OFFICIAL 2018 NBA Off-Season Thread

Gentleman, gentlemen, GENTLEMAN!!!! I know this is the middle of the offseason for the NBA and stories and conversation is light, but we have to find something else to focus on than the WNBf*ckingA.

Originally posted by DelCed2486:

Originally posted by JustinMT:

Never been to a game, I'm just saying they do deserve better. Not NBA level salaries but better than what they have now.

Why do they deserve it, because they work really hard at something? It's a league that by most accounts has a hard time turning any kind of profit, struggles to attract attendance/viewers, wouldn't still exist if not for ESPN/NBA, and even a "legacy" franchise in NYC can't make money which is why Jimmy Dolan wants to offload it. But for some reason they deserve more? If higher salaries can't be accomplished through increased revenue, then what's the answer, for the NBA to greatly increase their welfare payments to the WNBA?

If your gf wants to be an Professional basketball player, don't quit selling drugs

WNBA players do deserve to get payed more, once the league makes more money. they can't pay them with money that's not available. i guess the NBA can throw the league some more money, but they already do enough for that league as it is. without the NBA there wouldn't be a WNBA. i'm sure there might still be a pro women's league, but it wouldn't be on TV, except for maybe recorded games on at 2 AM on ESPNU.

i also agree with lowering the rim. dunks are just a big part of basketball. lower the rim and that would probably gain some ratings, still wouldn't be enough. as long as women and men play the same sport, most of the time, it's always going to be more entertaining watching the better athletes, especially in a physical sport.

Discuss.

Brogdon ended up being a bust. Ball is on the same career path

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Discuss.

One was in an awful draft class and who labels Ball a "bust?" I haven't heard that at all.

Originally posted by valrod33:

Brogdon ended up being a bust. Ball is on the same career path

Do you ever not troll anymore? Any guy who gets picked in the second round and actually contributes 10 or more a game is never considered a bust.

Originally posted by JustinMT:

Originally posted by valrod33:
Brogdon ended up being a bust. Ball is on the same career path

Do you ever not troll anymore? Any guy who gets picked in the second round and actually contributes 10 or more a game is never considered a bust.

agree to disagree.

Horrible draft class, somebody had to win it. Dude will be out of the league in 4 years

Originally posted by valrod33:

Originally posted by JustinMT:

Originally posted by valrod33:

Brogdon ended up being a bust. Ball is on the same career path

Do you ever not troll anymore? Any guy who gets picked in the second round and actually contributes 10 or more a game is never considered a bust.

agree to disagree.

Horrible draft class, somebody had to win it. Dude will be out of the league in 4 years

How do you figure when he had a better year last year then he did his rookie year?

Originally posted by valrod33:
Brogdon ended up being a bust. Ball is on the same career path

Big Val, in your expert opinion, is Fox going to be a bust?

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Discuss.

Lonzo is going to be really really good PG. He had a pretty solid year. His dad is a nuisance. His shot is whack but he was exceptional on defense and other areas. He was 19 in his rookie year...And averaged 7+ assist per game. That's damn good.

Originally posted by sacniner:

Originally posted by valrod33:
Brogdon ended up being a bust. Ball is on the same career path

Big Val, in your expert opinion, is Fox going to be a bust?

He will have a career like Chauncy Billups IF He gets traded by the Kings within the next two years. If he stays longer they will ruin his career