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On defense they are easily and it depends on how the whistle goes. Offensively I think the Pacers have a better full roster.

Holmgren is supposed to be their third best player and he’s basically been a zero on offense.

If I were gonna rank the players on offense the two stars for OKC would be the only guys in my top 8.
I pretty much agree but OKC has the best and arguably the 2nd best player in the series.
 
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Yeah and with their nucleus I dont think the Rockets desperately needed those picks.

I mean for sure seems ideal for Rockets and good for KD this late in career.

Who knows if Phoenix benefits or what their options really were. Sometimes it’s a “better than nothing” situation. It’s rare any deal is really a “both teams won”. A year ago people were saying the Hali trade was “both teams won” and now people are acting like it was horrible mistake by Kings and genius by Pacers.
 

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I mean for sure seems ideal for Rockets and good for KD this late in career.

Who knows if Phoenix benefits or what their options really were. Sometimes it’s a “better than nothing” situation. It’s rare any deal is really a “both teams won”. A year ago people were saying the Hali trade was “both teams won” and now people are acting like it was horrible mistake by Kings and genius by Pacers.
There's a lot of interesting pieces now in PHX. And I dont think they're really any better or worse, I just dont know how they all fit.
Beal's contract is brutal.
 

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Great trade for Houston, Green has potential but it's clear from the playoffs that this is Thompson's team. Green just didn't show up. Even in KD doesn't work out, when he moves along, this huge contract goes with him and gives them room to go out and spend to replace him.
 

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Great trade for Houston, Green has potential but it's clear from the playoffs that this is Thompson's team. Green just didn't show up. Even in KD doesn't work out, when he moves along, this huge contract goes with him and gives them room to go out and spend to replace him.
Green had a BIG contract too.

Its safe to say now that Suns owner and management have no clue what they're doing.
They are way worse off than just a few years ago.
 
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I mean for sure seems ideal for Rockets and good for KD this late in career.

Who knows if Phoenix benefits or what their options really were. Sometimes it’s a “better than nothing” situation. It’s rare any deal is really a “both teams won”. A year ago people were saying the Hali trade was “both teams won” and now people are acting like it was horrible mistake by Kings and genius by Pacers.
Making the trade wasn't a mistake. Trading Tyrese instead of Fox was the mistake. Sabonis has been really good.
 

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Green had a BIG contract too.

Its safe to say now that Suns owner and management have no clue what they're doing.
They are way worse off than just a few years ago.
It's so bad it makes you think they have to have another move planned. They have all their money tied up in guys that play the same position. Booker, Green, Beal, Brooks and Grayson Allen are their 5 highest paid players, they all play SG/SF.
 

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Green can play point if he chooses to exceed in his role rather than try to be the guy, while Booker can play the 2. Which Green hasn’t historically done, but him and Booker could be a nice combo. They’re not any better after the trade, but younger and more tradeable pieces plus draft capital
 
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I don't know what will happen tonight and the odds are against the Pacers, but if you told every Pacer fan before the year they would play in a finals game 7, every one of them would have taken it. Hoping they finish the job
 

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Unfortunately I see tonight’s game a lot like Denver’s game 7 with the Thunder.

Pacers keep it close early but big 2nd and 3rd quarters by OKC turn it into a laugher. I hope not though
 

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Green had a BIG contract too.

Its safe to say now that Suns owner and management have no clue what they're doing.
They are way worse off than just a few years ago.
I think Green gets traded again this week. Having him, Beal and Booker makes no sense.
 
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Completely non-NBA person tuning in, tuned in for a bunch of playoff games this season for the first time...pretty much ever.

Let's ****** go Hali, bring home the hardware. Then show it off at a home game in Hilton next season.
 

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