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This Madrid juju is not ordinary eye.

Reminds me of a tweet in 2022 of someone likely a Liverpool fan saying they will gegenpress Madrid to death

End of match they asked him can you gegenpress juju

And I remember going into that final thinking no way Madrid wins surely this time Liverpool healthy no Ramos, Salah fit no Ororo. Whosai

Ellexy:
Lol

These leeches know they would be South Sudan status if Nigeria splits

Khanben:
Yes, the Timberwolves beat their off-season expectations by a mile, which is why their fans yesterday were so upbeat and were still chanting the team's name after the loss.
As for Edwards he has a lot to learn and improve especially his stamina/cardio, his attention to details on defence (he has a tendency to lose focus) and also as a playmaker.
The big advantage for him is that he his going to the Olympics and if he his smart he should spend that whole time picking the brains of LeBron, Steph and KD. If he does this it can cut his learning curve by a lot

His potential is infinite really. I don't think he's even touched his actual prime yet.

He's proven to be a pretty good passer of the ball especially in transition and even in the halfcourt

I will chalk the stamina and cardio thing up largely to inexperience though I've been hearing some things about his eating habits and how they're a bit dodgy. Though for all the tough talk he truly doesn't know what it entails to go on a title run. He's still running of vibes and that youthful exuberance

He might need to tone down on the brashness a little bit. Life tends to go out of it's way to humble the proud

One thing that's always gotten me curious. Why do Bronsexuals argue when we say the LEastern conference was weak and then still say he was the underdog in all those Finals. That math is not really matching

Secondly. You mean the phony goat in his athletic prime with the 3rd best SG of all time and another HOF Chris Bosh was the underdog against baby KD, Russ (23y.) and a 6th man Harden (22)

Even more egregious in 2014. Back 2 back Champions. With 3 HOFers vs an old Tim (38) and Manu (37 years) baby Kawhi (23)

Last year they told us with a straight face that he was underdog vs Ja Morant despite having superstar AD as teammate.

Me I've not seen that kin thing before oh. Where a superior player is always the underdog no matter the supporting cast he's surrounded by

Khanben:
With due respect to Magic he did it because he had an all-time great alongside him.
As for being disrespectful, it's an age thing, in society as a whole these kids in their early 20s and under don't just have the same automatic respect for their elders why do we think it would be different on the basketball court. personally, I have no problem with it. If you want the smoke that's on you to walk the walk.

That's fair, just saying he's one of the few that didn't have to take those lumps

I understand the Gen Z syndrome. Plus we've all been at that age where we felt invincible at various levels

Sometimes you think you want the smoke and when you inhale it you see that e be like this smoke pass me

Timberwolves were favored in this series but going into the season they were 11th. So how do they handle the expectations moving forward. Remember Tatum and Celtics when they got to the Finals in 2018 as the best young players. They were a cute story now it's all pressure, so Antman better learn humility especially if he doesn't win quickly

Roland17:
Absolutely. They have too many players on their roster that can’t create shots for themselves. Also, ANT man looked horrible throughout this series.

Antman showboating during the last seconds of the elimination game against the Nuggets really rubbed me off the wrong way. He also made it worse calling out Kyrie during this series but couldn’t match his words as Kyrie smoked him.

Hopefully, this experience will help him learn to keep his head down.

He was real disrespectful to Jokic. Completely soured on them and started rooting on their downfall after that.

A couple more playoff losses will certainly humble them and him some more cos I believe they will fall short next season again

In this league you can't skip steps. You have to go through that heartbreak, you can't escape it unless you're Magic and Duncan

donlittle25:
I they check here first before I check Google for scores.

I no wan get heart attack

You too dey fear.

So far say Lively go dey court. No cause for alarm. And I said it that contrary to what most people think it's easier to close games away than at home.

If Luka goes on to win it all he will join Olajuwon as the second team to win all 4 series on the road

Una no go give up ke?

Lively with the exclamation nail in coffin

Which kin were alagidi team be this. KAT just spamming empty calorie buckets

Ok now the lead isn't 29 again it's only 24

Shey these ones wan form coming back ni? It's cute sha. You're only down 27 points

Just pull them out now before you break the record for Conference Finals loss

Timberwolves should just pull out their starters for the 4th quarter let's see what Monte Morris, TJ Warren and Luka Garza can do.

I hope the Nuggets GM is watching this series and rightfully ashamed of himself

BlueMann:
I might just have to agree, cos that was very unnecessary

It's not even a close game which makes the foul even more annoying

He will tell you he's playing hard while down 20

That has to be an ejection. Would be if it were Draymond Green

BlueMann:
Oh dear. Lively writhes in pain after taking another shot to the head

There was no need for Naz Reid to drop his arm like that, he wasn't gonna block sh!t

It's deliberate at this point

A40:
Kyrie and Luka really shat the bed today. How they allowed KAT and Rudy to finish the game is abominable

They badly missed Lively as well. The rim protection was sorely missing

On the flipside I think the nerves also finally caught up with the Mavs. Now onto game 5 and contrary to what most people think, homecourt in the playoffs is not as big of an advantage as it's made out to be especially between elite competition

Won't be surprised if the Mavs are more locked in and close out in Game 5. Certain teams I remember like the Spurs growing up they loved to end series on the road. It's why they were such villains in their earlier title runs

Everything playing out exactly as I called it.

KAT will have to knee Lively in the head again ohh snap Reid just did for them to make a comeback on this one and I'm not even sure it would be enough

If Lively was healthy Game 4 this could have easily been a sweep

If you're the Mavs you put this team to the sword. Do not make the same mistake Nuggets made. No brakes no mercy. No look scoreboard or time left

Said it the other day that closing out a series on the road is much easier for good teams. You can tune out all the noise and just lock in and that home court advantage is not as important between equally matched teams as people like to think

Khanben:
The thing is the Mavs will take that match up all day long. That match up will not wear Luka down, yes Gobert might score but he won't tire him out

It's certainly easier on Luka's knees also means Gobert taking a lot of shots which in a way is good.

He's already taken 7 shots in a quarter. That's music to your ears that they're trying to run their offense through Rudy cos they think they can take advantage. Fewer shots for Antman, McDaniels and KAT

Roland17:
Finch has them searching out Luka for the switch that isolates him with Gobert deep under the rim.

Happened a lot in Game 4 as well. Kept wondering why I was seeing so much Luka guarding Gobert

Luka. Back to back treys. 20 points and the quarter isn't even through yet

Roland17:
Yup. This does nothing to his base as they are secure as always. I also think the Republican Party have shown they have no choice but to ride with him. I mean Nikki even said she would rather vote Trump.

It’s those undecided moderate voters that would once again decide this election, especially those in battle ground states. Biden and Democratic Party are at their weakest but this is a good point to weaponize against Trump when campaigns start.

Dems have made a critical error. Trump's donation site don crash.

Now they've made him a martyr. You have moderates that also see through this whole sham of a trial.

Biden has mostly been a failure and so this whole trial and the fact that most people feel it's political means the support for Trump is about to explode

Luka isn't here for games

Kyrie and Luka really shat the bed today. How they allowed KAT and Rudy to finish the game is abominable

They badly missed Lively as well. The rim protection was sorely missing

On the flipside I think the nerves also finally caught up with the Mavs. Now onto game 5 and contrary to what most people think, homecourt in the playoffs is not as big of an advantage as it's made out to be especially between elite competition

Won't be surprised if the Mavs are more locked in and close out in Game 5. Certain teams I remember like the Spurs growing up they loved to end series on the road. It's why they were such villains in their earlier title runs

Fouled out KAT but the damage already been done.

Had no business not attacking the two trees and forcing them to foul you

KAT and Rudy are on 5 fouls and these guys are not aggressively attacking the rim

KAT having another disasterclass yet again.

What do you do with him if you're Minny cos at 29 this is who he is.

In an elimination game he has as many fouls as shots

Anyway they're all in foul trouble at this point

Khanben:
Playoff games are so funny. Exum of all people with 5pts to cut the lead down to 3

I think the depth of the Mavs have been grossly underrated.

Exum is a decent player. Good to see him recover from that German suplex Yabusele gave him in the Euroleague

They just have 3-4 guys that just play off Luka and Kyrie and thrive. They can dribble, they can catch and shoot. They have some size (Hardy, Green and suddenly Exum)

Mavs just toying with these boys at this point. Tie game

Antman emptying the clip.

The Mavs have started horrendously. Closeout games are always the hardest

Mavs are really lucky they're only down 7 rn

Khanben:
That's why they like the run and gun offense. You put them consistently in half court situations and their execution falters

Yup. 3 of the final 4 games their execution was comical

They were never winning the series but it really could have been a tied series