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TimberKat · Post #1881 » by **TimberKat** » Sun May 19, 2024 3:01 am

Note30 wrote:
TimberKat wrote:
Calinks wrote:The Mavericks beat OKC in 6. I did not see that coming, I thought they would get destroyed. Well played, I would love to play them in the WCF, hope we win tomorrow. Denver will absolutely destroy Dallas though.

They just saved Jason Kidd's job for another year.

Do you think the Mavs are underperforming given their roster?

Someone got to take the fall. Did the Lakers underperform? I am sure DAL owner and fans feel not reaching Western conference final is under performing.

Note30 · Post #1882 » by **Note30** » Sun May 19, 2024 3:06 am

TimberKat wrote:
Note30 wrote:
TimberKat wrote:They just saved Jason Kidd's job for another year.

Do you think the Mavs are underperforming given their roster?

Someone got to take the fall. Did the Lakers underperform? I am sure DAL owner and fans feel not reaching Western conference final is under performing.

Hmm.

winforlose · Post #1883 » by **winforlose** » Sun May 19, 2024 3:26 am

winforlose wrote:
TimberKat wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:Mavs blow the Clippers away in the 2nd half. Mavs OKC should be fun.

OKC is going to blow out DAL 4-1.

I have Dallas in 6 or 7.

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KGdaBom · Post #1884 » by **KGdaBom** » Sun May 19, 2024 2:53 pm

winforlose wrote:
winforlose wrote:
TimberKat wrote:OKC is going to blow out DAL 4-1.

I have Dallas in 6 or 7.

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I was Wrong. You were right. Dallas is not a good basketball team IMO and OKC is a good basketball team IMO. OKC I guess has to pay their dues before going far in the playoffs. I'm going to predict we win today and beat Dallas in 5.

BlacJacMac · Post #1885 » by **BlacJacMac** » Sun May 19, 2024 3:15 pm

Dallas is a much improved team since the big trade. Gafford and Washington have come up huge. They actually play defense now.

OKC blew it by not adding a big at the deadline. Presti always seems afraid to use his draft picks as currency.

TimberKat · Post #1886 » by **TimberKat** » Sun May 19, 2024 3:21 pm

KGdaBom wrote:
winforlose wrote:
winforlose wrote:
I have Dallas in 6 or 7.

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I was Wrong. You were right. Dallas is not a good basketball team IMO and OKC is a good basketball team IMO. OKC I guess has to pay their dues before going far in the playoffs. I'm going to predict we win today and beat Dallas in 5.

Yes, I am wrong too but I still feel OKC is the better team.

Post #1887 » by **Calinks** » Sun May 19, 2024 3:35 pm

I would be very surprised if Dallas gets more than two wins against a team in the WCF. I know a lot of people picked Dallas to make the finals and I thought they were nuts but they were on to something. I didn't think they would legitimately sniff the conference finals. I knew they improved after the deadline but I didn't think it was good enough to go this far.

TimberKat · Post #1888 » by **TimberKat** » Sun May 19, 2024 4:28 pm

Calinks wrote:I would be very surprised if Dallas gets more than two wins against a team in the WCF. I know a lot of people picked Dallas to make the finals and I thought they were nuts but they were on to something. I didn't think they would legitimately sniff the conference finals. I knew they improved after the deadline but I didn't think it was good enough to go this far.

They got the muscle to go with the scorers which is a bad match up for OKC and Kawhi really didn't played the 1st round. If Kawhi was healthy, it maybe a completely different story.

winforlose · Post #1889 » by **winforlose** » Sun May 19, 2024 5:02 pm

OKC should have traded for Gafford and PJW. Instead Dallas did. The players that OKC passed on, beat them. OKC will never win anything if they stay undersized.

KGdaBom · Post #1890 » by **KGdaBom** » Sun May 19, 2024 5:07 pm

TimberKat wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:
winforlose wrote:

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I was Wrong. You were right. Dallas is not a good basketball team IMO and OKC is a good basketball team IMO. OKC I guess has to pay their dues before going far in the playoffs. I'm going to predict we win today and beat Dallas in 5.

Yes, I am wrong too but I still feel OKC is the better team.

Despite the results of that playoff series I feel OKC is a much better team than Dallas, but sometimes $hit happens.

BlacJacMac · Post #1891 » by **BlacJacMac** » Sun May 19, 2024 5:12 pm

OKC built a regular season team.

They don’t have any size or rebounding and Shai is not the same player when he doesn’t get to the line 10x.

winforlose · Post #1892 » by **winforlose** » Sun May 19, 2024 5:13 pm

BlacJacMac wrote:OKC built a regular season team.

They don’t have any size or rebounding and Shai is not the same player when he doesn’t get to the line 10x.

This is why Ant is clearly better than Shai. Ant doesn’t get the special whistle or the protection but still performs when it matters.

Note30 · Post #1893 » by **Note30** » Sun May 19, 2024 5:43 pm

TimberKat wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:
winforlose wrote:

Watch on YouTube

I was Wrong. You were right. Dallas is not a good basketball team IMO and OKC is a good basketball team IMO. OKC I guess has to pay their dues before going far in the playoffs. I'm going to predict we win today and beat Dallas in 5.

Yes, I am wrong too but I still feel OKC is the better team.

If they were better than DAL they'd be in the WCF.

Scoreboard.

Note30 · Post #1894 » by **Note30** » Sun May 19, 2024 5:44 pm

KGdaBom wrote:
TimberKat wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:I was Wrong. You were right. Dallas is not a good basketball team IMO and OKC is a good basketball team IMO. OKC I guess has to pay their dues before going far in the playoffs. I'm going to predict we win today and beat Dallas in 5.

Yes, I am wrong too but I still feel OKC is the better team.

Despite the results of that playoff series I feel OKC is a much better team than Dallas, but sometimes $hit happens.

**** like playing better basketball?

Post #1895 » by **Klomp** » Sun May 19, 2024 6:21 pm

winforlose wrote:I called it before will call it again, Mavs beat the Thunder in 6 or 7.

Nice call (page 86, during the first round)

Post #1896 » by **Klomp** » Sun May 19, 2024 6:42 pm

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winforlose · Post #1897 » by **winforlose** » Sun May 19, 2024 10:36 pm

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KGdaBom · Post #1898 » by **KGdaBom** » Sun May 19, 2024 11:56 pm

Note30 wrote:
TimberKat wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:I was Wrong. You were right. Dallas is not a good basketball team IMO and OKC is a good basketball team IMO. OKC I guess has to pay their dues before going far in the playoffs. I'm going to predict we win today and beat Dallas in 5.

Yes, I am wrong too but I still feel OKC is the better team.

If they were better than DAL they'd be in the WCF.

Scoreboard.

Nope I'm sticking with $hit happens as the reason for Dallas advancing.

Note30 · Post #1899 » by **Note30** » Mon May 20, 2024 12:38 am

KGdaBom wrote:
Note30 wrote:
TimberKat wrote:Yes, I am wrong too but I still feel OKC is the better team.

If they were better than DAL they'd be in the WCF.

Scoreboard.

Nope I'm sticking with $hit happens as the reason for Dallas advancing.

"I can't understand why this is happening and it contradicts my world view and it means I would have to admit I'm wrong so I'm going to discredit it even though the results are in my face".

KGdaBom · Post #1900 » by **KGdaBom** » Mon May 20, 2024 12:39 am

Note30 wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:
Note30 wrote:If they were better than DAL they'd be in the WCF.

Scoreboard.

Nope I'm sticking with $hit happens as the reason for Dallas advancing.

"I can't understand why this is happening and it contradicts my world view and it means I would have to admit I'm wrong so I'm going to discredit it even though the results are in my face".

We will see how this looks at the end of the next series and the next season. Dallas is a fluke.