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[Darthlukey]

Finally got around to watching Air. As a Dream fan, I'm pissed they **** up his name

[zoyathedestroya]

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If Harden leaves, would it be absurd to think Embiid gonna ask out soon after?

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If Harden leaves, would it be absurd to think Embiid gonna ask out soon after?

I don't think Embiid cares much about where/with whom he plays -- just wants his touches and to put up #s.
And no, I don't want to trade Jaylen for him:)

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Could these stats actually be correct?

The youth ones actually feel plausible, because guys in the era of 2 or less years of college have a natural advantage in accumulating that stat.

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[Celts17Pride]

Expected. Joe should suffer same fate if Cs fail to advance. But our owners won’t have the balls.

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Monty Williams will almost certainly end up in Milwaukee in my opinion

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As expected.

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I'm picking Denver to beat LA.

Denver has home court. Plus, I feel like LA doesn't have enough shooting - eventually, it'll cost them. A team with such bad shooting can't possibly get to the finals.

Lakers were 24th in the league in 3 pt %. Ironically, Miami was even worse than that - they were 27th.

It almost seems too obvious to pick Nuggets and Celtics to make it to the finals:

-Celtics were 6th in 3 pt %, Nuggets 4th. Meanwhile, Lakers were 24th and Heat were 27th.
-Celtics and Nuggets have home court
-The 2 best players left playing are Jokic and Tatum

Also, I feel like AD is always getting hurt so would not be surprised if he misses some time in this series. And LA relies soooo much on a 38 year old (LeBron). It's gonna catch up to them eventually.

Nuggets in 6 with a slight chance that denver wins in 5 or 7.

[soxfan2003]

Could these stats actually be correct?

The youth ones actually feel plausible, because guys in the era of 2 or less years of college have a natural advantage in accumulating that stat.

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Not to be a debbie downer but the game 7 appearances are a bit of luck/circumstances even more than the abilities of Tatum/Brown/Horford/Smart or anyone else on the Celtics roster. Probably the most unexpected game 7 a current Celtics player has played in terms of his team overachieving to even get there was Al Horford in 2008 vs the Celtics.

Obviously if your team is super dominant in their best years or is just a very marginal playoff team, you won't even be in many game 7's. Michael Jordan was never even in a game 7 during the NBA finals despite making NBA finals 6 times.

The NBA has only even had 4 potential 7 game series in a given season since around 2003. The first round prior to that was best of 5 and before that it was a first round by or best of 3. So, all of those players game 7 opportunities reduced by at least 25% and in the case of Bill Russell when he started out, only one best of series 7 and it was the NBA Finals.

Unlike most top 3 draft picks from the past 20 years, Tatum/brown benefitted from going to a team that wasn't starting from ground zero. Horford is really the Celtics 1B player during this time period in terms of contributions to winning and Celtics had him and a bunch of other good players including Smart. Usually when players are drafted in the top 3, they are going to crap teams without resources but thanks to the Nets trade and some free agent moves, they were going to a decent team.

The EC for the most part has been down. Take one of the years, the Celtics faced a Cavs team that got smashed in the finals after beating Boston in 7. If I remember that year, Houston gave the Warriors a much tougher battle than the Cavs.

Then you factor in just 1 year of college ball and the results are not that surprising.

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I don’t know about either series but agree these playoffs have been pretty great. Lots of unexpected things, lots of good basketball.

I wouldn’t hate a Lakers/Celtics finals but I’m just hoping Miami doesn’t shock us too.

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The youth ones actually feel plausible, because guys in the era of 2 or less years of college have a natural advantage in accumulating that stat.

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Not to be a debbie downer but the game 7 appearances are a bit of luck/circumstances even more than the abilities of Tatum/Brown/Horford/Smart or anyone else on the Celtics roster. Probably the most unexpected game 7 a current Celtics player has played in terms of his team overachieving to even get there was Al Horford in 2008 vs the Celtics.

Obviously if your team is super dominant in their best years or is just a very marginal playoff team, you won't even be in many game 7's. Michael Jordan was never even in a game 7 during the NBA finals despite making NBA finals 6 times.

The NBA has only even had 4 potential 7 game series in a given season since around 2003. The first round prior to that was best of 5 and before that it was a first round by or best of 3. So, all of those players game 7 opportunities reduced by at least 25% and in the case of Bill Russell when he started out, only one best of series 7 and it was the NBA Finals.

Unlike most top 3 draft picks from the past 20 years, Tatum/brown benefitted from going to a team that wasn't starting from ground zero. Horford is really the Celtics 1B player during this time period in terms of contributions to winning and Celtics had him and a bunch of other good players including Smart. Usually when players are drafted in the top 3, they are going to crap teams without resources but thanks to the Nets trade and some free agent moves, they were going to a decent team.

The EC for the most part has been down. Take one of the years, the Celtics faced a Cavs team that got smashed in the finals after beating Boston in 7. If I remember that year, Houston gave the Warriors a much tougher battle than the Cavs.

Then you factor in just 1 year of college ball and the results are not that surprising.

Ahh. While I remembered that the number of rounds in the playoffs has increased over time, I forgot about the old 5-game series. That swings it to modern players even more than I realized.

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[Marvel]

Sourced from: https://atlhawksfanatic.github.io/NBA-CBA/player-conduct.html

6.9 Firearms and Other Weapons.
Whenever a player is physically present at a facility or venue owned, operated, or being used by a Team, the NBA, or any League-related entity, and whenever a player is traveling on any NBA-related business, whether on behalf of the player’s Team, the NBA, or any League-related entity, such player shall not possess a firearm of any kind or any other deadly weapon. For purposes of the foregoing, “a facility or venue” includes, but is not limited to: an arena; a practice facility; a Team or League office or facility; an All-Star or NBA Playoff venue; and the site of a promotional or charitable appearance.
At the commencement of each Season, and if the player owns or possesses any firearm, the player will provide the Team with proof that the player possesses a license or registration as required by law for any such firearm. Each player is also required to provide the Team with proof of any modifications or additions made to this information during the Season.
Any violation of Section 9(a) or Section 9(b) above shall be considered conduct prejudicial to the NBA under Article 35(d) of the NBA Constitution and By-Laws, and shall therefore subject the player to discipline by the NBA in accordance with such Article.

Okay so for all intents and purposes, Ja did nothing to violate the NBA's code of conduct on firearms, unless I'm reading it incorrectly.

Maybe but to repeat this a second time from just 2 months ago is dumb. There may be changes made to this in the new CBA

[Fierce1]

Yeah, dumb move by Ja.

On the court he's not known as a shooter, but off the court...

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Sourced from: https://atlhawksfanatic.github.io/NBA-CBA/player-conduct.html

Okay so for all intents and purposes, Ja did nothing to violate the NBA's code of conduct on firearms, unless I'm reading it incorrectly.

Maybe but to repeat this a second time from just 2 months ago is dumb. There may be changes made to this in the new CBA

I The NBA is stuck between a rock and a hot place with this fool.. He is one Most Exciting young players in the league.. And while I do not know what the ratings are I imagine they are very high when hes on national TV.. The possibility of suspending him for more than half the season Would surprise me...

I am also very curious to see what he actually says when he makes his 1st public comments..

I mean what can he actually say he said all the right things after the 1st time and still **** up...

His nickname of Ja MORON fits perfectly.

[Fierce1]

Maybe his excuse is he's trying to improve his shooting.

[SuperDeluxe]

I am also very curious to see what he actually says when he makes his 1st public comments..

I mean what can he actually say he said all the right things after the 1st time and still fun..

A copywriter for the league's PR dept. will come up with a "heartfelt" apology. Through it Ja will use a remorseful tone to say he made a bad decision, that he'll try to be a better person (for his family/teammates/fans) and that he'll seek out help to ensure this won't happen again.

Or maybe the copywriter will use template 37B-4 instead, the one that the legal team likes better.

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[flintsky21]

Here's a spoiler for the Lakers-Nuggets series.

Lakers wins closer game 1(+20 FTA).
Denver wins game 2 by blowout.
Lakers win game 3 by blowout.
Lakers get a come from behind game 4 win.
Denver wins game 5 by blowout.
Lakers close out game 6 with a blowout.

Jokic is great, but the Lakers got Silver and they actually also got the talent. This is gonna be so tough for Denver.

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Boston just put a 120 ortg on Philly and 121 on Atlanta. Lakers won getting away with Memphis and GS putting up 104 and 109 - basically the type of offense Boston did last year in the finals that got mocked and ridiculed.

Maybe Lakers just turned into an elite defense but I kind of doubt it. Denver fwiw has put up 117 and 114 in the playoffs.

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Boston just put a 120 ortg on Philly and 121 on Atlanta. Lakers won getting away with Memphis and GS putting up 104 and 109 - basically the type of offense Boston did last year in the finals that got mocked and ridiculed.

Maybe Lakers just turned into an elite defense but I kind of doubt it. Denver fwiw has put up 117 and 114 in the playoffs.

From what I've heard, adding Vanderbilt has been huge for the lakers defense. Him and AD as a defensive duo at the 4 and the 5 has been pretty formidable.

I just don't think they have enough to hang with Denver.