El Zen Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6 hours ago, fruitvilla said: Yeah, one never passes the ball, sets, screens, cover for fellow team mates, double or even triple team the opposition, pull defenders out of position, make yourself available for the ball, or even communicate with them. Bit like singles tennis really. It feels like you’re deliberately missing the point and taking it out of context. This was written in a football thread in an attempt to hypothesize about the popularity of individual players beyond their «own» fanbase, compared to football. It’s all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Trade deadline coming up. The big one that's been floating around for a while now is finally happening with Ben Simmons going to the Nets and James Harden going the opposite way. Along with some other stuff. Philadelphia receives: James Harden Paul Millsap Brooklyn receives: Ben Simmons Seth Curry Andre Drummond 2022 first-round pick (unprotected) 2027 first-round pick (protected) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hornso Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I'm an idiot but if Durant gets fit I like it for Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 How does the whole transfer/trade thing work in NBA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Trading a pick so far away as in 2027 is a bit weird. Would never happen in NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, MCU said: How does the whole transfer/trade thing work in NBA? It’s a complex system, and others on here probably know it better than me, but basically, at its simplest it revolves around players contracts and making sure the current years salary comes within 25% of each other. For instance, if Player A has 1 year left on his deal earning $10m per season and Player B had 5 years left on his deal earning $9m per season they could be traded for each other. If Player A was getting $13m per season, the other team would have to add another player in the $2m-$5m range to get the salaries to work. You can also trade draft picks (current season and future years) and cash. But there are also salary caps, luxury tax and trade exceptions. Its a complex, complex system for the casual. Edited February 11, 2022 by Hornso 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hornso said: It’s a complex system, and others on here probably know it better than me, but basically, at its simplest it revolves around players contracts and making sure the current years salary comes within 25% of each other. For instance, if Player A has 1 year left on his deal earning $10m per season and Player B had 5 years left on his deal earning $9m per season they could be traded for each other. If Player A was getting $13m per season, the other team would have to add another player to get the salaries to work. You can also trade draft picks (current season and future years) and cash. But there are also salary caps, luxury tax and trade exceptions. Its a complex, complex system for the casual. It's also a hell of a lot more fair than the transfer system in football. You just need a lot of nous and savvy to make it work as a GM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Or you just pay the luxury tax and get a much more expensive team than the teams who can't afford to or don't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 25 minutes ago, sne said: Or you just pay the luxury tax and get a much more expensive team than the teams who can't afford to or don't want to. Even then there are only certain ways to go into the luxury tax isn’t there? You can’t just say we’re going to be the best, most expensive team in the NBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, Hornso said: Even then there are only certain ways to go into the luxury tax isn’t there? You can’t just say we’re going to be the best, most expensive team in the NBA Absolutely, it's way more complicated than I can comprehend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 19 hours ago, Hornso said: It’s a complex system, and others on here probably know it better than me, After I saw a trade involving magic beans , 17 players moving cities and a first round pick from 2079 I stopped trying to understand it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 He walked this off but you know inside he was crying . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Steph Curry made the All Star Game worth watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 11/02/2022 at 21:01, Keyblade said: It's also a hell of a lot more fair than the transfer system in football. You just need a lot of nous and savvy to make it work as a GM. Always said the American sports trading system keeps the sports fresh for fans. Would have been great entertainment if in that Amazon documentary on Spurs we got to see Jose tell Danny Rose he's been traded to Burnley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 This guy is must watch at the moment 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 That catch and shoot from the Adams Hail Mary is nuts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 This page is great for extended highlights. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 02/03/2022 at 09:35, Hornso said: This guy is must watch at the moment I honestly think he is one of the most uniquely talented and skilled players in the leagues history. A few fellow hooper's who know the NBA better than me were quick to note Steve Francis and Derrick Roses prime as comparable. I'm not saying they are lesser players than Morant, certainly not Rose in his prime anyway, I just don't think they had as much in the repertoire as Ja does. He is silly good it's absurd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Skiiiiiiiiip responding to decades of death threats from Chuck. It's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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