NBA Playoffs 2023 Discussion

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  1. FrontOfJersey22

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    Dubbs are in trouble. Not because they are down two, but because they have been sloppy and look extremely vulnerable.
    Also, Draymond is an idiot.
     
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    Warriors had momentum until Draymond decided to do Draymond things.

    Hard not to root for the Kings despite our history, they are playing some inspired ball.
     
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    Can't believe none of the Kings got in his face: he got baited but you can't curb stomp someone. Always felt he was the most likely guy in the NBA juicing; roid rage
     
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    I love to see him get ejected. He’s in the same category as CP3 and BeerdoMcFloppington: dirty, unlikeable, disgraceful flopping, and phony tough guys.
     
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    FrontOfJersey22 - Lakers All Star -

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    It’s not over, but in the West, the Warriors are the only team that I fear.
    I won’t be surprised if the Dubbs come back and win the series, but I prefer it if they don’t.
    Both the Bucks and C Bags match up well against us, if we make it that far.
     
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  6. FrontOfJersey22

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    I dislike the Warriors a whole lot more than the Kings. New owner, new FO. As far as I can tell only Vlade and Doug Christie still have any ties to that fake “rival” that Kobe and Shaq took care of every series.
     
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    To me we never were, others are starting to come around...lol.
     
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    Remember he told Dillon Brooks he can't be baited? :Laugh:

    2nd time cause Lebron baited him in 16 finals
     
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    So, how about that play with Green stepping hard on Sabonis? When I first saw that I was really pissed at Green but after thinking about it and rewatching that video, I can see Sabonis was holding onto his leg. How should we view this? Sabonis could have been thinking to hold the leg to keep it from hitting him or kicking him. Or could be acting like a typical NBA poser who fakes s*** and then plays the innocent fool. I have not followed his game close enough, if that would have been Grayson Allen, I would have said Green did not step hard enough. What do you all think?

     
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    Sabonis grabs his foot, though not clear what the purpose was. It seemed to pull Draymond’s balance and weight onto his lower rib area and also seemed to maybe piss Green off enough to give him a little bit of a stomp and push off same area to take off up court?
     
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    Donkey is a dirty player, Sabonis kept holding his leg, got "softly stomped", then sold it well (soccer player style) ;)
    What makes me crazy, is that no one stopped donkey from agitating the crowd. Like WTF? That was Malice at the Palace 2.0 waiting to happen. Thank god for that one sane fan, who kept calming down people around him.
     
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    Well those Queens fans have got to be rabid by now, all those years of sucking and being called pansies has got to mess with their heads.
     
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    He nearly went full Artest... But them SacTown Fans are an obnoxious bunch of A Holes, for sure. Not sure I can blame him for mouthing off...
     
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    It's not just against us, Fox was the most clutch of the season, 52pts ahead of the runner-up

    They are playing incredibly. I still believe the Warriors can steal the series, but it will be much harder than they thought.
    Loved how they've put Poole out of the game. Playoffs nowadays are like this, you find a guy you can attack and you bully him until the other coach takes him out.
    Poole is a huge threat on offense and helps free Klay/Curry. Without him and with GPII instead, the Warriors lose a ton of offense
     
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    that one surprised me; thought dubs would take care of game 2. changes things. sac's having a magic year for them.
     
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    those dvd's were moved to a thumb drive via mp4 format and revived

    Mr. Brown getting it done.
     
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    Mike Brown knows every Warriors play , can the Dubs adapt and run different plays ?

    Would like to play SAC if we go through but I smell a Queens Game 7 choke .. 2002 style
     
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    Yeah, I think their window has closed. Warriors are in trouble.
     
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    Poole has not answering the bell as he did last season and they lost depth on the wings ( Otto Porter and Bjelica) .

    You will struggle defensively and on the boards if you don't have 2 big wings on the floor .

    This is what Pelinka finally get at the deadline with the acquisitions of Vando and Rui ...
     
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    It's clearly Sabonis's fault, but Draymond has to be smarter than that. (He's not.)

    Sabonis got what he wanted, but it was really stupid of him too, he could have gotten actually seriously injured.
     

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