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Mar 30, 2016 3:46 PM
Azubuike24;1789600 wrote:The icing on the cake will be when the draft lottery has the Lakers picking 4th.
I doubt it. Lakers will get the #1 overall pick. They need to replace Kobe with another star; Ben Simmons.
Mar 30, 2016 3:46pm
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friendfromlowry;1789605 wrote:Few interesting games on tonight:
-Warriors at Jazz. Could be a tough test for Golden State?
-Atlanta at Toronto. Hoping the Hawks can steal this one and take a little pressure off Cleveland.
-Miami at Los Angeles. Kind of want to see how the Lakers interact with this new drama.
People have said the Jazz will beat the Warriors but I doubt it. Warriors are too good.
Mar 30, 2016 3:47pm
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Mar 30, 2016 3:49 PM
sleeper;1789606 wrote:I doubt it. Lakers will get the #1 overall pick. They need to replace Kobe with another star; Ben Simmons.
I'd laugh, because that wouldn't work out.
Mar 30, 2016 3:49pm
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Mar 30, 2016 3:49 PM
...because it's a back to back, road game. GSW only 4-point favorites.
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Mar 30, 2016 3:55 PM
Azubuike24;1789608 wrote:I'd laugh, because that wouldn't work out.
I Hope the Lakers remain irrelevant for the next 50 years, but we all know they will get theirs at some point.
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Azubuike24;1789609 wrote:...because it's a back to back, road game. GSW only 4-point favorites.
Yeah but the Jazz are straight terrible.
Mar 30, 2016 3:55pm
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Mar 30, 2016 4:03 PM
Brandon Ingram seems like a Laker. Ben Simmons seems like a Sixer.
Mar 30, 2016 4:03pm
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Mar 30, 2016 4:34 PM
Mulva;1789613 wrote:Brandon Ingram seems like a Laker. Ben Simmons seems like a Sixer.
Perfect world. Philly gets the #1. Lakers get the #4 (which Philly gets in that case). They take Brandon Ingram and then Buddy Hield/Jamal Murray at 4. Grab a scoring big like Ellenson or Hammons at 23 and Tyler Ulis at 27.
Mar 30, 2016 4:34pm
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Mar 30, 2016 4:57 PM
Azubuike24;1789627 wrote:Perfect world. Philly gets the #1. Lakers get the #4 (which Philly gets in that case). They take Brandon Ingram and then Buddy Hield/Jamal Murray at 4. Grab a scoring big like Ellenson or Hammons at 23 and Tyler Ulis at 27.
Theyd still end up tanking the '16-'17 season somehow.
Mar 30, 2016 4:57pm
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Mar 30, 2016 5:40 PM
Azubuike24;1789627 wrote:Perfect world. Philly gets the #1. Lakers get the #4 (which Philly gets in that case). They take Brandon Ingram and then Buddy Hield/Jamal Murray at 4. Grab a scoring big like Ellenson or Hammons at 23 and Tyler Ulis at 27.
That would be decent
Mar 30, 2016 5:40pm
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Mar 30, 2016 5:42 PM
friendfromlowry;1789631 wrote:Theyd still end up tanking the '16-'17 season somehow.
They'll find a way to turn the 1 and 4 into 17 second round pics and three league minimum salaries.
Mar 30, 2016 5:42pm
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Mar 30, 2016 5:49 PM
Azubuike24;1789627 wrote:Perfect world. Philly gets the #1. Lakers get the #4 (which Philly gets in that case). They take Brandon Ingram and then Buddy Hield/Jamal Murray at 4. Grab a scoring big like Ellenson or Hammons at 23 and Tyler Ulis at 27.
Yeah, Philly has gotten so many big time draft picks and yet they are still trash.

I'm not optimistic this will change everything. I'd rather have Love than this group.
Mar 30, 2016 5:49pm
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Mar 30, 2016 7:17 PM
sleeper;1789611 wrote:Yeah but the Jazz are straight terrible.
Lol they're a playoff team
Mar 30, 2016 7:17pm
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Mar 30, 2016 7:23 PM
Classyposter58;1789652 wrote:Lol they're a playoff team
Who gives a fuck? They are trash.
Mar 30, 2016 7:23pm
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Mar 30, 2016 9:22 PM
To be fair, the bottom 4 playoff teams in the West would struggle to hack it in the East.
Mar 30, 2016 9:22pm
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Mar 30, 2016 11:00 PM
Jazz as many expected giving Warriors a game
Mar 30, 2016 11:00pm
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Mar 30, 2016 11:09 PM
Lamar Odom at the Lakers game
Mar 30, 2016 11:09pm
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Mar 30, 2016 11:24 PM
Jazz up 2 with 1:20 left
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Mar 30, 2016 11:27 PM
Thompson ties it with 15 seconds left.

OT is obvious
Mar 30, 2016 11:27pm
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Mar 31, 2016 10:05 AM
With 5 home games left, it's imminent the Warriors are going to break the record. Amazing. I never thought I'd see it happen.
Mar 31, 2016 10:05am
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Mar 31, 2016 12:22 PM
Azubuike24;1789684 wrote:With 5 home games left, it's imminent the Warriors are going to break the record. Amazing. I never thought I'd see it happen.
I still don't think they win the title
Mar 31, 2016 12:22pm
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Mar 31, 2016 12:32 PM
Azubuike24;1789684 wrote:With 5 home games left, it's imminent the Warriors are going to break the record. Amazing. I never thought I'd see it happen.
It's definitely impressive.

Cue the old timers talking about how the Bulls did it in a much more difficult time in the league.
Mar 31, 2016 12:32pm
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Mar 31, 2016 12:33 PM
Crimson streak;1789721 wrote:I still don't think they win the title
Who's beating them 4 of 7?
Mar 31, 2016 12:33pm
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Mar 31, 2016 12:46 PM
Automatik;1789728 wrote:Who's beating them 4 of 7?
I could see the Spurs/OKC in the West giving them a run. I will also mention Cleveland in the East because Lebron James.

Despite being garbage against the Warriors in the regular season, it's still hard for me to imagine not being able to take 2 more games from the Warriors by adding in Love and Irving to the rotation this year. That's really what I grasp to.

I'd still bet on the Warriors winning it all though.
Mar 31, 2016 12:46pm
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Mar 31, 2016 1:01 PM
sleeper;1789731 wrote:I could see the Spurs/OKC in the West giving them a run. I will also mention Cleveland in the East because Lebron James.

Despite being garbage against the Warriors in the regular season, it's still hard for me to imagine not being able to take 2 more games from the Warriors by adding in Love and Irving to the rotation this year. That's really what I grasp to.

I'd still bet on the Warriors winning it all though.
Yeah, I'd say the Spurs are the best chance. OK just seems too up-and-down (although, they seem to be pretty "up" right now, which is good for them heading into the playoffs), which is where Cleveland is right now. The talent is there, but the cohesion and effort don't seem to be there night-to-night. In the playoffs, when games actually matter for those upper-tier teams, things might be a different story, so you can't count them out. The thing that makes GS and to a lesser extent, SA, so deadly for other teams is that to beat them in a series (GS, at anytime; SA, any series but the conference finals) is that you'd have to win at least one game at their place...which no one has done so far this season.
Mar 31, 2016 1:01pm