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BonesJones said:
No, we won't.

So let's exclude Kawhi and Lillard. Who would be the next two players you'd want from either team?

If the answer isn't CJ and Nurk, you're hating.

As far as the Rockets, the game is mute physical in playoffs, which doesn't work well for Harden. CP3 hasn't had any playoff success even though hes played for good teams. Their ball dominant ways duplicate each other and minimize the impact the CP3 should have.
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*Either team between SAA &POR. Still don't know why I can't edit my own posts.
 
BonesJones said:
No, we won't.

So let's exclude Kawhi and Lillard. Who would be the next two players you'd want from either team?

If the answer isn't CJ and Nurk, you're hating.

As far as the Rockets, the game is mute physical in playoffs, which doesn't work well for Harden. CP3 hasn't had any playoff success even though hes played for good teams. Their ball dominant ways duplicate each other and minimize the impact the CP3 should have.
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Good points, but then why will those two teams win 55+ games and we won't? Just curious. My reason is, they have more talent.
 
BonesJones said:
*Either team between SAA &POR. Still don't know why I can't edit my own posts.
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Because you showed me disrespect and I pulled some strings. Be careful in the future or I can make it where I can post FOR you.
 
HCP said:
Because you showed me disrespect and I pulled some strings. Be careful in the future or I can make it where I can post FOR you.
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According to the missus, he's already "posting" for you, so...
 
Denny Crane said:
Back to back playoff team.

#23wins.
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Once again I forgot I picked the same as Vegas with that one. Totally overlooked that team. But what about LAST season Denny? You seem to forget that one. Closet prediction out of all the "experts" on this forum.....remember? Shouldn't bring up one without the other.
Better than #64Wins
 
How does all this change once we trade Hark for Melo?
 
HCP said:
Ahhhhhh, c'mon man. So the SPurs are old and CP3 gets hurt, those are cons for them, what about us?
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I was using those as reasons why it's impossible to even hope to predict how we would do against either team in a 7 game playoff series. The series would be far different if both teams were at 100%, than if the Spurs were missing two or three starters, like they were against GSW, or if the Rockets are missing Chris Paul, like the Clippers were against us two years ago.

Likewise for us, we need all of Nurk, Dame and C.J. to be 100% to stand a puncher's chance against either of those teams.

Also, at this point we don't know how well HOU will do with all their roster changes. Will Harden and Paul be a good fit. They are both at their best when they have the ball in their hands, but there is only one ball. HOU also lost a lot of their depth in the CP3 trade. How will their replacements fair? And, the elephant in the room - will they get Carmelo, and if they do, what will they have to give up to get him?

Will Neil use the $12.9 million TPE to shore up our bench. Will we be the ones to get Carmelo? Or maybe someone else via trade?

There are just too many variables at this time to predict what will happen in a 7 game series 8 or 9 months from now.

I really look forward to seeing a full season of Nurkic in a Portland uniform. He had such a huge impact at both ends of the court in those 20 games after the trade. I want to see if that is sustainable over the course of an 82-game schedule, and even more so, how this team, at full strength looks in the playoffs. The only bright spot in the entire GSW series was that we were +8 when an obviously less than 100% Nurk was on the floor. Even though he only scored 2 points and was visibly limping, his presence had a huge impact in that game (11 rebounds and 4 assists in only 17 minutes).

I'm not predicting we would beat HOU or SAS in a 7 game series, but I'm also not ruling out the possibility.

BNM
 
HCP said:
Once again I forgot I picked the same as Vegas with that one. Totally overlooked that team. But what about LAST season Denny? You seem to forget that one. Closet prediction out of all the "experts" on this forum.....remember? Shouldn't bring up one without the other.
Better than #64Wins
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Back to back playoffs. The second even after having regressions from some key players.

I don't think 4th in the division makes playoffs. I do think we're a team proven to make the playoffs. We added rookie depth in the right positions, but we lost a key player in exchange for a TPE that I don't see getting used unless we're on the verge of a special season.

I do agree with BNM that NO isn't likely finished. In spite of the so-called cap hell we're supposedly in, we're in the mix for one of the biggest trades in the offseason. The Melo deal might still go down.
 
HCP said:
Good points, but then why will those two teams win 55+ games and we won't? Just curious. My reason is, they have more talent.
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They do have more talent, but I don't think either wins 55 games. Houston will always be a better team in the regular season. I'm not saying we'll be the favorite, just that we'll have a realistic chance of beating either team.
 
HCP said:
Because you showed me disrespect and I pulled some strings. Be careful in the future or I can make it where I can post FOR you.
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Whatever I need to do to cater to your precious ego, champ.
 
Blazer4ever said:
Teague is a better player In My Opinion than Butler.
The Lakers are gonna be tougher, they made the best draft.
Milwaukee should burst when Giannis and Parker start clicking, MCW would have been a perfect compliment.
TRob is not undersized, definitely not considering his athleticism, leaping ability. He would be our best defender at PF and his basketball IQ is underrated. He maybe is not the most intellectual person but his basketball IQ is actually pretty good.
MCW is IMO a great talent. He lost his way a bit but when/if he finds it he can be amazing. He has the Steph Curry free flowing quality although different in style and maybe not That good
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I'll have some of what you're having. Let's get baked together.
 
Denny Crane said:
I do agree with BNM that NO isn't likely finished. In spite of the so-called cap hell we're supposedly in, we're in the mix for one of the biggest trades in the offseason. The Melo deal might still go down.
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Even if it doesn't, we still have that $12.969 million TPE along with the $5.192 tax payer MLE we can use to beef up our bench. Those exceptions can be split among multiple players.

We also have a couple very movable contracts in Davis and Aminu that could be used to offset any incoming salary.

If we stretch Nicholson before 8/31 (which I believe we will), we will get down to about $122.4 million in total salary. If we cut Pat C. loose that gets us down to $120.7 million in guaranteed salary - which is still about $1.5 million over the luxury tax threshold.

I suspect Plan A is Carmelo (luxury tax be damned), Plan B is using the TPE to shore up the bench (replace Crabbe) and Plan C is to make a trade (or trades) that gets us just under the tax threshold. Of course, B and C could both happen in parallel.

In any case, Neil has a lot of flexibility. I think Paul's first goal is to improve the team, and if that fails, a secondary goal is to dip just under the luxury tax threshold by the trad deadline.

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
The Moh's scale is a scale for measuring the hardness of minerals. The diamond has a rating of 10 on the Moh's scale, the hardest naturally occurring mineral
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BNM sharing his pick up lines! Gotta love it!.....What's that rubbing against my leg.....it's....repeat the moh's scale is a scale for measuring.....hahaha...love it BNM!!!!
 
riverman said:
BNM sharing his pick up lines! Gotta love it!.....What's that rubbing against my leg.....it's....repeat the moh's scale is a scale for measuring.....hahaha...love it BNM!!!!
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Well, you know what they say: "diamonds" are a girl's best friend...

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
Even if it doesn't, we still have that $12.969 million TPE along with the $5.192 tax payer MLE we can use to beef up our bench. Those exceptions can be split among multiple players.

We also have a couple very movable contracts in Davis and Aminu that could be used to offset any incoming salary.

If we stretch Nicholson before 8/31 (which I believe we will), we will get down to about $122.4 million in total salary. If we cut Pat C. loose that gets us down to $120.7 million in guaranteed salary - which is still about $1.5 million over the luxury tax threshold.

I suspect Plan A is Carmelo (luxury tax be damned), Plan B is using the TPE to shore up the bench (replace Crabbe) and Plan C is to make a trade (or trades) that gets us just under the tax threshold. Of course, B and C could both happen in parallel.

In any case, Neil has a lot of flexibility. I think Paul's first goal is to improve the team, and if that fails, a secondary goal is to dip just under the luxury tax threshold by the trad deadline.

BNM
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NO definitely does have the flexibility.

I think he cuts $1.5M more salary rather than use the TPE.

A good GM is driven by how the CBA works, he doesn't ignore it (luxury tax be damned).

Otherwise he might have dealt Crabbe for more salary in return, for players who would help more than cap space helps.
 
BBert said:
La escala de Moh es una escala para medir la dureza de los minerales. El diamante tiene una calificación de 10 en la escala de Moh, el mineral natural más duro.

:cheers:
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Ahhhhhh si.
 
SIeepwalker said:
Yeah, my reaction was more, "holy shit, MM said something (somewhat) positive !"
Then I started thinking about what I would do if the world ended today
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That post made you feel positive energy? Not me. To me it was very assumptive and snarky.
 
dviss1 said:
That post made you feel positive energy? Not me. To me it was very assumptive and snarky.
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He enounced the possibility that we finished 1st in the division, which is astonishingly positive for MM's standards
 
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