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2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
zonedefense wrote:NBA4Lyfe wrote:durden_tyler wrote:The Clippers would rather let go of Harden first before Zubac. Assuming they are not dumb of course.
zubac is a euro stiff with no atheltcism.. gafford, jones, and lively punked him all series
Zubac was the only Clippers player that did better than expected. Dominant in game one. Basically a walking double-double all series long. Not getting played off the floor by Doncic. Survived the switch hunting better than most bigs.
zuback is a stiff.. doncic has athletes to lob the ball too, while harden is forced to pass below the rim
ballmer is gonna get the right bigs next season
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
Archerbro wrote:Speadge wrote:stuporman wrote:Luka riding another little scoring guard to playoff success, maybe this time he will cherish what he has in Kyrie and has learned from taking Brunson for granted so not pushing to keep him around.
What are you even talking about? That's an extremely silly argument.
Luka was what? 23 years old back then? And Brunson was a one-dimensional player incapable of creating for others for three and a half years. He started to show signs of life in the second half of the 2021/2022 season when it was already too late. He completely vanished in the 2020/21 playoffs.
In 2022/23, he was great - for the first year, he was really great, but by then, it was already decided that he would go to NYK. So what exactly should Luka, who was only 23 years old back then, do?
It was mavs management that led to Brunson's departure. Not sure why people trying to say there was something there between Luka/Brunson when there's been no indications from either player.
I didn't say there was something between them so you must not be talking about me.
If you'd rather see your team fail so you can be right
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
NBA4Lyfe wrote:tmorgan wrote:NBA4Lyfe wrote:im glad that it looks like maxi kleber broke his collarbone
i love that
hopefully that pillsbury doubough tears his acl being guarded by lu dort.. i would love to see that also
Wow. Congrats on being super bitter and unlikeable to a fan of the game (and a currently irrelevant team).
since harden wont fight back, ill fight for him
Harden is likely gonna spend the night enjoying himself in a strip club while you're fighting for him on the internet
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
Don't know what else they'd be watching. There isn't another series that's as exciting.NBA4Lyfe wrote:WestbrookGOATed wrote:Now its time for the best series of the playoffs thus far.
that nobodies gonna watch lol
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NBA4Lyfe wrote:im glad that it looks like maxi kleber broke his collarbone
i love that
hopefully that pillsbury doubough tears his acl being guarded by lu dort.. i would love to see that also
Embarrassing.
Luka >> Harden
But we already knew that.
** Luka made The Finals without Brunson
** Embiid is the only MVP in NBA history to never make a conference final
** Philly won multiple playoff games without MVP Embiid
** LeBron missed the playoffs with Davis
** Steph missed the playoffs with Klay
** Embiid is the only MVP in NBA history to never make a conference final
** Philly won multiple playoff games without MVP Embiid
** LeBron missed the playoffs with Davis
** Steph missed the playoffs with Klay
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
I'm interested in the opening odds for OKC vs Dallas. I'm guessing close to even. I'm about to bet a sizeable amount on Dallas to bet against my emotions lol
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
Jazz9 wrote:NBA4Lyfe wrote:tmorgan wrote:
Wow. Congrats on being super bitter and unlikeable to a fan of the game (and a currently irrelevant team).
since harden wont fight back, ill fight for him
Harden is likely gonna spend the night enjoying himself in a strip club while you're fighting for him on the internet
good for him.. im stil gonna fight for harden
harden also has a higher career box plus minus, more career mvp shares, a higher career win share per 48 and almost 11 more career vorp than the overrated steph curry
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HotRocks34 wrote:NBA4Lyfe wrote:im glad that it looks like maxi kleber broke his collarbone
i love that
hopefully that pillsbury doubough tears his acl being guarded by lu dort.. i would love to see that also
Embarrassing.
Luka >> Harden
But we already knew that.
How did Russ do? You haven't been posting threads on him lately
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stuporman wrote:Speadge wrote:stuporman wrote:Luka riding another little scoring guard to playoff success, maybe this time he will cherish what he has in Kyrie and has learned from taking Brunson for granted so not pushing to keep him around.
What are you even talking about? That's an extremely silly argument.
Luka was what? 23 years old back then? And Brunson was a one-dimensional player incapable of creating for others for three and a half years. He started to show signs of life in the second half of the 2021/2022 season when it was already too late. He completely vanished in the 2020/21 playoffs.
In 2022/23, he was great - for the first year, he was really great, but by then, it was already decided that he would go to NYK. So what exactly should Luka, who was only 23 years old back then, do?
I seem to have touched a nerve...
Nah, it was just an extremely silly argument I needed to respond to.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
G R E Y wrote:This is what we call a good ole' fashioned ass whoopin'!
Congratulations to the Mavs, well earned series win on the foundation of defense and the talent of an awe inspiring back court.
Who had Kyrie as the top transformation redemption story from among the big 3 that so unceremoniously left the Nets?
Not. A. Peep. of trouble or issues. Great camaraderie and chemistry with Luka. Both playing excellent D![]()
Big support cast contributions, especially in the boards and overall hustle department.
Very impressive turning of the page individually and onto the next chapter as a team.
with respect to kyrie, he didn't get injured like harden/KD. Harden pre-hamstring injury was a beast but still a playoff choker. And we know that pre-achilees injury KD was a top-2 player in the league.
We're also forgetting that Dallas didn't even make the playoffs last year. But good on the organization to know what the team needed and made the right moves during the trade deadline to make sure Luka/Kyrie have a squad to be successful.
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HotRocks34 wrote:NBA4Lyfe wrote:im glad that it looks like maxi kleber broke his collarbone
i love that
hopefully that pillsbury doubough tears his acl being guarded by lu dort.. i would love to see that also
Embarrassing.
Luka >> Harden
But we already knew that.
luka is overrated, he hasnt peaked higher than harden..
in not one advanced metric can you nme that he has has a better single season than harden from 2018-2020
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
move aside old dudes
Be curious, Not judgmental
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
NCHeels2008 wrote:HotRocks34 wrote:NBA4Lyfe wrote:im glad that it looks like maxi kleber broke his collarbone
i love that
hopefully that pillsbury doubough tears his acl being guarded by lu dort.. i would love to see that also
Embarrassing.
Luka >> Harden
But we already knew that.
How did Russ do? You haven't been posting threads on him lately
that dude is a luka fan
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
NBA4Lyfe wrote:WestbrookGOATed wrote:Now its time for the best series of the playoffs thus far.
that nobodies gonna watch lol
You may not watch it but there will be quite an audience I assure you.
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stuporman wrote:Luka riding another little scoring guard to playoff success, maybe this time he will cherish what he has in Kyrie and has learned from taking Brunson for granted so not pushing to keep him around.
Wtf are you even talking about
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Clav wrote:NBA4Lyfe wrote:WestbrookGOATed wrote:Now its time for the best series of the playoffs thus far.
that nobodies gonna watch lol
You may not watch it but there will be quite an audience I assure you.
caitlin clark> nba playoffs
thats sad
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Speadge wrote:stuporman wrote:Speadge wrote:
What are you even talking about? That's an extremely silly argument.
Luka was what? 23 years old back then? And Brunson was a one-dimensional player incapable of creating for others for three and a half years. He started to show signs of life in the second half of the 2021/2022 season when it was already too late. He completely vanished in the 2020/21 playoffs.
In 2022/23, he was great - for the first year, he was really great, but by then, it was already decided that he would go to NYK. So what exactly should Luka, who was only 23 years old back then, do?
I seem to have touched a nerve...
Nah, it was just an extremely silly argument I needed to respond to.
Brunson helped him get past the first round and all the way to the WCF then after he was gone Luka couldn't get the Mavs to the playoffs by himself. While Brunson goes over to the Knicks and leads them to the second round of the playoffs two seasons in a row.
So silly...
If you'd rather see your team fail so you can be right
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Wisdom is knowing what to pull out of the bag to do the job
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
sure hope against OKC we can talk about something rather than whining about refs (both ways mind you). You guys make this thread unbearable with all that
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Handlez wrote:stuporman wrote:Luka riding another little scoring guard to playoff success, maybe this time he will cherish what he has in Kyrie and has learned from taking Brunson for granted so not pushing to keep him around.
Wtf are you even talking about
You can't Handlez the truth...
If you'd rather see your team fail so you can be right
...you are a fan of your opinion not the team.
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Knowledge is just information stuffed into a mental bag
Wisdom is knowing what to pull out of the bag to do the job
...you are a fan of your opinion not the team.
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Knowledge is just information stuffed into a mental bag
Wisdom is knowing what to pull out of the bag to do the job