2014 NBA Offseason/Free Agency Thread

[Pugz]

about time. good for him though. dude was almost out of the league and turned it around. borderline hof. hope he gets his shot in an office.

 

[RipCity32]

Think he does get into the HOF?

 

[Pugz]

yea mostly because his finals mvp

 

[RipCity32]

Hope he does. Him and Ben deserve it imo.
 
Everyone but Tayshaun will probably get their number retired from that starting 5. 

 

[Pugz]

that's a lot of numbers to retire, billups and ben will no doubt. rip and sheed may, rip being more likely.

ben deserves the hall the most too.

 

[RipCity32]

Yeah but Laimbeer and Vinnie got theirs retired. I'd say Rip and Sheed were their equivalents. While Joe and Zeke were Ben and Chauncey.
 
Role wise I mean. 

 

[RipCity32]

You're right though, damn that would be 12 retired total lol.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Don't think Sheed gets retired.

Don't think Billups makes hall

 

[dez]

Jim Dolan says he has taken a step back as owner of the New York Knicks, ceding control of basketball operations to Phil Jackson and Steve Mills.

I am definitely spending less time with the Knicks, Dolan said.

Ill be fine. I have a tremendous amount of confidence in Phil and Steve, and that is the part that I would say is definitely much better from last year. With the two of them in there, Im confident theyre going to find a way. And there wont be anything for me to do.

It was always my intention to have other people do it. But it was also my intention that the other people would win. We didnt always do that. A good executive, when things arent going well, gets down and finds out whats going wrong and tries to fix it.

An early test for Dolan and the new front office came in July when Carmelo Anthony faced free agency and the Knicks made other roster moves.

I simply said, If you need me, call me,'  Dolan recalled about Jackson, pausing for half a beat. He did not call me.

Jims told me hes been really glad that he hasnt had to delve into it, Jackson added.

Jackson did approach Dolan when the Knicks were in negotiations with Steve Kerr to become the team's coach. Kerr ultimately took the job with the Golden State Warriors.

I wanted to know how flexible he was in that territory, and he was, Jackson said.

Worlds about to end..

 

[buzzy]

Heat sign Khem Birch.

Birch please.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

 
Anybody wants to try out lol

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Gunna be amazing at how much I rage over dalembert this season

 

[Pugz]

 
Anybody wants to try out lol

on my way

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

on my way

 
You really going to tryout?

 

[Pugz]

 
You really going to tryout?

i should. ive hardly played the last two years but my shot is still there. my conditioning is wack though. it's about $200 in gas and another $100 to register lol

 

[Pugz]

damn i didn't realize one was at oakland uni. shitttttt, maybe i will.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

I think the 100 dollars is worth the experience, plus you might see Otis Smith and some other legends lol.

 

[Pugz]

yea it's actually really fucking tempting.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Plus there might be some scouts in there to impress.

 

[Pugz]

youre getting me all geeked, cerron.