AROUND THE 2024 NBA PLAYOFFS: 2nd ROUND, MIN vs DEN, OKC vs DAL, BOS vs CLE, IND vs NY

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Punk vs Punk in the WCF
 
Superstars overrated? LAC has 3.5 superstars.
 
KingSpeed said:
Edwards isn’t a superstar. 47th best PER in NBA. PER isn’t everything but it’s not nothing.
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Edwards has been growing into being a superstar. This series is just another brick in the wall.

Don’t sell current Edwards short based on past Edwards stats.
 
last time Minnesota made WCF, 2004
key role players:

Fred Hoiberg
Mark Madsen
Gary Trent

who the heck put that team together?
Kevin McHale GM, the same PF who helped Boston win championships while playing, and helped Boston acquire Kevin Garnett. The conspiracy gets even worse after KG stole one of Kobe's rings during the Lakers Dynasty.
 
KingSpeed said:
No one said he can’t ball. So can Jalen Green. Doesn’t make them superstars.
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you should apply for NBA accounting.
- Look at this PER.. sorry, no max contract for you buster. You'll take a mid-level. Be thankful i don't offer a minimum.'
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Would that be the Kevin McHale series or the Kevin Garnett series?
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Kevin?!?

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I'm having some difficulty, but it sure seems like I can almost remember the last time the Nuggets lost a game 7, at home, in the 2nd round
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm having some difficulty, but it sure seems like I can almost remember the last time the Nuggets lost a game 7, at home, in the 2nd round
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I wonder if they sent out WCF ticket notifications early this time as well?
 
Seeding and home court advantage are bullshit. They don't matter in the playoffs. The regular season in the NBA is like one giant pre-season. And the "play in" bullshit made it even more so.
 
Gordon 4pts
Porter 7pts

T-Wolves defense slammed the door shut
 
beast crnjo said:
The Wolves when the championship, then all of a sudden everyone's going to be like "small ball is out" you need to have two big men...
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don't forget Reid & SlowMo, the Timberwolves keep the big men flowing
 
beast crnjo said:
Seeding and home court advantage are bullshit. They don't matter in the playoffs. The regular season in the NBA is like one giant pre-season. And the "play in" bullshit made it even more so.
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The data would disagree
 
beast crnjo said:
The Wolves when the championship, then all of a sudden everyone's going to be like "small ball is out" you need to have two big men...
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two unique big men, OK. How many bigs in the league shoot over 40% on three's like Kat does? and Reid?
 
Edwards is 5th in PER in the playoffs ahead of SGA.

PER is ok, but it isn't end all be all. Edwards is 22 and the best player on a team in the western conference finals. His best days are ahead of him and he will be Top 5 soon enough.
 
Tince said:
The data would disagree
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I think the data is almost purely an artifact of the better teams getting more home court games and the fact that the regular season does pre-sort the quality of teams to some degree. But when you have two teams who are close in terms of talent, you seem them win on each others courts all the time. Travel and motivation isn't a factor in the playoffs.
 
kjironman1 said:
Size Matters!
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I never bought into the idea that big men were no longer important. It seems some think everyone should copy the GS model of playing a Draymond Green type at center.

The Blazers had success with Nurkic/Kanter, even though some thought you "can't play Kanter" because he wasn't fleet-a-foot on the perimeter.
 
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