NBA Playoffs + Finals 2019 - Page 23
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Jerubaal
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cLutZ
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On May 21 2019 01:05 JimmyJRaynor wrote: it was pretty cool of Magic Johnson to open up about why he left the Lakers. There are several edited videos on ESPN and Youtube covering his interview. I find him entertaining in his open idiocy and complete lack of self awareness. He went on a show to put Pelinka on blast for... telling people Magic had questionable work ethic. However, he then fails to provide any defense of his work ethic. Then he went on to portray Jeanie and the rest of the people he's allegedly cool with as total bumbling idiots. Possibly the worst intentional press appearance made by a person this year. | ||
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BlackJack
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ZenithM
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andrewlt
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cLutZ
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JimmiC
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JimmyJRaynor
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OG Anunoby is not always a critical bench player. That said, styles make fights. In this match up with the Bucks the Raptors really miss him. For all those screaming that Patrick Mccaw should replace Fred VanVleet in Toronto's rotation. Patrick Mccaw's brother died last week. | ||
zev318
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i think someone that played 20 minutes a game throughout the season would qualify as being a critical bench player. thats just me. no matter who the raptors are playing, there is someone that he can guard and provide rest to some other player | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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On April 14 2019 08:50 JimmyJRaynor wrote: The achilles heel for the Raptors is that this starting line up has not spent a lot of time playing together. On the game winning 3 Leonard and Gasol hesitated on who was covering DJ. Unfamiliar team mates will lead to stuff like that. The Raptors defense is clearly better than it was at the start of the playoffs. | ||
JimmiC
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On May 22 2019 09:39 zev318 wrote: anyone surprised stotts got an extension? there probably wasnt a better option, but i feel like he's taken the blazers as far as he can. i think someone that played 20 minutes a game throughout the season would qualify as being a critical bench player. thats just me. no matter who the raptors are playing, there is someone that he can guard and provide rest to some other player If you can help get Dame to stay then I think its the right move. Maybe he peaked, maybe hes building. You called it, bench came to play tonight. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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Justin Trudeau is in Toronto speaking at some giant tech conference... everyone is in the building tonight except the PM. | ||
cLutZ
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On May 22 2019 09:39 zev318 wrote: anyone surprised stotts got an extension? there probably wasnt a better option, but i feel like he's taken the blazers as far as he can. i think someone that played 20 minutes a game throughout the season would qualify as being a critical bench player. thats just me. no matter who the raptors are playing, there is someone that he can guard and provide rest to some other player They don't have the horses man. Dame/CJ is a pretty tame "dynamic duo", neither is a 2 way player and Dame is susceptible to being thrown off his game by playoff defenses, just like all the little guys. | ||
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andrewlt
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On May 23 2019 05:13 cLutZ wrote: They don't have the horses man. Dame/CJ is a pretty tame "dynamic duo", neither is a 2 way player and Dame is susceptible to being thrown off his game by playoff defenses, just like all the little guys. Jeff van Gundy said it best. When Steph gives up the ball, he relocates. When Dame gives up the ball, he just stands there. Draymond is also better at attacking 4vs3 than anybody with the Blazers. | ||
cLutZ
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On May 23 2019 07:29 Jerubaal wrote: Why would you let such a man eat your cheeseburger? The Thunder failed me | ||
ZenithM
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On May 23 2019 09:05 andrewlt wrote: Jeff van Gundy said it best. When Steph gives up the ball, he relocates. When Dame gives up the ball, he just stands there. Draymond is also better at attacking 4vs3 than anybody with the Blazers. I mean, it would be great if Lillard learned to do that more, but that ability is what makes Curry into an easy top 5 player of the NBA, and all-time great. It's not very common for any player to be more dangerous off-ball than on-ball, which I think is definitely true for Curry. He's most dangerous when moving without it, and 2-3 dribbles after the catch, especially when screened. Outside of those situations he's not much better than Dame against the same level of defense. But it's so insane for the defense that 2 to 3 pairs of eyes have to follow one guy who DOESN'T have the ball. | ||
zev318
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On May 23 2019 15:33 ZenithM wrote: I mean, it would be great if Lillard learned to do that more, but that ability is what makes Curry into an easy top 5 player of the NBA, and all-time great. It's not very common for any player to be more dangerous off-ball than on-ball, which I think is definitely true for Curry. He's most dangerous when moving without it, and 2-3 dribbles after the catch, especially when screened. Outside of those situations he's not much better than Dame against the same level of defense. But it's so insane for the defense that 2 to 3 pairs of eyes have to follow one guy who DOESN'T have the ball. moving without the ball, i think, for most nba players is a foreign concept. lets be honest, everyone wants to have the ball and cross over like 10 guys before dunking. and there's a lot of factors of why everyone wants to be THAT guy, id say 99% of any basketball highlights are people with the ball. | ||
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