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2015-2016 NBA Regular Season - MDA to HOU - All-NBA - Harden snubbed - Anthony Davis is broke
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IMO. First and foremost, you need a long athletic team that can match up with them physically on the defensive end. Pick steph up in the backcourt and double team him when he steps across. Keep one guy attached to steph, chase the ball when he passes it and contest drives and 3's. They're gonna make shots but you can't afford to have Steph dropping daggers from 40 feet, or crossing somebody up at the top and getting to the rim..ish is demoralizing.
Offensively...go at Steph. Dude is an average defender and reaches way too much. The problem is once you start going at him they typically put Iggy or Klay on the guy going at steph and hide steph by putting him on the weakest offensive player that's not a C. They defend well and you aren't going to out shoot them so I would constantly attack the paint, to open up good looks from the perimeter and force them to defend without fouling.
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you got to be able to dictate pace. for the most part, slow it down and not get in a track meet
ability to play small ball when w's roll out that lineup
be physical, pound the ball inside and out rebound the w's (especially if you stay big vs small lineup)
not really one way, but you have to be well rounded team. have two-way players so you're not sacrificing anything on offense/defense. that's the cavs biggest problems, defenders that can't play offense and vice versa
protect home court and be able to win at oracle at least once
don't know if there is a team out there beside the spurs
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It was me. You and I both had the Clippers behind those three teams but you wanted me to say the Clippers can beat them
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unless the injury bug hits the warriors only team that has a shot in a series with em is the spurs. no one else has a realistic shot.
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I know where you stood on the ClippersIt was me. You and I both had the Clippers behind those three teams but you wanted me to say the Clippers can beat them
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They weren't, and they lowkey still aren't. (I think we're right there with OKC) But check the predictions thread, that's what I have there.
I just like the way we're progressing as far as lineups and rotations are concerned. We're developing into a versatile team that has some length that physically, could match up with a Warriors or a Spurs. Don't have the players with the IQ and playmaking ability that the Warriors have however.
I'm just really interested in seeing what we look like towards the end of the season, and I like where we're headed. Cole, Wes, Pablo, have really done a number on Jamal and he's a bit more in control since they've been in the rotation. I actually like the bench minus Austin.
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I don't think any of that matters doe. This is OKC's year. They'll have their A-Game come
Playoff time.
Playoff time.
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Gotta agree with this. Funny thing is the Cavs matchup better with the Spurs. Who woulda thought...Lebron James hoping to see the Spurs again in the finals
All good strategies but I agree; it's gonna be tough for any team to get these guys 4 out of 7 games.
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a-friend get off of erupts account
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Dude no hate but the flip flopping here is interesting. You freaking leaving your boy Austin out in the cold like that? Cruel
You don't think the Clips are on Warriors or Spurs level, but the Clippers or Thunder will be repping the conference? So are you saying the Clippers will avoid GSW and SAS in the playoffs? Or you just saying the Clippers will continue to develop into a powerhouse
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im really interested in seeing how the clippers play changes when blake comes back.
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It really isn't flip flopping. I like Austin, still one of my favorite players in the L, he just hasn't been as consistent as I projected him to become this season thus far. I feel like somebody like Lance who isn't getting any run could do what Austin is doing.
"Powerhouse" is a nice way of framing it
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I came in to say one thing and read this, so I will say more than my one thing.
Strong cosign.
I'm not sure exactly what this post speaks too but I assume Lebron> Steph or Steph>Lebron
It's still Lebron. Hell if I'm living in the moment like those saying Steph is GOAT, then it's not even a Steph vs Lebron, because it's Dray> Steph.
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..........which one is reggie?before reggies growth spurtLet's never hope for that to happen. Reggie and Cheryl on the same talk show.
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i thought the one on the left was chris rock.
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There is potential danger there.
PP will go back to being a small ball four with Crawford in the 2nd unit. That lineup for us has been awful this entire season. Not even bad, but awful. It could really disrupt the continuity that the 2nd unit has developed.
And looking further, I don't know how we'll manage against the elite with Luc in the Starting 5 but **** it, roll with it
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Gotta agree with this. Funny thing is the Cavs matchup better with the Spurs. Who woulda thought...Lebron James hoping to see the Spurs again in the finals
All good strategies but I agree; it's gonna be tough for any team to get these guys 4 out of 7 games.
that's the thing. even last yr vs memphis, when the griz stole one, i wasn't too worried because w's were a great road team as well. interested to see if pop and the spurs are going to go after that home court as well. i assume he aint resting his guys vs the tougher competitions. crazy as it is, they are only 2 games back and are playing historically great ball as well
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The optimism is new but I like it. I more meant flip flopping on their prospects and especially how you feel about the bench
It really isn't flip flopping. I like Austin, still one of my favorite players in the L, he just hasn't been as consistent as I projected him to become this season thus far. I feel like somebody like Lance who isn't getting any run could do what Austin is doing.
"Powerhouse" is a nice way of framing itI won't say that but I do think we'll continue to develop to a team that it'll be formidable against anyone in the postseason, and I like our chances against anyone. Lack of HC worries me though.
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Defense.
Rushing out to guard 3 point line and make them Mid-range shooters.
Meanwhile protecting the paint with good inside presence.
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How I see it, I'm starting to get more optimistic simply because there are more solid, rational, dependable players in the rotation that are contributing. It's not Big Baby, Hedo, and Spencer. It's Wes, Pablo, and Cole. Bench is much more stable and dependable. We'll see how that changes though once blake gets back.
Cole though, has almost completely changed how I feel about this team since he's been thrown in the rotation. He's been that good for us.
Should clarify that that's what I put in the prediction thread, so i'm not going to change it now. That's what I meant by i'm not gonna flip flop, i'm just sticking to my prediction preseason. But the essential point wasn't that I was guaranteeing that we would be in the WCF, but more so that I just look at them as a team that's developing into a team that could be WC Finalist.
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IMO Spurs don't care. Pops main concern is health, if anybody can go into Oracle and win one its SA.
Call me crazy but I think Aldridge and Duncan are the X factors in that matchup. Aldridge is an elite post player and Duncan is Duncan. They could not only dictate pace but they could murder GSW down low if they go small. If pop can dream up a defense to get those guys off the 3 point line when Duncan, Aldridge, or both are in the game (3-2?) they may be on to something. It'll be interesting to see if pop "rests" anybody next week or if he goes hard against them.
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