I was really hoping for GS to blow out Rockets and Clippers in short series so both get broken up in the offseason. Curry's ankle put a damper on things. Even 1 win might convince Morey to keep that toxic core together.
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andrewlt
United States7657 Posts
I was really hoping for GS to blow out Rockets and Clippers in short series so both get broken up in the offseason. Curry's ankle put a damper on things. Even 1 win might convince Morey to keep that toxic core together. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On April 18 2016 23:17 Djagulingu wrote: LeBron won't lose 4 games in the first round, Cavaliers will. Pistons have a real chance in taking down Cavaliers in the first round. 2007 Warriors real. Also, the gap between matchups in the entire conference has never been any smaller. #3 to #6 having the same number of wins in the regular season? I don't remember such a thing in the NBA history. Also, Pistons were up 3-1 against Cavaliers in the regular season. Why not in playoffs? 1 of the regular season games (the final game) shouldn't count, as both teams were resting most of their starters. We were 2-1 and we play the Cavs well, but Lebron was not at his current level and Love definitely wasn't at the level he was last night. Everyone's really impressed with yesterday's performance (rightfully so), but there's still a pretty real chance we get swept. We shot out of our minds yesterday and it's unlikely to happen again. I also worry that Reggie is going to keep having a bad time, both on offense and defense. Also, Love at the 5 destroyed us and we'll need to come up with a better solution - possibly having Drummond try to punish him more. It's funny - back in the day Chauncey actually used to cover Lebron part of the time. Reggie is definitely not able to hold his ground like Chauncey could. I'll still say 4-1 Cavs. I'm just hoping we can force Lue to play Lebron 40+ mpg, and Kyrie never goes off. | ||
RowdierBob
Australia12660 Posts
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7676 Posts
On April 19 2016 09:37 RowdierBob wrote: These games demonstrate why signing DeRozan to a max will be brutal for whichever team does it. Building a good team is irrelevant. Just keep the fans somewhat entertained. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
Canada15578 Posts
On April 19 2016 09:37 RowdierBob wrote: These games demonstrate why signing DeRozan to a max will be brutal for whichever team does it. In the regular season he relies on chintzy/cheeseball foul calls that don't get made in the post season; he gets flustered out of his comfort zone and his confidence starts to slide. Also when he goes a long time without a nice zen-like free throw routine his decision-making degrades. its a good thing he is not a baseball player because he'd need therapy every time he went 0 for 10. | ||
xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada15578 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7676 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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c3rberUs
Japan11285 Posts
On April 19 2016 11:50 JimmyJRaynor wrote: I'm going with the Lebron t-shirt theory on what happened to OKC's shooting tonight. I think they wore it in the first game too? T-shirt jerseys are some of the worst uniform ideas ever. | ||
Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On April 19 2016 12:04 Xeris wrote: 7-33, truly a kobe-esque performance Auditioning for LA? | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
It's just bonkers to me that there's a guy in the league who can bang in the post against Howard/Cousins/Randolph, switch onto guards and stay in front of them, and then orchestrate the offense. And he's a pretty good 3pt shooter. | ||
ghrur
United States3785 Posts
On April 19 2016 15:54 Jibba wrote: Am I crazy for thinking both Dray and Curry are transcendental players? Obviously there's been other great tandems, but I can't think of any others who redefined the position so much. Maybe Shaq and Penny? It's just bonkers to me that there's a guy in the league who can bang in the post against Howard/Cousins/Randolph, switch onto guards and stay in front of them, and then orchestrate the offense. And he's a pretty good 3pt shooter. I think Curry is transcedental, but I don't think Draymond is. I'd argue Leonard is equal to Draymond if not better. | ||
andrewlt
United States7657 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On April 20 2016 04:58 andrewlt wrote: Leonard is better than Draymond at what he does, but Draymond does more things. On defense, Leonard is a better defender at 1-3 and probably stretch 4 but Draymond routinely defends 1-5. On offense, Leonard is better at 3-pt shooting and posting up but Draymond can play point forward as well. Kawhi can't guard 5's | ||
Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7676 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
The refs were pretty terrible but in our favor tonight. I guess the $25k fine was worth it. | ||
Jerubaal
United States7676 Posts
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