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  1. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    What happened to the Shabazz Rule?
     
    jlprk, Sep 17, 2020
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Oh is THAT it? I don't like posters talking about other teams?
     
    THE HCP, Sep 17, 2020
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Then why don't I give shit to anybody else on here talking about other teams.....only YOU? Why? Think about it.
     
    THE HCP, Sep 17, 2020
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    Hey Kawhi, if you want to sign with the Blazers when that player option is up. You’re always welcome to ripcity. Dame is not Pandemic P for sure
     
    DDolla, Sep 17, 2020
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    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    Man it’s all good fam it’s not that serious. Although now I get how you feel when you sweat the lakers haha #boom!
     
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    I would argue that Nurk is the second or third best passing big man in the league. Debatable with Bam. Anytime we run our offense through Nurk, our field goal percentage goes way up. When we go away from it and turn into a one on one team, we're a low percentage shooting team.
     
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    And when Terry Stotts had Will Barton he didn't play him. What's your point? Nurk didn't work well on that team. That's why we got him cheap. But are we going to assess Nurk on the version of him the Nuggets have or the one the Blazers have? He's the second or third best passing big man in the league. We've already seen that when we run our offense through him our field goal percentage shoots way up.
     
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    I think you're overrating Nurk a bit

    Jokic, Adebayo, Sabonis, Horford, Plumlee, and Gasol are all better or at least as good IMO. And when AD plays C, I think he's a better passer. Embiid is about the equal of Nurkic too and so is Vucevic

    now, it could be that Nurkic could pass most of those guys if he stayed healthy a couple of seasons and Portland had a little different offensive system
     
    wizenheimer, Sep 17, 2020
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  9. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    The Heat are RELENTLESS. This really could be their year.
     
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    Man who the hell is Miami Heat GM? Their organization is phenomenal. Tyler Herro as a rookie is doing very well in the Eastern Conference finals
     
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    You think if we had drafted Bam instead of Collins we could have played him at the 4 next to Nurk?
     
    AldoTrapani, Sep 17, 2020
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  12. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    I’m very surprised at how well Miami is handling Boston.
     
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    I’m not. I knew this was gonna be a tough series. Two very good teams.
     
    kjironman1, Sep 17, 2020
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I would love to steal one of Boston's wings.
     
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    Jaylen Brown would be perfect next to dame and Cj
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    On paper the Heat are less talented than Boston, but Miami just outworks the Celtics on every play.
     
    B-Roy, Sep 17, 2020
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    Agree..Stevens has had opportunities and all sirtsbif talent but cant get them over the hump.
     
    Hoopguru, Sep 17, 2020
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    Jimmy Butler just makes some winning plays
     
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    Dragic did pretty well also.
     
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    Something Paul George doesn’t do.
     
    Hoopguru, Sep 17, 2020
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