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  1. Dom McBlazer

    Dom McBlazer Well-Known Member

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    KingSpeed? You?
     
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    Man Bam is everything we wish and dream Zach Collins was
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    We? Who is this we? Me? Why you speaking for me?
     
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    Love this Miami team.

    A bunch of high IQ, competitive guys. Lack elite shot creators but they have the right mix of great shooters, cutters and bigs that can handle and pass. Allows / forces Spo to get really creative with his sets which is a more asthetically pleasing offense for my taste.

    Also helps that Tyler Herro is on the team

    Always been a huge Jimmy Butler fan as well since his Marquette days.
     
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    I can assure you wish Collins was as good as Bam. We fucked up
     
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    Wow jimmy butler putting in work!

    This Miami team ain’t no joke fams!
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Miami very impressive down the stretch.
     
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    Giannis very not impressive down the stretch.
    4-12 from the line for the game?
     
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    Jimmy MF Butler
     
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    Gannis is so easy to game plan around in the playoffs
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    They have a bunch of wings, play smart and hard, and dissect matchup advantages every time. Just such a well coached team that has adapted to 2020 style of ball, while still being able to manage pace. I wish we could play that disciplined.
     
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    Man that’s why I think our team is so played out and bland nowadays. I really wouldn’t mind big changes
     
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    I think we've seen a lot more of it in the past.

    Not to this Heat team's degree, because well frankly 2-8 this Miami team has more IQ and flexibility in its personnel than we've seen put around Dame.

    Spoelstra is on a whole other level than Stotts though. Think he's in a big 3 with Nurse and Stevens.

    On the other hand, Bud is closer to Stotts than some certain posters in here would care to admit.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Both Miami and Toronto. Love watching them. Just teams 10-deep with 2-way basketball players.
     
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    I was watching them and thought they are pretty deep. I also thought yeah they were pretty disciplined.
    Then i thought "Hey where is Meyers?"
    I'll ask you a question. If the Blazers had Meyers Leonard on the bench for that game 5 against the Lakers do you think he would play? Damn straight he would have played. I venture a guess if the Blazers had Meyers on the bench for all the bubble games he would have played.
    It kind of tells you exactly how bad off the Blazers were personnel wise. Not sure that Meyers has seen anything other than garbage time the entire time he has been in the bubble. He didn't play a minute in tonight's game.
     
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    Oh boy is this gonna age well......
     
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    Oh my lord Russ.......
     
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    daryl morey is getting fired after this game

    i miss playing westbrook in the first round
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    CP3 just shouted out Dame in his post game interview. "Certain guys are just built for the 4th quarter".
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    lmao

     
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