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Re: NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread
« Reply #1605 on: May 10, 2019, 07:05:38 AM »

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Flagrant 1 on Joel Embiid for taking a shot at Marc Gasol in the face on a free throw rebound attempt.

Should've been flagrant 2, automatic suspension for Game 7.
Twice in this postseason alone he should’ve had a flagrant 2. He’s very protected

The league wants bucks and philly in the ecf.

It has been top ajenda all season.

Every media outlet has been hyping it all season.

Giannis VS embiid/simmons.

I wilwl be shocked if Toronto makes it over Philly as the league even wants Kawhi in LA

Re: NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread
« Reply #1606 on: May 10, 2019, 01:10:51 PM »

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After Embiid's +40 last night he is now +80 in his 192 minutes in the series.  In the 96 minutes, when he isn't in the game the Sixers are -97.
  That is absolutely insane.

This is kind of like the simmons and tj mcconnel last season in the playoffs versus us.

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« Reply #1607 on: May 10, 2019, 01:15:54 PM »

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Flagrant 1 on Joel Embiid for taking a shot at Marc Gasol in the face on a free throw rebound attempt.

Should've been flagrant 2, automatic suspension for Game 7.
Twice in this postseason alone he should’ve had a flagrant 2. He’s very protected

The league wants bucks and philly in the ecf.

It has been top ajenda all season.

Every media outlet has been hyping it all season.

Giannis VS embiid/simmons.

I wilwl be shocked if Toronto makes it over Philly as the league even wants Kawhi in LA

I think the league wants the most competitive Eastern Conf finals to be played. In my book, that would be Toronto rather than Philly.

But I certainly would prefer Philly to make it to the ECF, because I think it would increase the likelihood of Kawhi leaving Toronto, which would be better for Boston next season.  Petty, perhaps, but honest.

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« Reply #1608 on: May 10, 2019, 02:07:10 PM »

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After Embiid's +40 last night he is now +80 in his 192 minutes in the series.  In the 96 minutes, when he isn't in the game the Sixers are -97.
  That is absolutely insane.

This is kind of like the simmons and tj mcconnel last season in the playoffs versus us.

Ahh here we go (remember this is only for 5 games, for 6 games it would be close to embiid at same rate)

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/994418621400141824

Re: NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread
« Reply #1609 on: May 10, 2019, 02:12:59 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.
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« Reply #1610 on: May 10, 2019, 02:16:41 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO. Unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.

I think they should've pushed Memphis harder for Conley. I know they were originally trying to do Jonas/Lowry for Gasol/Conley originally.
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« Reply #1611 on: May 10, 2019, 02:27:50 PM »

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I'd rather watch MIL-PHI.

For the west, anything but GSW-POR, don't like that matchup

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« Reply #1612 on: May 10, 2019, 02:27:58 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.

You realize Siakam is pretty much universally accepted as their second best player at this point and will almost certainly be an all-star next season? Lowry is probably fine as a third best player.

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« Reply #1613 on: May 10, 2019, 02:29:24 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO. Unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.

I think they should've pushed Memphis harder for Conley. I know they were originally trying to do Jonas/Lowry for Gasol/Conley originally.

If Kyrie was going to leave Boston and go somewhere else -- would it be worth sign and trading Kyrie to Toronto with Kyle Lowry going the other way to us.

Lowry gives Boston a new PG. Allows Boston to still go after Anthony Davis and put a strong team around him.

Would that be worth doing? If Kyrie was leaving no matter. Is taking Lowry back better than getting nothing at all? I know his contract is bad. That is why I am not sure. Celtics have no cap space either way.

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« Reply #1614 on: May 10, 2019, 02:31:00 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO. Unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.

I think they should've pushed Memphis harder for Conley. I know they were originally trying to do Jonas/Lowry for Gasol/Conley originally.

If Kyrie was going to leave Boston and go somewhere else -- would it be worth sign and trading Kyrie to Toronto with Kyle Lowry going the other way to us.

Lowry gives Boston a new PG. Allows Boston to still go after Anthony Davis and put a strong team around him.

Would that be worth doing? If Kyrie was leaving no matter. Is taking Lowry back better than getting nothing at all? I know his contract is bad. That is why I am not sure. Celtics have no cap space either way.

Why in the world, would we want to take on an aging past his prime PG that is making over 30 million?

That is an awful trade, makes Raptors the best team in the East by a large margin, and it gives Kawhi more incentive to stay...
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Re: NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread
« Reply #1615 on: May 10, 2019, 02:43:40 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO. Unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.

I think they should've pushed Memphis harder for Conley. I know they were originally trying to do Jonas/Lowry for Gasol/Conley originally.

If Kyrie was going to leave Boston and go somewhere else -- would it be worth sign and trading Kyrie to Toronto with Kyle Lowry going the other way to us.

Lowry gives Boston a new PG. Allows Boston to still go after Anthony Davis and put a strong team around him.

Would that be worth doing? If Kyrie was leaving no matter. Is taking Lowry back better than getting nothing at all? I know his contract is bad. That is why I am not sure. Celtics have no cap space either way.

Why in the world, would we want to take on an aging past his prime PG that is making over 30 million?

That is an awful trade, makes Raptors the best team in the East by a large margin, and it gives Kawhi more incentive to stay...

Boston would be left with nothing if Kyrie leaves.

Is Lowry better than nothing?
Or is his contract so bad that nothing is better?

Lowry is still a good player. If they got AD, it would be:

C: Anthony Davis
F: Al Horford
F: Gordon Hayward
G: Tatum or Jaylen
G: Lowry

Re: NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread
« Reply #1616 on: May 10, 2019, 02:54:42 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO. Unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.

I think they should've pushed Memphis harder for Conley. I know they were originally trying to do Jonas/Lowry for Gasol/Conley originally.

If Kyrie was going to leave Boston and go somewhere else -- would it be worth sign and trading Kyrie to Toronto with Kyle Lowry going the other way to us.

Lowry gives Boston a new PG. Allows Boston to still go after Anthony Davis and put a strong team around him.

Would that be worth doing? If Kyrie was leaving no matter. Is taking Lowry back better than getting nothing at all? I know his contract is bad. That is why I am not sure. Celtics have no cap space either way.

Why in the world, would we want to take on an aging past his prime PG that is making over 30 million?

That is an awful trade, makes Raptors the best team in the East by a large margin, and it gives Kawhi more incentive to stay...

Boston would be left with nothing if Kyrie leaves.

Is Lowry better than nothing?
Or is his contract so bad that nothing is better?

Lowry is still a good player. If they got AD, it would be:

C: Anthony Davis
F: Al Horford
F: Gordon Hayward
G: Tatum or Jaylen
G: Lowry

If Kyrie leaves, I'm completely okay with rebuilding then. There is no point in trying to retool, because AD isn't going to re-sign if Kyle Freaking Lowry is his PG.

I don't even know if Lowry is the 2nd best player on the team, that is lacking offensive scoring options not named Siakam or Leonard.

So you're content with making the Raptors the best team in the East? Because that's what will happen the moment Irving goes to the Raptors. Also Lowry is dealing pretty rapidly... His contract also pays him around 33 million. The last thing we want is people hating Hayward and Lowry.
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Re: NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread
« Reply #1617 on: May 10, 2019, 02:56:59 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO. Unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.

I think they should've pushed Memphis harder for Conley. I know they were originally trying to do Jonas/Lowry for Gasol/Conley originally.

If Kyrie was going to leave Boston and go somewhere else -- would it be worth sign and trading Kyrie to Toronto with Kyle Lowry going the other way to us.

Lowry gives Boston a new PG. Allows Boston to still go after Anthony Davis and put a strong team around him.

Would that be worth doing? If Kyrie was leaving no matter. Is taking Lowry back better than getting nothing at all? I know his contract is bad. That is why I am not sure. Celtics have no cap space either way.

Why in the world, would we want to take on an aging past his prime PG that is making over 30 million?

That is an awful trade, makes Raptors the best team in the East by a large margin, and it gives Kawhi more incentive to stay...

Boston would be left with nothing if Kyrie leaves.

Is Lowry better than nothing?
Or is his contract so bad that nothing is better?

Lowry is still a good player. If they got AD, it would be:

C: Anthony Davis
F: Al Horford
F: Gordon Hayward
G: Tatum or Jaylen
G: Lowry

If Kyrie leaves, I'm completely okay with rebuilding then. There is no point in trying to retool, because AD isn't going to re-sign if Kyle Freaking Lowry is his PG.

I don't even know if Lowry is the 2nd best player on the team, that is lacking offensive scoring options not named Siakam or Leonard.

So you're content with making the Raptors the best team in the East? Because that's what will happen the moment Irving goes to the Raptors. Also Lowry is dealing pretty rapidly... His contract also pays him around 33 million. The last thing we want is people hating Hayward and Lowry.

Yeah, I don't care about improving Toronto.

I only care about what it means for Boston. I am not sure it is worth doing. That is an ugly contract.

I do like Boston's team with or without Kyrie though and I do not think Boston should rebuild. They should continue moving forward and can compete for Championship with or without Kyrie. Lowry could be part of that puzzle. Not a major part (franchise cornerstone) but a part (starter).

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« Reply #1618 on: May 10, 2019, 02:59:37 PM »

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Lowry played 40 minutes last night and put up a phenomenal 13 points as their star PG.

If Toronto loses Game 7 at home, Kawhi's gone IMO. Unless Ujiri can get rid of Lowry somehow and/or add another star in Toronto to pair with Kawhi.

Kawhi had 29/12 and it wasn't enough. They legit need him to score around 40+ to win.

I think they should've pushed Memphis harder for Conley. I know they were originally trying to do Jonas/Lowry for Gasol/Conley originally.

If Kyrie was going to leave Boston and go somewhere else -- would it be worth sign and trading Kyrie to Toronto with Kyle Lowry going the other way to us.

Lowry gives Boston a new PG. Allows Boston to still go after Anthony Davis and put a strong team around him.

Would that be worth doing? If Kyrie was leaving no matter. Is taking Lowry back better than getting nothing at all? I know his contract is bad. That is why I am not sure. Celtics have no cap space either way.

Why in the world, would we want to take on an aging past his prime PG that is making over 30 million?

That is an awful trade, makes Raptors the best team in the East by a large margin, and it gives Kawhi more incentive to stay...

Boston would be left with nothing if Kyrie leaves.

Is Lowry better than nothing?
Or is his contract so bad that nothing is better?

Lowry is still a good player. If they got AD, it would be:

C: Anthony Davis
F: Al Horford
F: Gordon Hayward
G: Tatum or Jaylen
G: Lowry

If Kyrie leaves, I'm completely okay with rebuilding then. There is no point in trying to retool, because AD isn't going to re-sign if Kyle Freaking Lowry is his PG.

I don't even know if Lowry is the 2nd best player on the team, that is lacking offensive scoring options not named Siakam or Leonard.

So you're content with making the Raptors the best team in the East? Because that's what will happen the moment Irving goes to the Raptors. Also Lowry is dealing pretty rapidly... His contract also pays him around 33 million. The last thing we want is people hating Hayward and Lowry.

Yeah, I don't care about improving Toronto.

I only care about what it means for Boston. I am not sure it is worth doing. That is an ugly contract.

I do like Boston's team with or without Kyrie though and I do not think Boston should rebuild. They should continue moving forward and can compete for Championship with or without Kyrie. Lowry could be part of that puzzle. Not a major part (franchise cornerstone) but a part (starter).

Well then if that hypothetical trade scenario happens, I would want a firm handshake agreement that Davis won't leave.

Because I'm like pretty positive that AD doesn't take a second glance at us without Irving on our team. We could certainly get more via sign and trade than Lowry... I would rather lose nothing. But that's just me.
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Re: NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread
« Reply #1619 on: May 10, 2019, 10:14:01 PM »

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How many here predicted Gerald Green would be playing in the 2019 playoffs 10 years ago?