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| The Big3 Tourney |
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67 | 22.41% |
| Will Lakers draft Ball |
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40 | 13.38% |
| Where will the Pauls go |
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54 | 18.06% |
| Will LeBron jump ship to the Spurs or ?? |
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41 | 13.71% |
| Will every team in the league just pivot towards tanking |
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97 | 32.44% |
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Aug 5, 2017 20:42
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Of course they found a body, what kind of faked death would satisfy the Feds if there wasn't a body?? Silly question Metapod posted:There's a belief that he did because the car that was crashed was not his usual car and the bridge being empty was too convenient + his wife sending monthly wire transfers to an account in Belize
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Aug 5, 2017 20:44
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Dexo posted:root for the Bulls. You think really highly of dwade...
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Aug 5, 2017 20:59
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Metapod posted:There's a belief that he did because the car that was crashed was not his usual car and the bridge being empty was too convenient I think it was his daily SUV and on the way to work at wherever after he got kicked out of Chesapeake early in the A.M. so there wasn't any traffic. Dexo posted:Did they find a body? Oh yeah. My son's ex worked for him at Chesapeake- not for him directly, but in the inner circle. They were totally convinced he was murdered because he'd said that the price fixing or w/e he was indicted for was common industry practice (it is) and he hinted he was going to drag some other big players down with him. I think it's implausible, my cold take is the guy was that big an egotist to check out rather than face the indignity.
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Aug 5, 2017 21:00
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New fans looking for young cool teams that aren't necessarily super good but show a lot of promise: Milwaukee Bucks - Giannias is a Greek God with the longest arms and can legally take two strides from half court and dunk the ball. Jabari is pretty good if he can stay healthy. Delly owned a toddler in the NBA finals so hard they had to poison his coffee to get him out the game. Philadelphia 76ers - Philly fans are the platonic ideal of a sports fan. The average atmosphere for a game in Philly is cloudy with a chance of D-Cells. If Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons can stay healthy they should be really fun but not that good. Minnesota Timberwolves - Karl Anthony Towns, Jimmy Buckets, some other dudes I guess. KAT is pretty good, their coach is greasy, they're okay I guess.
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Aug 5, 2017 21:16
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Quinntan posted:Hi, I'm looking for a new team (and sport) to follow now that soccer has truly gone off the deep end with money. However, the soccer club that I support has always struggled with kinda rubbish ownership, retaining any players that show even a glimpse of promise and overall has been a bit of a misery circus after I started supporting them as a kid back in 2000 or so. What team fits that bill in the NBA so I know not to repeat the mistake? 
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Aug 5, 2017 21:27
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AggressivelyStupid posted:New fans looking for young cool teams that aren't necessarily super good but show a lot of promise: Man that's a harsh dis on Wiggins.
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Aug 5, 2017 21:37
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Noctone posted:Man that's a harsh dis on Wiggins. Wiggins isn't very good and he definitely shouldn't be in a list of reasons for people to root for a team so I can understand it
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Aug 5, 2017 21:44
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I think whoever you choose, leave yourself some emotional room to switch after a few years. A lot of the better young teams right now are also historically poorly run at an ownership level, or have incredible bad luck as a franchise. You don't want to be locked into something like that if you don't have to.
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Aug 5, 2017 21:49
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the correct answer to "What team should I root for?" is, "Watch some games until you know enough to decide for yourself"
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Aug 5, 2017 21:52
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I was more excited about the wolves before they traded for butler. They could have drafted Markkanen and see if he could add to their young core. Now the Perkeleator is stuck in Chitown and handsome Ricky is gone
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Aug 5, 2017 21:52
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If I was a wolves fan I would be excited about adding one of the best players in the NBA in a landslide win of a trade, personally
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Aug 5, 2017 21:57
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https://twitter.com/NBA_Skits/status/893932642122555392
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Aug 5, 2017 21:57
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Just watch a bunch of games of teams when you can and if one sticks out or you like a player go with it. or if you like white bread, roller coasters that only go in a straight line at a moderate speed, Ford Focuses, tap water and neutral paint colors, be a Pacers fan. Athanatos fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Aug 5, 2017 |
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Aug 5, 2017 21:58
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Warriors not having a good off-season against Asia
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Aug 5, 2017 22:00
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THREE SECONDS REF CMON NOW
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Aug 5, 2017 22:35
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This looks exactly like a 2k "pressing the layup/dunk button twice" animation https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/893878682632294400
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Aug 5, 2017 23:03
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This wouldn't happen today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i60ykiNmJiI Power of Pecota posted:Wait, he faked his own death? I knew the rest of the story, I just assumed he straight-up died trying to escape or committed suicide by car. Whenever a super wealthy person dies there's always speculation that they paid someone to move them to some exotic foreign location with a new identity. There are people that are sure Elvis and Tupac are hiding out. Elvis didn't die it was actually a wax body that was buried. Tupac is going to come back and release a new CD when the time is right. Dexo posted:Did they find a body? Some homeless transient no doubt!
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Aug 6, 2017 00:05
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Zogo posted:This wouldn't happen today: Correct, neither of the involved players are active anymore.
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Aug 6, 2017 00:20
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The most mystifying part of that clip is Laimbeer and Rodman calmly breaking it up.
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Aug 6, 2017 00:27
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Why did Matt Bonner buy a Tiny House???
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Aug 6, 2017 03:02
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DeimosRising posted:The most mystifying part of that clip is Laimbeer and Rodman calmly breaking it up. absolute loving bizarro world poo poo
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Aug 6, 2017 03:09
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Quinntan posted:Hi, I'm looking for a new team (and sport) to follow now that soccer has truly gone off the deep end with money. However, the soccer club that I support has always struggled with kinda rubbish ownership, retaining any players that show even a glimpse of promise and overall has been a bit of a misery circus after I started supporting them as a kid back in 2000 or so. What team fits that bill in the NBA so I know not to repeat the mistake? The Sacramento Kings are not only the best team in the whole entire world but they are completely, 100% competently run and not at all controlled by a weirdo billionaire with an unhealthy obsession with another franchise.
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Aug 6, 2017 03:09
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Spoeank posted:The Sacramento Kings are not only the best team in the whole entire world but they are completely, 100% competently run and not at all controlled by a weirdo billionaire with an unhealthy obsession with another franchise. All you need to know is they got Buddy. Got Buddy?
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Aug 6, 2017 03:21
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Their buddy levels are getting up really high
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Aug 6, 2017 03:31
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DeimosRising posted:Their buddy levels are getting up really high Buddy don't even get up that high tho
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Aug 6, 2017 03:40
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Cool Buff Man posted:Wiggins isn't very good and he definitely shouldn't be in a list of reasons for people to root for a team so I can understand it The hate is real. Wiggins is a great young wing that will probably get better because he's athletic and has already came along a ways since getting into the league.
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Aug 6, 2017 04:30
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Even though it's unpopular because everyone hates the Warriors right now, they basically play basketball porn and are in the midst of one of the greatest runs in the history of the sport. If you watch a Warriors game in which they're playing about 26 to 27 other teams in the league, even as an outsider, you'll notice the talent and execution differential is insane. They've got a core group of 4 (Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala) that have been together for about 5 years now so they're very familiar with one another and their passing is insane. The best recent soccer analogy I can think of is basically a more aggressive Barcelona/Team Spain from about 5-6 years ago when they were an unstoppable force. Sure, tons of people will rag on you for being a front runner, etc, but just understand deep down that this was a franchise mired in absolutely terrible mismanagement for the better part of its existence, that the true fans have absolutely suffered for most of their adult lives (I'm 32 and for the sentient years from about 7 until 27 I can remember them being absolutely terrible with the exception of about 4 seasons during that 20 year span) and, after you do a little research and can drop things in a sentence like "Run TMC, Baron Davis, We Believe, Zarko Cabarkapa, Bobby Sura, the Tim Hardaway crossover etc, they'll generally leave you alone.
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Aug 6, 2017 04:45
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Long suffering is a silly thing to claim for most fans because you could probably argue the majority of NBA franchises are long suffering. Kind of like how those "Why Your Team Sucks" NFL articles aren't pure fiction or exaggeration until they get to like day 25. Being a sports fan of any sport or team has a high probability of putting up with garbage for extended periods of time
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Aug 6, 2017 05:04
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What's long suffering? Isn't that just what normal basketball fandom feels like?
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Aug 6, 2017 05:08
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The billionaire creator of Farmville took a baby bottle to the Warriors game and waived it at LeBron James
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Aug 6, 2017 05:09
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Doltos posted:What's long suffering? Isn't that just what normal basketball fandom feels like? It's like the grass is greener on the other side where the entire neighborhood is a shanty town with burned out cars and roaming packs of wild dogs and everyone looks at you with envy when UPS drops off an Amazon package while you stare back with that same envy eyeing some neighbor's freshly painted screen door. WhyteRyce fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Aug 6, 2017 |
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Aug 6, 2017 05:12
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new to a sport? just root for the overwhelming favorite. no bad feelings, all good times
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Aug 6, 2017 05:13
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WhyteRyce posted:It's like the grass is greener on the other side where the entire neighborhood is a shanty town with burned out cars and roaming packs of wild dogs and everyone looks at you with envy when UPS drops off an Amazon package while you stare back with that same envy eyeing some neighbor's screen door. NBA's parity has unintentionally created a sea of disappointed fans. Unless you grew up a Celtics, Lakers, or Bulls fan you spent most your life either watching your favorite players lose in the most heartbreaking fashion or seeing your team transform into a bandwagon gently caress fest where everyone hates you for living in or near Miami.
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Aug 6, 2017 05:18
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TheKevman posted:Even though it's unpopular because everyone hates the Warriors right now, they basically play basketball porn and are in the midst of one of the greatest runs in the history of the sport. Counterpoint: if you root for the Warriors you are A Chode and everyone will know it especially after you post something like this
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Aug 6, 2017 05:20
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Doltos posted:The hate is real. Wiggins is a great young wing that will probably get better because he's athletic and has already came along a ways since getting into the league. I disagree that he's a great young wing so there! 
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Aug 6, 2017 05:24
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Doltos posted:The hate is real. Wiggins is a great young wing that will probably get better because he's athletic and has already came along a ways since getting into the league. He's also had 3 coaches his first 3 years, including his HC dying right before his sophomore season. I don't know what people expect from young wings like that, but I think too many people read 538's bad sports articles.
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Aug 6, 2017 05:37
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Itt compare your team to a location from The Wire
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Aug 6, 2017 05:50
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Hamsterdam
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Aug 6, 2017 06:09
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Philadelphia is the McNulty storyline where he fakes the serial killer. It's an insane move that everyone hates, but world out in the end.
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