2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[shopson67]

My problem with Riley is that he gave a ton of mediocre players a ton of long term shitty contracts.

COUGHkevinlovetristanthompsonjrsmithCOUGH

 

[dtgold88]

COUGHkevinlovetristanthompsonjrsmithCOUGH

Cough, already way over the cap and was sign them or no one. And, cough, Love is a 5X all star.

 

[tlance]

prob not?

lol cmon.

thats like saying, ya know, i stuck my dick in a blender and if i had to do it over again i probably would decide not to.

Damn man.

Is that how you chose to cut off that testicle after the LeBron signing?

There are much safer ways to get that done.

 

[Shanemansj13]

COUGHkevinlovetristanthompsonjrsmithCOUGH

LOL Kevin Love is far from mediocre but I mean if you are championship caliber team for 4 years straight and are over the cap anyway, what does it matter?

If you are a borderline playoff team overpaying players that play limited minutes there is something seriously wrong. Yeah the Bosh contract jamming them up but still way over the cap regardless.

Love's contract - not the best
Whiteside's contact - one of the worst in the NBA

Big difference.

 

[shopson67]

Love is a 5X all star.

So is John Wall. Want his max contract, even before the injury? How about Chris Paul's?

 

[dtgold88]

So is John Wall. Want his max contract, even before the injury? How about Chris Paul's?

Love doesn't have a max deal...and he's 4 years younger than CP3.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

prob not?

lol cmon.

thats like saying, ya know, i stuck my dick in a blender and if i had to do it over again i probably would decide not to.

Some people have jobs where you need to make real time decisions.

Something you’ll prob never need to worry about.

 

[Shanemansj13]

So is John Wall. Want his max contract, even before the injury? How about Chris Paul's?

4 years $120M - 30M/year - 31M max for a year

4 years $169M - 42M/year - 46M max for a year

4 years $159M - 40M/year - 44M max for a year

Which one doesn't fit?

 

[dtgold88]

4 years $120M - 30M/year - 31M max for a year

4 years $169M - 42M/year - 46M max for a year

4 years $159M - 40M/year - 44M max for a year

Which one doesn't fit?

 

[tlance]

LOL Kevin Love is far from mediocre but I mean if you are championship caliber team for 4 years straight and are over the cap anyway, what does it matter?

If you are a borderline playoff team overpaying players that play limited minutes there is something seriously wrong. Yeah the Bosh contract jamming them up but still way over the cap regardless.

Love's contract - not the best
Whiteside's contact - one of the worst in the NBA

Big difference.

You are right on most of this.

Another big difference though:

Cleveland was not a contender when they unnecessarily chose to extend Love for 4 extra years.

They may want him around for leadership during the rebuild.

But some on here claimed that extension improved his trade value which is patently false. Because as you correctly stated Love's contract isn't bad, but it isn't the best. And the players with the most trade value fall into 1 of 2 categories:

1) superstars
2) players on team friendly contracts

Love is not a bad contract. But he is not a good one either.

 

[WiggyRuss]

COUGHkevinlovetristanthompsonjrsmithCOUGH

PROB wouldnt be ripping on Riley's signings if the guys he signed were major parts of going to 4 straight NBA Finals.....alas.....i suspect Olnyk, Johnson, Johnson, Waiters, Whiteside, etc. will not see the 2nd round of hte playoffs unless they buy a ticket.

and as much as some of those contracts are bad

Deng and Mozgov were WORSE. lol.

 

[tlance]

4 years $120M - 30M/year - 31M max for a year

4 years $169M - 42M/year - 46M max for a year

4 years $159M - 40M/year - 44M max for a year

Which one doesn't fit?

Short term I take contract #3 because Paul just gives more than Love does right now. He is a high end 2 way guard when healthy, and IMO the heart of the Rockets team. Harden is clearly the best player, but CP3 is the most important player.

Long term I take Love's easily. But, he is signed for 1 more year than CP3 although for like 13 million less in 2022.

And if I had to take contract #2 I would consider cutting my testicles off with a blender to get it off the books.

Oh wait. That is my team. Nice work Ernie!

 

[Shanemansj13]

Short term I take contract #3 because Paul just gives more than Love does right now. He is a high end 2 way guard when healthy, and IMO the heart of the Rockets team. Harden is clearly the best player, but CP3 is the most important player.

Long term I take Love's easily. But, he is signed for 1 more year than CP3 although for like 13 million less in 2022.

And if I had to take contract #2 I would consider cutting my testicles off with a blender to get it off the books.

Oh wait. That is my team. Nice work Ernie!

I mainly agree with this but CP3 get injured too often and seems like at the worst times. I mainly agree bc of Houston's core though. The move made sense bc of the Harden, CP3 and Capela trio but if CP3 is injured like he has been since he arrived than the contract looks bad when in reality it was the only move that made sense and makes them a championship contender.

 

[shopson67]

Love doesn't have a max deal...and he's 4 years younger than CP3.

Spotrac has it listed as a max: Cleveland Cavaliers 2018-19 Salary Cap

I never said they were the same age, just that they were both bad contracts.

 

[shopson67]

Deng and Mozgov were WORSE. lol.

Agreed, and both were dealt with (as were those responsible for signing them).

 

[shopson67]

4 years $120M - 30M/year - 31M max for a year

4 years $169M - 42M/year - 46M max for a year

4 years $159M - 40M/year - 44M max for a year

Which one doesn't fit?

This assumes equal talent for all 3, which isn't even close.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Spotrac has it listed as a max: Cleveland Cavaliers 2018-19 Salary Cap

I never said they were the same age, just that they were both bad contracts.

definitely NOT a max.

 

[tlance]

Spotrac has it listed as a max: Cleveland Cavaliers 2018-19 Salary Cap

I never said they were the same age, just that they were both bad contracts.

The extension doesn't kick in until next year. The current season is a max signed in 2015 before the big cap hike.

 

[Heatles84]

TNT is a joke. No one cares about the Wizards.

 

[Heatles84]

I mainly agree with this but CP3 get injured too often and seems like at the worst times. I mainly agree bc of Houston's core though. The move made sense bc of the Harden, CP3 and Capela trio but if CP3 is injured like he has been since he arrived than the contract looks bad when in reality it was the only move that made sense and makes them a championship contender.

Kevin Love's not exactly the beacon of consistently staying healthy. Both him and CP3 are often injured.