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Post by mikecubs on Jun 4, 2022 7:36:23 GMT -6
Kyle Lowry and the Miami Heat were eliminated in game 7 of the eastern conference finals against Boston thanks in large part to how bad Lowry was. Lowry missed 9 of 18 playoff games with a hamstring injury and stunk when he played. He shot around 30% for the whole playoffs. In the regular season he averaged only 13.4 points per game and allowed a career high amount of people drive past him on defense per advanced stats. He's 36 going on 37 next spring. Raptors dodged a bullet and got a decent rotational prospect in Precious Achiuwa in a sign and trade for him.
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Post by mikecubs on Apr 26, 2023 22:41:40 GMT -6
The Toronto Raptors fired 2019 championship coach Nick Nurse due to disagreements with the front office over not playing his young bench players and giving too many minutes to starters. As a rookie coach he won the 2010 title with the Toronto Raptors. I wouldn't be surprised in the LA Clippers fire coach Ty Lue and Nick Nurse takes over. There is lot of talk the remaining championship players Siakim, Van Vleet, Anuoby are available in trade. Everyone is except Scottie Barnes who won rookie of the year last year and had a disappointing year this year. The Raptors lost in the play in game to Chicago.
Kawhi Leonard torn the meniscus in his right knee in game 1 vs. the Phoenix suns which the Clippers won. He played through it in game 2 played excellent but they lost. Then in was announced he had a rt knee "sprain". He sat out the next 3 games and they most 3 close games including game 5 last night in Phoenix. Then it was announced he actually had a torn meniscus. No time table on how long he will be out or if surgery will be needed. The right knee is the one when he torn the ACL and missed all of last season plus it's the degenerative one
Paul George also was out since March 13th with a sprain rt knee. Leonard will be 32 next season and George will turn 34 in the playoffs. There is talk of breaking up the Clippers and staring over but Oklahoma City owns their draft picks from the Paul George trade so they really can't tank and Leonard and George may not have that much trade value. All in all the whole this is a disaster.
2020 playoffs Leonard lost in the 2nd round vs. Denver and played poorly in the 4th quarter/had no lift of his jump shot 2021 playoffs he torn the ACL in the 2nd round vs Utah. They did make their 1st ever Western Conference finals but lost to Phoenix 2022 he missed the whole season and they lost in the play in round and didn't make the playoffs 2023 he torn the meniscus in his rt knee and they lost in round 1
Stephen A. Smith on ESPN says the Clippers should pay him his money and he should retire.
Speaking of 2019 Raptors the Milwaukee Bucks didn't play Serge Ibaka this year due to him being washed up and traded him to the Pacers as cap filled in a trade and the Pacers released him right away. No one picked him up over the last month of the season. 2020 was his last good year then he hurt his back and was never the same.
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