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Who will win Game 5 of the NBA Finals?

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Voting closed: June 13, 2022, 11:38:11 PM


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Re: Knicks
« Reply #18105 on: April 11, 2021, 11:06:24 PM »

Big back court, something I’ve wanted for a long long time, definitely came through tonight.

Good grindy win on a very ugly shooting night. Nice piece in a home stand.

We are 27-27 w 18 left to play. Crazy!

Also, Barrett might be coming along some...
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« Reply #18106 on: April 12, 2021, 12:43:08 AM »

They lost tonight.

You know why?

They started Nurkic, that’s why.

Enes still managed 8 rebounds and 10 points on 5-5 shooting in 20 minutes, but he deserves more minutes.

Melo with a disastrous 0 point night.
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« Reply #18107 on: April 12, 2021, 03:30:18 PM »

Weird game.
Nurse left Malachi out there too long.
(he was guarding Randle which is why a Rap big had to come and help, setting up RJB's big corner 3).  When they needed stops late and NYK was running Burks at the Point, Nurse Nick never went to StanJohnson, who played some fierce on-ball D the night before on CLE.  I'd rather StanJohn D-ing Burks than Trent late.

Things mostly went the Knix way, with Out Like Flynn having a 3 taken away, Siakim muffing the break which would have tied it with limited seconds left, and the wet spot was the Knix 6th man and should have its own place in the boxscore, forcing 3 turnovers.  Raps kinda got screwed operating on the slippery end of the court 4Q.

Randle made his FT's, Noel was hyper-active, and RJB cool in the clutch.
Squeaked out a win.
Was there a reason an effective Elf only played 17 mins?
Are we really gonna run with Burks at PG in the clutch?


Nice Khem Birch addition for TOR (waived by ORL).
TOR waived Pat McCaw, who was a fine player derailed by injuries the past few years.  Won titles his first 3 years in the League.  Then broke down.
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Re: Knicks
« Reply #18109 on: April 12, 2021, 08:38:53 PM »

Nice Elfrid/Schroder duel.
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« Reply #18110 on: April 12, 2021, 08:42:00 PM »

Our consistent star - Randle - the reason we are in each and every game, no matter the opponent.

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« Reply #18111 on: April 12, 2021, 08:43:53 PM »

+/-

ELFRID      +11

Kyle Kuzma       -20
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« Reply #18112 on: April 12, 2021, 08:58:10 PM »

Oh, okay, you meant it shouldnt count as an assist.

And?
And I agree with you.

Made me wonder what other dubious assists players get credited with.


Don't spend much time wondering about dubious assists.

A great pass leading to a missed shot - not an assist
A pass leading to a player in great position who gets fouled in the act and two free throws - not an assist
A pass leading to a three point make or even a four point play - only counts as one assist

Assists are undercounted.
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« Reply #18113 on: April 12, 2021, 10:11:08 PM »

A wonderful thumping of a weakened Lakers squad puts us back above .500 55 games in. I need 4 wins to hit my number. If I had to bet on that now, I’d take the over.

We made Drummond disappear.

Nice win on a very funky shooting night, with big big help from Payton. That’s another game he played well. The more, the merrier.
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« Reply #18114 on: April 12, 2021, 10:15:34 PM »

A wonderful thumping of a weakened Lakers squad puts us back above .500 55 games in. I need 4 wins to hit my number. If I had to bet on that now, I’d take the over.

We made Drummond disappear.

Nice win on a very funky shooting night, with big big help from Payton. That’s another game he played well. The more, the merrier.

Elf with a team best +27.

What about that?



Today, even my doggie loves Elf

PS. KP not playing again, looks more and more like a bust...
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« Reply #18115 on: April 12, 2021, 10:39:38 PM »

14 steals!
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« Reply #18116 on: April 12, 2021, 10:46:24 PM »

Knicks played a strong defensive game - but in years past would not have had enough offense.

Any bets on when Chip and Bo stop asking about Payton and his minutes?   

Elfrid and Rose and both uber-valuable to this team.  How Thibs chooses to use him each night - and Burks as well (when he plays point) is not foretelling of a damn thing.
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« Reply #18117 on: April 12, 2021, 11:05:34 PM »


Any bets on when Chip and Bo stop asking about Payton and his minutes?   

Elfrid and Rose and both uber-valuable to this team.  How Thibs chooses to use him each night - and Burks as well (when he plays point) is not foretelling of a damn thing.

Chamaco, you keep making stuff up about Chip because you know he has you on ignore.

But I’m here to let him know 😜

Actually, Chip has defended Elf and his minutes.

Can’t you say anything other than laughable lies?
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« Reply #18118 on: April 13, 2021, 12:37:23 AM »

Hard to believe Randle could have been so good tonight, having played 38 minutes yesterday - and then again today.

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« Reply #18119 on: April 13, 2021, 04:54:34 AM »

It’s pretty amazing, but Julius has gotten himself in shape for a full 38 of mostly very good basketball. There aren’t 10 guys in the league doing this successfully this year. RJ might be on the fringe of that, depending on how the last 17 games go.

We can get a rest day and a practice in before playing Dallas.

The development continuity brings, even in this weird short season, is starting to become evident in the play of this team.


I went and checked, there are 11 guys who have scored 20 ppg and played 50 or more games so far. When you make it 20 and 10 the list shrinks. When you make it 20 and 6 dimes that’s another smaller list, as is those in the 11 shooting 39% and up from three though this last group isn’t as small as you might think. What I think of as elite shooting accuracy has become fairly common in the league.
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