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Just lol if the Lakers draft Ball
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I hope the East standings remind the same. I'd love the Raps to play Boston in round 2 and don't mind them not having home court—if anything, playing the first two games on the road might be good, as the ACC gets so loving hype I think it messes with us.. Just gotta avoid the Bulls so they dont get swept in round 1
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Apr 7, 2017 20:04
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AggressivelyStupid posted:Just lol if the Lakers draft Ball If they draft him it will only encourage his dad. It still might be the best move depending on where their pick is.
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Apr 7, 2017 20:05
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If he keeps enraging the kind of people that think college basketball is The Right to Play then I'm all for it really
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Apr 7, 2017 20:10
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Yeah, MJ was in baseball and had a major injury but this is still ridiculous: https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/850411016634683392
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Apr 7, 2017 20:11
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What I'm reading there is lebron isn't a quitter!!
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Apr 7, 2017 20:14
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The Spurs never rest their players against the Mavs. This year I want the Mavs to close out with losses to get the best possible pick. Of course I read this today "Kawhi Leonard (rest), LaMarcus Aldridge (rest), Pau Gasol (rest) and Danny Green (left quad contusion) will not play against the Mavs. Also out are Manu Ginobili (right quad contusion) and Dejounte Murray (left groin injury). " I hate the Spurs.
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Apr 7, 2017 20:18
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BWV posted:I hope the East standings remind the same. I'd love the Raps to play Boston in round 2 and don't mind them not having home court—if anything, playing the first two games on the road might be good, as the ACC gets so loving hype I think it messes with us.. Just gotta avoid the Bulls so they dont get swept in round 1 You've now ensured that the Raptors will play the Bulls.
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Apr 7, 2017 20:23
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BWV posted:I hope the East standings remind the same. I'd love the Raps to play Boston in round 2 and don't mind them not having home court—if anything, playing the first two games on the road might be good, as the ACC gets so loving hype I think it messes with us.. Just gotta avoid the Bulls so they dont get swept in round 1 As a Celtics fan, I'm hoping for a gritty 7 game series with the Raptors because it is fun watching our teams play well against each other.
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Apr 7, 2017 20:23
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leftist heap posted:Meyers Leonard continues to be utter trash. With Nurk out Portland would rather spend 32 minutes with the tallest dude on the court being Noah Vonleh than play his garbage rear end. He's garbage but he's also hurt right now, not that he isn't pretty close to garbage when healthy. If Ed Davis was healthy you would probably see Leonard shut down.
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Apr 7, 2017 20:29
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pubic works project posted:You've now ensured that the Raptors will play the Bulls. not the worst possible result. At least a 4 game sweep with a bunch of blown leads would probably result in Casey being fired
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Apr 7, 2017 20:32
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Good Work You Get An HIV posted:As a Celtics fan, I'm hoping for a gritty 7 game series with the Raptors because it is fun watching our teams play well against each other. rough times watching a raptors playoff series for good play
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Apr 7, 2017 20:38
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Good Work You Get An HIV posted:As a Celtics fan, I'm hoping for a gritty 7 game series with the Raptors because it is fun watching our teams play well against each other. I have some bad news for you, you might want to sit down for this
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Apr 7, 2017 20:45
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C'mon guys, if Casey got an extension I'm sure he proved something to Masai in his last runs!
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Apr 7, 2017 20:47
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Kibner posted:Yeah, MJ was in baseball and had a major injury but this is still ridiculous: More minutes as well, passed him up this year I think
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Apr 7, 2017 20:50
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Spacebump posted:How would everyone react if MVP voting tied this year and Harden/Westbrook were co-mvps? I'm not necessarily in favor of it but could easily see voting being that close this year. I'd be fine with it. Without Russ, the Thunder'd be a lottery team, full-stop. However, while I think the Rockets would be bit better than that without Harden, he's a better, more efficient scorer (while also leading the league in assists). What I find incredible is that we'd still have a really good MVP race if neither guy existed. Lebron is his usual brilliant self, Kawhi Leonard is crazy good at both ends of the court (efficient, too), and Giannis Antetokounmpo is a reliable 3 pt shot away from being a top 5 guy. To say nothing of Anthony Davis (heaven help us if they ever build him around him well, Boogie could be a good start if they adjust), Steph Curry, Karl Towns, DeMar DeRozan (I know this'll get scoffs but there were a bunch of times this year where he basically dragged Toronto to wins by sheer will), etc. It's a good time to be an NBA fan.
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Apr 7, 2017 21:02
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Westbrook mvp with a special ceremony stripping drose of his and giving it to lebron
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Apr 7, 2017 21:07
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El Gallinero Gros posted:I'd be fine with it. Without Russ, the Thunder'd be a lottery team, full-stop. However, while I think the Rockets would be bit better than that without Harden, he's a better, more efficient scorer (while also leading the league in assists). It's funny that this is the common perception now, but before the season everyone had OKC pegged as being as good or better than Houston. https://www.si.com/nba/2016/10/10/nba-over-under-bets-warriors-knicks-lakers-suns Also during the playoff run last summer everyone was really high on Adams, and when the Ibaka for Oladipo trade went down there was lots of talk from people that Ibaka was done and Oladipo would improve the team for now, not just in the future. I think that the way Westbrook has dominated the ball in an unprecedented manner means people are underrating the rest of the players on the team. Now that's not to say that letting Westbrook dominate isn't the best strategy for them to win, but I think it definitely has impacted the perception of his surrounding talent.
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Apr 7, 2017 21:19
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The only people who think Russell--who just has had a really good sophomore season--should play out of position at SG for Ball are hardcore Russell haters and people who think Lavar Ball has a great basketball mind. Either way not people I'd want to trust but unfortunately Magic Johnson probably is one of them. And even if you believe that Russell can't run an offense (even though the numbers and watching the team regularly suggest otherwise), then you draft Dennis Smith, not a guy who has shown no ability to run a half court offense and whose entire game revolves around fast breaking in a league where 28 teams are really good at stopping breaks (and the Lakers are one of the teams that can't).
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Apr 7, 2017 21:20
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LaVar Ball is the manNickRoweFillea posted:We're all going to die because our president is retarded. Enjoy this slam courtesy of an immigrant just invest in raytheon
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Apr 7, 2017 21:23
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Kibner posted:Yeah, MJ was in baseball and had a major injury but this is still ridiculous: they don't get that this is a game, not the ancient egyptian goddess of cats and joy
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Apr 7, 2017 21:26
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tanglewood1420 posted:It's funny that this is the common perception now, but before the season everyone had OKC pegged as being as good or better than Houston. https://www.si.com/nba/2016/10/10/nba-over-under-bets-warriors-knicks-lakers-suns "Houston won't make the playoffs" is the new "Spurs are DONE this year they're too old" I guess if Harden doesn't win I'd rather Westbrook win it because it would make the "he's not a real PG" crowd mad
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Apr 7, 2017 21:26
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This is a really good article on Khris Middleton, hopefully the Bucks can finally have Giannis, Jabari, and Middleton playing together next year https://theringer.com/nba-milwaukee-bucks-khris-middleton-secretly-great-23e6de47dc96
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Apr 7, 2017 21:32
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Rick posted:The only people who think Russell--who just has had a really good sophomore season--should play out of position at SG for Ball are hardcore Russell haters and people who think Lavar Ball has a great basketball mind. Either way not people I'd want to trust but unfortunately Magic Johnson probably is one of them. Rick is the Laker fanbase clamoring for Lavar Ball?
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Apr 7, 2017 21:33
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It's split but a large part of Lakers fans are also UCLA fans.
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Apr 7, 2017 21:47
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Does Ball to the Lakers lead to pops lining up pregame to dap up the starters?
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Apr 7, 2017 22:40
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zelah posted:Does Ball to the Lakers lead to pops lining up pregame to dap up the starters? The first dustup will occur after Lavar snubs Larry Nance Jr because he thinks he's white
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Apr 7, 2017 22:43
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Rick posted:The only people who think Russell--who just has had a really good sophomore season--should play out of position at SG for Ball are hardcore Russell haters and people who think Lavar Ball has a great basketball mind. Either way not people I'd want to trust but unfortunately Magic Johnson probably is one of them. You talk tough, but I bet LaVar breaks your rear end in half in a half-court 1:1 game. It won't be no game with a girl trying to hit on you. WhyteRyce fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Apr 7, 2017 |
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Apr 7, 2017 23:02
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Shear Modulus posted:I am down with the theory that Pop hates the Lakers so much that now that his team's seeding is locked in he's losing to them on purpose to hurt their draft chances. Yea, the double tank game is always a possibility. AggressivelyStupid posted:If he keeps enraging the kind of people that think college basketball is The Right to Play then I'm all for it really I watch some of the title game each year and it just keeps getting funnier.
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Apr 7, 2017 23:26
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Spacebump posted:The Spurs never rest their players against the Mavs. This year I want the Mavs to close out with losses to get the best possible pick. Of course I read this today "Kawhi Leonard (rest), LaMarcus Aldridge (rest), Pau Gasol (rest) and Danny Green (left quad contusion) will not play against the Mavs. Also out are Manu Ginobili (right quad contusion) and Dejounte Murray (left groin injury). " I hate the Spurs. Also, the Spurs don't seem to be doing their descriptive reasons anymore like they did for Duncan. e.g. DNP-OLD MAN, DNP-LAZY etc. Needs more DNP-TANKING, DNP-GET THAT #1 PICK. Kibner posted:Yeah, MJ was in baseball and had a major injury but this is still ridiculous: LBJ has played 35+ MPG in each of his first fourteen seasons. Only Elvin Hayes, Oscar Robertson, and Wilt Chamberlain have done that before. Oscar and Wilt both retired after their fourteenth season and Elvin did 28 MPG in his fifteenth year. So as you can see LBJ rests too much...or something.
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Apr 7, 2017 23:30
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:He's garbage but he's also hurt right now, not that he isn't pretty close to garbage when healthy. If Ed Davis was healthy you would probably see Leonard shut down. I keep forgetting he's hurt because I hate his dumb rear end and dumb face so much.
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Apr 7, 2017 23:31
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BWV posted:not the worst possible result. At least a 4 game sweep with a bunch of blown leads would probably result in Casey being fired Bwahahaha you're stuck with Casey forever. He's going to be a cyborg on the sidelines for the next 100 years. Accept it. Resistance is futile.
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Apr 7, 2017 23:36
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WhyteRyce posted:You talk tough, but I bet LaVar breaks your rear end in half in a half-court 1:1 game. It won't be no game with a girl trying to hit on you. I imagine he would whoop me and then my stepdad would come to the court Wrestlemania 9 style and show that Washington State was ducking Rancho Santiago Community College the whole time because they knew they'd get beat.
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Apr 8, 2017 00:14
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I'd pay money to see that
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Apr 8, 2017 00:29
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chunkles posted:"Houston won't make the playoffs" is the new "Spurs are DONE this year they're too old" Something tells me they won't say "Houston won't make the playoffs" after this season. The Spurs being too old/done was said for almost a decade. I have distinct memories of it being said in 08-09. Rick posted:I imagine he would whoop me and then my stepdad would come to the court Wrestlemania 9 style and show that Washington State was ducking Rancho Santiago Community College the whole time because they knew they'd get beat. In this scenario I want to be sitting courtside wearing a Rick jersey heckling LaVar.
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Apr 8, 2017 00:37
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Spacebump posted:Something tells me they won't say "Houston won't make the playoffs" after this season. The Spurs being too old/done was said for almost a decade. I have distinct memories of it being said in 08-09. It got some good play the year before they made the WCF too. It might not become as persistent as Spurs Being Too Old but I feel like it'll come back easily if they have a bad year chunkles fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Apr 8, 2017 |
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Apr 8, 2017 00:44
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the Spurs be Too Old even after Manu and Parker retire and LaMarcus becomes their oldest player at like 33
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Apr 8, 2017 01:15
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https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/850503002586787840
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Apr 8, 2017 01:21
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Rick would gently caress Lavar Ball up like he was playing a classroom full of retarded kids
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Spurs do suck though (y'all), so I guess Houston isn't making the playoffs
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