Official Around the NBA April 2019 Playoff Edition

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  1. Orion Bailey

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    You really think its gonna take him 5 more years?

    We will have to agree to disagree. Is not a true or not true thing. Its an opinion. I think your off on that one.
     
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    Aminu?
     
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    Not sure. All season I've been on about how DEN isn't as good as their record. For that reason, I think it would be nice to see them curb-stomped in the 1st. But, Pops is a wily MFer. It's not the Spurs roster that concerns me - it's the Pops/Stotts match-up that gives me pause. Roster-wise I'd actually rather play the Spurs than the Nuggets. But I'm getting way ahead of myself - I just want to beat OKC.
     
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    Not five MORE years. Just five years in general. We needed rotation players when we drafted him. It's not quite so bad now, but Curry/Hood/Kanter could all be gone after this season, and then what?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Okay, I'll bite.... why Aminu?

    Firstly, why do you classify Aminu as a "big man?"

    Second, how do you think we have developed him?
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Not the biggest fan of Stotts but why doesn't Nurk count? He's gotten significantly better this year than he has in years past.
     
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    You've got your opinion, and I am unlikely to change it - fine. No problem.

    However, for others who happen to care ...
    1) I generally classify players who almost exclusively play PF as "big men." It's weird to me not to.
    2) Just look at his 3FG% during his career:
    http://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4248/al-farouq-aminu
     
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    OKay, thats a bit more fair.
     
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    I'm not gonna make the argument. According to PER, VORP, BPM, WS/48 his best season was his last season in DAL.
     
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    We need to get past OKC. Not worried about Pop though. This league is about players.
     
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    SA.
     
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    So getting out coached is a myth?
     
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    In many cases yes.
     
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    Nah, I have time and time before and you di t retain it.
     
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    You gave no compelling arguments to combat the fact that he's been injured 5 years straight.

    You gave no compelling argument to dissuade my apprehension about the season he only played 35 games.

    You gave no compelling argument in response to our beating them in the playoffs while he was sidelined by injury.

    You gave no compelling arguments. You only brought up imaginary scenarios of us attaining him and that it would be cheaper BECAUSE he's injury prone (not sure why you don't understand how that validates my argument).

    So now that your wack arguments don't convince me, you're reduced to insulting my BBIQ and saying I didn't retain your argument that again, wasn't compelling...

    Time for a new debate tactic or, we can just agree to disagree that we'll even be able to obtain him.
     
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    Isaac shows flashes of being a monster, I really hope he develops.
     
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    Go Magic
     
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    Dougnsalem not barf

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    I LOVE this theory. If it were Steve Blake.... Man, I miss that guy.
     
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