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Uptown wrote:Bucks win in Boston again....The length (pause) of this Bucks team is amazing...

Middleton at the 2 is 6'8
Giannis 7'0
Mirotic 6'10
Lopez 7'0

Will see more teams copying this blueprint....Length and 3's. Of course Giannis is a once and a generation player....Always happy to see the Celtics lose...Hopefully they lose in Milwaukee in Game 5 and Kyrie can begin making plans to come back home (or to his dads home..Uptown Baby!!!!)

We were going that route;

Robinson 7’0
KP 7’3
Frank 6’7
Knox 6’9 (might hit 6’10

Bucks had the best record was no fluke and Boston never got going this year. Bropez is still a very good player and Bud was a great choice for them.

Lakers moved Russell and then Bropez for cap space. I’ll give them this summer to see what they do before they are a bonafide disaster. No doubt they had a bad season and early returns not there but if Ball can get back on track, Lebron stay healthy as Lebron has in the past (New reality is he is now human?) and they can get him mature help then they might get back to playoffs. They were 20-14 at one point after a rough start? Then the wheels came off.

Uptown wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

Uptown wrote:Bucks win in Boston again....The length (pause) of this Bucks team is amazing...

Middleton at the 2 is 6'8
Giannis 7'0
Mirotic 6'10
Lopez 7'0

Will see more teams copying this blueprint....Length and 3's. Of course Giannis is a once and a generation player....Always happy to see the Celtics lose...Hopefully they lose in Milwaukee in Game 5 and Kyrie can begin making plans to come back home (or to his dads home..Uptown Baby!!!!)

Pass Uptown....

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...Yeah, lets extend Frank to run the point Seriously, the only thing his 2 year stay in Boston revealed to me is that he ain't #1 guy. As the number 2 guy (to Durant #1), Kyrie can and has won a 'chip.

Kyrie has to take the blame for some of Bostons woes, but its not all on him. Tatum is not the same player he was last year; he's turned into an iso player and his numbers are way down. I think the press clipping from last year went to his head not mention his work out with Kobe. Hayward is a shell of himself and I think inserting him into the starting lineup stunted Browns growth. Had him playing selfishly at the start of the year as if he had something to prove. Rozier has been bad this year and Brad "Genius" Stephens has been exposed and is being out coached by Bud so far.

Say what you want but Kyrie is a closer and an elite lead guard in this league....I dont think Kyrie's heart was ever in Boston, plus being the #1 guy and looming Free agency has been a bit much, thus the snippy press conferences....I'd take him in a heart beat. Best guard since Clyde if we get him....Not even close.

Forget about Smith jr? Could be our answer at PG, and a good deal younger. We also have a shot at Morant.

From promising to re-up with Boston, to now. As good as Kyrie is, if he cant handle Boston and their emphasis on teamwork, not sure what makes you think he can handle NY? If Durant was the primary ball handler, if the offense ran through him, I would see your point about another alpha. Part of Tatum's slump has to do with less ball movement from the point. They play better as a team when Irving isnt dominating the ball.

Problem I have with this scenario is that KD/Kyrie looks a lot like KD/Westbrook. The only solution I see is Kyrie playing off the ball, so it isnt a repeat of OKC.

On a side note, still wouldn't be surprised if KD/Kyrie went to the Lakers instead of the Clippers. That big three with their young players, would be able to handle GS and Houston.

smackeddog wrote:I'm okay with Kyrie, if he's the one KD wants (they seem to have developed a good relationship), however I do wonder about what Perry said in that MSG 150 about only signing FAs who fit with what we're doing aand won't disrupt that--wonder if they surprise us by not trying to sign him

Recalling last year Celtics strategic postseason performance in a series (without Kyrie & Hayward) were 5 times more a threat to opponents than the 2018-19 season Celtics.
If Mills/Perry and (LMAO) pop-pop Fiz-Fiz had a B.Ball brain .. while all the rumor of Durant/Kyrie going around, I would go under the table to let Klay Thompson and Kawhi (camp) know the Knicks organization wants you two players more than Durant & Kyrie.
The Knicks receiving the 1st to 3rd draft pick would not matter if the Knicks were able to swing Klay & Kawhi into signing on in the offseason .. I believe all the Knicks 1st, 2nd, and 3rd season players would improve their performance to become winners throughout next season 82 games having 3 star vets in Klay, Kawhi, and resigning DJ as the starting center.

The Raptors beat the 76er's tonight 125 - 89 .. By changing their tactics to take full control of the game in the 2nd & 3rd qtr. playing team-defense to the final second of the game holding the 76ers team under 90 points .. Kenny Smith said this was Lowry's best career playoff game .. Lowry scored 19 pts off 5-9 fga, grabbed 6 rb, gave out 5 Dimes, 1 stl, 1 blk, and 3 turnovers in 34 minute of PT .. 13 year vet SMH
Raptors lead series 3-2

The Denver Nuggets beat the Blazers 124 - 98 .. holding the Blazers offense under 100 points tonight in Denver. The Blazers had no answer tonight against Denver Nuggets Dynamic 3 players in super-star Jokic's dynamic performance scoring 25 pts, 19 rb, 6 ast. plus Millsap's 2-Way hustle performance in the paint for 24 pts, 8 rb, 2 ast, 1 stl, and 2 blks, and having a speedy play-maker Murray changing the transition of the game to outscore the Blazers the first 3 qtrs to stretch the lead to 25 points plus score 18 pts, 5 rb, and 9 Dimes to give Denver the lead of the series 3-2