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  1. kjironman1

    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Golden State just held the #2 seed to 34 points in the first half on their home court.
    Defense wins championships and the Warriors have the best defense in the NBA.
     
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    And they are an old veteran team.
     
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    crazy to think a team with its best player a liability on defense is the best defensive team in the league
     
    inconceivable, Apr 20, 2025
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    Where’s this Amen guy who is better than Scoot?
     
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    Traveling not called
    Out of bounds off Warriors called against Rockets
    No T on Draymond for shove after foul
    Oi vey
     
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    Houston's starting back court was 6-34 on FG's (17.6%) and 2-17 on three's (11.8%). That doesn't look like good shooting
     
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    The rockets don’t have a star. Sorry but I don’t call Amen a star and Sengun is really good but he’s not the kind of guy who’s gonna take over a series.The Warriors have two.
     
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    they are good, have been for years. To be accurate, they ranked 7th in the NBA in defense this season:

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    if you just flipped Portland and LAL, the top-15 defenses are all in the playoffs. Denver is the only outlier ranking 22nd

    on the other hand, while 15 of the top-16 defenses are in the playoffs, 14 of the top 16 offenses are in the playoffs

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    the 2 outliers are Miami at 21, and Orlando at 27. Magic really need another Anfernee

    basically, a team needs to be good on both ends of the floor
     
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    Never heard of him.
     
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    Holy shit!!! You can't handle the smoke from @AldoTrapani that you just asked for. If Amen isn't a star then why the fuck would anyone ever make a big deal of us taking Scoot before hime? If he's just a fucking role player that can't shoot but is a helluva defender then what the fuck has Aldo been going on and on and on about all of these months. You're in big trouble.
     
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    Also Jalen Green has a Wingstop ad. Now when I first saw the ad did I think, "Is that Jalen fucking Green?" and then I was sure it was him and wondered why it didn't say " Jalen Green NBA Hopeful" under his name? Yeah I did. Still though, he's got a national ad campaign where almost every customer is asking themselves who the fuck is that and that must make him a star.
     
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    what i'm reading is Ant to Magic and Grant to Miami
     
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    Source?
     
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    lol, i meant, my interpretation of wizenheimer's post about miami and orlando being the only two playoff teams that are not top 16 in offense is that they could use the guys we potentially want to trade away
     
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    Amen Thompson is trash.
     
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    redraft the 2023 top 5
     
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    When Sengun was out last season, Jalen Green looked like the best player in the league. I think it’s too early to judge their talent in their first playoffs. Jimmy Butler couldn’t “take over a series” in his first playoffs.
     
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    How about this one. And Terry Stotts as the Lead Assistant Coach.
     
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    I’ll rephrase that. Since acquiring Butler they have had the best defense in the league.
     
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