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They would find it tougher for any team that comes out the East

Manutd19:
Warriors finally through to the next round.

Harden and the Rockets waiting......
Hopefully there wouldn't be excuses this time around.
Warriors lose a game, you hear ref ref ref....

Unless the Rockets and especially Harden play out of his mind the Rockets will have big problems in this series.

I think the Rockets got off easy against an offensively inept Jazz team and the only reason Harden is not getting more heat for his annual post-season brickfest is because there was an even worse Mason on the other side. I would legit lose my shit the next time I hear any pundit call James Harden the most unstoppable scorer in the game. He really is next to useless when his step back chucks aren't falling as he has no mid-range game, no post game and is not athletic enough to consistently finish in traffic like prime GOAT, Wade, Kobe, LeNomad,KD could

With that being said I can see the Rockets stealing Game 1 but will be suprised if Golden State don't end this in 6 max

Khanben:
And the giant's select with the 6th pick Daniel Jones . Giant's fans in ecstasy right now. The Mannings' dictating for the franchise lol

Lol they are stuck with Eli and the NFC cellar for the next 2 years at least. This dude would have still been available in the second round. And from all predictions thus far he's not even a top 3 QB in the draft. They could have used that pick on their defense

ReysonDrabek:
The thing is all of those "exciting" fights ended exactly how most expected them to. Usyk is one of the best skilled boxers in the world but hes around 6'2 - 6'3 and will be giving up a lot of size because the smallest among the top heavyweights is joshua who is 6'6, wilders i think 6'7 and fury is 6'9. He said he'll eat a lot of spaghetti lol but i dont think that will be enough, a cruiserweight to heavyweight move is not an easy task. Takam is not the best person to prepare you for these guys but its a good start. He beats takam easily. I guess we'll see what happens. Very good point about Usyk, i absolutely forgot about him but i am cautiously optimistic.

Well a fight can be exciting and still end as you expect. Like Ortiz vs Wilder, Red Viper vs The Mountain, Clippers vs Warriors

I see Usyk like an Evander Holyfield somewhat. He would do just fine but probably struggle vs the truly elite like Holyfield did with Bowe and Lewis. The drop in power might mean fights drag longer than necessary, as was the case with Holyfield

ReysonDrabek:
I see canelo via stoppage in the later rounds. Even if it goes to the scorecards we know hes already up by four rounds so its hard to see past a canelo win. Not overlooking jacobs i know he gave GGG a tough fight, maybe even won but canelos looking more dangerous than ever these days. Was going to ask you about the Rungvisai fight but i know you probably wont watch that one.

This is also possible. Jacobs has a strong chin but Canelo hits hard AF. I don't think Jacobs beat GGG. A younger GGG probably knocks out Jacobs in that fight anyway. Canelo is in his prime so I agree a KO is a possibility

I heard about Rungvisai catching the L today but don't really follow the small guys tbvh.

Killrhymz:
Arizona Cardinals used their No. 1 pick of the 2019 NFL draft to pick quarterback kyler Murray of the Oklahoma sooners. He was also drafted in the 2018 MLB draft as the 9th pick by the Oakland A's but he declined.

Pink pinstripes. This is one bold ninja

Steph and Klay dropping 14pts combined midway through the 3rd quarter in a series clincher. Smh

raumdeuter:
Ulli is a problem, he is always fiercely loyal to ex-players which can be a bad thing as in this situation

He keeps repeating that he regretted sacking Jupp in 1991 and he doesn't want to repeat the mistake again

Kovac is an error and needs to be changed, He doesn't have what it takes to coach a top team. Our matches, we have no clearly defined manner of attack, everything is just chaotic and most times our superior talents prevail

I've always wondered. Who has the final say regarding personnel between Kalle and Uli

I can stomach the bad results if I felt we were playing with a coherent pattern and some form of identity. All I see is a coach leveraging on superior talent at league level as you said.

Look at Frankfurt since he left and compare to how they play now, the difference is night and day. Go and see their Europa game against Benfica where they outplayed them even in the 4-2 first leg loss thanks to an early red card. I was supremely confident they would overturn the deficit in the second leg I staked on it.

The Pepe rumors are heating, maybe he can be our Sadio Mane and come to replace Robben. He's a direct no time for Shakushaku nigga

ReysonDrabek:
The heavyweight division is bad, like really bad. Outside the top 3 you have ortiz and dilian whyte who have both already been beaten by the top three, the rest are tomato cans. Then the fact that bar maybe Daniel Dubois there are no prospects in that division. And somehow the top three keep screwing the fans over. As for ortiz, i guess hes as dumb as he looks. I've given up on the heavyweight division.

BTW looking ahead to Canelo-Jacobs, who do you got?

For a bit it looked promising, Whyte, Parker, Povetkin, Pulev etc in the second tier. Don't know how it all went to shyte.

To be fair most of the heavyweight fights recently have been really good. The Chisora vs Whyte fight and the Whyte vs Parker fight was all out war.

I have my eye on Usyk and looking forward to see how he holds against Takam

Hard to see beyond a Canelo win. Canelo's chin is forged from granite so I don't know if Jacobs has enough power to score a decisive victory that would negate Champions advantage

birdman:
If you achieve all this man has and influenced so many people, and then die of natural causes at a ripe old age, my guy this is not terrible news. Sad, yeah. Not terrible though.
Maybe Ive seen too many passings recently and it has altered how I see it.

For sure, he will be missed, especially by Celtic nation. RIP

You make a good point tbh. Plus it seems he died peacefully

birdman:
Spurs have the experience, this will be huge in a tension filled game 7. Denver has a lot of underachievers though, namely milsap and barton imo. Those guys are due a breakout game

That Barton is a wasteman. He's been awful for most of the series. Game 6 was the nadir

ReysonDrabek:
Yeah thats pretty strange. Theyre saying PBC promised him a wilder rematch but that makes no sense whatsoever. Thats not enough reason to reject 7 mil especially since he only made half a mil vs wilder the first time and would still make less than 7 mil for the rematch. Really weird.


Thats if the reports are true. Match room have been known to bend the truth every once in a while.

Why would he fight Wilder again? I heard he was offered $5m then they upped it to $7m

Ortiz is probably the only credible US opponent available hence their leverage but the word is Ortiz's camp are holding for $10mil which is madness if true. While Hearn is notorious for offering low offers, at some point you have to make the trade off. Do you want what would still be the biggest payday of your career or do you want to overplay your hand

@ReysonDrabek
Your boy King Kong really turning down $7m for a chance to fight AJ? Lol. He's either mid-juicing or scared

afrodoc2:
Lol honestly speaking he was in the conversation this season, just that Mane and Sterling were on fire.
If you remove those 2 the subs would be Salah and Hazard.

Well you definitely can't take out Sterling, so if you took out Mane then Salah is the next option

airmark:
Using question to answer such question is a dumb thing to do.

What kind of stupid question are you asking me to start with? All the times I bash Hidden Shakushaku what has been the cane I usually use?

Chelseafan1:
Why is it so hard for you to state?

What wins games? You know what I'm about so I dunno why you're asking me this question

afrodoc2:
Salah didn’t make the list sef so it is a moot point.

Hazard was good this season but Mane and Sterling were better than him, so there is no space for him in the 4-3-3.

On what basis should Hazard make TOTY? Never mind suggesting he did better than Salah. Can't believe this is even an argument

It's called TOTY not Dancing with the Stars for a reason

airmark:
What do you use to rate attackers?

What do you think?

Only Chelsea fans can compare Hidden Shakushaku to Mo Salah this season. Smh

Roland17:
I have raved about J. Havlicek on this thread before. He was our M. Smart before today's Smart on the defensive end. Dude was a very intelligent defender and a great 2-way player. He will forever bleed green in our hearts.

RIP John Havlicek

Wow. This is terrible news

May he RIP

Lol this nigga must be on Nairaland. Dropped quick 5 pts as I slandered

DeRozan gon DeRozan.

In an elimination game this guy is deadass shooting 1/4 at home. Lol! I thought the Raptors did him greasy and was rooting for him but for a player at his position to not even try to shoot the 3, any team hoping to win anything with him will probably sleep there.

Roland17:
As much as I like Tarasenko, I am never to going to pick the Blues because they are conference rivals to my Blackhawks, but they play really hard and are one of the best defensive teams in the league.

Their goaltending is solid and their offensive linemen from first to the third is at par with that of the Sharks.

The Sharks are the deepest team in the West but I suspect their goaltending might Amaka them at last which was why I leaned towards the Blues

Roland17:
Absolutely!!! Infact, home ice means nothing in the NHL. The Caps were up 2 and before knew it the Hurricanes scored 5. The lightning who won the presidents cup were swept by the Jackets whom I am tipping to go all the way. I love the NHL playoff because there are no assurances. You better come out aggressive, else you are getting schooled.

Even the 3-1 lead that is seemingly unassailable gets frequently overturned like we saw with the Knights and the Sharks. Winning the President's Cup is almost the kiss of death. I think the Blackhawks and Red Wings are the only two teams in 20 years who have won that and won the Cup

After this first round I find it really difficult to predict a certain team winning it all. The teams are ridiculously evenly matched. However I'd go for a Bruins vs Blues Stanley Cup Finals

Khanben:
Sorry, the NHL playoffs are not more competitive, it's just that the format allows for surprise results. The NBA is the only sport where the championship rounds ensures that only the best team goes through because said team has to win 4 times.
In the NFL, NHL and UCL to name a few competitions, the 1or 2 game knockout nature allows for the underdog or the inferior team to sometimes shock the better team.
PS: If the NBA playoffs was a 1 game series, this year alone the nets and magic would have qualified beating out better teams like the sixers and raptors

I extremely disagree. This year the top two teams with the best regular season got bounced in the first round. One of them got swept

By the way the NHL playoffs is a best of 7 not a 1 or 2 game knockout. And in this season's playoffs we had 3 Game 7's in the first round!!! if you follow the NHL you will know the parity is way higher than in the NBA

What you would have said is that the sheer nature of the NBA and how one or two players can influence the game at a higher level than either NHL or NFL is why there is a bit of a wider gulf between the haves and have nots

sephia:
How many chances will Chelsea need to make top 4? If they finally miss it which I'm sure they would, Sarri should be sacked even if we win the Europa.

Chelsea has no squad, a total clear out is necessary. Kepa, Kante are the only players that should stay. Hazard should move to Madrid, he has tried. Not easy playing with mediocre team mates year in, year out.

Sarriball has frustrated BlueDiva out of hiding

raumdeuter:
The best option right there is to sell both of them and buy Deligt in addition to Hernandez but that doesnt look likely.

It looks like Kovac will still be our coach for next season, That is a depressing thought

The thought process of this our board I'm not sure I understand. I heard Uli is the one backing Kovac to stay while Rummenigge is undecided on whether Kovac stays or goes.

For me Kovac just sounds like a small club manager with small club mentality. Everything is so chaotic and I still can't place an identity on what his footballing philosophy really is. This is the number one reason why I want him gone because no matter what he wins in Germany he will always be sussed out in Europe

While we're at it and for the umpteenth time, there is need to splurge on a bonafide goalscoring forward not developmental projects like Davies, Coman type. The disparity between Lewandowski's production and the second best Gnabry is just too wide for any team trying to compete with the big boys

sleekdot:
Hummels last night

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Maybe we can sell him and Boateng and complete the money for De Ligt. People were up in arms about Löw leaving them out of his squad but at the moment it looks like the only thing Löw has gotten right recently. It still blows my mind, these guys are just 31

@Roland17
Did you see that all the wildcard teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs advanced ahead of the #1 and #2 seeds in the East and West? The NHL playoffs are far more competitive than the NBA playoffs

chic2pimp:
There is nothing wrong with this Warriors team
They only thing they are guilty of is looking too far ahead and not focusing on the task in hand I fully expect them to Blow the clippers out on Friday and go on to win the Chip. Ofcourse they'll be setbacks along the way but no way are they not winning it all.

My point exactly. They are already talking about the next round when the job of the first round has not been done. They would never do this last year or the year before, they would not blow a 31pt lead (not with Durant at least) the year before and they wouldn't lose so many home games either.

ATBE the Warriors should win but they are far from invincible, Houston showed that last year. I don't expect them to this year because Harden is still looking like a poor man's Regular season Peyton Manning to me. However I believe whoever gets out the East could give them problems

Something just isn't right with this Warriors team. We would be talking about a series lead for the Clippers by now if they didn't absolutely faceplant at home.

And if they somehow manage to blow this 3-1 again, on God this would actually be worse than 2016

I no go lie for you, you guys are going to be in European wilderness for a long time.

birdman:
This is what I was trying to say when I compared Lillards accuracy to Curry. He is not the best lights out shooter, but boy, he is dangerously consistent on those parking lot 3s.

All the curry lovers that were attacking me eruditor pointguardusa see what i mean?

Steph Curry has the edge but as we have seen from Dame he can also go off on any given night. The margin between them is minimal