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Is anyone else hoping for as many Curry, Klay, Poole, Green lineup minutes as possible next year?

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Lol Jeff Teague minutes

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OT: but i guess DET is open for business w the #1 pick?!

Would Wiseman, 7th, 14th, future pick be enough? Does Jordan Poole sweeten the pot for them? I suppose if NO or OKC coveted Cade enough, they could come up w a better package...NO having the edge w offering Ingram

But just picturing a small ball death squad of Steph Klay Cade Wigs Dray would just be tantalizing

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Can't blame Bud too much for this one (maybe a few less Teague minutes though). Suns out-executed the Bucks. I think it'll be 2-2 and Game 5 will be for the series but a lot of it depends on how Giannis holds up this series.

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Conninghton is an anchor dragging the Bucks down

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Jul 9, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Another thing after watching the Suns - having 4 shooters out there is really really good for a team. The Mavs, Clippers, Jazz (they lost because of defense) and the Suns (to a lesser extent) have shown how incredible heliocentric offensive systems with shooters could be. Yes, the offense is predictable but does it really matter if it works?

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Holiday and Middleton are a combined 5-24 from the field. The Suns are 11-24 on 3s.

I get game-to-game variance, but I really don't recall 2 star players who fluctuate so wildly in terms of offensive performance.

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Jul 9, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Random thought: Dwight Howard for the vet min next year. Could give you 15 min a game with decent defense and help mentor Wiseman. Had a .610 ts last year for what that's worth. If they can't get Chriss and don't end up getting Love or another center in FA or by trade.

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Jul 9, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

These finals are so hard to watch lol

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Giannis would be the best defensive #1, offensive #2 player archetype (like KG). If only he had a good offensive #1.

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Jul 9, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Looks like the Warriors are addressing all but their two most glaring issues from last season: Decision making on lineups (reportedly used to be Mike Brown’s purview,) and front office player acquisition decision making that led to prioritizing alternate player attributes than what made the Warriors elite for the last decade.

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Jul 8, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

https://nbathlete.com/bsparq-hall-of-fame/ only did a quick scan, but interesting how little correlation there seems to be between elite athleticism and elite basketball results. Something to think about before getting too worked up about Keon Johnson and missing out on Scottie Barnes

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Jul 8, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs, Daniel Hardee

Hiring good people is always good. I'm especially excited by the Raptors guy as they have probably one of the 2-3 best developmental pipelines in the league.

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Jul 8, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs, Daniel Hardee

OT but the Warriors are gonna win the 2022 nba finals

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Jul 8, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

All the hires sound exciting! Also makes me more excited about our draftees, and all the young members of the dubs. Every time I've been getting excited by the players that are available I go watch scouting report videos of Jacob Evans to temper myself -- granted so far the candidates look better (usually more athletic, longer, or more polished), but it is still a good reality check, given how many promising draftees still bust.

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Jul 8, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

I remember reading in a comment here that Kispert had extremely high athleticism score in combine, but I can't find that online. Can I get some verification of that (links etc.) or at the very least confirmation that I'm not misremembering.

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