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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% |
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| 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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ex post facho posted:only 33 percent of NBA teams have won a finals compared to 50 percent in the NFL and 63 percent in the MLB? yikes Yes, there is no need to keep bad teams around, not when teams that have been good for their entire histories i.e. the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are dominating the game. Seriously, the fact the two dominant teams right now and Cleveland and Golden State are like, some of the biggest arguments against contraction ever.
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Jun 13, 2017 14:55
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of all the times to get off the nuggets bandwagon, why now, a time where you guys have an incredibly exciting and unique young player with star potential.
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Jun 13, 2017 15:39
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Metapod posted:He's shook Like, if I'm a fan of a bad and/or small market team I look at the Golden State Warriors and go "Hey, this means this could happen to my team!" They drafted 3/4 of their stars and got a 4th despite historically being a huge loving joke of a franchise.
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Jun 13, 2017 15:43
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TBeats posted:They have five titles. From 1980- 2013 they had two 50 win seasons.
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Jun 13, 2017 15:51
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sportsgenius86 posted:Steph smoking a cigar with two hands was funnier than Durant spitting out the beer Steph smoking a cigar? Isn't he worried about the health repercussions? He is an athlete and that seems very dangerous!!!
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Jun 13, 2017 17:40
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WhyteRyce posted:Buddy Hield, looks like you made it Check out Buddy when Buddy get up
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Jun 13, 2017 19:36
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NickRoweFillea posted:He ain't even get up that far thank you nick
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Jun 14, 2017 02:11
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Strawberry Panda posted:Nick is my MVP. Hell, Same.
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Jun 14, 2017 02:11
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Lonzo Ball... is self aware? This... may change things.
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Jun 14, 2017 14:57
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Lockback posted:19 year old Rookie PGs especially. You can sometimes find bigs that can contribute, or defensive, hustle wings. Fultz will probably be a contributor by the end of next season but I don't think he will be a focal point or anything. Fultz is big, long, and athletic. He will make a bigger impact that I think you are making it out to be but I agree that it does almost nothing to close the gap between the Celtics and the Cavs.
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Jun 14, 2017 15:30
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The B_36 posted:A few other other big, long and athletic rookies who weren't positive contributors in their rookie seasons: Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounpo. Being an effective player as a rookie in the NBA is very rare, and the younger the rookie is, the rarer it is. The gently caress? What kind of dumbass revisionist history is Lebron James and Kevin Durant not being positive contributors during their rookie years? Durant earned 2.3 win shares despite being played out of position and Lebron had like a Vorp of 3 and winshares above 5. Yeah Giannis has not great but he spend the better part of his basketball career up to that point playing against 5 foot tall dudes in Greece so you can see why he might struggle out of the gate. Never mind the fact that those dudes are all forwards and Fultz is a Point Guard. If you want to compare him to contemporary players, look at Wall or Kyrie. Wall came out and played pretty well his rookie year, and Kyrie played at drat near All Star levels. Elite Point Guard prospects can do well their rookie years.
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Jun 14, 2017 18:24
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mikeraskol posted:No way Kyrie goes over Fultz. Kyrie is a great player but he barely played in college and while he was the consensus #1 in that class, (if I'm remembering correctly) that class was thought to be very poor. Man, I wonder what European Blake Griffin is up to these days.
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Jun 14, 2017 18:52
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I'm late to the party but loving LOL at the idea that new york has a "perfect climate"
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Jun 15, 2017 18:20
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NickRoweFillea posted:
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Jun 15, 2017 18:57
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NickRoweFillea posted:https://twitter.com/WhoadieBrees/status/875394535546908673 Didn't he shave his head last offseason too?
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Jun 15, 2017 19:02
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In general, people treating making the finals and losing like it's somehow worse than not making the finals at all is maybe the most puzzling thing about sports ever.
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Jun 15, 2017 19:05
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NickRoweFillea posted:
Nick is the GOAT
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Jun 15, 2017 19:37
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Bigass Moth posted:Do you like any sports? Every league I can think of has a handful of good teams and the other 90% are middle of the pack or bottom feeders. Baseball is a really terrible point to bring up because most people, including "experts" expected teams like the Brewers, Rockies, Dbacks, and Twins to finish well below .500 and if the season ended today they would be in the playoffs. Parity in Baseball is extremely reverent. But also I don't think that parity is either a problem, nor is it "fixable" in the NBA unless you do things that are massively anti-player like limiting teams to one max contract. Basketball has, and always will be a game about stars and that will never end.
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Jun 15, 2017 19:43
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ex post facho posted:yea i agree. so do you think the next 5 finals winners will be warriors warriors warriors warriors cavs, or warriors cavs warriors warriors cavs I feel like you are extremely shortsighted. 2000: So do you think the next 5 finals winners will be Lakers Lakers Lakers Lakers 2008: So do you think the next 5 finals winners will be Celtics Celtics Celtics Celtics 2011: So do you think the next 5 finals winners will be Miami Miami Miami Miami
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Jun 15, 2017 19:56
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You are literally insane.
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Jun 15, 2017 20:01
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Also Shrinking the league makes the product infinitely worse. Less teams mean talent can pool way easier. If you think you're seeing the same 2 teams in the finals now, enjoy seeing the CP3/Harden/Kawhi/Lebron/Davis Cavs go up against the Curry/Thompson/Durant/Draymond/Cousins Warriors for 8 seasons in a row. Lebron is going to be 38 in 5 years. Curry's ankles could die tomorrow and no one would bat an eye. I've never mat a fan so fatalist that they hate their team so much they literally, unironically want they contracted. Paul Zuvella fucked around with this message at 20:06 on Jun 15, 2017 |
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Jun 15, 2017 20:04
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ex post facho posted:actually the idea of a premier league system like the English soccer system sounds like it'd work pretty well for the NBA without needing contraction Manchester United literally has over 50% of primer league championships.
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Jun 15, 2017 20:09
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ex post facho posted:drat i'd watch the poo poo out of that series THEN YOU SHOULD LOVE THE NBA RIGHT NOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.
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Jun 15, 2017 20:10
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euphronius posted:Oops nevermind love on the books for 19-20 getting love would require the 76ers to basically say "gently caress you" to Dario. They need PF minutes for him and Simmons anyway.
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Jun 19, 2017 18:06
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That is a loving Hinkie-rear end Sam Hinkie Trade The Spirit of Hinkie lives on. Also with those protections, the trade is absolutely terrible for the Celtics and I cannot believe they made it.
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Jun 19, 2017 18:47
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if you're trying to trade for Jimmy Butler, Brooklyn 2018 + Sacramento 2019 looks way better than Brookyln 2018 + maybe-the-lakers-2018-but-more-likely-the-2019-kings-unless-we're-unlucky-and-then-the-picks-bad
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Jun 19, 2017 19:20
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Can the Sixers even play Love and Simmons together? Maybe if Simmons adds lateral quickness and can guard 3s I still don't see how a man of Simmons size will be able to defend anything but the 4 at the NBA level but it still remains to be seen.
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Jun 19, 2017 19:38
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Brutal
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Jun 19, 2017 19:55
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Not to take away from hilarious this is, but I would not pay much attention to any of the crazy poo poo someone says on NBA countdown, a show where people are payed to say crazy poo poo about basketball.
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Jun 20, 2017 14:54
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AINGE TRADE THE BROOKLYN PICK AND THE LAKERS 2018 FOR ZINGER!!!!!!!
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Jun 20, 2017 16:36
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I would start going to so many celtics games if they had Zinger. Isiah Bradly Gordon Zinger Horford Crowder Zeller Brown Smart ~-3rd Overall Pick~- That's a fun-rear end team.
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Jun 20, 2017 16:39
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aBagorn posted:Can the Sixers package whatever doesn't convey from the BOS trade plus, idk Saric, and get Zing? loving lol at the idea of this team defending Cleveland or washington or oklahoma city or golden state or houston or boston or literally any elite guard talent
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Jun 20, 2017 17:28
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Win a ring for the Zing
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Jun 20, 2017 17:29
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MARCUS SMART AND #3 PULL THE TRIGGER AINGE
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Jun 20, 2017 17:35
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Metapod posted:Russell is going to be at least Conley good imo at least? That's uh, extremely high floor there.
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Jun 20, 2017 20:32
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euphronius posted:I was just giving you a reason why they'd trade him its a bad reason because in 2 years he is a restricted free agent. Unless he want's to sabotage his earning potential he is stuck in New York for a long time
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Jun 20, 2017 21:12
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remember that dude who was all like "contract half the league" a few weeks ago imagine a world where that happens and the offseason never even approaches this level smh
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Jun 21, 2017 15:29
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pubic works project posted:Well he might Trust The Process. How does he feel about cats and their positions relative to the floor
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Jun 21, 2017 15:34
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Shear Modulus posted:the tulane triple towers The Thirteenth Place Triple Towers
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Jun 21, 2017 17:43
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The 76ers should 100% be on the phone right now about Patrick Beverly
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Jun 21, 2017 19:57
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