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Official NBA 15-16' Season Thread
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So apparently there's trade rumors of Roy Hibbert to the Lakers for some draft picks. I honestly don't care what we get out of him, I just want him gone.
Lou Williams to the Lakers? Love this move by LA. Cavs are also pursuing Joe Johnson, disgusting.
Unlucky Desperado
Banned deucer.
finals should be warriors vs spurs, right after we see them in the western confernce finals. In all seriousness, it will be interesting to see how Aldridge will adjust to the Spurs system or if the spurs system will slightly change. could be something like a Dwightmare, which is my best case scenario. I still think the Warriors are the title favorite for next year. Curry and thompson need to sustain their 3 point skills and Barnes has to grow. The key is realy Barnes growing and draymond green developing a better offensive game because hes a jake of all trades but master of none
I'll preface this by saying that I'm extremely biased, but I think the Rockets are a top 3 Western Conference team next year. Their pre-season projected starting lineup, of Beverley, Harden, Ariza, Jones, and Howard only started a total of TWO games together last season. Replace Jones with DMo, and they started 21 games. They had a total of 18 different starting lineups throughout the year. Putting that into perspective, Golden State's best lineup started 57 games together, and they only had 8 different lineups in the year. Granted, the Spurs had 23 different lineups, but how much of that is a product of Pop's resting Duncan? And even still, their best still got 25 games together.
I'm still very scared of both of those teams, especially with LMA to San Antonio. However, having a healthy Bev is what the team needed down the stretch, and getting Brewer for a full year is great. It would've been great to sign a big man, but I think Jones can have the breakout year that he should have had last year (if not, he's a damn good trade chip). If I had to make a WCF prediction, we'd be losing to the Spurs, who then go on to beat the Cavs in the Finals.
I'm still very scared of both of those teams, especially with LMA to San Antonio. However, having a healthy Bev is what the team needed down the stretch, and getting Brewer for a full year is great. It would've been great to sign a big man, but I think Jones can have the breakout year that he should have had last year (if not, he's a damn good trade chip). If I had to make a WCF prediction, we'd be losing to the Spurs, who then go on to beat the Cavs in the Finals.
David West agrees to terms with the Spurs, and Marc Gasol agrees to a five year deal worth over $100 million with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Spurs looking even better now as they have significantly upgraded their frontcourt this offseason. Gasol remaining on the Grizzlies bodes well for their future.
top 3 teams in the west is OKC, Spurs, Warriors. I don't think there's any question about it...
Nick Young, Lou Williams, and Kobe Bryant. Ball-dominant, iso-heavy players who love to chuck.
Lakers are done.
and LOL MAVS like always
RIP Mavericks
Luis Scola's not the big man the Toronto Raptors desperately needed, but he should be able to provide some scoring, which the Raptors really need out of a PF/C at this time.
just in case anyone missed the hilarious NBA emoji battle: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ers-try-to-sway-deandre-jordan-from-mavericks
paul pierce's attempt at an emoji made me laugh so hard i had to duck under my desk at work lol
paul pierce's attempt at an emoji made me laugh so hard i had to duck under my desk at work lol
Gerald Green and STAT to Miami, Wade returns. Nets buy out Williams, who is going to sign with Dallas. Jarrett Jack really should have stayed as the starter last season, but now it's good that he will definitely be starting now, barring any other moves.
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