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Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals

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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1581 » by kNicksGmen » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:34 am

evevale wrote:also a friendly reminder from 2022 -

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and the year before -

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have a lovely evening

Sucks but it's a reminder you can find legit star level talent outside the top 10.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1582 » by Capn'O » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:34 am

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Leon gotta hold this L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I was going to dispute this but then they said:

like not keep Cam on the roster lol


SOLD!

But signing guys like Fournier and Kemba to multi-year deals the year prior was wild.

Also, if not Williams, Tari Eason would fit us like a glove.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1583 » by RHODEY » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:39 am

Context wrote:LIke I said...Very good playmaker when he doesnt have to deal with elite defense. Can hit the big shot but he's NOT a top 15 player. Not All nba
and hes a front runner. Only talks trash when hes ahead.
This is why he's overrated!
Read on Twitter

They were annointing him as a top 10 player just last week. But he's too inconsistent. One night he looks like magic johnson with range the next he looks like a scared sixth man with Tj McConnell looking like the team alpha. So now ESPN is hard at work with the injury excuse
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1584 » by Worst_to_First » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:43 am

Prior to this, Pacers have not lost back-to-back games since March. Am sure their confidence in this series has been greatly shook regardless of what they may say. OKC better go for the kill in Game 6.
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Post#1585 » by The KnicksFix » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:49 am

Here just to continue slandering Hali
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1586 » by Bob Ross » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:51 am

Eat $hit haliburton
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1587 » by LFGK » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:53 am

thebuzzardman wrote:**** the Pacers


This
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1588 » by 8516knicks » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:56 am

Pacers making Josh look like Bob Cousy with the ball.

Pacers: "He missed the Barn!"

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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1589 » by Jalen Bluntson » Tue Jun 17, 2025 4:01 am

People rooting for the Pacers
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1590 » by thebuzzardman » Tue Jun 17, 2025 4:40 am

kNicksGmen wrote:
evevale wrote:also a friendly reminder from 2022 -

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and the year before -

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have a lovely evening

Sucks but it's a reminder you can find legit star level talent outside the top 10.

Damn. This front office sucks!
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1591 » by spree2kawhi » Tue Jun 17, 2025 5:38 am

Context wrote:LIke I said...Very good playmaker when he doesnt have to deal with elite defense. Can hit the big shot but he's NOT a top 15 player. Not All nba
and hes a front runner. Only talks trash when hes ahead.
This is why he's overrated!
Read on Twitter

Lucky bounce against us is basically all his story is built upon.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1592 » by Context » Tue Jun 17, 2025 5:41 am

RHODEY wrote:
Context wrote:LIke I said...Very good playmaker when he doesnt have to deal with elite defense. Can hit the big shot but he's NOT a top 15 player. Not All nba
and hes a front runner. Only talks trash when hes ahead.
This is why he's overrated!
Read on Twitter

They were annointinghim as a top 10 player just last week. But he's too inconsistent. One night he looks like magic johnson with range the next he looks like a scared sixth man with Tj McConnell looking like the team alpha. So now ESPN is hard at work with the injury excuse

remember when Indy played the celtics in last years ECF? Halifraud was injured.
hmmmmm...
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1593 » by RHODEY » Tue Jun 17, 2025 5:47 am

Context wrote:
RHODEY wrote:
Context wrote:LIke I said...Very good playmaker when he doesnt have to deal with elite defense. Can hit the big shot but he's NOT a top 15 player. Not All nba
and hes a front runner. Only talks trash when hes ahead.
This is why he's overrated!
Read on Twitter

They were annointinghim as a top 10 player just last week. But he's too inconsistent. One night he looks like magic johnson with range the next he looks like a scared sixth man with Tj McConnell looking like the team alpha. So now ESPN is hard at work with the injury excuse

remember when Indy played the celtics in last years ECF? Halifraud was injured.
hmmmmm...

Every single time this dude disappears there's some mysterious injury that's the cause. Even the general board admits dude is overrated.
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Post#1594 » by ctorres » Tue Jun 17, 2025 7:08 am

evevale wrote:also a friendly reminder from 2022 -

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and the year before -

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have a lovely evening


Jalen Duren was another too! Knicks actually selected him with the 13th pick but he got traded immediately to Detroit with Kemba Walker
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1595 » by HopelessKnick » Tue Jun 17, 2025 8:00 am

ctorres wrote:
evevale wrote:also a friendly reminder from 2022 -

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and the year before -

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have a lovely evening


Jalen Duren was another too! Knicks actually selected him with the 13th pick but he got traded immediately to Detroit with Kemba Walker


I think disregarding the draft entirely has been the biggest weakness of the FO. Almost all title teams have a mix of drafting core players and trading, signing others. What is incredibly frustrating with the examples of Duren and Williams is the fact that they practically contributed in a major major way right away, in their rookie seasons. Like Jalen Williams in his rookie season was close to as good as Bridges is right now, at a fraction of the cost. Duren in his rookie season was somewhat comparable to what Hartenstein has brought (although their games are different). Had we drafted those two there is almost no doubt the Knicks would be in the finals right now as heavy favorites against any west team.

If Williams and Holmgren can figure out how to shoot consistantly from the outside then the Thunder have a good chance of winning multiple titles. Like many.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1596 » by Reign23 » Tue Jun 17, 2025 8:51 am

that was fun again. really enjoy these finals. damn could have drafted J-Dub. What a 2 way monster that kid is.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1597 » by LookToShoot » Tue Jun 17, 2025 9:59 am

Congrats to the Thunder for winning their first championship. Maybe they’ll be nice and let the Pacers win game 6, so that they can celebrate on their home floor.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1598 » by Fat Kat » Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:20 am

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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1599 » by Montmorencie » Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:23 am

Fat Kat wrote:
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1600 » by LookToShoot » Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:01 am

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Dude has been subpar in the finals. The Pacers should trade him straight up for Devin Booker, which moves Nembhard back to his natural position.

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