2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Heatles84]

He should have leaned at least one more thing.

Dont listen to James, because at this point of his career, hes not going to get the same response or reaction.
Bulls fans couldnt care less if hes there or not.
Im assuming most hope hes gone in the very near future.

Like i said yesterday, I think hes going to Cavs.

Instead of going there all season for the minimum, he takes their cash until Feb, gets the buyout, and ends up in the same post season situation.

Yup. Wouldn't be surprised to see Wade on the Cavs in some capacity. Then again, Bulls management is notoriously cheap so I doubt they buy Wade out.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Butlers days in Chicago are numbered.
He is in full tank mode tonight.
No player with his talent could play this poorly for an entire game.

ive read that Butler will either be in Minne, Boston or Denver before the trade deadline is over

 

[WiggyRuss]

No, they have to send out equal salary.

The Knicks don't want Crawford. They want Rivers, Redick.

They are looking for another team to take Crawford.

Maybe the Cavs?

@Shanemansj13 listed Redick as the starting sg after the Melo trade.

No way he's still on the roster.

Yah i kinda thought that for Crawford- but the Cavs couldnt take him unless some salary went back out.

even if the Cavs absorbed Crawford into the Varejao trade exception (and i actually think the Varejao trade exception might be too small- im not sure)- think of the payroll addition for Crawford- who fundamentally isnt really much different than Korver--- 13M in payroll, plus what would be like 50M in tax....Dan has the biggest wallet in the league- but idont think he could justify 60+ million a season on Crawford when healthy hed be on the bench and competing with Korver for minutes.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Yup. Wouldn't be surprised to see Wade on the Cavs in some capacity. Then again, Bulls management is notoriously cheap so I doubt they buy Wade out.

this year i just dont see it. Why would the Bulls help the Cavs out by buying Wade out? Its obvious he would just go to CLE. Unless Wade really gave some money back and it was clear the Bulls were done for the year (trading Butler) ----

i actually think the Bulls flat out releasing Rondo is a little more realistic- whether the Cavs want to risk bringing in someone of Rondo's mental capacity is yet to be seen. ID be 50/50 at best. Rondo needs the ball in his hands. Do i really want the ball out of Irving and LeBrons hands?


and ya know- thats why i dont really get this LeBron whining thing in the first place. Finally all 3 of Irving, Lebron and Love have big time stats, and Love is playing great 21-11...shooting great from 3.....and then you want a "playmaker" that takes away shots from them?

i guess i get it- its the REGULAR SEASON- and LeBron just wants some healthy bodies so he can take a day off or some minutes off----- but cmon...i think if anything its Lue who just needs to suck it up and play Felder and MCRae and Liggins here and there...i mean shit- if the Cavs cant get away with playing Jordan Mcrae 15 minutes a night when Smith is out- then why even have the guy on the roster.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Why the Lakers should play for picks - ESPN

was intersting from ESPNLA radio saying how the Lakers should trade Lou Williams- and try and make sure they keep their pick.they made a good point---- its not only about keeping their pick this year- its also about keeping their pick that would go to Orlando. Thats a lot of incentive- especially since they should be better in 2018.......

think of the two scenarios---

Scenario 1- they keep their pick this year: They have a top 3 pick in 2017 and keep their 2019 first rounder

Scenario 2- they lose their pick this year, and lose their pick in 2019. All they have is a 2018 first rounder.

thats a really big difference and probably why trading Williams to help secure that pick is probably a good idea. Getting a star looks important

Ingram with 0 points in 39 minutes on the floor the last 2 games is kind of disturbing.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Got it. What's left on Crawford's deal? Can the Cavs even afford him? I am really asking because I don't follow players' salary too closely.

if the Cavs absorbed Crawford into their trade exception for Varejao it would probably add about 60 million to the teams overall payroll/tax load.

 

[WiggyRuss]

The hottest team in basketball: THE MIAMI FUCKING HEAT

dude...Dion is playing GREAT ball right now. Him and Dragic have been a pretty dangerous back court of late.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Nikola Jokic this month since they abandoned playing him with Nurkic:

24 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, 61% shooting, 87% free throws.

DAMN. That is really All-Star level material right there. Not like he was bad in December either...17, 9 and 5 on freaking 68% shooting.

Good for the Nuggets. Its about time they had some good luck and got a guy who sure looks like he can be a centerpiece guy and a guy that can build around.

 

[knowyourenemy]

So the Clippers are looking for someone to take on Jamal Crawford's contract? I wonder what team with plenty of available cap room could use a veteran shooting guard like him . . .

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

this year i just dont see it. Why would the Bulls help the Cavs out by buying Wade out? Its obvious he would just go to CLE. Unless Wade really gave some money back and it was clear the Bulls were done for the year (trading Butler) ----

i actually think the Bulls flat out releasing Rondo is a little more realistic- whether the Cavs want to risk bringing in someone of Rondo's mental capacity is yet to be seen. ID be 50/50 at best. Rondo needs the ball in his hands. Do i really want the ball out of Irving and LeBrons hands?


and ya know- thats why i dont really get this LeBron whining thing in the first place. Finally all 3 of Irving, Lebron and Love have big time stats, and Love is playing great 21-11...shooting great from 3.....and then you want a "playmaker" that takes away shots from them?

i guess i get it- its the REGULAR SEASON- and LeBron just wants some healthy bodies so he can take a day off or some minutes off----- but cmon...i think if anything its Lue who just needs to suck it up and play Felder and MCRae and Liggins here and there...i mean shit- if the Cavs cant get away with playing Jordan Mcrae 15 minutes a night when Smith is out- then why even have the guy on the roster.

Because he could threaten to stay by using his player option for next season.
He's not getting that much cash anywhere else.

I think whats went down the last couple weeks is no coincidence.

James with the playmaker stuff wasn't talking Chalmers IMO.

 

[bksballer89]

McCollum, Parsons get involved in Twitter spat

 

[Heatles84]

McCollum, Parsons get involved in Twitter spat

McCollum handled that with the upmost savagery. Parsons has zero room to talk shit to anyone. The guy has been a bust this year given the contract he had. And talking shit about hitting the lottery when the player you're talking shit to got more money than your worthless ass. Never liked him.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

So the Clippers are looking for someone to take on Jamal Crawford's contract? I wonder what team with plenty of available cap room could use a veteran shooting guard like him . . .

If you guys did this, I swear I would root for your Team every game, unless it's against my Paper Clips.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

McCollum handled that with the upmost savagery. Parsons has zero room to talk shit to anyone. The guy has been a bust this year given the contract he had. And talking shit about hitting the lottery when the player you're talking shit to got more money than your worthless ass. Never liked him.

The part about hitting the lottery by not signing him was total savagery...

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Heatles84]

Wade who? Now if this guy could keep it up for a whole year I wouldn't be so eager to see him off the Heat next season.

 

[bksballer89]

Wade who? Now if this guy could keep it up for a whole year I wouldn't be so eager to see him off the Heat next season.

He will have his chance. If he plays at a high level for the rest of the season (not saying he must avg 27 PPG), I think Miami would offer him a 3 or 4 year deal in the summer.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

He will have his chance. If he plays at a high level for the rest of the season (not saying he must avg 27 PPG), I think Miami would offer him a 3 or 4 year deal in the summer.

Maybe Dragic/Waiters is what will work?
Our talent level on paper is so even, it might just come down to chemistry.

Last year Richardson and Tyler thrived because of opportunity.

So far, so good for Waiters.

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah no way Wade is staying in Chicago. He has been dealing with Knee issues for most of his career. Requesting he practice more when he's been hands down the 2nd best player on your team seems very stupid if you ask me. Expecting a 35 year old to practice all the time is asking for him to get injured.

Younger Bulls want Wade to practice more

 

[bksballer89]