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Can't wait for the Bucks to come out flat again and lose by 20 and we start up the whole "Bud needs to go" (he does) and "Giannis can't win in the playoffs" (he can, but he's not on a team that maximizes what he can bring).
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they just need to win one in Atlanta it will come down to the refs I think. if they call bs fouls early for Trae you can tell how the game is going to go
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Jun 27, 2021 14:31
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euphronius posted:lebron completely milked Toronto . I remember that one game he was calling and making bank shots from three up like 40 in Toronto he pretended to drink a fan's beer in the middle of the game
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I think it'll be Suns-Bucks in the finals and win or lose that'll buy Bud at least another yearDreylad posted:I don't think you're wrong exactly but it's a bit unfair to PG. Paul George still plays 4th quarters, even if he doesn't always hit the shots when his team needs him. Not only did Demar get benched in the 4th a few times because he was such a liability on defense, but it was easy to limit his offense. He didn't shoot the 3 and he had a lot of trouble getting to the rim against playoff defense, leaving his midrange game. yeah I mean you're definitely right that there's more to it than that, I was just struck by the similarities this morning. Multiple times this series alone PG has just failed to be there when the team needed him and it reminded me a lot of watching DeRozan just vanish in the playoffs. It's a shame because I feel like the Clippers supporting cast are good enough, they're just being let down by their star. Beverley, Mann, and Jackson have all been impressive, but they're not going to win on their own and with Kawhi out PG hasn't stepped up to match the level the rest of the team are giving.
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euphronius posted:they just need to win one in Atlanta I dunno man, they were calling BS fouls for Trae early in game 2 and it still didn't work out for the Hawks
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not having KL is huge . I don’t know if you can dump on PG too much.
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euphronius posted:not having KL is huge . I don’t know if you can dump on PG too much. they would've won in Phoenix if he hadn't missed two free throws with like 5 seconds left, put it that way. I like the guy and I want him to do well and even in his bad games there are still outstanding moments (last night he had that one really impressive play where he blocked a shot and immediately launched an amazing pass to set up Zubac (maybe somebody else, I don't remember) for a dunk at the other end, but he's not consistent. it's such a shame because sometimes he performs at the best of his potential. He isn't always a liability, for example he was outstanding in game 3 and hit clutch shots when it mattered. The problem is that he only gets to that level like 1 game out of 3 in the playoffs, and that might be good enough when you have somebody like Kawhi picking up the slack but it's not good enough when it's just him as the star player
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i knew the 2017 series was over when this happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm8J0g1Ag1U
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vyelkin posted:yeah I mean you're definitely right that there's more to it than that, I was just struck by the similarities this morning. Multiple times this series alone PG has just failed to be there when the team needed him and it reminded me a lot of watching DeRozan just vanish in the playoffs. It's a shame because I feel like the Clippers supporting cast are good enough, they're just being let down by their star. Beverley, Mann, and Jackson have all been impressive, but they're not going to win on their own and with Kawhi out PG hasn't stepped up to match the level the rest of the team are giving. The clippers aren't a team, they're just a collection of talented basketball players. I think Ty Lue has done a lot to help but Kawhi was clearly load bearing.
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Dreylad posted:i knew the 2017 series was over when this happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm8J0g1Ag1U lmao at that Toronto time out
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without crowds I forgot about the era of the big head cutouts in the stands lol
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the twisted & hosed up thing is that in a world where the raptors didn't get kawhi a lot of the fans would still insist that a demar/lowry back court could have gone all the way. truly we are blessed to have avoided this dark fate.
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Jun 27, 2021 15:23
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KL plus still not cooked Gasol was it they could have kept demar and Casey and won still
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euphronius posted:lebron completely milked Toronto . I remember that one game he was calling and making bank shots from three up like 40 in Toronto it was funny watching them try doing that to phoenix and then they lost 3 straight
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:look: https://twitter.com/chrisbhaynes/status/1409249662351994881?s=21
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Dame for Simmons straight up who says no
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what’s funny is there isn’t really any backlash at Dame but he is milking it hard
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euphronius posted:KL plus still not cooked Gasol was it gasol was the most important trade that season
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I’m calling it it’s going to be Dame for Simmons probably involving a couple more teams so maybe not directly
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hifi posted:it was funny watching them try doing that to phoenix and then they lost 3 straight 
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euphronius posted:I’m calling it it’s going to be Dame for Simmons I feel bad for Portland in this trade, but if they can get Simmons plus some other asset so it's not just a straight up trade, it's probably as good as they're gonna get.
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it’s dame to philly but as you mention Simmons to Portland seems strange. that’s why a i think they’d have to get another team in or two
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It makes sense if Portland is willing to start a rebuild rather than trying to make another playoff run, but there's no conceivable Dame trade that leaves Portland as good as they are now. There's just no replacing a player like him. That said, Simmons is still very young and if he's able to get himself right and just play at the level he's already played at, he can still be a long term piece. Getting Simmons and a pick or another young player, even if not a particularly good pick or player, could at least play out well for them long term.
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they can easily make the playoffs with Simmons the top level doesn’t move but they do get younger and a lot cheaper if they want to tank Simmons would have to go somewhere else and Portland gets picks and expiring money
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Azathoth posted:It makes sense if Portland is willing to start a rebuild rather than trying to make another playoff run, but there's no conceivable Dame trade that leaves Portland as good as they are now. There's just no replacing a player like him. The problem for the blazers is that Dame is starting to make noise like he might want out
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HashtagGirlboss posted:The problem for the blazers is that Dame is starting to make noise like he might want out I mean after putting up maybe a top 5-10 all time playoff performance and losing badly to an injured team, who wouldn't?
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Embiid Dame would be good
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euphronius posted:they can easily make the playoffs with Simmons I agree that they can still go to the playoffs with a straight Dame/Simmons swap, but what I don't see happening with that team is a championship. It's probably worth a season to see if it works, weirder things have happened. Even if they make that trade, they've got the same problem they've got now, which is that they're just not on par with the top teams but they've got so much money on the books that there's no obvious path for improvement. If it doesn't work, blow it up for picks and expiring contracts/salary dumps and start over.
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HashtagGirlboss posted:The problem for the blazers is that Dame is starting to make noise like he might want out yeah, and going to the Sixers is probably his best case scenario for being traded to a contender. he should want that trade more than just about any other.
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there is always the lottery hits and Simmons starts shooting
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it would be the whey defense dame has ever had unless I’m missing some old Portland team it would be the best offense embiid ever had Embiid and dame are also more or less on the same timeline (4 years left )
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Sunny days ahead boys 🌞
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I still hate Lebron for choosing LA over Philly
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Blazers for lyfe and all but I wouldn’t be able to hold it against him if he did go, especially with the way they’ve mishandled the coach hire but just in general, he’s been a joy to root for and if he wants a ring I don’t blame him
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Yossarian-22 posted:I still hate Lebron for choosing LA over Philly philly sucks man
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https://twitter.com/thesteinline/status/1409306475290238978?s=21 rip suns got easiest path to the finals in awhile
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