@hshgqi @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 i get it bro, you didn't watch the pacers so you don't have context of the szn
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@nathanjacobs69 @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 NO other bottom feeder had a true first option for 60 games. If they have a true 1st AND 2nd option for 57 games and they got them NINETEEN wins those dudes fucking suck
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Let’s take a look at all the worst teams this year:
Pacers were the 2nd worst team this season when they went to the finals last year best player got hurt so they decided to tank
Wizards have Trae young and AD now both didn’t play because they are tanking for better odds
Utah take the thrown of intentionally throwing games they got fined multiple times already
Brooklyn can easily had 13+ more wins without the tanking
Grizz star player always missing games and started to tank half way through season (traded JJJ for assets)
Bucks also had giannis injured almost all season
Dallas tanking for another high pick for coop will “magically” be a playoff team next season
Pels and kings genuinely ass
NBACentral@TheDunkCentral
Here’s how the new lottery odds will look: (h/t @LevAkabas )
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@nathanjacobs69 @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 Siakam aint that and Nembhard definitely isn’t. Charlotte Philly and Orlando all definitely better rosters.
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@hshgqi @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 siakam. andrew nembhard had 7 ppg jump and a career high in ppg, Ast, 3p%, and FT%. those two plus a healthy squad easily could've lead this team to a 7th/8th seed
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@nathanjacobs69 @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 There isn’t a single non haliburton player on that roster who could’ve been a consistent enough offensive engine to lead that team anywhere
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@hshgqi @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 1-2 and the 2 losses came when siakam didn't play and toppin was on minutes restriction. not to mention 1 loss was a 9 point L when nembhard had an incredibly bad game goin 3/14 from the field. fully healthy they're an easy 7/8 seed this year in this east
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@nathanjacobs69 @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 They went 1-3 against the Knicks with a -33 point differential and they had no consistent offensive engine. At their best sure they could’ve been competitive on good nights but they were dead in the water the second Haliburton was ruled out for the year
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@hshgqi @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 nah they would've been competitive. took okc to double OT with no hali, tj, or turner. beat the knicks with half the roster out. they turned up when they played teams they didn't like lmao
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@nathanjacobs69 @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 Their shit was chalked since Haliburton blew his achilles that was just the cherry on top
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@hshgqi @NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 the pacers also had 9 injuries in the first 2 weeks of the season. their shit was chalked off rip
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@NZbasketbalNerd @Boness305 I definitely could be. I for example could have said the Pacers 19 win season had nothing to do with Tyrese Haliburton tearing his achilles.
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@victorcook7 @RichMoneyBling @dash_r_media @AmicoHoops they built a contender in 2012-2014 as well. and then had solid teams with dipo and sabonis. also it wasn't just trade with sac, nesmith was a trade with the celtics and siakam from the raptors, both huge pieces for that run. not to mention drafting nemhard and signing TJ and obi
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@nathanjacobs69 @RichMoneyBling @dash_r_media @AmicoHoops Expecting teams to be able to fleece Sacramento every year is not a viable strategy.
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@victorcook7 @RichMoneyBling @dash_r_media @AmicoHoops the pacers were just 1 win away and their highest pick since 1988 was the 6th spot. they just made good trades and some solid late round picks to build their team
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@RichMoneyBling @dash_r_media @AmicoHoops Giving one example means theres not many lol which means its making it harder. The draft is to help teams get better, how many times have wizards not had the no1 pick because of lotto? If they got wemby they be good.
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@jnnynumbanine9 @juantheboricua @NoSaltAllPepper @nafsuoegliGiahS @MrCombatSports @MrBigDoIt13 @ShamsCharania brother turner is not a game changing piece. we would've won maybe 2 more game with him. the reason they ended up tanking is because they had 9 guys get injured within the first 2 weeks of the szn. they took okc to double OT with no hali, tj, or turner. injuries ruined the szn
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@juantheboricua @NoSaltAllPepper @nafsuoegliGiahS @MrCombatSports @MrBigDoIt13 @ShamsCharania Did he get Max Money when he left? Lol, he was never getting max money. And they could’ve been competive with him on the roster, he was their key big.
But they chose to tank because the incentives said to do so, as your second sentence implies.
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The NBA has disclosed to its 30 GMs a singular new anti-tanking reform that expands the draft lottery to 16 teams, flattens odds, and have a relegation zone where the bottom 3 teams are penalized with fewer lottery balls for the No. 1 pick.
ESPN details: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
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@ex_pandy @PacersNationCP seeing obi's playmaking leap when he came back from injury was so great to see
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@PacersNationCP They all had to learn how to play make a bit more which will help so much with hali on the bench and easing back into things at the start of the year
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No Tyrese Haliburton. Gap year. Worst record.
But opportunity created growth. Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard, Obi Toppin, Jay Huff, and Micah Potter all posted career-high PPG seasons.
Next year will be different. Pacers stay deep.
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The best guard in the east ain’t play this year
Kazeem Famuyide 🇳🇬 🍎@Kazeem
Yall handed that “best guard in the east” title to Cade entirely too quickly
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So we are gonna call the Thunder dirty yet you got Brooks trying to break SGA leg??!!? 🤦🏾♂️
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@mynameis_kaylee no they're both dirty. 90% is very generous, but you're a thunder fan so I understand. dort is similar to draymond and brooks. guys that are used to get under the opposing teams skin and too often resort to dirty tactics. love them if they're on your team, hate them if not
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@nathanjacobs69 But Dillon Brooks is known for being so kind on the court?
90% of dorts “antics” have been unintentional but bc he’s huge, an aggressive defender & OKC is beating everyone it’s “oh DIRTY PLAY”
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Brooks kicks out his leg, potentially injuring SGA (he also did this to Wiggins!) but my TL is filled with Dort rage on a play where his back was turned.
Insufferable, idiotic humans on this app.
SM Highlights@SMHighlights1
Dillon Brooks pulls up from three and gets fouled by Shai and hits.
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@nathanjacobs69 @mookiemuse7 @LaJoya002 @StoolGreenie To say nothing of the fact that he’s the most efficient scoring guard in the league’s history so your stat makes my case better than it does yours. Appreciate that.
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This was a no call for SGA btw. I was told he didn't extend his forearm so it was OK. Well?????
CELTICS ☘️ BANNER 19@BiggLynch
Ok man 🙄😂
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@matthewRDeckert @mookiemuse7 @LaJoya002 @StoolGreenie I mean statistically he shoots the most FTs per shot attempt so...
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@mookiemuse7 @LaJoya002 @StoolGreenie The SGA FT narrative is a lie. Just look at the league statistics.
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@CoachDiesel the pistons play a similar style of defense, where they play very physical and force refs to make calls. the one game SGA played against them this season he shot 25 FTs
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I want people to stop complaining about the way OKC plays and just match their intensity. People been asking for 90’s basketball… OKC doing it 82 games, 48 minutes, all 94 feet and now everybody crying about it. Don’t ask them to stop… match their energy!
Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴@big_business_
Whoa.... Devin Booker just WENT OFF on the NBA refs right now in the post game press conference: "It's definitely something that has to be looked at. I heard (Alex) Caruso tell them to call the tech and he ended up doing it. In my 11 years, I haven't called a ref out by name, but James (Williams) was terrible tonight, through and through. It's bad for the sport, bad for the integrity of the sport. People are going to start viewing this as the WWE if they're not held responsible." "I know I haven't won a championship in this league but I have been in it for 11 years now, so to get to this point to be treated like that, for me to even be saying something out loud, it's bad. It's my first time in 11 years but it's needed. Whatever, I get fined for it, everybody can pull the clips and see where the frustration comes from."
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@LockCity_USA @grumpybigfoot @Dastrunk @CoachDiesel the pistons play a similar style of defense as the thunder and the only game SGA played against them this season he had 25FTs
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@grumpybigfoot @Dastrunk @CoachDiesel Why doesn’t the other team maul us how we maul them? We don’t shoot many FTs as a team bc instead of guarding hard, mfs would rather let us score easy buckets and complain it’s bc the refs
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@av_anisha22 @roughneck_40 @big_business_ ft numbers don't hold much weight. sga doesn't average the most fts but he still gets a lot of weird ticky tack calls and the thunder are allowed to play hard grabby d but other teams do it and they foul out. no reason book should've got T'd up for throwin that ball behind him.
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@roughneck_40 @big_business_ Oh, he’s 1000% wrong as a player. You don’t get up there in a game where you average more free throws than anybody on the court and complain about officiating when you guys turned the ball over 21 times. You do that against any good number one team they’re gonna kill you.
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Whoa.... Devin Booker just WENT OFF on the NBA refs right now in the post game press conference:
"It's definitely something that has to be looked at. I heard (Alex) Caruso tell them to call the tech and he ended up doing it. In my 11 years, I haven't called a ref out by name, but James (Williams) was terrible tonight, through and through. It's bad for the sport, bad for the integrity of the sport. People are going to start viewing this as the WWE if they're not held responsible."
"I know I haven't won a championship in this league but I have been in it for 11 years now, so to get to this point to be treated like that, for me to even be saying something out loud, it's bad. It's my first time in 11 years but it's needed. Whatever, I get fined for it, everybody can pull the clips and see where the frustration comes from."
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@ThunderAttorney @Jumpshot8 @RatioForFun @smokerr__ @stephsyy_ @big_business_ you weren't even there, how would know if eddie johnson was there or not
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@Jumpshot8 @RatioForFun @smokerr__ @stephsyy_ @big_business_ Yeah cause you were at my house watching it with me Eddie Johnson , i forgot you were there
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