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NBA 2012-13 Offseason Thread
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Actually, keep an eye on PG Matthew Dellavedova. I saw a couple of his collage games on ESPN earlier this year, the guy has bucket loads of potential.
To me it sounds like he'll never be NBA capable, and when you look at the Olympic groupings and consider who has who, yes we aren't playing USA but I don't see us advancing. I really hope we get TV coverage though, and I'd love to watch some Dream Team games (to see a schooling) and some Lithuanian games (to see Raptors Valanciunas and Kleiza) as well.
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That is the longest spelling I've ever encountered for the word "desperation". 
Edit: I dunno if anybody's posted this, but Camby reportedly agreed to sign a 3-year deal as part of a sign-and-trade, going from Houston to New York. He should be a good back-up center behind what's his name from the Championship Mavs.
Edit: I dunno if anybody's posted this, but Camby reportedly agreed to sign a 3-year deal as part of a sign-and-trade, going from Houston to New York. He should be a good back-up center behind what's his name from the Championship Mavs.
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Its honestly a better deal than what they are working with for LA. They would trade Howard to LA, Bynum would go to Houston (perfect sense) and Orlando would get 5 1st round picks, (probably most of them from Houston since LA has almost none left AND wouldn't be in the lottery). Houston wouldn't be in the lottery either so this is ridiculous.
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Sweet Lou wouldn't be as sweet out of the Sixers jersey. Sixers jersey's pure class!
On more serious note, you'd think the Hawks will be a completely different team this year. Sweet Lou Williams couldn't be more different from Joe Johnson. If anything, Hawks offense should be more free flowing. It's gonna be interesting.....
On more serious note, you'd think the Hawks will be a completely different team this year. Sweet Lou Williams couldn't be more different from Joe Johnson. If anything, Hawks offense should be more free flowing. It's gonna be interesting.....
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The Franchise Tag is great if the player wants to stay with the team he is with. If a player does not want to stay at the team, then a Franchise Tag is a crappy way to force the guy to play another year for that team. Forcing a player to stay another year is a great recipe for bad player performance.
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Isn't Rashard Lewis kind of average these days anyway? That's if he's even healthy!
On an average team, I would say yes. Had he joined say the Cavs, I wouldn't sweat it. Put him on the floor with couple of superstars, then, if he still possess anything remotely close to the skills he used to possess, he can be another damaging Miami weapon to anybody who'd playing against them.
Same goes for his health. Miami is one team that health wouldn't be critical for a player like Rashard. It he can't play 82 games, or 30 minutes a game, it's not the end of the world.
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Why?
Orlando's problem is self created. Orlando has not had a good enough GM/owner to put the proper pieces around Dwight Howard to create more success. This is all the more apparent when you look at a team like San Antonio. San Antonio has sustained success because R.C. Buford has found very talented players to put around Tim Duncan and furthermore, then put proper role players around those players. Yes, San Antonio was fortunate to be able to draft probably the greatest power forward in the history of the NBA, but I would say that Orlando could have done a better job surrounding a very talented player in Dwight Howard with better players.
This could be extended to Cleveland also. Cleveland did not put together a super team around LeBron James. In the NBA, super teams are what win championships. When Boston won 11 titles in 13 years, those teams were loaded with Hall of Famers. Later, it was Larry Legend, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parrish, the original Big Three. Then there is the Lakers, Magic Johnson, Big Game James, Kareem, and on and on. The Lakers and Celtics have combined to win half of all NBA championships. All of those were super team creations.
Instead of whining against super team creations and putting measures in place to make it more difficult to assemble a super team, complain that more GMs/owners do not do a better job at scouting players and then creating super teams. San Antonio is trying to hold on to their super team, get whatever Tim Duncan has left in the tank, and hope it is enough. Boston is doing the same. The Lakers are trying to put enough together to get back there. The Clippers are working on their version with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, now Lamar Odom, and a bunch of stiffs. Oklahoma City has their super team at the moment, but it needs to get just that much better to overcome their obstacle to a championship. Miami has their super team and it only seems to be getting better. There is something common between all of the above teams, except the Clippers--until the Clippers prove they are more than Lob City, no more credit should be given to them; Donald Sterling has been an awful owner for all but one year--good owners and proactive GMs with the right vision for assembling winning teams.
Remember, the difference between a championship team and not a championship team is usually very slim.
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I've been watching a few of the Summer League games on NBA TV. The ones being shown as of the current schedule are the games in Orlando. Some of the Summer League matches later this month will be in Las Vegas. I haven't kept tabs on a lot of the new players, but it's great to see them train up leading into the upcoming season.
I think now is the time that Free Agency is happening and where teams can properly sign players. For example, the trade of Kyle Lowry to Toronto is now official according to a Facebook post and/or a Twitter tweet I read. Bring on the wheeling and dealing of players! All I know is that the Rockets need star power and something to build upon so we can escape mediocrity and return to being a big damned deal for once in a long while.
I think now is the time that Free Agency is happening and where teams can properly sign players. For example, the trade of Kyle Lowry to Toronto is now official according to a Facebook post and/or a Twitter tweet I read. Bring on the wheeling and dealing of players! All I know is that the Rockets need star power and something to build upon so we can escape mediocrity and return to being a big damned deal for once in a long while.
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