OFFICIAL 2014 Around the NBA thread - January edition

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  1. Natebishop3

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    Re: OFFICIAL 2014 Around the NBA thread

    Minny is just a choke team, period. If we'd had more time I think we could have come back on them.
     
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    4 actually. He blew a potential three point play on the previous possession.
     
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    Re: OFFICIAL 2014 Around the NBA thread

    To be fair, the Clips did come back and cut it to 13 at one point. Made it interesting.
     
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    We were tired plain and simple. You could tell from tip-off we had no energy. 4th road game in 5 days will do that. Looking forward to the rematch.
     
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    Because a usually clutch and good FT shooter choked once, that means he won't come through another time?

    #Blazerslogic.
     
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    Love have played 13 games and a total of 41 minutes when the game was within 5 points in the final 5 minutes.
    2-7 from the FT line - 28.6%
    9-27 from the Field - 33.3%
    5-14 from 3 - 35.7%

    Minnesota lost all but one of those games.

    Love is clutch. #TwolvesLogic


    For comparison, Damian Lillard is 80 FT% 55.6 FG% 57 3PT% in 15 games and a combined 43 minutes.

    Portland has won 9 of those 15.
     
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    The Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers have made progress on trade talks involving Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.

    The Cavaliers want to execute a trade by Sunday so it can be completed ahead of Tuesday's deadline for Bynum's contract for the current season to become fully guaranteed.

    The Cavaliers have been in trade talks with other teams, such as a deal for Richard Jefferson with the Utah Jazz.

    The Lakers are seeking a young player or a draft pick from the Cavaliers for Gasol.
     
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    This trade seems silly to me, from the Lakers perspective. Cleveland gets a legit big though. They could actually make some noise in the playoffs with Gasol and Irving.
     
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    @nbastats: In his 467 career games, Thad Young has dropped 30+pts 5 times. 3 of those have come in his last 6 games overall for @Sixers
     
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    Kendall with 10 ast. already with 8 min. left in the third quarter.

    Watching him in LA, he truly is a clone of Rubio -- great playmaker who can't shoot for shit! But what a pickup for the Lakers. They got him for nothing while MN will likely have to pay Ricky a near max deal to keep him.
     
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    It makes a lot of sense when you take into account it takes the Lakers out of the Tax this year and removes the repeater tax off their books. Its a move that will save them a huge amount of money, while also putting them in a better position for tanking.
     
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    The Lakers' Kendall Marshall had 9 points, 17 assists, 6 rebounds; 1st Lakers player to do that since Magic Johnson on Feb. 19, 1991.
     
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    Bayless Traded AGAIN!

     
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    Never liked that guy. He's a superstar in his own mind.
     
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    We could have signed him, and I think a lot of people wanted to sign him. I like Earl Watson, but it would have been nice to have a young pure point guard like Marshall on our bench.
     
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    I was one of those people.
     
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    @nbastats: The @warriors 9-game win streak is their longest single-season streak since they won 10 straight in Dec.1975
     
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    Re: OFFICIAL 2014 Around the NBA thread

    5 bucks says Boozer ends up in Miami if amnestied.

    Boozer as a Blazer is interesting, because it'd help the bench a ton. But I doubt he'd accept that role. And I don't think they have the space for him (vet min it'd have to be..don't be selfish booz!). They'd have to waive/trade someone though.
     
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  20. BrianFromWA

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    I didn't like that article much--he completely understates (maybe he doesn't get?) the difference between being a taxpayer and not, and says that using the money would be "the same as being in the LT anyway". Uh, no.

    I brought up an idea on the Bulls board--if you do trade Deng and Gibson and a future first to NYK for Melo and amnesty Boozer, do you look into a Rose-for-Rondo and goodies swap?
     
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