Nba 2010-2011

Zen said:
They can't really 'drop' the cap because loads of teams have too high salaries already committed, hell if it's a hard cap at $55m, then Kobe alone will more than half of that come a few years with his $30m.

Actual salaries won't be included if they implement it now, it'll be current cap hits, so Lebron/Bosh/Wade would account for about $45m rather than near $60m in 5 years, like Kobe/Pau/Bynum would account for $55m instead of the $70m they'll take in 3 years or whatever. Then new contracts from 11/12 onwards will have to oblige to new rules. Rules from 2015 onwards should be similar to NHL rules, say $50m with a max of 20% committed to just one player.



Obviously there are Heat bandwagoners, thats a given, but its Miami, and they won't be taken seriously, because everyone knows they'll be gone once the Big 3 are done. Whereas LAL and Yankees(and Utd fans too unfortunately) will always get annoyingly awful bandwagon fans with no clue. The Spurs might have bandwagon fans, but they are bandwagoning a damn fine organisation, and they mostly understand the sport in a neutral perspective(but considering they are like 20th most supported team and one of the least popular boards on RealGM, yeah not a bandwagon team). Now the Knicks, I'm dreading that bandwagon over the next few years, especially if they get Paul, probably be worst than LAL, since at least Lakers got mah man Jack....whereas Spike is a douche.
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So Miami didn't have fans before the big three, or the big two, came along?
 
Not really no. Just the Marino leftovers and a few loyalists. Not a sports city really.
 
In most of Heats games this year, especially in the first quarter, you'd notice 100's of empty seats, sometimes it's clearly been 1000's of seats...that's why it's a bad sports city. They sell out all right, but they just show up whenever. They had some stupid "fan up" marketing thing to try and fix this in December, but it didn't really do much after a few games, events town, not a sports one.
 
Zen said:
In most of Heats games this year, especially in the first quarter, you'd notice 100's of empty seats, sometimes it's clearly been 1000's of seats...that's why it's a bad sports city. They sell out all right, but they just show up whenever. They had some stupid "fan up" marketing thing to try and fix this in December, but it didn't really do much after a few games, events town, not a sports one.
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So I guess it's a bit of waste they have such a team now..

Anyway, I think Wade has more fans outside Miami than inside it. (me included :D )
 
Memphis apparently have a great home record, a few people predicted they would win. With the Lakers going out, I hope OKC can go on and challenge Miami/Bulls in the finals.

Shaq is back for the Celtics, don't think it will make much difference as the Heat look the much better team.
 
Good first half. Boston had a strange possession to end the half, Rondo wide open & he throws the ball out of play. If he could develop a jump shot he'd be a much better player.
 
Still playing after dislocating his elbow, making players and taking hits.
 
Celtics win & the keep the series alive.

Great effort by Rondo, dislocates his elbow but returns in the fourth quarter & makes a contribution to the Celtics despite playing with 1 arm. If only Gasol would show that kind of desire & toughness.
 
Best line in the game: "I have a question, has anybody seen Bosh tonight?" lmao :lol:

True though. Bosh and James went missing, surprised the Heat only lost by 16.

Well done Boston.. On to game 4, which will be the most important game in the series.
 
ha_rooney said:
Celtics win & the keep the series alive.

Great effort by Rondo, dislocates his elbow but returns in the fourth quarter & makes a contribution to the Celtics despite playing with 1 arm. If only Gasol would show that kind of desire & toughness.
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"i can't believe what i just saw!"
 
fecking Mavs, at least let Phil have one final game in the Staples Center :(
 
Lakers gonna get sweeped?
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NBA is good again now that fraud team is done. Shame it had to be the same year as the the legit team of that generation also bowed out pretty bad, being the Spurs, a fifth ring for Duncan would of been beautiful, best player of the post-MJ generation. Kobe 2nd, Lebron 3rd(prob end up first though even if I don't like him, it's inevitable)
 
fecking pathetic, need big changes in LA. Sad that the best coach in NBA history has to go out like this but can't deny the Mavs, 2 games they came back & got close wins & the other 2 games they have pretty much dominated. Good luck to Dirk in the playoffs.

I reckon everyone except Kobe is tradeable.
 
Better save some of those threes for the next two rounds. I've seen this before where a club keeps bombing away and then the next round they go flat. Karma sometimes kicks you in the ass.
 
MrMarcello said:
Better save some of those threes for the next two rounds. I've seen this before where a club keeps bombing away and then the next round they go flat. Karma sometimes kicks you in the ass.
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that's true. don't want them to revert back to their old selves. they need to forget how they did this...except for the go to the hoop part.
 
Boston fecked that up. Terrible final shot selection at the end of regulation.

In OT, they kept missing shots including Rondo inexplicably missing a layup. Shot themselves in the foot.

I still can't fecking stand LeQuit and Posh, the latter has a very punchable face.
 
ha_rooney said:
fecking pathetic, need big changes in LA. Sad that the best coach in NBA history has to go out like this but can't deny the Mavs, 2 games they came back & got close wins & the other 2 games they have pretty much dominated. Good luck to Dirk in the playoffs.

I reckon everyone except Kobe is tradeable.
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All we need for now is a solid point guard. A couple of decent players who can actually shoot for the bench. When Dwight Howard is a free agent, we need to fecking trade Pau Gasol and get him.
 
RDCR07 said:
All we need for now is a solid point guard. A couple of decent players who can actually shoot for the bench. When Dwight Howard is a free agent, we need to fecking trade Pau Gasol and get him.
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Far easier said than done. Gasol has a ton of money due him and him not being a number one player for a team (i.e. a Kobe or Howard) may see his contract as too excessive. Granted, if you offered him and say Odom to Orlando they may take it rather than lose Howard for nothing. Good read below. Howard may be seeking a max contract more than anything else, such is the main goal of all the players in the league.

NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers face changes after early elimination in 2011 - ESPN
 
MrMarcello said:
Far easier said than done. Gasol has a ton of money due him and him not being a number one player for a team (i.e. a Kobe or Howard) may see his contract as too excessive. Granted, if you offered him and say Odom to Orlando they may take it rather than lose Howard for nothing. Good read below. Howard may be seeking a max contract more than anything else, such is the main goal of all the players in the league.

NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers face changes after early elimination in 2011 - ESPN
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I would not be happy if they traded Odom. He is their most consistent player. I think he is more consistent even than Kobe because Kobe takes a lot of shots in a game and does not even make half of them. Odom takes high percentage shots and scores 15-18 points in half the time Kobe scores 25-28. He also adds 8-10 rebs a game and 3-4 assists.

They don't have to trade Pau for Howard because that is not going to happen. They always have a chance of getting him in through free agency next summer. If Howard is coming here next season, then they can use Gasol to get a very good PG.
 
RDCR07 said:
I would not be happy if they traded Odom. He is their most consistent player. I think he is more consistent even than Kobe because Kobe takes a lot of shots in a game and does not even make half of them. Odom takes high percentage shots and scores 15-18 points in half the time Kobe scores 25-28. He also adds 8-10 rebs a game and 3-4 assists.

They don't have to trade Pau for Howard because that is not going to happen. They always have a chance of getting him in through free agency next summer. If Howard is coming here next season, then they can use Gasol to get a very good PG.
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What's they're cap standing right now? Surely they don't have enough room to just sign Howard. They'd have to give up something big in a sign and trade. Whatever CBA gets agreed upon certainly won't be large-market friendly either.
 
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