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    2024 Playoffs Western Conference First Round: (4) LA Clippers vs (5) Dallas Mavericks

    The Clippers looked great. Zubac dominating Gaff/Live was key, and the Mavs don't have the sort of beefy PF that can take advantage of Clips weakness at PF. The key will be Harden. Even without Kawhi I'd say the Clippers are the better team if Harden shows that he can sustain this level of...
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    tl;dr: NBA players just hate Rudy. I actually was surprised 56% picking Denver. I can see the pick, not outrageous, but 34% picking Boston really seems to downplay what the Celtics have put together this year. Really looking forward to all of the playoffs, but part of me just wants to hit...
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    2024 Playoffs Western Conference First Round: (4) LA Clippers vs (5) Dallas Mavericks

    Zubac is just demolishing Gafford.
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    2024 Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round: (2) New York Knicks vs (7) Philadelphia 76ers

    They're a good team, but "very good" seems a bit strong. My sense from that game is Philly wins game/series easily with a healthy Embiid; Probably wins with Embiid at 90%; and NY wins with either a crippled Embiid or Embiid on the bench. tl;dr: NY is a good, tough team but doesn't pop out as...
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    Impressed? Not sure. But compared to Chicago or Miami.....clearly superior. Definitely a fun game compared to the pure mediocrity of the first game of the evening.
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    Jeezus, if aside from the inter-conference record you want further evidence of how much better the West is than the East, just compare these two games. Not in the least comparable.
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    2024 Playoffs Western Conference First Round: (4) LA Clippers vs (5) Dallas Mavericks

    Man alive do I agree with that take. As am in L.A. watch a fair amount of Clippers (and Lakers), and I thought Kawhi was as impressive as ever during that Clippers mid-season run. But it was constantly running through my head...don't they need to rest these guys more? I mean, Kawhi calls his own...
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    2024 Playoffs Western Conference First Round: (2) Denver Nuggets vs (7) LA Lakers

    I think it's simpler than that. It's not "bad," AD...it's healthy AD (or not). AD 2 days ago was playing with back spasms, which can't be fun. He says he'll be 100% by game 1, but that won't necessarily the be the case. If he is over the spasms, though, the guy is incredibly consistent and will...
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    Right? A ton of attn on Klay and going 0-10 will do that. But the elephant/albatross in the room is Dray but next to zero commentary on all he did to sink the Warriors for the 2nd consecutive season. Reading all the back and forth I kind of agree with all points of view on Philly/Embiid as...
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    They do play Denver, but do you really think they're a nightmare for Denver? My sense is the Lakers are a good match-up for Denver -- Lakers have no answer for Jokic (not that anyone else does) or Murray (unless Vincent can add something the Lakers haven't had before). I enjoy this site and most...
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    Just a loser attitude all the way down. Not to be some old school hard--ass type, but that just seems like a recipe to instill a losing culture.
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    Yes, but that's what's weird. It's a bad look to try to lose (and not try to win=try to lose., so don't get semantic!). But if there's an obvious advantage I guess okay, but it's really hard to see what the Cavs had to gain. 12 minutes of rest for players who will have 6 days off? I sort of...
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    that's brilliant!
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    So true. I hate to fall into stereotype of big dumb guy, but watching them it's like adult vs child. Parker speaking coherently on a range of basketball topics and Shaq bellowing out (with childlike certainly) lame, basic opinions. There's a real but minimal (5%? 10%?) chance the Clippers can...
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    2023-2024 Women’s College Basketball

    Very obvious. A lot of the commentary/complaining today is along the lines of "they should the players decide it on the floor." Well...that's exactly what happened: it was a dumb, unnecessary basketball move to take out an opponent. It's not "letting the players decide" to let players do...
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