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It helps when the opposing coach has his three best players sit on the bench as a “courtesy.”


4 posted on 04/14/2016 6:17:56 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." --Samuel Clemens)
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The Jazz could have made the playoffs. But Houston won so that was that. Going into the Lakers game - the Jazz had nothing to win or lose by letting Kobe have his final shot at glory.


6 posted on 04/14/2016 6:21:33 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Plan A. Split the GOP. Plan B. Hillary Wins!)
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Yep! Plus his team mates kept giving him the ball to shoot. The NBA wanted this feel good story.


15 posted on 04/14/2016 7:02:45 AM PDT by martinidon
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It helps when the opposing coach has his three best players sit on the bench as a “courtesy.”

NBA equivalent of a participation trophy. And don't make me laugh when there's discussions about the "integrity of the game."

27 posted on 04/14/2016 7:56:09 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi! My vote is going to Cruz.)
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It helps when the opposing coach has his three best players sit on the bench as a “courtesy.”

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That’s what I figured. But if the game meant nothing to either team I can’t blame them for making it the Kobe show.


34 posted on 04/14/2016 8:29:46 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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