mikal
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I think it's safe to assume that the Bucks are the clear cut front runners to win the Championship at this point.
NBA 2023-24 Thread
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Yikes
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
Apropos of nothing, I really like the dunking astronaut logo the Rockets are using now.
As crazy as this Bucks season has been, ending like how it looks like it's going to end is an absolute kick in the nads
Hewson
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Yep.
"Calf strain" often ends up being "ruptured Achilles" these days.
Not good for the Fighting Mikals.
mikal
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The Flying Mikals live another day!
Whew
Hewson
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Good news for the Frying Mikals.
mikal
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The Flaming Mikals are really celebrating the news today.
Way to pull out the 3 point victory against the Memphis Hustle last night, Lakers
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
Not defending LA, but those Memphis reserves have a lot of grit. They gave Cleveland a hell of a fight until the fourth quarter the other night.
Speaking of my Cavs, they have an interesting choice on Sunday. Locked into the 4 seed at least, but potentially go as high as 2 with a win. I think you want the 4 seed to face Orlando or Indiana than the 2 seed and probably see Miami or Philadelphia, though. That 2 seed in the East is a sneaky dangerous place to land.
Speaking of my Cavs, they have an interesting choice on Sunday. Locked into the 4 seed at least, but potentially go as high as 2 with a win. I think you want the 4 seed to face Orlando or Indiana than the 2 seed and probably see Miami or Philadelphia, though. That 2 seed in the East is a sneaky dangerous place to land.
Cavs seem distracted by the potential departure of Spida
cobl04
45:33
A lot of my basketball-watching mates are talking about how good Wemby is and how good he's going to be next season and I just can't believe what I'm hearing.
NBL - Delly an NBA wildcard?
Wemby might do well against most teams, but there's not a chance in hell he will be able to cope being guarded by the toughest, most physical player to ever do it.
NBL - Delly an NBA wildcard?
Wemby might do well against most teams, but there's not a chance in hell he will be able to cope being guarded by the toughest, most physical player to ever do it.
My prime ministah told me neither of them will be in the playoffs
Hewson
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Andy!!!!
Pelicans are so pillowy soft
Right as they look ready to shed their softness in a big spot, Zion leaves with a booboo when he's having the best game of his career and Brandon Ingram sulks on the bench the whole 4th quarter.
They had a chance to be the 6 seed Sunday and got blown out at home.
They had a chance to be the 7 seed and their two str player's disappeared in the 4th, at home, tonight.
Can't wait for Golden State or Sacramento to blow them out on Friday and send these clowns home.
They had a chance to be the 7 seed and their two str player's disappeared in the 4th, at home, tonight.
Can't wait for Golden State or Sacramento to blow them out on Friday and send these clowns home.
The Warriors, they is dead
Left leg soreness 
It's weird and unseemly to hope that it's more than just a sore leg that would make Zion miss the end of a huge game he was beginning to dominate.
Alas - it's a no win for him here, especially with his history of not playing through things.
If there is a serious injury, obviously that sucks and you don't wish that on anyone.
If there isn't and he really just missed the rest of the game with a booboo? Man... he'll never live it down.
Oh, and LIGHT THE BEAM
It's weird and unseemly to hope that it's more than just a sore leg that would make Zion miss the end of a huge game he was beginning to dominate.
Alas - it's a no win for him here, especially with his history of not playing through things.
If there is a serious injury, obviously that sucks and you don't wish that on anyone.
If there isn't and he really just missed the rest of the game with a booboo? Man... he'll never live it down.
Oh, and LIGHT THE BEAM
There it is
Guy is snakebit
Guy is snakebit
cobl04
45:33
I don't think we'll beat the Thunder 4-0, but probably 4-1. The Warriors are absolutely washed.
Hewson
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That dynasty is finally officially over.
Can't see them bringing Thompson back unless he takes some crazy reduced salary. Like mid level exemption level money. $40Mil for an 0-10 play-in performance is not a wise investment.
For the mid-level this past offseason, you could get a Donte DiVicenzo. Pretty sure Klay is not worth that (but maybe a Washington or a Charlotte will overpay).
not a chance - doesn't fit and even if it did the money isn't there (unless GSW wants Poole back in a sign and trade).
the rumble is that Orlando is going to make a run at Klay on a short term deal for big money that would expire by the time they need to pay their young guys.
assuming Klay wants to be back...
if Steph wants him back, he'll be back. and Steph pretty much alluded to that last night.
will have to see exactly what kind of money they can convince him to take. agree it should be along the lines of MLE. think it comes down to whether or not anyone else has enough money to make him a good offer.
Orlando is rumored. San Antonio could make sense - they have cap space and can offer a short term deal that expires before they have to pay Wemby.
the second apron will hurt a lot of these old guys who still have value but not as much as they used once did. nobody's going to just throw money at them anymore.
give or take.
Hewson
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Wonder if it was worth the few thousand dollars or whatever he made.
so - i believe that this is ultimately a good thing for the league and for sports gambling in this country.
it was inevitable that something like this was going to happen in one of the major leagues plus power conference college.
but this will force a bit of a reckoning with how the leagues partner with betting - but also - the whole point of legalizing it was to allow better enforcement by bringing it out of the dark. in this specific case - if Porter was doing these things with a bookie or offshore site somewhere, it would have taken much longer to come out - whereas this was caught almost immediately. it only took two games of odd behavior to catch him.
it was inevitable that something like this was going to happen in one of the major leagues plus power conference college.
but this will force a bit of a reckoning with how the leagues partner with betting - but also - the whole point of legalizing it was to allow better enforcement by bringing it out of the dark. in this specific case - if Porter was doing these things with a bookie or offshore site somewhere, it would have taken much longer to come out - whereas this was caught almost immediately. it only took two games of odd behavior to catch him.
