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2014-2015 NBA Off Season, Draft, Free Agency

  • sleeper
    Pick6;1636768 wrote:Craft won't be making any team. People need to stop talking about it. I watched him with the Sixers in the Orlando summer league and he was absolutely horrible. I watched part of the GSW/Lakers game last night, and he looked like he has settled some, but nowhere near what he needs to be.
    No one thinks he's making a team.
  • Commander of Awesome
    sleeper;1636773 wrote:Mike Conley is a top 5 PG but Craft would be a better defender.
    I actually think Mike Conley is the best defending PG in the league right now. Don't think Craft is as good as him defensively, so I'm going to disagree. He's not a top 5 defender.

    Really going out on a limb there, I know.
  • vball10set
    Pick6;1636768 wrote:Craft won't be making any team.
    lol, okay
  • lhslep134
    Commander of Awesome;1636787 wrote:I actually think Mike Conley is the best defending PG in the league right now.
    Not disagreeing but I saw something interesting the other day. Slam asked Brad Beal the 3 toughest one on one defenders he went up against. This is his response.

    SLAM: You also draw the other team’s best defender most nights. Who’s the best one-on-one defender out there?

    BB    : [Thinking] [Matthew] Dellavedova from Cleveland is a great defender. He’s a pest, he annoys you. I give credit where it’s due, man, ’cause he’s definitely one of the toughest that I’ve been against. [Iman] Shumpert from New York, he’s a great defender as well. And of course Tony Allen.
  • KB0938
    I completely forgot to add Shump and Tony Allen to that list of guards who i think D up just as good if not better than craft. Didnt have a clue about Dellavedova though
  • KB0938
    vball10set;1636804 wrote:lol, okay
    at least not an NBA one
  • Lovejoy1984
    Boozer to the Lakers. That gives them 4 PF's so far this offseason.
  • Midstate01
    The Lakers just keep getting older.
  • Trueblue23
    lhslep134;1636884 wrote:Not disagreeing but I saw something interesting the other day. Slam asked Brad Beal the 3 toughest one on one defenders he went up against. This is his response.



    Patrick Beverly is great too.
  • wildcats20
    Midstate01;1637067 wrote:The Lakers just keep getting older.
    They are. But the moves they have made(most are WTF???) have been to help clear some space and get a pick or 2.

    I still don't understand why they bid on Boozer though. He is hot garbage.
  • gport_tennis
    Boozer is a great value at 3 mill...hot garbage at 17 mill
  • Commander of Awesome
    lhslep134;1636884 wrote:Not disagreeing but I saw something interesting the other day. Slam asked Brad Beal the 3 toughest one on one defenders he went up against. This is his response.



    While that's interesting, coming from a cavs fan that watched 50+ games last year that doesn't match up to what I saw. I haven't dived into the stats, but Delladova isn't an Eric Snow/Delonte West. While solid on defense, not once last season did I think man, that aussie is a lock down defender. Maybe I need to go back and relook, but that doesn't jive with my impressions from the past season. Any other cavs fan think he was an elite defender?
  • GOONx19
    Commander of Awesome;1637072 wrote:While that's interesting, coming from a cavs fan that watched 50+ games last year that doesn't match up to what I saw. I haven't dived into the stats, but Delladova isn't an Eric Snow/Delonte West. While solid on defense, not once last season did I think man, that aussie is a lock down defender. Maybe I need to go back and relook, but that doesn't jive with my impressions from the past season. Any other cavs fan think he was an elite defender?
    I agree. Didn't seem like an elite defender to me. He's actually been beat a lot from what I've seen in summer league.
  • Laley23
    That's probably Beal just getting annoyed at him. Not MD being a good defender lol. More like, "this fucking white boy won't stop chasing me and leaving me alone!!"
  • like_that
    USA training camp roster.

    http://www.si.com/nba/2014/07/14/usa-basketball-roster-2014-mens-national-team-training-camp
  • Ironman92
    Who will be the 7 cuts?
  • lhslep134
    Laley23;1637079 wrote:That's probably Beal just getting annoyed at him. Not MD being a good defender lol. More like, "this fucking white boy won't stop chasing me and leaving me alone!!"
    Yeah that's pretty much what I gathered from the quote lol
  • Ironman92
    Looks like Byron Mullens might be in China for the upcoming season.
  • robj55
    Ironman92;1637461 wrote:Looks like Byron Mullens might be in China for the upcoming season.
    He signed? Heard they make great money over there.
  • sportswizuhrd
    Ironman92;1637391 wrote:Who will be the 7 cuts?
    Great question....
    In alphabetical order. I put the guys in bold that I would keep...

    PG-Irving/Lillard/Rose
    SG-Beal/Curry/DeRozan/Harden/Thompson
    SF-Durant/George/Hayward/Korver/Parsons
    PF-Drummond/Faried/Griffin/Love
    C-Cousins/Davis

    Wouldnt keep Rose because of his injuries. Keeping 4 in the backcourt because any of the 3's can also play the 2 in a big lineup. Curry, Durant, Harden and Parsons give the team enough shooting that they probably don't need Kover, Beal or Thompson. Faried would be a great energy to have as the 12th man. I would not be opposed to dropping Parsons in favor of Korver or Faried.
  • Ironman92
    robj55;1637488 wrote:He signed? Heard they make great money over there.
    Has not signed but owner of a Chinese team was coming today to discuss with him. He thinks he can make a little more over there and play more and hopes to sign on for a playoff team near the end of the season.
  • sportswizuhrd
    Ironman92;1637529 wrote:Has not signed but owner of a Chinese team was coming today to discuss with him. He thinks he can make a little more over there and play more and hopes to sign on for a playoff team near the end of the season.
    Just checked out this league and their leading scorer will be familiar to college basketball fans - Tiny Gallon(played at Oklahoma, shattered a backboard in his only season against Gonzaga). He lead the Chinese Basketball Association with 38.6 PPG. 2nd with 34.3 was Tyler Wilkerson from Marshall. Don't remember him but another American doing well over there. Mullens should do well also.

    EDIT: Hasaan Whiteside also from Marshall was the league's leading rebounder. Ex Marshall players should just for a team over there.
  • KB0938
    40ppg from gallon? Jesus Christ lol wonder what someone good would do to that league
  • sportswizuhrd
    KB0938;1637534 wrote:40ppg from gallon? Jesus Christ lol wonder what someone good would do to that league
    Fail on my part. I was looking at the 2nd league standings/stats. Top 3 guys all had over 30 PPG. Two of the top 5 scorers are Marcus Williams(UConn PG) and Quincy Douby(Rutgers PG). Both have spent time in the NBA I do believe.
  • KB0938
    Boston is looking at Evan Turner w part of their MLE. Hell be a non factor like in Indy