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Around the NBA IV

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Re: Around the NBA IV 

Post#901 » by Scoots1994 » Mon Sep 7, 2020 2:03 am

Mylie10 wrote:Kaldwell Pope is terrible. He’s got to be a net negative almost every time he steps on the floor.


And yet he keeps getting contracts ... he's got something on LeBron.
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Re: Around the NBA IV 

Post#902 » by Quazza » Mon Sep 7, 2020 3:32 am

Sad LA won and happy Houston lost

Go figure
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Post#903 » by Coxy » Mon Sep 7, 2020 6:01 am

Quazza wrote:Sad LA won and happy Houston lost

Go figure


It's like choosing between which terminal illness to have.
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Post#904 » by Quazza » Mon Sep 7, 2020 6:30 am

Coxy wrote:
Quazza wrote:Sad LA won and happy Houston lost

Go figure


It's like choosing between which terminal illness to have.



LEETTSSS GOOOO BONE CAANCCERRR!!
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Post#905 » by Coxy » Mon Sep 7, 2020 6:33 am

Quazza wrote:
Coxy wrote:
Quazza wrote:Sad LA won and happy Houston lost

Go figure


It's like choosing between which terminal illness to have.



LEETTSSS GOOOO BONE CAANCCERRR!!


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Re: Around the NBA IV 

Post#906 » by Little Digger » Mon Sep 7, 2020 11:44 pm

Hopefully Chriss can be our Theis
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Post#907 » by jason bourne » Tue Sep 8, 2020 6:45 am

ZOMG. LeBron has moved up to #2, but won't catch Steph for most playoff 3-pointers. However, he could get more rings than Steph this year. Nervous.

"James passed former teammate Ray Allen, who is very much known primarily for his shooting, for second place on the NBA's all-time playoff three-pointers list during the first half of Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets.

It was the King's 386th career playoff three-pointer, which placed him behind only Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry.

With all due respect to the 35-year-old James, he's likely not catching the younger Curry, who has already drilled a head-turning 470 triples by age 32 even though he has played 134 fewer playoff games than LeBron.

James is surely more focused on creating some separation from Curry in another category since they each have three championship rings and only one of them is in the playoffs this year with a chance to add to that total.

Lakers' LeBron James Passes Ray Allen for 2nd All-Time in NBA Playoff 3-Pointers
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Post#908 » by wco81 » Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:02 am

Toronto forces game 7 in double OT.

Celtics young players are very good but they don't always take the best shots. They are a bit too prone to heat checks.

They can get on good hot streaks, like Smart. But then they will try low-percentage shots too often.

Brown's a very good shooter with catch and shoot. Also very athletic so he tries to attack closeouts but sometimes gets into trouble. He's probably not getting some calls when Lowry and Van Fleet are stripping him.

Tatum is very talented with the ball but he ends up taking low percentage shots. Step backs or fadeaway which are well contested. He has the talent to separate from defenders but often goes for shooting in their face. The hot streak he had back in the middle of the season probably gets him star calls now. But he also forces it, either thinking he's a lot better than he is or expecting the call.

Not sure how much physical play he can take. He's kind of slight of frame and takes shots which tend to lead to a lot of contact. KD is also slight of build so he has more finesse in his game, looking to crossover and get off clean looks. He will post up but he's not trying to get a lot of contact on most of his touches.

Kemba is a good player but he probably shouldn't be a top option on a playoffs team. When he was the #1 option in Charlotte, they didn't play a lot of playoffs games. That contract the Celtics gave him may be an albatross in a year or two.


Toronto, Lowry and FVV are tough players. They get away with a lot of physical play but they're working it.

Siakam is talented with his length and athleticism but he's not going to shoot the lights out as a jump shooter. So he tries to use his length and try to back down to the rim. That works sometimes but it's one trick. He could be very effective at turnaround (the one step turnaround like KD or Dirk) or one dribble and pull up for a 5-10 footer.
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Post#909 » by ILOVEIT » Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:05 am

OMG just back from General Board....and the Warriors hate is still alive and well.

Please lord...let the Warriors come back and stomp the league. If for no other reason than I copy and paste all these current "Warriors are done" posts!!!!
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Post#910 » by DAWill1128 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:54 am

If this Rockets v Lakers game isn't enough proof that we should take Wiseman I don't know what is. This is just brutal watching these little guys on the Rockets get the crap kicked out of them in the paint all game. It doesn't matter how good your guards are or how many 3's you shoot if you are a layup line that can't rebound on defend the paint. I thought this was the point West tried making with the Ellis for Bogut trade.
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Post#911 » by ClutchUp » Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:07 am

Brings a smile to my face that Houston's window for a title has closed.
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Re: Around the NBA IV 

Post#912 » by Mylie10 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:12 am

So much for the NBA changing the entire way of playing the game. Unless they have an epic comeback. You never know.
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Post#913 » by superunknown » Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:32 pm

I don't understand all this happiness about houston being down 1-3 agaisnt the ****' lakers.
Firstly, because that means lebron james and the circus that's been surronding his figure since the very first day he came into the league is going to the WCF with all the annoying narrative around it.
Secondly, because that means there will likely be a ****' L.A. derby in the WCF. And I can't think about two teams more hateful than the L.A. ones.
I personally don't wanna see the lakers nor the clippers winning a chip, even though the chip this year will have an asterix for obvious reasons.
And last but not the least, the rockets winning the title (although with the asterix) would have cemented warriors' legacy even more, because they would've won the only time the warriors weren't in contention. And that in particular would've been a hell of an argument against every dubs hater.
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Post#914 » by Onus » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:37 pm

If rockets blow it up can we get Covington?
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Re: Around the NBA IV 

Post#915 » by TB » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:54 pm

Onus wrote:If rockets blow it up can we get Covington?


Still wish we traded D-Lo for Covington/Dieng/Okogie 2021 pick instead of Wiggins.
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Post#916 » by Swift21 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:08 pm

TB wrote:
Onus wrote:If rockets blow it up can we get Covington?


Still wish we traded D-Lo for Covington/Dieng/Okogie 2021 pick instead of Wiggins.


When exactly was that offer on the table?
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Post#917 » by ILOVEIT » Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:59 am

Siakam....stinks when he's not on the open floor in a regular season game.
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Post#918 » by ShayDee » Sat Sep 12, 2020 2:10 am

Raptors playing box and 1 against Kemba. Giving me ptsd. We need shooters or players that hit open midrange shots
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Re: Around the NBA IV 

Post#919 » by wco81 » Sat Sep 12, 2020 2:40 am

Tatum really loves that side step or step back jumpers.

He has the handle to cross over to get a clean look but he throws up some bricks on side steps.
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Re: Around the NBA IV 

Post#920 » by Scoots1994 » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:29 pm

wco81 wrote:Tatum really loves that side step or step back jumpers.

He has the handle to cross over to get a clean look but he throws up some bricks on side steps.


Ant Edwards may have always been on losing teams and doesn't play defense, but his side step and step back look really good based on his age. Stuff like that makes me think he's high on the Warriors board. I hope the Wolves take Ball and let the Warriors choose who they want from the rest.

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