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RowdierBob
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It's a bigger joke Indy only had to go through Atlanta and Washington to get to this point (and barely made it). | ||
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VayneAuthority
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TwoToneTerran
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On May 27 2014 13:03 TwoToneTerran wrote: Raise your hand if you had as many points in the NBA ECF as All Star Center Roy Hibbert. I've had as many points in him in 3 or 4 games now. Check in the mail? | ||
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Itsmedudeman
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Jerubaal
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cLutZ
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Edit, I am also anti-leg kicks because Reggie Miller literally would go Tae Kwon Do on Jordan/Pippen/Harper in the ECF in 97 and 98 and it was the dumbest thing ever. | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On May 27 2014 14:06 cLutZ wrote: I am also anti-leg kicks because Reggie Miller literally would go Tae Kwon Do on Jordan/Pippen/Harper in the ECF in 97 and 98 and it was the dumbest thing ever. There's a difference between kicking out like it's judo and leaving one leg hanging limply out. The most important thing was that it wasn't a forceful kick out, Mills just left it hanging as part of his shooting motion and wasn't after a foul call. It was a VERY slight collision and I believe Durant sold it. Should be more serious to wipe off a 3 and possession. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13294 Posts
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
On May 27 2014 12:54 VayneAuthority wrote: alrighty so standard procedure after this, next game will be rigged so series doesnt end too quickly and then heat close in 6. Same old worn out script. Will be interesting to see if they play the hero story with durant or the rematch/comeback kids story with spurs. Lol, insightful..... Although I was too scared to bet G2, I've gotten the other 3 games right on the MIA-IND series and all 3 of the WC. Although I like Miami winning G5 (same as Vegas), I think IND will come out strong with their back-against-the-wall in a home game and make it really tough. OFC Hibbert can also come out and just flop, and then that's that. The better he does out there, the better the chances for IND. Vegas likes the Spurs winning today, even if through a close game. I picked OKC in G3, but unless WB or Durant can get hot and take over the game themselves, I like the Spurs on this one. Hopefully Ibaka can be out there and hopefully it will be a good game though. | ||
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Cloud9157
United States2968 Posts
Don't know much about the Kings, but are they that good on defense? More importantly, is DMC good at it? I've always believed that Love would love(not intended) to go to a team that has a good defensive system already setup. Looking at you, Chicago. As clarification, I should say the are attempting to do so, not actively. | ||
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
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skylarr
Canada209 Posts
On May 28 2014 03:29 karazax wrote: It seems unlikely that Love would have any more interest in resigning with the Kings than he does with the T-Wolves. If he wants a big market and doesn't care about winning he will go to NY or the Lakers. According to Wojnarowski and ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne, the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns will each make heavy pushes for the three-time All-Star. The Wizards are also rumored to be interested. Most teams that would be able to offer the best deals to the T-Wolves are not going to be places he would sign a contract extension with though, especially if they give up their best pieces to get Love. lebron travelled | ||
XaI)CyRiC
United States4471 Posts
If Love is really serious about going to a contender and trying to win championships as soon as possible, I think he has to strongly consider the Bulls and the Rockets. The former covers up his biggest weakness with team-wide defense, and he fills a huge need for one of the better teams in the weaker conference. The latter has a system that would fit his game like a glove, and he would be paired with arguably the best complementary center in the league. The concerns I'd have in his shoes would be Rose's health and the owner's frugality for CHI and coaching and ball distribution for HOU. CHI went pretty all in with Rose, which necessarily makes his health a huge factor in their success going forward. If Love doubts Rose will be back at pre-injury form, then he'd be justifiably concerned about joining a team with Noah as the only other star and an owner who has been unwilling to spend. For HOU, I'd be concerned about how touches will be distributed since Harden is so ball-dominant and it isn't clear whether Dwight has accepted his offensive limitations. Love is so talented offensively that he should be playing a huge role in any offense he joins, and it's unclear how much Harden and Dwight would be willing to concede. Then there's the concerns about McHale as the coach, which I think everyone is familiar with. PHO is an exciting destination to contemplate for Love, but he could have concerns about how close they are to contending. I could see Love replacing Frye as the center in a 5-out lineup that would struggle a lot on defense, or playing alongside Plumlee as PF in a slightly more traditional lineup. I think he'd have to weigh how good Dragic and Bledsoe really are, because they'd be the two "stars" he'd be joining. Otherwise, PHO would need to turn either Dragic or Bledsoe into another star via trade, which is actually quite possible since both are valued highly around the league right now. There are no other FA stars for him to work to join forces with this offseason to create a new superteam with other than Melo, and those two don't really seem like they'd fit well together. Melo is at his best playing a smallball PF, which would create a clash, or at least redundancy, with Love. I'd be surprised if they ended up together. An interesting option I haven't heard mentioned very much is joining Rondo in BOS or wherever Rondo is traded to. Rondo has shown that he can be very effective when playing with a stretch PF (KG), and Love is arguably the best one out there right now. Such a scenario would knock out teams with star PGs already, i.e. CHI, PHO and GS, which would leave the Lakers and Rockets out of those mentioned as in the chase. I'm no cap expert, but I imagine that both teams would have to do a lot of work to add both Rondo and Love, with the Lakers being an even longer shot since they'd be dealing with the Celtics. P.S. This is all off of the top of my head, so I have no idea whether any of this holds up logistically. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13294 Posts
The issue is love signing long term. Only sac seems keen to give up meaningful assets on a possible rental of love. No way I'm giving up my pick as Boston if he's not guaranteeing to re-sign. Minny is going to get shafted either way but they'll have a lot of offers to choose from. I wonder what their stomach is like for another rebuild and decade in the lotto? Sac is being dumb as always but I can see some logic in their play for love. Again, their assets are pretty mediocre though. | ||
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zulu_nation8
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