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  1. UKRAINEFAN

    UKRAINEFAN Well-Known Member

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    Isn't it surprising that Toronto got Lowry so cheap? And what is Houston doing; they now have lost Dragic and Lowry; who is playing PG for them?
     
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    Blake Griffin goes down with knee injury at Team USA practice. Headed back to LA...

    Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
    Blake Griffin hurt his knee in a Team USA scrimmage Wednesday and is returning to LA to be examined by team doctors, sources tell Y! Sports.
     
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    That's incredibly stupin what HOU did, Lowry was makin 6 ild per for next 2 yrs and Dragic signed for 7.5 mil per i think? Who the hell are they going to get who is as good or as cheap - Ray felton? LOL
     
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    John Schuhmann ‏@johnschuhmann
    RT @BobcatsBballPR: Breaking @bobcats News: The team has withdrawn its qualifying offer to D.J. Augustin. He is now an unrestricted FA.
     
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    I wouldn't mind that.
     
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  6. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Orlando TV reporter Dave Pingalore, formerly of Cleveland, reports trade of Howard to Lakers is "imminent.">>>>>>>>

    Shit just got real.


    If it's real, of course.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks, Jul 14, 2012
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    But then Sam tweeted:
    You guys are cracking me up. As one follower said, Howard deal has been "imminent for an entire week." Honestly, sounds exploratory to me.
     
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    Kurt Helin: Charlotte ‘wins’ Brendan Haywood amnesty auction
     
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    ok I like that
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    A source close to Dwight Howard tells me that Dwight is fully prepared to sit out the entire 2012-13 season in Orlando.>>>>>>>>>>

    Dwight needs to grow the hell up and start acting like a professional.

    These NBA egomaniacs are the biggest babies in pro-sports.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The NBA needs to eliminate guaranteed contracts and change their entire marketing strategy. They created this world that they operate in by marketing players instead of teams, and now the players are out of control.
     
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    I hope the team and league fine the shit out of him. Then I hope the league can somehow blacklist this piece of shit
     
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    If it was an unguaranteed contract then what? They cut him and he gets to go where he wants? That doesn't help anything. Better to call his bluff. Go ahead and sit out the year. You won't get paid, but sure, put your money where your mouth is.
     
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    So, let's sum up:

    Phoenix: loses Nash, gets Dragic (back)
    Houston: loses Dragic AND Lowry, gets Lin (back)
    NY: loses Lin, gets Kidd and Felton (back)
    Dallas: loses Kidd, gets Collison
    Indiana: loses Collison, gets Augustin
    Raptors: get Lowry, probably lose Calderon
    Blazers: "lose" Felton, gain self-respect

    Has there ever been such PG turnover?
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 16, 2012
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  15. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Well, the non-guaranteed contracts was really just an overall comment... wouldn't help much with the DH situation, but I suspect it would knock the players down a peg. They could lose their huge contracts at any time.
     
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    What do you mean by (back)?
     
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  17. RR7

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    And yet still some stars of the NFL still act entitled and like divas and hold out to get bigger longer deals. I don't see how it'd knock guys down a peg. Especially the stars, who would easily sign elsewhere for their money.
     
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  18. RR7

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    they returned there, used to play there previously.
     
    RR7, Jul 16, 2012
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  19. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I can hope can't I? :grin:
     
    Natebishop3, Jul 16, 2012
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    Lin played in Houston?
     
    VanillaGorilla, Jul 16, 2012
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