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Post#1301 » by radeonboy » Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:51 pm

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BillyGM wrote:Shaq is a hater Doncic is GOAT 43 pts 17 rbs 13 assists and a game winner on Mambas birthday


then when you realize he's doing all of this on a bad ankle sprain it's just mind blowing


And doing it without Porzingis lightening the load from Luka. All of it was on Luka and he accepted the challenge.

Questionable coaching adjustments but all in all great Mavs win.
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Post#1302 » by Zeno » Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:52 pm

I’m not saying he will be, Or it’s even likely but there is a possible world now where Luka becomes the GOAT.
When will we just change the name of 25 of the 30 teams to the Washington Generals?

Please advise….

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Post#1303 » by yodamaster » Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:53 pm

Raptors_128 wrote:Man Luka is a superstar. He’s going to be an all-time great.

I hope a player of this caliber will play for the Raptors one day and actually stay for his career.


yeah, his name was vince, albeit briefly he looked like he was on the verge of becoming a special player in year 2. then he started wincing.
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Post#1304 » by PHANTOMPHOENIX » Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:54 pm

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Now picture this and Kawahi leaving in a year.
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Post#1305 » by COY0607 » Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:57 pm

BillyGM wrote:Shaq is a hater Doncic is GOAT 43 pts 17 rbs 13 assists and a game winner on Mambas birthday


Sometimes Shaq just comes across as as a little foolish, you even saw Barkley and co a little speechless to his comment. "I've seen Harden do it, Steph do it" :crazy:
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Post#1306 » by steamed hams » Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:59 pm

Bring Luka home
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Post#1307 » by hsb » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:00 pm

The best part about that Dončić game-winner was the Raptors logo on the board for Kawhi to see right after lmao.
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Post#1308 » by GordanFreeman » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:02 pm

yodamaster wrote:
radeonboy wrote:Okay I want a Mavs vs Raptors final. Luka is special.


if that happens, i wont even care if Raps lose (I lie) to Luka. that boy special. just watching him put on a show to become generational talent and winning it all, that's still a win in my books. he's going to be the next best player in the league. thanks for playing, giannis.


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Post#1309 » by ruckus » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:03 pm

Luka has easily become my favourite non-Raptor.
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Post#1310 » by UcanUwill » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:05 pm

Psubs wrote:
artsncrafts wrote:Luka is better than prime Lebron.


Lebron in his prime was a great defender.

Luka is like Harden 2.0 with better passing.


Have you watch game today, his defense was pretty great, he just likes to complain to the refs and lose concentration sometimes.
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Post#1311 » by AkelaLoneWolf » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:08 pm

PHANTOMPHOENIX wrote:Paul George has a horrible track record in the playoffs.

I feel like the Paul George trade is going to really come back to bite the Clips if Kawahi leaves in a year.
It is not like he the Clips signed him longterm after mortgaging their entire future on the Paul George trade.

naw Kawhi not going anywhere. he signed for 2 years to become eligible for the 10 year max contract. he needs the security of the contract because of his knee injury and clips will bend over backwards to do it. like you said, if he walks, they got nothing to show for all those lost assets.
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Post#1312 » by UcanUwill » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:08 pm

mademan wrote:
BillyGM wrote:Luke should have been MVP of this season, lol look what he did with this team with bunch of scrubs


Ya, lets not do this and underrate them. Theyve constantly held their own/extended leads/ cut into leads when Luka sits on the bench. They got a lot of good players, a very good 2nd option and a top tier coach.


He did win this game with Trey Burke and 3 undrafted guys tho. Its crazy.
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Post#1313 » by mademan » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:13 pm

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mademan wrote:
BillyGM wrote:Luke should have been MVP of this season, lol look what he did with this team with bunch of scrubs


Ya, lets not do this and underrate them. Theyve constantly held their own/extended leads/ cut into leads when Luka sits on the bench. They got a lot of good players, a very good 2nd option and a top tier coach.


He did win this game with Trey Burke and 3 undrafted guys tho. Its crazy.


Ya, i mean just in general. Absolutely ridiculous game by him tho
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Post#1314 » by PHANTOMPHOENIX » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:15 pm

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PHANTOMPHOENIX wrote:Paul George has a horrible track record in the playoffs.

I feel like the Paul George trade is going to really come back to bite the Clips if Kawahi leaves in a year.
It is not like he the Clips signed him longterm after mortgaging their entire future on the Paul George trade.

naw Kawhi not going anywhere. he signed for 2 years to become eligible for the 10 year max contract. he needs the security of the contract because of his knee injury and clips will bend over backwards to do it. like you said, if he walks, they got nothing to show for all those lost assets.


I feel like if the Mavs take them out and the Clips don't have playoff success next year, it will be a possibility. Especially if George can't stay healthy.

It is too hard to know who will be FA players in another year but someone may come along and provide him with a better opportunity.
When you basically cannot trade any 1sts for years, it makes it real hard to trade expiring contracts for good players. How else do you improve that team when they are capped out with Kawahi and George?
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Post#1315 » by pagal » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:15 pm

imagine rooting for him for the next 15 years...I hope one day we draft a generational talent like him on the raptors from day 1.
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Post#1316 » by ruckus » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:35 pm

Sports Illustrated: NBA Bubble: Montrezl Harrell apologizes to Luka Doncic, says Rivers.
https://www.si.com/nba/2020/08/23/montrezl-harrell-apologizes-luka-doncic-bubble-bits
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Post#1317 » by djsunyc » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:55 pm

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Post#1319 » by ash_k » Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:07 am

G2: 4-17
G3: 3-16
G4: 3-14
PG13 is about to become (officially) an injury-prone player..there is obviously something wrong with him physically
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Post#1320 » by Psubs » Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:35 am

UcanUwill wrote:
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artsncrafts wrote:Luka is better than prime Lbron.


Lebron in his prime was a great defender.

Luka is like Harden 2.0 with better passing.


Have you watch game today, his defense was pretty great, he just likes to complain to the refs and lose concentration sometimes.


I didn't say he was a poor defender or even an average one. Say he's above average, Lebron's defense > Luka's defense is more of a gap then their offenses could ever be. Lebron has hit clutch baskets too and the stats confirm it.
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