"Tellem might try to direct Embiid to a certain franchise and not have him go through a physical or interview for any team but the team he wants Embiid to play for next season"
Probably unjustified but this kind of shit drives me up a wall. It is not good enough that this fucking guy is going to make tens of millions putting a ball into a hoop but he has to pick the team he will play for too? Gimme a break. If I am a GM and this guy will not consent to a physical and/or an interview I figure he has got something to hide and I tell him to go fuck himself. If this stuff is true, I hope he drops into the second round**.
**I know he will not drop into the second round.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by traderdave » Wed May 21, 2014 14:33:33
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by Houshphandzadeh » Wed May 21, 2014 14:33:57
afraid to listen to her probably god awful song though
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by MoBettle » Wed May 21, 2014 14:44:21
traderdave wrote:"Tellem might try to direct Embiid to a certain franchise and not have him go through a physical or interview for any team but the team he wants Embiid to play for next season"
Probably unjustified but this kind of shit drives me up a wall. It is not good enough that this fucking guy is going to make tens of millions putting a ball into a hoop but he has to pick the team he will play for too? Gimme a break. If I am a GM and this guy will not consent to a physical and/or an interview I figure he has got something to hide and I tell him to go fuck himself. If this stuff is true, I hope he drops into the second round**.
**I know he will not drop into the second round.
Well yeah, that's what he wants, for the teams he doesn't meet with to not draft him.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by Grotewold » Wed May 21, 2014 14:47:26
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by JFLNYC » Wed May 21, 2014 15:00:46
Pretty damn uppity of these guys trying to dictate where they'll live.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by WilliamC » Wed May 21, 2014 15:04:30
JFLNYC wrote:Pretty damn uppity of these guys trying to dictate where they'll live.
If they got to pick out of the gate everyone would take their talents to South Beach.
Do it again!
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by Soren » Wed May 21, 2014 15:10:57
Olivia Meadows, your "emotional poltergeist"
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by JFLNYC » Wed May 21, 2014 15:12:16
I understand the ostensible rationale for sports drafts, but the fact of the matter is they're combinations in restraint of trade more designed to hold down salaries than to foster competition and we wink at their illegality in the name of sport.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by BigEd76 » Wed May 21, 2014 15:16:00
WilliamC wrote:She looked really hot. A private "wtf" moment because I can't say out loud in public "BigEd was full of shit"
Wait, are we talking about Indian girl or Bucks girl?
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by lethal » Wed May 21, 2014 15:16:54
JFLNYC wrote:I understand the ostensible rationale for sports drafts, but the fact of the matter is they're combinations in restraint of trade more designed to hold down salaries than to foster competition and we wink at their illegality in the name of sport.
They're not illegal if they're collectively bargained with the union. The other parts of your statement are true, but you know the motivation of the NBA union guys, it looks like they want to suppress top end salaries and entry level salaries and help the middle class salaries. They don't care much about the fringe guys.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by JFLNYC » Wed May 21, 2014 15:19:50
lethal wrote:JFLNYC wrote:I understand the ostensible rationale for sports drafts, but the fact of the matter is they're combinations in restraint of trade more designed to hold down salaries than to foster competition and we wink at their illegality in the name of sport.
They're not illegal if they're collectively bargained with the union. The other parts of your statement are true, but you know the motivation of the NBA union guys, it looks like they want to suppress top end salaries and entry level salaries and help the middle class salaries. They don't care much about the fringe guys.
You're forgetting that the human beings being drafted are not members of the union.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by WilliamC » Wed May 21, 2014 15:22:32
BigEd76 wrote:WilliamC wrote:She looked really hot. A private "wtf" moment because I can't say out loud in public "BigEd was full of #$!&@"
Wait, are we talking about Indian girl or Bucks girl?
Both were nice. Just wasn't expecting any surprises after your roundup.
Do it again!
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by MoBettle » Wed May 21, 2014 15:24:03
JFLNYC wrote:lethal wrote:JFLNYC wrote:I understand the ostensible rationale for sports drafts, but the fact of the matter is they're combinations in restraint of trade more designed to hold down salaries than to foster competition and we wink at their illegality in the name of sport.
They're not illegal if they're collectively bargained with the union. The other parts of your statement are true, but you know the motivation of the NBA union guys, it looks like they want to suppress top end salaries and entry level salaries and help the middle class salaries. They don't care much about the fringe guys.
You're forgetting that the human beings being drafted are not members of the union.
It's a very interesting dynamic. The age limit too.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by lethal » Wed May 21, 2014 15:25:38
JFLNYC wrote:lethal wrote:JFLNYC wrote:I understand the ostensible rationale for sports drafts, but the fact of the matter is they're combinations in restraint of trade more designed to hold down salaries than to foster competition and we wink at their illegality in the name of sport.
They're not illegal if they're collectively bargained with the union. The other parts of your statement are true, but you know the motivation of the NBA union guys, it looks like they want to suppress top end salaries and entry level salaries and help the middle class salaries. They don't care much about the fringe guys.
You're forgetting that the human beings being drafted are not members of the union.
Wasn't that a Scott Boras argument in one of the lawsuits that he lost?
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by JFLNYC » Wed May 21, 2014 15:28:07
lethal wrote:JFLNYC wrote:lethal wrote:JFLNYC wrote:I understand the ostensible rationale for sports drafts, but the fact of the matter is they're combinations in restraint of trade more designed to hold down salaries than to foster competition and we wink at their illegality in the name of sport.
They're not illegal if they're collectively bargained with the union. The other parts of your statement are true, but you know the motivation of the NBA union guys, it looks like they want to suppress top end salaries and entry level salaries and help the middle class salaries. They don't care much about the fringe guys.
You're forgetting that the human beings being drafted are not members of the union.
Wasn't that a Scott Boras argument in one of the lawsuits that he lost?
Which lawsuit was that?
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by lethal » Wed May 21, 2014 15:32:27
JFLNYC wrote:lethal wrote:JFLNYC wrote:lethal wrote:JFLNYC wrote:I understand the ostensible rationale for sports drafts, but the fact of the matter is they're combinations in restraint of trade more designed to hold down salaries than to foster competition and we wink at their illegality in the name of sport.
They're not illegal if they're collectively bargained with the union. The other parts of your statement are true, but you know the motivation of the NBA union guys, it looks like they want to suppress top end salaries and entry level salaries and help the middle class salaries. They don't care much about the fringe guys.
You're forgetting that the human beings being drafted are not members of the union.
Wasn't that a Scott Boras argument in one of the lawsuits that he lost?
Which lawsuit was that?
I don't recall and it might never have existed. I just remember that there was some argument that a draftee (in some sport) was not a member of the union and therefore not subject to the CBA. It might've been the JD Drew case.
Edit: probably not a lawsuit either.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by Polar Bear Phan » Wed May 21, 2014 15:38:22
traderdave wrote:"Tellem might try to direct Embiid to a certain franchise and not have him go through a physical or interview for any team but the team he wants Embiid to play for next season"
Probably unjustified but this kind of shit drives me up a wall. It is not good enough that this fucking guy is going to make tens of millions putting a ball into a hoop but he has to pick the team he will play for too? Gimme a break. If I am a GM and this guy will not consent to a physical and/or an interview I figure he has got something to hide and I tell him to go fuck himself. If this stuff is true, I hope he drops into the second round**.
**I know he will not drop into the second round.
Yeah, but knowing Tellem, there's a decent chance the team he will want to audition for is the 76ers.
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by Youseff » Wed May 21, 2014 17:21:47
@JaredDudley619
RT @JonesOnTheNBA: Can we please end the NBA draft lottery being "fixed" bs? If this doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. ( true!)
https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/stat ... 8522186752
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Re: 2014 NBA Lottery Thread
by mcare89 » Wed May 21, 2014 17:35:08
Youseff wrote:@JaredDudley619
RT @JonesOnTheNBA: Can we please end the NBA draft lottery being "fixed" bs? If this doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. ( true!)
https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/stat ... 8522186752
Yeah, my phone blew up last night with "THIS SHIT IS RIGGED."
I want to know why they think the NBA loves Cleveland so much. This lottery wasn't their worst case scenario, but it's in the ballpark.
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