Re: Best Tweets Of The Day

by **worcester** Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:08 pm

Sexism isn't about sex. It's about ice cream.

by **Outside** Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:28 pm

Thanks, guys -- I can never have ice cream again without being a sexist racist.

by **bobheckler** Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:34 pm

7/3/14:

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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop 02 Jul 07:14 ET
Weather Channel's Jim Cantore now reporting from North Carolina. Pretty sure he's the international symbol for "Get Your Ass Out of Here."

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 1 hour ago
Stevens said Phil Pressey "sets the bar" for the team with how often he hits the gym.

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MY NOTE: Nice, Phil, real nice.

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Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 2 minutes ago
Teams and agents agree: Outside of role players now, the market is frozen until Miami's free agents and Carmelo Anthony make decisions.

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MY NOTE: Since they seem to be taking their sweet-ass time we should probably relax about what it appears Danny's doing or not doing...

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Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins about 31 minutes ago
Did some calculations: With Jason Maxiell and Ben Gordon on the roster, the Magic's average age is 24.4 years old.

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Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins about 30 minutes ago
More calculations: If you exclude Maxiell but include Gordon, the Magic's average age is 23.8 years old.

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MY NOTE: Taken together from this same tweeter, these have to be one of the dumber tweets I've seen (if I were to start a thread for 'Dumbest Tweets' I think the "Racism isn't about race, y'all" one from yesterday would WIN, but this is up there for PLACE). Maxiell is excluded because he's on a team option? Is he really thinking Orlando won't pick up a $2.5M option on Jason Maxiell? And if he's going to do that then why not exclude Kyle O'Quinn too? He's on a team option too. And the difference between the two calculations? .6 years. Whoa! Time to place a mass order for Rascals!

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by **bobheckler** Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:51 am

7/6/14:

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Jay King @ByJayKing 05 Jul 04:28 ET
haha RT @ScottLeedy: Danny Ainge, in a moment of creative confusion, signs LeBron James and trades him for Kevin Love.

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Jared Weiss @CLNS_JaredWeiss 05 Jul 01:37 ET
Dan Gilbert is crying somewhere watching Noel drive as an Anthony Bennett fathead burns in the fireplace. #NBASummerLeague

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Jay King @ByJayKing 05 Jul 02:39 ET
Marcus Smart: "I was born and raised playing defense."

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Gary Dzen @GaryDzen 05 Jul 12:49 ET
Marcus Smart has a high-carry dribble for a PG. It's going to be an issue.

MY NOTE: Like Tony Allen and Avery Bradley and they are NOT PGs.

Jared Weiss @CLNS_JaredWeiss 05 Jul 12:43 ET
Still trying to get over the growth of Olynyk’s upper body. He just stands so much broader than he did 4-5 months ago.

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bob

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by **bobheckler** Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:35 pm

7/7/14:

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 4 hours ago
Jay Larranaga said Walter McCarty, now, would have made a difference today. Really.

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MY NOTE: Waltah is 40 years old. Ouch!!

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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop 4 hours ago
Old friend Sam Vincent will coach in Bahrain next season. In related news, Sam did not major in geography at Michigan State.

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 5 hours ago
Colton Iverson draws technical foul on angry Willie Reed, chuckles afterward.

MY NOTE: Iverson did not have a good game today, but at least he's instigating.

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Chris Forsberg @ESPNForsberg about 3 hours ago
Kelly Olynyk admits decision to ditch ponytail was bad decision; leaves door open for it to return later in the week. #hairwatch

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bob

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by **bobheckler** Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:00 pm

7/8/14:

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Scott Cacciola @ScottCacciola 4 minutes ago
Desperately trying to find out what Carmelo ate for dinner last night.

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MY NOTE: This had to Win or the Place Tweets wouldn't make sense.

Place

Sean Highkin @highkin about 6 minutes ago
I’m also listening to Prince DOES THIS MEAN I’M MOVING TO MINNEAPOLIS?

USA TODAY Sports

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Sean Highkin @highkin about 8 minutes ago
I’m eating wings right now and no reporters have called me to ask what that means for the future of my career. I’m offended.

USA TODAY Sports

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Hasheem Thabeet @HasheemTheDream about 9 minutes ago
NO NEED OF LUCK WHEN GOD IS BEHIND YOU. GRIND. #HAVEFAITH instagram.com/p/qM1W7eLGRE/

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MY NOTE: Some talent, instincts and basketball IQ wouldn't hurt though.

bob

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by **k_j_88** Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:11 pm

Thabeet should've been one of the top centers by now. Guess he just doesn't have what it takes.

KJ

by **bobheckler** Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:27 pm

7/9/14:

These are a bit premature, but funny anyway...

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Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP about 5 hours ago
The font Dan Gilbert will need if LeBron doesn't go back now, has not yet been invented.

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Gary Dzen @GaryDzen about 5 hours ago
Can confirm. RT @Marcel Mutoni: Don't feel bad for Miami Heat "fans". They don't exist.

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MY NOTE: If you read the "Comments From The Other Side" threads last season, you know this is true.

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 4 hours ago
If you're Dwyane Wade and opted out of $41.8M over the next 2 seasons, how piss would you be if LeBron goes to Cleveland?

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MY NOTE: Either way, WE WIN!! If LBJ goes to Cleveland then DWade ended up screwing himself, and if LBJ stays in Miami then Cleveland just gave up a nice first round pick to us AND they won't have anything to offer Minny for Kevin Love.

bob

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by **bobheckler** Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:34 pm

7/10/14:

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Marc D'Amico @celtics 09 Jul 09:18 ET
Jay Larranaga on Celtics buying into team basketball: "When you have success with it that breeds it more and more."

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 1 hour ago
"Straight outta Kamloops, crazy mothercanucker named Olynyk." http://t.co/vRnmb2HSmX

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 1 hour ago
Jackie Mac on @WEEI: "I really believe Rondo is going to be traded. I have no reason to believe he isn't going to be traded."

bob

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by **bobheckler** Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:36 pm

7/11/14:

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Vitor Faverani @faverani13 2 hours ago
working hard to be fit and recovering knee with the best physical trainers and physios instagram.com/p/qUbQ2lwaeL/

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Paul Flannery @Pflanns about 3 hours ago
Everyone wants to leave home in their 20s. Then you have kids and think about going back.

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 3 hours ago
Can't imagine conversation b/w LeBron & Wade on plane back to Miami. "It's OK, Dwyane, I'm still going to visit twice a year."

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Baxter Holmes @BaxterHolmes about 3 hours ago
So what happens to ESPN’s Heat Index crew?

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Jared Weiss @CLNS_JaredWeiss about 3 hours ago
Danny Ainge just received 1 million edible arrangements in the mail from Dan Gilbert.

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Tom Halzack @TomHalzack about 3 hours ago
Rumor that LBJ has Shabazz Napier smuggled into Clev. in his luggage. Miami FEMA and border guards on the alert.

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bob

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by **k_j_88** Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:38 pm

Rumor that LBJ has Shabazz Napier smuggled into Clev. in his luggage. Miami FEMA and border guards on the alert.

LOL. Yes. That's too funny.

KJ

by **bobheckler** Sat Jul 12, 2014 2:42 pm

7/12/14:

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Rich Levine @rich_levine about 4 hours ago
Guy at coffee shop just picked up the paper + said: "Wow. LeBron went back to Cleveland!?" Strangely jealous of whatever life he's leading.

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Paul Flannery @Pflanns about 1 hour ago
Let he who would pass up $40 million and a happy wife throw the first stone.

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Bill Oram @bill_oram about 5 minutes ago
Highlight of summer league so far? Noah Vonleh strolling by last night at Planet Hollywood when some fan yelled, "Hey, Chris Bosh!"

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bob

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by **bobheckler** Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:12 am

7/13/14: A day late...

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Eric Koreen @ekoreen 13 Jul 11:49 ET
The big lesson of this off-season is also a Yiddish proverb: Man plans and God laughs. Well, God or LeBron.

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MY NOTE: Just ask LeBron and he'll tell you he's one and the same...

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Paul Flannery @Pflanns 13 Jul 09:27 ET
Very excited to see how the Internet covers for Darryl Morey after losing three rotation players and getting back Trevor Ariza.

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MY NOTE: He completely mis-judged the market for Parsons, letting him hit the market a year early. He completely misjudged his chances of landing LBJ, Melo or Bosh and because of that he gave away Asik and Lin for nothing. Last year's "fair-haired boy" for landing Howard is now looking quite mortal...

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach 13 Jul 08:14 ET
I just hope Pierce spends the next two seasons subliminally selling Bradley Beal on the virtues of Boston. #Bealin2016

bob

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by **bobheckler** Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:16 am

7/14/14: Bastille Day!

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Marcus Thornton @OfficialMT23 14 Jul 12:09 ET
Didn't think dawn of the apes was gonna be that good but it was and it teaches u a life lesson

MY NOTE: And that life lesson would be "don't mess with creatures that can pull you apart like you were a chicken"?

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Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe 14 Jul 07:19 ET
Cody Zeller said his brother Tyler is excited about joining #celtics: "We all know coach Stevens really well from his Butler connections."

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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop 14 Jul 11:10 ET
ICYMI: Cleveland perspective on LeBron return. "The most important characteristic of a good relationship is amnesia." bit.ly/1weva3P

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MY NOTE: Amen.

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by **bobheckler** Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:50 am

Bastille Day Bonus Tweets

Gagner

Matthieu Clediere @InsideBasket about 7 minutes ago
Les Lakers sont au plus mal .... fb.me/6EhefClSz

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Translation: The Lakers are worse.

MY NOTE: On the link, there is a picture of Gasol and Goudelock high-fiving with the caption "Le Salary Cap, l'épée de Damoclès des Lakers", The Salary Cap; the Lakers' Sword of Damocles.

Venir en la douxieme place

Julien Deschuyteneer @REVERSEMAGAZINE about 2 hours ago
Daryl Morey : "Nous sommes dans une meilleure position sans Chandler Parsons." bit.ly/1mRe5fe

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Translation: "We are in a better position without Chandler Parsons".

MY NOTE: Daryl Morey, exercising his skills at damage control.

Venir en la troisieme place

Fabrice Auclert @basketusa 1 hour ago
Le GM des Rockets : « Si on avait eu Bosh, on aurait gardé Parsons » goo.gl/fb/aqVsAv

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Translation: If we got Bosh we would have kept Parsons (not an exact, literal translation but how we would say it)

MY NOTE: My translation: Daryl Morey "Oops, I f---ed up"

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by **bobheckler** Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:21 pm

7/15/14:

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach 15 Jul 08:53 ET
Julius Randle thought he was going to Boston: ocregister.com/articles/randl…. SMH. Dude, you skipped your second workout w/ the C's for a GQ shoot.

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Jay King @ByJayKing 15 Jul 03:35 ET
Three years, $25 million for Dirk while Parsons gets three years for $46 million. The NBA can be a backwards place, man. And I like Parsons.

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Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe 15 Jul 09:07 ET
Silver said the league is considering the idea of a midseason tournament, similar to soccer. Interesting. #nba

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe 15 Jul 09:05 ET
Silver said there is talk about an NBA Awards show, perhaps in Las Vegas, similar to what the NHL does #nba

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bob

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by **k_j_88** Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:33 pm

Mid-season tourney?

Say hello to injuries.

KJ

by **bobheckler** Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:24 pm

7/16/14:

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Jessica Camerato @JCameratoNBA 16 Jul 06:55 ET
Caught up with Kris Humphries, who said he's looking forward to running in an uptempo system with John Wall next season on the Wizards.

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MY NOTE: Ouch! Rondo!!

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Kelly Olynyk @KellyOlynyk 16 Jul 08:50 ET
The weather in Waltham feels like a rainforest climate right now!

MY NOTE: You're not in Kamloops anymore, Toto, but I can relate. It's one of the reasons why I live in California.

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Steve Kyler @stevekylerNBA 16 Jul 06:27 ET
Asked directly - If Kevin Love were to opt in, would he be a Warrior now? - answer was most likely. Warriors have real issues on that front.

Steve Kyler @stevekylerNBA 16 Jul 06:29 ET
The general vibe in Vegas is that Kevin Love isn't overly interested in opting in for anyone... wants to hit free agency.

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MY NOTE: Now here's an angle we haven't heard yet. Maybe this is why he's still with Minny. Nobody wants to take the chance for the price Flip is asking.

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Andrew A. McNeill @drew_48moh 16 Jul 07:13 ET
Just witnessed the slowest charge in modern basketball history. Surprisingly, Kyle Anderson wasn’t involved.

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bob

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by **bobheckler** Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:32 am

7/17/14:

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Jay King @ByJayKing 17 Jul 04:34 ET
This sounds likely RT @MaxBirdsey: @me We go to Plan B. Sully himself turns into Kevin Love Lite AND Olynyk turns into Dirk 3000 next season

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach 17 Jul 11:35 ET
If someone suggested a sign-and-trade of Eric Bledsoe & Rajon Rondo on a call b/w Ainge and protege Ryan McDonough, who hangs up first?

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Matt Steinmetz @SteinmetzNBA 17 Jul 11:39 ET
Tiger's quickness in stopping his club on backswing to curse at reporters was truly impressive athleticism.

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Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBA 17 Jul 11:45 ET
In what might be the last episode in this year's series of #renouncementfans, Lakers have renounced MarShon Brooks and Andrew Goudelock.

MY NOTE: Man, when the Lakers, trying to bring back Showtime and need bodies on their roster, don't want Brooks you KNOW there's something missing between the kid's ears.

Larry Coon @LarryCoon 17 Jul 11:41 ET
Oldest Bird rights now might be Boston's Roshown McLeod, from 2002.

MY NOTE: Who?

Larry Coon @LarryCoon 17 Jul 11:41 ET
Lakers finally renounced Bird rights to all their old free agents, going back to 2000 (John Salley). Included Karl Maone, Brian Shaw, others

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MY NOTE: At this point, why bother? And, if it has some kind of an effect on salary cap space, then what took them so long? John Salley, Karl Malone and Brian Shaw?

bob

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by **tjmakz** Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:55 am

bobheckler wrote:7/17/14:

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Jay King @ByJayKing 17 Jul 04:34 ET
This sounds likely RT @MaxBirdsey: @me We go to Plan B. Sully himself turns into Kevin Love Lite AND Olynyk turns into Dirk 3000 next season

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach 17 Jul 11:35 ET
If someone suggested a sign-and-trade of Eric Bledsoe & Rajon Rondo on a call b/w Ainge and protege Ryan McDonough, who hangs up first?

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Matt Steinmetz @SteinmetzNBA 17 Jul 11:39 ET
Tiger's quickness in stopping his club on backswing to curse at reporters was truly impressive athleticism.

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Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBA 17 Jul 11:45 ET
In what might be the last episode in this year's series of #renouncementfans, Lakers have renounced MarShon Brooks and Andrew Goudelock.

MY NOTE: Man, when the Lakers, trying to bring back Showtime and need bodies on their roster, don't want Brooks you KNOW there's something missing between the kid's ears.

Larry Coon @LarryCoon 17 Jul 11:41 ET
Oldest Bird rights now might be Boston's Roshown McLeod, from 2002.

MY NOTE: Who?

Larry Coon @LarryCoon 17 Jul 11:41 ET
Lakers finally renounced Bird rights to all their old free agents, going back to 2000 (John Salley). Included Karl Maone, Brian Shaw, others

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MY NOTE: At this point, why bother? And, if it has some kind of an effect on salary cap space, then what took them so long? John Salley, Karl Malone and Brian Shaw?

bob

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Bob,

The Lakers haven't been under the salary cap since the days of Salley and Malone.
They now have to renounce those guys because they have cap holds.

by **gyso** Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:57 pm

bob,

You would be surprised who the Celtics have cap holds on.

http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/celtics.jsp

(scroll down to see list)

gyso

by **k_j_88** Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:04 pm

Wow...

Interesting for guys that haven't been around in ages.

KJ

by **RosalieTCeltics** Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:13 pm

Well, does this mean they are still getting a pay check? Good for most of them. There are some on that list that are stealing
They were never viable Celtics but, I guess this is the way teams are able to sign players. They stretch their pay out over years and years almost a second pension check!

Rosalie

by **bobheckler** Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:38 pm

gyso wrote:bob,

You would be surprised who the Celtics have cap holds on.

http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/celtics.jsp

(scroll down to see list)

gyso

gyso,

That IS interesting.

This is a great explanation of cap holds and WHY we have them.

http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/freeagentcapholds.jsp#explanation

bob

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by **bobheckler** Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:54 pm

7/18/14:

Win

Paul Flannery @Pflanns about 39 minutes ago
We need a six team trade to tie up all the loose ends so we can all get on with our summers.

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 2 hours ago
Quote of the year candidate. RT @Rick Bonnell: Stephenson: "I bring more to the table than blowing in someone's ear."

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Paul Flannery @Pflanns about 6 hours ago
Wait, Jimmer and Austin Rivers are on the same team? This has to be some kind of leftover Doc/Danny fever dream from 2012.

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bob

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