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So, either Pelinka lied or Kobe has been messing around with the time space continuum? Tough call.
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So, either Pelinka lied or Kobe has been messing around with the time space continuum? Tough call.
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Ledger died during the editing process of The Dark Knight, before any advanced screenings would be shown.
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Um. Hardly the example I would recommend. Ledger killed himself locking in for that role--literally.
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Mr. Moon Valley, Richard Jefferson on The Jump today.
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Yeah he regularly makes the rounds on all the ESPN shows. Today's episode had Artest talking about his documentary but I paid little attention to it.
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Later they had the Artest shot that knocked us out of the playoffs. UGH.
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It sounds like the Rockets are going to be aggressive in improving the team. I hope the Suns do not go after an older player like Chris Paul.
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Sources: In calls to front offices, Houston GM Daryl Morey is showing an aggressive desire to improve roster with all players and picks available in talks. Hard to imagine James Harden scenario, but the rest under contract - perhaps even Chris Paul - could be moved in right deal.
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Sources: In calls to front offices, Houston GM Daryl Morey is showing an aggressive desire to improve roster with all players and picks available in talks. Hard to imagine James Harden scenario, but the rest under contract - perhaps even Chris Paul - could be moved in right deal.
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How can he be aggressive when all he has are low draft picks and no one worth anything substantial other than harden (no way), Chris (who is old and expensive), and capella (if you trade him you open another hole in the team)? They don’t have much to trade.
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Maybe he wants to blow the team up (besides harden ) and reload with new players
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Well, sure, but the point is, HOW? He has very little to work with. Nobody in their right mind wants Paul on that contract, and I'm not even sure anyone really wants Harden with his supermax deal.
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I'm sure plenty of teams will call about harden, and capella but Paul will be the hardest since he doesn't have high trade value , id hate if he was in Phoenix but I guarantee they call about Paul
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Has to trade Harden if he really wants to change that team--like Cotton did with Larry Nance. But Harden is everything to that team. Chris Paul is even an afterthought.
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Every team will likely check it out but no, I don't believe Houston will get even one viable offer. The supermax is a team killer. If you already have a championship level team, you can afford to pay someone 35% of the salary cap. But if you're missing pieces and still trying to build that team, you just can't absorb that kind of contract and still put pieces around him. And I'm confident the rest of the league knows that even better than we do.
Houston knew that it was foolish to give Paul that money but it was the only way they could keep a star next to a supermax Harden. And look at the mess they're in now. Unhappy stars, unhappy fans, and nothing to build with. IMO the only teams that make an offer for Harden will be teams looking to unload bad contracts to offset the bad contract James has. But as far as I know, Houston doesn't want to simply unload him, they would demand real assets in return and that's not going to happen.
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Paul looked like he was really grinding during the playoffs. It looked as if his best playing days are behind him. Any team would have to see if an 80% Chris Paul serves their needs.
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They are gonna demand alot, there's no way they can trade an mvp canidate for just expiring contracts they'd demand at least 1 or two starter/all-star players and draft picks , question is would any team in the NBA do that? Would the Knicks or lakers try if they miss out on free agents
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Only problem is that contract is going to prove to be their undoing. Had they not signed Paul to it, they'd have options. As it stands, they're stuck.
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He is going to miss 20-25 games a year with injury. That is what he has been doing the last few years, and it is only going to get worse.
What are you supposed to do let him walk and try to sell your fan base and Harden on shutting the window?
Damned if you damned if you don’t.
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Agreed. That would've been a very hard sell.
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The problem with the cap and max contracts is that every reasonably good player thinks he deserves it and is insulted if he does not get it. I sometimes wonder if there was no individual max, but with the same overall cap restrictions, if the big salaries might be less.
It's kind of like little kids with training wheels. When they have the training wheels on their bikes, they lean against them going around the corners. Once you take the wheels off, they have to balance and they start to lean the right way.
It's kind of like little kids with training wheels. When they have the training wheels on their bikes, they lean against them going around the corners. Once you take the wheels off, they have to balance and they start to lean the right way.
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I doubt it. He was likely always going to interview for that Bucks job and was likely always going to take it.
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To me, that's not worth the salary being paid out. I am not James Jones. This off season will be very interesting. Just by the nature of all the new people at the top, we will have to wait and see the final product before we can make judgement. That being said, aside from individual achievements, it will be hard NOT to improve from where we are now.
