re: Update: Verno is still salty about the Pellies

Posted by DallasTiger45

Member since May 2012

8435 posts

Posted on 3/13/24 at 12:16 pm to SlowFlowPro

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On the latest The Mismatch podcast, they were discussing playoff teams in a "level of belief scale" style, and he refused to say that the recent play has changed his belief in the Pels, and he basically argues we can't beat anyone in round 1.

There are reasons for concern with this team in the playoffs, but it's not like anyone else in the West (besides Denver) doesn't have a question mark or two of their own

And people being afraid of a team's stars more than ours doesn't actually change anything on the court. Either we play well enough to win or we don't. Up to Z and BI to change the narrative!

Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

110979 posts

Posted on 3/13/24 at 1:51 pm to Pels_Yaz

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Hes a biased Grizzlies fan and honestly its bad journalism not to have objective takes if you’re working for a national sports reporting company.

The Mismatch pod isn't a pod for unbiased journalism.

Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

110979 posts

Posted on 3/13/24 at 1:56 pm to Fun Bunch

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That we would be one of the teams everyone wants to face in the first round for various reasons, no star power, no one believes are real.

Go through the list of the top 10 teams in the West

You can really only find 1 team you'd be unequivocally confident that other teams would rather face than us, the Kings.

Even down to the Mavs, Lakers, and Warriors. Every top team would rather face us than those 3 teams, and I don't blame them. They have better players, stars are what win in the playoffs. Until we prove our dude or dudes are indeed stars on that level, why would teams fear us more than just about every other team?

And OKC and Minnesota are like us in that they haven't done much winning but they're better than us this season, and again, have the better star until proven otherwise.

Posted by Epic Cajun

Lafayette, LA

Member since Feb 2013

32549 posts

Posted on 3/13/24 at 2:29 pm to shel311

I don't know, Minnesota minus KAT also looks ripe for the picking.

Posted by Honest Man

Member since Feb 2021

1025 posts

Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:57 pm to shel311

Pulse check.

You guys continue to look silly.

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Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

110979 posts

Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:02 pm to Honest Man

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You guys continue to look silly.

Who are you talking to?

Posted by whatiknowsofar

hm?

Member since Nov 2010

21080 posts

Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:14 pm to Honest Man

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Pulse check.

You guys continue to look silly.

Drink bleach a-hole

Posted by SlowFlowPro

Simple Solutions to Complex Probs

Member since Jan 2004

422854 posts

Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:58 am to whatiknowsofar

Wait you guys didn't think we would never lose a game again?

Posted by southsidedell

Tampa, FL

Member since Dec 2016

4720 posts

Posted on 3/14/24 at 1:18 pm to SlowFlowPro

How about not getting your arse literally handed to you AGAIN to a playoff team. How about being competitive vs those teams how about that? We know they can beat bottom feeders and teams that arent healthy. How about showing us you can do it and not folding every time you play a good team?