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@CousinTurn @TJCordova5 @samesfandiari Strong disagree, I’m turned off by the constant high pace and three point contests. Players are more talented than ever, but I don’t enjoy the games as much anymore. I’m not the only one that feels this way. Defense is at too much of a disadvantage and pace is too high.

@zachzdoteth @TJCordova5 @samesfandiari why? the game is beautiful right now. sure, shot variance can be annoying and lead to inferior teams beating better ones due to luck, but overall the product has never looked better

I don’t recall runners knee being a thing in nba and now we have 2 of the top 10 players (and IMHO 2 of the top 5 watches) dealing with it? Rule and systemic changes to nba can’t come fast enough

@CousinTurn @TJCordova5 @samesfandiari I’m not saying go back to the 85-79 score games. But the game could and should be slowed down a bit from where it is today.

@zachzdoteth @TJCordova5 @samesfandiari neither of them were real contenders anyway. injuries are also part of the game. they suck, but what are you gonna do? it’s not worth playing pre-data ball hoops. i was alive and watching hoops then. it was unwatchable compared to now

@CousinTurn @TJCordova5 @samesfandiari What kind of take is this? We could be looking at a playoff series between the lakers and wolves with games missing Luka, Reaves, and Ant. That is horrible for the game.

@zachzdoteth @TJCordova5 @samesfandiari the nba is so deep now that “stars” playing every game aren’t necessary. stan culture makes people think the only players worth watching are 12 guys. there’s good basketball with 7 players out now

@CousinTurn @TJCordova5 @samesfandiari I want the stars healthy and on the court. Clearly the pace of the game is too high now. Games shouldn’t be 147-132, etc. It has swung too far in that direction.

@zachzdoteth @TJCordova5 @samesfandiari if you want the game to return back to 2004 glacial pace then go watch those games on youtube but please don’t advocate for returning the game back to the stone ages

@TJCordova5 @samesfandiari The can easily change the rules back to slow the game down and have less possessions. One example is resetting the shot clock back to 24, not 14.

@samesfandiari I don’t think scheduling and rule changes will fix the fact that there’s way more on court movement now. The only solution I see is having a deeper roster and bringing star minutes down

It was at this point that our Founders thought the best thing to do would be to remove a mad man who has the executive office. It became more formalized with the 25th amendment, but more people now should be calling for this man’s removal.

Trump is such a disaster his own supporters refuse to believe his posts are real anymore.

The President has lost his mind and the people with the power to do anything about it are cowards. Just remove him and put in Vance already.

@GuntherEagleman @ChrisMurphyCT The president said praise be to allah on Easter Sunday in an expletive filled post. You would be up in arms if a Democrat did that.

@ChrisMurphyCT That’s because you are a fcking coward. Cry more.

If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.

@Sethfromdenver @AndrewDBailey LeBrons overall impact was still greater.

@AndrewDBailey Yeah what the hell is this take? Curry was absolutely the best player in the league and it's terrible revisionism to say he wasn't. This is the fault of the single stupidest award decision of all-time: giving finals MVP to Iguodala

For what it’s worth, box plus/minus over the course of the two years Stephen Curry won his MVPs (playoffs included): 1. Stephen Curry (10.3) 2. Kevin Durant (8.9) 3. LeBron James (8.4) 4. Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook (8.1)

@timoor_yasen @anthonyVslater He’s 38, this is why most guys retire

@anthonyVslater "It is a new normal" I don't like the sound of that tho...

Steph Curry details the knee injury that held him out 27 games “I thought I was going to be out a week. Ten days max.” “There is nothing structurally wrong with my knee. So it’s not like I’m compromised out there. It is a new normal, though.”

@JonesOnTheNBA Idk Shai is coming off finals MVP and now back to back mvp seasons. I gotta give it to him. Just crazy talent at the top right now.

By the way, Shai is my MVP this year. But that’s different from who I think is the best player in the league.

Jokic still the best player in the world. Anyone that says otherwise is cooked. No one consistently impacts a game on his level. And he LOVES big games.

@TommyGunnNBA It wasn’t just three games. No one watching any of their games against each other in 2015 and 2016 can honestly say LeBron wasn’t better. Curry had thr better regular season but LeBron was a level higher in the post season.

It’s funny that the guy who wrote the “Book of Basketball” (who also constantly talks about how the Draymond suspension in Game 5 of 2016 was as a handout for the Cavs??) is now saying that 3 games where Steph Curry was clearly at 50% and lost made LeBron the best player in the world? I didn’t take you for being ahistorical, Bill. I guess “Never Meet Your Heroes” is true

@AndrewDBailey Shaq was more unique than both

Maybe the two most unique… ever?

This is inappropriate. Government accounts should not be posting religious content. This isn’t Iran.

@ByTimReynolds Scoring needs to come down, it swung too far in that direction

There have been two days in NBA history, spanning 80 years, where at least nine games were played with an average margin of victory being at least 24 points. Only two such days. In 80 years. One was yesterday. The other was Sunday.

With Wemby likely being eligible for awards this season and Luka as well as others likely missing out here’s some food for thought. Wemby Total Minutes: 1,784 Luka Total Minutes: 2,289 The 65 game requirement is extremely flawed. Luka has basically played 16-17 more total GAMES than Wemby this season but could be penalized for not meeting threshold. It makes no sense.

I feel like the Maduro capture success coming so early was sort of like the trader who hits it big on his first bet and starts thinking he's invincible What follows is hubris being slowly overcome by a margin call Iran is our margin call

@DBGyt_ Lakers could have him start the last game if seeding is locked in and stand in the corner for 20 minutes in protest of the rule. NBA would get rid of the rule for sure after that.

If Luka misses all-NBA because he played 64 games the NBA needs to get rid of the rule immediately... Like just admit it didn't work and don't completely ruin the All-NBA teams because of 2 season ending injuries to people who played 60+ games