2016 NBA Off-Season Thread part 2

[Shaqdaddy11]

Not necessarily. He's got a good point re: TT vs Whiteside and team fit.

If you had a choice of Whiteside or TT on the Lakers, who would you go for?

 

[shopson67]

oh i am sure there will be PLENTY OF TALK....mostly from bitter Heat fans and other LeBron type haters....

i just dont see where he goes to to get a better chance to win than here. He has the biggest wallet in the league backing him in Gilbert- the best running mate he has ever had in Irving- and some other very nice pieces.

best teammate ever? check
owner with the deepest pockets? check

dont see how/why you would leave that.

Why do you keep pretending like Gilbert is the richest owner in the league? He's a distant 7th.

 

[Wamu]

I think he's a complete twat but he's a fantastic player. The Decision parts 1 and 2 will hurt him though.

Do you really think his return to the Cavs hurts his legacy? And keep in mind before he returned Love wasn't there & the organization had hired a HC w/ zero NBA experience of any kind. Like I have said before I think he's a jackass...but Kobe is still 100x worse!

 

[Wamu]

I agree with this.

Only question really is how badly does he want to play with his "brotherhood"?

Next summer is the only realistic time it could happen.

That's a damn great point. Sometimes I forget about his hopes of teaming up w/ his homies. I'd be shocked if they all ended up in the same place though. If they do I got the perfect HC for them...

Spoiler

David Blatt

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Not necessarily. He's got a good point re: TT vs Whiteside and team fit.

6 teams wanted Whiteside at max money.
0 teams offered Tristan anything.

 

[shopson67]

If you had a choice of Whiteside or TT on the Lakers, who would you go for?

I need to see what their style of play is under Walton. I'm sure he'd be flexible to either. Whiteside appears to be the more talented player, but is twice as expensive and 10X more unpredictable.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Do you really think his return to the Cavs hurts his legacy? And keep in mind before he returned Love wasn't there & the organization had hired a HC w/ zero NBA experience of any kind. Like I have said before I think he's a jackass...but Kobe is still 100x worse!

Him returning to Cleveland goes hand-in-hand with him leaving Miami.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

That's a damn great point. Sometimes I forget about his hopes of teaming up w/ his homies. I'd be shocked if they all ended up in the same place though. If they do I got the perfect HC for them...

Spoiler

David Blatt

Could only be NY or Chicago ( minus Melo).

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I need to see what their style of play is under Walton. I'm sure he'd be flexible to either. Whiteside appears to be the more talented player, but is twice as expensive and 10X more unpredictable.

Twice as expensive?

Appears?

And I predict he leads the league in blocks again, and is near the top in other categories.

 

[Wamu]

Him returning to Cleveland goes hand-in-hand with him leaving Miami.

You got your issues w/ him. And no matter what anyone says nothing is gonna change your mind. It's all good though. We just look @ things differently.

 

[shopson67]

6 teams wanted Whiteside at max money.
0 teams offered Tristan anything.

TT wasn't a free agent this summer and was an RFA (Cavs could match any offer) the year prior.

 

[Wamu]

Could only be NY or Chicago ( minus Melo).

So you're saying Miami is outta the question?

 

[shopson67]

Twice as expensive?

Appears?

Exaggerated a little.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

So you're saying Miami is outta the question?

10000%

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

TT wasn't a free agent this summer and was an RFA (Cavs could match any offer) the year prior.

So what?
Plenty of teams offer and sometimes get RFA.

Bottom line, he had no offers.

Whiteside had max offers the hour they were allowed to be made.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I need to see what their style of play is under Walton. I'm sure he'd be flexible to either. Whiteside appears to be the more talented player, but is twice as expensive and 10X more unpredictable.

Thompson isn't anything special though. I posted his stats amongst bigs a couple of months ago and could have named more than 30 players who were statistically better.

Heck, you could replace Rob Sacre with Thompson on a team with Kyrie, Love and lebron and his stats wouldn't be much different.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

You got your issues w/ him. And no matter what anyone says nothing is gonna change your mind. It's all good though. We just look @ things differently.

So how he left cleveland, and then Miami was ok with you?

 

[shopson67]

Thompson isn't anything special though. I posted his stats amongst bigs a couple of months ago and could have named more than 30 players who were statistically better.

Heck, you could replace Rob Sacre with Thompson on a team with Kyrie, Love and lebron and his stats wouldn't be much different.

Not everything is about stats. True defense doesn't show up in basic stats.

The only place Rob Sacre belongs is on a cheerleading squad.

 

[Wamu]

So how he left cleveland, and then Miami was ok with you?

It didn't bother me he left Cleveland but the reason I call him a jackass is how he handled everything. That little party the Heat threw for the Heatles, if that was his idea that's hilarious & pathetic. And his return to Cleveland, like I mentioned in a previous comment he went back after Blatt was hired & before Love was traded for. Sure moves were made after he went back but that roster wasn't loaded (or whatever the right word would be) before he returned.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Kyrie Irving's three vs. Australia eerily reminiscent of Finals for Draymond