2016 NBA Offseason thread - Free Agency,Trades,Hires,etc

[Voight]

http://sports.yahoo.com/m/7c4fdf2a-cbd4-3e0b-800b-93160ca4051b/phil-jackson:-kobe-bryant.html

I forgot about this. When healthy Hill was a heckuva player, not saying he was equal to Kobe.

As the story goes, Jerry West saw KB workout for 10-15 minutes and was sold on him. So I don't think he was trading him unless it was an insane offer, no offence to peak Grant Hill.

 

[Voight]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...s-shaquille-oneal-was-bigger-get-lebron-james

"I'll say this, and I mean this," Riley told the South Florida Sun Sentinel recently. "Shaq's acquisition was bigger than any acquisition that we ever made, including the Big Three."

Been two years and Pat Riley is still salty as hell.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

He's literally correct. Name a bigger player he acquired than Shaq...

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

http://sports.yahoo.com/m/7c4fdf2a-cbd4-3e0b-800b-93160ca4051b/phil-jackson:-kobe-bryant.html

I forgot about this. When healthy Hill was a heckuva player, not saying he was equal to Kobe.

He was probably worth more than Kobe at that time.

 

[Elvis P]

The NBA must be doing something right. Only 1.2% of the US (or less than 4 million) watched the SCF for a 2.3 rating. TV shows that have the exact same rating are 2 Broke Girls CBS, Shades of Blue NBC, Once Upon a Time ABC, and Mom CBS.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Where did you get those numbers? This years scf did better than most have recently.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/2/12...rders-craig-sager-wouldnt-be-alone?yptr=yahoo

Pretty awesome move by Sir Charles.

 

[Voight]

He's literally correct. Name a bigger player he acquired than Shaq...

LBJ. Sure Shaq helped them win their first title, but LBJ brought them to 4 straight including two back-to-back, and one of the best overall seasons in 2012-2013. I guarantee their ratings and merchandise sales went up a lot more with LBJ on the team than Shaq.

 

[Ivan13]

LBJ. Sure Shaq helped them win their first title, but LBJ brought them to 4 straight including two back-to-back, and one of the best overall seasons in 2012-2013. I guarantee their ratings and merchandise sales went up a lot more with LBJ on the team than Shaq.

 

[Virtanen18]

Lol perfect.

 

[Halladay]

Bosh said he is ready to play.

 

[Elvis P]

Bosh said he is ready to play.

He's not medically cleared to play though.

 

[Avs_19]

Bosh said he is ready to play.

Bosh said he was ready and wanted to play in the playoffs too. I guess we'll see in two weeks when camp starts but it doesn't seem like this is over. The owner tweeted that he's looking forward to seeing Bosh in camp but the Heat doctors still haven't cleared him to return.

He has been talking to a lot of people about the issue, including Tomas Fleischmann since he deals with it too. Apparently he wants to play while on blood thinners but that's something the Heat have been completely against from the beginning.

 

[KaylaJ]

Bosh said he was ready and wanted to play in the playoffs too. I guess we'll see in two weeks when camp starts but it doesn't seem like this is over. The owner tweeted that he's looking forward to seeing Bosh in camp but the Heat doctors still haven't cleared him to return.

He has been talking to a lot of people about the issue, including Tomas Fleischmann since he deals with it too. Apparently he wants to play while on blood thinners but that's something the Heat have been completely against from the beginning.

Any reason why?

 

[Avs_19]

Any reason why?

From what I've heard/read, they're worried about his health and about the potential consequences if something were to happen. This article outlines the issues:

The Heat was adamantly opposed to allowing him to play while taking blood-thinners because it would be very dangerous for someone on thinners who sustained a cut, or fell hard and started bleeding internally, during a game.

According to a team source, the Bosh camp spent considerable time exploring the idea of Bosh continuing to take those blood thinners, but at a time of day (such as early morning) that the medication would be out of his bloodstream by game time.

Someone with knowledge of the situation said blood tests indicated the medication was out of Bosh’s system after 8 to 12 hours, which would significantly lessen the risk for Bosh playing. But the Heat and team doctors rejected that idea.

None of the doctors involved in Bosh’s case is commenting, but Robert Myerburg --- an expert on treatment of athletes and a cardiologist at U-Health – said even though some of the newer blood thinners can be out of a patient’s system within 12 hours, “I would not use that strategy [that the Bosh camp explored]. There’s too much at risk.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/2016/05/exploring-where-heat-stands-with-impending-free-agents-and-more-on-bosh-situation-dolphins-canes-mar.html

According to Dan Le Batard, the Heat have 6 or 7 doctors who are advising them not to go with this strategy. Bosh apparently has one doctor who is saying he could play. So this situation could still get messy with the union possibly getting involved.

 

[Virtanen18]

Starting to sound like when Daniel Bryan wanted to start wrestling again.

 

[KaylaJ]

From what I've heard/read, they're worried about his health and about the potential consequences if something were to happen. This article outlines the issues:

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/2016/05/exploring-where-heat-stands-with-impending-free-agents-and-more-on-bosh-situation-dolphins-canes-mar.html

According to Dan Le Batard, the Heat have 6 or 7 doctors who are advising them not to go with this strategy. Bosh apparently has one doctor who is saying he could play. So this situation could still get messy with the union possibly getting involved.

So basically he wants to do the same thing as Fleischmann.

It'd def be interesting if the union had to get involved cause I have 0 idea how that would go. Bosh would obv have examples like Fleischmann, but at the same time the Drs are probably right that there is some risk. Do you know if Bosh ever had the IVC filter surgery?

 

[Avs_19]

So basically he wants to do the same thing as Fleischmann.

It'd def be interesting if the union had to get involved cause I have 0 idea how that would go. Bosh would obv have examples like Fleischmann, but at the same time the Drs are probably right that there is some risk. Do you know if Bosh ever had the IVC filter surgery?

I don't think he had any surgery but I'm not sure.

 

[Voight]

Any reason why?

Health is the big one, but if he doesn't play another game before something like Feb 20 (his last game was around there, this past year) insurance covers a buyout of his contract. So he gets his money but they don't have any cap charges put on them, basically a free buyout.

The official rule IIRC is if a player hasn't played a game in over 365 days, the team is allowed to buy them out for free and an insurance company will cover it. So both sides essentially win.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Avs_19]

KG retired today.

An end of an era with Duncan, Kobe, and Garnett all leaving in the same offseason.

 

[Voight]

KG retired today.

An end of an era with Duncan, Kobe, and Garnett all leaving in the same offseason.

Three icons of their era. KG & Kobe showing everyone that you can make the jump straight to the NBA from HS.

 

[McOilbleeder]

KG retired today.

An end of an era with Duncan, Kobe, and Garnett all leaving in the same offseason.

How do people stay fans of Minny teams. It's bloody depressing and I'm a fan of only one franchise (Twins).

- KG retired
- Vikings look like superbowl contenders? Injure half their offense
- Twins have sucked for the last 5 years
- Wild are decent so far, especially after landing Bruce

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Damn, no more players left that were in NBA Live 98. Unless, of course, Derek Fisher makes a comeback

 

[Elvis P]

The Bucks' leader in MPG and PPG Middleton is out 6 months.