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  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Man i miss this squad already. Broke this up for one diva. And of course the attention whore is not in this.


    Sigh
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Cool vid. But paydays for almost everyone in this vid broke it up. Not some diva IMO.
     
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    I'm sad.

    For real.
     
  4. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    You're telling me that if Aldridge had signed his extension that Paul Allen would not have paid to keep the team together? Seriously?
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    How much over would we be with LA at the max, Wes at 15 and Rolo at 12 and maxing out Dame? I haven't seen any willingness to go that much over for over a decade.
     
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    When did we need to in the last 10 years?
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I didn't say we needed to. I said that's how long it's been since I've seen it. But in that decade I have seen articles talking about that not being an option however.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Thanks a fucking lot for posting this video. Why not post the 2006 lotto while you're at it
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    It's one year of luxury tax before the cap jumps. Doubt he would care
     
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    :(
     
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    True and I believe those articles were all bullshit. For reason that we have discussed in the past. PA will go over the Cap if the team is worth going over the cap for. Otherwise it hurts their flexibility to get better.
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    fair enough. Just have to agree to disagree I guess :)
     
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    Maybe we can win the lottery on the 10 year anniversary?
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I sure hope so. And I love those dudes in the video and especially Wes. But IMO those players were not ones I would build around for deep playoff runs. Too limited (including Wes)
     
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    Oh well. We will love the next group just the same.
     
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    Well that crushed my soul.
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    For things to change so much in 12 months, it is tough not to draw the conclusion that this franchise is grossly dysfunctional.

    As much as I loathe LMA as the ringleader of this clusterfuck, I have to believe that there is blame to go around. Olshey? Stotts? The team imploded on your watch...as a fan, why should I give you a second chance?

    I am so angry right now, I can't even articulate it coherently.
     
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    I agree. I love Wes, but he was brought in to be BRoy's back up. He exceeded expectations no doubt.
    But his handles and passing were limited. Of course his heart made up for it. I will miss him. But 15 mil per?
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    Nope. I may still root for the team to succeed - but I am getting to the point that I can no longer root for the soulless mercenaries who are the individual players.
     
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    Cool they got along. The goal is to win championships. Shit they don't even have to like eachother. Just win. Team wasn't good enough. Even our record last year was kind of misleading. We didn't beat many good teams, even with a healthy squad.
     
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