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OverratedSanity
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Luka is so damn good. Been ages since a rookie looked so polished and composed on offense.
Anil
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i cannot recall a recent season in which there were so many strong teams in both conferences...and also where teams that were expected to do well like houston, boston and utah have faltered so far...should make for a much more competitive and exciting playoffs one would think...anyway that's the hope...
Anil
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He is not sure if he will win another championship and more people still favor Michael in the GOAT discussion, so he is trying to force the issue himself...
He said after the Cleveland win in 2016 that he was still chasing a ghost in Chicago...that doesn't sound like he felt he was the GOAT at the time...this seems almost desperate...
He said after the Cleveland win in 2016 that he was still chasing a ghost in Chicago...that doesn't sound like he felt he was the GOAT at the time...this seems almost desperate...
Anil
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this feeling is getting stronger and stronger...last year they coasted for large chunks of the regular season...this doesn't feel like coasting though, it does look like they are genuinely struggling and other teams are more confident against them...i think they need a healthy, well-integrated and in-form cousins (and obviously a relatively healthy rest of the group) to regain that edge...
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Anil
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nightprowler10
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Hoiberg up next?
OverratedSanity
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I don't think there's any one individual team that looks as good as last year's Rockets. A bunch of good ones who look strong, but no one really tough competitor with the consistency of that team imo.
They definitely look way weaker for sure though. Klay and Draymond have been flat out bad.
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Draymond is still elite defensively but he cannot (and often just won't) shoot, which is a huge issue. If he's no threat to shoot it his PnR/GnG game with Steph, which made them so dangerous, is gone.
hendrix
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On paper yes but the improvement of Clint Capela this season really adds another dimension to their team IMO.
Anil
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sounds like it...
And now Clint is out for 6 weeks
Be interesting if they just snuck into the playoffs and played GSW in the first round
hendrix
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Harden is insane. WTF. This is crazy.
Still though you watch their defense and they're just switching everything, which is part of the reason he's getting away with such a high usage rate. I don't think that's sustainable in the playoffs but maybe I'm wrong.
Anil
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he is a great shooter and terrific at drawing fouls, that kind of volume shooting will catch up with you at some point though...also i don't think this approach will work in the playoffs where good defensive teams will be way stingier...and harden anyway has a history of disappearing in crucial playoff games...
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What a ridiculous tear harden has been on. 40 point games almost routine at this point.
dontcloseyoureyes
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