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MZero
04/29/21 12:21:18 AM
#452:


The Suns win tonight and clinch a playoff spot for the first time since LeBron left Cleveland... the first time.

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MZero
05/01/21 1:10:50 AM
#453:


The Suns have taken the 1 seed oh ya

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Sorozone
05/01/21 3:15:27 AM
#454:


Suns have basically road games left, we will see if they can stay there.

Excited for the playoffs.

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Leonhart4
05/03/21 7:31:30 AM
#455:


Lebron the latest player to rip the play-in format now that it looks like he might have to play in it

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davidponte
05/03/21 8:26:55 AM
#456:


As the fan of a team fighting for the 10th spot, I also hate it. Losing a top 10 pick to this nonsense by getting into the playoffs would be awful.

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davidponte
05/03/21 11:37:13 AM
#457:


https://twitter.com/BrodyLogan/status/1389196712040861699?s=20

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LiquidOshawott
05/03/21 2:41:51 PM
#458:


Lakers should be able to beat two of Warriors/Grizzlies/Spurs right

How ironic would it be if Denver and the Clippers are the ones playing 3D chess by dodging the Lakers

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Leonhart4
05/03/21 2:55:02 PM
#459:


Yeah, I don't think the issue is that the Lakers are likely to lose, but now they have to play extra games their biggest competition doesn't.

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Emeraldegg
05/03/21 2:59:38 PM
#460:


Such is the risks they took when they constructed their team so. Rely on 2 or 3 players, you get vastly worse if one/more of them go down.
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Leonhart4
05/03/21 3:08:01 PM
#461:


Well yeah, it's the risk you take, but Lebron isn't used to missing a bunch of games due to injury so he probably never foresaw them being in this scenario.

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LiquidOshawott
05/03/21 3:08:47 PM
#462:


I mean it just makes the next 8 games that much more competitive so that they dodge the play in tournament. Thats largely what the league wanted instead of a set playoff where the last few weeks are just waiting until the playoffs.

The 10 is also the biggest thing, mainly cause the Wizards wouldnt be having that run without the play in game (and honestly they might be able to beat two of Pacers/Hornets/Celtics)

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Leonhart4
05/03/21 3:10:39 PM
#463:


Yeah, it's good for the game, but I get why teams that get stuck in it don't want to do it, especially if you think you might be good.

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ShatteredElysium
05/03/21 3:20:24 PM
#464:


The best team involved in the play-in will only have to play 1 extra game since the winner of the 7/8 match is in. Loser has to play the winner of the 9/10 match.

So it's like yeah it's an extra 1-2 games but the standings are close enough that it was entirely avoidable by not resting guys in the regular season too.

I'd just like them to put in a stipulation about having to be within X amount of games to trigger the play-in. Like if we ended up with a 10 seed who is 6+ games back then they shouldn't be let in.
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ShatteredElysium
05/03/21 3:27:20 PM
#465:


davidponte posted...
As the fan of a team fighting for the 10th spot, I also hate it. Losing a top 10 pick to this nonsense by getting into the playoffs would be awful.

I think you guys will be good. Wizards have clearly been trying for quite some time whereas you guys seem to bounce between playing well and sending out can't be assed vibes / bad lineups. I'm sure you will end up in the lotto
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ninkendo
05/03/21 9:34:11 PM
#466:


good tanking job today losing to the magic. Putting a 2 game buffer between us with 7 games left

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MZero
05/03/21 11:34:45 PM
#467:


Lebron is a crybaby, what a shocking revelation

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xp1337
05/11/21 12:10:00 AM
#468:


Westbrook passes Oscar Robertson for the all-time record in triple-doubles.

Averaging 26-15-17 in May (6 games) so far lmao wtf

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LeonhartFour
05/11/21 1:25:23 AM
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SeabassDebeste
05/11/21 8:50:08 AM
#470:


jaylen brown wrist surgery and done for the season

really should not have been playing most of this season up til this point, was clearly ailing
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MZero
05/11/21 12:06:58 PM
#471:


imagine being a Suns fan, watching them have this great season and finally getting back to the playoffs, with the 2 seed no less, and getting stuck playing the Lakers in round 1

that's such a Suns thing to happen

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Leonhart4
05/11/21 12:09:58 PM
#472:


Just root for Steph to win that play-in game instead!

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MZero
05/11/21 12:20:23 PM
#473:


I have plenty of experience rooting for Steph against Lebron, should be no problem!

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ninkendo
05/11/21 10:16:07 PM
#474:


good tank against the Twolves tonight

losing one of these last 2 games will guarantee pistons finish with the 2nd worst record. Can't catch Rockets for overall worst

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LeonhartFour
05/14/21 10:18:57 AM
#475:


ya go my Spurs clinching that 10th spot

also smart move by Haslem making his season debut in the final home game and almost immediately getting ejected

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Emeraldegg
05/15/21 12:36:54 AM
#476:


https://twitter.com/memgrizz/status/1393390230040944640

Too good to keep to the discord
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ninkendo
05/15/21 12:48:16 AM
#477:


1 more loss and pistonz will have #2 in lottery odds locked up

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LeonhartFour
05/15/21 10:12:36 PM
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TheRock1525
05/15/21 10:44:40 PM
#479:


And congrats to soon-to-be Hall of Famer Ben Wallace

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TheRock1525
05/16/21 10:26:42 PM
#480:


Pistons secure second worst record in NBA.

Now for the lottery not to fuck us for once (it will, hello 6th pick!).

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Dr_Football
05/16/21 11:13:33 PM
#481:


Clippers successfully outtank the Thunder in the last game of the season to potentially avoid the Lakers, and cost us I think at least one spot in the lottery

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TheRock1525
05/17/21 2:13:54 AM
#482:


Dr_Football posted...
Clippers successfully outtank the Thunder in the last game of the season to potentially avoid the Lakers, and cost us I think at least one spot in the lottery

I mean, what, the odds of a top 4 pick went from 49% down to 45%?

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Dr_Football
05/17/21 12:05:51 PM
#483:


Eh more worried about dropping out of top 5

Obviously will spend next month hoping for dream scenario of 1st and 5th pick

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ShatteredElysium
05/17/21 12:36:00 PM
#484:


Yeah as a Magic fan I can comment on this.

3rd in lotto has a 66.9% chance of a Top 5 pick
4th in lotto has a 52.5% chance of a Top 5 pick
5th in lotto has a 47.1% chance of a Top 5 pick

OKCs 4/5 split will be decided via coin flip.

And this is seen as a 5 person class (granted the next bunch isn't bad either) so it's the drop off in top 5 chance rather than top 4 chance that is the concern.

It's why the Pistons blatantly throwing the end of the game against the Magic was huge. The difference in their top 5 odds went from 66.9% to 79.9% due to that 1 result.
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Emeraldegg
05/17/21 12:53:15 PM
#485:


Yeah iirc you can't drop more than 4 spots so ending up with the #1 chance is actually huge because even if you fall out of hte top 4, you still get that 5th guy, compared to #2 being able to drop to 6 and missing out
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TheRock1525
05/17/21 12:57:55 PM
#486:


I mean it's now a four player draft so if you fall out of the top four I would argue that draft picks 5 through about 10 are almost exactly the same.

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ShatteredElysium
05/17/21 1:07:47 PM
#487:


Not really. Even if you rate Kuminga as the same as the rest of that bunch (which some may since he's a project and his stock is based off him possessing the tools but needing a lot of development) then getting the 1st pick from the best of the rest is still important.

Plus that 5th spot holds a lot more trade value. Someone from the top 4 may be willing to move back because they are big on Kuminga. Or there's an outside shot someone is that high on him they take him top 4 and you have one of the top 4 slide to you.

Fwiw I've been told the Magic are out on Kuminga due to some personal red flags. It's third hand but the original source would have zero reason to lie to the person who told me. The middle man may though.
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TheRock1525
05/17/21 1:12:22 PM
#488:


There's also the fact that finishing six has incredibly low odds of falling all the way to 10 and at least a 90% chance of drafting in the top eight. And even if the 5th pick has more trade value this is a very deep draft and a lot of teams are going to be pretty satisfied with who they get in the top 15. So there's not going to be a lot of teams desperate to move up.

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Emeraldegg
05/17/21 2:14:13 PM
#489:


I wouldn't believe anyone saying anyone is out on anyone personally, just because there's smoke bombs everywhere in trying to lead other teams astray.
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ShatteredElysium
05/17/21 2:22:59 PM
#490:


Emeraldegg posted...
I wouldn't believe anyone saying anyone is out on anyone personally, just because there's smoke bombs everywhere in trying to lead other teams astray.

Initial source is part of the Magic scouting team. Guy who relayed the information is a personal friend of the source and is not employed in basketball circles (he's trying to get into scouting though) and does not have a large following (~1400 people on Twitter). So whilst it could be a smokescreen, he wouldn't be the person to leak it to if that was the intent. It also came a few days after Kuminga was at a Magic game so lines up timeline wise.

Guy could have been BS'ing us for clout I guess but he doesn't strike me as that sort of guy. He also didn't put it out publicly, he just mentioned it in a small group chat when we were discussing prospects. He's given us info about other players having red flags due to previously non publicized offcourt issues in the past too.
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Emeraldegg
05/18/21 7:47:52 PM
#491:


Hornets getting blown out by a levert-less pacers :(
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LeonhartFour
05/19/21 10:21:07 PM
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MZero
05/19/21 10:55:32 PM
#493:


I thought that game was gonna be a stinker when I woke up and it was like 18-4

Spurs made it interesting, at least!

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SwiftyDC
05/19/21 11:15:21 PM
#494:


Steph MFin Curry

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MZero
05/19/21 11:18:22 PM
#495:


SwiftyDC posted...
Steph MFin Curry

Came to post this

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TheRock1525
05/20/21 12:41:51 AM
#496:


Draymond fails to blind LeBron and Lakers win.

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MZero
05/20/21 12:41:59 AM
#497:


Heck

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Sorozone
05/20/21 8:43:55 AM
#498:


I feel yeah, while I wouldn't want to face either team, definitely didn't want the Lakers as our first opponent.


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ninkendo
05/20/21 9:08:10 AM
#499:


Lebron always making it when it counts

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Emeraldegg
05/20/21 9:09:25 AM
#500:


I don't have a particular dislike of lebron, but I very much want the lakers out at the play in because of how he started whining once it became likely they were gonna play in the play in.
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