****The Official 2016-2017 NBA Thread****

"ckparrothead wrote:

This mean they give up on Willie Reed?

No. still in on him.

as predicted here...Birdman is a Cav.

Birdman can barely stand up. Love the dude but hes not going to help them much

Comments like this are why I shake my head when people suggest the Heat won't be a draw with Wade gone. Players understand who the Heat are:

https://twitter.com/DWXXIII/status/751520461519925248

"Serpico Jones wrote:

Heat are negotiating to bring back Udonis Haslem according to Ira Winderman.

Give him 1 year $25M+

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I expect Haslem to get compensated nicely on a one year deal

I f'n knew it....Kyle Wiltjer was going to be a steal.
6'10", shooting threes like Steph Curry. How did this kid go undrafted??
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZagsGuru/status/751580076228026368/video/1

Sam Dekker is not messing around either.

Help is on the way, Harden.

Wade looks like a man who realizes he made a huge mistake on Snapchat, and vice versa the organization doesn't come off great either

If we hadn't already signed Williams and used up more cap space, I would seriously think Wade would walk away before signing and come back

That being said, he has an option next year. I'd put money that he's back

"schmolioot wrote:

Wade looks like a man who realizes he made a huge mistake on Snapchat, and vice versa the organization doesn't come off great either

If we hadn't already signed Williams and used up more cap space, I would seriously think Wade would walk away before signing and come back

That being said, he has an option next year. I'd put money that he's back

Yep, he looks sickly, definitely looks like he made an influenced (lebron, gabrielle, henry..) decision, not the decision he wanted for himself and is now regretting it.

How sad, should have just taken the deal and retire here.

Miami should stage some kind of dramatic thing like with DeAndre Jordan. Give him an excuse to change his mind.

I have a strong feeling Wade is going to be a complete shell of himself. And it will have nothing to do with ability and everything to do with the decision he made and the effect on his motivation after. The guy looks down, like hes carrying this giant weight on his shoulders from all the pressure he received from everyone to leave something he is emotionally invested in and didnt want to let go.

It may even lead to his retirement. Should have just signed the deal, seriously.

Based on the final Summer League Orlando game I would be perfectly fine with subbing out Michael Carrera and subbing in Victor Rudd on the Sioux Falls team. And not just because Rudd is from USF.

I've come to believe Carrera is completely useless on offense and even though he's great on defense, that's not enough.

Rudd looked damn good. He's 6'9" and 246 lbs and moves like Justise Winslow. Really nice crossover and isolation game for his size, his jump shot has been steadily improving since college, and he's a big strong guy that can rebound the ball and body up on people on defense. He was hitting on all cylinders today. You love to see a guy that big and strong that can move like he does and play isolation offense, create.

Also a little interested in David Walker now. He's 6'7" and 200 lbs, stereotypical white sharp shooter from behind the arc, but has surprising handle, good vision and passing skills. Also notable, his hands on defense, surprising good stealing the ball. There was a stretch of the game he was hitting on all cylinders, but Rudd sustained for the entire game while Walker did not.

"Section126 wrote:

Shoot arounds...yes. Shoot arounds on the road (41 of them) , the team gets on a bus.

So if you believe Stephen A, you believe he was late to every single shoot around at home except for 1.

I am calling EXTREME Bull**** on this, and YES, it was probably made up or fed to him by somebody with a grudge.

Think for yourself, and put aside your HATE for ONE second. Everybody on the team says nobody worked harder than Hassan all year, and the guy went from a disaster at the free throw line to RELIABLE in the span of one year. He also added a jump shot. he also began to pass better by seasons end.

You really think he didn't WORK to improve all that?

He's obviously worked on his game, his improvement has been obvious. Doesn't mean he didn't miss meetings or blow off the team at times. How much of that is acceptable to you? 5? 15? 39? I don't know but it seems like a stretch to think that someone would totally make this up. Exaggerate it? Sure, maybe it wasn't 40 but it seems like a stretch to say that this is total bull****.

can someone elaborate on these snapchats from wade??

"ckparrothead wrote:

Miami should stage some kind of dramatic thing like with DeAndre Jordan. Give him an excuse to change his mind.

Someone slap Pat's face on this, plz.

"phinswolverinesrockets wrote:

I f'n knew it....Kyle Wiltjer was going to be a steal.
6'10", shooting threes like Steph Curry. How did this kid go undrafted??
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZagsGuru/status/751580076228026368/video/1

Sam Dekker is not messing around either.

Help is on the way, Harden.

And the summer league has proven this? Weren't you raving about what a steal Nick Johnson was last year at this time?

The only way i seriously regret letting wade go is if bosh plays 60+ games this season.

And this coming from a wade stan.

Only wearing my zo, hassan, and bosh jerseys this yr.

I picked up a Haslem jersey right after the season ended, keeping my fingers crossed that he remains on the team. i'd still rock my Wade stuff though...

I just can't believe Wade agreed to play on a team with Rajon Rondo and Jimmy Butler both of whom were cancers in the locker room last season. Rondo has been a cancer his entire career and Butler went on Rachel Nichols' ESPN show and basically admitted he wanted to run the show himself and he got rid of Rose for that reason. That Bulls team is going to be a ****ing disaster. Here's hoping Wade and the Heat pull a Deandre.

"sports24/7 wrote:

And the summer league has proven this? Weren't you raving about what a steal Nick Johnson was last year at this time?

Shabazz Napier? James Ennis?

Do you really want to go there? I could keep going...

Heat posted a nice tribute to D-Wade on their website: http://www.nba.com/heat/video/teams/heat/2016/07/08/1468003995241-wade-tributemov-640275

"phinswolverinesrockets wrote:

Shabazz Napier? James Ennis?

Do you really want to go there? I could keep going...

Napier never really looked good in summer league. Ennis did his second year but his biggest flaw never improved and besides he's an NBA player who just got another contract I believe.

"ckparrothead wrote:

Napier never really looked good in summer league. Ennis did his second year but his biggest flaw never improved and besides he's an NBA player who just got another contract I believe.

Point is they are all scrubs who people on here tried to hype up. Ennis only got a second contract because he was the only half decent scrub on the Grizzlies' infirmary unit last year.

Why is my scrub from a year ago getting called out? Hmmmm...I wonder.

Wade ripping every Heat fan's heart out through their butt at this moment.

I'm serious about the DeAndre Jordan plan. Pull some stunt and get him to not sign.