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NBA PLAYOFFS: GAME 1: (5) Los Angeles Clippers @ (4) Phoenix Suns l Sunday l 5:00 l TNT

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Who will be top three performers for game 1?

Booker
21
26%
Craig
3
4%
Durant
26
32%
Ayton
13
16%
Paul
10
12%
Okogie
6
7%
Ross
2
2%
Shamet
0
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Post#241 » by Mixer826 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:32 am

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Mixer826 wrote:Been lurking for years. Finally made an account to let out my frustration with Ayton… :banghead:



Mixer826, you don't know me. But my cousin was in a tragic accident in 2009. Paralyzed from the neck down. Its been a hard few years. But today he stood up and walked to turn off the game after watching Ayton play. God bless him.

Can he walk a little farther and slap Ayton across the head? How tf can you be so big and play like such a b***h!! :banghead:
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Post#242 » by TeamTragic » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:33 am

Qwigglez wrote:The only person I'm cooking is Monty Williams. We don't have to settle for mid-range jumpers all game. We shouldn't be playing Shamet 12 minutes in the 1st half. Ty Lue is just a superior coach over Monty.


I mean DA is not the only issue. Monty has been doing weird **** since our Finals run.
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Post#243 » by SkyBill40 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:33 am

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SkyBill40 wrote:Where are all the Ayton defenders now? Awfully damned quiet.

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You are absolutely right. Lets take out the guy who is leading the team in plus minus in exchange for our backup center who is -11. Solid choice. 10/10 would recommend.


Are we even watching the same game? Dude's been getting cooked by Zubac all game and standing around watching Clippers players go by. Stats are empty and aren't even remotely representative of what's actually going on.

Biyombo is a superior rebounder and defender and it's not even close. The only thing Ayton has on him is offense and we have plenty of that to go around.
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Post#244 » by Slim Charless » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:33 am

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SkyBill40 wrote:Where are all the Ayton defenders now? Awfully damned quiet.

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You are absolutely right. Lets take out the guy who is leading the team in plus minus in exchange for our backup center who is -11. Solid choice. 10/10 would recommend.


Shhhh.

Ayton doesn't have a 20/20/9 line by half-time, ergo he sucks.
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Post#245 » by TeamTragic » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:34 am

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SkyBill40 wrote:Where are all the Ayton defenders now? Awfully damned quiet.

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You are absolutely right. Lets take out the guy who is leading the team in plus minus in exchange for our backup center who is -11. Solid choice. 10/10 would recommend.


Shhhh.

Ayton doesn't have a 20/20/9 line by half-time, ergo he sucks.


I would just settle for DA guarding the paint and getting rebounds.

Everything else would be a bonus. Low expectations.
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Post#246 » by LV-Suns » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:36 am

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SkyBill40 wrote:Where are all the Ayton defenders now? Awfully damned quiet.

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You are absolutely right. Lets take out the guy who is leading the team in plus minus in exchange for our backup center who is -11. Solid choice. 10/10 would recommend.

Dont worry Qwigglez, he will eventually tell the coach that he doesn't want to go back in anymore :wink:
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Post#247 » by lilfishi22 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:36 am

LV-Suns wrote:
Mixer826 wrote:Been lurking for years. Finally made an account to let out my frustration with Ayton… :banghead:



Mixer826, you don't know me. But my cousin was in a tragic accident in 2009. Paralyzed from the neck down. Its been a hard few years. But today he stood up and walked to turn off the game after watching Ayton play. God bless him.

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Post#248 » by SkyBill40 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:36 am

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Qwigglez wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:Where are all the Ayton defenders now? Awfully damned quiet.

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You are absolutely right. Lets take out the guy who is leading the team in plus minus in exchange for our backup center who is -11. Solid choice. 10/10 would recommend.


Shhhh.

Ayton doesn't have a 20/20/9 line by half-time, ergo he sucks.


He has always sucked, dude. He's not getting us a title now or ever. He's what Charles Barkley would call a "bus rider", but he'd have to be at the stop to be picked up first.
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Post#249 » by lilfishi22 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:37 am

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SkyBill40 wrote:Where are all the Ayton defenders now? Awfully damned quiet.

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You are absolutely right. Lets take out the guy who is leading the team in plus minus in exchange for our backup center who is -11. Solid choice. 10/10 would recommend.


Shhhh.

Ayton doesn't have a 20/20/9 line by half-time, ergo he sucks.

You think he's played well enough to receive no criticism?
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Post#250 » by SunsRback4Good » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:38 am

As much as I hate saying this the team is missing crowder and his defense. Payne too could hit a couple of threes. 8 three point attempts is weak is this mid 2000’s or something?
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Post#251 » by kennydorglas » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:38 am

It is what is with SheAndre.
Im not complaining anymore bc we actually need him to be at least serviceable to get a title to KD.
Just hope he can find his inner 2021 playoffs beast.
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Post#252 » by Slim Charless » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:39 am

TeamTragic wrote:
Slim Charless wrote:
Qwigglez wrote:
You are absolutely right. Lets take out the guy who is leading the team in plus minus in exchange for our backup center who is -11. Solid choice. 10/10 would recommend.


Shhhh.

Ayton doesn't have a 20/20/9 line by half-time, ergo he sucks.


I would just settle for DA guarding the paint and getting rebounds.

Everything else would be a bonus. Low expectations.


I sometimes feel like you guys troll me on purpose lol.

As has been explained numerous times, our defense requires Ayton to switch out onto guards and wings. This is done because both Chris Paul and Booker are liabilities defensively.

Therefore he cannot both effectively guard on the edge 20 feet out while battling Zubac for boards. If you want to place blame for rebounds, blame our other players who need to crash the boards and rebound as a team.
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Post#253 » by lilfishi22 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:40 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:As much as I hate saying this the team is missing crowder and his defense. Payne too could hit a couple of threes. 8 three point attempts is weak is this mid 2000’s or something?

I'm convinced a major factor for DA having a down year is not having Crowder next to him. I hate Crowder with a passion for what he pulled on us this season but he contributed a lot to covering up a lot of our mistakes on defense, boxing out to allow DA and others to grab boards.
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Post#254 » by Jdiddy701 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:41 am

WTF AYTON


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Post#255 » by lilfishi22 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:41 am

We're playing great D on Kawhi but dude is just making TOUGH buckets
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Post#256 » by Slim Charless » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:41 am

lilfishi22 wrote:
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You are absolutely right. Lets take out the guy who is leading the team in plus minus in exchange for our backup center who is -11. Solid choice. 10/10 would recommend.


Shhhh.

Ayton doesn't have a 20/20/9 line by half-time, ergo he sucks.

You think he's played well enough to receive no criticism?


He needs to play with more intensity but he's more or less doing his job-in our defense and what it requires. On offense, he could crash the boards more, but again he is required to be the screen man to free up our guards and KD.
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Post#257 » by TeamTragic » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:41 am

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Post#258 » by SkyBill40 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:42 am

And another mental breakdown by Ayton. Had someone down in the paint WIDE OPEN and could have put the ball in but did he see him? Of course not. He was too busy committing an offensive foul.
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Post#259 » by lilfishi22 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:42 am

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Shhhh.

Ayton doesn't have a 20/20/9 line by half-time, ergo he sucks.

You think he's played well enough to receive no criticism?


He needs to play with more intensity but he's more or less doing his job-in our defense and what it requires. On offense, he could crash the boards more, but again he is required to be the screen man to free up our guards and KD.

Not saying he's have a terrible game but the baseline very clearly isn't 20/20/9 by half time. I don't think he's even playing up to his own standard
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Post#260 » by Calvin Klein » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:42 am

how the **** does ayton not even get a shot up there?

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