Game Thread NBA Playoffs Thread - 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP! Nuggets vs Heat!

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Nuggets vs Heat!
     
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    Durant just demanded a trade to the Nuggets.
     
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    Go Nuggets!!
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Nuggets vs Heat is gonna be interesting.
     
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    Odds aren't good, but Boston still has a chance!

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    Denver in 5. Gentleman's sweep.
     
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    That question mark seems to imply Boston might not lose?
     
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    Go Nuggets! Represent the NW division and go get a chip! Murray and Jokic have been beasts all playoffs
     
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    and here I thought trading Bones Hyland was a mistake
     
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    Nugs or Heat?
     
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    Nugs just got their first championship
     
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    The keys to the Heat having any chance are:

    U. Haslem
    K. Love
    C. Zeller
     
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    Lowry would need to make Jokic sprain his ankle like with Tatum.
     
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    Will happily watch this series with no BOS/LAL.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Or Golden State. Getting really tired of seeing them in the finals.
     
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    thank god we don't have to hear about the first 0-3 comeback for the NBA.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I think the most interesting thing about Miami's run is it sort of flies in the face of almost all things we hold to be facts in basketball, such as talent wins out, and size wins out in a series. Miami does not have the talent of any of the teams they knocked out, and are probably the shortest team in the league based on the players that actually touch foot on the floor. They kind of show that a team system, coached well can make up for a size and talent discrepancy, even on the biggest stage.
     
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    So coaching and team leadership matter? Who would have known. Miami doing it with about a 1/3 of their team being freakin' undrafted. If they don't win, Miami fans have a right to say they didn't put enough talent around Butler.....but damn, did coaching and a player with an insane drive to win (so much so he has pissed off teammates who weren't as driven as he was) done wonders. Finals twice in the last few years and a win away another time.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    GM gets a ton of credit too for identifying unsung players that can thrive in the system.
     
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    if Tyler Herro wins a ring sitting on the bench, then he should sit out next year's playoffs too.
     
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