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Post by fatmenace on Jul 4, 2018 13:44:56 GMT -6
USA basketball practice starts in like three weeks. That should be a fun interaction between Pops and Kawhi.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 5, 2018 18:21:17 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 5, 2018 18:29:12 GMT -6
And the plot thickens...I guess. www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/report-leonard-doesnt-want-to-compete-with-lebron-in-la/ar-AAzD3gP?li=BBnba9I&ocid=DELLDHP17This whole Kawhi Leonard drama is becoming unbearable. The star forward previously requested a trade from the San Antonio Spurs earlier this offseason. It was then reported that he wanted to team up with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. Once James signed with Los Angeles, other reports surfaced indicating that Leonard didn’t want to exist in James’ shadows with the Lakers. At that point, the Los Angeles Clippers became a real possibility. Apparently, that’s no longer the case. During his recent podcast, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Leonard is no longer intrigued by the idea of playing for the Clippers, primarily because he doesn’t want to compete with LeBron in the Los Angeles market. “I’ve been told that one of the reasons (Kawhi Leonard) looks at going to the Clippers – is a little less motivated (to go to the Clippers) is because initially, the idea of Los Angeles was fine to him – he preferred the Lakers but was all right with the Clippers,” Wojnarowski noted. “But now that LeBron James is there, the idea of going head-to-head with LeBron – to have Kawhi with the Clippers and LeBron with the Lakers, and to maybe feel dwarfed by that. I’m told that’s become far less appealing for him.” Let’s get this straight. Kawhi doesn’t want to play for the Lakers because of James’ presence on the team. He also doesn’t want to play for the Clippers because of James’ presence in Los Angeles. How fun. The last few months have been filled with Leonard’s camp leaking information like this. He has not talked on the record about what happened with the Spurs last season, instead leaving that up to his handlers. Now, Leonard is pushing back against the idea of heading to two teams that exist in the nation’s second-largest media market. Remember, it was previously noted that he was not a fan of the hoopla that would come with playing in such a large market. If so, here’s an idea for Kawhi. Maybe remain with the Spurs in San Antonio. Just some food for thought.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 5, 2018 19:44:51 GMT -6
The Spurs’ rumored “misdiagnosis” apparently was their failure to have the team doctor put him on Midol.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 6, 2018 13:43:25 GMT -6
And Tony Parker is gone. WTF. I mean, I complained a lot about him, but he's just gone like that?
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Post by gk on Jul 18, 2018 8:00:04 GMT -6
WELP. Lebron and Kahwi switch conferences.
I think this is a great deal for Toronto. Never been a huge Demar fan, but maybe that's because I mostly watch the Raptors in the playoffs, where he's terrible. But I do feel confident that Kahwi will leave in the offseason, unlike Paul George.
If Kahwi is healthy and not sulking all year, I like the Raptors as the favorites of the East.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 18, 2018 11:49:48 GMT -6
Albert Nahmad @albertnahmad Kawhi Leonard has lost his chance at a 5-year, $221M “supermax” contract. Raptors will be able to offer a 5-year, $190M contract next summer. If Leonard were to leave the Raptors, he could sign a 4-year, $141M contract with a team that has available cap room.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 18, 2018 11:50:32 GMT -6
I'm seeing reported Kawhi doesn't want to play in Toronto and DD doesn't want to be in SA.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 20, 2018 6:33:10 GMT -6
I feel better after listening to Simmons' podcast.
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Post by gk on Jul 20, 2018 13:28:24 GMT -6
I feel better after listening to Simmons' podcast. Boy of all the analysis I listened to that was quite the outlier. Lowe, Dunc'd on, and the Starters were way more critical. I'm not sure Simmons has watched Derozen in the playoffs. Kyle Lowry was actually good against the Cavs last year and they had to hide Demar on defense. And he's owed a lot going forward. Still, I think it makes sense for the Spurs and maybe Pop will get a lot out of him.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 20, 2018 13:42:46 GMT -6
I'm choosing to be selective in what I read/hear.
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Post by gk on Jul 20, 2018 15:09:40 GMT -6
jesus
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 21, 2018 13:39:04 GMT -6
Denial has turned to anger. Seeing him Toronto all smiles, fuck him. From now on he's referred to as nephew. That's all he is, the nephew.
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 9, 2018 12:09:47 GMT -6
ACL for Murray. Wonderful. Also Lonnie is out for 6-8 weeks. Great start.
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