2018 NBA offseason

[Black Adam]

If bringing in James results in a title.....you aren't invited to the parade.

probably for the best. I'd wanna peg the goof with a huge rock anyways...

 

[trojanfan12]

Ps. Some decent bargain guards will be available in the next few days when teams are forced to trim rosters.

All is not lost.

And knowing Pop, he'll turn that decent bargain guard into a damn all star.

 

[Wamu]

If Pop gets this bunch to the playoffs, He's a shoe in for Coach of the year.

I bet Lonnie will be back around January.

Not sure about the other two.

How about reaching out to a Jamal Crawford?

Man, I just realized that Slo Mo will be missed even more with the lack of playmakers.

Ps. Some decent bargain guards will be available in the next few days when teams are forced to trim rosters.

All is not lost.

Too bad the Spurs can't play in the EC this year. They could be like a 6 seed in that conference.

 

[WiggyRuss]

this article cracks me up:

After a predraft workout with the Miami Heat, in which Whiteside got so exhausted that he just sat in the middle of the floor and refused to continue conditioning drills led by Keith Askins, the Sacramento Kings selected him 33rd overall in the 2011 NBA draft. Almost immediately, the team sent him to the D-League to play for the Reno Bighorns, coached by Eric Musselman, the former Kings head coach.

“At that time, nobody wanted to be in the D-League,” says Musselman. “Everybody wants to be in the NBA. There are guys that would be in the D-League and not want to be there but were extremely motivated to get out. They came with a purpose, a mission. Stayed before practice, after practice. Jeremy Lin was constantly asking, ‘How do I get better? How do I play pick-and-roll? Will you watch film with me?’

“And then you have Hassan. He was just kind of there.”

As time passed in Reno, Whiteside’s attitude soured. The Kings front office grew concerned, worrying that Whiteside’s “just kind of there” posture might start to rub off negatively on GMs and scouts, who would come to see the team at a D-League Showcase. So, then-GM Geoff Petrie yanked Whiteside back to Sacramento.


for Dwyane Wade, it was Whiteside’s third altercation in less than a year that put him over the edge. It was a live, nationally broadcasted game in February 2016, when Whiteside elbowed Boban Marjanovic’s chin. Whiteside received a one-game suspension for the hit. The Heat immediately sent him home. In the locker room, Wade didn’t hold back.

Whiteside caved and wore the brace, but he wasn’t himself—on or off the court. He routinely complained about playing time and touches last season. Whiteside grew distant from the team as the season pressed on. He stewed around the locker room and eventually implied that he wanted to be traded after sitting the fourth quarter and overtime against the Brooklyn Nets in March (“It’s bullshit. It’s really bullshit, man. There’s a lot of teams that could use a center,” he told reporters after the game).

After the profanity-laced rant that included a pseudo-trade demand, the team fined him for conduct detrimental to the team

After the season, former NBA coach Byron Scott, who played nine seasons for Pat Riley, delivered a message to Whiteside on ESPN’s The Jump: “You’ve got to grow up, man. You’re in the NBA. To me, that stands for No Boys Allowed. So, grow up and be a man


Fans and NBA insiders questioned if the money had gotten to him. One high-ranking executive, from a team who had interest in signing Whiteside in 2016 free agency but has since put that desire firmly on ice, put it this way: “We questioned how money would change him. That question was answered.”

 

[bksballer89]

Wow.....ok.

Riley and Spo know better than me.

So, I guess that's what he has to do to get minutes.

Makes sense though. He had to expand his game. Everyone on the roster can shoot 3's currently except him and Bam

 

[WiggyRuss]

He got permission from the team to shoot 3's. Been working on it all summer.

The coast to coast thing isn't happening but I can see him getting a few looks from 3 in a game.

i dont know how ANYONE could read that article and want this guy anywhere NEAR their team. Honestly its just brutal.

 

[Mecca]

Okay I got it! Since you refuse to get a LeBron jersey how about a Lakers jersey w/ Papa Ball's face on the front & back?

Spoiler

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Haven't heard a peep from this dick head since LeBron came to town.

 

[Wamu]

this article cracks me up:

After a predraft workout with the Miami Heat, in which Whiteside got so exhausted that he just sat in the middle of the floor and refused to continue conditioning drills led by Keith Askins, the Sacramento Kings selected him 33rd overall in the 2011 NBA draft. Almost immediately, the team sent him to the D-League to play for the Reno Bighorns, coached by Eric Musselman, the former Kings head coach.

“At that time, nobody wanted to be in the D-League,” says Musselman. “Everybody wants to be in the NBA. There are guys that would be in the D-League and not want to be there but were extremely motivated to get out. They came with a purpose, a mission. Stayed before practice, after practice. Jeremy Lin was constantly asking, ‘How do I get better? How do I play pick-and-roll? Will you watch film with me?’

“And then you have Hassan. He was just kind of there.”

As time passed in Reno, Whiteside’s attitude soured. The Kings front office grew concerned, worrying that Whiteside’s “just kind of there” posture might start to rub off negatively on GMs and scouts, who would come to see the team at a D-League Showcase. So, then-GM Geoff Petrie yanked Whiteside back to Sacramento.


for Dwyane Wade, it was Whiteside’s third altercation in less than a year that put him over the edge. It was a live, nationally broadcasted game in February 2016, when Whiteside elbowed Boban Marjanovic’s chin. Whiteside received a one-game suspension for the hit. The Heat immediately sent him home. In the locker room, Wade didn’t hold back.

Whiteside caved and wore the brace, but he wasn’t himself—on or off the court. He routinely complained about playing time and touches last season. Whiteside grew distant from the team as the season pressed on. He stewed around the locker room and eventually implied that he wanted to be traded after sitting the fourth quarter and overtime against the Brooklyn Nets in March (“It’s bullshit. It’s really bullshit, man. There’s a lot of teams that could use a center,” he told reporters after the game).

After the profanity-laced rant that included a pseudo-trade demand, the team fined him for conduct detrimental to the team

After the season, former NBA coach Byron Scott, who played nine seasons for Pat Riley, delivered a message to Whiteside on ESPN’s The Jump: “You’ve got to grow up, man. You’re in the NBA. To me, that stands for No Boys Allowed. So, grow up and be a man


Fans and NBA insiders questioned if the money had gotten to him. One high-ranking executive, from a team who had interest in signing Whiteside in 2016 free agency but has since put that desire firmly on ice, put it this way: “We questioned how money would change him. That question was answered.”

You crack me up. And stop w/ the long posts. Not reading it. I'm busy dammit!

 

[bksballer89]

this article cracks me up:

Everything you put in bold outside of his frustrations last year with his minutes and happened years ago so thanks for telling us things I already knew about

 

[Wamu]

Haven't heard a peep from this dick head since LeBron came to town.

I hope it stays that way. He's nothing more than a self promoting loudmouth.

 

[Mecca]

this article cracks me up:

After a predraft workout with the Miami Heat, in which Whiteside got so exhausted that he just sat in the middle of the floor and refused to continue conditioning drills led by Keith Askins, the Sacramento Kings selected him 33rd overall in the 2011 NBA draft. Almost immediately, the team sent him to the D-League to play for the Reno Bighorns, coached by Eric Musselman, the former Kings head coach.

“At that time, nobody wanted to be in the D-League,” says Musselman. “Everybody wants to be in the NBA. There are guys that would be in the D-League and not want to be there but were extremely motivated to get out. They came with a purpose, a mission. Stayed before practice, after practice. Jeremy Lin was constantly asking, ‘How do I get better? How do I play pick-and-roll? Will you watch film with me?’

“And then you have Hassan. He was just kind of there.”

As time passed in Reno, Whiteside’s attitude soured. The Kings front office grew concerned, worrying that Whiteside’s “just kind of there” posture might start to rub off negatively on GMs and scouts, who would come to see the team at a D-League Showcase. So, then-GM Geoff Petrie yanked Whiteside back to Sacramento.


for Dwyane Wade, it was Whiteside’s third altercation in less than a year that put him over the edge. It was a live, nationally broadcasted game in February 2016, when Whiteside elbowed Boban Marjanovic’s chin. Whiteside received a one-game suspension for the hit. The Heat immediately sent him home. In the locker room, Wade didn’t hold back.

Whiteside caved and wore the brace, but he wasn’t himself—on or off the court. He routinely complained about playing time and touches last season. Whiteside grew distant from the team as the season pressed on. He stewed around the locker room and eventually implied that he wanted to be traded after sitting the fourth quarter and overtime against the Brooklyn Nets in March (“It’s bullshit. It’s really bullshit, man. There’s a lot of teams that could use a center,” he told reporters after the game).

After the profanity-laced rant that included a pseudo-trade demand, the team fined him for conduct detrimental to the team

After the season, former NBA coach Byron Scott, who played nine seasons for Pat Riley, delivered a message to Whiteside on ESPN’s The Jump: “You’ve got to grow up, man. You’re in the NBA. To me, that stands for No Boys Allowed. So, grow up and be a man


Fans and NBA insiders questioned if the money had gotten to him. One high-ranking executive, from a team who had interest in signing Whiteside in 2016 free agency but has since put that desire firmly on ice, put it this way: “We questioned how money would change him. That question was answered.”

I swear for GAWD, he's dead.

 

[trojanfan12]

I don't know.

I understand that's were teams want their bigs to evolve into.

But, this is some Dwight Howard type fuckery.

I could totally see his undisciplined ass attempting some Shit like this.

I'm guessing Hassan must have been joking.

Be Gobert, Jordan with a better scoring punch.

Don't try to be Boogie, Embiid.

I don't mind him saying he's going to shoot some 3's. According to bks, he's been working on that and it fits within what bigs have become/are beecoming in the NBA.

But that's where he should have stopped. Going coast to coast should happen 2 or 3 times a season (if that), not 2 or 3 times a game.

Now watch him do it successfully. lol

 

[Black Adam]

I hope it stays that way. He's nothing more than a self promoting loudmouth.

????

Naaawwwww...

 

[WiggyRuss]

Everything you put in bold outside of his frustrations last year with his minutes and happened years ago so thanks for telling us things I already knew about

how Byron Scott told him just a FEW months ago to grow up? How he had a profanity laced tirade and psedo trade demand? How he wants to run in transition and shoot 3's?

If there is one overriding theme to that whole article its the fact that this guy needs to be Constantly baby-sat. Hes a man-child who has no interest in sacrificing for his team.

 

[bksballer89]

“He’s been working on it,” Spoelstra said in advance of Tuesday’s preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets. “When he’s spacing the court and in those kind of circumstances, I want guys growing their games. At that point, he already had 12 to 13 rebounds. He had four offensive rebounds, a bunch of impactful things in the paint. That’s not necessarily a reward for that, but he was playing to his strengths, to our identity, imposing his will in the paint — and then that shot presented itself. I’m totally fine with it.”

Finding the balance between playing inside while also keeping defenses off balance with a few outside shots is Whiteside’s challenge.

“I think it’s just a read,” Whiteside said. “I think it’s more so of a read. As the season goes along, I’m going to get better at. I kind of look at what kind of guy I’m playing against. Like the DeAndre Jordans, [Rudy] Goberts, they are going to protect the rim more. So that flare three is going to be there a little more than against a guy that’s a lot smaller.”

Hassan Whiteside, the three-point shooter? A look at the possibility

 

[bksballer89]

If there is one overriding theme to that whole article its the fact that this guy needs to be Constantly baby-sat. Hes a man-child who has no interest in sacrificing for his team.

I just showed how he has made sacrifice for the team already. His lone beef last year was his minutes.

You're an idiot. Blocks decreased by nearly 2 over the last few years ago. Shot attempts are down as well.

Blocks and shots are down and assist are up but he's not making any sacrifice for the team lol.

 

[Wamu]

????

Naaawwwww...

I'll have to check some old footage of him but I'm pretty sure. I still think it would be funny if he has court side seats for the season next to Jack Nicholson.

 

[WiggyRuss]

I don't mind him saying he's going to shoot some 3's. According to bks, he's been working on that and it fits within what bigs have become/are beecoming in the NBA.

But that's where he should have stopped. Going coast to coast should happen 2 or 3 times a season (if that), not 2 or 3 times a game.

Now watch him do it successfully. lol

I came early to a Cavs game one time and watched HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE scrub Ira Newble hit like 30 straight 3's. I dont care who you are- every player in the NBA can shoot the lights out for the most part.

That does not mean even a LITTLE bit that he should be taking shots away from snipers like Ellington or Dragic etc.

Everyone has a role on the team- the guards bring the ball up because they are OUT Of THIS WORLD dribblers. Guys like Ellington shoot the 3 becasue there are probably not more than a few dozen people on THIS EARTH that do it better.

This guy is delusional. If he would have said "I am keeping my mouth shut, and doing everything i can to try and help this team win and I will do whatever the coach thinks is best" - I would have said- WOW looks like the dude has grown up.

Instead hes talking about shooting threes and taking the ball coast to coast. Its just cringe-inducing. I dont know if i have ever seen another pro athlete so profoundly tone-deaf with absolutely zero self-awareness.

hes a child.

 

[trojanfan12]

I hope it stays that way. He's nothing more than a self promoting loudmouth.

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[bksballer89]

I'm ok with a center attempting a few 3's here and there. Not a big deal if you're team attempts a lot of 3's and you actually put the work in