Best in West

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  1. e_blazer

    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    Sixteen games in and two games separates first from eighth in the West. Just 4.5 games separates first from fourteenth in the West. Parity seems to be the name of the game so far.
     
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  2. illmatic99

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    This team looks so much like last year's Raptors
     
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    Does that mean that next year they will look like this years Raptors? That would be good right?
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Who do we trade CJ for? Is there a Kawhi equivalent who will be available in the summer? Terry in line to get fired after we lose to Lebron in the playoffs? ugh
     
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    You do have a point there!
     
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    The Raptors traded their best player, so it would be like trading Dame not CJ.
     
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    And it is not certain Leonard stays.
     
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    One of the better d's & O' in the league. I believe they are #5or6 in both.
     
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    We sure Lowry wasn't their best?

    Is AD this Kawhi equivalent?

    It was Derozan + Poeltl + pick for Kawhi + Danny Green.
    Ours would be CJ + Zach + pick for AD + Moore.

    Now all we need is for AD and his uncle to come up with a bullshit injury and get tired of Alvin Gentry.
     
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    So against teams over .500 not named the Lakers they are 8-0. I don't know how that makes me feel.
     
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    Well, one of those wins was against a team named the Lakers, so factor that into your consternation.
     
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    9-2 against teams with winning records.
    2-3 against losing teams.

     
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    Bones thought I jinxed us at the skybox game when I said this one is over.

    We won, no such thing as jinxes. :ghoti:
     
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    #ThreadOfTheYear
     
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    The thread holding Mrs HCP's thong together?
     
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    Disgruntled superstar with a year left on his contract. Welcome Anthony Davis.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Man, MEM and OKC have had it easy.

    Luckiest teams in the NBA!

    BNM
     
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    The amount of bitching, whining and anger that shows up in this forum is amazing considering:

    -- We're ranked 1st in the West
    -- We're 9-2 (leading the league by a long shot) against teams with winning records, not feasting on bottom-dwellers
    -- We're 1st in the league in point differential against winning teams (+8.8)
    -- We're 3rd in the league in point differential (+6.9), the best predictor of future success. The Warriors were +6.8 last year.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Yes, but if we'd fire the GM, fire the coach and trade our 2nd best player we'd go 82-0 with a +100 point differential.

    Why don't you want this team to be successful?

    BNM
     
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    Our offense sucks... because Stotts and CJ.
    Our defense sucks... because Stotts and CJ and Dame.
    Our team sucks... because Olshey.

    :smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341

    Am I doing it right?
     
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