Everything 2018 Off Season

[S.R.]

FRIEND: Can you explain sports to me?

ME: Sure. Imagine you loved someone. Like you REALLY loved them. And every year they cheated on you. Every single year. But then you kept going back. That's sports.

FRIEND: ...I meant like tell me the rules.

ME: Those are the rules.

— Filipe Dimas (@FilipeDimas) May 8, 2018

[jacobdr4]

Is there anyone on Phoenix other than Booker who might be a good pick up for the Raptors? They have so many young players and might make a good trading partner.

Troy Daniels always shoots well against us wouldnt hate to take him off their hands. To be honest I don't know his contract situation or if he had a good year shooting the ball.

[MixxAOR]

Shaq is such an arrogant asshole. He constantly holds not winning a title over Chuck's head, that's such a dick thing to do to a colleague.

What I hate about Shaq is that he wouldn't talk like this to Ernie who didn't win a championship too last time I checked

[rocwell]

Dwane Casey and Masai Ujiri will speak to media at 1:15 today.

— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) May 9, 2018

[rocwell]

So Brad Stevens got no votes from his peers for the NBA Coaches Association Coach of the Year award, huh? pic.twitter.com/NjEI6g8j2W

— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) May 9, 2018

[slaw]

Dwane Casey and Masai Ujiri will speak to media at 1:15 today.

— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) May 9, 2018

Hmmm. What does the RR board read into this?

[G__Deane]

So Brad Stevens got no votes from his peers for the NBA Coaches Association Coach of the Year award, huh? pic.twitter.com/NjEI6g8j2W

— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) May 9, 2018

Everyone hates the Celtics it appears.
That's actually crazy because he really should be at least the co-favourite to win it

[JimiCliff]

So Brad Stevens got no votes from his peers for the NBA Coaches Association Coach of the Year award, huh? pic.twitter.com/NjEI6g8j2W

— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) May 9, 2018

[Demographic Shift]

Proposed Trade

Entire Toronto Raptors roster to Phoenix for entire Phoenix Suns Roster


Why Phoenix makes this trade.

After a decade of complete, total and abject suckage utilizing their current tanking strategy the Suns have an epiphany, and make this trade. The Suns are virtually assured to make the playoffs next season and have a distinct possibility of home court. With this move the Suns acquire a well designed mix of current and future talent . Stunned at the apparent brain cramp in Toronto… the Suns offer to throw in 33 million condos in Scottsdale for every single Canadian citizen.

Why The Raptors make this trade.

This knee jerk reaction appeases the current 10 strong members of Raptors Republic blow it all up crowd. They get a team in full and perpetual tank mode without having to live through the decline from top 5 to to shittiness. Armed with a roster very little upside as currently constructed and a murky future Team Rat has the perfect petri dish to chatter endlessly on improbable player acquisitions and current player development experiments to discussa all year long instead of the off season .The tankers are doubly excited as Phoenix is also throwing in 100 kg of limburger cheese.

[JimiCliff]

Hmmm. What does the RR board read into this?

While Casey's answering a question, Ujiri's going to grab a metal chair, knock him out, shove him off the podium, and announce that he's fired.

[G__Deane]

Hmmm. What does the RR board read into this?

My fear is that Masai tells everyone "we were that close, won 59 games and it's only LeBron that stopped us getting to the finals"
Casey will tell everyone "we're only a tweak or two away, need to play more physical" and let Kyle and DeMar completely off the hook.

Oh, and totally ignore the contributions of JV or Casey's own bizarre matchups, lineup blunders, non-plays after time-outs, sitting the hot hand, bringing in the stone cold ones (BeBe) and failure to hold his stars accountable for defensive blunders until it was too late.

Casey needs to go. Stackhouse built OG, Wright, Poeltl, Bebe and Siakam etc. The entire bench mob. Let him continue their growth trajectory.

[G__Deane]

Proposed Trade

Entire Toronto Raptors roster to Phoenix for entire Phoenix Suns Roster


Why Phoenix makes this trade.

After a decade of complete, total and abject suckage utilizing their current tanking strategy the Suns have an epiphany, and make this trade. The Suns are virtually assured to make the playoffs next season and have a distinct possibility of home court. With this move the Suns acquire a well designed mix of current and future talent . Stunned at the apparent brain cramp in Toronto… the Suns offer to throw in 33 million condos in Scottsdale for every single Canadian citizen.

Why The Raptors make this trade.

This knee jerk reaction appeases the current 10 strong members of Raptors Republic blow it all up crowd. They get a team in full and perpetual tank mode without having to live through the decline from top 5 to to shittiness. Armed with a roster very little upside as currently constructed and a murky future Team Rat has the perfect petri dish to chatter endlessly on improbable player acquisitions and current player development experiments to discussa all year long instead of the off season .The tankers are doubly excited as Phoenix is also throwing in 100 kg of limburger cheese.

I was against this trade until Phoenix threw in the condos. Are they near a golf course?

[slaw]

Man, I love the offseason threads.....

[Demographic Shift]

Hmmm. What does the RR board read into this?

That Bruce Arthur has a prevaricated point of view that has been blown to shit by people directly involved in an unbiased assessment ?

[Demographic Shift]

I was against this trade until Phoenix threw in the condos. Are they near a gold course?

Free golf... two $2000 a month store credits at any grocery store and any liquor store in Phoenix or Scottsdale in perpetuity ...AND.... a free subscription in perpetuity to tankers monthly magazine. Several promotional code words are accepted... Shaolin .. Nilanka... Claw... GLF ..Sonny..Mixaaor .. Trex...and it will up the 2K per month feebies to 3K per month.