Even with a new coach OKC will good KD is arguably the best player in the league when healthy. Dude even avg like 25ppg on 50%+ last season and he was dealing with a bad foot in the games he played
They barely had a coach at all before. At worst the coaching will have no effect on record. They have 2 top 5 players and another top 20 player, they're stacked.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mark Cuban is hanging out with Chandler Parsons, Richard Jefferson and others in a Manhattan Beach bar. Safe to assume RJ returns to Mavs.</p>— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/617061411416580097">July 3, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">do not doubt this man <a href="http://t.co/uJCnjfjU3T">pic.twitter.com/uJCnjfjU3T</a></p>— James Herbert (@outsidethenba) <a href="https://twitter.com/outsidethenba/status/617061533630107649">July 3, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
KD is ****ing ridiculous, he may very well be the best player in the league next year. To say they are anything but one of the 3 best teams in the league is insane.
My guess is if the Clips just close us out in the 4th quarter of game 6, DeAndre resigns with the Clips. Haha.
A core of CP3/Blake will keep them in the playoffs, no doubt. Houston, GSW, OKC, SA, Memphis are all better at this point, but I still think LA is ahead of PHX and Dallas, maybe even with NOLA. Also - teams should sleep on Utah. I think they will be in the running for a 7/8 seed as it stands now.
Man, the fact that the Rockets pretty much lead to the demise of the LA Clippers is pretty satisfying. If the Clippers would have, as expected, beat the Rockets after going up 3-1 then they would still be intact probably. Now, they lost DJ and replaced Barnes with Crazy Lance and Old Man Pierce. Paul Reddick / Lance Pierce / Lance Griffin Big Baby Davis? (LOLOLOLOL)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If true I don't see why someone signs with a team that might not make playoffs and have 0% chance of winning a championship...</p>— Spencer Rivers (@Srivers25) <a href="https://twitter.com/Srivers25/status/617062185357996032">July 3, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The longer this #LAnightMARe goes on...the more devastating it would be for the Rockets if the miss out...and as servicable FA's are getting mopped up by teams... Pretty surprised that Brewer and Smith werent aggressively targeted yet...
How I see the the teams in the west shaping out (If LMA goes to Spurs) Spurs Warriors OKC Rockets Grizzles (big fight between Clips, Suns, Pels and Mavs)
Not entirely sure Dame REALLY wants LMA back. Dame wants the Blazers to be HIS team and Aldridge was in Portland first and has been the biggest player in town. With Aldridge gone it clearly Dame's team.
So there's a chance of a 3-team S&T deal between IND/LAC/DAL? Monta - IND Hibbert - LAC DJ - DAL Hibbert wouldn't be that bad of a downgrade, but doesn't Hibbert hate Lance Stephenson?
