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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TX6o7R8LSg One of my favorite diss songs of all time. Not nearly the best, and it hurts that it wasn't against a rapper with actual talent. But this was a big beef back around 2004, and Eminem puts him out with this one (before this he dissed Benzino in Bully, Invasion Pt. I, II, III, and The Sauce). From 2:20 on is just awesome lol.

He is a power forward...he gets DOMINATED defensively at the 5. He's better offensively at Center because he is a mismatch in the PnR (seriously as good as any big man in the PnR), but defensively he provides no pressure against players in the post and lets players easily back him down. He is talented enough of a scorer to adjust at PF and still make a big impact.

Davis can't win or dominate a game by himself, he doesn't have that much talent. He can make an impact and score off the bench, but that's it. And the next few games he's a no-show, because if he isn't scoring, he's not doing much. Varejao is statistically a much better rebounder (by both TRB% and RP36min), much better defender, and he shoots far better than Davis (who has shot below 45% each of the last 2 seasons). People are REALLY overrating Davis and Robinson after the Finals, especially Davis. You have to look at the whole picture, not just select moments.

Miller would be terrific on the Lakers, but they need a backup PG extremely badly. Earl Watson doesn't look so bad now...

LeBron basically had the MVP locked up by January...

Varejao. Davis' game on both offense and defense comes and goes, Varejao will always give you very consistently great defense and finishes around the basket very well.

Didn't he have like 18 rebounds in a playoff game against the Kings back in like the 2001 or 2002 playoffs?

See, I think you guys are looking too much into his "athletic" prime rather than his actual playing prime. If we want to go by how fast he can run or how high he can jump, he was never really the same after '05-'06. But, the beauty of Kobe is that every year he adds to his game and improves a basketball skill. Remember, before the injuries last year he started the season out on fire. The stats took a hit because he had to retool his game to accomodate his injuries, which he did and which is why he had arguably the best post-season of his career.

The difference is that Pierce and Dirk are older and for the most part , their value is still very high. RJ is only 30 and his value has never been this low, and he's entering a FA class that is flooded with top talent. I'm sure if he played well next season he would get just as lucrative of a contract on top of the $15M he would be getting this year (which could be the kind of money he'll be making in 2.5-3 years if he signs a longer contract this offseason).

I don't think age should be a factor. Amare is like a year older and has only one more year of NBA experience. Injuries are a different story, but again I don't think it should be much of a factor. He's been healthy since 2006 except that freak eye injury, which he now wears goggles for. I'd pick Bosh, though. He's a much better rebounder, better in iso situations, has more moves, and he's also a considerably better defender.

Yes, Kobe is in his prime, although at the tail-end. Before Game 7 against the Celtics, he was having his best post-season ever despite a busted finger and hurting knee.

Meh...he hasn't shot 43% from the field or 29% from 3 either of the last 2 seasons. He's not a bad bench player, and will certainly be affordable, but I don't think it'd be a great fit.

I think he'll give Spoelstra a trial run and at the first sign of trouble he'll be back on the bench. Even though Riley is without a doubt the better coach, I like Spoelstra and want to see what he can do with actual talent.

I love Ron, but this is just plain stupid.

Very, very smart move from a financial standpoint. And not only will another year of of developing these young players help make Sacramento a mure lucrative destination, but seeing what Cousins can do on an NBA level will help them make a better informed decision on what future FA's will fit in best.

Very important for the Bucks to resign him, he's a great complimentary player who can produce. I'm very curious to see how Maggette will fit in, though.

Head says Chicago, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Prokhorov and Jay-Z sell LeBron on all the things they can offer him off the court, and also on the nice young talent they already have (likely along with the promise that they'll land another big-name FA). Nets.

SIX YEAR MAX DEAL?!? Wow. The only thing that could make this better is if they work out a sign-and-trade with the Knicks and they get stuck with that horrible contract, and then they don't get LeBron/Wade/Bosh or Melo

Yeah I'm pretty sure that's tampering. But honestly, Melo is their best shot at getting a true superstar in the next few years. Now that Nuggets are willing to field offers, it's the perfect time to pull the trigger.

Lowry isn't worth the full MLE. He is a very inefficient scorer and simply can't shoot (sub-40% last year from the field, 27% from 3). And it's not like he has great PG abilities to make-up for that, especially on the Lakers where he will get a lot of open jumpers. But they will need to find some PG though, especially with Farmar gone. I'm not saying that Lowry would be any worse than Farmar because he wouldn't, and getting him would be an upgrade. But he doesn't fill some of the holes the Lakers need, which is why I wouldn't offer him the full MLE unless it was the last option.

O'Neal is fine at Center. He's not the twig he once was when he was on the Blazers/early Pacers years. Last year as the Heat Center the team had one of the best defenses in the league, outrebounded teams (without having any rebounder over 8.8RPG), and out-blocked teams by over 1 full block per game. He's very capable of playing Center. He doesn't grab a ton of boards anymore, but he's a very good defender.

Besides his passing/court vision, which is extremely underrated, you would HATE T-Mac if he comes into next season in similar shape that he was on the Knicks. He just couldn't move last year...like, at all. He couldn't even finish that wide-open fastbreak dunk 2 years ago on the Rockets, and now he's about 15lbs heavier and been through microfracture surgery. Somehow his shooting manages to get worse and worse every year, and he was already just an average defender when he was arguably the most athletic/talented player in the league. You seem to be very focused on defense, shooting and toughness...unless he bathes in the fountain of youth every night and manages to work his [expletive] off in the off-season, you'll get none of that from him.

No team will give him the oppertunity to be a lead guy from either a basketball or financial standpoint, at least not after last season. His best chance of getting some personal value would be to stay with the Spurs next season, play better, and enter a far more diluted FA class next offseason.

If the Lakers are willing to go for Bell, who had the most publicized feud with Kobe besides Shaq, then I'm sure they won't have a problem going for Barnes.

That's so sick haha. After being a laughing stock for so many years here in NJ, I've never been so excited for the future of this team. Youth, cap room, owners with respectibility and a vision...love it.