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They are good and have some really important parts of the equation. I think people don’t understand that Ayton is not just a guy who gets some points and rebounds... he’s actually gotten a ton better. They have great defenders on the wing and if Booker plays well in the playoffs and CP stays healthy they will give a few teams a run for their money.
The way Curry is playing, it almost feels like there are 8 legitimate contenders in the West playoffs. We know what Dame can do in the postseason, there is no way anyone rules out the LA teams, you don't take easily on Luka and company, Suns and Jazz have obviously shown they will be tough to beat. I seriously doubt there will be any sweeps, gentleman's sweep or not.
Eh.
I think Phoenix matches up annoyingly well with us, but I also think they're punching above their weight standings wise. They've had pristine health where nobody else has - I think they'd be comfortably behind the Clippers and Nuggets if they had to deal with the average level of injuries as other teams.
I think Phoenix matches up annoyingly well with us, but I also think they're punching above their weight standings wise. They've had pristine health where nobody else has - I think they'd be comfortably behind the Clippers and Nuggets if they had to deal with the average level of injuries as other teams.
I agree they've been great in the playoffs. I just don't trust a first year playoff team and CP3 in the playoffs. Plus I think they are pushing really hard and are starting to look worn out at a bad time. I wouldn't pick them against a healthy Lakers team. But, we shall see how they do.
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You also have to add how they matchup with us. It’s not good on our end.
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I don't think Portland or Dallas are contenders
I also don't think the warriors are contenders but Steph can be the best player in the entire nba for long stretches and that does make them a dark horse
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Suns verse jazz would be an epic series. I think we would prevail after 7 hard fought games with a few overtimes involved
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Yeah, kinda agree. But it's not like they are pushovers either. Dame carried Blazers to the West finals just two years ago.
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We only want Suns vs Jazz in the Western Conference Finals so I can cheer for whoever makes it to the Finals (Although I dislike CP3 a lot, I do like the Suns organization) and it's not the Clippers or the Lakers.
I'd like those odds too, but that's not the actual situation.
Suns are two games behind. Plus they have the tiebreaker. We can only lose one more game than them and stay the #1 seed, not three as you seem to imply.
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For the record, censoring the a-word only makes sentences like this one seem a lot more crass. Fill in that blank.
Versus.
vs. = "versus" not "verse"
It also is NOT a verb. You can't "verse" someone. So this is wrong:
"I sure hope we verse Portland."
Or
"I hope the LA teams end up versing each other."
These are wrong and need to be eradicated.
In both of these cases the word one should use is "play" in place of "verse". Verse is never used as a verb.
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Verse can be used as a verb, though I don't think it is common.
In the case of being used as a form of versus, I have seen it used in video game competitions so we may see it in one of the new dictionaries that try to be hip.
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Verse is officially a verb in at least four senses, but none of them appear to be a denominalization of “versus”.
It might represent a subcultural usage, tho. Which means it may end up in the OED eventually.
It might represent a subcultural usage, tho. Which means it may end up in the OED eventually.
not the matchup I would want. In 3 games we haven't stayed with their guards yet.
They are using it incorrectly. It's not a regular or accepted usage. It might become so, and if so that's sad, because it's representative of the dumbing down of America. People use it that way because they don't know what the word "versus" means or where it comes from. Soon that ignorance breeds further ignorance in modifying the word and using it in place of "play" in that context. They should be saying "this guy will play that guy" but they say "this guy will verse that guy" because they write "guy 1 vs. guy 2" on the bill for the competition and they don't know what the "vs." actually means.
Yes languages change this way, absolutely. Still a pet peeve of mine, and it is born of ignorance. So I correct it whenever I can.
I don't think the Suns would get past the Clippers.