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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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deejay
Australia16 Posts
On December 13 2014 14:32 Ace wrote: wonder when people will start to admit Parker is as done as they are ready to do to Kobe/Wade To me Parker has been looking old for years. But the spurs always seem to surprise. Though it is pretty bad to lose to the lakers even when nick young has good shooting night. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On December 13 2014 16:08 deejay wrote: It looks like the 8 in the west is sorted. Look at the huge gap between the spurs at 7 and NO at 8. With OKC only a game back i'd say that the brow is going to miss the finals again. To me Parker has been looking old for years. But the spurs always seem to surprise. Though it is pretty bad to lose to the lakers even when nick young has good shooting night. i have no idea what's going to happen 1-8 in the west. like..seeding probably won't get decided till the last week or something. so crazy.just hope everyone gets healthy. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16129 Posts
Gotta love how Duncan and Kobe, two first ballot Hall of Famers with nothing to prove in this game are both diving for a loose ball in overtime of a meaningless regular season game. Nothing but respect for the Spurs but goddamn did this win feel good. | ||
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deejay
Australia16 Posts
On December 13 2014 17:19 Doraemon wrote: i have no idea what's going to happen 1-8 in the west. like..seeding probably won't get decided till the last week or something. so crazy.just hope everyone gets healthy. Oh. I worded that badly. I don't know about seeding. I just meant that the top 8 are pretty much decided in some order. What the actual order is that will go down to the wire. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On December 13 2014 20:16 Vindicare605 wrote: http://fat.gfycat.com/CluelessBountifulBedbug.webm Gotta love how Duncan and Kobe, two first ballot Hall of Famers with nothing to prove in this game are both diving for a loose ball in overtime of a meaningless regular season game. Nothing but respect for the Spurs but goddamn did this win feel good. No win should feel good as a Laker fan. They're 7th worst in the league now, barring some ping pong miracle, they're losing their draft pick. Whether the Lakers are able to get back to the top via free agency in 2-3 years (I believe they'll do it), you can't take for granted an opportunity to get a lottery pick, when it's basically dangling in your face. If you look at the best teams in the league right now: Golden State built its core through the draft (Curry + Klay), OKC built through the draft (Durant / Westbrook), the Wizards (Wall + Beal), Portland (Aldridge + Lillard), Chicago (Noah, Rose, Butler, Taj), the Spurs (Duncan, Parker, Ginobli, Leonard), Memphis (Gasol, Conley) The only really dominant team recently that hasn't built its core through the draft was Miami. Obviously these teams aren't building exclusively via the draft - Golden State is a perfect example. They drafted their 'core' in Steph + Klay. They brought in Bogut, David Lee, Iguodala via free agency/trades. LA got a lottery pick last year - who knows how good Randle can be. Maybe he'll end up in Z-Bo territory and be a championship caliber player. They have a chance at someone like Okafor, Towns, or Mudiay (? he's kinda nebulous), which would give them a base to build around for almost a decade. At that point, all they need to do is add 1-2 pieces in free agency, and they already have what could be a solid 2nd unit (Lin, Young, Davis). Not getting the lottery pick this year is going to hurt them, because it's basically low hanging fruit right now. #GOWIZARDS | ||
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Zidane
United States1692 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13537 Posts
On December 14 2014 04:15 Xeris wrote: No win should feel good as a Laker fan. They're 7th worst in the league now, barring some ping pong miracle, they're losing their draft pick. Whether the Lakers are able to get back to the top via free agency in 2-3 years (I believe they'll do it), you can't take for granted an opportunity to get a lottery pick, when it's basically dangling in your face. If you look at the best teams in the league right now: Golden State built its core through the draft (Curry + Klay), OKC built through the draft (Durant / Westbrook), the Wizards (Wall + Beal), Portland (Aldridge + Lillard), Chicago (Noah, Rose, Butler, Taj), the Spurs (Duncan, Parker, Ginobli, Leonard), Memphis (Gasol, Conley) The only really dominant team recently that hasn't built its core through the draft was Miami. Obviously these teams aren't building exclusively via the draft - Golden State is a perfect example. They drafted their 'core' in Steph + Klay. They brought in Bogut, David Lee, Iguodala via free agency/trades. LA got a lottery pick last year - who knows how good Randle can be. Maybe he'll end up in Z-Bo territory and be a championship caliber player. They have a chance at someone like Okafor, Towns, or Mudiay (? he's kinda nebulous), which would give them a base to build around for almost a decade. At that point, all they need to do is add 1-2 pieces in free agency, and they already have what could be a solid 2nd unit (Lin, Young, Davis). Not getting the lottery pick this year is going to hurt them, because it's basically low hanging fruit right now. #GOWIZARDS Don't forget they lose their pick this year if it isn't top 5. I'm not sure they're bad enough to make top 5. Can they out tank 76ers, Minny, Pistons, NYC, CHarlotte, Utah? It'll be tough. I'm getting a little excited about the Dubs.It's crazy they have four of their starters in the top 40 of RPM as of now. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
mavs haven't beaten a west top 8 yet. fools gold. i'd put portland there too but i think they're a much better team that plays solid on both ends. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
also, not many drose haters all of a sudden. wonder where they went | ||
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Zidane
United States1692 Posts
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On December 14 2014 09:13 oneofthem wrote: mavs play no defense. portland seems very unstable, losing to the timberwolves of all people and in a slump currently. also, not many drose haters all of a sudden. wonder where they went i don't think portland is that unstable. they're just so reliant on their starting 5. they've been really lucky the last 2 seasons that they haven't been hit with any injuriesi | ||
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Zidane
United States1692 Posts
I'm also taking the bucks > clippers  | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
On December 14 2014 09:20 Zidane wrote: I'm taking portland ats, and orlando upsetting the hawks I'm pretty sure people don't check this thread to hear about your daily gambling. | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
On December 13 2014 14:32 Ace wrote: wonder when people will start to admit Parker is as done as they are ready to do to Kobe/Wade Well, certainly done as superstars. Not done as a valuable contributor to the Spurs or a Spurs-like team. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On December 14 2014 09:36 Doraemon wrote: i don't think portland is that unstable. they're just so reliant on their starting 5. they've been really lucky the last 2 seasons that they haven't been hit with any injuriesi well they are a jump shooting team so it's a lot of variance | ||
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
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Zidane
United States1692 Posts
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