****The Official 2017-18 NBA Thread****

"schmolioot wrote:

If only Wade had waited to take that buyout.

I think he would’ve come bac. And we could actually really use him right now

I prefer our guys having one god in Spo rather than 2.

"aesop wrote:

I prefer our guys having one god in Spo rather than 2.

I just don’t think Wade will be back except to retire his number. The Heat work too hard.

To Wade.... no thanks, see ya for your Jersey retirement but he’s way past his prime and we can do better.

Tyler Johnson is better than Wade at this point.

"Serpico Jones wrote:

Tyler Johnson is better than Wade at this point.

Agreed... and hes easily better.

"aesop wrote:

Harden was awful. 3-15 FG.. ****ty all around from him.

Meh....first game back after missing 3 weeks. Needed the practice game before GSW.

*This is why its so sad that Eric Gordon and CP3 will be cheated out of the all-star game. They have been great. 2nd in the West....only one all-star, smh. Meanwhile, GSW will have 4, Minnesota will have 2, and Pelicans will have 2. :confused2:

"phinswolverinesrockets wrote:

Meh....first game back after missing 3 weeks. Needed the practice game before GSW.

*This is why its so sad that Eric Gordon and CP3 will be cheated out of the all-star game. They have been great. 2nd in the West....only one all-star, smh. Meanwhile, GSW will have 4, Minnesota will have 2, and Pelicans will have 2. :confused2:

All Star games are always snub city.

"aesop wrote:

All Star games are always snub city.

Lol Lonzo made it I think and Lillard didn’t... should tell you everything you need to know about the All Star game.

"aesop wrote:

All Star games are always snub city.

True

Kemba Walker is apparently being shopped to get rid of bigger contracts from Charlotte. They want a 1st round pick or young talented player in return. I feel like Miami could make something work if they wanted to, but I doubt they want to rock the boat with how well they're playing. Walker is a really good PG, and still pretty young, though. If they did find a way to make it work, you could move Dragic off the ball, which would be nice with Miami's injuries.

"sports24/7 wrote:

Kemba Walker is apparently being shopped to get rid of bigger contracts from Charlotte. They want a 1st round pick or young talented player in return. I feel like Miami could make something work if they wanted to, but I doubt they want to rock the boat with how well they're playing. Walker is a really good PG, and still pretty young, though. If they did find a way to make it work, you could move Dragic off the ball, which would be nice with Miami's injuries.

I would love for Miami to make a play for Kemba... offer Winslow and this years first round pick lol I doubt it gets the job done but you never know.

"shamegame13 wrote:

I would love for Miami to make a play for Kemba... offer Winslow and this years first round pick lol I doubt it gets the job done but you never know.

They can't trade their 1st. They actually don't own this years as long as it falls outside the top 7, and you can't trade picks in consecutive years, so they can't trade next years either. And while they might accept Winslow as part of the deal, it will take more. It would have to include Richardson or Bam, and they'd have to send out some other guys to make the money work.

Looking at the trade machine, it would look something like Bam, Winslow, and James Johnson for Walker and Marvin Williams. And I'm not sure they'd want to add Johnson's salary. It actually looks harder than I thought to make it work when you factor in that Williams or Batum would have to be included, and Miami can't include Waiters because he's injured.

That Batum contract kills everything.

"CaribPhin wrote:

Does Walker put us over the proverbial top to the degree that we break up significant portions of the team?

Here's why I'd consider it. I'm not sure he puts you over the top at the moment, but he's just at that "star" level IMO. And I think to ever truly contend you need at least one real star. I still think it would be a really tough move to make numbers-wise, though.

Dragic is also 31, something to think about.

"sports24/7 wrote:

Here's why I'd consider it. I'm not sure he puts you over the top at the moment, but he's just at that "star" level IMO. And I think to ever truly contend you need at least one real star. I still think it would be a really tough move to make numbers-wise, though.

I feel like Whiteside would still be the A-side player on the Heat though, no?

Speaking of which, remember when Whiteside mocked Kemba after he fould Kemba? LMao

"Serpico Jones wrote:

Dragic is also 31, something to think about.

I'm not sure his game is going to decline very sharply with age. His game isn't just pure athleticism.

I really don't understand why Winslow still cannot finish a transition layup at this point. Should be one of the easiest plays for a pro. Embarrassing.

Whiteside is balling.

"Serpico Jones wrote:

Whiteside is balling.

Hopefully signalling a positive step for his health

Whiteside is sleepwalking out here man.

Which is it? Is Whiteside balling or sleepwalking, lol?

Total collapse.. 22 left to make up 6 pts

"phinswolverinesrockets wrote:

Which is it? Is Whiteside balling or sleepwalking, lol?

22 and 13.. Should be better.

Atrocious 2nd half. Ugly. Was planning on going to this game, good thing business came up lol