Bump. This is Walt's cry for help.

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no one cares

As evidenced by the fact that you decided to respond to it.

As evidenced by the fact that Walt keeps responding.

As evidenced by the fact that Imu can't comment about basketball without referencing it.

As evidenced by the fact that FF keeps trolling as a way of responding to it.

Now that's a fine way to demonstrate that no one cares isn't it?

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My responses weren't aimed at you only ltg stay away was the only post directed at you

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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.

LTG is correct. Embiid has talent falling out of his asshole. He has no knowledge how to harness it....yet. I don't know if he has the mental fortitude or physical toughness to become one of the greats, but the talent is most assuredly there.

The talent that ltg is describing is not there. Embiid is great, and he has the talent to be one of the best players in the league. He does not have the talent to be one of the most complete players of the past 30 years. That’s simply not an accurate evaluation. He’s a classic 90/10 guy. 90% of what he brings is awesome, 10% is actively detrimental to winning. There’s nothing that Kawhi and Durant do while healthy and engaged that are detrimental to their team winning. The same cannot be said of Embiid.

And that’s when Embiid is healthy. Which he is less than half the time.

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GS 6-1 without KD

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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.

26-1

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Would love to see Steph and the pre Durant warriors blow the doors off Houston here. Iggy’s getting long in the tooth though and Jerebko is awful if he’s not hitting shots.

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I type like fuck

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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.

26-1 for what?

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When they hit 15 threes and Draymond gets a technical.

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He was a volleyball player who picked up a basketball at age 15. I assume he wasn't coached for a couple years also. He's out there with the best players in the world and he's a bit behind on the learning curve. That's not an excuse but it's just my theory that there still plenty of potential there if he wants to tap it.

Did he kill a lion?

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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.

I agree there is. He’s great. He has the potential to be as good as guys like Hakeem who ltg is already saying he’s more talented than. It’s ridiculous.

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It's not ridiculous. Pure physical talent is what he's talking about. He's not talking about the added ingredients, the instincts, and all the tricks in the book he's yet to master.

I know exactly what he’s talking about and it’s ridiculous. Embiid is very good and has a lot of flaws. He’s not one of the most talented players ever trying to figure things out.

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I said Center. There isn't a Center over the past 40 years that brings his skill set. That's why Mark Jackson said it. And he was right

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Hakeem did everything Embiid currently does better than Embiid, and against better competition, and didn’t bitch out of games with soft and made up injuries for half his career. I’m not going to entertain the opinion that Embiid is more talented than Hakeem but “just hasn’t unlocked it” or whatever garbage you’re justifying the opinion with. It’s fucking ridiculous and should be reacted to as such. I think Kawhi is awesome but I’m not out here making an asshole of myself saying he’s more talented than Jordan

Get your shit together. You too Nardi.

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They want a game 7

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Nardi is one of the few people on here (very few) that really knows what he is talking about.

Without looking anything up ( bet you would have to) Embiid shoots 3's better than Olajuwon. I also will guarantee that he is taller. I also will guarantee that his points and rebounds avg are better at the same age.

Those 3 things are in the door better. If you don't think so put $100 on it.

You never saw Akeem in 85 so you don't know what he was at the same age. You only know of the Akeem that took on Shaq. Really don't know that Akeem either. He was 33 or 34 years old at that point. There were a number of lean years in between that.

Akeem was great but its patently stupid to suggest that Embiid isn't as talented. He is

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rockets about to go down again.

how many times do they have to lose the warriors in the playoffs to realize the hold ball for 20 seconds and then shoot up a 3 isnt working.

I agree. That stupid 3's or layups philosophy is always going to kill them too. Too easy to guard.

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Congrats on elaborating on one of the dumbest fucking things I’ve ever seen on this board in 12 years.

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How? I guarantee that this will not get addressed

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i also noticed in game 4 which they almost gave away when it was crunch time, all their role guys kept passing the ball and not wanting to take the shot to seal the game. bunch of chumps like the patrick ewing 90s knicks.

Ho hum.

Warriors in the WCF again.

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bum harden walked off the court without congratulating anyone.

They are so easy to guard. You know they aren't going to shoot mid range shots. All you have to do is guard for 3's and protect the rim

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they suck. i think if you've watched basketball for a long time, you knew that stupid type of basketball the rockets play wont beat anyone in the playoffs.

that fucker harden sucks when it counts. i agree w/ others - you can't win a championship with a selfish asshole like that.

wow 33 points for curry all in the 2nd half.