OT Durant to GSW?

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  1. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    The Heatles all took pay cuts. And somehow that pissed everyone off too.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    DUDE. Did you really just call them that? They do not deserve it.
     
  3. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, they're more like the Monkees. But that doesn't merge with "Heat" so well. Miamkees?
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    No. I burned that stupid, moronic moniker out of my brain as quickly as they tried to stuff it in. That name was made to let the little brainwashed folks think they were a big deal.

    That is all. Phew.
     
  5. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Yeah I'll just stop watching the NBA after that.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Ugh. Salary cap itself is anti American. This is worse. No need for manufactured parity when the system isn't broken.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Fuck American capitalism. Do you want only one team worth a shit, because unfettered capitalism is designed to create a monopoly.

    *whisper whisper*

    What's that? We have the richest owner?

    Yeah, salary caps are the devil!
     
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  8. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Exactly. Besides, revenue sharing is prolly as good as it will get for cheap owners in small markets
     
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    Would make sense..... The Spurs, for example, just plan to just keep adding free agents onto their team so they never have to rebuild. As long as your winning, a potential free agent will at least listen to you. Well. At least the Lakers suck. I have to take it where I can get it.

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    If I were making a board/card game where each player was assembling a deck of different cards as part of the game (the other part being you play competitive game with the deck you made), I'd think first about what my goal was.

    If my goal is parity and balance, I'd put a value each card and give every player a hard point limit and card count minimum. This incentivizes players to spend the max but because the cards are valued with care, each deck should be competitive if the player is decent.

    If my goal is to get players to buy more cards because I'm in the business of selling them cards, I set a card minimum, put no values on the cards, and set no point limit. This encourages players to keep the leanest, meanest deck, but to constantly change it up as new cards come on the market.

    The NFL does the first and the MLB does the second. I'm not sure which I like more, or what business the NBA is in.
     
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    There are only 30 teams in the league
     
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    They were a big deal. 4 straight NBA Finals. 2 championships.
     
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    Still the stupidest name.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    You know what I meant. The 40 times they have beat teams this season.
     
  15. bodyman5000 and 1

    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    Aren't there at least 82 games per team?
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    They have 40 wins. They have won 40 times this season. Is that hard to understand?
     
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    I think they're just trolling you now. :lol:
     
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    Are you saying they're only going to win 40 games?!
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    To be fair to the trade gurus, Dame isn't going anywhere, which leaves CJ as our only valuable trade commodity. In addition, he is viewed as slightly redundant to our best player. So, yeah, I expect CJ will be offered up in trade scenarios for superior players at positions of need.

    :cheers:
     

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