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

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

the players should just all simultaneously retire on Friday.

I like the theory that Prokhorov just bought the Nets to establish a presence in the West so assassinating him would be more scandalous.

lol

yeah. running against vladamir putin seems like an unwise career move.

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds -- I'm just going to presumptively say that Chris Paul talks will fall apart at least 209 times tonight, then he will be traded to the Dodgers.

Martell Webster out indefinitely after back surgery. David Kahn bats 1.000, doesn't he?

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just to baptize this thread

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yes!

lol @ no more hive dollars

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yo dawgs is there a ILH fantasy league or wut

omg this happened this summer:

"Kahn reports (Wesley Johnson's) pecs and biceps are looking firm and bigger just from his training this offseason thus far"

sexy

welcome back, nba

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yo dawgs is there a ILH fantasy league or wut

― Matt Armstrong, Monday, December 12, 2011 9:02 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark

you didnt get the email?

I just started posting on here this week. I've tried to stay out of ILH because I will inevitably lead to insane arguments. But I couldn't resist after Sternmageddon.