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Series Thread: 1) Phoenix Suns vs 8) New Orleans Pelicans

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Pels keep playing like this + Book out a couple games…watch out
 

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Pels keep playing like this + Book out a couple games…watch out

Yup. You gotta be concerned right now if you're a Suns fan. They should still win this series, but it will probably now be more of a challenge.
 

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Still only 24, so he could very well reach the elite level in the coming years. I think he was compared to Durant when he was coming out of college. He's not as strong and he's not a great shooter like Durant, but there's no shame in not being as good as Durant.
 

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Still only 24, so he could very well reach the elite level in the coming years. I think he was compared to Durant when he was coming out of college. He's not as strong and he's not a great shooter like Durant, but there's no shame in not being as good as Durant.
Reminds me of him too, the lite version. Super tall and skinny and lanky, unblockable shot due to length, etc.
 

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Guys we gotta remember, no team is so superior that they're gonna just sweep teams. Suns are really good but not like legendary unbeatable good. So they don't sweep NO, and if Booker misses the rest of this series it could go 6.

Heat probably sweep Atlanta but they aren't going to just roll after that.

Not always a straight shot to a title
 

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Guys we gotta remember, no team is so superior that they're gonna just sweep teams. Suns are really good but not like legendary unbeatable good. So they don't sweep NO, and if Booker misses the rest of this series it could go 6.

Heat probably sweep Atlanta but they aren't going to just roll after that.

Not always a straight shot to a title

Yup. These guys are all pros, so nothing is ever really easy. And a team is not going to be firing on all cylinders every night. Plus, luck and random stuff always seems to be a factor.
 

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Yup. These guys are all pros, so nothing is ever really easy. And a team is not going to be firing on all cylinders every night. Plus, luck and random stuff always seems to be a factor.
The randomness of sports outcomes, especially in one game, is underappreciated. A lot of narratives are built around one shot going in or not (Ray Allen, Robert Horry, Kawhi vs the Sixers, etc)
 

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The randomness of sports outcomes, especially in one game, is underappreciated. A lot of narratives are built around one shot going in or not (Ray Allen, Robert Horry, Kawhi vs the Sixers, etc)

That Kawhi shot is still bouncing on a rim to this day.
 

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The randomness of sports outcomes, especially in one game, is underappreciated. A lot of narratives are built around one shot going in or not (Ray Allen, Robert Horry, Kawhi vs the Sixers, etc)

Poor Sacramento Kings. So many unlucky and unlikely things happened in that 2002 WCF.
 

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Can we please just have a damn playoffs that isn't affected by major injuries? Every damn year we're getting major stars going out
 
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