got a decent cash out offer on the Wolves for title too....put 10 down at +1000

cash out is 26 right now

i'm confident they'll beat the Mavs, from there i can start hedging

I did my hedging before game 7 because I had Denver title money and I had no clue about the outcome of the game. Got +800. I like them out of the 4. They're terrorists.

Mavs will not lose .

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I like Indiana in game 1. Not moneyline like, points like. Getting 10.

I couldnt help but watch the knicks and think they had zero chance at advancing to the finals let alone win. It seemed like a typical over achieving thibs team.... is this how the rest of the league viewed the Rose led bulls last decade? a cute story but not an actual real threat?

Brunson is a nice player but he's not that good that he can lead a team to the finals as the #1 option is he?

Thibs got all he could out of them, not his fault

They had a team full of injuries. Not winning Game 3 killed them.

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Has Thibs ever coached a team that wasn’t full of injuries?

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These weren't overuse injuries, unless we're going to ignore the data. Thibs has gotten a Dusty rap. Like Dusty, he wins with whatever you give him. Hopefully, he gets the Dusty ending. He's a great coach.

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Ignoring the data works for me.

Honestly I have no idea if use contributed to the bulk of their injuries. Maybe not Randle’s shoulder, but a hammy, a stress fracture, etc. - those could very well be aggravated by the way he manages his players.

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For the most part, he's maximizing the potential of a starless team. He's done that at every stop. When he briefly had a star in Chicago, the Bulls had a shot to win a championship. I would even argue he was primarily responsible for Boston's title. Doc has had nothing but star filled teams and he's failed to sniff a title without Thibs.

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playing your best players the bulk of the minutes is a pretty bold strategy , admittedly.

Thibs did a good job of coaching this year and even in the playoffs. To take a team loaded with cast-offs to the 2nd Round of the playoffs is pretty impressive

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He’s an awesome coach. I just think his style puts a ceiling on his teams.

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Still not a fan but he did a good job this season.

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He's done more with less every team he's on and then he gets an end of the year review that says his style is capping the players.

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A lot of the games he wins during regular season come as result of playing his best players more minutes than the best players on the opposing team happen to play. However come playoff time that strategy doesn't work as well.
By that time his teams are spent with the other coach also playing his best players heavy minutes.

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And the other thing about Thibs which players probably hate is the fact that he has his best players in during games that are unwinnable or games that they have no chance of losing. Rose should never have been in the game at time he injured himself in the playoffs. Randle should never have been in the game at the time he injured himself either.

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He doesn't believe in limiting minutes that's for sure. But I don't think his teams get gassed in the playoffs. They run into superior talent.

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Haliburton pissed the game away with two unforced turnovers.

tatum at the end of the game completely locked him up. haliburton also a huge liability on the defensive end in the post.

Indiana just isn’t that good. This will be a 4 or 5 game series. Book it.

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indiana blows compared to the celtics. furthermore i dont thin the knicks would have been a better matchup. the mavs should give them hell though.

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i bet the pacers would find a way to win two so i was really hoping they'd wint hat game

It will be a clean sweep

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Kyle Anderson is hilarious

Has there been a more entertaining player than Kyrie over his career? I’m not saying he’s the best, but he’s one of the few guys I’d pay to see.

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He would have been the best if the woke league didn't try to shun him.

He's my favorite player. Not my favorite person, but I do like him as a person even though he seems like a loon

Wolves are toying with them now. This game is over.

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