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Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals

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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1061 » by LookToShoot » Fri Jun 13, 2025 10:07 pm

Must win game for Indiana. They’re not winning game 5 or a potential game 7.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1062 » by MrDollarBills » Fri Jun 13, 2025 10:53 pm

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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1063 » by RHODEY » Fri Jun 13, 2025 11:13 pm

spree2kawhi wrote:
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spree2kawhi wrote:And nobody guarantees him a winning team. He’ll always be only one of five players and we’ve seen incredible talent lose many, many basketball games. Shaq comes to mind and LeBron also needed some super teams to carry his ass and he’s lost more Finals than he’s won lol



I dont put Wemby in the Lebron team hopping for HOF help category. Dude actually has a bag....an insane bag at that.

I know, but will he win? I guess he will, he’s really good. But is it guaranteed? If 20 years on realgm taught me anything, it’s that it doesn’t work how everybody/the mainstream/the loudest, rudest etc. anticipate and there will mostly be upsets at the end of the day. I think he will win some championships, but I won’t be surprised if things don’t go as planned.

Given time yeah he will win. His talent and super rare height and length make the game stupidly easy for him while making him super difficult to defend. Once he gets stronger it's over....if he has any kind of talent next to him. We've seen when healthy not playing with even one near all-star dude would have had the Spurs in the playin in the West.

I think the only thing that could derail him is the durability of being super tall...for players 7'1" it's can be a real concern.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1064 » by Jeff Van Gully » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:25 am

Damn. I had no idea the pacers wall said togetherness, toughness, trust.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1065 » by Guano » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:41 am

yuck...

Pacers really bout to win a chip
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1066 » by 8516knicks » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:44 am

Turner continues to unimpress.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1067 » by iLLSonChandla » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:44 am

OKC plays like they are guaranteed another finals berth next year
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1068 » by iLLSonChandla » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:49 am

Guano wrote:yuck...

Pacers really bout to win a chip


Thibs really sucks
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1069 » by LookToShoot » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:49 am

OKC usually leads in the first quarter, it’s not looking good for them.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1070 » by TheGreenArrow » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:49 am

Sga is M.I.A Folkssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking really Suspect right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1071 » by NoDopeOnSundays » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:50 am

TheGreenArrow wrote:Sga is M.I.A Folkssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking really Suspect right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Is it time to have a discussion about him Greenie?
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1072 » by Guano » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:50 am

iLLSonChandla wrote:
Guano wrote:yuck...

Pacers really bout to win a chip


Thibs really sucks


I get it, should be us.


But I just cant put that loss solely on thibs.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1073 » by Worst_to_First » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:51 am

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NiceLikeChrist wrote:Russ declined player option. Let’s go get him for the min


I would do it because we could use a ball handler but I have a feeling fans might get aggravated with him.


Russ could serve as Josh Hart insurance. Actually I think he could do whatever Josh is doing (both the good and the bad) at the fraction of the cost.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1074 » by LookToShoot » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:52 am

Didn’t notice Scott Foster was officiating. All these weak fouls make sense now.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1075 » by K_ick_God » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:53 am

iHart getting smoked out there.

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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1076 » by LookToShoot » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:57 am

LookToShoot wrote:Didn’t notice Scott Foster was officiating. All these weak fouls make sense now.


Forgot Tiven. It’s going to be a rough night for the Pacers.
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1077 » by TheGreenArrow » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:58 am

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:Sga is M.I.A Folkssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking really Suspect right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Is it time to have a discussion about him Greenie?


Just about Nodope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1078 » by TheGreenArrow » Sat Jun 14, 2025 1:00 am

Worst_to_First wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
NiceLikeChrist wrote:Russ declined player option. Let’s go get him for the min


I would do it because we could use a ball handler but I have a feeling fans might get aggravated with him.


Russ could serve as Josh Hart insurance. Actually I think he could do whatever Josh is doing (both the good and the bad) at the fraction of the cost.


Lmaooo the possibility of having Westbrook on my Knicks with Mike brown as coach makes me **** sick to my stomach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be better guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BE BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1079 » by Guano » Sat Jun 14, 2025 1:03 am

So now Hali is a lockdown defender too
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Re: Around the NBA - Conference Finals and Finals 

Post#1080 » by Guano » Sat Jun 14, 2025 1:03 am

Jwill is a mess
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