ANNOUNCEMENT: /r/NBA is about to get a lot friendlier, gosh darn it!

catmoon · 1 month

It's always weird to me when mods post proposed rule changes about post content. This is only a "problem" because a majority of people upvote the posts, so in a way, the majority here have already made their thoughts known by causing this "problem".

If the mods wish to change the rules to align r/nba with their vision, then go for it, but you already know what the userbase likes. Just look at the frontpage.

deadlykeyboard · 2 months

I would bang Steph Curry, Kevin Love and Nicholas Batum. I'd stay the hell away from Bosh, Noah and Pau. I'd maybe bang Artest, Lebron and Howard.

ETA: And then there's Blake Griffin. I think he's like a reverse Shallow Hal. He's dreamy up close, but from far away, he looks like a giant retarded Easter Bunny. I'd still probably give it a go, though.

TheIceMachine · 2 months

The Pistons piss me off. Monroe should always be the answer every possession, but they never even ask the question.

Doub1eVision · 2 months

Yes, but even when Dirk fades, the Mavs are still owned by one of the greatest owners in all of sports, and I'd be surprised if he didn't immediately surround DWill with more talent.

pepdek · 2 months

I'd say Clippers, Washington and Indiana are the big winners. A contender gets an important piece, an almost contender gets stronger, and Washington become less of a joke.

seejaydeja · 2 months

Popp asked for him because they have a good relationship. So, a very important person wants him, I'd say.

hughhowey · 2 months

50 Shades Of Grey isn't fanfiction in the same sense most would use it. When it was originally published on the net, the two main characters were named the same as Twilight, and it was supposed to be them. But there is absolutely no likeness whatsoever, so the author simply changed the names when s/he published it.

Gold_blooded · 2 months

This Linsanity is getting insane. Lin is not a max contract player. There are six point guards better than him that no one should argue about: Williams, Rose, Rondo, Nash, Westbrook, Paul. Then there are the point guards that some people would argue are better: Wall, Irving, Curry, Parker, Kidd. Looking at this list, he's the seventh best point guard in the best case scenario, and not even a top ten point guard in the worst case scenario. Point guards rarely even draw max contacts unless they're completely dominant like Paul. The seventh to eleventh best point guards draw about 8-12 million.

jaypooner · 2 months

I think some people got too wrapped up in the whole Lin thing. Lin is a good starting point guard, that's it. He's not a superstar (well he is because of his popularity in China, but he's not a superstar in the context that most people use it) and he's not even an allstar level pg in either conference.

Solid starting point guards will always have games like this.

m_bird13 · 2 months

If Williams and Howard want to play together, Dallas can get both by making a couple simple trades. I'm looking at you, Marion.

m_bird13 · 2 months

We won our last championship with three almost superstars, one of the best defensive centers ever, and Tayshaun Prince. No team will ever win a championship with one hall of famer and a bunch of scrubs. Even before the joining of the Heat, this was never going to happen.

The thought that one great player can propel a team to a championship is a myth that started spreading when James left Cleveland.

sirkent · 2 months

So they can move the ball up and eliminate the chance of a trap and costly turnover.

sirkent · 2 months

...And he used to have his own talk show. I tried watching it and lasted three minutes.

sirkent · 2 months

It'll be interesting to see how Lin does with Rondo on him.

mondaytuesdaywednesd · 2 months

He doesn't have access to the 30 million. He gets a million a year allowance. He has already saved for the future. He has all the money he will ever need to live on set aside.

So how is it "blowing" 200 million? He basically took the extra money left over from his retirement fund and spent it. What the hell else was he supposed to do with it?

You can make the argument that he may take out credit and get in doubt, but I don't think that his past behavior necessarily dictates that that will happen.

ETA: The way I look at it, for 10-15 years he spent his money and lived the life that 99.9 percent of the world wish they could. Now that that money is all gone, he will have to suffer and live life like 98.9 percent of the world wish they could.

JupitersClock · 2 months

I'm really rooting for Minnesota this year. Not only do that have two of my favorite players, Love and Rubio, but I'd really like them to make the playoffs just because it'd be funny that that draft pick the Clippers sent to NO wouldn't be a lottery pick.

mondaytuesdaywednesd · 2 months

I don't understand at all how he's an idiot. He, well, most likely his agent, set up a trust for his retirement that he can't touch. It pays him out a million a year, and when he turns 55, he'll have about 10 million left to retire on. And I'm sure he owns tons of property.

Once you have something like that set up, it's perfectly fine to spend your money. WTF is the point of making so much money? To have it sit in a bank until you die? Ridiculous.

If I had the same set up, I'd spend hundreds of millions of dollars as well, and you know what? I wouldn't be stupid. I'd be living the perfect life with no worries for the future. You want to know who would be stupid? All the people having their money sitting in an account, not being spent, until they die. Those are the idiots.

randommusician · 2 months

At the beginning of the year, Detroit was performing way below my expectations. The last 12 or so games, they've been performing above my readjusted expectations.

mtocz · 2 months

Dallas doesn't actually have to clear cap space to sign Dwill or Howard. They will be able to sign one, no matter what, but this may allow them to sign both if they don't resign Nash, and may give them a chance to go back to back. I'd definitely make this trade if I were Dallas.

swollencornholio · 2 months

Yep, having a winning team will overcome a lot of those problems. I'm a bit more hopeful than you. I think Detroit will be in the playoffs next year, especially if Dwight leaves the east, and a good team within two years. Though, I don't see how Detroit will ever be a contender as long as the Heat are sitting down there. We just won't ever be able to attract the star power.

swollencornholio · 2 months

There's lots of things going on here with Detroit.

1.) Metro Detroit probably has the largest hockey fan base within the United States, and the Red Wings are breaking records this year, which I'm sure hurts sales.

2.) The location of the Palace basically disenfranchises the southern suburbs. A combination of distance and rush hour traffic means it can take hours to get to the Palace from anywhere south of downtown.

3.) The Palace is basically located in a barren waste land. If a stadium was built within the city, attendance would be up, as people could do other things, such as eat and go to bars after the game.

4.) It's taken longer than we expected to rebuild. Dumars wasn't allowed to spend money until the team was sold, and now that its been bought, he still seems hesitant.

5.)Blacks will not travel to a northern suburb. A lack of transportation and a fear of suburban cops profiling blacks means they won't cross 8 Mile.

6.)I don't think it has a lot to do with economic depression. This area's been economically depressed for years, yet we still lead attendance through that time.

TheIceMachine · 2 months

True. I forgot about Dwight's extreme hatred of the cold.

sdjurica · 2 months

Usually I would agree, but the way this subreddit's been going lately really makes me wonder if it isn't serious.

generic-name · 2 months

So who would move to the east? Minnesota?

TheIceMachine · 2 months

The Wolves with Howard are infinitely better than Orlando with Howard. I'd even go as far as saying they'd be an instant contender.

Without Howard, Orlando is most likely the worst team in the league. This year, the Wolves are nearly a playoff team in the West, made up of a burgeoning superstar, Rubio, who may become a superstar, and several other pieces that will, at the least, be solid starters.

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