The Goat Pen

From Casey re Rudy Gay. “If you look at his career, it has steadily gone down,” Casey said. “He has complained about his eyes, he tried to wear goggles, and that didn’t work. He is supposed to be wearing contacts, and he didn’t like the contacts, he didn’t like having anything on his eyes. So they e...

those 5 on 5's on ESPN can rarely agree on everything so I had to chuckle when I read this one.... 3. Who's the most overrated small forward in the NBA? Cavan: Rudy Gay. Few players personify the stats-eye test divide better than the supremely talented -- and supremely flawed -- Raptors wing. Where ...

yeah, MJ really burned him with that shot.

I don't think the Pistons are laughable... and I also think they could be as high as 5 if all the stars aligned..... they are definitely better... BUT, the line up is flawed. It's like the Raps trading for Gay. A desparation move to remain slightly better than a lottery team. I don't think that it i...

good read

http://nba.si.com/2013/07/19/jonas-vala ... =uk_t11_a5

the dunk he had in traffic (with 3 guys within 2 feet of him) and getting fouled was pretty impressive.

wow, quite a day for Brian Colangelo..... first Lieweke has an ego filled news conference to say how he's going to make all the MLSE teams champions (yeah, never heard that one before) and then tell the world that he demoted his current employee because "I didn't get along with the GM".......

wont be a tank until we unload Lowry... and then Gay.

but, I gotta admit.... I had no idea who Stone or Byucks were before these signings. Makes me laugh. I feel like I might still have a chance to make the NBA with the way the Raps are hiring right now.

awesome... we beat the other teams to the punch looking for our BACK UP PG.

3 whole teams wanted this guy... at the most demanding positions in the game.... 3rd string PG.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... th-Raptors

after next season, he knows he won't have much choice. especially if they did sign players he couldn't stop.

LeBron has the ego to want to be a Laker. He doesn't have the mental make up of Kobe, Magic, Shaq, Wilt, or Kareem..... but he has the ego to think he can make a similar impact. I could ABSOLUTELY see him signing as a FA there. LA is positioned nicely to grab him and another top notch FA and convinc...

maybe some of the hockey fans will like the Raps more but I can't support dirty play.... hard, aggressive, work your butt off play.... absolutely. undercutting, cheap shots, body checks.... no thanks. like i said, some nights i will probably like his play but, i suspect, on most nights i am just gon...

re - Dwight was hurt last year and still made a difference on the court

I personally didn't see that.... maybe it's because I expected him to have the kind of impact he did in Orlando but he often seemed confused or disinterested imo.

I don't know if I agree with you bklyn but I know I don't disagree. the guy I saw in the last couple seasons in Orlando (except for the last couple months he was sulking) was dominant. I don't think two good players at his salary could bring what THAT Dwight brought. So, I don't know if it's the inj...

great.... we just signed a thug. I am sure the odd night I will like Hansborough but I think he is probably the dirtiest player in the league.

I think Dwight has a lot to prove next year. He looked like a coward in LA which really surprised me. Next year's free agent class is very solid but most of the players bklyn did mention are all still tied to their rookie contracts so they are options (which still technically makes them a free agent...

i got a trade that I think is fair... what's your thoughts? Even after signing Smith/Bynum, the Pistons should still have almost 7m in cap space. Less than 3M could be used to make this deal work so they could still sign the other 2 bodies they need to fill out their roster with 4M of that of that 7...

and sorry, I meant Josh playing a perimeter oriented 3.... if you have an inside game like Detroit will have (ie. two legitimate front court players), Smith is going to sit on the perimeter and chuck 3's.

I think signing Josh Smith was just a bad move. You end out stifling one of your future assets because if the plan is to put Smith at 3.... have fun.... he will be hoisting jumpers all year long. I think you have to give minutes to Drummond when your team is so far removed from the playoffs but I su...

actually I am surprised they haven't thought of Mexico.....probably for the safety reasons you mentioned but it seems like Mexico City would have to have at least 20K fans that would support an NBA team with that size of population.

I am not sure if you agreed with me or disagreed...lol. you started off sounding like you disagreed and then pretty much summed up everything I felt.... that the NBA knows there is only so much money in it's own country... but there is a ton of it worldwide. I think they would love nothing better th...