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Crazy Ted posted:The Wolves win in Denver and my three-year-old is finally toilet trained. ant edwards was sinking cheerios from inside the womb.
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Lockback posted:It's actually a moral victory for the Lakers 
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May 5, 2024 04:12
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I'm honestly surprised the Nuggets bench scored as much as they did. And both teams shot pretty well from 3.
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May 5, 2024 04:14
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Honestly the coolest thing about Ant tonight: he did all that and turned the ball over only once.havelock posted:Congrats on the milestones 
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May 5, 2024 04:38
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https://twitter.com/MattHelgeson/status/1786937491225727086
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May 5, 2024 05:39
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Look I don't think JR smith is the worst comp. JR Smith if JR smith had a solid basketball brain and motivation would have been a really really good basketball player. JR Smith is in that like Josh Smith player comp of like, having the perfect body and traits to be an elite player, but could never put it together mentally.
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May 5, 2024 05:42
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Ant = cool and awesome dunks JR Smith = cool and awesome dunks Checks out
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May 5, 2024 05:42
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Coby White being the first comp is an amazing double self burn by the ringer.
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May 5, 2024 05:47
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Jokic had looked really sloppy at stretches - whole Q1 of todays game, for example, and seems way more limited in his ability to take the game over. Is this just the product of playoff defense, or is he not playing up to his highest level just yet?
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May 5, 2024 05:48
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MystOpportunity posted:Jokic had looked really sloppy at stretches - whole Q1 of todays game, for example, and seems way more limited in his ability to take the game over. Is this just the product of playoff defense, or is he not playing up to his highest level just yet? It's because the Wolves stick their non-Rudy big on him when they can and deny all his passing lanes because they can disrupt all the passing lanes with Rudy/Ant/Jaden/NAW
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May 5, 2024 05:57
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May 5, 2024 05:58
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It brings me no joy to say this but kcp is too small
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May 5, 2024 06:05
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lol ringer, but rookie season comps, not pre-draft
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May 5, 2024 06:13
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turns out I can't read...
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May 5, 2024 06:15
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IcePhoenix posted:It's because the Wolves stick their non-Rudy big on him when they can and deny all his passing lanes because they can disrupt all the passing lanes with Rudy/Ant/Jaden/NAW Yeah the Wolves are a bit of a nightmare matchup for Denver because they're extremely long and can gently caress with Jokic's savant like passing vision. He still made some incredible passes today, particularly on skip passes, so I think he can figure it out. Jamal being total rear end has also neutralized some of their most effective plays. If he can find his shot they can go to the two man game more frequently
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May 5, 2024 06:17
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IcePhoenix posted:It's because the Wolves stick their non-Rudy big on him when they can and deny all his passing lanes because they can disrupt all the passing lanes with Rudy/Ant/Jaden/NAW At least once, Rudy baited him into a lob then deflected the pass. Amazing defense.
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May 5, 2024 06:33
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kingcobweb posted:At least once, Rudy baited him into a lob then deflected the pass. Amazing defense. https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1786928550156874169
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May 5, 2024 07:12
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It is kind of wild that the idea of the inevitability of Jokic became so pervasive--and I'll put myself in this, I definitely bought in--that people forgot that it wasn't that long ago that the accepted way to beat Denver in the playoffs was to have a good defensive center and another long guy to get in his line of sight, and hope Murray didn't get hot/was injured and out of the playoffs. Like obviously Jokic is very great but if you make him make 100 decisions a night and no one pulls some of the pressure off him, Denver is beatable even if he has a good scoring game himself. It's really early and this Denver team is more complete than those teams of the past (although they didn't necessarily play like it today) but it was at least and "oh yeah" (Beavis voice) moment.
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Rick posted:It is kind of wild that the idea of the inevitability of Jokic became so pervasive--and I'll put myself in this, I definitely bought in--that people forgot that it wasn't that long ago that the accepted way to beat Denver in the playoffs was to have a good defensive center and another long guy to get in his line of sight, and hope Murray didn't get hot/was injured and out of the playoffs. Like obviously Jokic is very great but if you make him make 100 decisions a night and no one pulls some of the pressure off him, Denver is beatable even if he has a good scoring game himself. It's really early and this Denver team is more complete than those teams of the past (although they didn't necessarily play like it today) but it was at least and "oh yeah" (Beavis voice) moment. im calling it now: after tonight, denver is dead and jokic is the most overrated player in the history of human sports
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May 5, 2024 09:06
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Rick posted:It is kind of wild that the idea of the inevitability of Jokic became so pervasive--and I'll put myself in this, I definitely bought in--that people forgot that it wasn't that long ago that the accepted way to beat Denver in the playoffs was to have a good defensive center and another long guy to get in his line of sight, and hope Murray didn't get hot/was injured and out of the playoffs. Like obviously Jokic is very great but if you make him make 100 decisions a night and no one pulls some of the pressure off him, Denver is beatable even if he has a good scoring game himself. It's really early and this Denver team is more complete than those teams of the past (although they didn't necessarily play like it today) but it was at least and "oh yeah" (Beavis voice) moment. This game is i think where they miss bruce brown and jeff green a lot, previously, MPJ playing well kinda papered over this but peyton watson is not really a substitute for those guys.
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May 5, 2024 09:11
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I don't like Denver's chances if Naz Reid continues to erupt for 14 points every fourth quarter.
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May 5, 2024 10:03
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I think it would be best if we totally overreacted to this game one.
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May 5, 2024 10:46
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i like the timberwolves and denver and wish they weren't playing each other that said go wolves. ant man is cool.
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May 5, 2024 11:04
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jeff green was not good last year! what they really miss is the good version of playoff jamal murray
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May 5, 2024 11:05
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What Denver needs is another "Nuggets mascot comes down from the rafters looking like he's in a noose" moment before Game Two to spur the team to victory in memory of Rocky the Mountain Lion.
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May 5, 2024 11:23
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Jokic has won a title and like 9 or 10 mvps already, I think the inevitability has arrived
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nachos posted:Jokic has won a title and like 9 or 10 mvps already, I think the inevitability has arrived im not joking: i can’t even remember the last year that jokic didn’t win the title
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Jeff green is whatever, losing him doesn’t matter. However losing Brown matters a lot. Having a 6th man who can effectively sub for positions 1-4 matters a lot for a team that really only wants to play 6 or 7 dudes in a playoff rotation is a really invaluable resource and this version of the Nugs misses that a lot. That said Jokic is Jokic so it might not matter
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Rick posted:It is kind of wild that the idea of the inevitability of Jokic became so pervasive-- Much higher percentage of picks going to the Thunder which surprised me a little but then I remembered Jason Kidd coaches the Mavs.
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Paul Zuvella posted:Jeff green is whatever, losing him doesn’t matter. However losing Brown matters a lot. Having a 6th man who can effectively sub for positions 1-4 matters a lot for a team that really only wants to play 6 or 7 dudes in a playoff rotation is a really invaluable resource and this version of the Nugs misses that a lot. Yeah it's this. I think depth is a little overrated in the playoffs but you need some and brown gave you flexibility. Denver is still a really really good team though and this series is far from over. Fast Luck posted:Maybe somebody less lazy can confirm this for me but i was actually shocked to see in the playoff prediction thread what looked like more picks for the Wolves than for the Nuggets. Playoff prediction is way more vibes than, like, betting lines and there's a outsized portion of wolves fans on this board. That said I'd like to take credit for swaying this forum and thus the world to the Wolves side.
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Fast Luck posted:Maybe somebody less lazy can confirm this for me but i was actually shocked to see in the playoff prediction thread what looked like more picks for the Wolves than for the Nuggets. I mean, I picked the Wolves as copium that maybe the Suns weren't actually as bad as they looked and Minnesota is just coming together at exactly the right time, which, maybe??
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Fast Luck posted:Maybe somebody less lazy can confirm this for me but i was actually shocked to see in the playoff prediction thread what looked like more picks for the Wolves than for the Nuggets. Thunder are also just a better team, have home court, and mavs just lost a key rotational piece in maxi kleber. If mavs win it will be because an epic Luka carry job.
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For all we know, it could be Kyrie with the carry job in that series. Not sure how much carrying Luka can do on that knee.
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Papes posted:Thunder are also just a better team, have home court, and mavs just lost a key rotational piece in maxi kleber. If the Mavs win literally any series it’s because Luka carried them.Thats how being the best player on the team works
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anakha posted:For all we know, it could be Kyrie with the carry job in that series. Not sure how much carrying Luka can do on that knee. which knee
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Imo Jamal Murray should try playing well
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Papercut posted:Imo Jamal Murray should try playing well It’s not a desperate enough situation in the series yet.
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