OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: MARCH 2023

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  1. Chris Craig

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

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    They were only drafting guards for awhile. They didn't make the best picks. Vlade wasn't a great GM.
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 22, 2023
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    I agree that team has never had the kind of on court leadership that’s needed to make a finals run let alone a championship.
     
    blazerkor, Mar 22, 2023
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    They picked the wrong guards. They could’ve had Luka, Curry, or Lillard if they wanted.
     
    KingSpeed, Mar 22, 2023
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Exactly. No wonder it took 13 years to get back to the playoffs.
     
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    SlyPokerDog, Mar 22, 2023
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    SlyPokerDog, Mar 22, 2023
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    SlyPokerDog, Mar 22, 2023
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    Here is the play that set it all up.
     
    Fairly-Hard, Mar 23, 2023
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    The ref pretty clearly signals warriors ball then signals Mavs time out.
     
    Fairly-Hard, Mar 23, 2023
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    Whole dallas franchise is a bunch of whiners. Hilarious if they dont make the playoffs with Luka and Kyrie.
     
    illmatic99, Mar 23, 2023
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Talk about low bbiq. Why wouldn't you go to the ref with the ball?
     
    Cugel, Mar 23, 2023
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    coaches talk about court awareness all the time.

    the fact is that no Mav players were on the end of the floor the ball was to be inbounded from. Even if it was their ball there should have been at least two Mav players at that baseline....but there weren't. Collective brainfart
     
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    So GP ll might play as soon as sunday. I hope when he's introduced at Moda, the fans stay absolutely silent. Indifferent to his presence. Like he never played for us. Oh, wait. Did he play for us?
     
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    Only the %@#ing Warriors. LOL.

    Good on them for taking advantage I guess, but this is hilarious.
     
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    Here is what I see.

    Luka is blatantly fouled. That is worth complaining about.

    Referee Andy Nagy clearly says the ball is off of Holiday, and motions that it is Golden State's ball.

    Then I assume he motions that Dallas has called a timeout. Confusion ensues. Even the Golden State announcers are confused. Looney walks over to Nagy to find out what's going on, and I assume Nagy tells him it's Golden State ball.

    Most importantly, Christian Wood walks over to Nagy and I can see Nagy's thumb in the direction of Golden State ball. Whether Wood was discussing who's ball it was, I'd think he would have noticed Nagy motioning his thumb backwards.

    Andy Nagy didn't need to be corrected.



     
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    It was a bush league move by the refs.

    But regardless, the ball went out at the right base line. Even if the Mavs thought it was their ball, they should have had at least 2 players on that end of the court.
     
    CJ_is_Gone, Mar 23, 2023
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    Yeah if the refs job is to ensure that the playing field is neutral for both teams they would have communicated clearly to the Mavs that it was the Warriors ball before they let GS in bound when they saw the entire Dallas team going to the wrong side of the court.
     
    blazerkor, Mar 23, 2023
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    If the Mavs miss the playoffs and Kyrie leaves…

    What the hell are they gonna do?

    At least they have Doncic for now.

    Talk about a treadmill
     
    Predator, Mar 24, 2023
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    How about not letting GSW kill you on the boards and in the paint? That is why they lost and not that insignificant possession.
     
    Cugel, Mar 24, 2023
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