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Nalod
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5/1/2026  11:11 PM
Philc1 wrote:
Nalod wrote:

Such a great commissioner he can’t figure out how to stop 1/3 of the league from openly tanking and divas like KD from taking off every other game when they are healthy. Master Class in leadership.

Nobody said things were perfect and its been an issue for many years. They are addressing it. It won't be perfect either.
Fact is the last CBA installed harder caps and the intended parity bought less dynasties and less boredom. more teams competing. You see it in the playoffs and fans are reacting positively. This also gave way to teams that stink a faster path to rebuild. We see teams moving from the bottom to respectablity in faster times. Detroit for example, and last year Indiana. Getting Siakim helped them and the resluting assets also helped Toronto in time.

This leaves the draft as the best way to secure a star player. Tanking has gone on decades. What is new is the thin line where your either in the hunt for the play in or if you out, secure a top pick. T

The structure of the NBA is the owners control everything. They participate via committee to make the bylaws and thus how things get done. Adam Silver is the CEO but not the owner. He is the face. He is no doubt a powerful force and its him that is the face of attemmpting to correct the tanking to maintain integrity.
Tanking is legal. Fans can revolt by not going to games or give up their season tickets. They don't. Nobody forces them to buy tickets. Supply and demand.

Tanking is legal. Lottery has many coincidneces and of course with lack of facts the feable tilt to the conspiracy for reasoning. NBA does hear the noise addressed it. Doubt it solves everyting but they do whats best for the league. Btw,, whats best for the league is not always best for the fans is it? Not until it hurts the bottom line. Its a for profit entertainment enterprise!

As for KD? The 65 game rule is not always fair but it helps the fan to some degree. If a player can't stay on the court or wants load days then it costs them accolades and limits the contract upside. Some players have legit injuries. KD is 38 years old. His contract is on the Rockets, not Silver. Personally I don't like stars taking time off and not playing for their fans.
Objectively is it any different than Mitch not playing back to backs to preserve his abilty to play? He has been healthy this year for a change.

Nice try to deflect.

That’s a deflection? He’s the commissioner of a league which 1/3 of the teams openly are tanking and he is letting spoiled divas like Kevin Durant sit out whenever they want in the regular season. Not a great business model to have 8-10 teams every year losing on purpose and star players sitting on the sidelines healthy DNP’ing it. Can’t wait to drop thousands of dollars on tickets for that. Silver is not an effective leader on any level and he is letting the inmates run the asylum. He only has the job because of Stern hooking him up otherwise he would have never sniffed the commissioner job.


But yeah, deflection.

Yes. We discussing ratings.

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5/2/2026  2:24 AM
Philc1 wrote:Magic ending Pistons season

What a horrible blown opportunity for Orlando!

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5/2/2026  2:40 AM
Catching up on tonight's games.

What a choke by Orlando! Wonder what kind of spark this gives Detroit into rounds 2 or 3 if they make it.

And RJ BARRETT! THE BOUNCE! That Raps team is not hard to root for. If they get Ingram and/or IQ back, they'll stay dangerous.

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5/2/2026  3:49 AM
The shot was not as impressive as RJ’s reaction.

I also love the cameo by Harden.

Oh good lord... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XkmGrX7O0lQ
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5/2/2026  7:12 AM    LAST EDITED: 5/2/2026  8:59 AM
Didn’t realize there are teams that are more painful to watch than the Knicks while they stinking up the court

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5/2/2026  7:45 AM
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5/2/2026  8:41 AM
Orlando was putrid. Missed like 18 in a row. If they get Wagner back for game 7 they win. Heard it here first. Suggs stinks as a pg in all important respects other than defense. He shoots his team out of a game and can’t set any rhythm or establish an offense. The other thing they forgot last night was their D. That’s how they’ve beaten Detroit in this series: give Detroit a taste of its own medicine

And regarding the raptors, rj stunk to high heaven last night. He was shooting them out of the game. It’s not just that his shot was off but he was in one of those modes (we used to suffer through) where he thought the cure was taking more shots. No one and I mean no one thought that last shot was going in from the moment he released it. It was actually the opposite of Kawhi where people thought of course it will find a way in. That said, I am genuinely happy for him.

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5/2/2026  9:56 AM
Even Steven. I don't know what is up with the Cavs cause Toronto missing 2 starters

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5/2/2026  10:17 AM    LAST EDITED: 5/2/2026  10:17 AM
Not trying to avoid anyone but ORL taking out DET would have been so helpful. one of the biggest chokes i've ever seen. DET completely shut them down for an entire half!
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5/2/2026  10:39 AM
Detroit has shut Orlando done before. Indeed Orlando WONa game where they shot 32%. The difference was Orlando. Was ferocious on D

Yesterday when Detroit started coming back Orlando lost its nerve, they hung their head and started chucking 3s

I think the big difference is missing Wagner who is a stabilizing force where the team expects organization and decent possessions. Suggs is a fighter but not a true leader

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5/2/2026  10:53 AM
So happy for RJ! I'll always love and root for him!

Orlando went 45 minutes in real time without hitting a shot!

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5/2/2026  11:20 AM
MaTT4281 wrote:Catching up on tonight's games.

What a choke by Orlando! Wonder what kind of spark this gives Detroit into rounds 2 or 3 if they make it.

And RJ BARRETT! THE BOUNCE! That Raps team is not hard to root for. If they get Ingram and/or IQ back, they'll stay dangerous.

Reminds me of Allan Houston's game winner, but this one definitely owns the phrase "THE BOUNCE" for all time

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5/2/2026  11:23 AM
Chandler wrote:Detroit has shut Orlando done before. Indeed Orlando WONa game where they shot 32%. The difference was Orlando. Was ferocious on D

Yesterday when Detroit started coming back Orlando lost its nerve, they hung their head and started chucking 3s

I think the big difference is missing Wagner who is a stabilizing force where the team expects organization and decent possessions. Suggs is a fighter but not a true leader

Wagner is the heart of that team for sure. Without him, Paulo is a rudderless rowboat in a raging ocean

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5/2/2026  12:27 PM
nycericanguy wrote:Not trying to avoid anyone but ORL taking out DET would have been so helpful. one of the biggest chokes i've ever seen. DET completely shut them down for an entire half!

It's like a quarter of what Knicks did to ALT

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5/2/2026  12:30 PM
KAT channeling his inner Thompson twin

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5/2/2026  1:20 PM
martin wrote:
nycericanguy wrote:Not trying to avoid anyone but ORL taking out DET would have been so helpful. one of the biggest chokes i've ever seen. DET completely shut them down for an entire half!

It's like a quarter of what Knicks did to ALT

ORL had 19 points the 2nd half, havent seen that in many years.

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5/2/2026  2:09 PM
martin wrote:
nycericanguy wrote:Not trying to avoid anyone but ORL taking out DET would have been so helpful. one of the biggest chokes i've ever seen. DET completely shut them down for an entire half!

It's like a quarter of what Knicks did to ALT

It is the difference between a basic street mugging and an unrelenting full bore anal intrusion

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5/2/2026  2:25 PM

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5/2/2026  2:27 PM
Very glad RJ had his moment. Two starters out but Ingram is sort of a wash as his defense is awful. Quickly might have helped. Even in one of his RJ bad modes he was still the second option and glad he did it in his home town.

The shot saved the season perhaps but they still have one more to go. Hope they pull it off.

Orlando? Epic blown lead in the worst fashion. Up 24 and not just lose, but just score 19 pts in second half? Lose by 14? That kind of **** gets coaches fired! Mosley might be just fine with getting out of there. What a **** show that was!

Lebron again carried a team to another series. Rockets had no Durant but they did not have Luka either. Reaves was ok but played just last two games.

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5/2/2026  3:17 PM
Mazzula trying to out do Thibs with Tatum CRAZY

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