2014 NBA Offseason

[MrCrowesGarden]

I think you Bulls fans will like McDermott even if you don't like the trade. He doesn't have to be open to make a shot, which is his biggest asset. He'll play enough defense that he's not going to be a liability, though he'll never be mistaken for an All-Pro.

[Socnorb11]

I don't know that I agree that he'll play enough defense to not be a liability. The effort is there, but he struggled to defend, from an athletic standpoint, even at Creighton. Against bigger, quicker, stronger players in the NBA, it will be tough to find capable matchups for him on the defensive end of the court.

He'll find ways to score some, though. There's no doubt about that.

[MrCrowesGarden]

I think on a team like the Bulls, his shortcomings can be hidden. I'm not going to push the issue, but it really believe after watching almost all of his college games, he'll be passable.

[Socnorb11]

I think he'll be more than passable, overall. I think he'll be solid. There's no reason he can't be the first guy off the bench to provide some scoring for the Bulls. I don't ever see him in a starting role, but he'll be a good guy to have on the team. I just wasn't sure if he was worth giving up the two picks for......... but the Bulls seem high on him.

[Jocephus]

i thought he was a beast when he was in the MVC, but maybe it was that weak ass competition

cool moment for Isaiah Austin

and good lord, andrew wiggins that suit is awful

[Jocephus]

The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Larry Drew after agreeing to send two second-round draft picks to the Brooklyn Nets to secure the coaching rights to Jason Kidd, sources told ESPN.com on Monday.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11155 ... jason-kidd

[Socnorb11]

The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Larry Drew after agreeing to send two second-round draft picks to the Brooklyn Nets to secure the coaching rights to Jason Kidd, sources told ESPN.com on Monday.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11155 ... jason-kidd

This boggles my mind. Didn't the Nets actually regress last year, under Kidd?

[Jocephus]

[Socnorb11]

The Nets reportedly will have a $144 million loss over the 2013-14 season, according to Grantland.com.

[MrSaigon]

Zach Lowe directly and indirectly on how effed up everything is in CBA and cap space:
http://grantland.com/features/nba-free- ... ron-james/

I really, really hope LeBron starts entertaining/teasing other teams. Who knows what might shake out if he does. We got Thomas Robinson for basically free last year in that kind of environment. But when Bosh, and especially Wade opted out, I think the Heat signal was sent.