The race for Home Court Advantage

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  1. KingSpeed

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    6 blowouts after losing their second option. It's not a small sample size because it shows that it was an adjustment for Dallas after losing their second best player.
     
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    If you didn't remember that Butler was their second option, then you weren't following very carefully.
     
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    KingSpeed wins because you all don't understand that he is actually trolling you. Hard
     
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    I'm not saying he wasn't a sizable loss. They had to adjust to losing a starter, just as any team would've. They would've struggled to adjust to losing Chandler, Marion, Terry, or Kidd... How does this mean he was their second best player? You're argument for that is seriously "they struggled after he got hurt, so he was their 2nd best player"? Seriously...? We struggle without Aminu... Or Davis...

    You can't even argue the stats I provided you with. Defense matters. You know that. He was a one-dimensional player on a team with a bunch of great two-way/all-around players.
     
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    Nah, I'm pretty sure he's serious, it just seems like trolling.
     
  6. KingSpeed

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    You guys are hypocrites because you say that 5 game win streak isn't small sample size. Then you dismiss Mavs 6 straight blowout losses. Instead of owning that you're a hypocrite, you turn it back around on me. Make up your mind.
     
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    He was their second highest scorer in their starting lineup. The point is that they were still able to win the championship and we should've been able to win a ROUND after losing Wes. We still had two All Stars. Dallas only had one All Star that year (Dirk) and won the title.
     
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    Even if he 100% believes it (which he doesn't), you are getting played.
     
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    Literally throwing shit on a wall and hoping it sticks.

    5 game win streak, 6 game loss streak are both small sample sizes.

    Literally impossible to talk to someone who has admitted they can't be objective.
     
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    Butler in 2010-2011 (Played up until the 1st game in Jan, when he got hurt):
    15ppg
    Jason Terry splits in 2010-2011
    OCT: 16.7ppg
    NOV: 15.9
    DEC: 15.0

    So how the fuck was Butler their 2nd option? For a dude that's acting like he was a Mavs superfan at the time, the stats COMPLETELY disagree with you.
     
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    Make up YOUR mind. Is a 5-6 game sample small or not??
     
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    Why you bringing up stats bro? You were too young, go back to school.
    Enjoy getting dismissed because of your age.
    Reminds me of something else going on in the world currently.
     
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    How the hell dismissed it? It was an adjusting period that they would've had if any of their top 6 players went down. I'm saying they struggled without him initially but that doesn't prove anything, as it would've been the same for any of their key players. That doesn't make him their 2nd best players.

    Blazers were playing great over their 5 game winner streak after a lull in which they lost a lot of close games to great teams. They were still 3rd in the West when Wes went down...
     
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    Can you not read sarcasm? Everyone in the world outside of Sheldon Cooper could tell I was being sarcastic with that post.
    Jesus lol.
     
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    Happens so much man... So I just bring up facts and laugh when they don't know how to reply, so they continue dismissing me because I was "too young".
     
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    Look at your own numbers. Terry's numbers dropped while Butler's got bigger. Also Terry was a bench player. Butler was second option in the starting lineup. He got hurt and then they got blown out 6 straight times. These are facts. Why do you insist on denying them? Why can't we agree? Even if you think Butler was Dallas' third best player, then what was our excuse?? Wes was no better than our third best. Dallas wins a title. We roll over and play dead.
     
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    Everything I have brought up is a fact.
     
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    SHIT! That SAME poster has said THIS team THIS season is a title contender!
     
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    Oh, so now you've backed off from "he was their 2nd option" to "he was their second highest scorer in their starting lineup" Lmao.

    They were able to win the championship because they had great all-around players that were better overall players than Butler. You're trying to say that Butler was their 2nd best player (he wasn't even their 2nd best scorer), when all Butler could do was score, and couldn't even do it efficiently. Does defense not matter? Did Tyson Chandler's rim protection not help them greatly?

    Wes was a much better player than Butler. He scored more, did it more efficiently, and was a much better player on the defensive end. He was also the heart and soul of our team.
     
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    No it's not. You said Butler was their 2nd option, when in fact, he's not, and was proven by the stats that I brought to the argument.
     

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