Infrequent Finalist Franchises - Discussion

[MadNESS]

Ah okay I get it. Teams that never reached a finals are out. I was gonna ask why no Clippers or Hornets.

I’m in.

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[wackbone]

Sent my Round 4 and Round 5 lists to Fade.

[Snakebites]

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[durantbird]

In

Wack is up

[Larry_Russell]

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Wack is up

[Fadeaway_J]

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[Snakebites]

My bad on not quoting.

I can’t believe I forgot about Scottie Pippen…

[MadNESS]

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Off topic, but I just wanna say that the Luka trade is hands down the most surprising trade I've seen since I started following the NBA. Possibly even in NBA history. The Mavs are complete and total idiots.

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[durantbird]

Wackbone has my options

[JimmyPlopper]

Beer, I'm guessing that's Arvydas you are picking and not Domantas?

[JimmyPlopper]

Curious to know where you guys rank Oscar all time.

top 10?
top 15?
top 20?
outside top 20?

Personally, I got him in my top 10 and consider him an under-the-radar GOAT candidate.

I got 9 GOAT candidates. In chronological order: Russ, Wilt, Oscar, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Jordan, Timmy, LeBron.

I also think he'd fit perfectly in today's game. I envision him running a heliocentric offense sort of like a rich man's Luka or Harden. From what I understand, he was a good defender as well. It's possible he's the only player in NBA history who had zero weaknesses in his game. I mean, all great players had at least one weakness. MJ and LeBron are mediocre 3pt shooters. Kareem lacked 3pt range and would likely be effective only in a drop scheme. Ditto for Wilt/Shaq, plus they were terrible FT shooters. Magic left a lot to be desired on D and wasn't really an alpha scorer. Bird lacked explosiveness and leaping ability. I could go on and on. The only other player who might had zero weaknesses was Jerry West(?). Similarly to Oscar, I've read reports he was a good defender. At the end of the day, it's tough to evaluate old school players. I've only watched Oscar and West in youtube videos.

Your turn flac

[wackbone]

Just FYI if durantbird isn't OTC until after 10 pm est then my instructions are to let him pick when he wakes up, sometime when the clock is stopped. In which case I won't be picking until sometime between 6-7:30 am est in the morning. Just a heads up.

[JimmyPlopper]

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Off topic, but I just wanna say that the Luka trade is hands down the most surprising trade I've seen since I started following the NBA. Possibly even in NBA history. The Mavs are complete and total idiots.

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your turn mate

[MadNESS]

Am
I up?

[Fadeaway_J]

Am
I up?

Yes

[MadNESS]

My bad on not quoting.

I can’t believe I forgot about Scottie Pippen…

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[Snakebites]

Up

[JimmyPlopper]

Just FYI if durantbird isn't OTC until after 10 pm est then my instructions are to let him pick when he wakes up, sometime when the clock is stopped. In which case I won't be picking until sometime between 6-7:30 am est in the morning. Just a heads up.

Clock is about to stop now so perfect timing. DB gets to choose when he wakes up and then on to you wack.

[wackbone]

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You for 2!

[Fadeaway_J]

Thought Peja would have gone earlier in this pool