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The Lakers were never winning a title because their roster was the problem, not coaching.

I still think that the roster is the problem that they just don't have enough guys. And the Nuggets were a better basketball team no matter how many minutes the Lakers led. Execution and being able to win games late is what makes the team better... They were a good team. They were never a great team.

The Lakers were eliminated 4-1 by the Nuggets and fired Darvin Ham shortly after, confirming the 'failed season' part, though the root cause (roster vs coach) remains a debate.

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May 1, 2024
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Tyrese Maxey saved his legacy and had a double legacy game in Game 5 against the Knicks.

Tyrese Maxey basically saved. Did Tyrese Maxey save his legacy while also a legacy game for [Embiid]? It was a double legacy game.

This is subjective praise for a performance, but Maxey did score 7 points in the final 25 seconds of regulation to force OT, which is objectively a 'legacy' type moment.
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May 1, 2024
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The Knicks/76ers Game 5 defense by Nicolas Batum on Jalen Brunson was game-defining.

Shout out to your guy [Batum] with incredible, incredible defense. Both at the end of regulation and the end of OT being able to stay with Jalen Brunson as he drive to the, to the hoop. And he had two huge, I think the first one was a block... those were, those were game defining plays.

Most analysts agreed Batum's block and contest on Brunson were the pivotal defensive plays of the win.
Loss
May 1, 2024
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The Bucks are alive in their series against the Pacers and could win if they force a Game 7.

The bucks are alive. For sure. And what happened in the last game was they just had everybody get hurt or ejected from the game... I don't think that they're like, they probably won't be favored to win this series, even with Giannis coming back. But if they can get it to a game seven, then yes [they can win].

The Bucks lost the series in Game 6, so they never reached Game 7.

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The Brewers' pressure created their 'lucky' breaks

That's not luck. That's just the Brewers and what they did to you mentally, where it's like you have to be perfect and almost made teams just become a worse version of themselves because of what the Brewers were doing to them.

This is an evaluative baseball argument rather than a claim with one definitive result.
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The Bears are building around Jeffrey Simmons correctly

Jeffrey Simmons is an absolute game wrecker. Top three at his position, changes everyone around him. The Bears had a weakness in their defense, especially run defense. They made it a strength.

The assessment of Simmons' impact and positional ranking is partly subjective and will depend on his Chicago performance.
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Jeffrey Simmons makes the Bears Super Bowl contenders

I thought they could win the Super Bowl before Jeffrey Simmons. Now I really do.

The 2026 NFL season and Super Bowl outcome have not yet been resolved from the episode date.