Banana Aeon
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NBA 2017 Playoffs |OT| WE DID IT
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Peter Ian Staker
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It won't work.
Too much overlap between him and Boogie. Boogie will bounce as soon as his contract is up.
The Celtics will beat them once they get Gobert, Hayward, Fultz, Zizic, etc. and then Durant will bounce
Amory
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LyleLanley
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You would give up IT for just a lottery pick?
Yoshimitsu126
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If I'm Utah right now, being down only by 12 isn't too bad.
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Lionel Richie
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Boston still 100% shouldn't trade. They had success with IT-AB-Smart in the lineup frequently together. Replace AB/Smart there with Fultz and goddamn.
The difference is Miami completely blew it up while not being that good in the first place. This is a team that won 73 fucking games without giving up anything of value. A team that would have won their 2nd championship in a row if Draymond Green hadn't decided to kick someone in the nuts for the umpteenth time.
JetBlackPanda
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GS isn't shooting great from the 3.
I'll take being down 12 but could be 18 easily
I'm not replacing one of the best peremeter defenders in the league in Bradley. That's something that stays with age.
If I'm Ainge, IT is traded because not only do I want to get younger, I want cap space to sign a Foward who can change my team, a SG that can change my team. You could probably get a couple picks across a couple years and a decent player. C's draft well too
Peter Ian Staker
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I am pretty sure nobody had a problem with those 3.
It's all about KD.
BTW didn't the league stop CP3 from going to the Lakers because it would make them too OP?
metalslimer
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Today is IT's sister's birthday? Damn..
MetalFearSolid
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I just realized that Tristan Thompson recently broke up with Khloe Kardashian.
No wonder the Cavs looked like a beast against the Raptors.
Kardashian curse broken.
No wonder the Cavs looked like a beast against the Raptors.
Kardashian curse broken.
LyleLanley
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No, they vetoed the trade because they owned the Hornets at the time and it would've been an awful trade for the team.
Gotdatmoney
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I may hate Durant for making the league less competitive but most of the Warriora core is drafted and Durant was in OKC for likw what? 7 years? The dude should be able to go and play wherever the fuck he wants. It's not an asterisk. The Warriors still actually have to go out there and win the title.
Amory
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Dunno who the others are but Panda
Warriors went from a shitty organization to one of the best teams in history. Don't forget how much shit that team has gone through. I'll dig out the Grantland article
Players shouldn't be expected to stay with their team for years if it means no ring.
Vault Dweller 111
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Nice to cut it to twelve.
Gotta cut back on the turnovers. But honestly, they are just so damn good. Even our best vs their decent would be a super tough game for us.
Gotta cut back on the turnovers. But honestly, they are just so damn good. Even our best vs their decent would be a super tough game for us.
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http://grantland.com/features/how-annoy-fan-base-60-easy-steps/
Clippers and Warriors were the two shittiest organziations in the league a little while ago, undisputed
Lionel Richie
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But IT is their best player. Even when you factor in defense, IT is still more valuable to his team than either Bradley or Smart. It would be tough deciding who gets to go, Bradley is a better 2 way player, but Smart can guard bigger guys.
Trading IT would set the Celtics backwards. They have their star, or at least an unbelievable scorer. You don't give these guys away when you're relatively close to winning a title.
Not while LeBron exists. So you really wanna pay a guy $500 mill knowing you ain't gettin past the ECF for the next 3 years at least?
IT is getting a half a billion contract 0_0 holy shit !!!
Lebron's beatable. We of course can't build the team around IT entirely, treat him as our Westbrook, and expect to make it past him, but we can build a better core of guys overall with players like Fultz, Heyward, Zizic, etc. IT can still fit in that scheme.
Gotdatmoney
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I agree. Like dudes served their time. They should be able to play where they want. Do they often go and join the team that had an all time great regular season and eliminated them in the playoffs? No but w/e it's still business.
If they want Rings they should be free to ring chase. People are mainly just salty because the cap change has made them able to do things not normally possible. But this whole tainted title stuff is lame as fuck.
With what money will you pay Hayward this offseason and IT next offseason and still have a bench
Red Panda. Seen her 10+ times and when she lands that last bowl it's just incredible. It will never get old. I always think it's gonna fall.
When she does drop one it's downright shocking.
It's weird to me that everyone is just already talking about getting rid of Isaiah. He just scored 53 points to put the Celts up 2-0 in the conference semifinals. I get some of the realistic circumstances, but guys like him don't grow on trees. This team won 25 games 3 years ago. Enjoy the win.
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Wall is the same age as Boogie, younger than Butler...
Question: how many Pelicans games down the stretch did you watch?
First half notes:
-Warrior shooting is rusty crusty, someone sandblast Durant.
-Klay and Draymond + bench line up is money. So much better than Durant + bench they were running so often in the regular season.
-I'm gonna try to watch Utah in the second half, but it's tough. It's always GSW play first, second, and third for me. They have to be pick and roll heavy when Draymond is NOT at center, but other than that I don't really know.
-Warrior shooting is rusty crusty, someone sandblast Durant.
-Klay and Draymond + bench line up is money. So much better than Durant + bench they were running so often in the regular season.
-I'm gonna try to watch Utah in the second half, but it's tough. It's always GSW play first, second, and third for me. They have to be pick and roll heavy when Draymond is NOT at center, but other than that I don't really know.
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I swear if the Warriors turn on the fuck u mode and just kill this run...
Vault Dweller 111
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Lol Draymond.
Gotdatmoney
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Utah is still in this game. Warriors fire power is insane. The fact it's under a 10 point game at all has gotta be encouraging for the Jazz.
I'm not sure people realize how old Butler is. He'll be 28 before next season starts; he was an older draftee. Many would be surprised at who is younger than him (Bradley, for instance, even though he's been around seemingly forever).
Lionel Richie
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They are really not that far from beating the Cavs. They have one pick coming up who could be Fultz. Then they could sign Hayward, or trade for a star with the other pick. They'll still have the assets to find a trade to upgrade from Amir. Yabusele and Zizic are looking like they could be keepers.
It legit could happen. It's not a sure thing, but it's a better bet than trying to do that without IT.
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They're a methodical team. Ideally, they don't pay attention to the actual score.
Ingles is gonna get PAID
Who could they put defensive sieve IT on, for the Cavs? How would they sign a max contract Gordon Hayward, sign bench players, then still have money to pay IT the max contract he'll be offered? Easier to just trade him and work from there
Plus, again, betting against LeBron in the East? Bad move.
LegendofDragoonLives
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They have a ton of cap flexibility, and if some of these younger guys develop into regular rotations pieces, that helps a ton. I'm still undecided about going hard after Hayward (depending on how the lottery shakes out), but the cap is not really a problem. Their bench will be fine moving forward. Yabu and Zizic are basically like having an additional 2 lottery picks, based on what scouts say. Regardless, it's a problem for another day.
metalslimer
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They have like 8 amazing passers on this team
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reddit saying Curry landed funny, might have tweaked something, is limping a little
Makes me hard.
Put some icy hot on that ankle Curry.
He turned it taking off on that lay up on the break. Didn't look too bad, but what do I know?
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Utah is a little too reliant on Ingles making plays, GSW playing ball denial on him
LyleLanley
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Rozier is better than Ibaka.
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