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.8 seconds is more than Jordan should have had in game 1. Doc is stubborn mule. If he had tried to develop Reed and Bassey maybe they would be more playable now. It was evident Jordan stunk. But Doc only likes veterans. Would love to see that column of leagues best coaches and how Doc is considered a top one of all time

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What's Doc's approval rating in Philly at the moment?

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Just seeing your response now. Probably same as when you commented. Lots are frustrated with lack of developing young players. After game 5 last night , I feel particularly jealous of the heat culture. Not sure how this team continues to lay goose eggs in the playoffs. So many big decisions have gone wrong in this process era. To watch butler on his way to beating this team is gut wrenching.

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How do Philly fans rationalize playing maxes so much? Is that just a byproduct of Maxey forcing his way onto the court because he’s just too good?

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You mean his minutes total?

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It's very Knicks for Rose not to talk to the media, but it doesn't upset me mainly because if he did, I doubt he would say anything useful. Though I would really love to know how he feels now about the spate of rather undercooked free agent signings from last summer.

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If I was a knicks fan, heck yeah, I would be mad about Dolan and Rose continually passing the buck while the franchise toils in mediocrity. Those Knicks fans have long deserved better. Heck, I hate the Pelinka skirts by with just one appearance before and after the season, while the rest of the front office never has to say a word. Fans spend their hard earned money helping support the team. The least the owners/GM’s can do is to demonstrate to the fans that they care about the team just as much as the fans do… 😒

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Pelinka did do a presser the day after the trade deadline when they made no deals. I gave him some points for that because fan discontent was bubbling big time and he still did the right thing and spoke.

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May 4, 2022·edited May 4, 2022Liked by Marc Stein

Oh. You are right. Whoops! Big miss by me. Obviously I am trying to erase this season from my memory as much as I can… He still needs to talk more, even if he is still doing way more than a lot of his counterparts.

Knicks fans would be overjoyed to get 3 pressers during the season from their front office, however. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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Luka Legend adding to his impressive playoff resume. As I watching last night, and saw he had 45 points, it occurred to me, that everything seemed so “effortless.” It wasn’t quite a “quiet 45 points,” but he just seems unstoppable.

I expect Dallas to stretch it to at least 6 games. If the Dallas role players can make a few more threes, I see them as equals to phoenix—solely because phoenix has no answer for Luka.

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