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[m0nkey]

Wade is really leaving Miami

[nando714]

Lolz at the heat

hassan whiteside is the cornerstone of their franchise 

[Tank]

5 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Wade is really leaving Miami

he's a bull. 2 yrs/ 47 mil.

miami kept balking at giving him a max contract, so he jumped ship (and rightfully so).

[Lou]

On Friday, June 03, 2016 at 4:09 AM, bloodbrother said:

Curry and Thompson play like shit and the Dubs still cruise to a double digit victory. Getting past the Thunder was their biggest threat. Should wrap this series up in 5 games IMO

I agree

[Lou]

On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 8:44 PM, DW711 said:

 

Pass.

 

An increasing ego and he's getting injured more and more often!

 

On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 10:13 PM, DW711 said:

 

The thing is... he's not top 3 and 'ego' probably wasn't the best word....maybe 'occasionally bitchy' better suits him?

 

He's starting to get hurt too much, as well..and signing Durant probably means they lose barnes + someone else valuable.

 

Pass!

 

señor wicked? 

[mrwicked]

10 hours ago, Lou said:

 

 

señor wicked? 

haha. yeah...... ill leave that one alone. 

and now they picked up ray allen for cheap. not sure how that will play out but.. if he's got some of his touch from behind the arc left. it's a nice depth move.

[mrwicked]

11 hours ago, Tank said:

he's a bull. 2 yrs/ 47 mil.

miami kept balking at giving him a max contract, so he jumped ship (and rightfully so).

miami is being smart.

they saw what happened in laker land the last 3 years - the retirement show for kobe was brutal and totally constrained the organization because he wanted big money and a big role.

miami is screwed next offseason when all those big names are available (griffen, westbrook, curry, etc) if they sign an aging, shell-of-his-former-self wade to big money.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 7/4/2016 at 0:15 PM, m0nkey said:

Why did people pound lebron for his choice in 2010? Durant is joining a team that arguably should've won the championship, coming off a record breaking regular season

...and he is leaving a team that was a blown fourth quarter lead in Game 6 away from sending said team home and playing Cleveland in the finals.

What this does is load the Warriors up and basically destroy any chance that the Thunder have to do anything for the next 7-10 years.

[Stradling]

The Lakers need Ingram to be a super star and DeAngelo to become very good.  If that can happen this season or if Ingram shows he has super star potential then there's a chance for Westbrook.  If those two things happen and you get Westbrook along with a solid Randle, they would be a solid playoff team, but not championship caliber.

[NrM]

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

The Lakers need Ingram to be a super star and DeAngelo to become very good.  If that can happen this season or if Ingram shows he has super star potential then there's a chance for Westbrook.  If those two things happen and you get Westbrook along with a solid Randle, they would be a solid playoff team, but not championship caliber.

D'angelo's floor is mike conley imo. I could see him being as good as irving though.

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Lakers summer league game tonight at 7:30 on ESPN 2.

[Lou]

On July 4, 2016 at 1:19 PM, m0nkey said:

He's joining the team that beat them when he had a 3-1 lead.  A team that won a championship, follows it up with the best regular season of all time, and really should've been back to back champions.  One of the best players in the league decides to join the best team in the league

it's because he shit on his hometown in front of a national audience.

durant was man enough to call the owner of the thunder before announcing his decision. and I'm going to go out on a limb and say we won't be seeing him, Curry and Thompson on a stage yelling: " not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4....!! " 

[Brandon]

On July 8, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Mr Meeseeks said:

D'angelo's floor is mike conley imo. I could see him being as good as irving though.

One of the better homer statements I've seen here, and I'm a Lakers fan.

[Brandon]

On July 7, 2016 at 11:49 AM, mrwicked said:

miami is being smart.

they saw what happened in laker land the last 3 years - the retirement show for kobe was brutal and totally constrained the organization because he wanted big money and a big role.

miami is screwed next offseason when all those big names are available (griffen, westbrook, curry, etc) if they sign an aging, shell-of-his-former-self wade to big money.

Actually a little of the opposite.

Wade had signed a 1 year deal to help the team out this past season where they would hook him up this season when everyone knew the cap would rise...and in a talent sport, you'd think they would keep their leading scorer. Wade ended up with essentially a one year deal ( the 2nd is a player option....based on what the market looks like after adjustment, obviously) for 3mm more.

Wade hooked them up last year and during the Lebron years, he was hoping to get some credit for that and the team lowballed him. I get it.

[mrwicked]

25 minutes ago, Paul said:

Actually a little of the opposite.

Wade had signed a 1 year deal to help the team out this past season where they would hook him up this season when everyone knew the cap would rise...and in a talent sport, you'd think they would keep their leading scorer. Wade ended up with essentially a one year deal ( the 2nd is a player option....based on what the market looks like after adjustment, obviously) for 3mm more.

Wade hooked them up last year and during the Lebron years, he was hoping to get some credit for that and the team lowballed him. I get it.

i dont see how that is the opposite of what i said.

wade wanted big money.

he's not worth big money anymore, because giving him big money will screw the franchise when it comes to singing players who are worth big money (ie exactly what happened to the lakers w/ kobe).

he said he would leave, they thought he was bluffing, he left.

miami is better off for it.

if he wanted to get paid a lot now when he's on his decline for what he did when he was in his prime, well that's just being a bad businessman.

[NrM]

2 hours ago, Paul said:

One of the better homer statements I've seen here, and I'm a Lakers fan.

You think saying his floor is Mike Conley is a homer statement?

[m0nkey]

Tim Duncan calls it a career 

[nate]

The most understated superstar ever.  In the end he had a better and more consistent career than Kobe without the circus retirement.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

The greatest PF of all time.  He didn't get the attention other superstars did because he just went about it quietly while San Antonio was always a contender.  

I'm starting to feel old seeing all time greats like Duncan, Peyton and so on retire when I remember them coming into their respective leagues.  

[nate]

His Per-36 numbers are absolutely insane how consistent they are.

 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Which is a testament to his nickname The Big Fundamental which is fitting to his style of play and personality.  Another crazy stat is that since he came into the league over 19 seasons San Antonio averaged 57.5 wins during the regular season.  The only season they didn't win at least 50 games during the regular season was the strike shortened 98/99 season when they won at a 0.740 clip which over the course of 82 games would be 61 wins.  What San Antonio did can really only be matched by NE in the NFL in my lifetime.  As he retires they've set themselves up to still be competitive because of drafting notably international signings/draftees and signing Aldridge last year but they will miss him in the line up.  

[Tank]

Duncan is one of only three players to win 1000 career games. His winning percentage was 71%, the best ever.

[HaloCory22]

I'm so bummed out about Duncan. I was planning on seeing him at least one more time in LA and then making a trip to SA this upcoming season. I don't know what basketball is without Tim Duncan. 

[mrwicked]

all you need to know about duncan's greatness:

[nando714]

On July 12, 2016 at 11:20 AM, mrwicked said:

all you need to know about duncan's greatness:

Props to the Phoenix Suns