The vent your frustrations thread

[Rastapopoulos]

Miller didn't draw fouls from driving to the hoop and taking contact like Liller. Miller drew fouls by abusing the rules and throwing his elbow/leg into players and taking a dive when he landed to make it look like he was hit hard.

Fair enough. I'm prepared to get excited about Lillard. I'll certainly watch him in Summer League. I am excited about Barton, and Elliot (pisser that he can't play in Summer League), but I have a terrible feeling we're going to be the worst team in the Western Conference, and Aldridge is going to suddenly find that he's got "nagging injuries".

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'm upset too. I wish we'd have just gone for it like Boston did in 2008. Sign Nash and make a lopsided trade for Dirk and fucking go for it all. Something like that is what I want to see. Look at what NJ is doing. They're willing themselves into contender status. This does really suck. I would've been excited about this year if we had gotten Nash or Hibbert. We should definitely let Batum go. He's simply not that good. He's certainly not good enough to be the #2 option we'd need him to be here if we matched. Next year is 3 horse race with Lakers, Heat, and Nets (if they get DH12) with Thunder, Bulls, and Pacers as possible outside shots That's it. Hibbert plus a find in Lilliard might've put us in that group. Now we're nothing. We should trade Aldridge and start over.

It seems like the New Normal is superteams. OKC is the last of the "build it from the ground up" little teams, and they got incredibly lucky. And it will be fucking amazing if they can keep Harden AND Ibaka.

(Halfway through next season I'll be reviving my "Harden for Aldridge" suggestion, I can just tell.)

 

[Rastapopoulos]

More venting: Kyle O'Quinn is shaping up to be this season's Faried. Already abused Andre Drummond. Why did we have to sell that second round pick again?

 

[Rhal]

Fair enough. I'm prepared to get excited about Lillard. I'll certainly watch him in Summer League. I am excited about Barton, and Elliot (pisser that he can't play in Summer League), but I have a terrible feeling we're going to be the worst team in the Western Conference, and Aldridge is going to suddenly find that he's got "nagging injuries".

If the point is to get a top 5 pick next year then LA is going to have to have nagging injuries for that to happen.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

It seems like the New Normal is superteams. OKC is the last of the "build it from the ground up" little teams, and they got incredibly lucky. And it will be fucking amazing if they can keep Harden AND Ibaka.

(Halfway through next season I'll be reviving my "Harden for Aldridge" suggestion, I can just tell.)

more like "tank so we can leave Seattle without anyone caring".