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Post by gk on Mar 17, 2017 20:55:04 GMT -6
Whoa, Zach Lowe on the Simmons' podcast today! I was wondering about that. Did ESPN drop their embargo? And now Simmons on the Lowe podcast today? Too, Bill Barnwell had Robert Mays on his podcast. Guess things are smoothed over a bit between Simmons and ESPN?
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 18, 2017 14:07:21 GMT -6
These bans are really stupid in 2017. Everyone follows everyone on social media, and ESPN people retweet SI people, etc. The embargoes are dumb.
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 18, 2017 17:37:49 GMT -6
Cleveland's big three all sitting out tonight against LAC. ABC must be so pissed lol. Every week it seems like it happens to a national game.
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 19, 2017 12:30:11 GMT -6
Shaq's a flat earther too.
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 27, 2017 6:53:00 GMT -6
Big game tonight, Spurs Cavs. I think everyone is healthy on both sides.
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 27, 2017 6:53:34 GMT -6
Spurs play Cavs, Warriors and Thunder this week.
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 27, 2017 12:15:14 GMT -6
Utah and Memphis next week.
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Post by gk on Mar 27, 2017 20:49:36 GMT -6
i wonder if the cavs will ever win again
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 28, 2017 6:39:26 GMT -6
Not sure what happened to the Cavs, but they're like Swiss cheese on defense.
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Post by gk on Mar 30, 2017 6:53:30 GMT -6
So I'd give the Warriors like a 70% chance to win the title right now - maybe higher.
BUT, if Durant comes back and they struggle and lose in the playoffs, that'd be quite a fascinating story, given how well they're playing without him.
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 30, 2017 7:17:00 GMT -6
Parker is beyond worthless.
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Post by fatmenace on Mar 30, 2017 8:07:00 GMT -6
If Cleveland was the best win of the season, then that was the worst loss. Hell of a 3 day span. I don't know if you can lose a game in a worse manner, especially with them being on the second night of a back to back and without Durant. At home and up 22. Just a giant turd blossom.
When the W's started really playing defense, they just sucked the life out of the Spurs. So many terrible, stagnant possessions. I imagine Pop got enough film last night to have teachable moments until the end of the season. And then the Spurs lost focus so many times on defense and nobody makes you pay worse than the Warriors for that kind of shit. You give them the slightest bit of breathing room and they are two passes away from a wide open three or an easy layup.
The most frustrating part is that they got back in the game with their second unit, where you would think the Spurs have an advantage. Iguodala was fantastic, fine. But David West and Livingston were +23 and +19, respectively. If you are going to lose to those assholes, at least make Curry, Green and Thompson be the ones who do all the damage. By the time the bench got them back into it, it was game on for the rest of their stars.
By the same token, they blew a 20 point lead to the Knicks the other night so clearly it isn't that great of an accomplishment. That said, if this game did anything for the Spurs it is that they now will play with the "appropriate fear" as Pop like to say.
I'm not sure how much you can read into what this means for the playoffs, but clearly there aren't any positives. What can you pin your hopes on? That they get worse when Durant comes back? Good luck with that, although I do think their attack is more balanced without him. I think the key to beating them is to beat the crap out of them on the boards. The Spurs stopped doing that after about the first five minutes of the game.
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Post by gk on Mar 30, 2017 13:58:51 GMT -6
I'm not sure how much you can read into what this means for the playoffs, but clearly there aren't any positives. What can you pin your hopes on? That they get worse when Durant comes back? Here's a take: The Warriors are better when Curry is their best player, not Durant. I don't know if this is a hot take or not. A Steph Curry 3 is the best play in basketball. As great as Durant is, any time Curry isn't shooting it, it's better for the other team than if he were.
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Post by fatmenace on Apr 2, 2017 11:41:08 GMT -6
Rose done for the season. Might be a career for him.
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Post by gk on Apr 3, 2017 6:39:47 GMT -6
Rose done for the season. Might be a career for him. I'd bet dollars to donuts he plays for Thibs again. And then gets injured. Potentially the first MVP-winner to NOT make it into the Hall of Fame?
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