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Post #201 » by **Slava** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 7:08 am

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moonpie · Post #202 » by **moonpie** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 7:21 am

Want to give a shoutout to FrozenIceCubes for calling it. We're on a 3 game win streak right now, looking like the Flint Michigan Tropics after they traded their washing machine for Ed Monix. Feel like we could go on a big run for that 8th seed. Only 8 games back!

tugs · Post #203 » by **tugs** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 7:21 am

lake_show wrote:JC's back tho!!! Wooo eeee

*watching replay of that dunk.

Because Kobe :lol:

Post #204 » by **milesfides** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 7:30 am

We'd better watch our backs, Phoenix will be in full tank mode for the rest of the season.

Post #205 » by **Jakay** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 8:01 am

What, I go and see the fam and suddenly I miss half of all the wins this year in less than a week... wtf

gts1 · Post #206 » by **gts1** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 8:09 am

milesfides wrote:We'd better watch our backs, Phoenix will be in full tank mode for the rest of the season.

And the Nets and the Sixers

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Post #207 » by **dockingsched** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 8:22 am

gts1 wrote:
milesfides wrote:We'd better watch our backs, Phoenix will be in full tank mode for the rest of the season.

And the Nets and the Sixers

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Nets don't have their pick, no reason for them to "tank"

Post #208 » by **milesfides** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 8:34 am

There's a good chance the Sixers play better with some of their moves (notably, Ish Smith) and D'Antoni taking over the offense.

The Nets lost Jack, but the reality is that Shane Larkin has been a bit better anyways - a really good opportunity for him to break out. They also have no incentive to tank, since they're sending their pick to Boston. Prokhorov also just completely bought the team and the Barclays Center; Hollins is also on the hot seat. They don't have to be good, they just can't be the worst.

jeroka · Post #209 » by **jeroka** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 3:12 pm

anyone noticed how one of Russell's misses (@10:28 4Q) was credited to Nick Young? odd...

N3LL · Post #210 » by **N3LL** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 3:36 pm

No clue why Scott won't play Black. He played well last season when he had no choice but to play him but no he's giving him the shaft for some off reason. Plié the guy can actually set picks unlike some of the bigs on the team.

gts1 · Post #211 » by **gts1** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 4:37 pm

dockingsched wrote:
gts1 wrote:
milesfides wrote:We'd better watch our backs, Phoenix will be in full tank mode for the rest of the season.

And the Nets and the Sixers

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Nets don't have their pick, no reason for them to "tank"

Doesn't matter if they lose on purpose or just plain suck, either way has the same effect if they end up in the bottom three which was my point

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gts1 · Post #212 » by **gts1** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 4:42 pm

N3LL wrote:No clue why Scott won't play Black. He played well last season when he had no choice but to play him but no he's giving him the shaft for some off reason. Plié the guy can actually set picks unlike some of the bigs on the team.

There's only so many minutes to go around. Sacre is buried on the bench too. It's too bad for them but great for Randle and Nance

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lake_show · Post #213 » by **lake_show** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 5:24 pm

tugs wrote:
lake_show wrote:JC's back tho!!! Wooo eeee

*watching replay of that dunk.

Because Kobe

Hahaha That's awesome. Gotta love Kobe.

lake_show · Post #214 » by **lake_show** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 5:28 pm

jeroka wrote:anyone noticed how one of Russell's misses (@10:28 4Q) was credited to Nick Young? odd...

That is interesting. I actually checked the box score when him and Randle got benched and it said he was 2-9. I checked it again after the game and it said 2-8. I just thought maybe I saw it wrong.

I wonder what that was about.

jeroka · Post #215 » by **jeroka** » Tue Jan 5, 2016 2:01 am

lake_show wrote:
jeroka wrote:anyone noticed how one of Russell's misses (@10:28 4Q) was credited to Nick Young? odd...

That is interesting. I actually checked the box score when him and Randle got benched and it said he was 2-9. I checked it again after the game and it said 2-8. I just thought maybe I saw it wrong.

I wonder what that was about.

I rechecked again, Russell was 2-5 in the first half, 0-4 in the 2nd half... so Russell really was 2-9, but all box scores list it as 2-8, with one of his misses credited to Nick Young (10:48 in the 4th quarter)...
I rewatched that specific play because maybe I just mistook Russell for Nick Young... but it was really Russell with a good looking turnaround jumper, which Huertas rebounded and scored off a teardrop... the turnaround move maybe confused the score keeper thinking it was Nick Young, lol