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Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2580 on: March 17, 2023, 01:35:53 PM »

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The NBA teams broke their trend of finally attempting to stop jokic last night. Jokic with a near triple double and 30 points on 14-18 shooting in a nuggets blowout. Will be interesting if teams keep a hyper defensive focus on nuggets in remaining games.

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2581 on: March 17, 2023, 04:36:04 PM »

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Good reminder that we aren’t the only ones who lose stupid games, I guess.

But recently we've lost more stupid games than they did!

Yeah that's the unfortunate part. MIL has won 22 of their last 25 which is insane. =

It gives perspective on how awesome the 70+ win Bulls and Warriors squads were.  They kept up that pace all season.
Absurd. Also makes me think of the 85-86 Celtics and the 15-16 Spurs, losing 1 game each at home. Fortress
'23 Historical Draft: Orlando Magic.

PG: Terry Porter (90-91) / Steve Francis (00-01)
SG: Joe Dumars (92-93) / Jeff Hornacek (91-92) / Jerry Stackhouse (00-01)
SF: Brandon Roy (08-09) / Walter Davis (78-79)
PF: Terry Cummings (84-85) / Paul Millsap (15-16)
C: Chris Webber (00-01) / Ralph Sampson (83-84) / Andrew Bogut (09-10)

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« Reply #2582 on: March 17, 2023, 08:53:05 PM »

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Embiid with a casual 38/13 in just 29 minutes so far tonight.

The NBA ladder has Embiid as the new #1 in the MVP poll as well. I think he's the real MVP not Jokic
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Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2583 on: March 17, 2023, 09:28:20 PM »

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Embiid with a casual 38/13 in just 29 minutes so far tonight.

The NBA ladder has Embiid as the new #1 in the MVP poll as well. I think he's the real MVP not Jokic
The formidable Hornets big man stock really makes that 38 points impressive :P
'23 Historical Draft: Orlando Magic.

PG: Terry Porter (90-91) / Steve Francis (00-01)
SG: Joe Dumars (92-93) / Jeff Hornacek (91-92) / Jerry Stackhouse (00-01)
SF: Brandon Roy (08-09) / Walter Davis (78-79)
PF: Terry Cummings (84-85) / Paul Millsap (15-16)
C: Chris Webber (00-01) / Ralph Sampson (83-84) / Andrew Bogut (09-10)

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2584 on: March 18, 2023, 12:30:21 AM »

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If Lillard cared about winning, wouldn’t he have asked out of Portland by now? Surely he realizes that they aren’t contending anytime soon. Same goes for Beal.
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At some point you have to blame the performance on the court on the players on the court. Every loss is not the coach's fault and every win isn't because of the players.

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2585 on: March 18, 2023, 12:36:39 AM »

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If Lillard cared about winning, wouldn’t he have asked out of Portland by now? Surely he realizes that they aren’t contending anytime soon. Same goes for Beal.
Lillard literally addresses people like you making this argument in his appearance on Redick's podcast
'23 Historical Draft: Orlando Magic.

PG: Terry Porter (90-91) / Steve Francis (00-01)
SG: Joe Dumars (92-93) / Jeff Hornacek (91-92) / Jerry Stackhouse (00-01)
SF: Brandon Roy (08-09) / Walter Davis (78-79)
PF: Terry Cummings (84-85) / Paul Millsap (15-16)
C: Chris Webber (00-01) / Ralph Sampson (83-84) / Andrew Bogut (09-10)

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2586 on: March 18, 2023, 01:00:23 AM »

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Hahahahaha Lakers  ;D

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2587 on: March 18, 2023, 01:06:22 AM »

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Maxi Kleber with the clutch 3!!


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Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2588 on: March 18, 2023, 01:11:41 AM »

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If Lillard cared about winning, wouldn’t he have asked out of Portland by now? Surely he realizes that they aren’t contending anytime soon. Same goes for Beal.
Lillard literally addresses people like you making this argument in his appearance on Redick's podcast

He thinks the league has changed and that it hasn’t always been about winning championships/rings?  :laugh:  Can’t believe people wanted to trade JB for Dame.  He’s definitely not built for Boston.

https://twitter.com/jj_redick/status/1635713290751053824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635713290751053824%7Ctwgr%5E424fbf5877e90b064c94fd7aea00ef0aa9a3da8a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-36633314493271032664.ampproject.net%2F2302271541000%2Fframe.html

« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 01:35:15 AM by Goldstar88 »
Quoting Nick from the now locked Ime thread:
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At some point you have to blame the performance on the court on the players on the court. Every loss is not the coach's fault and every win isn't because of the players.

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2589 on: March 18, 2023, 01:37:41 AM »

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If Lillard cared about winning, wouldn’t he have asked out of Portland by now? Surely he realizes that they aren’t contending anytime soon. Same goes for Beal.
Lillard literally addresses people like you making this argument in his appearance on Redick's podcast

He thinks the league has changed and that it hasn’t always been about winning championships/rings?  :laugh:  Can’t believe people wanted to trade JB for Dame.  He’s definitely not built for Boston.

https://twitter.com/jj_redick/status/1635713290751053824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635713290751053824%7Ctwgr%5E424fbf5877e90b064c94fd7aea00ef0aa9a3da8a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-36633314493271032664.ampproject.net%2F2302271541000%2Fframe.html
If that is your takeaway...

It is not some weird binary thing. You can (obviously, I would have thought) be competitive and want to win, whilst staying loyal to your team.

We laud and adore great players who stay loyal to successful teams, yet laugh at those who stay loyal to teams that falter - why?
'23 Historical Draft: Orlando Magic.

PG: Terry Porter (90-91) / Steve Francis (00-01)
SG: Joe Dumars (92-93) / Jeff Hornacek (91-92) / Jerry Stackhouse (00-01)
SF: Brandon Roy (08-09) / Walter Davis (78-79)
PF: Terry Cummings (84-85) / Paul Millsap (15-16)
C: Chris Webber (00-01) / Ralph Sampson (83-84) / Andrew Bogut (09-10)

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2590 on: March 18, 2023, 09:42:34 AM »

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Mavs with the game winner yesterday to beat the Lakers. Lakers back to the 10 seed and barely ahead of 11 and 12. Also, Windhorst yesterday said Lebron actually "isn't close" to returning from his injury. He says Lebron has played hurt in the past but doesn't believe this injury is one where he can realistically do that. So it sounds like Lebron definitely won't be back before April
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« Reply #2591 on: March 18, 2023, 10:28:00 AM »

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Warriors lost to the Hawks yesterday and are now 7-28 on the road. Wow!
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« Reply #2592 on: March 18, 2023, 10:29:25 AM »

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Mavs with the game winner yesterday to beat the Lakers. Lakers back to the 10 seed and barely ahead of 11 and 12. Also, Windhorst yesterday said Lebron actually "isn't close" to returning from his injury. He says Lebron has played hurt in the past but doesn't believe this injury is one where he can realistically do that. So it sounds like Lebron definitely won't be back before April
they definitely need him.  Only consistently good player they have.  Russell and AD, even when they play, just can't play well night in and night out.  So much inconsistency from them.
2023 Historical Draft - Brooklyn Nets - 9th pick

Bigs - Pau, Amar'e, Issel, McGinnis, Roundfield
Wings - Dantley, Bowen, J. Jackson
Guards - Cheeks, Petrovic, Buse, Rip

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2593 on: March 18, 2023, 11:02:05 AM »

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If Lillard cared about winning, wouldn’t he have asked out of Portland by now? Surely he realizes that they aren’t contending anytime soon. Same goes for Beal.
Lillard literally addresses people like you making this argument in his appearance on Redick's podcast

He thinks the league has changed and that it hasn’t always been about winning championships/rings?  :laugh:  Can’t believe people wanted to trade JB for Dame.  He’s definitely not built for Boston.

https://twitter.com/jj_redick/status/1635713290751053824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635713290751053824%7Ctwgr%5E424fbf5877e90b064c94fd7aea00ef0aa9a3da8a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-36633314493271032664.ampproject.net%2F2302271541000%2Fframe.html
If that is your takeaway...

It is not some weird binary thing. You can (obviously, I would have thought) be competitive and want to win, whilst staying loyal to your team.

We laud and adore great players who stay loyal to successful teams, yet laugh at those who stay loyal to teams that falter - why?

I don’t think many would call Dame disloyal at this point in his career if he wanted to go to another team to compete for a championship. The farthest that Portland has made it in the 11 years he’s been there was the conference finals (once) where they received a gentleman sweep from GS. Blazers aren’t even a playoff team this year and Lillard likely only has a few more years in his prime as small guards typically don’t age well.

My takeaway from the interview is that he enjoys living in Portland and is very comfortable there. Those appear to be the most important things to him, competing for a championship seems secondary. I also get the impression that he doesn’t want the pressure and noise that comes along with playing for a contending team. He seems content being in a small market.
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Quoting Nick from the now locked Ime thread:
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At some point you have to blame the performance on the court on the players on the court. Every loss is not the coach's fault and every win isn't because of the players.

Re: NBA Season 2022-23
« Reply #2594 on: March 18, 2023, 02:03:59 PM »

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If Lillard cared about winning, wouldn’t he have asked out of Portland by now? Surely he realizes that they aren’t contending anytime soon. Same goes for Beal.
Lillard literally addresses people like you making this argument in his appearance on Redick's podcast

He thinks the league has changed and that it hasn’t always been about winning championships/rings?  :laugh:  Can’t believe people wanted to trade JB for Dame.  He’s definitely not built for Boston.

https://twitter.com/jj_redick/status/1635713290751053824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635713290751053824%7Ctwgr%5E424fbf5877e90b064c94fd7aea00ef0aa9a3da8a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-36633314493271032664.ampproject.net%2F2302271541000%2Fframe.html
If that is your takeaway...

It is not some weird binary thing. You can (obviously, I would have thought) be competitive and want to win, whilst staying loyal to your team.

We laud and adore great players who stay loyal to successful teams, yet laugh at those who stay loyal to teams that falter - why?

I don’t think many would call Dame disloyal at this point in his career if he wanted to go to another team to compete for a championship. The farthest that Portland has made it in the 11 years he’s been there was the conference finals (once) where they received a gentleman sweep from GS. Blazers aren’t even a playoff team this year and Lillard likely only has a few more years in his prime as small guards typically don’t age well.

My takeaway from the interview is that he enjoys living in Portland and is very comfortable there. Those appear to be the most important things to him, competing for a championship seems secondary. I also get the impression that he doesn’t want the pressure and noise that comes along with playing for a contending team. He seems content being in a small market.

45 million a year is going to be tough to match in a trade without gutting the team that he's going to.