Free Agent Next Up: The Buy-Out Market

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  1. CupWizier

    CupWizier Well-Known Member

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    I'm sure the Rockets will welcome you and hoopsjock as fans. Good luck.
     
  2. wizenheimer

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    if you think that's annoying, this will probably = annoying squared:

    1 Portland Trail Blazers $138,765,934 - 24 wins
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    Miami Heat $134,341,791 - 34 wins
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    Milwaukee Bucks $134,069,576 - 44 wins
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    Oklahoma City Thunder $133,664,718 - 31 wins
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    Los Angeles Clippers $132,595,104 - 36 wins
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    Denver Nuggets $131,927,450 - 36 wins
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    Philadelphia 76ers $129,922,958 - 31 wins
    14
    Memphis Grizzlies $128,086,908 - 26 wins
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    Houston Rockets $127,720,148 - 33 wins
    19
    Toronto Raptors $123,108,207 - 37 wins
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    Los Angeles Lakers $122,856,068 - 38 wins
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    Boston Celtics $122,834,681 - 35 wins
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    Utah Jazz $122,004,128 - 32 wins
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    Dallas Mavericks $121,057,093 - 31 wins
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    Indiana Pacers $114,708,526- 31 wins

    yeah, I feel a little impish today
     
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    I will, thanks. It doesn't make you mad they won't even consider the buyout market?

    Nope, it's me. Fuck Olshey! Am I welcome in your club?

    It's not because they didn't go my route it's because there is NO direction at all!

    Get out of the tax? Nope

    Make the team better this year? Nope

    Make the team better long term? Nope

    So 3 goals he could have pursued yesterday and he failed to achieve a single one. To top it all off he stood up there and contradicted himself.
     
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    I will never root for another team besides the Blazers, unless they move.
     
  5. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Mad? Nah. Bummed? Sure, but I can also understand why they will stick with Simons through the failure. I’ve always advocated for letting young guys play through it, so it’d be hypocritical of me to be mad when they actually do. And besides PG, I don’t really see any other urgent needs, assuming Nurk returns relatively soon.
     
  6. CupWizier

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    Your rage has consumed you into irrational thinking. We got better by making a trade for Ariza. Obviously the goal was to reduce the tax burden not necessarily get out of the tax completely and do you know if they tried to do other deals to get out of the tax completely? Make the team better long term? Is the long term here already? I always though it was a process and next off season we might re-sign Whiteside, have around 10 mil to sign another player as well as some of the exceptions and several contracts that can be moved if a good deal comes along. Instead all you do is fuck this and fuck that. Not a real mature way to act.
     
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    No, he's under contract next year.
     
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    Yup, we aren't trying to field the best possible team in Dame's prime because of less than $2 million.
     
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    They have to carry the 14 players we currently have.
     
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    there's plenty of room in the clubhouse....new guy brings the booze & pizza though!
     
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    I'll gladly pay my initiation fee.
     
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    Buy-out shmy-out, I just want Skal back.
     
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    Over-Rated.
     
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    The only year i liked the Rockets was when they had Pippen. He was one of my favorites as a kid.
     
  15. CupWizier

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    You miss seeing him sitting on the sidelines in street clothes?
     
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    True. The injury was an issue, obviously. I just thought he was a bright spot early in the season. I thought he showed enough to have faith in him and invest in him.

    I do think it is made worse by having Swanigan on the court.
     
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    I'll use your buddy wizen's rationale. Swanigan has out rebounded, outscored and out played Skal since he's been a Blazer during that stretch. See how easy that is to do.? :bgrin:

    I liked Skal and thought he filled in nicely, but he was going to be a free agent and with Collins, Nurkic and the possible signing of Whiteside leaves Skal down the pecking order. It's the reality of the NBA.
     
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    You're playing with fire by invoking his name...
     
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    Hey Marvin Williams is available, but why would we want someone like that?
     
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    Whose name? and how is that playing with fire?

     

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