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HankHank

The winner of the Celtics vs. Sixers series will go to the NBA Finals

Obviously now I would say whoever wins the Sixers-Celtics series is going to go to the finals. But the whole time I was like with the Celtics, they're gonna smoke whoever wins [Heat-Knicks] series.

The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals.

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May 8, 2023
#903
Big CatBig Cat

If James Harden scores more than 30 points in a playoff game, you should sit him the next game

I'm a big believer and if James Harden scores more than 30 points in a playoff game, you should sit him the next game. Give him a nice little sit and then it's back to Philly. I'm sure that James Harden will be great in game seven like he always is.

Harden followed a 42-point Game 4 with 17 points in a Game 5 win, then struggled in Games 6 and 7. The take is satirically proven right by his inconsistency.
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May 8, 2023
#904
Big CatBig Cat

Jayson Tatum is better than Joel Embiid in the playoffs

[Jayson Tatum] is the best player on the court. He's better than Joel Embiid. I'm sorry, like in playoffs, Joel Embiid, he had a very good game, but the fourth quarter he looked like the most gassed person in the world.

Tatum outplayed Embiid in Game 7 of this series to advance, supporting the claim for this specific postseason.
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May 8, 2023
#23022
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Players should not be allowed to take a charge if they are covering their genitals

You should not be allowed to take a charge if you're covering your nuts... How can you play defense if you're covering up your balls? You can't make a play on the ball if your hands are on your own balls.

This is a philosophical stance on basketball officiating rules.

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HankHank

Tom Brady helping Mike Macdonald prepare for the Patriots would be a huge slap in the face to the New England region.

That would be egregious if that was true. I don't believe it is true. But if it were, that would be unforgivable. Not unforgivable. That would be a, a blemish, a big blemish. Big time. It'd be a slap in the face of the whole region.

Subjective opinion on how a hypothetical rumor would be perceived.
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HankHank

Jayson Tatum is playing cute by claiming he found out about the Jaylen Brown trade on social media.

I'm sure he knew that he was on the trading block and he didn't know specifically when he got traded and he found out just like everyone else... all Brad Stevens, Jaylen Brown, they talked about how, you know, he was gonna be on the trading block and they were gonna try and move him. So I'm sure Jayson Tatum was also aware of that. But in terms of, he's probably playing a little, a little cutesy there where like no one specifically told him, 'Hey, this is the trade.' He found out like everyone else. But I'm sure he was not surprised and fully aware what the plan was.

Subjective interpretation of Tatum's PR framing.
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HankHank

The Celtics have another major move coming following the Jaylen Brown trade

There's something going on here. I I said it to Max on the boat yesterday. I was like, Jalen Brown was getting traded. I could, I could just feel it. I could feel it coming... I feel like the Paul George thing is, there's the, like, they might be doing another trade. There's another move coming.

The trade just happened in the fictional 2026 timeline provided; further moves are pending.