AROUND THE NBA - April/Playoffs

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  1. UKRAINEFAN

    UKRAINEFAN Well-Known Member

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    I wish we could have won just one more game so he would have been eliminated earlier than us.
     
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    LA really stand for lose again
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    OKC has so little nuance to their offense.

    No off ball movement, no weakside action, very little passing. Pretty pathetic.
     
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    andalusian Season - Restarted

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    I think that I am a Warriors fan for the rest of these playoffs. They play the most exciting basketball out there - and if we lose to anyone, might as well be the eventual champs.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    I expect Pops to visit the Blazer practice facility now and then since he'll be spending part of the time at his winery in Oregon once he retires.
     
  6. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    OKC is all ISO ball. Whenever there is ball movement it's usually from a broken ISO.
     
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    Now that we're out of it, I want the Raptors to win a championship just for those die hard fans and the fact that I like the underdog championships
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Agreed. I do want to see Bron win another though. Hard to believe he's only won 2. This year would be his 7th appearance
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    God that would be amazing. Pop in a Jerry West consultant role in POR.
     
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  10. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Not gonna happen
     
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    This from SpursTalk.com:

    "I was fine with the Aldridge signing as a 2nd or 3rd guy in the system, as a 3-point shooting stretch big that fits in to what the Spurs already do..

    Now, some of you will say that you can't play the same style with a declining Parker and Ginobili, which is true, but that's on RC Buford and Pop more than anything..some of you will stupidly claim that you can't build around Kawhi in the same system, but the Spurs did it last year and had a top 3 team in the NBA when healthy, statistically..

    Building your entire offense around a career loser, a volume scoring, inefficient big that routinely chokes in the playoffs is going to set the team back for years, especially since they won't move away from Parker..you hurt your best role player that you just signed to a long-term deal, gutted the bench, and became easily guardable vs. playoff defenses, even against a mediocre defensive team like OKC..

    Carmelo Aldridge is one of the biggest playoff chokers in the NBA, as many of us have repeated, all season..he will give you a couple of hot games in the playoffs vs. mediocre defenses, but he won't show up when it matters..he's a poor passer, an average defensive player and an OK rebounder..mentally, he's one of the softest big men I have ever seen..

    The audacity of the posters in this thread to cite the Spurs' record in the weakest Western Conference in 20 years[​IMG]"
     
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    (e)L A(lamo).

    This won't end well for LA's reputation, or what's left of it, in Texas.
     
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    I think we'd beat them in a series.
     
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    Me too
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    I want Lebron pissed off and unhappy when free agency starts or Kevin Love disgruntled
     
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    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 AWOL

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    LMA truly is an amazing player, it took him 9 years to be hated in Portland. Only 1 year in San Antonio.
     
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    Adds something to his game every year...this year it was fried chicken and a side of confusion
     
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    Bet LaMarshmellow will love this when they trade his ass to Sacramento.

     

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