OFFICIAL Around the NBA thread - End of season/Playoffs!!

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    They are trying to move Lin/Asik, sign an FA and then be able to go above to cap to resign Parsons.
     
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    It doesn't matter what they do with Lin/Asik. Because the Rockets declined the option, they now hold Parsons' RFA rights and can match any offer. The Rockets are gambling that no one is going to offer Parsons a Batum-esque contract. Moving Lin and Asik would lower their tax for next year, but should they not be able to move either Lin or Asik, they can still re-sign Parsons as well as make a BAE offer to another player. If they want to pay for it, they can do it.
     
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    Best thing anyone can do is to offer Parsons a contract he agrees to from the get go, before they can offer anything to Carmelo, putting Houston in a tough spot by having to make a decision on Parsons even before they can hear back on Melo if by this time they are successful at moving Asik/Lin.
     
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    Unless they can move guys for cap space, I don't see any way they can sign Melo. They would have to convince New York to do a sign-and-trade, and getting Lin/Asik for Melo isn't exactly an ideal haul for a star like Anthony.
     
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    I usually stay away from the "there is only one ball" type analogies, but in this case where you would have Anthony, Harden, and Howard on the same team I am not convinced it would work. Mainly because of Melo/Harden.

    I guess it would give those two the opportunity to rest throughout the season. They are such duplication of talents. They seem to love the ISO offense. Crunch time would be interesting.
     
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    Why should we be forced to take Olynyk? :)
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Oh I think it would be hilarious. I wish they would do it. It would be like watching the Rockets when they had Pippen, Barkley, and Hakeem.
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    If i may pull a Blazerwookee, "reporters", lol
     
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    hahahahahaha
     
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    Can't tell if that is sarcasm.(Regarding LMA, Or just ribbing the local Zag fan) I wouldn't take it for LMA unless I thought we were losing him for sure. And I have yet to think it.
    Minnesota on the other hand is a different story. (That is who I posted about) They have to deal IMO. And they have to deal to a team that Love likes.

    Not a great deal for them, but not bad either.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    I was ribbing Zags
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    According to Fez Hammersticks...
     
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    Fisher will be nothing more than a puppet.. Stotts will do as he wants. Fisher will be fired at the end of this year.
     
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    lol. That franchise is something else.
     
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    Yeah. But it's all building up for that one season when "it all goes right" ... we're just in the middle of the epic book the NBA is writing for the Knicks next championship.

    #conspiraciesftw
     
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    The Spurs are in "Spurs mode" again. Do these guys ever miss a shot?
     
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