NBA Playoffs Thread - 2nd round edition

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  1. SharpesTriumph

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    Ha, yeah he probably needs to see if the team that beats him does well and force his way there.

    They're down 0-2: if they lose this series he'll have won only 2 playoff series since Golden State and with some stacked rosters. What a dive for his legacy, basically becoming a Melo 2.0
     
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    Well if Pope shoot like that only at home they win the series 4-3
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    If you don’t feel bad for a world class athlete getting hurt, you’ve never really played sports. True athletes don’t feel that way about others.
     
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    Bruce Brown was a great signing.
     
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    Denver is impressive. We'll see how it goes. I still think the winner of the Lakers/Warriors series is going to have a huge advantage because of championship experience but I guess we'll see. I don't think it's foolish to call Denver the favorite, I would just still take the field for sure.
     
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    He makes his entire team better. Don't think they beat Suns without him. Joker gets my mvp vote
     
    inconceivable, May 2, 2023
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    Of course PHX is losing. Their bodies are too light for the high elevation in Denver and they are all floating. Without wings, how can they adjust where they are going?
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Are the Suns in legitimate trouble?

    Looking at them and seeing they are held to 87 points to yes. They now need to win two in a row at home and may be looking just to make it to a game 7. At which point… I think it might be yikes for Denver.

    DEN in 5, or PHX in 7?
     
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    Yeah but will Murray go 3-15 (0-9) again?
     
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    Suns need a pg to replace CP3 and Simons could be of interest to them.
     
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    But they have no assets except an overpaid Ayton to trade for him. I like ayton fine. I don't want to pay my C that much unless his name is jokic or embiid
     
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    Ayton is only 24 years old and would beef up our front line big time on both ends. To give up Simons and some would be ok for a player of his caliber, imo.
     
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    I wonder if the writers' strike is going to affect how the refs call the games.
     
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    Nah, they can always get away with reruns. It’s usually the same crappy calls every game.
     
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    It won't effect the commentators much either. It's not like they know what to say anyway.
     
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    that's probably a factor, especially with the perceived pressure of a WCF. But this isn't the Nuggets' first playoff rodeo either. The starters for Denver have a combined 196 games of playoff experience. Jeff Green and Bruce Brown have 117 games between them. That's over 300 games of playoff experience in the rotation
     
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    Probably. He's not nearly as consistent as his reputation would suggest, especially post-injury.
     
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    No. Ayton doesn't have the 'it' factor to be great. He has all the ability to, but he's missing the key ingredient.

    There are too many times he's a 1/2-second too slow, or too passive. He may get a little better as he ages, but I don't think he'll ever get to an all-star level.
     
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    I been telling ya about Denver for years now

    Glad to see ya on the bandwagon
     
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    Not I , "WE".
     
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