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CyJack13

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Torn left quad for Boogie. Poor Warriors.



Not to be too cold hearted, but it's probably not a terrible thing for the Warriors. He never really clicked with that team, and teams were going to really target him defensively. The Bogut signing looks a lot bigger now though.
 
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CyJack13

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I thought teams wanted Boogie but he hedged a future contract on playing for the Warriors on a one and done.

They did, they just didn't want him on a max deal. There's a long list of teams that would have taken him on a MLE. He called the Warriors with the idea, they weren't going to offer him that low of a deal on their own.
 

jbindm

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Not to be too cold hearted, but it's probably not a terrible thing for the Warriors. He never really clicked with that team, and teams were going to really target him defensively. The Bogut signing looks a lot bigger now though.

Yeah, Bogut can give them 15-20 minutes a game and Bell and Looney can chip in here and there. And they can still close games out with a lineup of Curry/Klay/Iguodala/KD/Draymond. They'll be fine without him. As good as he is, he was a luxury for them. Not a necessity.
 

CyJack13

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The Spurs can really take control of the series tonight, the last time the Spurs went two years without winning a playoff series was 1991-92, which is insane.
 

jbindm

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The Spurs can really take control of the series tonight, the last time the Spurs went two years without winning a playoff series was 1991-92, which is insane.

They were a bad draw for Denver in the first round. That's a tough, playoff-tested opponent for a group that's never been there before. It's really too bad they couldn't beat out Minnesota for the eight seed last year. Even a first round sweep would have at least given them something to draw from.
 

jbindm

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The Pacers are proving that you can get to the playoffs on hard work and unselfish play, but come postseason you need to have a go-to guy. They missed Oladipo in a bad way in the second half of both Games 1 and 2. Nate McMiIlan has to find a way to get Myles Turner more involved on offense.
 

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I’m sure this has been said thousands of times but Pop/Spurs are incredible. The way that team finds and develops talent is unmatched. Haven’t had a lottery pick since drafting Tim Duncan.
 

Dandy

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This used to be must see TV for me. Haven't watched a minute of playoff basketball.
I'm a big LeBron fan so obviously with him out it decreases my interest but I tried watching the Warriors game last night and it is just stupid. The NBA is so top heavy. We're a LeBron Superman Series away from a FIVE-PEAT.
 

CyArob

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Being an NBA ref would be exhausting with all the drama queen players crying to you after every foul call
 
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Doc

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Sixers-Nets game 4 definitely has the feel of an NCAA tourney game where the Sixers are the blue blood two seed and the Nets are the feisty low-major playing with 6’5” bigs and winning with creativity from the backcourt. Gotta love the Nets backcourt.