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1Tripoda

1Tripoda

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If you truly love basketball, Warriors vs Mavs and Celtics vs Heats are killing it! Luka Doncic, Curry, Tatum, Brown, Butler are world wide talents. The Mavs are badly depicted as the worst of these four teams. They’re up by double digits right now…WAR!
 
Curry do some bullshit moves to get himself open. No offensive foul call. Wow! I hate that fluffy a$$ shieet
 
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The TNT staff just said it: that was the worst.one sided officiating they ever seen! Really? Worst then game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals? Or worst then the Celtics vs the Bucks?
 
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I didn’t watch the full game but is that the NBA these days?

Everyone on the perimeter and let the dribbler penetrate to the rim uncontested?
Spencer Dinwiddie, wasn’t he a Rice recruit but Colorado had him locked
 
RebelScrub said:
I didn’t watch the full game but is that the NBA these days?

Everyone on the perimeter and let the dribbler penetrate to the rim uncontested?
Spencer Dinwiddie, wasn’t he a Rice recruit but Colorado had him locked
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Yes he was. I thought he was Hutson's but CDR went with the Baltimore's and Shcroyer instead.
 
As far as the NBA goes, are these Western team seriously think they have a chance in the Finals? If the Celtics Vs the Warriors happens, it will be ugly.
 
1Tripoda said:
Yes he was. I thought he was Hutson's but CDR went with the Baltimore's and Shcroyer instead.
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You’re thinking of Tyrone Wallace from Bakersfield who went to Cal 2012-16. They took Daquan Cook which probable helped get Dwayne Morgan. Wallace had a nice 4 year career and made the NBA for awhile.

Dinwiddie started at CU in 2011. He was a Kruger recruit.
 
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I watch the my team but I know I would watch more NBA if there were more Rebels actually playing meaningful minutes in the league, maybe Kevin can start a pipeline to the next level here at UNLV!
 
rebel5280 said:
I watch the my team but I know I would watch more NBA if there were more Rebels actually playing meaningful minutes in the league, maybe Kevin can start a pipeline to the next level here at UNLV!
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Yeah, that’s typically when I’ll sporadically watch.

Can’t remember when I stopped watching religiously, but probably in the mid 90’s. Watched every game I could, regardless of opponent, from early 80’s until then with my fave teams essentially being teams with Rebels on them, esp the Knicks with Greg. Before the Rebel arrivals, I followed the Sixers because of Doc, big fan, plus I hated the Celtics/Bird, so the Sixers were natural, continued with them through much of Barkley, who I liked a lot. But then it was root for … Phoenix, Portland, Grizzlies, Hornets, Atlanta, etc … wherever a former Rebel landed.

Still can’t tell you the very last time I watched a game in it’s entirety.
 
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I've stopped watching with the arrival of the three-point dominated games.
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You got to watch the Eastern Conference Finals. Man, that Celtics vs Bucks games should have been featured in the Finals! That was some serious gut wrenching, roller coaster ride of a series. Should be a classic for the ages. There are injuries in each game, multiple injuries...and they are keep coming back!
 
rebel5280 said:
I watch the my team but I know I would watch more NBA if there were more Rebels actually playing meaningful minutes in the league, maybe Kevin can start a pipeline to the next level here at UNLV!
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Why? Look at our fan sites. We're talking about Corona Virus, recruiting here and there, some kicker...Bryce Hamilton cannot even get an invite. Suck my d!ck. I think the sour of Anthony Bennett still haunts a lot of GM across the NBA, ...I dunno.
 
1Tripoda said:
Why? Look at our fan sites. We're talking about Corona Virus, recruiting here and there, some kicker...Bryce Hamilton cannot even get an invite. Suck my d!ck. I think the sour of Anthony Bennett still haunts a lot of GM across the NBA, ...I dunno.
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BHam shot .167 and had lowest scoring average of everyone at Portsmouth which is for lower level NBA prospects. That is why he is not getting invites.
 
saulpaul21 said:
BHam shot .167 and had lowest scoring average of everyone at Portsmouth which is for lower level NBA prospects. That is why he is not getting invites.
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Bryce is good. The best we’ve seen at UNLV in awhile.

At the same time, he also played in the MWC and absolutely feasted on mostly semi-inept players at a time when the league has been at its very worst in its 22 years. So there was some pretty heavy padding of stats. But that doesn’t take away from his actual ability, he has it, but it’s a fringe NBA level ability, I never viewed him as a can’t miss NBA guy. He has limitations, I don’t need to list them, they were evident, far from complete, closer to one or two dimensional.

I don’t know how much better he can get, there’s a ceiling it appears and it seems like he did a good job in reaching it. That’s a credit to him. But it’s not an NBA level thing …
 
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As for NBA GM’s, they spend millions of dollars in investing in these guys. They don’t leave any stone unturned.

I don’t think the Bennett situation is going to sour them on UNLV. It’s a player by player situation for these NBA guys.

Bennett had a ton of talent, that was obvious. But my feeling is the NBA, like UNLV, like everyone else that took a gamble on him - thought they’d be able to reach him mentally, and get him focused and driven and maximize his potential.

Sometimes it’s youth needing experience and guidance - and that’s what they hope for … sometimes that lack of drive/focus is just forever imprinted in your DNA and you’ll never get anything out of them. I mean, you know both of these types of people in your every day life, athletes aren’t immune to it.
 
saulpaul21 said:
BHam shot .167 and had lowest scoring average of everyone at Portsmouth which is for lower level NBA prospects. That is why he is not getting invites.
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BHam will make a really good living for a number of years in Europe or Asia. Hopefully, he will retain a trusted money manager to make sure his earnings are properly put to work and they will help take care of him in the future.
 
Typical! Our best player/scorer is at best a player overseas and can’t sniff the NBA… wow how far we have fallen!
 
Bham has lots of great moves and can get his own shot which is a huge nba skill. However, at this point his shooting percentage is so bad it does not matter. Even this season, how many games was BHam 50% shooting or greater for a game? His shot is too flat and he has some funky wrist action near his release point is what I saw. Correct that and he could play in the league in my opinion.
 
Celtics vs Warriors: who you got???

I love defense so I am going with the Celtics in 6. Here is my reason. The mental toughness that is required to win championship is ingrained with GS. Boston being involved with Milwaukee and Miami in two game 7 series really toughened the the Celtics.

These two teams should be well rested and healthy. The Celtics is bigger and younger than the Warriors as far as their stars goes.

It going to be close. 6 games might be a little optimistic. Everything screams 7 games series.
 
Good to have old teams like the Celtics back in the Finals. If only the Knicks could ever get their act together!!
 
How about them game #1 of the Finals? F*ck, if that isn't the most demoralising game for the GSW, I dont know what else can top that!
 
Sifted through the highlights. Everyone is hanging outside the 3 point line jacking up shots.
 
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