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  1. ant

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    And as part of the deal, the Spurs have to tell us who THEY would have drafted at 8 and 14! :D
     
    ant, May 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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    Not what I expected Tim Duncan to look like at all.
     
    SheedSoNasty, May 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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    The Lakers bowing out early allows Luka to spend more time on what he does best... eating

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    STOMP, May 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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    Shoulda had more faith in myself.
     
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    curry won championships and he's not a lockdown defender
     
    inconceivable, May 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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    That's not the argument.

    Curry puts in effort on D, even though he's bad.

    Luka puts in minimal effort. The EFFORT is the issue.
     
    CJ_is_Gone, May 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Also gives other Laker teammates their opportunity to work on flopping.
     
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    I think we Blazer fans put a higher priority on defense because of all those years when the Blazers sucked at it

    but defense is still important:

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    7 of the top 8 teams are still alive in the playoffs; and 10 of the top-14 teams still alive. The one outlier is the 22nd ranked Denver Nuggets

    however, and maybe this is just one of those self-evident DUH stats, it looks like net rating is more predictive than defensive rating:

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    the Nuggets are offsetting their weaker defense with the 4th best offense in the league

    and we all know that Orlando, with the 2nd best defense, but the 27th best offense, and a negative net rating, really needs more offense out of their back-court. Blazers can assist
     
    wizenheimer, May 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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    Curry works on defense and he is a better defender than people give him credit.

    Just for reference, in 13 years in the NBA, Dame had only 2 years where he had a positive DBPM, in 16 years in the NBA, Curry had only 4 years he had a negative DBPM. Curry is underrated on the defense side. Sure, he is not great, but he holds his own. He is not usually a liability (he will be for big, strong players that can handle like Lebron and Ant, for example, but that's true for most defenders).
     
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    The Nugget-Clipper series is surprising to me. Good thing I did not bet on it. Although I am not ruling out the Clippers winning it in 7.
     
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    He has Draymond Green.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Timmy looks like all he ever did in life was run a weed farm.
     
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    We should trade Robert Williams for Jrue Holiday.
     
    SheedSoNasty, May 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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    Curry led the league in steals in 2015-2016.
     
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    JamesHarden did once a well. And he's a shit defender also. Steals don't always equal good defender.
     
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    He wasn't very good early in his career... very light and physically weak so guys would bully him. Clearly now he's put in a ton of work into his body and can hold his ground. While he's not a a lockdown defender he's about average which is leagues better then fatty who teams target every single time down the court

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    STOMP, May 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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    Raymond Felton mkII
     
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    Even beyond the hilarity, Jrue off the bench would be really nice
     
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