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NBA Playoffs |OT| AKA Derrick Rose's family time
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Starphoenix
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A wedgie, huh? Is that what they're calling it now?
MetalFearSolid
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I think it started with those NBA starters show dudes calling it that.
Lionel Richie
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Dat glorious Lakers fan denial, enjoy the "young talent" and Byron Scott there man.
panthapanda
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Millsap and Bazemore combine 3/26. Lol.
LyleLanley
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Fellas, basketball is bad and anyone who likes it is stupid.
I raise you crowder smart 2/20..,
This is true.
MetalFearSolid
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Lol.
LyleLanley
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There are few things I wouldn't give up to get someone on the Celtics that can actually shoot.
At this point they will draft Hield and he will be Jimmer Fredette...
Brad Stevens for career 37% 3 point shooter Nick Young.
LyleLanley
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This is why I drink.
Starphoenix
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K-Mart showing up for the Spurs so far this game. Hope he can find a rhythm because they need his scoring.
these grizzlies would be the suns in 6
they'd sweep them if they had conley and gasol
XiaNaphryz
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At least they beat Golden State this season.
That puts them on the same level as the Lakers!
wrong thread 
Anyway, all this series is showing is that the Celtics need a guy who can make a shot. They don't have one on their team. Their defense is great, but they still lack that #1. KD is really the only shot you guys have, unless you guys are willing to trade your pick for Kyrie, Butler, or another Disgruntled star]
Anyway, all this series is showing is that the Celtics need a guy who can make a shot. They don't have one on their team. Their defense is great, but they still lack that #1. KD is really the only shot you guys have, unless you guys are willing to trade your pick for Kyrie, Butler, or another Disgruntled star]
MetalFearSolid
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Boston Celtics have someone worth more than 1st rounders and top free agents. That someone is Brad Stevens.
friskykillface
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LOL
I was buying a old ass sony recorder thats worth $400 for $7, ninja turtle figures and mario 64 at a thrift store while that game was going on
I had the better night.
smh Celtics, what a shitty team tonight, get someone good Ainge, they are lost as fuck
7 point quarter, WHAT
Whiteside pls
Simmons or Ingram pls
Cousins pls
pick up Batum , ryan anderson, noah for cheap
Crimson_Echidna
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wrong thread
Anyway, all this series is showing is that the Celtics need a guy who can make a shot. They don't have one on their team. Their defense is great, but they still lack that #1. KD is really the only shot you guys have, unless you guys are willing to trade your pick for Kyrie, Butler, or another Disgruntled star]
Between the two I'd say Butler would be the more likely.
Starphoenix
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Finally, the Spurs have rediscovered the 3pt shot. Mills, Ginobli and Martin have done good this game. Hope they can continue that throughout the series and into the next. Just wondering why I haven't seen Simmons? Was hoping Pop would play him some.
Ninja Scooter
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serious question: Who would you rather have, Julius Randle or Marcus Smart?
MetalFearSolid
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Ainge needs to be held accountable for his poor draft selections past few years. Olynk and Smart over Randle and Giannis Antetokounmpo? I mean the Raptors under Masai Ujiri tried to get a 1st in that draft for Giannis but Bryan Colangelo fucked up the Raptors assets so badly we couldn't.
It wouldn't surprise me if the Celtics fell out of top 3 and picked another SG.
He's been hilarious these past couple of days
Lionel Richie
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James Young was an awful pick. That being said, I'm not the biggest Smart or Olynyk fan in the world, but both are pretty serviceable players. Plus the Celtics were supposed to be very bad by now, the rebuild is still ongoing, however good buy low deals and a top 5 coach have them in the playoffs. If Ainge fails with the Nets picks, then we can judge his work. As it is they could have done better, but they could have done worse. One of the top picks in those drafts was Anthony fucking Bennett for example. It's hard to look at picks that turned out to be steals and say it's your GM fault, I mean, the current second best player in the NBA started his career being traded for George Hill. Weird shit happens.
Besides, Rodney Hood looks better than both Smart and Randle. So does Jusuf Nurkic.
Besides, Rodney Hood looks better than both Smart and Randle. So does Jusuf Nurkic.
Ninja Scooter
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a perimeter player who can't shoot or score in 2016 is pretty worthless too. Both are rotation players at best unless they get dependable jumpers.
sure, i'm with you there.
my post was more in response to metalfear who said that ainge needs to be held accountable for that "miss" though.
Ninja Scooter
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I don't know that he was a miss, as he was BPA. I don't think most people predicted he would have so much trouble scoring though. That and the league shifted so much in the span of 2 years. Many people said his ceiling was Tony Allen, but even prime Tony Allen would not be as valuable as he was, say 5 years ago. Same with Randle. A PF who can attack the basket and rebound but can't shoot isn't what he used to be.
The draft is a crap shoot. Smart was seen as the most prepared player for the NBA that year and he got to the league and stopped doing what he was good at, driving to the hoop. I still believe that he will be a really useful player though. Not sure about Randle, he'd have to develop a ZBo type mid range game to get there.
Lionel Richie
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At least we can all agree that both are better than Nik Stauskas, the following pick and a guy I really really liked before the draft so what the fuck do I know.
The talent in the NBA is just not at the levels it was from like 1991-2005.
Some of these teams have no business being in the playoffs and the east is pathetically weak outside of the Cavs
Mm don't really agree with that. East is resurgent, with some interesting talent if not elite teams, West's back half is garbage.
And I would say nba's talent was pretty high 91-94 but...99-2003 is the pits. Not too fun watching the Lakers teams break through AI's Sixers or Kidd's Nets.
2008-2016 has been high, its just in some transition from 2012-14 where talents not combined into but a couple elite teams that tower above a bunch of medicority. But the league is much more talent heavy than 2002.
theignoramus
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The top talent is more concentrated that's all.
Wait for the semi conference finals match ups.
The guard and forward play on the top NBA teams is awesome, especially out West.
shortsFortallPeople
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If you really think that the period of time when the league underwent expansion and that MJ got 6 rings was a time where talent was better distributed then I want whatever you're having.
Also, lets not pretend that the league hasn't always had like 2, maybe 3 teams every year who have a legit shot while the rest aren't even close. It's pretty much always been like that.
stop being nostalgic for a time that didn't exist
theignoramus
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I dont think theres been a more skilled era in terms of guard and forward play. I think the only position you can legitimately say had more talent back in the day is the 5 spot.
Todays top guards and forwards are some of the most skilled in the history of the league.
Ball handling, penetration ability, stretch shooting, passing, rebounding, defending (except for James Harden)...they do it all.
Todays top guards and forwards are some of the most skilled in the history of the league.
Ball handling, penetration ability, stretch shooting, passing, rebounding, defending (except for James Harden)...they do it all.
LyleLanley
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I'm not going to get too upset with Ainge's draft selections. Yeah, Giannis obviously would've been the better player in hindsight but that draft was full of garbage and Olynyk is decent.
As for Smart, he was the best player available and even with the benefit of hindsight I don't think I'd take anyone that was selected after him. He may not be the star the C's desperately need but even if he never develops his shot he does everything else so well that I'm happy he's on the team.
As for Smart, he was the best player available and even with the benefit of hindsight I don't think I'd take anyone that was selected after him. He may not be the star the C's desperately need but even if he never develops his shot he does everything else so well that I'm happy he's on the team.
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