OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD- February 2021

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  1. Dom McBlazer

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    I'm glad we eliminated them from playoff contention last season. Kinda of payback from our playoff series a few years ago.
     
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    Watched the 1st half of the Heat-Lakers.
    I'm sure James will play better in the 2nd half, but he's clearly not near the level of Lillard. They are leaving him wide open at the 3 point line - not double teaming him there.
     
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    72,000+ posts. You are the CJ of S2.
     
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    I know you typically side with the players over management, but that's one hell of a straw man argument.

    1) You just switched it from basketball salary to net worth. Owners aren't making basketball-related money during a lockout or strike. How much they're worth is irrelevant.

    2) When do we ever hear the owners complaining in those situations? The NBA sort of keeps them mum.
     
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    Dame walked straight off the court tonight from what I could tell instead of shaking hands. Don't see him doing that very often.
     
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    I didn't switch anything. I said "and," which means it's an additional thing. How much you're worth absolutely is relevant to your overall wealth, which is what Nate was highlighting with the players.

    The entire point of a lockout is the owners complaining about how much players are making, and to try to win the PR battle, they also often complain about how little revenue their franchises make (while refusing to open their books to prove their claims).
     
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    Pelicans eliminated themselves from playoff contention. We eliminated Suns on closing night and then eliminated Grizz in play-in.
     
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    IIRC, it was one of our wins that officially eliminated them, but I could be wrong tho.
     
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    And then you switched it again, from them whining to making silent PR statements. You usually have pretty solid logic to your arguments, but this one is a face plant.
     
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    We'll have to agree to disagree. It doesn't seem like you're disputing what I'm saying so much as just making statements with no basis. It doesn't even leave me anything to actually respond to.
     
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    WOW!

     
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    I could understand that. I was angry and I wasn't even playing.

    A game the Blazers shouldn't have lost, especially considering the circumstances. Now there's a lot more pressure to win 2 of the next 3 when we easily could lose all 3.
     
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    Denver getting waxed by hawks. As i said before this year teams are much more balanced. Outside of Twolves anyone can beat anybody on any given night. Celtics blew 24 pt lead in 3rd quater to pelicans. Insane
     
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    Nets will probably win it all this year.
     
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    That was a flop by Harden. Shame....
     
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