Around the NBA: January 2019 edition! It's a new year baby!

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  1. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    :lol: the 1st dude looks like he’s rubbing one out.
     
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    I thought the same thing, yet he somehow manages to be the least disturbing looking dude in the pics.
     
    handiman, Jan 3, 2019
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    Is the guy in the light blue shirt @HCP really, really drunk at Carls JR? :)
     
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    Nope... they look definitely look similar, but HCP's fatter!
     
    GoBlazersGo, Jan 3, 2019
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    I'm really sick of that line of thinking. Sure, there is a lot of parity right now and teams that have no business struggling are doing so but at some point if they are going to keep the same GM, the same coach, and the same roster shouldn't the expectations be that they eventually break free from the pack and start some sort of upward growth? If you're going to credit last year as breaking from the pack and earning the 3rd seed that is fine but I think that also means that it's fair to question why instead of building upon that they are right back to battling for even making the playoffs this year.

    This team should be a well oiled machine by now. The 10-3 start was great and no one is expecting them to win like that at a 77% clip but to then lose 8 out of their next 11 games and 10 out of 15 is inexcusable without a major injury.
     
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    Damn, you beat me to it.
     
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    “The Denver Nuggets are going to the Western Conference Finals” - Charles Barkley

    Damn we all know that’s not true but why not say the Blazers are going to the WCF
     
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    Draymond is such a fucking crybaby.
     
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    Why the fuck isn't he getting technicals for that bullshit!

    And how the fuck do the refs not call Durant out of bounds when he took 4 steps out of bounds before saving the ball.
     
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    Wow. Rockets beat the Warriors despite heroic efforts from the referees. Lol this league is something else.
     
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    Harden just beat 4 all stars without Gordon and CP3. He is the GOAT
     
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    Especially when a ref was standing right there.
     
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    Theres a lot of mediocre coaches, but a lot of teams are close to us, but they have less talent. A lot of teams lose from missing shots, or not succeeding in trying to get good interior shots, or not having cohesive pieces, or because the other team simply out plays them, etc.

    Often times, that's not our case. Often times, it's simple, controllable things.
     
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    Harden is amazing.
     
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    How long are we going to ignore the fact that Spurs have been annihiliating teams for the last month? Amazing set of results that inlcludes 13-point wins over Lakers and Utah, 38-point win over Clippers, 27-point win over Sxiers, 26-point win over Timberwolves, 8-point win over Nuggets, 11-point win over Clippers, 9-point win over Celtics and now 18-point win over Raptors. 11-3 in the last 14
     
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    This is some kind of run for Harden. Taking over MVP
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    averaging 41/9.5/7/2 (stls) over the past 11 games. Pretty impressive stretch.
     
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    DeRozan is going to be an All Star, it looks like.
     
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    It gets so tiring to have to deal with it all the time huh?
    OMG, HILARIOUS...
     
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