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legendary
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September 03, 2020, 04:38:26 PM
They are really playing well above their grade, nobody expected this but they are really breaking down walls put up against them as well, if they somehow manage to beat Bucks and go to conference finals, I can't really guess why they can't beat whoever they face as well, they might as well go to finals too in that case, not saying they will but right now they look like they totally have what it takes to do that.

I admit I'm one of those people who didn't think that the Miami Heat will play like a contender. I don't mind their winning the series against the Pacers during the first round so I'm really surprised for their recent performance and giving Milwaukee Bucks a hard time to win.

But still, the series is not yet finished. I'm expecting the Bucks to bounce back and try to make the series close.

If ever Miami Heat will able to win the series, I think they will now create their own buzz and a sort of threat to other teams.
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September 03, 2020, 04:27:18 PM
The Clippers are currently 44-20 and are the second seed in the Western Conference, Clippers and Lakers have played each other three times this season. Clippers got the first two, at all i would go with Clippers.

M8 I don't know from where in the timeline did you fall out, but you are in the wrong timezone for sure Cheesy

Regarding Clippers tonight, looking forward to see how will Zubac react and cope with Jokic. It will be the most interesting thing for me to watch when it comes to this match and series.

Zubac finally got some praise and recognition from Doc Rivers and hope he continues to get more minutes.

If Gobert can't stop Jokic, then I think no one can stop him even from the Clippers.
Jokic is just like Kristaps Porziņģis, a big bigger I guess and Zubac has no answer for Kristaps Porziņģis, Clippers were just lucky he got injured.
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September 03, 2020, 03:09:38 PM
The Clippers are currently 44-20 and are the second seed in the Western Conference, Clippers and Lakers have played each other three times this season. Clippers got the first two, at all i would go with Clippers.

M8 I don't know from where in the timeline did you fall out, but you are in the wrong timezone for sure Cheesy

Regarding Clippers tonight, looking forward to see how will Zubac react and cope with Jokic. It will be the most interesting thing for me to watch when it comes to this match and series.

Zubac finally got some praise and recognition from Doc Rivers and hope he continues to get more minutes.
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September 03, 2020, 02:49:13 PM

 Can you guys believe what Miami has managed so far? I mean don't get me wrong Bucks is not a team that can go to finals without a defeat, they lost even to Orlando so I get the idea, Bucks is not invulnurable, however Miami wasn't even expected to be this far ahead before the league started. Check out all the predictions and you will see that the first 4 was seen as Celtics, Sixers, Raptors (and not even them) and Bucks obviously. Now we have seen Miami not only go to playoffs with high seed, but they have won 6 of their first games in the playoffs.

 They are really playing well above their grade, nobody expected this but they are really breaking down walls put up against them as well, if they somehow manage to beat Bucks and go to conference finals, I can't really guess why they can't beat whoever they face as well, they might as well go to finals too in that case, not saying they will but right now they look like they totally have what it takes to do that.
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September 03, 2020, 01:05:26 PM
The Clippers are currently 44-20 and are the second seed in the Western Conference, Clippers and Lakers have played each other three times this season. Clippers got the first two, at all i would go with Clippers.
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September 03, 2020, 01:03:23 PM
Basketball Hall of Famer Steve Nash Hired as Nets Head Coach on 4-Year Contract
source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2907491-basketball-hall-of-famer-steve-nash-hired-as-nets-head-coach-on-4-year-contract

Wow, that's some news! I have to admit i'm a little surprised by this, Nets hiring Steve Nash, who doesn't have any experience as a head coach, he hasn't served any time as an assistant either. His name wasn't even mentioned in the potential candidates for the job, J Kidd and Tyronn Lue were front-runners before the news broke today. Interesting to see how all this plays out next season, with Nets having a pretty stacked-up roster and being favored by many to be a top 3 seed in the East.

Do you like the hire?

Dude! I don't like it. I love it!!!  Grin
2 time MVP. I am a fan of the Suns back then.
This is one crazy news.

Anyway, he is still making videos back then. (2-3 years IIRC) Dribbling and basics and I follow all those videos.
I think this is a good idea for the Nets. Kyrie and Durant will respect a 2 time MVP although he didn't have a ring.
He might just be the perfect guy for the position.

Let's see what the sports analysts will tell about this especially Stephen A. Smith.  Grin
I bet I will hear a lot of screaming again.
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September 03, 2020, 12:57:21 PM
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Mitchelle was unlucky enough on his final shot against nuggets.
It was Conley who took the final shot for the Jazz in game 7. Mitchell, on the other hand, turned the ball over with over 10 seconds to go. Jazz were lucky enough to even have the chance to win the game after that turnover.



Not playoff related...Steve Nash signed a 4-year deal to be Nets head coach. One of the best PG's NBA had but I wonder how's that going to turn out for ball hog Kyrie  Huh He could be switching team again if Nash tells him to pass the ball more than he's used to.
Did you see the highlights of Steve Nash before? It is really awesome especially his passes that are extraordinary but the thing is it is now different because he is now a coach and not a player. I'm sure that he has a good basketball IQ that can lead the Nets to conquer the next season, I only hoping that KD and Kyrie will be healthy in order to see their full potential as a team. There are now a lot of speculation around the internet after Nash signed as head coach of the Nets.

Correct! There are big difference between coaching and playing the game.
I'm interested with this move from the Nets management, bringing a talented star to guide two known superstars.
If KD and Kyrie jive together bringing trust and skills to work with their teammates, Nets will be more interesting to watch
out, Knowing Nash back then, he's not really a type of guy who aim to shot first than to pass the ball, good blending and
teamwork is what this two superstars needs to work on with their new head-coach.
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September 03, 2020, 12:16:49 PM
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Mitchelle was unlucky enough on his final shot against nuggets.
It was Conley who took the final shot for the Jazz in game 7. Mitchell, on the other hand, turned the ball over with over 10 seconds to go. Jazz were lucky enough to even have the chance to win the game after that turnover.



Not playoff related...Steve Nash signed a 4-year deal to be Nets head coach. One of the best PG's NBA had but I wonder how's that going to turn out for ball hog Kyrie  Huh He could be switching team again if Nash tells him to pass the ball more than he's used to.
Did you see the highlights of Steve Nash before? It is really awesome especially his passes that are extraordinary but the thing is it is now different because he is now a coach and not a player. I'm sure that he has a good basketball IQ that can lead the Nets to conquer the next season, I only hoping that KD and Kyrie will be healthy in order to see their full potential as a team. There are now a lot of speculation around the internet after Nash signed as head coach of the Nets.
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September 03, 2020, 12:07:04 PM
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Mitchelle was unlucky enough on his final shot against nuggets.
It was Conley who took the final shot for the Jazz in game 7. Mitchell, on the other hand, turned the ball over with over 10 seconds to go. Jazz were lucky enough to even have the chance to win the game after that turnover.



Not playoff related...Steve Nash signed a 4-year deal to be Nets head coach. One of the best PG's NBA had but I wonder how's that going to turn out for ball hog Kyrie  Huh He could be switching team again if Nash tells him to pass the ball more than he's used to.

We can still say that last shot was designed for Mitchell but decided to change it up since people will be expecting for Mitchell to take the shot. Conley was also a reliable shooter but I guess it was not their day. (Such a cool series, one of the best 7 game series I guess).

Steve Nash was a great team-player and maybe the team can change their style with that. When Nash was a player, he ultimately decides on whether who can take the shot and was named MVP because of that. Kyrie decides to hog ball whenever he thinks he can take the shot and that is not that bad if he scores.
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September 03, 2020, 12:02:12 PM
I don't get why there was an "Other" option present in the poll but as we can see, most people are really betting their money on Los Angeles LAKERS. Although both of the Los Angeles teams had their scary series with tough contenders, they still pushed trough. Its like we are waiting for them to battle at the Conference Finals.

I also think of betting on Denver because of their current performance since some of their player are really stepping up. Houston would really have it bad (LAKERS IN 5). Their small man line-up is just a bit risky and their execution with it sometimes is not that fruitful.
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September 03, 2020, 11:33:58 AM
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Mitchelle was unlucky enough on his final shot against nuggets.
It was Conley who took the final shot for the Jazz in game 7. Mitchell, on the other hand, turned the ball over with over 10 seconds to go. Jazz were lucky enough to even have the chance to win the game after that turnover.



Not playoff related...Steve Nash signed a 4-year deal to be Nets head coach. One of the best PG's NBA had but I wonder how's that going to turn out for ball hog Kyrie  Huh He could be switching team again if Nash tells him to pass the ball more than he's used to.
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September 03, 2020, 11:03:30 AM
I say Houston did good but it could have been better.
OKC just made a lot of changes with their best player suddenly in Houston.
I might be late but I am now a fan of CP3. He did the impossible. Leading a team that just lose their leader and making it to Game 7 against a strong team.
OKC management should be happy with that result.
They just need to fill holes or strengthen the chemistry.

Clippers vs Nuggets later. Will the Nuggets surprise us too with a 7 game series?  Shocked
This is literally the story everyone would look for, it was amazing and if OKC won that would have been even more amazing but they didn't and even with that this was amazing. OKC not making to second round since KD left (even with melo and PG13) westbrook was told that his triple double seasons didn't mattered as long as they didn't see second round.

End of the season comes, they send away PG because he requests a trade, they get a good kid and picks, seeing how they are not going to be good at all they trade away WB and get Chris Paul for the contract purposes only and get a bunch of picks as well. By all means OKC is actually looking out for the future, and what happens? The team they sent WB to faces them on first round, series goes to 7 games and decided on the very last second of the game by a Harden block. It is like a movie script.
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September 03, 2020, 10:41:15 AM
Basketball Hall of Famer Steve Nash Hired as Nets Head Coach on 4-Year Contract
source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2907491-basketball-hall-of-famer-steve-nash-hired-as-nets-head-coach-on-4-year-contract

Wow, that's some news! I have to admit i'm a little surprised by this, Nets hiring Steve Nash, who doesn't have any experience as a head coach, he hasn't served any time as an assistant either. His name wasn't even mentioned in the potential candidates for the job, J Kidd and Tyronn Lue were front-runners before the news broke today. Interesting to see how all this plays out next season, with Nets having a pretty stacked-up roster and being favored by many to be a top 3 seed in the East.

Do you like the hire?
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September 03, 2020, 10:20:09 AM
2020 NBA Talk
Let's talk about 2019/2020 NBA regular season here.




-Archive-

2019 NBA CHAMPION Toronto Raptors
Finals MVP: Kawhi Leonard

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2018 NBA CHAMPION Golden State Warriors
Finals MVP: Kevin Durant

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2017 NBA CHAMPION Golden State Warriors
Finals MVP: Kevin Durant

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I'm already waiting for the season to begin, but of course the transfers made me happy
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September 03, 2020, 10:17:16 AM
I say Houston did good but it could have been better.
OKC just made a lot of changes with their best player suddenly in Houston.
I might be late but I am now a fan of CP3. He did the impossible. Leading a team that just lose their leader and making it to Game 7 against a strong team.
OKC management should be happy with that result.
They just need to fill holes or strengthen the chemistry.

Clippers vs Nuggets later. Will the Nuggets surprise us too with a 7 game series?  Shocked
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September 03, 2020, 10:11:04 AM
Looks like nobody is talking here about the 0-2 deficit by the Bucks right now against the Heat.
Giannis has been exposed and will say it again Cheesy.
He choked 2 times already and now they are at a 0-2 deficit. If Bucks will lose again in the next round, the chances of them being eliminated in the playoffs would be huge and there is a higher chance too that Giannis will be traded to other teams. Just my prediction only Cheesy.

Giannis made some turnovers last night but we should not blame him for the defeat.
He tries a lot and he doesn't have any other player to help him.
I hope he is going to leave Bucks otherwise he will have hard times to get a ring with this team.
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September 03, 2020, 09:41:10 AM
Now, it is Lakers against Rockets, who would guys pick? Me, well I'm going to go with Lakers of course  Grin.
No wonder they'll be the favorites, but James Harden predicted that they'll win the series so it's hard to choose who to pick. For boards and inside the paint Lakers will be the one to dominate it but on outside shooting I think we can rely on Rockets. Overall, I think Lakers will be the real deal for this second round.

What is Harden supposed to say they think they are going to lose  Cheesy

I think this won't be a close match up.  I think the lakers pound them inside leading to not many fast break transitions for houston making them play a half court game.  My prediction is Lakers and Denver move onto the western finals
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September 03, 2020, 07:07:23 AM
I was watching the live streaming of one of the games that should be watch the nuggets and utah Jazz. I thought utah jazz will going to end the best of seven series play off with the nuggets but it seems nuggets team is not that easy to make a surrender and now they tied the series 3-3 and this live streaming is the last game to play and whoever wins in this match will proceed to semi finals in the western conference.

However, though I like the nuggets team if they can make it to the finals in western conference they might be able to play with the strong team the lakers. NBA is really exciting and fun to watch.
Seems like it is a bad season for utah jazz. Mitchelle was unlucky enough on his final shot against nuggets. But it was really a classic game and I feel that this team gave out all their best in this season. Even also, they won against Nuggets. They might be eliminated by lakers at the end. LA seems to be unstoppable. Looking forward for the tomorrow match. It seems like the series become more exciting. I hope everything goes to normal because I missed the real homecourt advantages. The real fans who are shouting and supporting at the court.
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September 03, 2020, 05:08:30 AM
Now, it is Lakers against Rockets, who would guys pick? Me, well I'm going to go with Lakers of course  Grin.
Rockets are one of the best in Offense right now in the league with their small ball roster no doubt.
Lakers are also one of the best in Offense but at the same time, they have bigs who can dominate inside the shaded area. Thing that Rockets doesn't have right now.

I'd go with the Lakers with this series too but they must defend the 3 point area in order for them to dominate the series.

Looks like nobody is talking here about the 0-2 deficit by the Bucks right now against the Heat.
Giannis has been exposed and will say it again Cheesy.
He choked 2 times already and now they are at a 0-2 deficit. If Bucks will lose again in the next round, the chances of them being eliminated in the playoffs would be huge and there is a higher chance too that Giannis will be traded to other teams. Just my prediction only Cheesy.
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September 03, 2020, 03:04:14 AM
Now, it is Lakers against Rockets, who would guys pick? Me, well I'm going to go with Lakers of course  Grin.
We're still a few days far from it. But just like you, let's go with Lakers.

but James Harden predicted that they'll win the series so it's hard to choose who to pick.
It's just a mere prediction by him.  Grin

Acknowledging how strong Rockets are too, it's a hard pick. But as the crowd favorites, most will be betting for Lakers. LBJ all the way.
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