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  1. Weezy

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    Eff it I’m rooting for Denver now, they’re the only hope of taking down Boston, Minny clearly isn’t ready.
     
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    That shot by Murray to end the half. Jeez.
     
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    You can't allow those kinds of mistakes against Denver if you want to win. Minny plays amazing D, but their offense is stagnant. The only reason for their success so far is simple: Ant.
     
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    Antman is unreal.
     
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    Malone is becoming very obnoxious.He complaining non stop
     
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    Becoming?
     
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    I didn't watch a lot of Nuggets in regulation. thought that only Lakers annoyed him
     
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    Comeback almost completed if that wasn't that buzzer from Murray.
     
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    Still believe in NBA history.Minnesota in 3
     
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    Denver figured these guys out. They won 2 in Minny under huge pressure and got their HCA back. Jokic was toying with the defense there. Gordon fits so well on that team. Ant scored over 40 and it didn't mater. Without his heroics this would have been another blowout.

    I mean, this is OK with me, since Denver can beat Boston without too much trouble, especially is Zinger can't go. And he should not rush it, since he can just get re-injured and then it's going to be a serious problem.
     
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    With Klutch no longer involved, I'm much less worried. But we're not out of the woods until he's elsewhere. The #1 pick makes things very interesting for them. I still don't think there's a better deal than what SA could offer (while not really offering much of their own stuff) and that's a really good fit for Trae and pairing for Wemby.
     
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    I agree. Trae could work very well with Wemby. Spurs should go for it, this will benefit both teams.
     
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    Think we should target DeJounte
     
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    I don’t subscribe to the term “conspiracy theory.” Fun history lesson. Can anyone tell me who coined the term “conspiracy theory” and from what major event in the U.S. did it come from?
     
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    Gobert is the most over rated player of this generation.
    He has absolutely zero offensive game and is extremely overrated on defense. He can’t guard all five positions like AD can.
     
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    Antman has moved to the number one player I would target to build around. I feel like Luka’s body isn’t going to hold up for a long career.
     
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    Ant has almost no help, this comment is so accurate

     
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    hmm...i disagree for the same reason, actually. the fact that luka is playing on a sprained knee is actually evidence he can hold up, imo. if ant had a sprained knee, his efficacy would go to near zero. he relies on being the most athletic player on the floor (and he generally is, so yay!). luka will always be huge and incredibly skilled.

    i was thinking the same thing watching the game. to me, the big difference was that KAT came to play in denver. he was punishing mismatches, etc. he just wilted when they had a chance to win the series.

    meanwhile, glad to see aaron gordon turn into reggie miller against someone else.
     
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    this is conflicting information about the spurs interest in young--a few weeks ago i swear i read that they had said they weren't interested.

    klutch was the only way he ended up here, anyway, imo. so yeah, that ship has sailed. probably a good thing, though i bet there will be some "we coulda had young, fire rob" threads when he and wemby are ahead of us in the standings next year.

    this is the trade we need now. if it's true that atlanta is going into a full rebuild, we have a shot here. still a good chance that some team will outbid us, but the risk of that team doing so by offering better players is lower than it was if atlanta doesn't care about winning.

    interestingly, i'd still be concerned about NO outbidding us for him by routing ingram somewhere for picks and prospects, though.
     
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    stray thought: minny calls utah and offers towns for markkanen and THT's expiring. who says no?
     
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