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If this team plays to its full potential, I think Eastern Conference Finals is a possibility. I think the X factor is Myles Turner. If he can really work on his game and become a 20/10 guy, this team can reach the ECF. The loss of Lance's energy and hustle might also hurt, but can be overcome.

I agree. If he's so adamant about playing in LA, he can either go to the Lakers and be in LeBron's shadow, or go to the Clippers who aren't going to be competitive in the West and will still be in LeBron's LA shadow

There's a lot that could change. Paul George seemed adamant about going to LA, then re-signed in OKC. Depending on how the Raptors do, he could re-sign. I think the chances of him re-signing in Toronto would have been higher had they kept Casey as their head coach, but that's another issue. I think Toronto's perspective is as follows. They won nearly 60 games last year and were atop the Eastern Conference. Now that LeBron is gone, they have a real shot at making the Finals. If it works out for them, great. Maybe they can even re-sign Leonard in what is actually a big market. If it doesn't and he leaves after this year, they still have a majority of their young pieces in place and can rebuild or reset without DeRozan's contract holding them back. I really don't like how DeRozan was told to his face that he wouldn't be traded and then he was, but there might be other details to that. And if it's around January or February and the team is doing very poorly because of chemistry issues or whatever, they know Kawhi is fine playing for the Clippers or the Lakers, so perhaps they can start some sort of bidding war between those two franchises.

A lot of EA's games have been really bad. NHL and Madden are among the worst. They don't have competition, so they don't care to improve their games. You're really just paying for a $60 roster update year after year.

There's no promise that Boogie comes back as the old Boogie. He could be very slow, unathletic, unexplosive, etc. With that said, I don't think he'll have trouble fitting in with the team. He knows a lot of the players from his Team USA time and I think his character is much better when he's surrounded by talented players. A lot of what we saw in Sacramento was frustration by having to do everything for the team. I'm sure he also understands and respects the structure the Warriors have and knows he needs them more than they need him. Did the Warriors do this because they're scared of LeBron in LA? Or were they simply just trying to improve regardless of what else is going on?

It's certainly possible. You never know how a guy will respond in a new situation with a new team. That's what happened to Oladipo, even though a lot of people were writing him off. Not saying it'll happen for sure, but for a young guy like him, he could certainly show some growth to his game

Tavares signs with the Leafs, 7 years, $77 mil. The Leafs are gonna have some real cap trouble in a few years

I don't know much about Holiday, but this seems like a good pick to me. Seems to me like a better Joe Young. I like the pick

Eagles win their first Super Bowl Caps win their first Stanley Cup Astros win their first World Series What's next?

@NorthernBlue That photo says it all!!!

@NorthernBlue Is tonight the night?!?!

A smart, responsible, and properly thinking President wouldn't have an entire team decline his invitation in the first place. No other President in history has had this issue, regardless of their political views. The amount of inaccurate statements and flat out lies in this post is mind-boggling. Conservatives are more accepting of those who think differently...he says as he calls those who think differently loud and intolerant. Also, if your beliefs are things that are reasonable and rational, you would have no reason to worry about backlash. There are plenty of views on the left and the right that are sound and rational and there are plenty of views on the left and right that are absurd and unrealistic.

Maybe there's a reason 10 or less of them would go?

THIS IS THE YEAR!!! As fun as it would be to see them win on home ice, win game 5 and let Ovie hoist the cup

This guy proposes the following trade: Pacers receive: Kemba Walker, Tyler Zeller Hornets receive: Al Jefferson, Darren Collison, Domantas Sabonis, 23rd pick This could give the Pacers a trio of Oladipo/Walker/Turner, all of whom are still under 30 years old. I don't love losing Sabonis, but if the Pacers can get Walker to re-sign to a long term deal, it could be a really good trade