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@zo_demalia If I didn’t support Arsenal it would probably be Newcastle. Maybe Palace. City if you want a recognizable player and a chance at winning trophies every year

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@ToneGully Now “several teams” want him but he had no trade value in Atlanta? Anti Atlanta propaganda at its finest

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@_SPxCE_7 I was little when the nuggets & Cavs rebranded in 03. I remember thinking how amazing both were & how well it fit the new era w Bron & Melo. I thought every team getting new uniforms would be like that. Didn’t realize how much they nailed it back then

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@Thechat101 7’5 at the 3 is crazy. Doesn’t shoot well enough & is not quick enough to play 3. They need an actual PG & should’ve traded for Trae while they could’ve. Fact that they couldn’t run simple actions to get easy points w that cheat code on the floor in crunch time is embarrassing

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@Sixfever The options to stay together or get paid are still on the table for players, they just can’t do both.

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@Sixfever Lesser of 2 evils. It stops super teams through FA, created parity. It sucks in this case bc they drafted all except Shai, but there was a lot of losing & finagling of picks involved. SA is another similar story, but there will be fewer teams experiencing this w anti tanking

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@childers_g3593 @680TheFan Not necessarily disagreeing, but Strider didn’t have any legit secondary pitches when he broke out. His fastball was just electric & unhittable that any change of speeds was going to work. Though he doesn’t have the same FB, 20yo Didier is ahead of 22yo Strider in development

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@NotEvenWounded @travishend4577 @Nate_Tice Until the US women are knocked out of not even the top 10; knock them out of the top 5 & we can have this conversation. Spain, England, Germany, Sweden are far more technical than the US Women, yet they remain at the top because they have the biggest, strongest, fastest athletes

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@TheBHentel Aye he’s in 5th grade 😭 not saying he won’t be cold but let’s let him get to pre draft before we hype these kids up 😂

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@ScottKacsmar You give AI the equivalent of the Knicks roster, he’s beating the Lakers and probably wins multiple championships. Easily makes consecutive finals appearances in the Eastern conference. Think about best SGs—MJ, Kobe, Wade; AI was better than Wade he was just 5’11

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@Spizikemike @fashion_nfl It’s the logo. You can eliminate the helmet and the even from a distance you can tell which is the superior jersey. The old bird has a look that transcends sports (think NYY, Bulls, Raiders, Braves), whereas the current logo looks undoubtedly like a sports logo.

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@jordan23atl I think a lot of them are very young & have seen the hawks in the playoffs more often than not. Once you watch the game for a while you find out how rare it is to acquire a true superstar. Without one there’s no legitimate chance to win a title.

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@jordan23atl Building through the draft sounds great, and ppl will cite OKC & SA, but none of that works without Shai & Wemby. Once you get a go-to guy you can stack picks. Until then, f them picks

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@jordan23atl I agree for the most part, it’s just the money that’s outrageous. But there are no guarantees the hawks ever see a player of that caliber. Trae at his peak was probably top 15, but before him I didn’t see the hawks with a player like that in my lifetime.

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@KhelbeyKhan @TheDunkCentral @SurfJournalist That’s on yall then lmao. True fans of the game knew; JRich, 8 seed taking out the 1 seed Mavs. I wasn’t even old enough to see them, but I knew about Run TMC too. Bay Area isn’t all new fans either. They had that old arena going crazy before Steph

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@BronGotIt He didn’t have the chance to do it on his own. Once he emerged, Bron decided to go back. He never asked for Bron to be there. If he stayed healthy his first year in Boston they’d make it to the Finals. Who knows how that would’ve changed things

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@yElff_ Baseball and golf is harder because size and athleticism don’t give you an advantage. You know why US women’s soccer is still at the top? Because they have the biggest, strongest, fastest athletes, not because they have the best technical skill.

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@friarison @CasperOnChain The 48 & 11 he had on the road in game 1. Every team knew what the hawks were going to run after they played the Knicks and still nobody could stop Trae. Everything changed after he got hurt. 2 of the 3 of the L’s you mentioned, he played hurt.

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@Thechat101 Great takes from Shump. Not sure how he’ll do on a broadcast, but this is the stuff fans want to hear during the games. Not what Richard Jefferson is doing

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@olddirty_baroo They’re not here without Brunson, but they’re not here without OG either. He’s been the X factor the entire postseason. When Dyson had JB in handcuffs, OG was outplaying Jalen Johnson. Brunson has had better playoff performances, but OG has never been better.