2013-2014 NBA Season

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

It's established he's had a bad season, but back form counts for something and he averaged nearly 19 PPG less than 2 years ago. He's also 26 and they gave up a 33 and 36-year-old. Everyone likes to bash the Nets for being old, then they get younger and people still criticize. And all they did was add roughly the same amount in tax that they shed in the Teague deal.

It isnt necessarily a bad deal as much as it is a no impact deal.

Thornton is a bad player plain and simple. Streaky shooters that do absolutely nothing else are rarely cogs on good teams. I mean the guy got 6 rebounds and 4 assists in his last 187 minutes. You could do that by accident.

Put it this way, if your team's options are so bad that you are playing Thornton rotation minutes you are probably doomed anyway. While there remains a flicker of hope than Thornton can produce something a team just traded for two corpses in order to get rid of him.

Truth is that all the trades made so far and most of the ones discussed are just good teams planning for cap space and bad teams shuffling the **** player deck.

[Cannon Shell]

Plus any deal that takes minutes or shots away from Teletubby is one I cant like

[RockHardTen1985]

MVP race is officially a two horse race after tonight.

[RockHardTen1985]

Golden St will end Houston's win streak tonight. I do think one of these teams will win the West.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

MVP race is officially a two horse race after tonight.

It has been a two horse race since 2012

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

MVP race is officially a two horse race after tonight.

Yeah, but the 35 horse has a nice lead. They are 1-1 on the season, and Durant has just had a better year. It could change of course, but I doubt it.

As for the game tonight, I'm not sweating that one. The Westbrook return was always going to be a problem for a few games. The rest of the team played like junk.

[RockHardTen1985]

Gotta take Denver plus 8 tonight. I dont think Chicago should be an 8 point favorite over anyone in this league right now. Medium sized wager.
Cavs looking OK early, making the playoff push.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Gotta take Denver plus 8 tonight. I dont think Chicago should be an 8 point favorite over anyone in this league right now. Medium sized wager.
Cavs looking OK early, making the playoff push.

Off night for me.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Off night for me.

Your squad Cleveland lost, your tout Denver got smoked and and Carmelo went for 44-11-4

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by arizonadave

And the Phoenix Suns continue to win beating San Antonio last night.

It is not inconceivable that they get the 4 seed and homecourt in the 1st playoff series. Hornacek should be coach of the decade.

Plus they are only on the hook for 36 million next year minus draft picks which will be relatively small since they wont be lottery picks. Right now they will drafting 17, 23 and 30 since they have Indiana and Washingtons picks along with their own. They also have Minnesota's but it is top 13 protected and MN is currently number 12 and it doesnt appear likely that they can win enough to lose the pick.

You'd have to think they will come away with at least one viable player from those picks and maybe 2.

[Cannon Shell]

If Philly gets the #2 and #11 picks they could start a line up next year of

1-M Carter Williams
3-J Parker/A Wiggins
4-T Young
5-N Noel
2-R Hood/G Harris

And still have a ton of cap space to sign some veteran depth
and that is with 4 2nd rd picks too though they will most likely deal a few of those of draft and stash some euros.

They only have 26 million committed and even with approx 8 million in lottery salaries they will have significant space.

Thats pretty good for a team that is currently getting thrashed nightly

[Duvalier]

What are the chances of the Sixers buying out Granger and he ends up playing for the Heat?