[I Fold]

 

Originally Posted by kellykip

They said his Escalade struck a light pole and then wiped out.

He tried to kill himself cause he just realized he now plays for the Knicks

[Stynsty71]

Maybe he thought Felton was in the passengers seat with no seat belt on?

[AMARTIN1181 Is not a girl]

 

Originally Posted by Hughes4

Random tweet

lol summer league tweets

[Hughes4]

Nobody noticed that we got this guy?

[AMARTIN1181 Is not a girl]

I did... and i was really happy about it. I think i'm no longer a nets haters. They left the disgusting pile that is the state of new jersey, they have a russian billionaire owner, affilations with jay z, and they're in fucking Brooklyn. I've despised the nets hardcore because of the year they beat the celtics of Antoine Walker in the playoffs like 2 years in a row, specifically that eastern conference finals. But now that they've left new jersey, and j kidd the scum sucker is a member of the knicks, i no longer hate them and kinda like their squad.

[Hughes4]

plenty of room on the wagon, boys. welcome aboard

[resilient]

Dirk, Brand, Kaman, Marion, Mayo, Collison... I like it.

Plus Dahntay Jones and hopefully Delonte West. Edited By: resilient Jul 17th, 2012 at 05:57 AM
Reason: lol clown sportswriters

[jalman1]

sigh at dallas signing mayo...i think suns were a mayo signing away from being a playoff team next year now im not sure what to do...

[warden]

 

Originally Posted by jalman1

sigh at dallas signing mayo...i think suns were a mayo signing away from being a playoff team next year now im not sure what to do...

dallas only had like $4M in cap room apparently. how the suns didn't beat that is beyond me

[resilient]

 

Originally Posted by warden

dallas only had like $4M in cap room apparently. how the suns didn't beat that is beyond me

they probably did in dollars... he wants to play with Dirk and a competitive team.

Granted, he's not gonna leave that much on the table... I'm sure it pays off on the back end. Edited By: resilient Jul 17th, 2012 at 06:50 AM

[jalman1]

so yeah the hornets matched eric gordons offer from the suns hes played a total of 9 games for them and got traded there before last off season.....how did the nba players union agree to restricted free agency....Gordon said he didnt wanna be there and it seems pretty crazy that if a guy didnt wanna live somewhere for a 4 year period in his 20s and would much rather play for another team that he will essentially be forced to play for that team..as a suns fan gordon would have been a good pickup but does anybody else find restricted fa rather odd.

[AMARTIN1181 Is not a girl]

 

Originally Posted by resilient

Dirk, Brand, Kaman, Marion, Mayo, Collison... I like it.

Plus Dahntay Jones and hopefully Delonte West.

yeah i love the mayo move, he could be a stud and flourish in dallas. Collison too.

[AMARTIN1181 Is not a girl]

 

Originally Posted by jalman1

so yeah the hornets matched eric gordons offer from the suns hes played a total of 9 games for them and got traded there before last off season.....how did the nba players union agree to restricted free agency....Gordon said he didnt wanna be there and it seems pretty crazy that if a guy didnt wanna live somewhere for a 4 year period in his 20s and would much rather play for another team that he will essentially be forced to play for that team..as a suns fan gordon would have been a good pickup but does anybody else find restricted fa rather odd.

it's completely fair... teams should get compensation when great players leave. If he bitches and moans enough like dwight and melo i'm sure he can find a way to get himself traded elsewhere.

[jalman1]

i assume he was on his rookie contract with 1 team and the last years of those are restricted...he gets traded somewhere to where he ends up not playing a bunch and is in final year of his contract....he should have to play there for 4 years to a place he has no vested interest in....i mean restricted free agency is super dumb but its only been allowed by having max contracts/salary cap which is ridiculous....any league that pays lebron as much as brook lopez then something is off

[AMARTIN1181 Is not a girl]

no one made him sign the offer sheet, if im not mistaken if he doesn't sign it he can be unrestricted soon.

i agree tho about the big stars making too little. If u are a top 5 player in the nba u shud make 20-30m a year imo. Edited By: AMARTIN1181 Jul 17th, 2012 at 09:07 AM

[Hughes4]

he could have played one more year in NO to become UFA next summer.

[AMARTIN1181 Is not a girl]

exactly. so basically lol @ ur whole rant. I mean i'd be mad too. He's better off in new orleans anyways, he just doesn't know it. Great young coach, star with the brow and a new owner who wants to make something happen. Edited By: AMARTIN1181 Jul 17th, 2012 at 09:11 AM

[Hughes4]

gordon is an idiot. you dont become a RFA and then cry and say I want to play for another team. it just doesnt work like that.

[Hughes4]

he wanted his cake and to eat it too and now he's only getting cake

[AMARTIN1181 Is not a girl]

 

Originally Posted by warden

dallas only had like $4M in cap room apparently. how the suns didn't beat that is beyond me

they're better off not overpaying mayo and building through the draft imo. Unless Mayo can find his swag again.

[Goldenad]

 

Originally Posted by warden

lebron and bosh did

good call, i thought both of them took something like $5 million less than the max but after looking it up they took $16 million.

[warden]

 

Originally Posted by AMARTIN1181

exactly. so basically lol @ ur whole rant.

that's a pretty dumb reason to "lol @ his whole rant." gordon can risk $50+ million to become a UFA. awesome. it's so easy, man.

yes, he could do that and become a UFA. but don't act like it was a "choice" in any real sense. the system is set up in a particular way where he didn't really have any other option.

[warden]

 

Originally Posted by Hughes4

gordon is an idiot. you dont become a RFA and then cry and say I want to play for another team. it just doesnt work like that.

uh....why not?

i mean this was actually his only option if he wanted out of new orleans. the hornets had a TON of leverage because of the ability to match. what is he supposed to do if he wants out? and if you say sign the QO, then lol @ you; he can desperately want out of NO and still realize that he has to take the money while it's there.

in fact, he did pretty much the only thing he could do to try to convince NO not to match. it didn't work, but crying and saying he wants to play for another team was, really, his only option to put any pressure on the hornets.

[kellykip The Chosen One]

Dispute between the Rockets & Knicks over the offer sheet deadline:

Knicks feud with Rockets over phenom’s deadline

The apparent conflict as to exactly how long the Knicks have to match Houston’s 3-year, $25.1 million back-loaded offer sheet revolves around when the offer actually was delivered. According to the collective bargaining agreement, teams have 72 hours from the time they receive an offer sheet to make their decision. The deadline is traditionally worked out between the teams without league intervention.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knick...#ixzz20svZf2ax

[SmokeyCasinos]

Do you agree with Carmelo Anthony that the Rockets' three-year, $25.1 million offer to Jeremy Lin is "ridiculous"?

• 
  70%
  Yes
• 
  30%
  No

[Randers]

If the Rockets lose Royce and Lamb for a one year rental I'm going to revoke my fanhood.

[kellykip The Chosen One]

Pretty sure I'm officially the only one left in NY that still thinks the Knicks match the offer sheet

[latifahs]

 

Originally Posted by Randers

If the Rockets lose Royce and Lamb for a one year rental I'm going to revoke my fanhood.

Not to mention Jones, Parsons, their lottery pick from Toronto, their own 1st-rounder, and the 2 2nd-rounders we got from the Knicks.

[Realbigfish4]

 

Originally Posted by warden

that's a pretty dumb reason to "lol @ his whole rant." gordon can risk $50+ million to become a UFA. awesome. it's so easy, man.

yes, he could do that and become a UFA. but don't act like it was a "choice" in any real sense. the system is set up in a particular way where he didn't really have any other option.

So he can keep his little whiny mouth shut and take the pay check or he can suck it up for a year and then play where ever he wants. It's not like he had to sign the offer sheet. It's just like Dwight crying about not being in BK when he's the one that signed the option. If a player is unhappy they should do what is the fastest way to get what they truly want. By signing the offer sheet he chose the money over location.

There's a very clear system in place. If players arent smart enough to take advantage of it then it's on them.

[Randers]

Apparently if the Rockets offered all that, Orlando would have snap accepted.

DAldridge says Morey is offering:

"

The Rockets, according to a league source briefed on the discussions, are willing to take one bad contract back from the Magic, not two or three, as has been speculated. And in return, Houston will give up one of the their three first-round picks in last month’s Draft– Jeremy Lamb, Royce White or Terrence Jones –but only one.

Houston would also send a future draft pick to Orlando, which is presumably the lottery-protected pick that the Rockets received from sending Kyle Lowry to the Toronto Raptors. The Rockets would also be willing to send a veteran player to the Magic in order for Orlando to clear $10-15 million of cap room."