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by **Mystic Warriors** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:20 am

Idzequitch wrote:Looks like it's gonna fall to the Bucks or Raptors to stop the Warriors. All I can say is please find a way.

The cavs did.

by **Impaled Nazarene** » Fri May 17, 2019 1:31 pm

Mystic Warriors wrote:
Idzequitch wrote:Looks like it's gonna fall to the Bucks or Raptors to stop the Warriors. All I can say is please find a way.

The cavs did.

*LeBron

by **Duhon** » Fri May 17, 2019 3:25 pm

Impaled Nazarene wrote:
Mystic Warriors wrote:

The cavs did.

*LeBron

LeBron and a few non-randos, tbf.

by **Pope Joan** » Fri May 17, 2019 4:07 pm

That 7 foot 7 guy from UCF (I think?) looked great the past two days in workouts.

He reminds me of Mtumbo. And that was an impact player, although a specialist.

I bet people would come just to watch him block shots.

by **Ameriganastan** » Fri May 17, 2019 4:08 pm

Pope Joan wrote:That 7 foot 7 guy from UCF (I think?) looked great the past two days in workouts.

He reminds me of Mtumbo. And that was an impact player, although a specialist.

I bet people would come just to watch him block shots.

Tacko Fall.

by **Pope Joan** » Fri May 17, 2019 4:12 pm

Ameriganastan wrote:
Pope Joan wrote:That 7 foot 7 guy from UCF (I think?) looked great the past two days in workouts.

He reminds me of Mtumbo. And that was an impact player, although a specialist.

I bet people would come just to watch him block shots.

Tacko Fall.

Thanks. I forget the name because it reminds me of flopping.

OK, so can we have a Tacko talking point?

by **Ameriganastan** » Fri May 17, 2019 4:16 pm

Pope Joan wrote:
Ameriganastan wrote:Tacko Fall.

Thanks. I forget the name because it reminds me of flopping.

OK, so can we have a Tacko talking point?

He's about 20 years late. Big, blocking big men are becoming extinct in this 3 point league the NBA has become.

by **Impaled Nazarene** » Fri May 17, 2019 5:05 pm

Ameriganastan wrote:
Pope Joan wrote:
Thanks. I forget the name because it reminds me of flopping.

OK, so can we have a Tacko talking point?

He's about 20 years late. Big, blocking big men are becoming extinct in this 3 point league the NBA has become.

Tacko Fall and Bol Bol have great upside. All they have to do is learn the Ben Wallace way of lockdown defense. They could shut down the entire front court if they can properly cover the stacked PF position. They have to do more than block they need to lockdown everyone.

by **Saint Ryvern** » Fri May 17, 2019 5:57 pm

The Raptors look like children out there so far.

by **Duhon** » Fri May 17, 2019 6:00 pm

Saint Ryvern wrote:The Raptors look like children out there so far.

As expected. They're the gatekeepers of the East the same way the Clippers under CP3 used to be.

by **Ameriganastan** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:37 pm

Saint Ryvern wrote:The Raptors look like children out there so far.

Starting to think I jinxed them by picking them in my poll up yonder...

by **Saint Ryvern** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:41 pm

Ameriganastan wrote:
Saint Ryvern wrote:The Raptors look like children out there so far.

Starting to think I jinxed them by picking them in my poll up yonder...

Or the Bucks are just better.

by **Ameriganastan** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:43 pm

Saint Ryvern wrote:
Ameriganastan wrote:Starting to think I jinxed them by picking them in my poll up yonder...

Or the Bucks are just better.

That works too.

by **Ameriganastan** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:39 pm

Tyreke Evans landed himself a 2 year ban.

by **Impaled Nazarene** » Sat May 18, 2019 1:56 am

Ameriganastan wrote:Tyreke Evans landed himself a 2 year ban.

Remember when everyone said this guy was going to be elite?

by **Duhon** » Sat May 18, 2019 2:06 am

Impaled Nazarene wrote:
Ameriganastan wrote:Tyreke Evans landed himself a 2 year ban.

Remember when everyone said this guy was going to be elite?

He had that promising first year, mind -- and then Sacramento syndrome kicked in.

by **Ameriganastan** » Sun May 19, 2019 7:04 am

I fell asleep before halftime last night. I clearly didn't miss much. Looks like we're headed for Golden State-Milwaukee.

by **Ameriganastan** » Sun May 19, 2019 7:09 pm

It took 2 overtimes, but game 3 is done. No sweep for Milwaukee.

by **95X** » Mon May 20, 2019 8:46 pm

I wonder how many other teams in NBA history played a home playoff elimination game where they led at some point by as much as 17, a player that normally plays bench instead starts and goes on to have a double-double including a career-high 30 points, yet LOSE.

by **Ameriganastan** » Mon May 20, 2019 8:47 pm

*Sigh*
5 years in a row with this...

by **Idzequitch** » Tue May 21, 2019 1:26 am

Ameriganastan wrote:*Sigh*
5 years in a row with this...

There's a reason I lost interest. This is the most interested in the NBA Playoffs I've been in a long time. And even so I've only watched maybe 30 minutes of it combined. The NBA is incredibly boring as it currently exists.

by **Impaled Nazarene** » Tue May 21, 2019 2:05 am

Ameriganastan wrote:*Sigh*
5 years in a row with this...

I won't be happy until Steph and Klay have 7 rings.

by **Duhon** » Tue May 21, 2019 12:48 pm

Impaled Nazarene wrote:
Ameriganastan wrote:*Sigh*
5 years in a row with this...

I won't be happy until Steph and Klay have 7 rings.

Aim higher?

by **Impaled Nazarene** » Tue May 21, 2019 2:37 pm

Duhon wrote:
Impaled Nazarene wrote:I won't be happy until Steph and Klay have 7 rings.

Aim higher?

Listen even I don't want someone to surpass Bill Russell, but I will hop on for anyone not named Kobe (just him atm) to kick MJ in the nuts and win 7 rings. Which is why blowing the 3-1 lead was the most infuriating thing ever because you knew Michael was gloating hard the entire time.

by **Ameriganastan** » Tue May 21, 2019 2:40 pm

What's the punishment for blowing a double digit lead in 3 games? A big ass contract extension.

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