WMC 24-25: What To WMC About Now? PLAYOFF TIME!

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  1. Weezy

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    This is not defense. He literally grabs his arm and pulls him to him to try to steal the ball. At no level of basketball is this clean and not a foul. If OKC is allowed to play like this then no one is going to beat them.

     
    Weezy, Mar 13, 2026
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    in fairness, it looks like dort was basically intentionally fouling? was there one to give there or no?
     
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    He may have been once Prichard got by him at the end there, but before that, no, he was just playing football on the basketball court because the refs let him. He was absolutely trying to steal the ball and grabbing and pulling Prichard’s arms.
     
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    It’s kinda been ridiculous, the 9 game win streak was even more impressive considering

     
    Weezy, Mar 24, 2026
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    This just f****** sucks, it’s going to be like when we had to play the Spurs in 2013 and got swept playing Darius Morris minutes, only possibly worse

     
    Weezy, Apr 4, 2026
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    Well. If there ever was still an opportunity for LeBron to add to his resume… this would be it.

    And if he did, he’d be forever enshrined…
     
    ZenMaster, Apr 5, 2026
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    Big "If"

    But like you said his legacy would be even more enshrined
     
    LakeShowAZ, Apr 5, 2026
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    SH*T HAPPENED!!!

    :Bangbrick4:
     
    LTLakerFan, Apr 5, 2026
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    Man did the air ever get let out of this Season fast... !!
     
    LakerFanIam, Apr 7, 2026
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    when the lakers aren't serious contenders, i like to pick a team that i think *could* win it, and i would be happy for them if they did.

    this year, that team was detroit.
     
    abeer3, Apr 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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    They got exposed game1
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Apr 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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    i just hate that boston gets to cakewalk to the finals most years and await the battered winner of the west's gauntlet.

    boston's got the embiid-less sixers in round 1. they'll have the knicks in round 2, whom they own and who might be a 7 seed in the west, lol. the only team they don't have homecourt against just wet the bed against another team that should have been a top eastern conference team but wet the bed for the last two years, lol.
     
    abeer3, Apr 20, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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    Yeah, I'm pretty scared that Boston might win this year. They're 1-1 vs OKC with a +8 PD, and they won by 10 after Tatum came back. I think Boston would beat OKC in the Finals.

    All the more reason to root for San Antonio, if the Lakers go out. San Antonio is 2-0 vs Boston, including after Tatum came back (although Brown got ejected halfway through that game). Boston has no answer for Wemby, and San Antonio should beat them in the Finals.

    If Denver makes it through the West, they went 2-0 vs Boston (including a game where Jokic didn't even play), but they haven't faced them since Tatum came back.
     
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    i'm still pretty terrified that wemby can't make it through a full playoffs intact, leaving boston to once again play a depleted opponent.
     
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    Damn, McCollum tried to choke the game away, almost succeeded too :D
     
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