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Holy smokes!!! :eek2:

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Is Cade already better than Trae Young?

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Post#83 » by Jamaaliver » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:44 pm

Cyborg Kawhi seems locked in...

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Post#84 » by Jamaaliver » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:10 pm

Are we looking at the best 1st Round Playoff Series in this century?

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Post#86 » by HMFFL » Mon Apr 28, 2025 2:27 am

If the Pistons would make Jalen Duren a focal point on offense they would beat the Knicks.

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Post#87 » by HMFFL » Mon Apr 28, 2025 4:06 am

The Pacers now have a 3-1 lead on the Bucks.



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Post#88 » by Jamaaliver » Mon Apr 28, 2025 1:26 pm

HMFFL wrote:The Pacers now have a 3-1 lead on the Bucks.



Indiana stole our model...and are doing a better job with it. :banghead:

(Nate McMillan, Landry Fields and Nick Ressler set us back YEARS.)

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Post#89 » by Jamaaliver » Mon Apr 28, 2025 2:08 pm

Anthony Edwards is cut from a different cloth...

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Post#92 » by HMFFL » Fri May 2, 2025 2:01 am

Pistons are getting somewhere when they actually allow Jalen Duren to play on offense. Future All-Star

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Post#93 » by Jamaaliver » Fri May 2, 2025 3:13 am

Clutch Player of the Year...

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Post#94 » by HMFFL » Sat May 3, 2025 5:52 pm

StatMuse: Nikola Jokic in Game 7s: 26.0 PPG, 16.6 RPG, 7.2 APG, 2.2 BPG. The only player in NBA history to average 25/15/5 in Game 7s. pic.x.com/UNN5D050Yw – via Twitter statmuse

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Jamaaliver wrote:Clutch Player of the Year...

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Post#98 » by Jamaaliver » Mon May 5, 2025 12:18 pm

Indiana stole our whole schtick.

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Post#99 » by Jamaaliver » Mon May 5, 2025 12:26 pm

Houston wasn't ready.

Steph is Steph.

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Post#100 » by Jamaaliver » Mon May 5, 2025 5:07 pm

Rick Carlisle and Lloyd Pierce are cooking!!!

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