The Official Offseason 2016-17 NBA Thread: Waiting for Preseason

Zach Lowe’s hot takes don’t really bite.

Heat are 3 moves away from being relevant: 1) Draft a PG (Dennis Smith probably). 2) Swap Dragic for a similar impact player in another position (Rudy Gay would be here already but Heat wanted Collison too, they might change their stance on that knowing they will draft a PG). 3) Grab another impact player in free agency with their $40 mill cap space (Gordon Hayward?).

Combine those 3 new players with presumably an improved Winslow, TJ and J-Rich, along with Whiteside back to being the 3rd or 4th best player, and the Heat become a dangerous team again. Even more dangerous if they can retain James Johnson.

I can’t imagine them being dumb enough to trade every good asset they have at this point when the gameplan is clear.

Then again, Riley did trade Caron Butler and Lamar Odom for Shaq. If he can get a top 10 player with his assets, he will.

I thought no shows where only in WWE e.g. stone cold steve austin. First time I heard of this in the NBA.

I guess when Rose looked at the calander he thought NO stood for no show

He didn’t tell anyone. There is no excuse for that.

If my mother had a health scare, I wouldn’t tell those scrubs where I was either. If my mother had died, I would have asked to be waived immediately. Ain’t gonna fuck up my psyche by piling up losses in the middle of my grief.

Damn, if thats true then his disappearance was totally justified.
Besides its the Knicks, can’t actually blame him for not wanting to show up to be with them bums.

Nobody got killed, cause obviously he’s back with the team and will play tomorrow. And nobody knows the whole story other than he went to go see his mom.

At this point it’s a non-story. Rose got fucked up from emotions.

I’m sure Rose got fined regardless if his absence was “justified” or not. He had a contractual obligation to play for the Knicks and didn’t say anything about his absence to his superiors until he returned to the team.

Edit:

He did get fined.

https://twitter.com/danielrpopper/status/818894239438434305

^ damn sounds like something serious happened. Hope his fam is doing alright.

wonder if Geo is watching the warriors tonight lol

WTF? Is this the same bulls bench I’m watching?

I’ve watched nearly every Heat game since 1995, so yes, I will be watching.

Unlike you, I don’t only watch my team when they’re decent.

https://twitter.com/CauldronICYMI/status/818992678507462656

i kinda always knew dwight was a 13 year old white kid.

lol I’ve watched the Pacers from 1995 until Reggie retired. Then started to follow the Bobcats when I lived in Charlotte until now. The fact that I don’t share Twitter posts every 3 h like you doesn’t mean I don’t watch the games

Pacers? So that’s your 3rd team now.

I don’t remember you being around when the Bobcats were losing every night. Now you popping bottles because they’re 20-18.

I guess, my dude.

Man that would’ve been great if the bulls won. Denzel should have taken the last shot. Fred sucks at these plays.

LOL at the wiz like they won a championship.

it’s not. It was my number 1 team through mid/highschool. I wasn’t active in this thread until 2012 but I’ve watched bball since I was 10

How you gonna let John Wall beat you with a pull up jumper? Bulls ain’t shit.

Bulls ain’t shit without butler and wade.

Was expecting a blowout. I liked the effort from the rookie.