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Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4050 on: May 05, 2025, 06:50:18 PM »

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Pacers gonna soften up Cavs more before this series over.

Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4051 on: May 05, 2025, 08:04:51 PM »

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This guy must have some dirt on the owner.  :laugh:

The Utah Jazz and coach Will Hardy have agreed to a multiyear extension through 2031, owner Ryan Smith announced Monday.

"Will is a great leader, communicator, and ambassador for our org, and is a tremendous partner to [CEO Danny Ainge], [GM Justin Zanik], and me," Smith said in a social media post. "Our goal is to hang a banner, and Will is a huge part of this journey."

Hardy, 37, was hired to coach the Jazz prior to the 2022-23 season and has compiled an 85-161 record in his three seasons, with no playoff appearances. Utah won 37 games in his first season, 31 in his second and just 17 this season -- by far the worst record in franchise history and the worst record in the NBA this season.


this was done now because san antonio was lining up to grab him after they gave their interim coach Mitch Johnson a chance with a shorter contract.  Hardy is a wanted man actually.

85-161 record and he is a wanted man. Not sure I?m buying that one.
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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 2024-25
« Reply #4052 on: May 05, 2025, 08:20:37 PM »

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This guy must have some dirt on the owner.  :laugh:

The Utah Jazz and coach Will Hardy have agreed to a multiyear extension through 2031, owner Ryan Smith announced Monday.

"Will is a great leader, communicator, and ambassador for our org, and is a tremendous partner to [CEO Danny Ainge], [GM Justin Zanik], and me," Smith said in a social media post. "Our goal is to hang a banner, and Will is a huge part of this journey."

Hardy, 37, was hired to coach the Jazz prior to the 2022-23 season and has compiled an 85-161 record in his three seasons, with no playoff appearances. Utah won 37 games in his first season, 31 in his second and just 17 this season -- by far the worst record in franchise history and the worst record in the NBA this season.


this was done now because san antonio was lining up to grab him after they gave their interim coach Mitch Johnson a chance with a shorter contract.  Hardy is a wanted man actually.

85-161 record and he is a wanted man. Not sure I?m buying that one.

I am. Did you see all the roster changes happening in-season and so many guys being "available" then ruled out seconds before a game. It's clear tanking and asset hoarding by Ainge. Yes they are still a bit far away but I'm convinced the front office is trying to tank like Hinkie there and Hardy is along for the ride as the coach. Utah actually has pieces (Markannen, Kessler, etc.) but they don't play consistently and it's not because everyone is actually hurt.
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Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4053 on: May 05, 2025, 08:48:29 PM »

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This guy must have some dirt on the owner.  :laugh:

The Utah Jazz and coach Will Hardy have agreed to a multiyear extension through 2031, owner Ryan Smith announced Monday.

"Will is a great leader, communicator, and ambassador for our org, and is a tremendous partner to [CEO Danny Ainge], [GM Justin Zanik], and me," Smith said in a social media post. "Our goal is to hang a banner, and Will is a huge part of this journey."

Hardy, 37, was hired to coach the Jazz prior to the 2022-23 season and has compiled an 85-161 record in his three seasons, with no playoff appearances. Utah won 37 games in his first season, 31 in his second and just 17 this season -- by far the worst record in franchise history and the worst record in the NBA this season.


this was done now because san antonio was lining up to grab him after they gave their interim coach Mitch Johnson a chance with a shorter contract.  Hardy is a wanted man actually.

85-161 record and he is a wanted man. Not sure I?m buying that one.

I am. Did you see all the roster changes happening in-season and so many guys being "available" then ruled out seconds before a game. It's clear tanking and asset hoarding by Ainge. Yes they are still a bit far away but I'm convinced the front office is trying to tank like Hinkie there and Hardy is along for the ride as the coach. Utah actually has pieces (Markannen, Kessler, etc.) but they don't play consistently and it's not because everyone is actually hurt.

So if that?s the excuse for this year, what?s the excuse for last season?
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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 2024-25
« Reply #4054 on: May 05, 2025, 09:39:17 PM »

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Joe always talks about what the players need to work on - but he REALLY needs to work on his out-of-timeout plays.

Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4055 on: May 05, 2025, 10:55:13 PM »

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Meanwhile OKC looks pretty good in their Game 1
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Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4056 on: May 06, 2025, 12:27:37 AM »

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Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4057 on: May 06, 2025, 12:27:52 AM »

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wow MASSIVE respect to the Nuggets.  What a win!!!   that was championship level composure there at the end.
so is every higher seed going to lose the 1st game?   maybe this will be more interesting than we thought.

Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4058 on: May 06, 2025, 12:28:07 AM »

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Well, that OKC collapse makes me feel better at least lol
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Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4059 on: May 06, 2025, 12:29:20 AM »

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Well, that OKC collapse makes me feel better at least lol

I know huh????  what a game by Denver.   OKC had that game with a 12 point lead or something with 3 min or so left.
WOW!

Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4060 on: May 06, 2025, 12:31:19 AM »

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Was that Denver?s first taste of the lead?

Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4061 on: May 06, 2025, 12:50:14 AM »

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OH MY GOD, NUGGETS WIN LATE

Whut the.

So, is OKC second-round choking coming in full circle?


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Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4062 on: May 06, 2025, 01:23:53 AM »

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CLE OKC BOS all lost Game 1. Crazy
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Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4063 on: May 06, 2025, 01:25:13 AM »

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CLE OKC BOS all lost Game 1. Crazy

Well we're not going to be the only news tomorrow at least  :police:
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Re: NBA Season 2024-25
« Reply #4064 on: May 06, 2025, 01:36:18 AM »

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They're not gonna hold up. Antman is a generational talent. Plus GSW don't have any bigs to counter Gobert, Reid, and Randle, and esp Gobert if he turns into Wilt Chamberlain again.

I would've preferred the Warriors to advance if the Lakers made it next round, but the Wolves did the job for us. Wolves in 5 here and I sure hope they just go all the way to the Finals bcuz there's no way in hell the Nuggets will survive OKC and SGA's free-throw parade (unless OKC shows their second-round choke again)

I don?t frequent the boards as much these days so asking honestly. Did you own up or apologize for how much you glazed up and hyped up the lakers the last three years. You culiminated saying they had a double bye to the conference finals a few weeks ago. Genuinely curious how you responded after making that bold proclamation? It?s been painful constantly reading it the last few years but would gain a lot of respect from me if you at least owned it.

Wolves win and secured 6th seed.

Looks like a first-round bye for LAL, one-man Antman can't beat their Big 3.

Basically first two rounds are bye series for the Lakers lol. They'll curbstomp the Rockets next round as well

lol

Sorry to interject, but you are being a bully.

SparzWizard can have a differing opinion, that is the purpose of a forum.

I'm sorry but I very strongly disagree. I don't think I am being a bully at all (I am a bit curious what you think that word even means in this context here cause bullying is "the use of force, coercion, or threats to abuse or dominate others, often based on perceived differences or imbalances of power." This seems like an incredible stretch for anything I said here which was generally cordial and about accountability for repeated proclamations for multiple years with a simple "my bad"). There are all sorts of people that made projections about the playoffs or any other number of topics) that have been wrong including myself, and that's totally fine. Heck someone could laugh at me for all the times I used to say fire joe and I'd laugh right along with them.

If you consistently pick one topic for 5 years and jam it down everyone's throats (not even mentioning it is our biggest historical rival) and time and time again are not even close to accurate it becomes obnoxious after a certain point. I didn't call him any names or insult him, just asked for a little accountability for saying the same things 50 times for 5 years and said it would earn some respect for me if he did so.

 The forum is a much better place if we can all show a little humility at times it contributes to much better discourse and in some cases even friendships (of which I have made a few over the last 15+ years on this forum). But if this is considered bullying? it's a pretty sad commentary on the level of discussion on here at the moment.

(Clay I'm pretty sure some of his posts are meant to be "hyperbolic" aka jinxes)  :P

@biased fan: Thanks for chiming in. I don't think he was being a bully (even tho clay always likes to come look for me after every Lakers L for some reason, guessing he's a big fan of me or something ;D ). But you are indeed right that I have my own differing opinions on things. Weird opinions too, yeah, but I'm sure others on this forum have stranger thoughts.

@celticlay: Relax. Hyping things up help make the world go round and round (and eventually come crashing down). It helps keeps forums engaged and on their toes in some ways. At this point, it's already happened so take what you will. Next year, you may still see the same stuff (if this forum is still alive) esp if they somehow get a serviceable Center so advisable to maybe keep scrolling away ;)

I'll send you a pokemon reference along the way. @Phantom has an idea of this


Now if u excuse me I have to mope for the next 48 hours before Game 2.


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