NBA Playoffs Thread - Play-in and 1st round edition

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  1. AldoTrapani

    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    It’s crazy how much Cj sucks now
     
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    CJ completely sucks. I bet Pelicans already regret that trade
     
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    Both these teams tonight look a lot better than LA and MN last night.
     
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    God look at SGA complete no show. If it was against us he would shoot every single time down the floor
     
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    He scored over 400 more points than any other Pelican this year and they got him for next to nothing.

    I'm sure they regret it. Yep.
     
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    they extended him for the same $ as soon as they could.

    somehow i doubt that.
     
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    OKC doing this while being substantially younger than us.

    and our entire org blamed this season on youth. idiots.
     
    illmatic99, Apr 12, 2023
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    What the hell. Brandon Ingram is unstoppable, so the Pelicans call CJ McCollum’s number? LOL.
     
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    CJ's playoff streak comes to an end
     
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    OKC's done such a good job of flipping veterans and drafting well... if Holmgren turns out to be much of anything, they'll be in remarkable shape.
     
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    It happens every season. Some team is a feel-good story and there’s nowhere to go but up.
    Then that team loses in the play-in to the following season’s feel-good story.
     
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    The only way OKC could have lost with 3 seconds and a 4-point lead was to foul a 3 pt shooter....and they came 1 inch away from doing so. Why was Dort even close to him?
     
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    they also have a terrific coach. and listen to shai... they built good habits over the years.

    we have a terrible coach and have nothing to hang our hat on as far as habits while tanking.
     
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    I thought they blamed it on injuries.
     
    Pinwheel1, Apr 12, 2023
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    some, yes.

    to a man, they all said we had too many young guys in their exit interviews.
     
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    That's still a true statement. It's not like OKC beat a team with a pulse tonight - Portland was 1-0 against the Pelicans before tanking.
     
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    He’s always just been a volume checker. Even when he was in Portland. Fans just fell in love with him for the games he’d get hot.
     
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    unusual in that both of the teams tonight I was kind of rooting for won. Usually that's the kiss of death.

    Actually, I was as much rooing against the teams that lost as rooting for the teams that won. Toronto Raptor fans are really hard to take. And I got tired of people talking about how great the Pelicans were going to be. I never bought that

    as mentioned, I think there is an object lesson in that OKC-Pels game tonight. OKC started 2 rookies and a 2nd year player tonight. Giddey was a 6th pick less than 2 years ago and he came with one rebound of having a 31 point triple-double in his first playoff game. He's not a great shooter but he averaged 17-8-6 this year. The lesson for Portland is that it's entirely possible to find win-now help in the draft, especially in the top-6 or top-7. The Blazers better be damn sure they are trading for an all-star level player if they give up their pick. And I don't mean a player who made one all-star game or made one 4 years ago

    I'd draw the line at a player like Siakam. OG is not worth a top pick IMO
     
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    I think time’s up. Keep Barnes and clean house. Siakam is their biggest chip. Trade him for some good young pieces like Simons and the lotto pick and move the timeline.
     
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    You kind of gotta wonder why this guy was not playing tonight?
     
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