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harlem_ball · Post #41 » by **harlem_ball** » Mon May 23, 2022 1:34 am

Warriors are cruising. Just won another quarter. Looks like sweepsville unless something changes.

BaffLer · Post #42 » by **BaffLer** » Mon May 23, 2022 2:03 am

Luka iso ball really cost them some possessions there lol. Giveth and taketh.

Shewasfly · Post #43 » by **Shewasfly** » Mon May 23, 2022 2:47 am

Dallas wack asses screwing Miami no matter what. Can’t even hold the damn GSW off with a win or two. So GSW will just be resting while Miami and the Celtics kill each other in the ECF smh

Dr_Heat · Post #44 » by **Dr_Heat** » Mon May 23, 2022 3:40 am

My boy luka needs help.

Post #45 » by **Wiltside** » Mon May 23, 2022 3:46 am

Gogi whispering SoBe sweet nothings in Luka’s ear

Post #46 » by **Wiltside** » Mon May 23, 2022 3:47 am

Dubs gonna be a tough out. Going to be well rested, and all of a sudden they’re playing big a lot of the time with Looney/Green. Interesting.

3ballbomber · Post #47 » by **3ballbomber** » Mon May 23, 2022 3:48 am

in luka fashion flops to sell the offensive, only for it to be over turned on Kerr's challenge :lol:

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marson · Post #48 » by **marson** » Mon May 23, 2022 3:50 am

The Mavs are just too soft defensively.

You gotta have a tough physical defense against this GS team like what the Cavs did in 2016 and Raps/2019.

Heat/Celtics can bring that tough physical defense.

3ballbomber · Post #49 » by **3ballbomber** » Mon May 23, 2022 3:52 am

Mavs about to make Suns feel even more miserable w/ potential to be swept. Imagine being finals runners up season prior being beaten by a team who eventually got swept.

wade44 · Post #50 » by **wade44** » Mon May 23, 2022 4:05 am

Must be nice to be the Warriors . Two easy series against a single star surrounded by a barebones team. That’s not even mentioning their previous lucky runs in the past. Meanwhile Heat have had to scratch and claw their way to the top

wade44 · Post #51 » by **wade44** » Mon May 23, 2022 4:05 am

Any day that Mark Cuban is taking a giant L is a good day though

eddieheatfan · Post #52 » by **eddieheatfan** » Mon May 23, 2022 4:22 am

Dr_Heat wrote:My boy luka needs help.

luka to miami?

spectrec130 · Post #53 » by **spectrec130** » Mon May 23, 2022 4:45 am

Dr_Heat wrote:My boy luka needs help.

Yes he does..... here in Miami!

Post #54 » by **DayofMourning** » Mon May 23, 2022 11:44 am

Just caught the Wiggins dunk from last night. Whenever there is another player in the frame it's gets a lot of pub. However, Luka flopping horribly showed that it was more of a warmup dunk by Wiggins. Luka should have gotten a tech.

Vertical Limit · Post #55 » by **Vertical Limit** » Mon May 23, 2022 7:15 pm

Luka’s offseason needs to be about conditioning.. and the Mavericks offseason should be about workint a S&T for Ayton.. i dont think ayton puts them over the top, but i can see Luka and Ayton connecting well.. they got the players that the Suns may be interested in. The suns will be forced to do a deal as theyre not going to extend a max offer

Post #56 » by **DayofMourning** » Mon May 23, 2022 7:38 pm

Vertical Limit wrote:Luka’s offseason needs to be about conditioning.. and the Mavericks offseason should be about workint a S&T for Ayton.. i dont think ayton puts them over the top, but i can see Luka and Ayton connecting well.. they got the players that the Suns may be interested in. The suns will be forced to do a deal as theyre not going to extend a max offer

He definitely didn't deserve a max offer. Funny that the agent puts the max offer info out there. Does Ayton deserve any more than Jarrett Allen? No way.

I think he will end up staying with PHX. They need to keep their team together.

AirP. · Post #57 » by **AirP.** » Tue May 24, 2022 2:19 pm

3ballbomber wrote:in luka fashion flops to sell the offensive, only for it to be over turned on Kerr's challenge

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I still don't get why Wiggins was allowed to ward off Luka with his off arm, he instantly pulled it back into his body. Impressive attack and dunk by Wiggins but he does push Luka out of the way which is easier seen from a different angle, at 29 seconds in his left arm is extended, he pushes Luka to the side and pulls his arm into his stomach acting like he didn't use it. Also notice Luka went up straight but his upper body starts to go away from the play, almost like he was pushed. If you'd like to say he flopped I'm fine with that, it doesn't dispute Wiggins warding him off with his off arm.

Here's where he hit him just above the armpit on the arm to create some space. Luka was going straight up.

And now he's pulling his arm back into his body after getting that space he needed. Luka is no longer going straight up, almost like he was pushed another way. To me, to risk injury to flop there wouldn't be wise.

Impressive but It still looks like a foul to me.

Here's a still from Direct TV that shows how far Luka was moved in the air with that off arm for that dunk. I'm guessing the refs didn't have these views.

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Flash4thewin · Post #58 » by **Flash4thewin** » Tue May 24, 2022 10:49 pm

DayofMourning wrote:
Vertical Limit wrote:Luka’s offseason needs to be about conditioning.. and the Mavericks offseason should be about workint a S&T for Ayton.. i dont think ayton puts them over the top, but i can see Luka and Ayton connecting well.. they got the players that the Suns may be interested in. The suns will be forced to do a deal as theyre not going to extend a max offer

He definitely didn't deserve a max offer. Funny that the agent puts the max offer info out there. Does Ayton deserve any more than Jarrett Allen? No way.

I think he will end up staying with PHX. They need to keep their team together.

HIs max starts at around 30 mil, thats not happening but something in the 25+ mil range will easily happen from other teams. The Spurs can technically max him. This will be interesting to see how it plays out.

3ballbomber · Post #59 » by **3ballbomber** » Wed May 25, 2022 12:02 am

Look @this useless mother f*cker. Let's be perfectly clear here that Beal is not about loyalty to the Wiz.....this is simply valuing money over everything else including championships. He's paid his dues to the organisation. He's stayed put while they have done nothing to maximise his opportunity for a title. Nobody wld be mad @him for leaving. but in spite of Washington doing nothing for Beal's chances to win a ring the dumb f*ck continues to chase the money rather than signing elsewhere to challenge himself to win a ship. Coward ain't cut from that cloth. Rot in Washington.

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AirP. · Post #60 » by **AirP.** » Wed May 25, 2022 12:30 am

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