OFFICIAL Around the NBA thread - End of season/Playoffs!!

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  1. Rz4k

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    OKC without Ibaka is worse than Portland tbh. It'll be a good series though because of how well they match up with the Spurs. Leonard isn't going to slow down Durant too much, but he's improved his offensive game so much from 2012 that he can negate a lot of what Durant does. Fisher will always live to kill the Spurs as well; he'll prolly average about 15-16 points in this series on ridiculous efficiency even if the Spurs focused their defensive gameplan strictly on him.
     
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    OKC without their third best player is worse then every other team to make the west playoffs, save maybe Dallas.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    And the Blazers played the Spurs without Mo.
     
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    People were excited about that prospect. Some of them still are...
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Wow. lol.

    Please, tell me, whose the 3 above him. I got Roy Hibbert, Lance Stephenson.... that's the only two I can even think of.
     
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    LOL No, even without Ibaka OKC would still be the second best team out west; just too much talent. On my previous post I meant their D is worse than Portland's without Ibaka. They can put up buckets in a hurry tho.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yup, and hopefully they replace him with an actual point guard this summer.
     
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    David West has been the Pacers best player in the playoffs and its not even close.
     
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    To much talent in there top 3 guys, take one of them away and then they get thin REAL fast. We can agree to disagree on that one. There paint D is just nonexistent without Ilbaka, if you guys thought it was easy to score in the paint vs us you must be popping the bubbly already after seeing what OKC's looks like after one game. Timmy is going to eat them alive the entire series.
     
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    Forgot about him.

    My point still stands, though.
     
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    Lance Stephenson is so damn talented

    Dominating right now
     
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    Nice acting job by James LoL
     
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    he fooled me at full speed
     
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    I love Dame. :lol:


     
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    Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA Mike Dunleavy had an interview with GM Mitch Kupchak for Lakers coaching job on Wednesday morning, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.


    :biglaugh:The Lakers were talking about a big splash they were going to make in the hiring of their new coach.
     
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    That can't be serious. :lol:
     
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    Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
    Minnesota's meeting with Memphis coach Dave Joerger slated within next 24 hours, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Process could move fast.
     
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    Yes... If they sign Dunleavy and miss out on Melo or any big time free agent the world will be perfect.
     
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    Spurs are good
     
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    Anyone else watching the Spurs dismantle the Thunder . . .and the Thunder losing it mentally with Westbrook barking at Durant to think out there on the court.

    I really appreciate how the Blazers stuck together and never pointed fingers, even in the face of some demoralizing loses. Think that is my favorite aspect of the Blazers, they played like a team who trusted and enjoyed playing with each other.
     
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