NBA 2008 Off Season Thread
 

Post rumors, talk about trades, what you want your teams to get in the draft, and all that good stuff.

Here's hoping to a healthy recovery for Bynum.

There was a bunch more but I can't see them all because my screen is busted and it hurts my eyes.


Post your own! :y:

Offseason, hmmm, Celtics can get their rings and banner made up for opening day. First move of the offseason is I'll go to the parade tomorrow. I just think they need a back up point guard and a replacement for PJ Brown, since he's probably retiring, and they should be good to go. Honestly think that if nothing goes wrong, knock on wood, they're going back to the finals.

Phil Jackson: "We're going to have to make some moves and get some players that are aggressive if we want to get back here next June"

Ship Vlade and Luke out. Mihm too. Maybe L.O, if we can find equal value.

Kobe will demand a trade and there will be a week of "KOBE TO CHICAGO FOR THE #1 PICK AND BEN GORDON?!?!" rumors. And then right before the draft Kobe will be all like "I love L.A. and I want to finish my career here."

I can guarantee you that wont happen.

Celtics need to resign Posey and maybe pick up a "true" point guard to back up Rondo. I like House off the bench but hes more of a scorer than a point guard, so yeah. Also it would be cool if they could pick up a serviceable big man to back up Perk, someone who bang in the post and play tough D. C's where pretty lucky to avoid any major injuries all year so their lack of depth at certain positions never really showed, I would like to see them improve on that and not have to depend on last season veteran signings such like they did this year (not really complaining here since it worked, but just something that they could improve on for next year)

I guess people think Gabe Pruitt has a shot at cracking the line up next year, we'll see. I think he only played in a hand full of games this past season, spending most of the year in the D-League.

Drafts comin up in a couple of weeks...who you guys got? I really want the Celts to pick up Bill Walker from K-State with the last pick. A lot of mocks got them taking some foreign dude who isn't expected to play in the NBA for a few years but whatever - don't have to look forward to draft for once haha, can't complain about that

I doubt the Celts would let him go now. TBH though I dunno where their salary cap stands.

Phil wants stronger players:

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Odom might be gone, I'm thinking. Artest to LA would be tremendous.

Also, can this thread please be stickied, mods? Thanks.

as much as i hate artest he would be a good fit in LA, we need better D fuk.

Artest is way too much of a mental case I think. I mean I know Phil Jackson did a pretty good job with Rodman but Rodman was a different kind of mental case. I seriously think Artest has some form of mental retardation or something, Rodman was/is just weird as fuck.

Artest is a perfect three for us though. He is a great defender, and he can be aggressive and shoot. Vlad-Rad will not be a Laker next year, hopefully. Worst starter ever in the Finals, probably.

Yeah while discuss the upcoming Finals series with my friends before it all started none of us could think of who the 3 man was for the Lakers yet we all follow basketball pretty closely lol

Artest would be a great fit with his skill set, but still, have you ever heard the dude talk or any of his interviews or anything? He is straight up retarded, like I feel bad calling him that because I really think he has some sort of mental handicaps or something.

Remember when he told a reporter he didn't fell like playing and was thinking about retiring so he could work on his rap album? :lol:

lol i remember that, didn't go so well :lol:

Hahaha, yes. That was amazing. I listened to some of his tracks. Dude is psycho. Hell, remember the fight in Detroit? Ridiculous. I dunno, though, I kinda want him on my team. Dunno.

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Ron Artest does a radio show out here for a Sacramento radio show and he really isn't that bad. He's pretty funny.

From what I've heard though, he's not looking to opt out.

yeah, I think since the "Brawl" he's been pretty good.

There is talk the Celtics might go for him and that Danny Ainge tried to get him 2yrs ago...

Gee, one of the best defensive players in the league on the best defensive team in the league...

If Bird even THINKS about trading the 11th pick without moving up in the process, I will find Bird and shove my boot up his ass.

I wish I had been watching that live as it happened. It's one of the highlights of my life. The should have a brawl between the team and the fans every year. I will always remember that Piston fan going up to Jermaine O'Neal and then bam a right by JO.

Bird is horrible. I wish Boston would take him back. No big name is gunna come play in INdiana especially if Maniac Larry thinks Tinsley will be the starting pg. God, just take Westbrook or Augustine. This is horrible.

" Indiana's whole team is in the stands "

:lol:

Knowing what i know now, i'm glad we got our moneys worth

thats a lot of money free'd up around the time James will be a free agent?

Dunno, this suck like crap for a year, get a good pick and free up a ton of cap space isn't a horrible plan...

Posey has 2 rings now, I don't see a home town discount, but I could see one of the big 3 taking a little pay cut to free up money to keep him.

Like RP said, there is no way in hell a big name like Lebron would be going to Indiana, at least this Indiana ball club.

Seriously, if anything the Pacers should package the 11th pick and Tinsley and/or JO to a team in the top ten for an expiring contract and their first round pick.

WESTBROOK GOD DAMMIT

Remember that last guy we drafted from UCLA in the first round?

Yeah I think he turned out okay for our team.

Westbrook will be amazing. I think Westbrook will be one of the best players out of this draft.

Was just looking at a mock draft...the first 7 picks could potentially all be freshman :eek:

Yo watch out for the Blazers next year. Gonna be mad good.

as long as Oden stays healthy

I'd like to see the Jazz get a big man with defensive presence in the draft.

The Pacers will find a way to screw this up. I just know it. I can feel it in my bones. We're gunna take some slow foreign guy and send him over seas for a few years and never here from him again. Will probably trade O'Neil for another underachieving player with a massive contract also.

All i ask is for Russell Westbrook. Thats it. Please.

hopefully roy hibbert will fall to us

Lakers need to make a trade for a solid SF like Melo, Artest, Prince, Richard Jefferson and Iggy. Id throw at them Odom, Rad, and a 2009 1st rd pick.

Who would want to give up any of those players for a SF/PF that cant shoot, an unathletic SF who sometimes can shoot and the 2nd to last pick in the draft? There was a reason why Bynum needed to be included in any deal concerning Odom. Its because Odom isnt nearly as good once someone like say...KG backs off him and just lets him shoot the ball.

Hmmm... interesting. Rumors of Richard Jefferson to the Lakers for Odom and fillers. Assuming the fillers are Mihm, Vlad, Luke maybe.

Damn it, I wanted Toronto to go after RJ, we need a big physical swingman like him.

I really hope we move TJ Ford, he's an underachiever.

Well, it's just a rumor. Hell, KG to LA were rumors too, last year.But the fact that Mitch actually made a huge move in the middle of the year shows me that we might make another one this offseason.

Raptors buy out Garbojosa's contract. Fuck him anyways.