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Shaka_Zulu wrote:If Mavs could defend for ****, that would be the easy WCF, when they have two elite superstar closers.

They almost choked it away tho against the best closers in the league. And prolly the best closers in past 20 years.

Are we a nightmare match up for DAL?

We have three excellent perimeter defenders, they have no answer for MIN’s size, and they have no Ant stopper either.

I said if they could defend for a reason lol. We would be the favourites in a series.


But they better set up for playoffs now because they got more size and switchable players after deadline in Gafford and PJ (plus lively II whos so good), and already have a duo of elite superstar closers. So they more tricky to face in playoffs now than they were post trade deadline.

I think we could take them but adding better depth on unstoppable Luka and best 2nd star around in a Irving will be ridiculous to face. Gameplan will be attack Luka and expose him, and in defence let him get his and limit the open 3s/rim runs for rest. And hope it works.


OKC should done what dallas did and added more size in their depth for matchups.

Clippers are falling off the cliff. They are now only one game ahead of fifth place NOP. They really missed Westbrook

TimberKat wrote:Clippers are falling off the cliff. They are now only one game ahead of fifth place NOP. They really missed Westbrook

You laugh, but it may be true

winforlose wrote:

TimberKat wrote:Clippers are falling off the cliff. They are now only one game ahead of fifth place NOP. They really missed Westbrook

You laugh, but it may be true

I personally feel there is some truth to that. Westbrook pushes the pace and attack. Harden doesn't do that as much. I was always a fan of replacing JMcL with Westbrook as our backup pg behind Conley.

TimberKat wrote:

winforlose wrote:

TimberKat wrote:Clippers are falling off the cliff. They are now only one game ahead of fifth place NOP. They really missed Westbrook

You laugh, but it may be true

I personally feel there is some truth to that. Westbrook pushes the pace and attack. Harden doesn't do that as much. I was always a fan of replacing JMcL with Westbrook as our backup pg behind Conley.

Replacing current (read healthy) McLaughlin with Westbrook is antithesis of what Finch want from PG.

Pels are good. Most underrated team in the league.

Loaf_of_bread wrote:Pels are good. Most underrated team in the league.

Also they have draft capital and young players!

Bad news. Markkanen, and Clarkson are out tonight against the Thunder. Collins is questionable after the Ant… event.

Terrible night for the Wolves. Literally no help in any game.

Not just us talking about bad reffing. Other coaches around the league as well. Watching NO and their big guy smacked Suggs in the face on a dunk. No call. Ticky tack foul on Zion next trip down.

Also...Ingram buckled his knee. Will see how bad it is.

Wiz beat the Kings. Magic beat the Pels. Weird night.

winforlose wrote:Wiz beat the Kings. Magic beat the Pels. Weird night.

I think that basically guarantee Wolves get the 4th seed because Wolves have 5 gimmes like at home vs DET, CHI, HOU, TOR, and WAS. Also very winnable at home vs CLE and ATL. So, Wolves go 6-7 and get a 53 win season. NOP (and teams below) needs to go 11-2 to tie.

Rockets win their 7th in row. 2.5 games back of Warriors, 3 games back of the Lakers.

TimberKat wrote:

winforlose wrote:Wiz beat the Kings. Magic beat the Pels. Weird night.

I think that basically guarantee Wolves get the 4th seed because Wolves have 5 gimmes like at home vs DET, CHI, HOU, TOR, and WAS. Also very winnable at home vs CLE and ATL. So, Wolves go 6-7 and get a 53 win season. NOP (and teams below) needs to go 11-2 to tie.

We have the tie breaker over the Clippers. We are 3.5 ahead of them which is really 4.5 with the tie breaker. They have plenty of tough games left. I see us in 3rd or better.

winforlose wrote:Rockets win their 7th in row. 2.5 games back of Warriors, 3 games back of the Lakers.

Told you Houston was no joke

cmoss84 wrote:

winforlose wrote:Rockets win their 7th in row. 2.5 games back of Warriors, 3 games back of the Lakers.

Told you Houston was no joke

What can I say, you have ESPN!

winforlose wrote:Rockets win their 7th in row. 2.5 games back of Warriors, 3 games back of the Lakers.

That's pretty ridiculous. Like I said before I am so happy we are not in that play-in quagmire. Our situation is crappy enough with our injuries but boy oh boy, we put in some serious work early in the season because even with these problems we are still pretty much coasting to a top 4 seed at this point while all of these other teams are fighting for their lives to even make the playoffs while there was a quarter of a season left. That is hell, all of those games matter, and there are no nights off.

Rockets doubling up the Jazz early tonight too .. 38-19 so far.

We better be ready to play when they come here, the following Tuesday!