05-07-2019, 06:55 PM
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#521
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Things have changed though, used to be you needed the Lakers or Celtics or Jordan in the Finals for ratings, but it's just not like that. In fact if the Bucks played the Raptors I betcha the NBA would prefer the Raptors so it can market a US-Canada matchup. Bucks are a great team, but not really box office.
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05-07-2019, 07:10 PM
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#522
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I believe in the Jays.
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Come on, Butler elbows Ibaka in the chin and they Ibaka for the foul.
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05-07-2019, 07:11 PM
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#523
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I believe in the Jays.
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Awesome half though with the huge exclamation point from Kawhi!
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05-07-2019, 07:11 PM
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#524
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Kawhi's worst game of the playoffs so far, but everyone else finally stepping up. Just keep up the defensive intensity, outside of Game Three Philly has struggle to create offense.
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05-07-2019, 07:13 PM
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#525
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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This is amazing! What a game from Danny Green. VanFleet with a huge contribution early as well.
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05-07-2019, 07:17 PM
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#526
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And yeah Kawhi has dominated this series, but so has Gasol on Embiid. Nurse deserves credit for minute matching the last two games, even though Embiid has been "sick" (of having Gasol defend him).
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05-07-2019, 07:32 PM
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#527
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Lifetime Suspension
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Come on guys, don’t pull a patented Raps lead blow-up.
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05-07-2019, 07:46 PM
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#528
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Lifetime Suspension
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Not today! This d is unreal.
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05-07-2019, 07:56 PM
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#529
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I believe in the Jays.
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Oh man, Kawhi just put Embiid on a poster. That was awesome
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05-07-2019, 08:04 PM
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#530
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I believe in the Jays.
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Haha yes! The crowd is giving Embiid the airplane!
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05-07-2019, 08:22 PM
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#531
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Raptors have been great, but the Sixers have no heart. Pathetic effort from them.
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05-08-2019, 09:44 AM
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#532
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Raptors played terrible in Q1, but were up because the 76ers were just as bad, and then won the thing in Q2 when the 76ers didn't get any better. The series is probably over after that one.
The issue is that even if they win this, look at what's waiting for them in Milwaukee. Unless Embiid gives Giannis all his illnesses, that team looks pretty unstoppable right now. I guess it'll be interesting to see the head to head matchup but I'm not optimistic about anyone standing up in front of that freight train.
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05-08-2019, 02:32 PM
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#533
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Raptors played terrible in Q1, but were up because the 76ers were just as bad, and then won the thing in Q2 when the 76ers didn't get any better. The series is probably over after that one.
The issue is that even if they win this, look at what's waiting for them in Milwaukee. Unless Embiid gives Giannis all his illnesses, that team looks pretty unstoppable right now. I guess it'll be interesting to see the head to head matchup but I'm not optimistic about anyone standing up in front of that freight train.
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Sixers are deeper than Milwaukee though. If they can contain giannis I think the Raps have a chance because they are deeper than Milwaukee as well.
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05-08-2019, 11:18 PM
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#534
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Not that I'm saying Lowry's contract is great, but the Rockets having to pay Chris Paul $44.2 million dollars in 2021-2022 when he'll be 36 is ummm....yeah.
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05-09-2019, 11:23 AM
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#535
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05-09-2019, 03:27 PM
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#536
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Not that I'm saying Lowry's contract is great, but the Rockets having to pay Chris Paul $44.2 million dollars in 2021-2022 when he'll be 36 is ummm....yeah.
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Yikes, I had no idea they were locked in for that long.
The thing with Lowry's contract is that Ujiri overpaid on a per-year basis in order to get a shorter term. The Raptors have so much flexibility coming up in the 2020 summer to either strip it down and do a full rebuild around Siakam, clear cap space to sign another max free agent (admittedly it doesn't look like a great free agent selection yet), or keep it rolling with the current core. All of that is predicated on what happens with Kawhi this summer of course, but with the uncertainty of this summer, the flexibility of next summer is great.
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05-09-2019, 05:45 PM
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#537
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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New reports that Kawhi and Lebron have been talking recently.
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05-09-2019, 05:57 PM
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#538
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Why go be LeBron's bitch? If you win LeBron gets all the credit. If you lose LeBron avoids all blame which means it's all on you. Plus the Lakers are a disaster right now. I still think Kawhi and Durant team up on the Clippers.
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05-09-2019, 06:21 PM
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#539
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Green is getting decimated on defense so far. Kawhi with two misses in a row as well. Down fairly big early and the crowd is really helping Philly.
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05-09-2019, 06:36 PM
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#540
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Sometimes Ibaka really adds something but a lot of times he comes out and just kills us, like he did here.
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