None of those formulas appear available to Portland with current management and ownership in place
 
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