There's no intrigue and the East isn't back. GS will win the Finals in 4 or 5 games.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

It is funny watching the clueless looks on Mike D'Antoni's face tonight. Please pour it on Denver.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I really hope Denver can sustain this. This is a fun team to watch when they're rolling.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

They can.

And they might just have Michael Porter Jr healthy next year.

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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
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Spoken like a guy that grew up acquiring his basketball info from the Score. After G.S. the 4 best teams are in the East. That sort of suggests that they are back. You sound silly. As usual

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Congratulations to whatever east team loses to GS in the finals.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

Don't be a Score listener all your life. "Only team that matters is G.S.". "Only player that matters is Lebron". "Only coach that matters is Popovich"

There is more to the NBA than those three things and GS. winning has little to do with the East being back as a conf.

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I'll admit the east is better than before but there's still no intrigue. GS all the way

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

John Wall out for at least 12 more months.

I have serious doubts as to whether there will ever be a healthy Michael Porter Jr.

Multiple back surgeries before the age of 20 is not a good way to start adulthood.

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Bulls had nothing to lose drafting Porter. So they should have.

you would've drafted Porter and his bad back over Carter??? Crazy talk.


In a perfect world the Bulls don't fuck up the tank last year and they get to pick in the top 3, but I guess they really wanted that December win streak.

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The Carters of the NBA are a dime a dozen.

Wendell Carter has been projected as Mason Plumlee, Al Horford, Carlos Boozer or somewhere less than or in between any of those guys.

Michael Porter could be Paul George as the ceiling and a floor of Harrison Barnes. In today's NBA, with an important on 3P shooting and scoring, I'd much rather have a floor of Harrison Barnes than a floor of Mason Plumlee.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

His floor is being a total washout who never plays a game. Can't spread the floor if you aren't on it.

We've had rookies miss their entire first professional season, come through, and dominate this league. I don't care what type of injury we're talking about. It is 2019 and he has the best medical care. The conversation about him never playing in the NBA is at least a year away, if not two. I'd rather draft a potential star in the first 15 picks of a draft versus a safe, NBA role-player during a window in which you're a bottom 4 NBA team.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Porter's floor isn't Harrison Barnes

It's never playing in an NBA game ever.

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

5x All Stars aren't role players bro

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There are a lot of reasons to be upset with the Bulls management, but passing on Porter Jr is not one of them. Way too big of a risk.

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

The Wizards are so hilariously fucked with that John Wall injury. I mean, they were anyway even with him healthy, but there's really no avenue for them to compete again in the next 4 years.

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Like the Bulls when Rose went down

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Worse. The Wizards owe Wall $170 million over the next four years AFTER this one, and he's several years older than Rose was, and an Achilles injury is worse than what Rose had to go through rehab-wise.

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I heard some of the same arguments on here when it came to Embiid two seasons ago. Might not ever play in the NBA. Kid will play in the league by next season. They could have traded down and pick up a player or pick or two along the way and still got their guy. Carter is a safe pick. Paxson will always play it safe if given the chance. I'm not as down on Carter as some but he isn't a starting NBA Center and will not ever be one given his size limitations. Unless Markannen can beef up to play the five slot they will have a logjam at the 4. Especially if they resign Portis. Carter is too small to be a five long term.

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Carter is a center. Despite telling you for years what direction the NBA is headed you still seem to assume you need to be 7 feet tall, 280 to play center. Carter is built almost exactly like Young Al Horford. He's a center who can play the 4 if needed but his primary position is center. And he's going to be a very good one for a long time.

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You have been wrong at just about every turn. And i mean every turn. The Best Center in the game is 7'2 260. Carter has even stated that he is more comfortable playing the 4 so I don't know what you are talking about.

Who are all of these elite small ball Centers by the way?

Since the game has gone that way you should have no problem identifying them.

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Mason Plumlee is not a 5x All-Star.

Al Horford puts up pedestrian numbers in an Eastern Conference with much less All-Star competition, and his career playoff numbers of 13 PPG and 8 RPG is simply unspectacular.

The Bulls drafted, at best, the third best player on a competing team when they forgot they don't have a first or second best player yet. Wendell Carter will be an RFA before the Bulls are competing again.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Al Horford is. Anyone comparing him to Plumlee should probably be ignored.

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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Horford and Draymond. That was easy.

Jokic isn’t 7’2” or 260.

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Your thoughts are getting worse by the minute. Thought it was virtually impossible but sad to report I happened to be wrong

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Actually to think Warriors then Bucks,Raptors , Celtics and 76ers are next in line is naïve

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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.