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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    If the Cavs are truly blowing it up they would be stupid not to shop LeBron and eventually trade him before he just walks.
     
    BigGameDamian, Jul 21, 2017
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  2. Minstrel

    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    Yeah, he loves the city. I think he only leaves if it's to a contender with a best bud on it.
     
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    If there was any doubt of Lebron going to the Lakers next year, there isn't now.
     
    noknobs, Jul 21, 2017
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  4. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    It's a little off topic, but the Melo mega thread was the one that finally convinced me to turn off sigs. Too many one line posts with massive sigs make scrolling through that thread too tedious and time consuming. Sigs, even the good ones, are only cool the first time you see them. I don't need to see the same ones 50 or 100 times a day.

    BNM
     
    Boob-No-More, Jul 21, 2017
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Soo...Kyrie to NYK...Carmello stays?
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    I disagree. And off all the talk of Lebron leaving, he hasn't said one word about it. It's like Cantzano said Dame would leave.
     
    dviss1, Jul 21, 2017
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Yeah, I guess you're right.
     
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    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    Turned sigs off. Much better now!
     
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    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    +1 :cheers:
     
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    "I'm not trying to 'cause a big s-s-sensation (talkin' 'bout my Banana Boat Generation!)
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Honestly, I see him going to the Celtics. I could see BOS sign and trading Hayward for him.
     
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    You're a whore if that's what you took from my post.

    That's not at all what I was saying. Not even close.

    Tired of the inmates running the asylum. "I don't want to be here, and oh by the way, here is my list of preferred destinations." And "Lebron won't get in the way of a potential trade of Irving."

    WTF? These are grown-ass men that signed contracts. You sign a contract, you honor it.
     
    BLAZINGGIANTS, Jul 21, 2017
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    Yep. I can see that too. Basically guarantee him a couple of rings before he reaches retirement age.
     
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  14. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Not sure I understand the timing of this. Does Kyrie know CLE doesn't have a GM to help grant him his wish? Does he also not realize that by going public with this, it diminishes his trade value and makes it less likely he gets traded than if he would have waited until CLE had a GM in place and kept this in house, he probably would have gotten what he wanted?

    And, it really screws CLE over. If he would have told the Cavs he wanted out sooner, they could have had a shot at Butler, George or maybe CP3. Or, he could have waited a little longer until they maybe landed Melo, or some other pieces to fill out their roster. Makes you wonder if he's deliberately trying to fuck over CLE and/or LeBron on his way out of town.

    BNM
     
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    It's the first thing I do whenever I join a message board.
     
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    Yours has a Seahawks helmet and you say mine has "too much crap"... :biglaugh:
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    Ask a grown as man who's a businessman and they'll tell you contracts are made to be broken.
     
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  18. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Guaranteed contracts should work both ways.

    If you sign a contract and then get injured or just plain suck, you still get every last penny.

    But, apparently, if you sign a contract and get your feelings hurt, you can screw the team you signed with and still get every last penny.

    BNM
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    Your face is a whore.

    Yeah, you didn't say much. I had to do some interpretatization.

    How is he not honoring it? If requesting a trade after signing with a team is being a whore, then teams are the ultimate whores for actually trading players after signing a contract with them.
     
    Minstrel, Jul 21, 2017
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  20. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    If anyone presses the "like" button on this post, they are dead to me.
     
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