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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Hopefully Not Finals :D 

Post#241 » by Reign23 » Thu May 29, 2025 9:00 am

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3toheadmelo wrote:A 23 year old that led his team to back to back wcf’s in a loaded western conference isn’t that good is crazy


But is this his ceiling?


Down 26 and u think he's a STAR>?

u trolling or just no damn clue :lol:
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Hopefully Not Finals :D 

Post#242 » by Reign23 » Thu May 29, 2025 9:07 am

Minnesotas offseason is gonna be very interesting.
Reid 15 mio player option, NAW free agent, Randle 30 mio player option.
they are a definitely a team that KD would want to go to because of his relationship with ANT.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Hopefully Not Finals :D 

Post#243 » by Montmorencie » Thu May 29, 2025 9:49 am

I think Booker looked even better at this age than Ant and where is he now? :crazy:
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Post#244 » by LookToShoot » Thu May 29, 2025 10:27 am

I don’t want to say Ant quit but it kind of looked that way the last two games.

If I’m Minnesota I’m trading Gobert for Bam, move McDaniels to the 4 and let Randle walk, and maybe sign Bruce Brown. I wouldn’t over pay Reid either.
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Post#245 » by 3toheadmelo » Thu May 29, 2025 10:28 am

Great playoff run by Randle. Glad to see he redeemed himself.
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Post#246 » by Worst_to_First » Thu May 29, 2025 11:02 am

3toheadmelo wrote:Great playoff run by Randle. Glad to see he redeemed himself.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Hopefully Not Finals :D 

Post#247 » by Jonathan2347 » Thu May 29, 2025 12:09 pm

No trade is going to make a difference if Thibs is your coach. We need to hire a new coach first and let that coach come up with a philosophy for this team. We need a legit bench scorer, Im still down for trading Robinson for that player.

What package of Robinson/Hart can get you? or Robinson/Mikal? Mikal/Hart? We need to keep OG he can pay the 2, 3, 4 and show he can be healthy.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Hopefully Not Finals :D 

Post#248 » by TheGreenArrow » Thu May 29, 2025 12:46 pm

Jonathan2347 wrote:No trade is going to make a difference if Thibs is your coach. We need to hire a new coach first and let that coach come up with a philosophy for this team. We need a legit bench scorer, Im still down for trading Robinson for that player.

What package of Robinson/Hart can get you? or Robinson/Mikal? Mikal/Hart? We need to keep OG he can pay the 2, 3, 4 and show he can be healthy.


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Post#249 » by NoDopeOnSundays » Thu May 29, 2025 3:35 pm

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HerSports85 wrote:Not them talking about Randle's bad body language in the WCF

he was insanly bad despite the numbers the boxscore showed at the end. was horrific on both ends and on the board until they went down like 35... and then he hit every shot. But this is not all about him, OKCs defense is beyond crazy.



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Post#250 » by sol537 » Thu May 29, 2025 3:44 pm

Randle good was in rounds 1/2 against weaker competition but was awful against a legit contender (OKC).

This is going to be a really tough off-season for Minny... who do/can they keep and who do they let go?

I don't envy them.
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Post#251 » by 3toheadmelo » Thu May 29, 2025 6:17 pm

Besides his shameless foul baiting, SGA is supremely skilled. Well deserved MVP.
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Post#252 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 29, 2025 6:41 pm

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Would OKC still be contenters without Ihart? 

Post#253 » by RHODEY » Thu May 29, 2025 6:50 pm

Discuss.
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Post#254 » by Grinditout » Thu May 29, 2025 6:52 pm

Depends on if they would've gotten another center. Denver almost took them out.
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Re: Would OKC still be contenters without Ihart? 

Post#255 » by RHODEY » Thu May 29, 2025 6:55 pm

Grinditout wrote:Depends on if they would've gotten another center. Denver almost took them out.

I dont think there were any other good centers of note available...
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Re: Would OKC still be contenters without Ihart? 

Post#256 » by gavran » Thu May 29, 2025 6:59 pm

Screw that guy.
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Re: Would OKC still be contenters without Ihart? 

Post#257 » by god shammgod » Thu May 29, 2025 7:01 pm

yes
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Re: Would OKC still be contenters without Ihart? 

Post#258 » by KnicksGadfly » Thu May 29, 2025 7:22 pm

He's a role player...useful in some cases, benchable in others.

One thing I miss about this guy, though...he could pass quickly, defend and make good decisions. That made him a really good pairing with Brunson...a sort of Draymond Green type. I'll welcome him back when OKC declines his contract after next year so they can pay their other guys.

Don't hate on him for getting paid either. We should have tried to get him on a 3 year deal.
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Post#259 » by spree8 » Thu May 29, 2025 7:31 pm

The Denver series might not have went the way it did. I voted maybe.

The dude is underrated around here. His passing especially short roll, screen setting, floater, IQ, defense, rim protection, etc… they gave him that money for a reason.
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Post#260 » by god shammgod » Thu May 29, 2025 7:43 pm

spree8 wrote:The Denver series might not have went the way it did. I voted maybe.

The dude is underrated around here. His passing especially short roll, screen setting, floater, IQ, defense, rim protection, etc… they gave him that money for a reason.


because they had a bunch of guys on rookie deals so they had space under the apron and they had to overpay him to get him to leave

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