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lol......so you're an extrovert huh? Welcome. 9 years!?!? Reminds of an old joke: How can you tell an extrovert on a crowded elevator? He's the one looking at everyone else's shoes. Ba dump dump

No that is a picture of the Tank vs. Sustained build discussion. If I were Ferry: I wouldn't be on this board right now lol I would stop all mover right now Play out the first half of this upcoming season guage where we are in the more competitive east Hope Horf, Sap, and Teague show out Sell high if we aren't in the mix to the contenders If we are in the mix then you ignore the earlier parts of this and cast your lots in the playoffs.

I mean he has to be better than he was in the playoffs right? Another injured player that could be much better after a summer of healing.

No thank you sir..

And what did that do for us lol? They lost in the first round. Folks need to learn to let things play out before they make broad statements. I've heard the doom and gloom since Ferry came aboard. We have achieved at the same level as any of the preceding years(save last year do to injury). Again this year we are on track to be 40+ wins and playoffs, but with a better brand of basketball and more flexibility. That is all you can ask in this market. Show me Chicago's AD Jordan trophy? Show me Miami win one without Shaq or Lebron. Show me Boston win a title without Bird or Garnett. It doesn't happen and I don't care if Jerry West or __________ is your GM.

http://elitedaily.com/sports/this-what-nba-would-look-like-if-every-star-went-home-like-lebron-james-photos/663531/

Lakers- Swaggy P and Lin(by trade) Houston- keeping their own Washington- Keeping their own Miami- Lost the King Chicago- nobody yet see a pattern here?

Yeah well when you are one of a few(Like 5) franchises that operated at a loss even with the profit sharing........ http://www.11alive.com/video/1706563051001/0/New-Hawks-GM-Danny-Ferry don't act surprised...

Y'all are crazy.... 2014-2015 23,180,790 - - 23,180,790 2015-2016 24,894,863 - - 24,894,863

Forget Lebron my day has officially been made.... Steve freak'n Holman!

I'm calling it now Wade to the LACHERS(Lakers will be bum knee central).

That is what I was saying. CLE can sign and trade him to us. Ok Thanks.

Thanks, what about a sign and trade? Can they do that?

Ok my keyboard is done lol. Cheap talent(sort of)

PG: Unc Drew SG: Wiggins SF: Deng PF: Lebron In the smaller east he could def play against SAP Young J Smith types.

If Deng was looking to go to Miami why wouldn't he go back to CLE if Lebron goes home? Also, that might open the door for a Bennett trade, Would we want him? Can CLE sign and trade Deng to us for Salmons and some fodder?

You're in my prayers. Hope for best outcome possible.

The rumor is the Heat want Chris Bosh to leave so they can pursue Melo or Monroe.

Maybe Bud looks at him as a homeless man's Timmy.

I hate to say it, but the Patriots one is slick. I would rock that.

Good post. There is a misconception about whom signs these top tier guys. I guess deep down what I really want is a little validation. I like what DF/Bud are doing. I just hoped maybe these top guys would tip their hats a bit and acknowledge the changes around here. If the top guys sat down with us it at least it would make me think the NBA as a whole is on board. No chicken little, but even the prettiest likes to be flirted with from time to time.

Perhaps, but don't you at least have to sit down with Lebron? Beyond the on court talent, this team needs ticket sales and a presence. Lebron answers all three. Even if it is just a procedural thing. I don't know, just tired of this team being overlooked.

This summer has done it for me. I don't get it. It is so depressing that the big name guys won't even talk to us. I could see not choosing us, but to not even listen is just damning. We are a respectable franchise. We win. We have money and we have talent. But, these guys treat us like the flat chested tomboy around the pool. Nobody knows what it will take. The media is coming around, but the players think we are invisible. My friends will this ever change? Are we destined to B+ talent? Will we ever have one of "the" guys?

Winning Culture...I like that!

ESPN IMG Greg Monroe has a lot of admirers, however those teams are leery of tendering an offer sheet as the Detroit Pistons will likely match it. Monroe, according to the Detroit Free Press, probably wishes he could play on a new team this coming season. Vince Ellis writes: "The situation started last summer when the Pistons (unwisely) tossed a four-year, $54-million deal at Atlanta Hawks free agent Josh Smith. ... they signed Smith — basically telling Monroe to chill for a bit. You can understand Monroe feeling betrayed. Smith plays the same position and took the money he feels he had been promised." Monroe's agent, David Falk, is seeking a max contract and if he gets that done via an offer sheet the Pistons will have three days to match. There is also the possibility for Monroe to just sign his $5,479,934 qualifying offer which would make him an unrestricted free agent in 2015 when the forward/center will have plenty of teams lining up to pay him big bucks. Ellis suggests the best solution might be for Monroe to sign a short high-dollar contract which could make him a free agent in 2016 or 2017. Unless the Pistons can trade Smith, Monroe's time with the Pistons is likely not for the long-term.