Competitive non-contender is a tough position to get out of.
Trade pascal and get assets, picks and cap space. Let's build towards being good in 25 and great in 26.
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Thunder and Clippers has been an entertaining game so far.
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Top 10 PG13 game? He was awesome!
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Unstoppable down the stretch. The game was really close, I think within 2, and then the Clippers went on that run to put it away. I believe he scored 13 points in a row for them.
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I've never understood why he isn't a more impactful player. He seems like exactly the kind of player you'd build in a lab for the modern NBA, but something's missing.
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That three headed monster the Clips have is really something when they are all playing and on their game. We will see if they can keep it up for the whole season and playoffs without wearing down or injury.
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I certainly don't have to tell you how awesome a healthy Kawhi is. If he gets them a title, he's going to have the weirdest legacy of all time.
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I wouldn't mind if Kawhi won another title but part of me hopes he doesn't out of spite because I think they would have won at least one more if he stayed in Toronto and kept the core together. Especially with Pascal arriving at that time. But it did not occur so the Lakers can enjoy their bubble title. Fits nicely with their in-season tournament title and the Dodgers fake WS victory the covid season too. Add in the Rams mortgaging their future to win a SB at Sofi and you pretty much get the entire essence of LA.
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I didn't realize you were a bubble asterisk guy. I usually root for the Lakers to lose (and I was during the bubble finals), but I think keeping the team focused in the bubble was really impressive. There's a reason Miami beat everyone in the East and LeBron beat everyone in the West under those conditions.