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When Coach RC came out to Many Men I knew it was on.

Pacers shoot, they’ll win. Must fill it up from deep.
 
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Literally the last 3 guys that have had calf soreness I feel like have ended up tearing it. Feel terrible for the dude. He was legit donating his career to the pacers winning it all this year.

If that owner has any decency he'll sign him to a max deal tomorrow morning
 
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rtrn2glory said:
Literally the last 3 guys that have had calf soreness I feel like have ended up tearing it. Feel terrible for the dude. He was legit donating his career to the pacers winning it all this year.

If that owner has any decency he'll sign him to a max deal tomorrow morning
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He’s already on a max deal
 
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They’re in a good position at the half. The first 6-7 minutes of the third is probably going to determine the game. If the can hang they’ll have a shot.

Need Mathurin and Nesmith to get hot and open the middle for TJ.
 
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What a Finals. As an Oklahoma resident so happy for this team and area. Many wondered if this area could even support a pro sports team. Now they a championship one. Congrats to the OKC Thunder!!

Indiana Pacers have a TON of heart. Wow what a relentless basketball team, and Carlisle is a fantastic coach. These playoffs have been awesome and addictive to watch. Notre Dame needs to be the next champions!!
 
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Congrats to OKC. Too much horsepower with TH out.

This one is going to stay with me for a while. Could the Pacers have won with Haliburton? I don't know, but it would have been nice to find out.
 
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Irish#1 said:
Congrats to OKC. Too much horsepower with TH out.

This one is going to stay with me for a while. Could the Pacers have won with Haliburton? I don't know, but it would have been nice to find out.
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As a life long fan this loss stings a bit. We will be back I'm sure but to think we were this close is hard. Wish Haliburton a good recovery and I guess we will see how this all plays out. Felt for him as I know how badly he wanted to be there for his team.
 
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The last 3 minutes of game 4 will haunt the Pacers for years.
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That and the incredibly lopsided officiating. For the life of me I’ll never understand SGA shoving off and getting away with it while also getting every touch foul known to man. Hate to be that guy and point fingers at the officiating but that whole series was pretty egregious
 
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To see him go down like that and get helped off of the court, it had to have hit them mentally. That game was close at halftime.

OKC has been building something for a while. This was the payoff. I don't know if other franchises can replicate what they've done and how they've done it, but the stockpiling of draft picks helped get them to this point. They got a lot right.

What the Pacers do next will be interesting, especially as it pertains to them as a contender in the East moving forward.
 
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rikkitikki08 said:
That and the incredibly lopsided officiating. For the life of me I’ll never understand SGA shoving off and getting away with it while also getting every touch foul known to man. Hate to be that guy and point fingers at the officiating but that whole series was pretty egregious
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Some lack of calls were puzzling. On the play where Dort stole the ball, he was holding TJ's wrist. No call and it was right in front of the ref.



I'm done. Back to the Irish.
 
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Anyone paid any attention to this gambling probe by the FBI? Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested this morning for their involvement in a mob-related high stakes poker game.

The details are wild:

The FBI alleges that defendants orchestrated a scheme to use wireless cheating technology to run rigged poker games in locations across the United States, including the Hamptons, Las Vegas, Miami and Manhattan. The scheme targeted victims known as “fish” who were lured to participate in rigged games for the opportunity to play against former professional athletes, referred to as “face cards,” including current Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and former Cavaliers assistant coach Damon Jones.

Defendants allegedly used sophisticated cheating technology to rig these poker games, including off-the-shelf shuffling machines that had been altered to read the cards in the deck, predict which players would have the best hands and send that information to a co-conspirator at the table, who signaled the information to others at the table. Defendants are also accused of using poker chip tray analyzers, special contact lenses and glasses that could read pre-marked cards, and X-ray tables that could read cards that were face down on the table.
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Huntr said:
Anyone paid any attention to this gambling probe by the FBI? Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Mike Rozier were arrested this morning for their involvement in a mob-related high stakes poker game.

The details are wild:
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Imagine being worth millions and engaging in this sort of shit trying to earn tens of thousands.
 
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After the FBI is done with the NBA, I want them to investigate the ACC officials next. The crews that worked the Boise and NCSt game should be sent to Gitmo.
 
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Imagine being worth millions and engaging in this sort of shit trying to earn tens of thousands.
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Most likely they play poker and get set up to create leverage for the mob to influence basketball betting. Watch Molly's Game.

I don't trust anything at a casino on an auto shuffler.
 
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greyhammer90 said:
Imagine being worth millions and engaging in this sort of shit trying to earn tens of thousands.
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Huh? It's my understanding that breaking the rules for what another might call "nothing", happens everyday, in all types of markets around the world. People are always scheming for that extra percent.

These guys aren't worth enough millions or have the right friends to get special considerations. Special consideration like the founder of Binance just experienced.
 
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