2017 NBA Off-Season Thread | Page 105

Sep 23, 2017 at 10:38 AM

jrg
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knicks first game of the season @ oklahoma city

Sep 23, 2017 at 10:51 AM

4ML
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Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
Greatest offseason of all time. I don't think anything will ever top it.

Chris Paul from Clippers to Rockets.
Jimmy Butler from Bulls to Wolves.
Paul George from Pacers to Thunder.
Gordan Hayward leaves Utah and signs with Celtics.
Kyrie Irving/Isaiah Thomas swap places between Cleveland/Boston.
Carmelo Anthony from Knicks to Thunder.

Did I miss any?

Yes...Durant uses fake twitter accounts to defend himself.

Sep 23, 2017 at 10:56 AM

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JustinMT
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God damn it

Sep 23, 2017 at 11:09 AM

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JustinMT
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At least Kanter can keep saying how great his family is. Oh wait...

Sep 23, 2017 at 12:26 PM

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GameOver
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Weird move by OKC. Unless coach can scheme a fluid strong side offense with Melo PG13 and Russ feeding and playing off each other, this feels like a disaster.

Sep 23, 2017 at 12:26 PM

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Originally posted by JustinMT:
At least Kanter can keep saying how great his family is. Oh wait...

thats the best part lol

Sep 23, 2017 at 1:19 PM

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After Westbrook, George, and Melo the OKC roster is trash

Sep 23, 2017 at 6:01 PM

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Originally posted by nothing03:
Originally posted by jrg:
melo to thunder for kanter, mcdermott, and draft pick

3 ball dominant player in Thunder very interesting.

Lol right, there is only one ball. Im still wondering who will be the point. However facetious it may be, ijs.

Sep 23, 2017 at 11:55 PM

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NEW YORK -- NBA referees will be able to call flagrant or technical fouls on defenders who dangerously close on jump shooters without allowing them space to land, as Zaza Pachulia did on the play that injured San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard in last season's playoffs.

Officials will also make sure jump shooters are in their upward shooting motion when determining if a perimeter foul is worthy of free throws, which could cut down on James Harden's attempts after he swings his arms into contact.

With the fouls on the perimeter shots -- often coming when the offensive player has come off a screen and quickly attempts to launch a shot as his defender tries to catch up -- officials will focus on the sequencing of the play. The player with the ball must already be in his shooting motion when contact is made, rather than gathering the ball to shoot such as on a drive to the basket.
"We saw it as a major trend in the NBA, so we had to almost back up and say, 'Well, wait a minute, this is going to be a trend, so let's catch up to it,'" NBA president of league operations Byron Spruell said.

Sep 24, 2017 at 12:16 AM

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To even think about competing with the Warriors - first thing you need is Elite talent.

OKC now has the talent to at least dream about competing with Warriors.

Westbrook
Roberson/Abrines
PG
Melo
Adams

This is a damn good lineup. Great players usually figure out how to make things work. Only issue is - PG, Westbrook and Melo all have opt out clauses and are not invested long term to make this work. But, what great moves by OKC. If everyone leaves - at least they got rid of all the bloated contracts.

Sep 24, 2017 at 12:43 AM

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