yeah theres not really a fit for him this year other than the spurs but they don't really have enough to send back afaict
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 18:44 (seven years ago) link
have to wait til free agency :)
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:01 (seven years ago) link
too much Signing and not enough Trading
a Trade!: http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/07/05/report-magic-trading-shabazz-napier-to-trail-blazers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
damn, dude couldn't even merit a 2nd rounder in return, how far the bazz has fallen since his title with uconn
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:01 (seven years ago) link
thats why im hoping russ either stays in okc for the season or gets traded somewhere he doesnt want to be long term as a rental. tbh tho russ might not give a shit about a ring...i think he'd be an ok fit on the spurs but he'd have to conform to the spurs way. also he would need to stop doing so many PEDs.
xp
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:05 (seven years ago) link
russ is hardly a typical spurs acquisition. he accomplishes a lot, but you have to accept his out-of-control tendencies along with his productive ones. pops would have apoplexy some nights.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link
russ wld be a great fit for the spurs hes got exactly what theyre missing attacking playmaking being a fashionable nice man etc
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yspWhT5PhyE
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:12 (seven years ago) link
+wld be great for russ to work w one of the alltime coaches
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:12 (seven years ago) link
i don't really want to see russ traded this year im more curious to see the russ/oladipo/adams thunder in action one time, they're probably still a solid team
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:15 (seven years ago) link
russ on the spurs would be interesting but it seems like they lose more and more shooting every year
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:16 (seven years ago) link
i dont think the spurs are a good fit for russ other than being the best team without a star PG
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:17 (seven years ago) link
thunder are probably mid-40s win team without KD
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:18 (seven years ago) link
lma n kawhi r 2 of the better shooters + green used to be able to shoot maybe cld again, russ wld be replacing tony
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:18 (seven years ago) link
LMA doesn't really shoot 3s tho, and kawhi's shooting sort of came out of nowhere iirc i bet he regresses a bit
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:20 (seven years ago) link
we saw what the Thunder were like w out durant and they couldnt get into the playoffs. mid 40s is about right yeah
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link
in recent seasons, when kd was on the bench with an injury, russ has gone ballistic, putting up some astounding hero-ball numbers. this has resulted in some great wins, but there is no way he keeps it up for an entre season without exploding.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link
crazy that his stats m/l stayed the same even w KD back.
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
they won 45 in the kd injury year which a) was before steven adams broke out and b) would have been good for the 5 seed last year so who knows
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk 1m1 minute agoReport: Frustration with Russell Westbrook contributed to Kevin Durant leaving Thunder for Warriors
shocker
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:28 (seven years ago) link
steph better be thinking abt getting those assist numbers up, dray better be thinking abt shooting never
p much, also klay's touches are going dowwwwwn
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:30 (seven years ago) link
dubs shd adopt a 3 seconds or less rule
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:31 (seven years ago) link
lma, even as a multiple all-star, was pretty deferential when he first arrived in SA. kd might feel he needs to fit in on the dubs, more than the dubs need to fit themselves around him.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
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or he might be the one teams chose to leave open
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
kd prob the worst pure shooter of the three (which is crazy)
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link
cavs twitter just followed mr and mrs gabrielle union
― balls, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
yeah kd is def the least accurate 3pt shooter of the three
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:53 (seven years ago) link
the wade stuff is getting really interesting
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
miami bout to have whiteside and... who
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:57 (seven years ago) link
he basically can play for the most money for bad teams or can play for no money for the cavs. the heat are probably right in calling his bluff on that but if he leaves they have $20 million in cap space and no players left to spend it on.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:57 (seven years ago) link
seemed fake until today. maybe he wants out and this way he can blame it on them?
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 19:59 (seven years ago) link
i don't think he wants out but you can understand why he would be mad over the way they went about the offseason
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:00 (seven years ago) link
at this point they should just give him the 2/50 he supposedly wants, idk what else they're gonna do w/ that money
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:01 (seven years ago) link
does that strap them for next summer tho?
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:02 (seven years ago) link
it would but on the other hand if wade leaves the heat will get bounced in the first round next season (if they're lucky) and i dunno how that makes them any more attractive in free agency next summer
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:05 (seven years ago) link
heat not sniffing the offs sans wade
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
the thing that makes it difficult to read the heat is bosh's health. he's getting paid $23m a year and there's prob like 5 people total who know his likelihood of being able to play beyond this season.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
well if bosh is healthy i think dragic/bosh/whiteside & the young guys could be a playoff team but they would be in the bottom muck of the playoff race xp
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link
ya bosh health obvs a big wildcard but their wing rotation wld be p bleak reguardless
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
David Aldridge @daldridgetnt 45s45 seconds agoDavid West to the Warriors on a one-year deal, per source, for vet minimum.
david west really the most shameless ring chaser of all
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:18 (seven years ago) link
ha called that shit yesterday
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:19 (seven years ago) link
lol
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:20 (seven years ago) link
lol oh mannnnnn
presuming festus gets a deal elsewhere i guess zaza starts and west backs him up, don't think west has enough left in the tank for a system that fast-paced tho
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:21 (seven years ago) link
My sense is that wade really wants those extra millions, so he's not bluffing in that sense. If the nuggets are ready to pay him what he wants and Miami isn't willing, I predict he'll go to denver.
His questionable health is both the reason he wants the big payday now and in an unbreakable contract and the reason most teams won't be willing to pony up the big bucks for him. He's lucky his health situation is vague enough that someone is willing to gamble on him being able to deliver good value in return for the cash.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:21 (seven years ago) link
there's zero chance he goes to denver
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
despite the warriors ruining the league, pretty much every team has something interesting going on right now. i think basketball will survive this
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
no basketball is over
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
denver wld be an interesting spot for russ actually but it'll never happen
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
yeah this was already a really fascinating offseason and then the trump card got dropped
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
west is cooked isn't he
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link