2017 NBA Offseason Thread

[TurnUpTheHeat]

A lot has changed since then. Lol

Yeah.
Now I'm 56 vs 16.

#depressing

 

[Gman]

With Ainge's track record of drafting (he's drafted zero all stars with 19 picks or something along that), I'd take the better player over hoarding draft picks.

In fairness: drafting "stars" is the hardest thing to do for an NBA franchise.

Boston has one of the deepest teams in the NBA... in no small part due to their decent record of drafting.

Bradley, Olynyk, Brown, Smart, Rozier... all 'good' draft picks. An overseas guy like Zizic (good buzz around him) has a chance to join this list.

I'd hazard to guess that the C's are above average when it comes to drafting.

Heyward's going to eat up more of your cap space though where with Bulter you have more room to maneuver on your cap.

You got me here... I think with the Stevens/Hayward connection though, the C's may simply be happier with Hayward for the long haul.

In terms of the long haul, Butler will almost certainly command a hefty contract 2 years from now.

 

[Wamu]

It's usually around $200-$300 for an ounce of top shelf out here. Things be expensive in Cali.

Well I hope when the recreational shops get there the prices on the medical side go down.

 

[trojanfan12]

Holy fuck $50 for an 1/8? That's expensive. Here in mile high country I can get a top shelf oz. for about $116 @ my weed shack.

I'm hoping that the addition of recreational weed will drive down the price for medicinal. I doubt it, but I can hope. lol

 

[Heatles84]

In fairness: drafting "stars" is the hardest thing to do for an NBA franchise.

Boston has one of the deepest teams in the NBA... in no small part due to their decent record of drafting.

Bradley, Olynyk, Brown, Smart, Rozier... all 'good' draft picks. An overseas guy like Zizic (good buzz around him) has a chance to join this list.

I'd hazard to guess that the C's are above average when it comes to drafting.

You got me here... I think with the Stevens/Hayward connection though, the C's may simply be happier with Hayward for the long haul.

In terms of the long haul, Butler will almost certainly command a hefty contract 2 years from now.

In a whole, I'm not disagreeing with what you're saying. Ainge has set up the Celtics to be a contender in the short term if he plays it right this summer; the assets he's collected (thanks Nets) is impressive.

Butler will command a hefty contract down the road once his contract is up. Had the Celtics traded for him, they'd have his bird rights, and probably have the roster they wanted around him. At that point, it's up to ownership to determine how far they want to dip into the luxury tax - given the fanbase, I'd have to say they'd do it.

The Hayward connection with Stevens is something to watch out for. If you twisted my arm, I'd say Boston wins his free agency. I think he realizes that Utah's reached its ceiling, especially with the Warriors out West.

I give hope for Miami because of culture and Riley; particularly with the turn around we had in the 2nd half. If we had tanked and won about 25-28 games (my original prediction), I think it would be a slam dunk for Hayward to go to Boston.

I'm also hoping that the "rumors" of Hayward's wife loving Miami comes into play. But a lot of the stuff we're all going off of is rumors.

 

[Wamu]

Last weed I bought was prob an actual $5.00 'nickel bag', and that would have been mid to late 70's.

So you know the Disco Era huh? Did you own a leisure suit?

 

[Wamu]

I'm hoping that the addition of recreational weed will drive down the price for medicinal. I doubt it, but I can hope. lol

I know here when it all went legal the prices @ my medical shop dropped a lot. Hopefully that happens for you as well.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

So you know the Disco Era huh? Did you own a leisure suit?

Who remembers the bell bottom jeans?

 

[Wamu]

Who remembers the bell bottom jeans?

No me! I can barely remember the 70's.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

MJ > LeBron is pretty legit. Montana > Brady? Not so much.

I will fucking cut you to the pink meat.

 

[msgkings322]

I know here when it all went legal the prices @ my medical shop dropped a lot. Hopefully that happens for you as well.

I pay 250 an ounce but my guy delivers to my house like Domino's

 

[trojanfan12]

I pay 250 an ounce but my guy delivers to my house like Domino's

Delivery is nice. But I prefer going to the collective so that I can smell the different strains before deciding. Plus, a lot of times they will have free dabs, etc.

 

[Heatles84]

You deviants and your weed. Give me the drug called life.

 

[Wamu]

You deviants and your weed. Give me the drug called life.

 

[Wamu]

@trojanfan12 ...

The Dodgers better keep McCarthy in at least 5 innings.

 

[trojanfan12]

@trojanfan12 ...

The Dodgers better keep McCarthy in at least 5 innings.

lol

He's not exactly off to the strongest of starts this game.

 

[Vyle203]

I will fucking cut you to the pink meat.

Tawmy's bettah.

 

[Black Adam]

Who remembers the bell bottom jeans?

umm...i do...

i hate you now...

 

[Wamu]

This is great MLB news. The Mets have promoted Tebow to Advanced A-League. Never heard of it. Is it like t-ball but w/ metal bats?

 

[Wamu]

lol

He's not exactly off to the strongest of starts this game.

Shit I think he's doing great. To be fair though not only am I biased...I'm really, really stoned right now.