It is just one game, but I have been wondering all year long if Miami had been over resting Wade so he could just explode the playoffs. If so, credit Lebron for really shouldering the load for 82 games to allow Wade that kind of rest. Wade at 100% with Lebron makes the Heat into the unstoppable force they were during their 28 (is that right?) game winning streak last year.
Imo miami's quest for a 3-peat cost Lebron another mvp award. I think the plan all along was to be extremely conservative with wade so he can be fresh and healthy (as much as possible) for the playoffs. James knew he would be without wade for many games (and fewer minutes when playing) that he paced himsef from the outset. I think it was altogether miami's strategy and wise on both counts.
Imo miami's quest for a 3-peat cost Lebron another mvp award. I think the plan all along was to be extremely conservative with wade so he can be fresh and healthy (as much as possible) for the playoffs. James knew he would be without wade for many games (and fewer minutes when playing) that he paced himsef from the outset. I think it was altogether miami's strategy and wise on both counts.
Nice playoff weekend, lot of upsets, many home teams lost,
Houston was a real shocker.
Pacers kind of lost it towards the end regular season so I was not surprised.
LAC and GSW are pretty well matched team so it could have gone either way...
OKC and Heats play with 8 people on the court so no wonder they won...
Spurs also kind of slowed down towards the end of regular season and it showed yesterday.. it was a close game for a long time, it shouldn't have been. I think spurs will loose to Houston or Portland.
I think they dont need to worry, Miami has David and rest of his team working for them, did you see yesterday's game? anybody who some near Lebron or other top players, get an automatic foul. They will be handed the Eastern finals anyways, the NBA finals will be tough for David to decide, Lebron or Durant... who pleases him better...
SA and OKC both got better matchups. I don't see an upset happening against either of them now. Scottie Brooks won't look like a moron playing Perkins big minutes against Memphis and OKC won't get ousted early, leaving him as coach. If they got a round one bounce at the hand of the Mavs (pretty likely) Brooks would be gone. Now Brooks will stay and Durant will be much more likely to leave at the end of his contract. At least if he is smart.
Jalen should understand the ramifications of the salary cap before making wild 2016 predictions. Generally speaking, unless the cap increases 20% YoY to clear cap space, the only way Houston gets KD is by trading some big contract to OKC for him. Or unless KD plays for 50 cents on the dollar.Jalen Rose had an interesting prediction. He said that he thinks Durant will go to Houston to play with his friend, James Harden. Harden, Durant and Howard is a championship level top 3.
Jalen should understand the ramifications of the salary cap before making wild 2016 predictions. Generally speaking, unless the cap increases 20% YoY to clear cap space, the only way Houston gets KD is by trading some big contract to OKC for him. Or unless KD plays for 50 cents on the dollar.
Mike Woodson sealed his fate when he said he wouldn't even talk to Phil. I was never that big on him in the first place; the Knicks arguably overachieved last season creating huge expectations. And clearly underachieved this season; there's little doubt to me that he "lost his team."
There's going to be a new collective bargaining agreement soon and people are expecting the salary cap to rise.
my point to preslove stands, does Jalen think KD will play for $10M per year? I have a buddy who's a die-hard Lakers fan and he thinks the exact same way, that the Lakers can flip a switch and rebuild within 2 years*. What Jerry West could do in 1995 is no longer an option due to the punitive repeater taxes (unless you're Mikhail Prokhorov and you just don't give a fuck and delusionally think you can buy a title).20-21 unless one side opts out in 16-17, which would be doubtful. Source: http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q9
Though, they do expect the cap to go up by about $5mm next year.
my point to preslove stands, does Jalen think KD will play for $10M per year?
The Rockets will clear around $15M by losing Asik and Lin, whose contracts will be up before Durant is a FA. The CBA determines the salary cap based on revenue, which is why they are projecting a $5M increase for this coming season. Those three things would allow the Rockets to afford KD right now.
The current TV deal runs through 2016 and they are looking at a huge increase with the new deal. Fox is said to be looking to throw tons of money to get in on the NBA action but TNT won't give it up easily. That new deal also coincides with the end of Durant's current contract.
That would be a lot of money tied up between those 3 players, assuming KD looks to make the same as Howard.
http://hoopshype.com/salaries/houston.htm
Almost $60mm between those 3 if KD takes something like $20mm/year. Having lived here for the past 10 years, I don't see the Rockets doing something like that. I think a lot will depend on what happens with Miami, since they'll have to seriously go over the cap in order to fill out their bench.
Just read on the internet that the Thunders fell to the Grizzles last night... what happened there? the officials were sleeping? I hope none of them loose their job...
The Rockets have been great at filling out their roster with usable guys dirt cheap. Team salaries should be top heavy as only a select few guys make such a difference to the team and draw fans. Howard has a player option after 2016, so he could be convinced to sign a long term contract for less money per year but more overall if it means playing with Durant and Harden.
Honestly it isn't too different than what OKC is currently paying Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka and a useless Perkins.
Just read on the internet that the Thunders fell to the Grizzles last night... what happened there? the officials were sleeping? I hope none of them loose their job...