J.R. Smith has literally been shanghaied away for the foreshortened 2011-2012 NBA season: rolling ILH sandbox thread

btw just overheard a group of teenage boys discussing the knicks on the way back from picking up my laundry, direct quote: 'nigga we got iman shumpert'

BreakingNews Breaking News
NBA reportedly blocks 2nd Chris Paul trade deal to LA Clippers; sources say package wasn't enough - @NYDNsports nydn.us/v3PihI
1 minute ago

this shits getting out of control, making the breaking news tweets

btw just overheard a group of teenage boys discussing the knicks on the way back from picking up my laundry, direct quote: 'nigga we got iman shumpert'

― Cooper Chucklebutt, Monday, December 12, 2011 1:39 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

well i guess that is technically true...

what team will the nba allow paul to play for?

• raptors
• timberwolves
• georgia tech
• sable palm elementary school

I thought the Raptors had died.

http://memegenerator.net/cache/instances/400x/11/11925/12212032.jpg

what team will the nba allow paul to play for?

• raptors
• timberwolves
• georgia tech
• sable palm elementary school

• cavs

ah!

:-(

https://twitter.com/#!/si_vault/status/146315774691250176/photo/1

:-(

jesus fn christ greg plz let us move on w/our lives

better? http://i.imgur.com/PyVK6.jpg

ho ho hoden

Another medical retirement seems in order here. Can't he get a note from his doctor that would satisfy the insurance company's lawyers?

all of sudden...
pacers is awesome

what happen? (pacers)

nets "debating" whether to put a claim in for chauncey billups in amnesty circus.

not sure why they'd do that. they have dwill, and they need money to get dwight howard. billups has no trade value, because he's made clear he'll retire if he's dealt to an insufficiently competitive team (e.g., a howard-less magic).

wait so can teams over the salary cap not put in a bid at all for amnesty guys? im still confused on how this thing works. im guessing they cant because i assume some contender (celts, lakers, mavs??) would be all over a minimum bid for chauncey even as a third guard or injury insurance

also can i just looool at the TWOLVES swooping in for barea, that dude is only useful in the exact situation he was in for the mavs (change-of-pace third guard on a slow, old, contending team with guard depth)

like, really, you just paid a dude 5m a year to block rubio from seeing the court

it appears the nets are playing a very calculating game:

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA -- If Orlando believes signing Billups could help keep Dwight Howard, clearly Nets are suggesting: Well, maybe Big Shot won't be a free agent.

billups isn't going to orlando as a free-agent, anyway. and billups -- at 35 -- isn't keeping howard in orlando for any length of time.

Twolves GM to Rubio: "You're our guy. Leave europe and come play here". Twolves GM under his breath: "You will pay for jilting me."

also can i just looool at the TWOLVES swooping in for barea, that dude is only useful in the exact situation he was in for the mavs (change-of-pace third guard on a slow, old, contending team with guard depth)

― concussion section, Monday, December 12, 2011 4:32 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark

david kahn made the decision that the wolves needed another point guard - you don't question david kahn about point guards

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA -- Y! Sources: Hornets GM Dell Demps a "spectator" in basketball decisions. Stern's deputies running Chris Paul talks.

what's the t-wolves story?

JJ Barea should buy Dirk a thank you gift.

well, maybe i was wrong about dwight howard maybe staying in orlando if they land billups. hm.

man if this shit is true magic are srsly taking advantage of dwights good nature, what a crap org

you mentioned it in an earlier post but if billups is claimed he can't be traded for the rest of the season

sam_amick Sam Amick
Source says former UCLA guard and 43rd pick in the draft, Malcolm Lee, has signed a 3-yr guaranteed deal with Minnesota.
12 minutes ago

must be a point guard

good lord that is wacky

kahn is such a weird gm

he's a SG btw

undersized?

nah, he's 6' 5"

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft/results/players?id=19274&_slug_=malcolm-lee&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fdraft%2fresults%2fplayers%3fid%3d19274%26_slug_%3dmalcolm-lee

also undercover brother wasn't bad

there's nothing wrong with the Lee deal if he's been amazing in camp. Unorthodox but fine.

I like how the league quietly allowed the Wolves to retain the rights to Ngombo to save them the embarrassment of making officially the worst second round pick ever.

chauncey to the clippers

LOL U MAD BRO

johnhollinger John Hollinger
Sources have told Tony Allen's Twitter account that Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush are headed to Memphis, presumably for O.J. Mayo.
40 seconds ago

free chauncey billups.

Release him, foul Clippers

good trade for both teams imo

kpelton Kevin Pelton
Now the truth comes out: Tony Allen is everyone's source.
5 minutes ago

tony allen's twitter is very upbeat!! what the hell does his handle mean tho

like whenever it seems like the insanity might be slowing down, tony allen breaks a nonexistent trade on his twitter and then blames mike conley

I'm glad they've handed stewardship of the Hornets over to Stu Jackson. His sterling record as Grizzlies GM from 1994 to 2000 assures me that he's the right guy for the job.

player/owner war of attrition continues:

The NBA sent a letter to Andy Miller, Billups’ agent, on Monday morning, warning him there could be consequences for Billups if he fails to live up to his professional obligations with a team that claims him off waivers, a league source said.

Miller had sent a letter to multiple NBA teams encouraging them not to put in a claim on Billups, and Billups told Yahoo! Sports that he could become a problem for a team that did so. The NBA reacted in strong terms, warning Billups he wasn’t allowed to usurp the amnesty process. Clearly, the NBA is on a mission to get a tighter grip on player movement.

missed the Mavs signing VINCE CARTER to the full midlevel
wtf omg w/e

lol