We could possibly see Hunter Greene also develop into a successful two way player

So Kyrie will have to wait another year to win a playoff game sans LeBron. The real question is whether he will opt out of his contract at the end of next season and what team will risk giving him the max. His career could potentially be hampered like the other trade requestee superstars( Deron Williams, Penny…

It’s actually a double edged sword, in that the MLS helps the other CONCACAF teams develop their players. The very best players in Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad etc have always chosen to play in Europe sometimes at the expense of returning to their national teams. MLS allows the other CONCACAF players who are raw to…

“Come on guy. They lost to Trinidad and Tobago. The United States. We shouldn’t lose to Trinidad and Tobago at anything. ANYTHING. If you don’t think that’s at least a little bit hilarious, well, I don’t know what to tell you. If England ever loses to Bermuda, you’d never stop laughing.” 

He’s a perfectly average coach who’s benefitted from having a large payroll and great scouting. I’m surprised he didn’t get fired last season after pinch running Steven Wright(who promptly got injured) and shaking up the batting order a week before the playoff series against Cleveland.

I agree, it has been a very smug attitude to neither 1) have a secondary style of play that most players can fit into 2) adequately sign players who can fit into the rapidly aging tiki taka style

No Bradley, Crowder nor Amir Johnson. Their best defenders at the 2,3 and 4 and they also happened to shot the three really well last season. I can’t take anyone seriously who says that this won’t be an issue next year.

Kyrie will have to average 30ppg and the Celtics will have to get the number 1 seed and beat the Cavs for this trade to make sense for the Celtics. Otherwise, the following season he’s an expiring contract looking longingly at his market of choice.

Travelling alone is the 1st worldiest of problems. You get to operate at your own schedule and all you need to do is sidle up to the most touristy watering hole while your there and strike up conversations.

“This is indisputably true: Tottenham do not pay market rate, because the market rate is absurd. Spurs not only lack the ability to pay outsized transfer fees for name-brand players, but also—and in this case even more crucially—cannot afford to match the weekly wages that those players would get almost anywhere else.”

Carmelo is a sunk cost to the Knicks winning ability. His leaving for nothing aka $25 million in freed up cap space is better than trading him for crappy contracts.

LeBron’s too smart to ever play in the Western Conference. He will probably do a sign and trade with the Heat or take his banana boat buddies to Brooklyn since the Nets has location, cap space and, most importantly, a very good front office (Sean Marks/Kenny Atkinson).

Nothing has changed for the Cavs as far as making the finals. When they trade Kyrie, they will surely get 1 or 2 players who can play on both sides of the ball.

A “competent” Knicks front office would simply inform him that he’s not going to be traded and force Carmelo’s hand to opt out at the end of this season.

I’m more excited for the Deadspin hot takes than the actual “fight” TBH

I’m just here for the inevitable, “NBA players are overpaid and soft today” cranky old man comment

Lukaku carried them as far as he could to 7th place last season. Sandro Ramirez and Rooney could potential score 30 combined goals but the real winner here is Everton’s bank accounts: £75 million + the anticipated money from Rooney shirt sales and sponsorships. This could potentially vault Everton to a Tottenham…

They were on expiring contracts because they weren’t offered any extensions to my knowledge (Johnson and Olynyk subsequently signed below market deals). Ainge could have tried to sign them to extensions and reserve the right to trade them for a star player. I’m pretty sure the Pacers would have been more willing to…

Which is why they shouldn’t have waffled the last two years in trading for better NBA players.

It’s more like a Morris + Hayward for Bradley, Olynyk, Amir Johnson, Jonas Jerebko and a 2nd round pick..