Don't know what they will look like til they get Boogie but its safe to say what the formula will be going forward. No one will guard Draymond Green. Teams are one man zoning them and daring him to shoot.

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Gotta assume his mid range jumper returns. Still the best record in west.

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I'll take the Warriors big mouth

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Way to go out on a limb frontrunner.

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No bet You got the rest of the league

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Knew they were vulnerable this year.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2653 ... definitely

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I don't think missing Boogie is going to hurt them. They are used to playing and winning without him.

This maybe a blessing in disguise for them.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Yup, probably

They aren't used to playing the sort of teams that they will play this year without him.

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Correct
Won’t matter one bit

Yup. Feel bad for Cousins but this makes them less vulnerable, not more. And I still like Cousins but he doesn’t fit with this Warriors team.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

They just gave up the largest postseason lead in NBA history without him.

They are extremely vulnerable.

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yea if only Cousins had been on the floor they'd have won


They aren't vulnerable
Clippers won't win another game in the series
Gentlemans sweep

I doubt they would have lost.

This team isn't dominant. Continue to believe the hype and we will see where we are at Conf Finals time.

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Who do you think they'd be playing in the conference finals that not having Cousins would affect them significantly

They actually would get Houston next round. Even better. OKC might be able to get to the Conf Finals given the way the seeding breaks down


1.Houston.
2. OKC.

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OKC.

I thought you gave up on them. It’s time to man.

Houston is their 2nd round opponent. I agree they’ll be their toughest challenge tho but GS should definitely win.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Yea, they look like they won't get out of the first round

OKC that is

If George wasn't hurt I'd give that to you even with their wild swings, but if he's busted up there's no way they're advancing

I don't do what you do. Bounce from team to team (S.A. Utah, Denver) only to settle on G.S. again.

OKC matches up nicely against anyone. George has a bum shoulder which has hurt them. Still have them to get by Portland and whomever they will face in the 2nd provided they get there.

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I hate GS. I like Steph but despise that team since KD went there. I just recognize they are far and away the best team in the league.

But glad you are sticking with your OKC bums who choke every year since Durant left.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Beats jumping from bandwagon to bandwagon. Speaking of which how'd that Laker thing workout? You've been awfully silent on that front for some reason

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I know I haven't been around a lot, but FF was on some kind of bandwagon ?

I thought we were discussing various series', not declaring fandom
if someone says a team is going to win a series you seem to think that person must be a lifelong fan of that team

Probably should have simply stopped at "haven't been around in a awhile".

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I’ve never bandwagon jumped ever. I joked about it when Kawhi was doing his bitchy shit but I’ve always been a Bulls Guy first, Spurs guy 2nd, and that’s it. There are no other teams. I like Mitchell and Jokic but I’m not a fan of the Nuggets or Jazz. Never have been. Briefly considered making the Jazz my secondary team but I still find myself rooting for SA more.

I’ve always disliked the Lakers and LeBron. I just thought that was an easy bet. I’ve been silent cuz there isn’t much to say they’ve been terrible.

We’ll settle up on the $50 or $150 after the MVP votes are announced. Still like my chances of reducing that to $50

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

There was money involved.

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“How do you get to be president and you’re stupid?” Donald J Trump - 4/10/25
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

I said haven't been around a lot if you're going to put that in quotes
But ok I'll take your word for it
FF bandwagon jumper

Right but betting on a team isn’t the same as rooting for them. The Lakers were +400 to miss the playoffs when I made that bet with ltg. I just thought it was easy money. Props to him for being right.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Ah well that doesn't really count then

Only because Embiid has been injured. Otherwise I win that one going away. As it stands now it's still a strong push for me. Same happens with Irving last year.

As far as Bums go OKC has two of the top ten guys in the league. I will always take my chances with that.

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