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The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Begins | Embiid Debut | Klay Return
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Sure, but could say that about most other playoff teams too. Clips, Pels, Mavs, Warriors, Lakers have all had guys that have missed playoff time over the years.
Nuggets hadn’t exactly been a beacon of health either until last year.
East teams have same problems too. Zingus could go down any second. Middleton has missed a bunch. Embiid is currently out. Heat always have guys banged up. Knicks.
Injury luck always going to play a huge factor.
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If you woulda told me Randle would have the better career….I would’ve laughed. Especially after this season. Him & Giannis were looking like they were going to be a crazy 1-2 forward punch. Milwaukee ain’t even need it in the end.
Bari is more of a what if. Dudes like Jah & Derrick Williams never had it. Bari got up to 20 on 49/38
Crazy how so many paragraphs were written on him vs. Wiggins. Bari got hurt, Wiggins ended up giving us ONE season, and he was the #4 scorer on the team
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I don’t really see what the path was for PHX otherwise. They went to a finals in the weird Covid year with Chris Paul healthy and DeAndre Ayton actually engaged and playing well. Had zero chance of ever getting back as they were constructed.
CP has basically been hurt every year since. Michael Bridges is at very best a 3rd option on an elite team. Cam Johnson is a role player. Ayton doesn’t care about anything other than video games.
Guess they could’ve just kept everything and been a middle road team with more middle to late first round picks?
CP has basically been hurt every year since. Michael Bridges is at very best a 3rd option on an elite team. Cam Johnson is a role player. Ayton doesn’t care about anything other than video games.
Guess they could’ve just kept everything and been a middle road team with more middle to late first round picks?
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Gonna be real interesting if OKC holds on to the 1 seed...
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If they went down that road, I think it would have been a matter of time before Book ask out
He had to endure all those years when the Suns were complete ****, all those coaches, unserious teammates, and now you ask him to hold tight during his prime years.
Seems like a recipe for a disgruntled superstar to me.
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Last straw polls all lead to Jokic even with seeding ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Man is immune from that 'voter fatigue' we heard so much about in previous years after his chip
Moheezy
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Luka looked poised to jump to #2 when they had their little run, but they are coming up flat right now.
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Don't think he's got a chance as long as they're in the play-in spots, stats and all
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Luka's got this though
Much deserved for both
Much deserved for both
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Fultz
I thought Towns would be Embiid level
Dennis Smith
I thought Towns would be Embiid level
Dennis Smith
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Moheezy
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Man is immune from that 'voter fatigue' we heard so much about in previous years after his chip
The only thing stopping Joker from winning it is if he takes a break at the end of the season and SGA continues going hard.
Moheezy
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Brandon and LaMelo are a great core to build around (maybe Mark Williams), they gotta make a ton of moves to build a winning culture around this team next year.
elpablo21
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Voters went from thinking giving him two was a mistake to thinking they should have given it to him last year after he won a chip and now maybe SGA will be penalized for not having a playoff run.Man is immune frok that 'voter fatigue' we heard so much about in previous years after his chip
Still time though. I think Jokic was #1 last year in the straw poll around this time and then the Embiid push happened.
This is also another year where Giannis is carrying and will probably finish 3rd
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Julius the best player from the 2013 HS class.
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Definitely fickle as hell and the criteria/goal posts change annually
Like you said, Giannis is putting up an MVP season too but nobody even mentions it after the HC mess they were dealing with. They're back on track and he's been integral in that lately
Seen more Luka MVP buzz/talk than him even though they're back in 2nd place and looking set to stay there.
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The head coaches have all been Yanni’s choices. He made the mess
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That may be the case but it still hasn't affected his production in the slightest, been the opposite. He's gotten more dominant as the season has gone onThe head coaches have all been Yanni’s choices. He made the mess
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Embiid just had to be hurt lol
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Definitely fickle as hell and the criteria/goal posts change annually
Like you said, Giannis is putting up an MVP season too but nobody even mentions it after the HC mess they were dealing with. They're back on track and he's been integral in that lately
Seen more Luka MVP buzz/talk than him even though they're back in 2nd place and looking set to stay there.
Again I ask....
