Recent content by Russ Smith
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Arizona Basketball 2024-2025 - Welcome to the Big-12
I also read somewhere he tried to convert from SG to PG and it didn't go very well and that hurt his stock. There was a time we thought he was a lock to UCLA and all wanted him but now seems like that's not the case if he really does decommit, UCLA probably won't be after him.- Russ Smith
- Post #44
- Forum: University of Arizona
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Arizona Basketball 2024-2025 - Welcome to the Big-12
Phillips is a surprise? Moved to Arizona for HS ball, seems to fit the offense. Any idea why? He's kind of dropped a bit on prospects lists but that shouldn't matter if Arizona likes him? There's been talk on BRO that a bunch of schools are now all in on transfers and that it's going to impact...- Russ Smith
- Post #42
- Forum: University of Arizona
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
Knew he'd been bad but not this bad. Wow- Russ Smith
- Post #1,110
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
He's still the most disappointing kid at UCLA I can remember since maybe Stuart Gray. Not fair he had a knee issue that year, apparently had Osgood Schlatter at the time but all the reports were he was the best player on the team in preseason practices and then the games started and he was good...- Russ Smith
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- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
Claxton? He was one of the guys that apparently lots of teams were interested in at the trade deadline.- Russ Smith
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- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
I hate the Celtics but they have elite guard defense, if you look at on ball defenders at guard, Jrue and White are not only both top 10 they might both be top 5. Then Tatum and Brown are so good on offense. Last time they got to the finals Tatum really struggled, shot poorly and had a bunch...- Russ Smith
- Post #999
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
Jrue has amazing hands, the amount of times he just takes the ball away cleanly while defending elite guys is remarkable.- Russ Smith
- Post #998
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
I think he's a great player finding out how much tougher it is in the playoffs and how much tougher it is when teams are blitzing you soon after you cross halfcourt. I know I'm biased but the more I watch these playoffs the more impressed I am at how great Steph was in 2022 postseason and...- Russ Smith
- Post #997
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
Agreed on Dallas they did a masterful job of building this team after getting taken out in 22. Gafford and Washington were the last 2 pieces but Jones has been a perfect fit for them too. Such a weird 4th quarter, Kyrie missed what 3 FT's? But there's Luka just killing it and Kyrie had a bunch...- Russ Smith
- Post #962
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
Exactly that's what made it so bad, they'd just, correctly, overturned a call at the other end because Conley's foul caused the moving screen. Right call, but then they can't call the foul on Irving I guess because they weren't reviewing a foul they were reviewing the out of bounds?- Russ Smith
- Post #956
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
I think the jab step by the help defender convinced him to pass and then the defender got out and challenged the shot. I wish he'd just gone to the rim and put it on the refs to call a foul. I thought Conley was huge in the last series but he's struggling on both ends in this one.- Russ Smith
- Post #948
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
It's infuriating. Did the ball go off McDaniels, probably, did Kyrie foul him, twice before the ball went out off him, very likely. If you can review the end of teh play you ought to be able to review the entire play and call one of those fouls. Luka my goodness what a clutch shot- Russ Smith
- Post #947
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
REally tough loss for the pacers. on the bright side the Celtics had multiple guys go off on offense and had a huge FT advantage, and were still lucky to win. On the downside for a team that doesn't have much playoff experience beyond Siakam, gotta wonder how the rest of them recover from...- Russ Smith
- Post #834
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
what an amazing flip of the game. Towns going out and Reid coming in was huge, but at the end that putback dunk by Towns sealed it. Considering they won it all last year it was surprising so many Denver players just turtled in the 4th quarter and wouldn't shoot- Russ Smith
- Post #759
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
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The 2024 NBA playoffs thread
My concern with the Knicks is they almost seem like a lightning in a bottle team? I love Brunson but I'm not sure he's this good that he can do this year after year when teams start doubling him consistently. he did in the playoffs so maybe he is THAT good? And I love DiVincenzo and maybe this...- Russ Smith
- Post #714
- Forum: Phoenix Suns
