Official Around the NBA April 2019 Playoff Edition

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  1. KingSpeed

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    They can’t guard Dame. OKC not scary imho. Jazz destroyed us twice this year. Remember Christmas?
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 9, 2019
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    Blazers need to tank for one game to get Utah instead of OKC
     
    DDolla, Apr 9, 2019
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    you know, it's almost like once the Houston game was over, the Blazers stopped playing smart.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    remember the 4 games this year were OKC beat Portland?
     
    julius, Apr 9, 2019
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    I’d like to get the 3 seed. Win the first round, surprise everyone in the second round, and then face GSW’s in the Conference Finals.

    You just never know what can happen...
     
    BoomChakaLaka, Apr 9, 2019
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  6. KingSpeed

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    Playoffs different story? Those games were close, could’ve gone either way. Utah destroyed us twice.
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 9, 2019
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    And not they beat Houston, you ahould stay away from Paul George and Westbrook if you have the choice
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Whatever.
     
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    Wow! We play for 3-seed tomorrow!!
     
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    With our bench.
     
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    We are in the worst position. We kind of get to choose our opponent? Is it that simple?
     
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    Stotts smiled when asked about 3 seed. Suggests he wants it?
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 9, 2019
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    You gotta go for win tmrw and get 3rd seed. Houston had chance to get 2nd seed and blew the lead choked and now they could get 4th seed. I understand about match ups but you can not show weakness and tank and loose momentum NOT get 3rd seed especially after buzzer beater you ride the wave!! because we scared of OKC, yet we would be giving UTAH extra motivation that we rather play them instead of taking 3rd seed is a bad weak look, Also avoiding warriors in 2nd round is major important, if we dream of WCF you must avoid golden state.......

    Irony is OKC swept us in regular season close games nevertheless its hard beating a team 8 x in a season it be a war but Dame even said give me OKC in play offs
     
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    Dammit... as if I haven’t been crying enough lately as it is.
     
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    One thing about playing OKC, if we were to somehow win the series it would be extra sweet. Winning any series this year would be awesome but there's always a special gratification from beating teams that have players like Westbrook, Harden, Chris Paul, Kobe, etc.
     
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    for the last 10 days or so I've been kind of amused over the intensity of hope around here that Portland gets the 3rd seed. HCA is important, to be sure, but trying to game 1st round match-ups without Nurkic seems kind of pointless.

    OKC visits Milwaukee tomorrow and the Bucks will be resting several starters according to reports. Odds are OKC will be 6th seed. And Utah is a lock for 5th seed. The only alternative to that is San Antonio at 6, and frankly, the biggest mismatch there is Stotts vs Pop

    give Dame tomorrow night off. Don't even let him dress for fucksake. Play CJ light minutes. Maybe even play light or no minutes for Kanter and Aminu. It's the Kings and they are going to force a fast pace. Let em. If the Blazer bench can get a win, great, Portland is 3rd seed...just like last year and it was useless. If they can't, it doesn't matter. It's Portland vs Utah. I think the Blazers have a better chance against Utah than OKC anyway.
     
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    That’s terrible and shows weakness of your team. Forget about match ups last year people were happy we got the pelicans, and we got swept. You play all your starters to win for 3rd seed. Why on earth are some happy if you get out of 1st round so you can get destroyed by warriors in 2nd? Clinch 3rd and try to KO OKC as a revaange grudge match after they swept us in regular season, beating OKC would boost moral to such extend that playing nuggets in 2nd round we could beat them.
     
    Serbian, Apr 9, 2019
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    Blazer4ever Finding a Way BANNED

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    I think we can take either of the Jazz or Thunder, it won't be easy but we have the tools even without Nurk
     
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    LOL...we disagree.
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/if...y-wed-be-in-the-best-trucking-bracket.328847/
    Well well well what do we have here ???
    Isn't that interesting ? hmmm...

    " Could you imagine the four toughest teams all out of our bracket? Please let it be exactly like this in 18 days!!!"

    @BonesJones I think you will enjoy this one
     
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