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3P% in Games 3-7:
26.1% — Giannis Antetokounmpo
24.3% — Jrue Holiday
24.2% — Joe HarrisHarris led the NBA with 47.5 3P% in the regular season. pic.twitter.com/Wa7WVvz1dy
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Sometimes that’s all it takes.
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Round 1: Lakers- AD hobbled/one legged LeBron
Round 2: Denver- No Jamal Murray
Round 3: Clippers- Kawhi may be absent/ not 100%
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Haven’t faced any real resistance yet…no one is saying they haven’t earned where they are, luck with not facing an opponent at 100% IS LUCK. Acknowledge that, contextualize it.
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Bucks fortunate as well. Difference is the Suns been smokin these dudes by 20.
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History shows Super-teams require at least 2 years of painful, tedious, roster construction.
Only one “super-team” (Celtics 2008) won a title during their first year together.
Heat in 2011 made the Finals but lost
Cavs in 2015 made the Finals but lost
Warriors (73-9) in 2016 lost in the Finals
Nets in 2021 lost in the 2nd Round
You can count on putting some Superstars together and winning…EVENTUALLY. Things have a way of working out when a GM and coach can have 2 FULL off-seasons to navigate how to build the right roster.
Let’s keep something else in mind, the 2008 Celtics were mostly made of veterans, Rondo and Leon Powe were young and made a difference, so did P.J. Brown as a vet off the heap.
The Heat were in their prime, mid to late 20s.
The Cavs were also in their mid 20s minus LeBron (31)
The Warriors were in the prime of their prime.
The 2021 Nets are at the end of their prime. Both their main Superstars are close to their middle 30s, and the other star is close to 30. All 3 possess skills few can, they also have significant injury history. Kyrie also has a history of bailing on his,commitments, his teammates, his job whenever he feels like he wants.
Harden and KD are both due HUGE contract extensions. Harden will be 33 after he signs an extension. KD will be 34.
The Nets window is not on scale like the Cavs or Warriors. They have a very small window they need to crack through.
Maybe they get one and everybody feels good about that…maybe they don’t…
For 2021 this is the Nets:
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NBA fans and the media need to look at history as a guide. Only one team had been able to pull it off. This isn’t NBA 2K or the Trade Machine. These are human beings trying to achieve a common goal, which is hard to do.
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For shooting a league best 47.5% he was left in while the Bucks hunted him.
He’s due 3/55 on the rest of his deal.
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The Nets are paying 72 Million plus taxes for 3 years of Joe Harris (3/55) and DJ (2/19)…
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I'll think for a long time about how much of a difference these 2-3 inches made
if KD's foot is behind the line, it goes down as one of the greatest buzzer-beaters in NBA history and the Nets superteam has a chance to win their first title
instead… pic.twitter.com/NblA9if6FR— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) June 20, 2021
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It didn’t matter they had 3 Superstars. The difference was a couple inches. That’s how little it takes man. I love sports!
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That was actualy a great call by Nash to run an iso on KD where he could chose to take the 3 or drive for 2. Sometimes those damn feet are just too big and the court too small.
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i completely get shortening bench, Tom, if you feel thats the way to win…I just dont understand doing it in Game 7…I think Steve can be a great coach, but he made some errors as a rookie coach and who wouldn’t in thst environ. Should get better.
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That’s the D’Antoni effect Sean. He’s notorious for not using his bench.
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Does anyone else agree KD playing the entire game without any rest was a bad idea? I mean this is the second game in the series he played the entire game without rest. He was completely gassed and tired at the end of the game missing the last-second shots he automatically makes. The Nets scored only two points in overtime and KD’s last shot was an airball.
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It was a bad idea, Buba. The Nets have no depth that Nash can trust. Bad move to try and squeeze everything outta KD.
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Predicted Lakers 4-2. With the addition of Harden, I think 4-3 would be more accurate. Still do.
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Sean, I think the injury bug has thrown everybody’s prediction at the start of the playoffs out the window. Nobody foresaw this hurricane-force injury bug barreling down into the playoffs trampling many players in its path, and turning everything upside down.
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Horrible officiated game. Good for the Bucks! Harden in a non-factor in Game 7.
Harden has played in (5) Game 7s and has never been the best player on the court!
Nets need a perimeter defender that can replace Joe Harris in the last 2 mins.
Middy played 3 1/2 terrible road games. Came up big in 4th.
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Oopsie-daisy!
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An inch away Deej, put a quarter in between the line and his toe. That close!
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Damn! Damn man!
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Nets won’t lose in OT. Bucks better get it here!
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Nope.
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Bad play design by Bud. Not a shock either.
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Hit the Showers P.J.
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Blake is done
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Harris has to make that shot, he’s been shaky all game on both ends.
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On both sides. It’s awful
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5 fouls on P.J. Now
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Dude did you just airball another FT in a Game 7?
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Jrue has 5 fouls
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Harden comtinues his streak of bad decision making in Game 7s
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hunting Joe Harris is smart
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Should the #76ers look to trade Ben Simmons this offseason? If so, these three teams could be potential destinations for him. 👀https://t.co/Qdvl86FYOA
— NBA Analysis Network (@HoopAnalysisNet) June 19, 2021
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Simmons in a S&T with Raps for Kyle Lowry makes a lot of sense. Simmons, Siakim, OG and Van Vleet plus the lottery pick is a solid team.
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Also think the Blazers would trade for Simmons for McCollum straight up.
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Only sticky issue is CJ’s entering his final year of an extesnion, where Simmons still has term.
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76ers ain’t trading Simmons for an old man (Lowry) or McCollum. He’s too young and has too much potential. If they did put him on the market they’d get better offers than those two.
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Also…when one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history goes to the bench you can’t go 3 mins w/o scoring. 😬😬😬😬😬😬
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They’re both starting to cook 🧑🏿🍳🧑🏾🍳 now
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Hack-a-freak
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Middy continues to struggle on the road. He’s such a streaky dude.
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Only down 6 shouldn’t necessarily make you feel good.
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Today we celebrate #Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of slaves in the United States. But if you’re not familiar with Juneteenth, you’re not alone. Learn more about the history of this holiday and why we celebrate it. pic.twitter.com/lYGZtrRsOX
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Maybe
it’s me. I’m 36, I’m looking at my 4th grade photo, out of the 25 kids, 14 are white…It’s the way some of us grew up, I was conscious and comfortable that some of my classmates looked differently than me…-
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My best friend was Chris and he was Filipino, and another good friend Vince, had a black mom and a white dad. Im not trying to describe a utopia, that being said theres wasn’t tension either. We all grew up together and were exposed to different cultures…
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Point being, I think Juneteenth is as part of American History as July 4th
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Yep, the 4th of July was only Independence for almost all White peeps. I spent a week and more teaching Civil Rights and showed my kids “King” mini-series. I wonder if I could do that today?
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About time we as a nation admit and recognize the offensive and immoral history of this country when it comes to slavery. Nothing is more repugnant and horrifying than the idea of ignoring or denying having made it legal to enslave other humans. WTF is wrong with people to want to deny or hide rather than learn from our evil mistakes.
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Also we think about mostly Whites that took from Native Americans over and over and over and…….Our children need to learn so they will not makes the mistakes our Before-Fathers made. And, had 2 friends die in Nam and I can go anytime now and prance around there.
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Jrue played well for a minute and a half yesterday. He hit two clutch shots though. Joe has missed 14 clutch shots in this series alone.