Even more impressive is that they have done it with being beat up by injuries. Luckily they had Landale chilling on the bench and he has been great for them since Sengun went down.
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framer
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He was really damn special for us that 1 seed year until his Hammy got him.
Diaper soft schedule
That season of injury frustration.
Bogie's shooting hand
Mike's hammy
Most crucial: Donovan getting his ankle messed up a few weeks before playoffs because Sumner of Indiana leg-swept his foot as he landed.
Or maybe I'm co-mingling seasons........
Udidthizz
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And Jordan pushed off!
Jaanipoeg
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Definitely has been an easier stretch, but still @Phoenix, @Sacramento, Cleveland ain't bad.
More impressed that the Warriors can have the largest payroll in the league, a pretty healthy season, and not even make an expanded 10-team play-in.
I've mentioned this before, but I think OKC should have added a big body defender/rebounder to their roster as opposed to Hayward. Last night they were sending help on Valanciunas since they don't have anybody, weight wise, that can handle him. I don't think that bodes well for playing Denver and Jokic in the playoffs if they get that far.
Hayward continues to look out of place on that roster. Last night he was the only negative +/- player at -19 while putting up zeros across the counting stats.
Hayward continues to look out of place on that roster. Last night he was the only negative +/- player at -19 while putting up zeros across the counting stats.
Peter_Mentor
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I disagree. I rather see them accepting their weaknesses and relying on their strengths. Sure, every now and then they lose a close game due to a poor rebounding.
Last night they had zero reasons to change their game plan against JV. Jokic will be a problem, but I don't think they can keep up with Denver this season anyway (even if they have done pretty well in RS). In a year or two they will be a serious contender with their current identity.
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Phoenix is going to be a team to watch. They are paying a bunch of tax and if they do extend Allen it will get in the GS territory for tax. If we want to move up I think both late picks or one late pick and assuming Naz Littles salary is a pretty easy yes from Phoenix. They likely end up in the 18/19 spot this year.
They wouldn't necessarily need to change who they are by adding someone who could be a situational rotation player. The playoffs are a different game than the regular season, it only makes sense to have as many tools in your toolbox as possible when playing a whole series against a specific team.
Also, I think they are good enough to make a serious run now, and in general I don't think teams should wait to make their teams better, especially when they have as many assets as OKC does. Rebounding is their glaring weakness, and I think it will become a problem in the post season where extra possessions are even more valuable. They are currently 28th in the league in rebounding %, so they really have a long way to go.
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With two cheap building blocks they missed a chance here. The have two more years before the cap comes to get them but still... windows don't stay open forever and have a key injury in one of those years and you'll feel pretty silly you decided to be uber-patient.
Exactly. they are set up extremely well, probably better than any team I can think of outside of the GSW dynasty team. You just never know what is going to happen.