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Lefty2one said:
Tough way for the Knicks to go out. So, so many injuries. It's rare in today's NBA that a game feels over in the first half but this is one.

The ECF is going to be a snoozer. This Pacers team stinks
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Injuries finally caught up with them. I love Thibs but he still runs his players into the ground, he's learned nothing from his past in that regard. He should honestly have a Blaney to reel him in.
 
superjohn said:
Injuries finally caught up with them. I love Thibs but he still runs his players into the ground, he's learned nothing from his past in that regard. He should honestly have a Blaney to reel him in.
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He shouldn’t get an extension he gets next year though, I have a coach in mind and that coach is Luke Murray. That’s right if I’m an NBA team I’m hiring Luke Murray it’s a risk I would take.
 
The Knicks were doomed in game six when Tracy Morgan showed up, court side, with this unforgivable combination!!!! It’s his fault
 

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Boston has to win this year. They drew a SUPER fortunate draw and get to walk to the finals. Can't waste this opportunity, every postseason after this will be much more difficult
 
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Hunt for 7 said:
Boston will sweep the Pacers. They got a free ticket to the ECF. Just lucky. That are not a good team just in the right -place at the right time. Even Boston is not 100% but they have enough to beat the Pacers with ease.
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My money says Boston will mail in game two again, win the other four games comfortably.
 
Yeah, Boston will lay their typical egg once, maybe twice, but they'll win the series without worry.
 
Disappointed how the series ended for the Knicks, but this playoffs has been the most interested I've been in following them since the '90s. Gave it their all considering they were a walking infirmary by Game 7.
 
BugsyCT said:
Disappointed how the series ended for the Knicks, but this playoffs has been the most interested I've been in following them since the '90s. Gave it their all considering they were a walking infirmary by Game 7.
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The Knicks put forth an awesome effort throughout the playoffs. Unfortunatley their fate was basically that of the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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They basically ran out of limbs.
 
I think Boston v Indy will go 6 maybe even 7. Pacers play fast, have requisite toughness, no fear and nothing to lose. Hopefully end result is gets Celtics to up their intensity so one Tingas Pingas comes back.
 
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east is clearly mid major (big east) level basketball while the west is where the real teams (P4) play.
 
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kobe said:
east is clearly mid major (big east) level basketball while the west is where the real teams (P4) play.
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You still clearly have the second best team in your city and arguably the third best in your area of the state.
 
All props to the Timberwolves, incredibly impressive. Jokic and Murray scored pretty much all of the Nuggets points. They need an infusion of talent and guys who can score/create off the dribble. They also need another big guy, it's Jokic and nobody else.
 
Twolves win and now Jokic doesn't have to worry about a parade and can "go home now"
 
I picked a good time to start watching 2024 NBA: 3rd quarter, as T-wolves were coming back. Saw a some of the 1st & 2nd quarter Denver runs, and snippets of OKC-Mavs mostly to get my first look at SGA, and none of the Knicks or Celtics. No regrets.

I'd like it if the Conference championships hold my interest, but no guarantees, even if there are some serious skills on display. I do have earliest memories going back to 1960s Auerbach/Russell-era dominance sitting in the couch with my dad, enveloped in his Sunday afternoon cigar smoke.
 
Well, silver lining of the Knicks losing - I don't have to listen to Doris flippin' Burke anymore. Her schtick was unlistenable when she was doing UConn women's games
 
kobe said:
east is clearly mid major (big east) level basketball while the west is where the real teams (P4) play.
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I'm not sure that the chances of Cincinnati ever winning another NCAA men's basketball title are any greater than the chances of Cincinnati winning an NBA title.

Oh, and how long has it been since a P4 school won an NCAA title? I'm pretty sure the Bearcats weren't P-anything way back then.
 
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aceboon said:
Without Porzingis I don't think Celtics vs Pacers is a walk over
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Small sample size bias maybe, but I watched their in-season tournament game. The Pacers handled the C's pretty well and it looked like they were trying to win to me.
 
AllHusky said:
Sunday afternoons CBS NBA games in the 60’s and early seventies
Wilt, Bill Russel, Nate Thurmond, Willis Reed, Wes Unseld it was Big v Big TV. Who’d I miss?
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Bob Lanier, Artis Gilmore
 
Game 7 and the teams shoot 18-67 from 3. That's a lot of bricks. I'm going to call it bad basketball and a lousy product.
 
superjohn said:
You still clearly have the second best team in your city and arguably the third best in your area of the state.
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And Cal State Long Beach is nipping at their heels.
 
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