NBA Playoffs Thread - Play-in and 1st round edition

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  1. blazerkor

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    Chauncey either needs to get really comfortable with drop coverage or Nurk needs to go. I actually don't even care that much about the fact that he's been made less effective defensively because his bullshit offense is so frustrating, I want him gone regardless.
     
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    I mean yeah the officiating is still rigged. Of course you need superstars. If you have a star and a superstar in a moving foul situation will they call offensive on the superstar or defensive on the star? We know the answer to this one: nothing succeeds like success.
     
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    Say we got kept Nurk, got Mikal Bridges, and resigned Thybulle, we would be fools to not play drop defense. Mikal can’t be screened and Thybulle is most dangerous after being screened.

    Chauncey could play his switching scheme in the 20 non-nurk minutes a night.
     
    boredinsalem, Apr 22, 2023
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    Both Lillard and Billups out there recruiting!
     
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    Billups was photographed at the Clippers shootaround earlier this week
     
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    Superstars win playoff games, not young stars but superstars and you need 2-3 of them to win it all. Just look at the Clippers and Nets, just a bunch of role players and nothing to show.
     
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    I think he was just observing his guy Lue. Hope he learned something.
     
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    How can you recruit when your owner is cheap and don’t care?
     
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    Not sure if this is what others are seeing?
    It seems to me the Suns are getting better calls than the Clippers? Couple of pretty blatant no calls in favor of the Suns while Durant seems to be getting touch fouls?
     
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    Super Teams Rules !
     
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    Looking to get in as an assistant at LA
     
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    Playoffs are always better though… right HCP? :bgrin:
     
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    Kawhi should just retire. After all that load management, he can’t even play in the playoffs
     
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    I don't know shit about that story but she was part of a robbery ? Why ? No money from Kawhi ?
     
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    These are the types of things that people deal with even Star Athletes, that makes me say none of us know shit.
    Players are people too.
     
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    My guess is she was a head case that refused to change and Kawhi cut her off
     
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