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    joeBlazers Well-Known Member

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    Remember what Oladipo looked like when playing with Russ last season? See how he is doing this year in Indiana.
    I wonder how Carmelo feels ... When they are bounced in the first round by Houston, PG and Melo will be gone from that village called Oklahoma City.
    disclaimer: I just hate that they stole the Sonics from Seattle.
     
    joeBlazers, Mar 30, 2018
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    See the main difference between Lillard & Westbrick to me is this.
    Lillard doesn't care about personal numbers like Westbrick does.
     
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    Oladipo is an amazing case, he wasn’t that good at Magic to begin with which is why they even had to add a good first round pick to exchange him for an expiring Ibaka. He was actually better last season at Thunder than he used to be at Orlando but still wasn’t really all that good.

    Then something happened to his confidence when he joined Indiana and he reached a totally different level of basketball. I think he just found a perfect system to play in, one in which he is the focal point of their attack but also he is surrounded by good, experienced players who know how to help the team. He is definitely a top 5 shooting guard this year.

    Indiana have been the biggest surprise of the season for sure. They are the equivalent of our team from 2015-16 season and Oladipo is their slightly superior McCollum from that season. They don’t have a Lillard though but they also have better players at wings and in the front court.
     
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    THIS
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Ya...If he could play for any NBA Eastern Conference team, is should be the fresh exciting Sixer team. Lebron should help the NBA by joining an Eastern team rather than overload the West with his great abilities.
     
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    That was fucking awesome!
     
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    Hmm, I remember a contradictory stat earlier this year, showing that Dame was actually below league average on "deep" 3's. Sounds like someone is fudging the numbers one way or the other.
     
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    There's like a 0% chance Melo opts out. OKC is stuck with him. They'll most likely lose George though.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    The numbers I've heard are 38% and 39% on "deep" threes. Someone posted it here and it was also mentioned on one of the national broadcasts. I think it may have been Reggie Miller on one one the "Players Only" games.

    I'm sure it's gone up and down multiple times over the course of the season, and it also depends on how "deep" is defined, but I don't think anyone is actually fudging anything.

    BNM
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Agreed. In this climate, after the crap season he's had, no one is giving 34-year old Carmelo Anthony anywhere near the $28 million he will cost OKC by opting in.

    His days of big money contracts are in the rear view mirror as he transitions from highly paid franchise player to veteran ring chasing role player. Next year will be his last big payday.

    BNM
     
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    That's what I meant by fudging. Selective data.
     
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    PREFECT!
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Mike Rice used to subscribe to such a site but he had to pay for it.
     
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    Magic Johnson said Oladipo was going to be the next Jordan. I remember Olshey trying to trade up for him.

    http://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/60575/is-victor-oladipo-the-next-michael-jordan
     
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    So Go Blazers!, Cavs, Mavs and ugh OKC?
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    No, we want DEN to beat OKC. DEN isn't a threat to catch us.

    Go POR (over LAC), CLE (over NOP), DAL (over MIN), MEM (over UTA) and DEN (over OKC)!!!

    BNM
     
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    If Cleveland and Denver win and Houston beats SA on Sunday, and we win our next 3 games (LAC, Memphis, @Dallas), we are three seed and can chill for the last week of the season.

    Go Blazers
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Not counting on Denver.. They're trash.
     
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    TIL that Mo Williams and Corey Brewer have the #1 and #2 top single game scoring record for the Timberwolves lol
     
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