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Zonarosa wrote:.

Jailblazers7 wrote:I’m trying to look at the bright side after that brutal ending. Despite the ending, Maxey has proven that he’s a truly elite player capable of delivering in the playoffs. This Knicks team is throwing a stable of excellent defenders at him in OG, McBride, & Hart with a good back line with Hartenstein & Robinson. Doesn’t matter, he’s still getting buckets.

I think we can still win this series & even if we don’t the future is bright.

XtremeDunkz wrote:I've thought about this all day, and in reality I would be very satisfied is the 76ers decided to protest this series to the end. Even if that meant forfeiting the series.

I know it will never happen, but at least that would force a change by the league in the offseason.

I've lost all care for these playoffs

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eyeatoma wrote:

XtremeDunkz wrote:I've thought about this all day, and in reality I would be very satisfied is the 76ers decided to protest this series to the end. Even if that meant forfeiting the series.

I know it will never happen, but at least that would force a change by the league in the offseason.

I've lost all care for these playoffs

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I was thinking the same. Would have been something if the just said no we're not playing after that Divincenzo three.

The refs **** things up has gone too far.

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76ciology wrote:

eyeatoma wrote:

XtremeDunkz wrote:I've thought about this all day, and in reality I would be very satisfied is the 76ers decided to protest this series to the end. Even if that meant forfeiting the series.

I know it will never happen, but at least that would force a change by the league in the offseason.

I've lost all care for these playoffs

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I was thinking the same. Would have been something if the just said no we're not playing after that Divincenzo three.

The refs **** things up has gone too far.

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I share the same sentiment, especially considering that I don't think Embiid can last playing the entire playoffs in his current condition. I'm contemplating sitting out Embiid due to injury and Maxey due to illness for the entire series.

Overall, I believe the league is pushing back. When these players disrespected the All-Star Game, Silver was embarrassed, evident in his post-game speech. Suddenly the game just changed from above like Hunger Games lol. Since then, referees have been calling games differently, allowing more physicality. I don't mind that, honestly, but consistency is key.

The regular season became dull after the All-Star break. Numerous 'injuries' occurred, and it's unclear if teams were influenced by how the Heat made it to the finals without home-court advantage in most series. It seems like many teams don't prioritize having the higher seed, and we're guilty of this too. We targeted the Knicks because we believe we have all the tools to beat them in a seven-game series, with our talent advantage and ability to shut down Brunson.

However, maybe it's just age making me more stoic now. I think we can take this one game at a time rather than making emotional decisions that could be irreversible. As Nurse said, this just makes the series longer