Official Around the NBA April 2019 Playoff Edition

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hoopsjock said:
Why would the Lakers admit they're working with someone if they didn't have permission to do so? I guess the answer could be that they're just that stupid. I think it's more likely that it's someone they do have permission to talk to. It's awfully presumptuous to think it's Neil when over half the league is in the playoffs (assuming that's the reason the person hasn't been hired).
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Sorry long day, anywho. I dont think the Lakers would be all that interested in NO. The lakers under the buss kids have been all about flash and the “Laker Brand”, they’ll go after a huge named guy like Myers, or someone who played in LAL or some “big name”, I dont believe Neil is that big of a name, I mean maybe he is and maybe they think getting NO might give them a chance at Dame or CJ but I doubt it.
 
DDolla said:
Man, what happened to Utah? Or is Houston really that good of a team?
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Utah has one guy on their team who can create his own shot (Mitchell) and even he is young and somewhat inexperienced. Not a could recipe for the playoffs. Not on the road anyways.
 
SIeepwalker said:
Utah must be hating us right now. Especially Simons and Skal
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and of course Denver too for pulling out that win against Minnesota and Minnesota for choking that lead. all whom happen to be in the same division with Utah lol. Yeah the hate must be even stronger.
 
DDolla said:
Man, what happened to Utah? Or is Houston really that good of a team?
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Yeah I don't know what's going on with Utah. Seems like they were one of the hottest teams in the league since the ASB. I say they get swept. Falling apart like a cheap suit. Zero offense (Mitchell had 11) and absolutely no way to slow down, let alone stop, Harden who triple doubled it seems. All I noted were silly fouls on him. Rockets and Warriors will be a knock-down drag-out brawl. I seriously don't know if GSW can stop them unless Harden craps out. GSW has serious mental lapses at times it would appear. They don't lack talent that's for sure.
 
Utah shoulda picked up Conley, I thought for sure they would have.
 
dviss1 said:
We won't have 4 in the playoffs. One will probably be injured. That one will probably be Blake.

5 years straight.

Ain't no WAY we should trade away youth or picks for him.

Those three words defeat any argument you have.

5 years straight ain't no coincidence. It's more than a trend. It's a condition.

And therefore an issue and an inevitability.

You know where I stand on Blake and why.

He will be broken when it counts.
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Guess we should waive Nurkic then.
 
hoopsjock said:
True but they'd probably lose draft picks if it happened. Heck, I'll take their lottery pick for him. I'd be surprised if it happened though.
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I'd swap our 25th pick for their 11th pick if Olshey wanted to go there.
 
BonesJones said:
Guess we should waive Nurkic then.
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Bad logic. Nurk is already under contract. And, it's on a lovely deal.

You're talking about adding Blake's albatross of an injury prone contract...

Why didn't Jerry Buss re-sign Shaq?

Because he didn't want to pay him all that money for 65 games a season.
 
dviss1 said:
Bad logic. Nurk is already under contract. And, it's on a lovely deal.

You're talking about adding Blake's albatross of an injury prone contract...

Why didn't Jerry Buss re-sign Shaq?

Because he didn't want to pay him all that money for 65 games a season.
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Nah man, if Blake won't help us on the city because hes hurt for playoffs, then Nurk can't either. That's your logic.
 
I’m just finishing watching Spurs/Nuggs game 2 which I had missed before during our game. I’m resolved to watching every playoff game this year. Murray was superstar-like in the 4th quarter. Incredible.
 
hoopsjock said:
Man, I seriously doubt it. The Blazers have never granted him permission to talk to other teams so it would be tampering at this point if true.
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that was Paul Allen. Jody Allen might have a different policy, especially if the Lakers are offering Olshey a boatload of money
 
TBpup said:
Big time props. Admitting it is the first step. :cheers:

Seriously, I thought Utah would be more competitive as well.
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My "Hot take" last week to some friends in person was that Utah was going to win in 6, why I am not admitting that on here I have no idea heh.
They just need to win 4 straight and I can say I called it. :)
 
KingSpeed said:
Just like our series, it’s not over yet. It always looks bleak and but then the team in the hole ties the series.
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Just heard that no team has ever lost a series when outscoring their opponents over the first two games by as much as the Rockets (and Bucks) have, and that those two pairs of games' scoring margins are both top-10 in NBA history for the first two games of a playoff series.

But sure, it's still technically possible that the Jazz could make history. I just wouldn't bank on it.
 
hoopsjock said:
Yes, I know but until they give me a reason to believe otherwise I am going to go on the premise that nothing has really changed in terms of operations.
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but again, JA could easily have a different policy; we don't know. So saying if the Lakers were talking to Olshey it is tampering is taking things pretty far out onto what could be incredibly thin ice

Olshey is an LA guy. He has complained about how hard it is to attract free agents to Portland. The Lakers could be offering the jobs of both President and GM to Olshey and a doubling of his salary for him to just take his dream job. Maybe JA isn't shitty enough to stand in the way of that. All of that is entirely possible

that said, I doubt it's true
 
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