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another win for #teamHIMmy

Hard not to root for Jimmy Butler.

Also hard not to hate any Boston sports team. **** the Celtics.

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16948961)

Smart with an amazing flop there when going for the rebound on the last shot down 7 points. He truly is a talent.

It is garbage the NBA allows this shit to continue when you can clean it up so easily

Butler is having an epic playoff run. Of course KC_LEBRONIE doesn't wants to talk about it in since it doesn't have to do w LeBron.

Never seen so many lower seeds have so much success in an NBA playoff.

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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy (Post 16949075)

The top teams just aren't that good so the league is pretty balanced.

Which was the worst coached team, the sixers or the Celtics?

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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy (Post 16949075)

I know you only stop in to this thread to bash LeBron/me every couple of weeks, but here are a collection of posts by me referring to Butler from the past few weeks:

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16914927)

LMAO Butler

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16915193)

I think he's a major overachiever. There was really no rhyme or reason for him to be this good coming out of Marquette or even what he was early in his career with the Bulls. It almost feels like he has these performances through his sheer competitiveness. His bubble playoff performance nearly won a Heat team a championship that had no real business even being at that stage. Just a big game player.

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16915781)

Giannis has been hurt and Butler just played one of the greatest NBA playoff games of all time (which will obviously be difficult to replicate). Milwaukee is still in with a decent shot if Giannis gets back to close to 100%.

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16918172)

Butler LMAO

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16918807)

They could have had both, if I'm recalling correctly. It was effectively a choice of signing Harris to a long term deal versus letting Butler go.

The 2019 76ers were Embiid, Butler, Simmons (when he was still good and gave a shit), Harris, and Redick.

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16946715)

That might be because he's taken the Heat to the East Finals twice and the NBA Finals once over the past four years with a roster of basically only Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and nearly washed 38 year old Kyle Lowry.

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 16949112)

The top teams just aren't that good so the league is pretty balanced.

I love parity. Now if they could make the regular season meaningful maybe they can move closer to the NFL.

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Originally Posted by dirk digler (Post 16949174)

I love parity. Now if they could make the regular season meaningful maybe they can move closer to the NFL.

They have actually moved the other direction and watered it down. They need to reduce the number of playoff teams, not expand it. It's pretty much screwed.

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 16949178)

They have actually moved the other direction and watered it down. They need to reduce the number of playoff teams, not expand it. It's pretty much screwed.

They are starting an in-season tournament soon (I believe next year?), so it appears they've recognized the problem. It may not move the needle though.

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 16949178)

They have actually moved the other direction and watered it down. They need to reduce the number of playoff teams, not expand it. It's pretty much screwed.

I really really like the play in games though. They need to shorten the regular season to 40-52 games and start at Christmas. Play 2x times a week or max 3 and no back to back games. That would eliminate "load management".

It will never happen though. This new regular season tournament they are going to do next season is going to be stupid

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Originally Posted by dirk digler (Post 16949188)

Yeah the owners are never going to give up the revenue that comes with all those regular season games (and certainly not that many).

Miami going to win it all. That team has grit!

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 16949183)

They are starting an in-season tournament soon (I believe next year?), so it appears they've recognized the problem. It may not move the needle though.

Yeah..sounds stupid.

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Looks pretty clear who was the leader on that 2019 76ers team. Still couldn't beat Kawhi though.