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Post#181 » by MrDollarBills » Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:42 pm

NetsJets wrote:Those tough shots the Raptors were hitting against the Nets they’re now missing those shots.


Yeah it's strange that the Raptors don't look so great when they're playing against a team full of NBA players and not Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen and a pack of G league players.
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Re: Around the League 2020 Playoffs 

Post#182 » by NetsJets » Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:35 pm

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NetsJets wrote:Those tough shots the Raptors were hitting against the Nets they’re now missing those shots.


Yeah it's strange that the Raptors don't look so great when they're playing against a team full of NBA players and not Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen and a pack of G league players.

G League players allows you to hit ridiculously tough shots that are well contested?
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Post#183 » by gigantes » Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:44 pm

Ai... Marcus, Marcus, Marcus.
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So part of me wants the Clips to emerge from the long shadow of the Lakers and cast off the disgusting spectre of Donald Sterling... but I also have a healthy truck of scorn for certain players like Morris, or shameless team-hoppers like Kawhi and PG.

At this point, I think whoever knocks off the Clips will be my new hero team. Let's go!
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Post#184 » by MrDollarBills » Mon Aug 31, 2020 2:48 am

gigantes wrote:Ai... Marcus, Marcus, Marcus.
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So part of me wants the Clips to emerge from the long shadow of the Lakers and cast off the disgusting spectre of Donald Sterling... but I also have a healthy truck of scorn for certain players like Morris, or shameless team-hoppers like Kawhi and PG.

At this point, I think whoever knocks off the Clips will be my new hero team. Let's go!


I like it from both sides. I think Morris went a bit overboard because he hit Luka the Don in the face, but I like the chippy play in the playoffs. Nothing easy. I like that Luka isn't backing down either.

Either way, Dallas needs to get a some dudes on their team that will knock the **** out of someone. That play should have resulted in a fight. You can't just sit there, watch someone clock your team's star player in the face and everyone is chill about it.
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Post#185 » by MrDollarBills » Mon Aug 31, 2020 2:50 am

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NetsJets wrote:Those tough shots the Raptors were hitting against the Nets they’re now missing those shots.


Yeah it's strange that the Raptors don't look so great when they're playing against a team full of NBA players and not Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen and a pack of G league players.

G League players allows you to hit ridiculously tough shots that are well contested?


what shots were well contested on our end? I saw Serge Ibaka, Normal Powell, FVV etc getting shots off with no resistance.
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Post#186 » by DarkXaero » Mon Aug 31, 2020 3:43 am

Both Murray and Mitchell have been going supernova in the Denver-Utah series, it has been unreal.
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Post#187 » by therealbig3 » Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:12 am

DarkXaero wrote:Both Murray and Mitchell have been going supernova in the Denver-Utah series, it has been unreal.


It's literally a duel for the ages, I don't think I've ever seen a H2H battle so evenly matched and at such a high level over the course of a 7 game series. Kawhi and Luka just had a great battle, but that felt like an uphill battle pretty much every game for Luka and Kawhi being in the driver's seat for the most part.

This series is two evenly matched teams and two evenly matched stars just going at it, and it's going all the way down to the wire to a game 7. It's been awesome.

Jazz and Nuggets should be a 21 game series lol. So much fun to watch.
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Post#188 » by Papi_swav » Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:58 am

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DarkXaero wrote:Both Murray and Mitchell have been going supernova in the Denver-Utah series, it has been unreal.


It's literally a duel for the ages, I don't think I've ever seen a H2H battle so evenly matched and at such a high level over the course of a 7 game series. Kawhi and Luka just had a great battle, but that felt like an uphill battle pretty much every game for Luka and Kawhi being in the driver's seat for the most part.

This series is two evenly matched teams and two evenly matched stars just going at it, and it's going all the way down to the wire to a game 7. It's been awesome.

Jazz and Nuggets should be a 21 game series lol. So much fun to watch.

Yea this one is for the books, crazy back and forth with those 2. But honestly, I think Mitchell is better than Murray. It's just that Denver has alot more weapons. Utah is really just a one man show with Spida right now. Not to take nothing away from Murray though but I think Mitchell has to do a little more than Murray. One of the better series we've seen.
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Post#189 » by MrDollarBills » Mon Aug 31, 2020 11:18 am

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DarkXaero wrote:Both Murray and Mitchell have been going supernova in the Denver-Utah series, it has been unreal.


It's literally a duel for the ages, I don't think I've ever seen a H2H battle so evenly matched and at such a high level over the course of a 7 game series. Kawhi and Luka just had a great battle, but that felt like an uphill battle pretty much every game for Luka and Kawhi being in the driver's seat for the most part.

This series is two evenly matched teams and two evenly matched stars just going at it, and it's going all the way down to the wire to a game 7. It's been awesome.

Jazz and Nuggets should be a 21 game series lol. So much fun to watch.

Yea this one is for the books, crazy back and forth with those 2. But honestly, I think Mitchell is better than Murray. It's just that Denver has alot more weapons. Utah is really just a one man show with Spida right now. Not to take nothing away from Murray though but I think Mitchell has to do a little more than Murray. One of the better series we've seen.


Utah not having Bojan is killing them, that's a guaranteed 20+ pts on good efficiency.
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Post#190 » by Papi_swav » Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:00 pm

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It's literally a duel for the ages, I don't think I've ever seen a H2H battle so evenly matched and at such a high level over the course of a 7 game series. Kawhi and Luka just had a great battle, but that felt like an uphill battle pretty much every game for Luka and Kawhi being in the driver's seat for the most part.

This series is two evenly matched teams and two evenly matched stars just going at it, and it's going all the way down to the wire to a game 7. It's been awesome.

Jazz and Nuggets should be a 21 game series lol. So much fun to watch.

Yea this one is for the books, crazy back and forth with those 2. But honestly, I think Mitchell is better than Murray. It's just that Denver has alot more weapons. Utah is really just a one man show with Spida right now. Not to take nothing away from Murray though but I think Mitchell has to do a little more than Murray. One of the better series we've seen.


Utah not having Bojan is killing them, that's a guaranteed 20+ pts on good efficiency.

yea I was tight when he went down, they need him to get further. Will be a tough game 7. Denver had to come back because if they lost 4-1 it would of looked very bad, considering how good and loaded that team is and how far they came last year, they had to make it a series. Either way I don't think either team will get past the Clippers next round.
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Post#191 » by therealbig3 » Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:09 pm

Clippers to me looked very mortal though against the Mavs. Even without KP, if the Mavs just hit their open shots, that would have been a much closer series. Jazz and Nuggets are both better than the Mavs without KP. I think either team can give the Clippers a really tough series.
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Post#192 » by MrDollarBills » Tue Sep 1, 2020 12:44 am

therealbig3 wrote:Clippers to me looked very mortal though against the Mavs. Even without KP, if the Mavs just hit their open shots, that would have been a much closer series. Jazz and Nuggets are both better than the Mavs without KP. I think either team can give the Clippers a really tough series.


I don't like either team versus the Clippers. I'm not a fan of what Denver has been showing defensively, and Utah looks like a one man offensive show right now and that isn't going to hold up. I think for the Clippers, Paul George needs to snap out of his mental funk that he's in right now for them to look a lot better. He's been horrific in the playoffs outside of one game.
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Post#193 » by MrDollarBills » Tue Sep 1, 2020 1:21 am

Jimmy Butler is cooking the Bucks. It's early but man, Miami looks dangerous with good young players on rookie deals and they will have cap space this offseason.
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Post#194 » by DarkXaero » Tue Sep 1, 2020 1:30 am

MrDollarBills wrote:Jimmy Butler is cooking the Bucks. It's early but man, Miami looks dangerous with good young players on rookie deals and they will have cap space this offseason.
Yeah, and to think that Philly let Butler walk for Josh Richardson and the right to overpay old Al Horford.

It'll be interesting what Miami do because I think they'll try to be players in 2021 FA, but they can also pull off a big trade.
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Post#195 » by vincecarter4pres » Tue Sep 1, 2020 2:55 am

MrDollarBills wrote:Jimmy Butler is cooking the Bucks. It's early but man, Miami looks dangerous with good young players on rookie deals and they will have cap space this offseason.

Took them for the series. Wanted Boston but forgot to put it in on time. :mad:
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Post#196 » by vincecarter4pres » Tue Sep 1, 2020 2:56 am

F it, I'm going to make a bold prediction...

The winner of the Denver/Utah series will win the Finals.
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Post#197 » by vincecarter4pres » Tue Sep 1, 2020 3:50 am

Westbrook is one of the fakest superstars this league has seen in awhile. All that said, I can't believe they didn't overturn that foul on Covington.
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Post#198 » by Paradise » Tue Sep 1, 2020 3:58 am

MrDollarBills wrote:Jimmy Butler is cooking the Bucks. It's early but man, Miami looks dangerous with good young players on rookie deals and they will have cap space this offseason.

Well, according to my 2K20 season. They will sign Gallinari, trade for a draft pick and sit on remaining cap space but they lose Dragic to Detroit lol
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Post#199 » by Paradise » Tue Sep 1, 2020 4:15 am

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Post#200 » by MrDollarBills » Tue Sep 1, 2020 10:04 am

DarkXaero wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:Jimmy Butler is cooking the Bucks. It's early but man, Miami looks dangerous with good young players on rookie deals and they will have cap space this offseason.
Yeah, and to think that Philly let Butler walk for Josh Richardson and the right to overpay old Al Horford.

It'll be interesting what Miami do because I think they'll try to be players in 2021 FA, but they can also pull off a big trade.


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