I honestly don't know what they even try to do to keep this close. The easy answer is slow down the game and try to grind it out, but slowing down the game is easier said than done, and almost counterproductive when you're not scoring.
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I honestly don't know what they even try to do to keep this close. The easy answer is slow down the game and try to grind it out, but slowing down the game is easier said than done, and almost counterproductive when you're not scoring.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Warriors easily doing what Clippers couldn't do against Utah, play fast tempo.
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Move the ball around really cautiously for really good shots, and pray Gobert makes up for their mistakes
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Hayward though, is playing a little too scared, and that's just a zero win game right there
Another day is coming pretty quick and I don't think Boston wants to fall into the zone of good enough to get to the second round and nothing else in a couple of years
Why are you posting in this thread?
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On a positive note, Zaza is getting a ring.
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The way Gobert alters shots is unreal
LyleLanley
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They have two highly regarded stashed players, they have a top 4 pick in the draft, they have next year's Nets pick, they're two wins away from the conference finals and the roster is still very young. There's no need to make drastic moves just for the sake of it.
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JAVALE MCGEE.
This roster doesn't beat LeBron
The roster next year, doesn't beat LeBron
The team the year after next, doesn't beat LeBron
It's not a move for the sake of a move, it's using cap space in a smart way
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this would be a fun series without KD.
Just wait until his help defense comes back.
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There's no move that will make any team favorites over LeBron or the Warriors in the near future. You gotta just make smart moves and hope you get lucky against one of those teams or that they fall off a cliff talent wise. Trading IT for a lottery pick before you know what this upcoming draft pick will turn into is not a smart move.
Word. Start over. NBA isn't a business or anything. AL Horford selling out arenas if you whiff in free agency.
Paying him $400/500 million for 5 years when he'll be 30 as a FA isn't smart either
Peter Ian Staker
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So if you are not the Warriors or the Cavs you should give up and blow it up.
Got it.
I agree IT isn't worth 100 million dollars a year. I don't think he'll get it either.
$400M? I'm not sure what you're talking about, to be honest.
The Celtics don't have LeBron, Durant, or Curry on their roster. That's too bad, but there's nothing they can do about that. They're managing pretty well without.
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The Warriors did not even play that well in the 3rd but the game feels completely out of reach
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Gotdatmoney
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Am I missing something about $100m/yr or?
LyleLanley
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It's better than giving him up for a middling lottery pick. You could do a lot worse than maxing out IT. Unless Fultz comes in and instantly amazes everyone I'd be fine with giving IT that deal and then dealing with the repercussions later. You're probably gonna eat some shit at the end of the deal but who knows maybe they'll be able to amnesty him at that point.
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Jazz won the quarter, that should count as a game for them.
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Good fight by the Jazz. All time great team though.
BlackNMild2k1
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They still shaking off all that night life they've had for the last week.
They'll be ready next game.
After not watching him during the season but hearing good things, I've been disappointed these playoffs
Sure. That's what I said. Not trade one fucking player and get younger while maintaing depth. Nope. Not at all.
He will get a max deal.
If I'm a GM, I don't wanna clock out at the ECF/WCF. I'm tryna fucking win. Pretty well ain't gonna cut it in a year or two
I'm positive he'll get the max, I'm sligtly exaggerating, but he'll be 30 when he's a FA. 30!
Nah, they're mostly just bricks, Iggy is 0-6 on wide open shots. Just a little rust, they'll be better next game.
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For what it's worth, according to the internet, a max contact for IT would be about 5/$179M.
The Celtics are young already and they have a ton more youth on the way. Trading IT for a middling lottery pick doesn't help in any way.
The Celtics are young already and they have a ton more youth on the way. Trading IT for a middling lottery pick doesn't help in any way.
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I don't think you watched the Clippers series.
BlackNMild2k1
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That what sucks though, because the Warriors are just playing ok, and only up by 17. But maybe next game they'll have a good game.
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Clearly you catch GS and CAVS by having no top 30 players on a roster but you're youthier with depth...
This Draymond, Klay + bench line up is a bulldozer. Draymond is driving it and he's vicious.
Stand fast, it's gonna be ok.
Stand fast, it's gonna be ok.
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The jazz outfits screw me up like plugging component cables into the back of the TV in dim lighting
"Is this the Green? No. This is blue. This is definitely the blue one. Fuck! No its green!"
"Is this the Green? No. This is blue. This is definitely the blue one. Fuck! No its green!"
metalslimer
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Curry could take the rest of this series off if he needed. Fortunately for them they have the talent to survive a start taking a game off or two.
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They turn a good game into a blowout instantly. Quin about 4 possessions late to call a timeout, and now the game is over.
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Synders lineups tonight were rough.. I expected a Blow out and the jazz closed it a few times but can't turn the corner. GS isn't even shooting that well from 3.
Like I said before the jazz just need to avoid the sweep and I think its a sucess for us this season.
Like I said before the jazz just need to avoid the sweep and I think its a sucess for us this season.
Gotdatmoney
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$400/500m is a little more than an exageration lmao.
IT getting a max is prob gonna be shit in the back 2 years of the deal. But if they let him walk the team is in the dumps for a good while and you gotta hope the talent they have replaces him well and also wants to stay. Kt seems like the strategy is basically wait until the Cavs and Warriors break up then try. I get it butn5 uears from now is unknown.
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