Second Round almost set:

SAS VS. GSW

OKC VS. MEM

NYK VS. IND

MIA VS. CHI/BRO

AnubisADL wrote:I'd sign Pierce if he is bought out. Real talk.

Please NO...

holfresh wrote:Chandler Parsons..WOW..This dude has game..Man, I love to see a young player like him just step into it without the hype...Just a good baller, period!!!

As a UF fan it has been fun watching him grow. From having to earn his UF scholly with good AAU play and a serious growth spurt. Coming into UF playing in the shadow of his friend and H.S. teammate Nick Calathes to taking over when Nick left after two season to play overseas and Parson finished as SEC player of the year.

Coming out I though he would be a Turkolou Light and would have been the perfect replacement for Gallo because he played a lot of point forward at UF and could grow into a good shooter with work. He has really blossomed and I hope it continues. Houston better get him an extension early because someone might get him with a poison pill offer.

Derrick Rose badly wants to come back to the court for the Chicago Bulls, but he told TNT's Rachel Nichols he is being held back by a lack of muscle memory that prevents him from shooting and feeling the way he desires off his torn ACL.

"[Rose] says that he just doesn't have the muscle memory back, is the way he put it," Nichols said during the network's coverage of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

Rose has not played this season after undergoing surgery last May to repair his torn ACL.

Rose was reportedly cleared to play in early March, but he has been adamant about not feeling completely comfortable mentally.

The Bulls are tied, 3-3, in their first round series against the Brooklyn Nets, with Game 7 on Saturday.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/227507/Derrick-Rose-Being-Held-Back-By-Lack-Of-Muscle-Memory

LAME, LAME, LAME!

smackeddog wrote:

Derrick Rose badly wants to come back to the court for the Chicago Bulls, but he told TNT's Rachel Nichols he is being held back by a lack of muscle memory that prevents him from shooting and feeling the way he desires off his torn ACL.

"[Rose] says that he just doesn't have the muscle memory back, is the way he put it," Nichols said during the network's coverage of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

Rose has not played this season after undergoing surgery last May to repair his torn ACL.

Rose was reportedly cleared to play in early March, but he has been adamant about not feeling completely comfortable mentally.

The Bulls are tied, 3-3, in their first round series against the Brooklyn Nets, with Game 7 on Saturday.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/227507/Derrick-Rose-Being-Held-Back-By-Lack-Of-Muscle-Memory

LAME, LAME, LAME!

LOSER

AnubisADL wrote:I'd sign Pierce if he is bought out. Real talk.

Say no to the Diva....

smackeddog wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Rose cant play. Has nothing to do with his health. He plays 1game and Chicago is responsible for paying him for a full season. He doesnt play and insurance picks up his contract. This is Chicago being inexplicably cheap and allowing fans and media to thrash their star player. What is Chicago waiting for. Do they really feel the Heat are unbeatable this year? They had as good a chance as anyone to knock them off. Its too late to insert Rose into the lineup now

Can insurers dispute the payment though? i would- he's been cleared to play, he can play, he's not sitting out because he's too injured to play. Otherwise whats stopping more teams from just sitting players a whole year and saving themselves $10-$20mil?

Speaking of which, I now wonder whether Kahn only signed Brandon Roy to get revenge on the Blazers. If you remember Roy had medically retired (and got amnestied), thus getting the Blazers off the hook salary wise (insurers had to pay it).

In the offseason, Twolves went all in to try and get Batum. However Blazers refused to yield, and matched, but not before they had refused to entertain any trade proposals, and the Twolves had to cut some players to make the cap room to make the offer (Kahn had made an illegal offer because they didn't have the cap space he assigned to it).

By picking up Roy, even though everyone knew he'd never be able to hold up, the Blazers suddenly were back on the hook to pay the rest of Roy's Blazer contract, thus costing them about $45 million. So I wonder now if that was the whole point of it- Kahn just wanted revenge on the Blazers (also he was still annoyed they traded a damaged Webster a few seasons ago)

Uptown wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:I'd sign Pierce if he is bought out. Real talk.

Say no to the Diva....

Papabear Says

AUHH poor Pierce boo hoo. and as many times he danced on our floor.