The Regime

Jared Sullinger has been really overhyped in college imo. Wasnt the dude a sure lottery pick at one point? I just cant see his game transitioning to the NBA level. He's too overweight and has no athleticism.

Duncan is pretty much a lock to resign with the Spurs. With that said, KG would be a significant upgrade at PF. You pair those two up and your looking at one of the most formidable frontcourts in the NBA even at their respective ages. I still think the Spurs feel they can make one last run at a title so this move would make a lot of sense for them. It'll be hard to sign both, but its not a longshot.

I guess you'll just realize that when OKC wins the NBA title.

I'm not opposed to a Gay-Deng swap either. It would essentially benefit both teams. Also I wouldn't really qualify Deng as an overpaid player. He is highly inconsistent as a #2 option, but his defense is invaluable. He's done an excellent job defending Lebron, and that will come in handy in the long run. I still feel that he has a little bit of upside and hasn't necessarily peaked yet. He's become a better three point shooter compared to last season, and he's the only Bull outside of Rose who can put the ball on the floor and create a shot. Unless the Bulls are upgrading at the position then there is no need to trade him.

The media has been pretty neutral on the series. I would think that the Thunder are slight favorites in the series.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221478/Garnett_On_San_Antonios_Free_Agency_Radar

Bulls took the regular season series 2 games to 1 (one win without Derrick Rose). It's unfair to just assume that a healthy Bulls team couldn't edge them out in a 7 game series. Rose still holds much of the scoring burden but the Bulls offense as a whole is different from last season. Rip adds another scoring dimension and Deng was an improved scorer. The knock on Rose's game was that he was a poor jumpshooter, but I thought he had improved in that department especially from three point range. IF they were healthy this season they could have made a run. If the Pacers had played their cards right they could have upset the Heat. Even the Celtics had a golden oppertunity. The fact is that they Heat aren't as good as people make them out to be. LeBron is a beast, but Wade has declined significantly this season (partly due to his knees) and Bosh is a hit or miss on certain nights. The rest of the roster is full of mediocrity. Miami isn't going to be making any significant roster upgrades as long as the current big three are in tact. Given that I think the Bulls can knock them out considering they have most roster flexibility and ability to strengthen their roster.

I agree. He needs to be more of a playmaker, and less of a scorer. That's when the Thunder are at their best. The Thunder are just playing far better team basketball right now. I see this series going a maximum of six games.

Do people not realize that they look like tools with those things on. Unless you have prescription glasses you shouldn't be wearing them.

Manny landed 100+ more punches, and on top of that they already had a date set for the next fight lol. Way not to make it look rigged.

Fatigue has never been an issue for the Thunder. They've had over a week of rest so your point here is invalid.

There is no way in hell he is going to have a similar impact in the next season. I guarantee that he struggles. Thunder have way more athleticism and length to defend him.

Don't feel sorry for the Celts, but I feel bad for Doc. He was nearly tearing up at the end there. He's had a good run though. Celtics are going to have a really interesting offseason.

The odds aren't even comparable.

I'm surprised the Heat werent able to mount a run while KG was out. Boston is doing an excellent job jumping passing lanes and defending guys tight.

Good European big guys come once in a blue moon. I wouldn't set my expectations to high Rocket fans.

I'm not really sure what the cap situation looks like for the Bulls, but they should probably try to trade for or sign a post player. Outside of Boozer they really dont have anyone as far as playing with their back to the basket. Also they should maybe look into getting a hybrid three/four. Other than that I'm staying put if I'm the Bulls. The core is in place for them to win a championship, it just comes down to health. Rose, Noah, Deng, and Gibson should be untouchable unless they are getting a significant upgrade (not a draft pick).

People keep throwing around the sim league idea but they never work and it that been proven atleast 3-4 times on this site alone.

Both squads are locked in as expected. This game is going to come down to execution and turnovers.

I know lol. So was I.

You finally realized it. Now we can agree that Lebron is a douchebag.

The Sixers seem very adamant in stockpiling picks lol. Considering this trade goes trough that would give them 7, 15, 35, 45, and 54. There were certain points last season that I felt the team was ready to hand over the reigns to Evan Turner. People said that Turner and Iggy couldn't coexist but I thought they faired pretty well in the playoffs. I cant see management trading him especially after what he did this postseason.

Let's just hope Brandon has a change of heart. But the way things have been going lately it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

Spo is getting outcoached once again. He's a goner at the end of this season.

Unless that trade involves Deng and Noah/Gibson there is no reason why we should pull the trigger.