21isSuperman

Great read. I really liked this line

Doesn't the outstanding winning streak also prove that this team can string wins together and be competitive?

If the Pacers can sign D'lo or Tobias and Kawhi goes to LA, the Eastern conference could be Indy's for the taking Milwaukee is still talented, but lost a great player in Brogdon and Giannis needs to learn how to shoot, since we saw the Raptors exploit that last year. Raptors are the defending champs, but depends on what Kawhi does Nets won't have Durant next year and could be beatable Celtics lost a lot this offseason; they'll be good, but beatable Philly remains a good team, but beatable

Jimmy Butler, Kawhi, D'lo, and Tobias Harris are all still available too. I have a hard time seeing Kawhi or Butler in Indy, but D'lo or Tobias would be unreal after what the Pacers have done already

Don't like to see first round picks being traded, but it will likely be a late first round pick (20th or later) and you could easily make the case that Brogdon is worth it. Pritchard is being aggressive and making some moves. This should be a really fun team to watch when Oladipo gets back, especially in the wide open East.

Even if that happens, there are 31 other teams in the NFL and someone will pay big money. If Mahomes wants $40 mil a year and the Chiefs refuse to give it to him, there's no chance he goes unsigned by all other teams. Some team will find a way to pay him the money.

I'm obviously biased, but I would like to see Kawhi re-sign in Toronto and then the Raps make a trade for Anthony Davis. I'd also love to see Anthony Davis in Indy alongside Oladipo, but I can't see that happening.

I've thought about this and I think that's just a consequence of how they built their team. When you have to pay so many stars big money, you don't have the money for a deep roster. The consequence is that you don't have cap room to sign depth. So in the event your players get injured, you don't have the bench to keep up. You see it all the time in all the sports. I don't think the Warriors can use injuries as an excuse. Every team faces injuries at various points during the season; the key to sustained winning is having a deep roster with talent that can step up, which is much more difficult to do with a top-heavy roster like the Warriors have

I don't think there's any chance Draymond gets 17-20 points. I think there's a better chance he gets a technical and gets suspended for game 7 (if it goes that far) than of him getting 17-20. Curry and Klay can go off at any time, but Toronto's defense should be much better. They made a lot of sloppy errors in game 5. The combination of Kawhi, Siakam, Danny Green, Van Vleet, and even Lowry can be enough of a defensive counter to Curry and Klay. Yeah, it's complete speculation on my part. I do blame them for rushing him, though. A popped Achilles could have severe long-lasting effects and could affect him for the rest of his career. The Warriors risked the long term health of one of the greatest players the world has ever seen out of desperation.

I feel like he was pushed into playing. I don't think he was fully cleared, but I think he was kinda pushed into playing by the doctors/coaches/whoever else. They said they weren't concerned about long term injury, but we saw how that turned out.

Disagree with you here. A 6 point lead with less than 3 mins is nothing in today's NBA, especially when you're playing 2 of the greatest shooters of all time. No reason for the Raps to have felt it was in the bag at that point. I have no idea why Nurse called a timeout there and killed their momentum. I don't see the Warriors winning game 6. No KD, so their offense has to come from 2 guys since no one else can score. Boogie can barely jump. Raps also had some uncharacteristically poor performances in game 5 (Siakam and Danny Green were both 0/4 from 3, Kawhi had several turnovers and had a very average game until the 4th quarter), and I don't see those poor performances repeating. The Warriors also had KD to give them a huge boost and he won't be back for game 6, and Iguodala and Draymond were making 3s, which doesn't happen often. Too many things went the right way for the Warriors and the wrong way for the Raps, but the game was still close. It would have been nice to see the Raps win it at home, but I definitely think they can win game 6.

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I love everything about this. Another great piece by the Colts media team, who have been on absolute fire in the last few months. As for Cain, I love seeing how hard he works and what kind of attitude he has. They say it takes 18-24 months to fully recover from an ACL tear, so I think we should temper expectations. But with how hard he's working, I'm excited to see him return to the field. Also love how much this Colts organization is like a big family. Trainers and players and coaches all get along so well and everyone has such good chemistry. They've built a really strong culture there.

Agree with you on the guys drafted that year, and even the undrafted rookies, who get caught in the middle. However, let's not lose sight of the big picture. Most of these guys would be making 6 figures a year, even after taxes. That's significantly more than what most people in America make. I feel worse for the stadium employees who get minimum wage than the athletes who make 6 figures a year. These guys need only to manage their money decently and they'll be just fine without football for a year, if it does come to that. Agreed. I just feel like the NFLPA, or specifically DeMaurice Smith, is more determined on refusing anything the league/owners say and is very difficult to work with. I certainly hope it doesn't come to a work stoppage, but I will have 0 sympathy for the players or owners if it does come to that.

Respectfully, I disagree. Mr. Irrelevant's contract last year was $2.48 mil over 4 years with a $69K signing bonus. Even without exceptional financial decisions, that's plenty of money for them if the entire season is lost. At the end of the day, the fans and stadium employees get the short end of the stick. I have 0 sympathy for the league or for the players in this case. I also think that for all the criticism that he gets, Goodell is much more flexible than DeMaurice Smith, who seems very reluctant to compromise on anything. All this must be music to Vince McMahon's ears.