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NippySudz wrote:That MJsGoat guy is a joke. He said that He believes the Mavs would have beat the clippers if KP didn't go down last year during the playoffs based off the 51pt point loss early this season.
Where is he now? Now that the clippers are 1 seed and the mavs aren't even in the playoffs? I can see he's back on the Kawhi bandwagon
I wouldn't rule out the nets. They're still struggling and despite that, they are second in the east. Its very well possible they can click and make it to the NBA finals, just based on their offensive talent alone. The heat started off 9-8 and went to the finals the first heat and the LeBron James' Heatles.
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donemilio21 wrote:I am looking forward to this game. It will be our most serious game of the season so far. I don't think we played a real contender level team since the first week of the season.
esqtvd wrote:NippySudz wrote:That MJsGoat guy is a joke. He said that He believes the Mavs would have beat the clippers if KP didn't go down last year during the playoffs based off the 51pt point loss early this season.
Where is he now? Now that the clippers are 1 seed and the mavs aren't even in the playoffs? I can see he's back on the Kawhi bandwagon
I wouldn't rule out the nets. They're still struggling and despite that, they are second in the east. Its very well possible they can click and make it to the NBA finals, just based on their offensive talent alone. The heat started off 9-8 and went to the finals the first heat and the LeBron James' Heatles.
Unless you're disputing him on the facts, there's no reason to attack the source or even mention it. He did not express an opinion here. Is his fact correct or not? If not, thank you for the correction.
NippySudz wrote:esqtvd wrote:
Unless you're disputing him on the facts, there's no reason to attack the source or even mention it. He did not express an opinion here. Is his fact correct or not? If not, thank you for the correction.
It's rooted in Narrative, not fact. An obfuscation if you well. They are on pace to have one of the best offensive historic ratings of all time. If they can keep up with that pace and tighten up on defense just a little bit, History be damned. The fact they could be this bad defensively after 9 games together or so, and still be second place speaks to the offensive talent.
Their defense doesn't have to be a top 10 defense to win and again, he's making the evaluation after 9 games of their Big 3 together. The guy is a clown.
Are We Having Fun Yet?esqtvd wrote:NippySudz wrote:esqtvd wrote:
Unless you're disputing him on the facts, there's no reason to attack the source or even mention it. He did not express an opinion here. Is his fact correct or not? If not, thank you for the correction.
It's rooted in Narrative, not fact. An obfuscation if you well. They are on pace to have one of the best offensive historic ratings of all time. If they can keep up with that pace and tighten up on defense just a little bit, History be damned. The fact they could be this bad defensively after 9 games together or so, and still be second place speaks to the offensive talent.
Their defense doesn't have to be a top 10 defense to win and again, he's making the evaluation after 9 games of their Big 3 together. The guy is a clown.
No need to attack "that MJsGoat guy." Neither narrative nor obfuscation. Nor clownish. You need to explain what you mean by these attacks point-by-point or stop throwing these ugly words around. With all due respect? Our board is one again becoming a nice place to respectfully exchange ideas again.
All he said is history is not on the Nets' side and gave the proof.
This is a GAME THREAD, bro and if I had to put together a Dream Team of NBAers I want to beat it's KD, Kyrie and The Beard. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
nickhx2 wrote:i think the nets are wildly overrated and pundits picking them to automatically be in the finals make me cringe.
but make them a middling defensive team and they're pretty much the amare/nash/jj/diaw/bell phoenix suns. a sight to behold and destined for the finals.
i just don't know how they go about the defense thing, though. relying on deandre jordan at his age is not the answer.
Are We Having Fun Yet?nickhx2 wrote:i think the nets are wildly overrated and pundits picking them to automatically be in the finals make me cringe.
but make them a middling defensive team and they're pretty much the amare/nash/jj/diaw/bell phoenix suns. a sight to behold and destined for the finals.
i just don't know how they go about the defense thing, though. relying on deandre jordan at his age is not the answer.
NippySudz wrote:esqtvd wrote:No need to attack "that MJsGoat guy." Neither narrative nor obfuscation. Nor clownish. You need to explain what you mean by these attacks point-by-point or stop throwing these ugly words around. With all due respect? Our board is one again becoming a nice place to respectfully exchange ideas again.
All he said is history is not on the Nets' side and gave the proof.
This isn't a college dissertaion. I've explained the reasoning. If you cannot grasp making rash conclusions after 9 games, than thats on you my man.
I'll be sure to keep that in mind when you attack Justin Russo.
Are We Having Fun Yet?MartinToVaught wrote:Nothing is ever "by default" with Doc in the playoffs. To me, the Sixers are bigger pretenders than the Bucks or Celtics just because of Doc.
esqtvd wrote:NippySudz wrote:esqtvd wrote:No need to attack "that MJsGoat guy." Neither narrative nor obfuscation. Nor clownish. You need to explain what you mean by these attacks point-by-point or stop throwing these ugly words around. With all due respect? Our board is one again becoming a nice place to respectfully exchange ideas again.
All he said is history is not on the Nets' side and gave the proof.
This isn't a college dissertaion. I've explained the reasoning. If you cannot grasp making rash conclusions after 9 games, than thats on you my man.
I'll be sure to keep that in mind when you attack Justin Russo.
Glad to see you actually read what I write and remember it even when you don't understand it. I often disagree with Justin Russo's conclusions and opinions. But when Justin quotes a fact I trust him completely. I use him as a source. I do not attack the source. I like using people I disagree with AS MY SOURCE. Then we are at the truth.
Justin Russo is an honest man. I have followed him for years.
to return to topic--
This is a GAME THREAD, bro and if I had to put together a Dream Team of NBAers I want to beat it's KD, Kyrie and The Beard. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
NippySudz wrote:esqtvd wrote:NippySudz wrote:This isn't a college dissertaion. I've explained the reasoning. If you cannot grasp making rash conclusions after 9 games, than thats on you my man.
I'll be sure to keep that in mind when you attack Justin Russo.
Glad to see you actually read what I write and remember it even when you don't understand it. I often disagree with Justin Russo's conclusions and opinions. But when Justin quotes a fact I trust him completely. I use him as a source. I do not attack the source. I like using people I disagree with AS MY SOURCE. Then we are at the truth.
Justin Russo is an honest man. I have followed him for years.
to return to topic--
This is a GAME THREAD, bro and if I had to put together a Dream Team of NBAers I want to beat it's KD, Kyrie and The Beard. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
You attacked him last year when he was critical of doc's rotations in the playoffs last year. Its amazing how you have selective memory. On second thought, it's actually not.
At least Justin has comprehensive breakdowns, details to back up his sayings. Vs a guy who concluded History is not on a teams side just after 9 games of playing with each other. Not even have a seasons worth of data, but go on.
We'll just agree to disagree on the subject.
Yet, by the time the Nets got to mid-January, Nash expressed stated Brooklyn is “not a defensive roster,” with the team’s best interior defender, Jarrett Allen, being among those moved to acquire James Harden.
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