[NBA] West Playoffs, Round One

How many first round upsets?

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kingsboi

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another wasted season for Jokic unfortunately. When your second best player is Aaron Gordon and third is Will Barton, it's amazing that they still won 48 games in the regular season without Murray or Porter
 
kb02

kb02

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Man, these Warriors are nice. Especially that new death lineup. And because of their dominance, they were able to give their rookies another chance to make an impact in garbage time—which they did, of course.
 
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The_Jamal

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SacTownKid said:
And if the Jazz let him go, Vivek better start getting the Godfather deal ready. I would think LeBron wouldn't want Snyder to be honest. He kind of runs his system and Bron wants to Bron. Snyders system fits the Fox and Ox perfectly.
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Yep. Make the investment now, and it'll pay off tenfold down the line when he rights the ship. Skimp on the next hire? We'll watch the playoff streak go to 20 years.
 
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The_Jamal

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kb02 said:
Man, these Warriors are nice. Especially that new death lineup. And because of their dominance, they were able to give their rookies another chance to make an impact in garbage time—which they did, of course.
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Steph/Klay/Dray/Kerr really have become the next iteration of Parker/Manu/TD/Pop. Just a lasting dominant trio with a great HC, while smart management makes good moves around them to extend their window (Jordan Poole looking like a star.)
 
kb02

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The_Jamal said:
Steph/Klay/Dray/Kerr really have become the next iteration of Parker/Manu/TD/Pop. Just a lasting dominant trio with a great HC, while smart management makes good moves around them to extend their window (Jordan Poole looking like a star.)
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Good way to build a foundation: two elite shooters, three above average ball movers, and two elite defenders. Kings currently have: zero elite shooters, one elite ball mover, and zero elite defenders unless you’re counting Davion.
 
kingsboi

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kb02 said:
Good way to build a foundation: two elite shooters, three above average ball movers, and two elite defenders. Kings currently have: zero elite shooters, one elite ball mover, and zero elite defenders unless you’re counting Davion.
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trying to mimic what Golden State has built is a failing endeavor. Don't you think other GM's in the past decade have been trying to do that with no success? When you are a small market team, you attain a star player or two and try your best to build around that. I have reason to believe that we will not witness two elite, all time great shooting backcourt duo like Steph or Klay again so what's the purpose in all of this?
 
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kingsboi said:
trying to mimic what Golden State has built is a failing endeavor. Don't you think other GM's in the past decade have been trying to do that with no success? When you are a small market team, you attain a star player or two and try your best to build around that. I have reason to believe that we will not witness two elite, all time great shooting backcourt duo like Steph or Klay again so what's the purpose in all of this?
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I’m a fan of innovation, so I agree that imitation may be impossible. But even without imitation, to win in any era, I think you first need players that compliment each other and also need at least two connectors on offense and two connectors on defense for it to work. And that your core players have to compliment each other and be a part of the connecting—that is, you cannot expect role players to do those duties for the team. So if Davion is not playing, the Kings lack two defensive connectors and without another ball mover, the Kings offense grinds to a halt when the opposing team clamps down.
 
iowamcnabb

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Ja has largely been garbage but his teammates have stepped up.

watching this game makes you want a defensive squad even more.

also, I am fully in favor of removing the corner three, I think the game would be better for it
 
kingsboi

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iowamcnabb said:
Ja has largely been garbage but his teammates have stepped up.

watching this game makes you want a defensive squad even more.

also, I am fully in favor of removing the corner three, I think the game would be better for it
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extend the three point line so it's the same distance all around. eliminate court side seats. not going to happen though. profit profit.
 
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