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THEE OFFICIAL 2019-2020 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD: VICTORY LAP
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And melo WILL help in that off moments when one of their back court has the expected down game. I think they have enough tbh
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No they wouldn't. Stop. They would need way more than that.
Plus that only speaks to one side of the ball.
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Beverly has been on the Woj pod.
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did portland clinch a playoff spot yet?
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Anybody who thinks the Blazers will beat the Lakers put a bag on it...
Y’all just be saying **** y’all don’t even believe
Y’all just be saying **** y’all don’t even believe
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Well there goes that
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They acting like the Blazers been playing any form of defense during the bubble
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Desires vs Reality.
Dame and CJ could average 75 PPG and they could still very well go home winless.
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A brief intermission from all the chaos in here.
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why do yall think this Lakers team/roster is so good? They're looking extra regular. While portland is grinding wins. Playing with muchhhhh more confidence and chemistry. Lakers are top heavy as hell. Sure they're #1 in the west, but they've only played like 5 games in the bubble. that ranking is based on performance from 6 months ago. They dont look like a shadow of that squad at the moment. The talent drops significantly after bron and AD. Their defense lately has been booty too. Every team been scoring on them easily. They arent built for a deep playoff run. Yall see that.
Yall still buying the narrative that LA is coasting? and Playoff Bron is untouchable?
We arent saying Portland will win, only that they can.
Yall still buying the narrative that LA is coasting? and Playoff Bron is untouchable?
We arent saying Portland will win, only that they can.
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Grinding/Confidence/Chemistry doesn't matter man. The Lakers simply have more TALENT than Portland. Their best two players aren't 6'1 SGs.why do yall think this Lakers team/roster is so good? They're looking extra regular. While portland is grinding wins. Playing with muchhhhh more confidence and chemistry. Lakers are top heavy as hell. Sure they're #1 in the west, but they've only played like 5 games in the bubble. that ranking is based on performance from 6 months ago. They dont look like a shadow of that squad at the moment. The talent drops significantly after bron and AD. Their defense lately has been booty too. Every team been scoring on them easily. They arent built for a deep playoff run. Yall see that.
Yall still buying the narrative that LA is coasting? and Playoff Bron is untouchable?
We arent saying Portland will win, only that they can.
I think it is more about Portland than the Lakers.
The issue is people keep trying to convince themselves the Lakers should be scared of Portland.
That is just wishful thinking.
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oh nah. i dont think they should be 'scared'. But there definitely should be some healthy respect heading into that matchup. There's some matchup nightmares on both sides.
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aKa : Wishful thinking.
Present the best possible scenario in which Portland CAN win.
I am listening.
Yea, as much healthy respect you have for someone else that gets paid to play basketball, sure.
But to expect anything other than a healthy beating is wild to me.
The two teams aren't in the same class.
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you dont hoop. grind/confidence/chemistry means a ton. Teams with lots of talent lose literally all the time if they dont play together or try hard, or feel they have to try hard. Lesser teams show up all of the time just making the grind it out plays. Excellence comes when the team with the most talent acts like they're still climbing that mountain.
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YEa, I don't hoop. Great response.
You got it.
The teams aren't on the same level is my point.
This is the NBA.
This is the league in which the better team wins the series at a higher rate than any other sport.
But you are in here talking about, grind/confidence/chemistry .
Sure.
You don't believe anything you are saying.
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There's a reason that 8 seeds have beat 1 seeds the few times that it has happened: because hustling beats talent when the talent Isn't hustling.
But there's also a reason why it's extremely rare that an 8 seed beats a 1 seed: because the 1 seed usually has more talent and as long as that talent is taking the challenge seriously, the 1 will beat the 8, no matter how hard the 8 tries. That literally happens every single year across multiple sports, whereas the 8 beating the 1 is so rare that when it does happen we all remember it, like #8 Denver beating #1 Seattle in the 90s.
But there's also a reason why it's extremely rare that an 8 seed beats a 1 seed: because the 1 seed usually has more talent and as long as that talent is taking the challenge seriously, the 1 will beat the 8, no matter how hard the 8 tries. That literally happens every single year across multiple sports, whereas the 8 beating the 1 is so rare that when it does happen we all remember it, like #8 Denver beating #1 Seattle in the 90s.
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Bubble too easy for Dame and Book
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Some of yall need to rewatch last years WCF.
Dame got his head kicked in by steph
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why do yall think this Lakers team/roster is so good? They're looking extra regular. While portland is grinding wins. Playing with muchhhhh more confidence and chemistry. Lakers are top heavy as hell. Sure they're #1 in the west, but they've only played like 5 games in the bubble. that ranking is based on performance from 6 months ago. They dont look like a shadow of that squad at the moment. The talent drops significantly after bron and AD. Their defense lately has been booty too. Every team been scoring on them easily. They arent built for a deep playoff run. Yall see that.
Yall still buying the narrative that LA is coasting? and Playoff Bron is untouchable?
We arent saying Portland will win, only that they can.
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But using the "Grinding" argument simply because a team has less talent is funny.
As if people on the other side aren't also getting paid to play professional basketball.
As if people on the other side aren't also feeling as though they have something to prove.
Having the weaker team doesn't automatically give your squad the Check Mark in the categories of "Grinding/Chemistry" or whatever morality based attributes sorrier teams tell themselves they have over more talented teams.
LIke I said, anything outside of believing it won't be a WHOOPING is wishful thinking.
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