I didnt even stay up to watch, just woke up and saw the score. Fuckin bums

Like i said, this is what Kawhi left Toronto for????

Objectively the Raptors were a 2nd round borderline east finals team, and the clippers wouldnt have made it to the 2nd round without Kawhi.

Nurse > Rivers
Ibaka > Whole Clippers Front Court
Lowry + VanFleet > Williams + Beverly
Siakam > George
Paul George is the 2nd best player on both rosters and I feel uncomfortable even putting him ahead of playoff Lowry.

Kawhi threw away a country and a title defense opportunity for "Home" bitch ass nigga. I'm glad he lost. Looks good on him. And the sweet Irony is that it's a team led by a Canadian Kid.

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Yea i also thought he should have stayed in the 6.

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My name is Ice, and I want to sincerely apologize to Matthew Stafford for all of the irrational, unfair, and quite frankly stupid comments I have made about him in the past. Stafford is elite. Stafford is clutch. Stafford is a winner. Stafford is, forever, a Super Bowl Champion. I know this now.

All this talk about how he's the terminator, and a cyborg, and a robot and shit.

But he's ass was so in his feelings about 'Home' that he couldnt stay in the 6 one more year to defend a fucking title, on a team that ONLY would have been BETTER. A Team that brought back literally the same team, minus Kawhi, but with a healthy OG Anunoby.

Talk about dropping the fucking ball. Fuck Kawhi man. Dumb nigga.

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so much for the battle of LA.

they wouldve got steamrolled and embarrassed by the Lakers. now with Golden State returning next season, with whoever they add with the #2 pick in the draft, Clips will be the 3rd best team in Cali.

I dont know about that. lets see what happens in the Lakers nuggets series first. Maybe they bounce out Lebron in 6.

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Plus if Giannis somehow winds up in the west, that could further shift the balance of power.

I'll tell you who needs to end up in the West is Ben Simmons. in Golden State. absolutely picture perfect fit and they have the necessary resources to get it done without compromising their present nucleus in the slightest. only issue would be if Philly is interested on going that route.

What kind of deal do you think gets that done?

hopefully just the #2 overall pick. and Andrew Wiggins becomes expendable if you get Simmons, and Philly can maybe throw in a decent bench player or a 2nd rd pick or whatever. but with the #2 pick and Wiggins, more than enough for a sensible deal. now i absolutely have not taken into account any finances here....

Aye. You need a fucking accounting degree to figure out NBA salary shit. But in terms of on court fit, it seems perfect. Simmons doesn't have to shoot (because he cant) but he won't have to. Facilitate that offense

Steph
Klay
Simmons
Draymond
*insert Center*

the possibilities are insane. having Simmons play point forward with Steph and Klay running all types of shit off the ball. you got Ben and Draymond who can guard 4 positions each. damn this needs to happen.

I;m not sure Philly is ready to give up on "the process" yet.

Boogie Cousins is still floating around.

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well its clearly not working in terms of getting over the hump. maybe they like the idea of rebooting a bit with Andrew Wiggins and LaMelo Ball.

They'll give it one more year. The injury bug bit them hard this year, and the coaching isn't up to par. One more full year, Elton Brand is getting axed.

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possibly,.but if you're Philly, will you get a better deal next year?? will you get a team willing to give up a #2 overall pick?? now im just assuming GS is willing to do it. and it depends on what Philly feels about the cream of the crop of this years draft.

And of course, the economics of it as well. It might well just be impossible for them to bring in the Simmons contract without shedding a big one of their own..which defeats the purpose.