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Started by TheNorm, July 01, 2018, 01:20:06 PM

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John Tavares leaves the Islanders to sign with the Maple Leafs, 7 years @ $77million. Him and Auston Matthews are going to be dangerous.
"But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention. And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the negro poor has worsened over the last twelve or fifteen years. It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice and humanity." - Martin Luther King, Jr

TheNorm

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Watch out, there's going to be a ton of people proclaiming they were Lakers fans all along coming out of the woodwork the next few days.  ::)

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23967725/lebron-james-joining-los-angeles-lakers-4-year-1533-million-deal

For the record, unlike 8 years ago I don't fault Lebron one bit for leaving the Cavs this time. Dan Gilbert surrounded him with garbage this last year and didn't look like things would turn around much this year.

That being said, I don't know which storyline is going to be funnier to watch: the interaction between Lavar Ball and Lebron (they've clashed in the past since Lavar just doesn't seem to know when to shut the fuck up), or when the Laker fanbase gets slapped back to reality by the fact that even with all the additions they've made, they still aren't good enough to beat Golden State, Houston, and probably even OKC. That Western Conference is going to be a slugfest.

Anyway, in the meantime...

https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/1013610150337400838
https://twitter.com/AceAnbender/status/1013578065832824832
https://twitter.com/jonmachota/status/1013583687458402305
https://twitter.com/max_olson/status/1013620168763813888
https://twitter.com/jlindseyDQ/status/1013599324809388032
https://twitter.com/nihilist_arbys/status/1013604492477124608
"But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention. And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the negro poor has worsened over the last twelve or fifteen years. It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice and humanity." - Martin Luther King, Jr

rollntider

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Quote from: TheNorm on July 02, 2018, 09:02:54 AM
Watch out, there's going to be a ton of people proclaiming they were Lakers fans all along coming out of the woodwork the next few days.  ::)



I was always a celtics fan growing up.  I did have a brief fling with the magic when Shaq was there.



TheNorm

"But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention. And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the negro poor has worsened over the last twelve or fifteen years. It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice and humanity." - Martin Luther King, Jr