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    lovegtm replied to the thread Derrick White, On-Off wizard.
    The more I think about it, DWhite would have to turn down a ton of money to extend this summer. Detroit or San Antonio would easily...
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    lovegtm replied to the thread 2023-24 Celtics.
    This is one of the best summaries I've ever seen for "why box score stats tell you very, very little about basketball"
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    lovegtm replied to the thread Tatum or Ant?.
    Tatum gets more criticism for having made 4 ECFs and a Finals than Embiid does for having never played a minute in any of those. And...
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    lovegtm replied to the thread Tatum or Ant?.
    Embiid was REALLY good when healthy, and so were the Sixers. But people are memory-holing a bit how cupcakey their early schedule was.
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    lovegtm replied to the thread Tatum or Ant?.
    Love the post. And it isn't just that he's taken a "step back": the whole offense is doing more with less. They do a ton of cool stuff...
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    Is the answer that they were pretty decent under Nurse, and that the new guy just isn't that good? 25th from 10-15 is a huge dropoff...
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    lovegtm replied to the thread Derrick White, On-Off wizard.
    It's just a matter of whether he'll accept the ~$30M/yr extension or not at this point. Cs will offer it. It's pretty clear that they...
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    Yes, I'm bringing it up as "both sides" thing, in the specific sense that neither time has done much dirty to the other in awhile...
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    I don't want to sidetrack the thread re-litigating this, so let me clarify my point, and then be done: - Jaylen did not injure Robinson...
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    And Jaylen sent Robinson a pretty strong message too, one that everyone here would have thought was the dirtiest thing ever had it been...
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    lovegtm replied to the thread 2023-24 Celtics.
    Yeah, he really shouldn't be in the All-NBA convo imo, and wouldn't be, if people weren't really into triple-doubles.
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    Yeah, I just don't really see it with the Heat's current guys.
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    lovegtm replied to the thread 2023-24 Celtics.
    JJ is also unique in the media that he understands basketball, not just narratives. (Plus Mazzulla interviewed him for an assistant...
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    lovegtm replied to the thread 2023-24 Celtics.
    Orlando has been a great story, and I think that's a reasonable opinion. I personally prefer coaches who get more out of high-end...
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    lovegtm replied to the thread 2023-24 Celtics.
    Tatum and White are locks, as is Brad I think. If you go through the All-NBA names, it would be pretty surprising for Jaylen not to...