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May 10, 2015 10:06 PM
God Kenny Smith is annoying.
May 10, 2015 10:06pm
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May 10, 2015 10:16 PM
Shaq is spot on. It doesn't work. Even shooting as bad as he did, the strategy just isn't sound. You put your opposing team in the bonus (Paul got to shoot FTs on a common foul), put your players in foul trouble (even the non scrubs...) and you are giving up the chance to get a stop/transition buckets (the easiest points in the NBA are now non-existent for you offensively).
May 10, 2015 10:16pm
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May 10, 2015 10:22 PM
That fucking rule has got to go, Houston is so damn bad on defense that it's the only way that they can get a stop.
May 10, 2015 10:22pm
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May 10, 2015 10:27 PM
I cheer for Paul Pierce before I'd cheer for Harden
May 10, 2015 10:27pm
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May 10, 2015 10:29 PM
Clippers look like a team that is finals bound.
May 10, 2015 10:29pm
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May 10, 2015 10:31 PM
who was it that tried to tell me that Houston was a good defensive team based on advanced stats a few weeks ago? LOL
May 10, 2015 10:31pm
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May 10, 2015 10:32 PM
robj55;1728113 wrote:Clippers look like a team that is finals bound.
They're playing a sub par (in comparison to GWS/Grizzlies) team. I'm not impressed by them beating on the Rockets.
May 10, 2015 10:32pm
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May 10, 2015 10:35 PM
Commander of Awesome;1728115 wrote:They're playing a sub par (in comparison to GWS/Grizzlies) team. I'm not impressed by them beating on the Rockets.
I was gonna add that, that it's hard to say for sure because they are playing a shit defensive team. They play a team that can actually defend it might be different, but they impressed the hell out of me against the Spurs.
May 10, 2015 10:35pm
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May 10, 2015 10:36 PM
I'm impressed by how easily they are beating Houston as it validates what they did to Spurs.
May 10, 2015 10:36pm
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May 10, 2015 11:19 PM
@AminESPN: Chris Paul might have just delivered the #hatehardapproved bomb of the year. Told the refs not to throw Dwight out, "we want him to play"

Didn't see what happened but I love trash talk like that, haha.
May 10, 2015 11:19pm
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May 10, 2015 11:50 PM
Laley23;1728109 wrote:Shaq is spot on. It doesn't work. Even shooting as bad as he did, the strategy just isn't sound. You put your opposing team in the bonus (Paul got to shoot FTs on a common foul), put your players in foul trouble (even the non scrubs...) and you are giving up the chance to get a stop/transition buckets (the easiest points in the NBA are now non-existent for you offensively).
Agreed. Doesn't work. The only way it makes sense is if the game is within a few points and you need possessions towards the end of the game; like the college game.
May 10, 2015 11:50pm
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May 11, 2015 10:57 AM
I think it can work if you have a big lead, or need to extend the game. However, it can easily be mitigated if you just take the poor foul shooters out of the game.
May 11, 2015 10:57am
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May 11, 2015 11:30 AM
Rockets = joke
May 11, 2015 11:30am
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May 11, 2015 11:33 AM
Pick6;1728165 wrote:Rockets = joke
Agreed. The rockets are terrible and Dwight Howard is not good. Harden is about the only good player on the team but he's nothing special and isn't an MVP type player because he can't carry his team to success.
May 11, 2015 11:33am
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May 12, 2015 11:25 AM
If you were ranking the top players in the league, how deep would you get before hitting a 2nd name from the east?
May 12, 2015 11:25am
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May 12, 2015 11:34 AM
Paul George would be high up there if healthy. Kyrie and love as well honestly.
May 12, 2015 11:34am
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May 12, 2015 1:07 PM
Yeah I would say Paul George would be near the top 5, pre injury. Kyrie and Love would be up in the top 10/15.

But no question the majority live in the West. No one on the #1/3/4/5 seeds would be up very high.
May 12, 2015 1:07pm
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May 12, 2015 1:18 PM
In an interesting move, the Pelicans fired Monty Williams...?
May 12, 2015 1:18pm
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May 12, 2015 1:18 PM
Pelicans fire Monty Williams.
May 12, 2015 1:18pm
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May 12, 2015 1:21 PM
John Wall - 17.6 ppg, 10.0 apg, 4.6 rpg, 44.5% fg
Chris Paul - 19.1 ppg, 10.2 apg, 4.6 rpg, 48.5% fg

Wall needs to improve his shooting and limit his turnovers a bit because he still has some stinker games every once in a while. I'd probably put him in top 15.
May 12, 2015 1:21pm
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May 12, 2015 1:25 PM
Azubuike24;1728385 wrote:John Wall - 17.6 ppg, 10.0 apg, 4.6 rpg, 44.5% fg
Chris Paul - 19.1 ppg, 10.2 apg, 4.6 rpg, 48.5% fg

Wall needs to improve his shooting and limit his turnovers a bit because he still has some stinker games every once in a while. I'd probably put him in top 15.
I agree. I think he's incredibly under-appreciated when discussing top talents in the league.
May 12, 2015 1:25pm
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May 12, 2015 1:25 PM
wildcats20;1728384 wrote:Pelicans fire Monty Williams.
He did a decent job. They must have another candidate in mind?
May 12, 2015 1:25pm
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May 12, 2015 1:29 PM
Azubuike24;1728390 wrote:He did a decent job. They must have another candidate in mind?
Thibs?
May 12, 2015 1:29pm
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May 12, 2015 1:36 PM
Heck I'd take Monty over him...although say Thibs makes the Finals...
May 12, 2015 1:36pm
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May 12, 2015 1:41 PM
I would be down with thibs going to NO.
May 12, 2015 1:41pm