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  1. Slick2021

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    So who do we have that makes sense for Gafford?
     
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    nobody, imo. austin's way more valuable, rui doesn't give them something different, we don't have a shot-creating guard. i could see three-teamers with rui going somewhere for an offensive guard for dallas.

    i think knecht for goga makes sense. though i think we'd have to add salary there, and we don't have much fat at this point.

    kleber/knecht for goga/jett howard (whom i believe we were interested in drafting) or goga/cory joseph could work. i add no picks and may want a 2nd back, though.

    wendell carter also interests me there. similar deals could be made with him.
     
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    He would be ideal, but that ship sailed already. Dallas is not going to want to help us any more. Poor Nico wouldnt hear to end of it from fans.
     
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    OKC with the second greatest point differential in game 1 & 2 in playoff history with this win. +70

    Grizz are done. Bucks might be too, you can smell the doctored ham cooking.
     
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    bucks fans are not big fans of doc rivers to say the least

    giannis should be asking out after this season because that team isn't going anywhere
     
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    Why? A lot of those fans are already following Luka in LA, those fans wouldn't mind. I doubt, that many of the fans who are upset, even root for them anymore. Who is left that will be angry?
     
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    Jokic is the new MVF (Most Valuable Flopper). Making that trash into an art form.
     
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    I actually think Jokic doesn't get credit for being all time great but man if Lebron missed a bunch of FT's and had the critical TO's in crunch time we wouldn't hear the end of it. Kawhii was great but Murray looks like playoff Murray again and they got a game our of Porter - Denver really should have won
     
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    I wasn't referring to Jokic having a bad game (he did), but to his sudden hyper exaggerated flopping to get foul calls. I haven't seen that level of acting since Harden in his heyday, or the all time great helo-flopter CP3.
     
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    I also thought Jokic was doing a lot more of that stuff than usual. I think he realizes that team has very, very little margin for error so he's trying to get any cheap points he can get.
     
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    yep understood - Sorry if it came out the wrong way - I was using your post as an excuse to talk about Jokic and the game overall. These playoffs are rock solid in terms of quality of play and the games have been entertaining mainly because the player intensity really taking this to another level*. So kind of interesting that on top of the flopping Joker flubbing out hasn't really seemed to catch any traction in terms of media attention.

    *Not sure what's happening in the East but the West man is great
     

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