Comments on: Ashton Kucher in Twitter war with Village Voice. Oh, and the NBA is in a coma

By: CRJoe

CRJoe — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:07:49 +0000

Come on… Jerry Jones is probably more hated than Sterling… Better owner probably, but way more hated…

By: klownboy

klownboy — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:34:50 +0000

Well, I don’t like Shumpert because of how he played at GT. Here’s waiting for Chris Paul!

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By: CRJoe

CRJoe — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:05:32 +0000

Dunno… Don’t like Shumpert, do like TD… Besides it’s on line with what Ted said, you don’t trade the one of the few guys who genuinely wants to play for us, for a guy with mental issues… I still remember Speights getting into a fight with Hansbrough in ’10′s summer league, because “Psycho T” was being too intense, he reeks of immaturity, and that’s a major concern on a project player(yes I watch, random summer league games of things I semi support, like the Pacers… What do you want from me??? I worked at home)…

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:29:23 +0000

I wouldn’t trade Shumpert unless it was for a top dog, at least until I got a look at him in camp. I would probably do something like Douglas for Speights, though.

By: Ted Nelson

Ted Nelson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:14:20 +0000

Z-man: Ted, you were high on Speights at one time, no?

I still think Speights can play if he's got his head on straight, but I just question whether Philly is going to trade for a guy they just passed on #16 in the draft (which doesn't necessarily mean they don't like him better than Speights and any other offer for Speights... just makes it less likely they're high on him)... or the Knicks are going to trade a guy they just glowed about taking #17 in the draft for a guy with serious motivational/attitude concerns who basically plays a position they claim to have purposefully stayed away from drafting.

CRJoe: For all we know Philly is not even remotely interested in Shumpert..

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:38:04 +0000

Ted, you were high on Speights at one time, no?

By: CRJoe

CRJoe — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:36:33 +0000

*For all we know Philly COULD BE not even remotely interested..

By: CRJoe

CRJoe — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:35:44 +0000

Ted Nelson: Philly had the pick right before the Knicks. It’s possible they loved Vujcic #1 and Shumpert #1a… but if they were really high on Shumpert why not just take him there?

No one's saying they were high on Shumpert... I'm just saying that if Iggy left Shumpert could be a good replacement on the defensive side of the floor... For all we know Philly is not even remotely interested in Shumpert..

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:23:11 +0000

For the record, I agree with Ted on this one. I think NYC/NJ could handle another team. I think San Jose or San Diego should have teams, maybe even another Texas team. I mean I feel for cities like New Orleans but it’s barely larger than Buffalo.
Clearly a billionaire has the right to buy a team and take it wherever he wants it, but I think the league should research if that policy is in it’s best interest.
As for revenue sharing, how is that fair to the teams operating in the larger markets?

By: Ted Nelson

Ted Nelson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:55:57 +0000

adrenaline98: If there were studies that showed Knicks fans can be persuaded to become another teams fan as easily as some of you proposed,

You still don't get my points at all. I have said 3000000 times it's not about Knicks fans. Not everyone in NY is a Knicks fan. Most people in general are not diehard fans. Most people take their kid to a game for the experience. They turn on their TV to watch a good game. Think about the people you know. How many are diehard NBA fans who watch the draft and obsess about stuff like we do? We are not the norm.

Spree8nyk8: I really think that the league has got to do something about the guaranteed contracts. THAT IMO is the root factor that causes turmoil.

Unguaranteed contracts would be great for the league... the league being the owners. The reason there is a CBA in the first place is that the owners can't unilaterally make decisions. The players can walk away and leave the owners with no assets. They can start their own league to compete with the NBA... and as much as I like the Knicks, I'd rather watch the best players regardless of what league they are in. And the NBA isn't the NFL...

CRJoe: Shumpert could handle the defensive hole left by Iggy **if** the Sixers would actually do that kind of deal

Philly had the pick right before the Knicks. It's possible they loved Vujcic #1 and Shumpert #1a... but if they were really high on Shumpert why not just take him there?