2018 NBA offseason

[LogicMan]

Good to see Kelly O breaking down those hacks. MVP for my boy Kelly O!!!

 

[Black Adam]

He can still play in a limited role.

not so sure, but I guess we'll see...

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

LOL. Outside of going though customs anytime you're traveling to the states for a game, I would much rather to play in Toronto over San Antonio.

Customs for private jets coming in is literally a 10 second per person experience.

/FWIW, I don't put a lot of stock into him buying a house. He'd be crazy not to - $250k homes ten years ago now cost $3 million in some parts of the city. It's just a good investment.

 

[trojanfan12]

Customs for private jets coming in is literally a 10 second per person experience.

/FWIW, I don't put a lot of stock into him buying a house. He'd be crazy not to - $250k homes ten years ago now cost $3 million in some parts of the city. It's just a good investment.

Yeah, with the money these guys make, buying doesn't mean much anymore. Most of them own houses all over the place. I'd bet some of these guys own houses they've never set foot in.

Having said that, it certainly doesn't hurt the chances of him staying. Ultimately, I think it will be about what happens on the court. If they win, make a deep playoff run and he feels comfortable...he'll stay.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yeah, with the money these guys make, buying doesn't mean much anymore. Most of them own houses all over the place. I'd bet some of these guys own houses they've never set foot in.

Having said that, it certainly doesn't hurt the chances of him staying. Ultimately, I think it will be about what happens on the court. If they win, make a deep playoff run and he feels comfortable...he'll stay.

Depending on where the house is it might even hurt his chances of staying - most athletes just grab a downtown condo because they could take a short walk to the stadium if they really wanted to (most still drive) and for the Raptors/Leafs both of their practice facilities are about a 10 minute drive in the worst traffic from that area.

If he's uptown or in one of the boroughs (or worse the suburbs) the traffic might make him wish for LA, which is saying a lot.

 

[trojanfan12]

Depending on where the house is it might even hurt his chances of staying - most athletes just grab a downtown condo because they could take a short walk to the stadium if they really wanted to (most still drive) and for the Raptors/Leafs both of their practice facilities are about a 10 minute drive in the worst traffic from that area.

If he's uptown or in one of the boroughs (or worse the suburbs) the traffic might make him wish for LA, which is saying a lot.

Traffic that might make him wish for LA? Dayum, that's some serious traffic because in LA it can take an hour to go a couple of miles. lol

I know at least a couple of Lakers lived in other cities, but maintained a condo or apartment near Staples for home stands.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Traffic that might make him wish for LA? Dayum, that's some serious traffic because in LA it can take an hour to go a couple of miles. lol

I know at least a couple of Lakers lived in other cities, but maintained a condo or apartment near Staples for home stands.

Without getting too into it, LA has more cars for sure but they also have ten lane freeways every second mile and wide six lane boulevards every half mile. You get stuck but it's a calming, "ok once this moves I'm good" stuck.

Toronto's got one highway into and out of downtown and almost every arterial road is either two lane or four lane with streetcar service in the middle that makes going over 10 mph almost impossible. Throw in cyclists and asshole pedestrians, not to mention intersections where you can't turn left nor right and and driving in the core is pretty terrifying.

Kelly Johnson played baseball for all 5 AL East teams and he did a radio interview once where he said "Toronto had better food than both Boston and NYC but the traffic was worse than both combined." Sounds like the best way to describe it.

 

[trojanfan12]

Without getting too into it, LA has more cars for sure but they also have ten lane freeways every second mile and wide six lane boulevards every half mile. You get stuck but it's a calming, "ok once this moves I'm good" stuck.

Toronto's got one highway into and out of downtown and almost every arterial road is either two lane or four lane with streetcar service in the middle that makes going over 10 mph almost impossible. Throw in cyclists and asshole pedestrians, not to mention intersections where you can't turn left nor right and and driving in the core is pretty terrifying.

Kelly Johnson played baseball for all 5 AL East teams and he did a radio interview once where he said "Toronto had better food than both Boston and NYC but the traffic was worse than both combined." Sounds like the best way to describe it.

Had no idea about Toronto traffic. That's crazy.

Yeah, I think NY is considered about the only place in the US with traffic worse than LA. So, if Toronto is worse than that...yeah, it's worse than LA.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Traffic that might make him wish for LA? Dayum, that's some serious traffic because in LA it can take an hour to go a couple of miles. lol

I know at least a couple of Lakers lived in other cities, but maintained a condo or apartment near Staples for home stands.

Dude obviously has never experienced the 405 fwy during rush hour traffic.

 

[trojanfan12]

Dude obviously has never experienced the 405 fwy during rush hour traffic.

Lol. The 405 during rush hour is no joke. But he makes a good point about size of freeways, trolley cars, etc. Sounds like Toronto includes an obstacle course along with it's rush hour traffic.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Had no idea about Toronto traffic. That's crazy.

Yeah, I think NY is considered about the only place in the US with traffic worse than LA. So, if Toronto is worse than that...yeah, it's worse than LA.

It's not worse.

Not even close.

I think Vancouver is worse than Toronto.

LA is ranked like 14th in the world for worst traffic and Toronto is 47th.

The 15 worst cities for rush hour traffic

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Lol. The 405 during rush hour is no joke. But he makes a good point about size of freeways, trolley cars, etc. Sounds like Toronto includes an obstacle course along with it's rush hour traffic.

Yeah, that is true.

That makes a huge difference.

 

[trojanfan12]

It's not worse.

Not even close.

I think Vancouver is worse than Toronto.

LA is ranked like 14th in the world for worst traffic and Toronto is 47th.

The 15 worst cities for rush hour traffic

Wow. LA is the only American city in the top 15. I had always heard NY was worse. Maybe not because they do have the subway system?

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

@LAD , @DJ, @trojanfan12 ....

Kiss my chocolate cheeks!!!!

@ChiefsLakers67 ...WTF?

Why is DC comics trying to slit their own throats?

Ghost in the shell got obliterated when they cast a white actor as the lead in place of an Asian.

Did they not see how it worked out when they cast Michael B. Jordan in the role of Johnny Storm?

I LOVE that kid.

But, I am against this idea.

It's obviously not a black thing for me, because hello?

Chocolate cheeks.

But, I am a Comic Book purist.

Don't do this.


The word has been out that Warner Bros. has been mulling a completely different direction with its Superman canon, even considering casting Michael B. Jordan in the role down the road.


Warner Bros. Not Developing ‘Superman’ Movies With Henry Cavill As Priority Shifts To ‘Supergirl’

 

[DJ Fieri]

@LAD , @DJ, @trojanfan12 ....

Kiss my chocolate cheeks!!!!

@ChiefsLakers67 ...WTF?

Why is DC comics trying to slit their own throats?

Ghost in the shell got obliterated when they cast a white actor as the lead in place of an Asian.

Did they not see how it worked out when they cast Michael B. Jordan in the role of Johnny Storm?

I LOVE that kid.

But, I am against this idea.

It's obviously not a black thing for me, because hello?

Chocolate cheeks.

But, I am a Comic Book purist.

Don't do this.


The word has been out that Warner Bros. has been mulling a completely different direction with its Superman canon, even considering casting Michael B. Jordan in the role down the road.

*Gets on knees as Mecca bends over*

Warner Bros. Not Developing ‘Superman’ Movies With Henry Cavill As Priority Shifts To ‘Supergirl’

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

 

[DJ Fieri]

Looks nothing like but I don't care......I likey.

 

[LAD]

@LAD , @DJ, @Mecca

Kiss my chocolate cheeks!!!!

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[USER=4085]@ChiefsLakers67 ...WTF?

Why is DC comics trying to slit their own throats?

Ghost in the shell got obliterated when they cast a white actor as the lead in place of an Asian.

Did they not see how it worked out when they cast Michael B. Jordan in the role of Johnny Storm?

I LOVE that kid.

But, I am against this idea.

It's obviously not a black thing for me, because hello?

Chocolate cheeks.

But, I am a Comic Book purist.

Don't do this.


The word has been out that Warner Bros. has been mulling a completely different direction with its Superman canon, even considering casting Michael B. Jordan in the role down the road.


Warner Bros. Not Developing ‘Superman’ Movies With Henry Cavill As Priority Shifts To ‘Supergirl’[/USER]

:yawning:

No offense @mecca, but you know I don't do comic books & certainly not comic book movies!

 

[LAD]

Lol. The 405 during rush hour is no joke. But he makes a good point about size of freeways, trolley cars, etc. Sounds like Toronto includes an obstacle course along with it's rush hour traffic.

the descriptions about the trolley cars & one way streets is SF to a "T". I never drive when I come to work for those exact reasons. One can get farther walking than driving here. SMH

 

[msgkings322]

Customs for private jets coming in is literally a 10 second per person experience.

/FWIW, I don't put a lot of stock into him buying a house. He'd be crazy not to - $250k homes ten years ago now cost $3 million in some parts of the city. It's just a good investment.

Sounds like that was a good investment.....10 years ago