2019-20 NBA Season Discussion

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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3121 » by SideshowBob » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:02 pm

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SideshowBob wrote:What's the most games a team has played facing elimination in one playoff run? Denver's at 5 with a potential 6th coming :o .


6 elimination games :lol: that's **** nuts.



Think they’re on their 4th game 7 in two years too.


Yup. Jokic has only played 7 game series so far in his career.
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3122 » by Dupp » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:03 pm

Jokic is great. Clips giving me hope they’ll lose but probably end up winning and playing way better next round, unfortunately. Their floors really being exposed though.
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3123 » by freethedevil » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:04 pm

MisterHibachi wrote:Jokic is so good. He definitely deserves a top 5 vote this year, even if the Nuggets lose in game 7

People telling me his defense been terrible, but he looked good to me today. Was able to press on the perimiter without compromising himself for a return back
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3124 » by Dupp » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:05 pm

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6 elimination games :lol: that's **** nuts.



Think they’re on their 4th game 7 in two years too.


Yup. Jokic has only played 7 game series so far in his career.


Elimination game James is dead. All about elimination game joker.
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3125 » by Prez » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:05 pm

Even if Clips make it through this, LeBron is a computer and Dallas & Denver have given him an incredible amount of information to work with. He's going to brutalize some of these Clippers defenders and the Lakers D is going to really cause problems for the Clips & their lack of high level passing.
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Post#3126 » by Bidofo » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:05 pm

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MisterHibachi wrote:Jokic is so good. He definitely deserves a top 5 vote this year, even if the Nuggets lose in game 7

People telling me his defense been terrible, but he looked good to me today. Was able to press on the perimiter without compromising himself for a return back

Like people have been saying, it’s night and day since Gary Harris came back. Jokic with some perimeter help is clearly above average.
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Post#3127 » by Dupp » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:05 pm

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MisterHibachi wrote:Jokic is so good. He definitely deserves a top 5 vote this year, even if the Nuggets lose in game 7

People telling me his defense been terrible, but he looked good to me today. Was able to press on the perimiter without compromising himself for a return back



It has been terrible for the playoffs though. Still, he’s amazing.
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Post#3128 » by freethedevil » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:06 pm

70sFan wrote:Clippers team is much worse than I thought, outside of Kawhi you just can't depend on anyone. Denver on the other hand have perfect offensive system run through Jokic offensive style. Nikola is amazing, I can't wait to see him against Lakers :D

Clips about to win by 30, gud jinx.
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3129 » by GSP » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:06 pm

Dupp wrote:
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Think they’re on their 4th game 7 in two years too.


Yup. Jokic has only played 7 game series so far in his career.


Elimination game James is dead. All about elimination game joker.


Murray has been great in elimination games himself. Had a couple stinkers last year but some awesome performances in do or die games and specially the rally VS Utah where he was averaging like 45PPG :lol: :lol:
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3130 » by freethedevil » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:07 pm

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MisterHibachi wrote:Jokic is so good. He definitely deserves a top 5 vote this year, even if the Nuggets lose in game 7

People telling me his defense been terrible, but he looked good to me today. Was able to press on the perimiter without compromising himself for a return back

Like people have been saying, it’s night and day since Gary Harris came back. Jokic with some perimeter help is clearly above average.

well then maybe he isn't actually worse or better than he was without.
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Post#3131 » by Orin » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:08 pm

freethedevil wrote:
MisterHibachi wrote:Jokic is so good. He definitely deserves a top 5 vote this year, even if the Nuggets lose in game 7

People telling me his defense been terrible, but he looked good to me today. Was able to press on the perimiter without compromising himself for a return back


I was going to point it out. He has been good on defense this serie. Day and night compared to the Utah one.
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3132 » by freethedevil » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:08 pm

Prez wrote:Even if Clips make it through this, LeBron is a computer and Dallas & Denver have given him an incredible amount of information to work with. He's going to brutalize some of these Clippers defenders and the Lakers D is going to really cause problems for the Clips & their lack of high level passing.

If you're getting blown to hell by murray and kp going inside, whatcha gonna do when lebron and ad come.

This is why I was big on them getting exposed if they ran up against the bucks or the sixers.
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3133 » by Mos_Heat » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:11 pm

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Still think Doc Rivers is a top 5 coach?

Mike Malone is completely mediocre

If Clips lose this series it might not even be a top 5 Doc blunder :lol: :lol: getting taken to 7 by that garbage 37 win Hawks team still stuns me

Hes nowhere in the company of Pop, Carlisle, Nurse, Spo, Stevens, Kerr and prolly even Bud

Malone outcoached both Rivers and Snyder. Maybe he's not top 5, but he's pretty good still
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3134 » by Bidofo » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:11 pm

freethedevil wrote:
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freethedevil wrote:People telling me his defense been terrible, but he looked good to me today. Was able to press on the perimiter without compromising himself for a return back

Like people have been saying, it’s night and day since Gary Harris came back. Jokic with some perimeter help is clearly above average.

well then maybe he isn't actually worse or better than he was without.

Ehh idk, Harris just does a good job of complimenting Jokic’s biggest weakness which is a slasher running in full speed. If the Nugget defender can slow them down, or even stay in front of them, Jokic has pretty active hands and can alter things well.
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3135 » by ShotCreator » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:13 pm

Prez wrote:Even if Clips make it through this, LeBron is a computer and Dallas & Denver have given him an incredible amount of information to work with. He's going to brutalize some of these Clippers defenders and the Lakers D is going to really cause problems for the Clips & their lack of high level passing.

There’s more uncertainty in Kawhi’s facial expressions than the outcome of that series.

The current iteration of the Clippers are such a non-LeBron beating team. They won’t even push them I think.

The back half of that series will be all Lakers.
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3136 » by freethedevil » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:14 pm

Mos_Heat wrote:
GSP wrote:
E-Balla wrote:.


Still think Doc Rivers is a top 5 coach?

Mike Malone is completely mediocre

If Clips lose this series it might not even be a top 5 Doc blunder :lol: :lol: getting taken to 7 by that garbage 37 win Hawks team still stuns me

Hes nowhere in the company of Pop, Carlisle, Nurse, Spo, Stevens, Kerr and prolly even Bud

Malone outcoached both Rivers and Snyder. Maybe he's not top 5, but he's pretty good still

In his greatest accomplishment, the 08 title, doc rivers got outcoached by

-> Mike woodson
-> Mike Brown
-> Flip Saunders

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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3137 » by GSP » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:16 pm

Mos_Heat wrote:
GSP wrote:
E-Balla wrote:.


Still think Doc Rivers is a top 5 coach?

Mike Malone is completely mediocre

If Clips lose this series it might not even be a top 5 Doc blunder :lol: :lol: getting taken to 7 by that garbage 37 win Hawks team still stuns me

Hes nowhere in the company of Pop, Carlisle, Nurse, Spo, Stevens, Kerr and prolly even Bud

Malone outcoached both Rivers and Snyder. Maybe he's not top 5, but he's pretty good still


Im not sure if he outcoached Snyder. Utah did way better in that series than they should have without Bogie. Their bench is ****
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Re: 2019-20 NBA Season Discussion 

Post#3138 » by GSP » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:19 pm

If Denver pulls this off i dont see how can u put Giannis top 5 for this season

Bron, Kawhi, Harden, Davis, Jokic seems very clear to me in that case............
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Post#3139 » by eminence » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:22 pm

GSP wrote:If Denver pulls this off i dont see how can u put Giannis top 5 for this season

Bron, Kawhi, Harden, Davis, Jokic seems very clear to me in that case............


Harden/Kawhi at least wouldn't have bulletproof cases by any means.
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Post#3140 » by freethedevil » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:23 pm

GSP wrote:If Denver pulls this off i dont see how can u put Giannis top 5 for this season

Bron, Kawhi, Harden, Davis, Jokic seems very clear to me in that case............

Its dubious for dever to pull this of AND kawhi being clearly better than giannis tbh.

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