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Neil Olshey was not the guy who won with the Clippers, nobody’s ever won with the Clippers, yet we treated Olshey like he done, done it. The second round isn’t even second place, and for too many years we fêted Olshey as if he’d turned the corner
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The Pacers filled the team with final pieces: Domantas Sabonis, Malcolm Brogdon, Myles Turner, T.J. Warren, Caris LeVert, especially Chris Duarte. Killer fourth guys, maybe thirds, nobody that fills seats. This year’s model is cursed with rough “luck” in the clutch and an injury count bleaker than most,
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The concept is silly/awesome. Every current NBA team has a hole to fill, I find a player from their past who could improve things in spite of the setbacks inherent in temporal paradox. We don’t allow All-Stars in the time machine, either. THE CONTENDERS GOLDEN STATE The
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Plus five other timeline adjustments: McDyess, Iverson, Pippen, Marbury
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Remember when we spent the better part of a decade crediting Shaquille O’Neal with keeping his cool while opponents hacked with abandon, well yeah. LeBron James was done with the NBA’s regular season when he moved to Los Angeles, it’s the time change, games at 10:30
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Rights to the gym0:00/2001× (Never Too Much podcast: Beatles, this podcast is only about the Beatles, from Liverpool. Click ‘Listen in podcast app’ to subscribe!) If the Bulls switch arena naming rights, I’ll still call it ‘UC.’ And you’re fine to keep using the other brand
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Charlotte 106, Golden State 102 Clingy game, 25 lead changes, 14 ties, neither side was able to put the other at arm’s length. Seven was the largest advantage. Golden State would not hit in the fourth quarter, 6-22 and ohfer nine on threes in spite of myriad opportunities
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Indiana 111, Utah 100 Impressive win for the Pacers. Don’t care. Get to the fight: Turner and Gobert talked all evening, Turner was hot from outside yet unable to keep Rudy from his occasional Gobert lobber-ooo. And, yeah, Rudy Gobert pulling Turner down by his shorts is super
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BtB: NBA is suspended0:00/2001× (Never Too Much podcast: why I’m cool with everything.) Denver 113, Miami 96 Denver smacked the Heat around for three quarters and then there was the fight. Miami was angry because Denver smacked first.
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Robert Sarver is so replaceable0:00/2001× (Never Too Much podcast: Eastern Conference comes back just in time for Big Saturday.) So, Adam Silver, do you enjoy the fires? Do you think they’re going away? They’re not all gonna be Sterling. They’re not all gonna be too