2021 NBA Playoffs

[ztejas 43477]

2 minutes ago, bluto said:

Why is Forbes only making 2.5M? How/why did Spurs not keep him for that price? A top 5 shooter and some athleticism on D, what gives.

Because he sucked for us. Not sure how he has been so much better for MIL. 

[Machinator 32099]

That's a soft flagrant.

[ztejas 43477]

I'm all for flagrant reviews but you gotta fucking speed these reviews up. There were some brutal ones in that MIL game. 

[ztejas 43477]

Welp. There's 9. 

[ztejas 43477]

Simons should not be getting mins in a game like this. He's barely an NBA player. 

Although it looks like he actually had a nice game 1. 

Edited May 25, 2021 by ztejas

[immortal13 4059]

I'm not sure Portland can climb back in this game. They might as well start chucking a bunch of threes, which is what I'm sure they will do

[immortal13 4059]

3 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Simons should not be getting mins in a game like this. He's barely an NBA player. 

Although it looks like he actually had a nice game 1. 

He looks like he should be playing pickup at the rec center.  

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

11 minutes ago, bluto said:

Why is Forbes only making 2.5M? How/why did Spurs not keep him for that price? A top 5 shooter and some athleticism on D, what gives.

He's a terrible defender, weak and slow. I can't believe Miami wasn't taking him down to the block or isolating him on the wing at every opportunity. He can't create his own shot either. He's a really, really good three point shooter but that is his only positive. Spurs fans, including me, have an irrational hatred for him because he was taking minutes away from other prospects with presumably higher upside, through no fault of his own.  Milwaukee is a much better fit for him because he can just sit there and wait for the ball to find him after Giannis, Middleton or Holiday create looks. 

[ztejas 43477]

Portland has been so mediocre for so long. I'm trying to think of other teams in sports that have had a stretch like this. This is their 11th playoff appearance in the past 13 seasons - which includes 7 first round exits and zero wins in the Western Conference Finals. 

Even the 2 years they missed the playoffs they weren't terrible - they went 33 and 49 one year and 28 and 38 in the other. 

Edited May 25, 2021 by ztejas

[ztejas 43477]

Nurkic fouled out? No way. 

[gsoda3 3263]

5 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Nurkic fouled out? No way. 

totally would have taken him out. 

[ztejas 43477]

Just now, gsoda3 said:

totally would have taken him out. 

Well that's another discussion but that dude is always in foul trouble. 

But then again - like my sustained mediocrity comment - I have no idea how Stotts still has his job. 

[ztejas 43477]

Jokic has whipped a lot of ass tonight.

[Patrick Bateman 3917]

1 hour ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

He's a terrible defender, weak and slow. I can't believe Miami wasn't taking him down to the block or isolating him on the wing at every opportunity. He can't create his own shot either. He's a really, really good three point shooter but that is his only positive. Spurs fans, including me, have an irrational hatred for him because he was taking minutes away from other prospects with presumably higher upside, through no fault of his own.  Milwaukee is a much better fit for him because he can just sit there and wait for the ball to find him after Giannis, Middleton or Holiday create looks. 

Pretty much this.  He's a one trick pony.  All respect to him for finding a role in the NBA and making a career out of it after being undrafted, but beyond being an abysmal defender, he averaged .6 assists per game playing almost 20 minutes..... as a guard.  I mean bad centers average more assists then that playing about the same amount of time.  So..... can't play D, can't rebound, can't really create offense and isn't a great passer.  He can shoot though.

 

[ztejas 43477]

1 hour ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

He's a terrible defender, weak and slow. I can't believe Miami wasn't taking him down to the block or isolating him on the wing at every opportunity. He can't create his own shot either. He's a really, really good three point shooter but that is his only positive. Spurs fans, including me, have an irrational hatred for him because he was taking minutes away from other prospects with presumably higher upside, through no fault of his own.  Milwaukee is a much better fit for him because he can just sit there and wait for the ball to find him after Giannis, Middleton or Holiday create looks. 

 

19 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Pretty much this.  He's a one trick pony.  All respect to him for finding a role in the NBA and making a career out of it after being undrafted, but beyond being an abysmal defender, he averaged .6 assists per game playing almost 20 minutes..... as a guard.  I mean bad centers average more assists then that playing about the same amount of time.  So..... can't play D, can't rebound, can't really create offense and isn't a great passer.  He can shoot though.

 

Yeah this was basically the answer I was too lazy to type out. He's a role player on the Bucks that's asked to do one thing. We needed him to be a little bit more than that and he was incapable of that and unless I'm mistaken he's shot a lot better for MIL than he did for us. Which is the one thing that annoys me. 

[washparkhorn 9939]

There are some good series taking shape. Getting chippy. 

fuck you melo, you simp.  you could have been a legend. 

~ Authentic Nuggets' Gibberish

[washparkhorn 9939]

This made melo sad. 

[washparkhorn 9939]

The Nuggets greatest is David "Skywalker" Thompson. MJ loved Thompson as a kid.

 

[Baboontyme 2814]

CSB about why Dame doesn't react much when he hits a big shot. 

https://www.si.com/nba/2021/05/24/how-dame-time-was-born

[SilasCoade 2622]

Anybody know what got jokic so mad at the official that Malone had to push him back to the bench? 

[DonkeyCigars 143]

1 hour ago, Baboontyme said:

CSB about why Dame doesn't react much when he hits a big shot. 

https://www.si.com/nba/2021/05/24/how-dame-time-was-born

Cool read, thanks for posting.

[washparkhorn 9939]

53 minutes ago, Llogg said:

Anybody know what got jokic so mad at the official that Malone had to push him back to the bench? 

Four personal fouls called against him in one quarter (in a playoff game).

He apologized in the press conference and mentioned how difficult a job the refs have. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 hour ago, Llogg said:

Anybody know what got jokic so mad at the official that Malone had to push him back to the bench? 

he's gotten four fouls called on him in a matter of like 4-5 minutes that quarter, and the last one they called on him (the only one i saw) was bullshit. the announcer (Greg Anthony?) was then talking about how inconsistent the officials were being.

[d2o 1602]

11 hours ago, ztejas said:

 

Yeah this was basically the answer I was too lazy to type out. He's a role player on the Bucks that's asked to do one thing. We needed him to be a little bit more than that and he was incapable of that and unless I'm mistaken he's shot a lot better for MIL than he did for us. Which is the one thing that annoys me. 

He is shooting better cause of what was mentioned.   All he has to do is find a empty spot and just wait for the defense to react to on MIL's 3

[d2o 1602]

13 hours ago, ztejas said:

Portland has been so mediocre for so long. I'm trying to think of other teams in sports that have had a stretch like this. This is their 11th playoff appearance in the past 13 seasons - which includes 7 first round exits and zero wins in the Western Conference Finals. 

Even the 2 years they missed the playoffs they weren't terrible - they went 33 and 49 one year and 28 and 38 in the other. 

You'd think they would get a little closer to over the hump but there is something to be said about being consistent and not completely bottoming out.

[ztejas 43477]

3 hours ago, d2o said:

You'd think they would get a little closer to over the hump but there is something to be said about being consistent and not completely bottoming out.

They got close with Roy/LMA/Oden. Had that core stayed healthy they could have seriously contended at somepoint. 

The Lillard/McCollum experiment will get you to the playoffs every year but they're never winning a title. Especially with Stotts at the helm. And Lillard's upcoming extension is going to cripple them if he gets injured or begins regressing.

Edited May 25, 2021 by ztejas

[Underdog 28711]

17 hours ago, bluto said:

And for all the terrible color guys, gotta say I really dig Gregg Anthony. Just chill delivery.


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Miss him on college broadcasts. 

[SilasCoade 2622]

5 hours ago, washparkhorn said:

Four personal fouls called against him in one quarter (in a playoff game).

He apologized in the press conference and mentioned how difficult a job the refs have. 

It just seemed more specific. Looked like he was yelling "don't fucking talk to me, why are you talking to me."

[ztejas 43477]

1 minute ago, Llogg said:

It just seemed more specific. Looked like he was yelling "don't fucking talk to me, why are you talking to me."

Probably some bad blood stemming from the Croatian war of Independence. 

[Vic Mackey 47082]

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[Machinator 32099]

 

[ztejas 43477]

34 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

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I don't think it's quite their time yet but there certainly have been some young stars showing out so far in these playoffs. 

(As Tatum is already getting taken to class by KD)

Edited May 25, 2021 by ztejas

[Kermit 3156]

12 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

 

[ztejas 43477]

The Nets just seem bored. 

[ztejas 43477]

Yeah this one might be bad. They should have put Clippers/Mavs on TNT. 

(I guess the time zones kind of dictated it now that I'm looking at it)

Edited May 25, 2021 by ztejas

[shadow_operative 15932]

Joe Harris has 16 points in six minutes.

[ztejas 43477]

5 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Yeah this one might be bad.

Is going to be*

Tatum has a lot of fucking work to do on both sides of the ball. Yeesh. 

Edited May 25, 2021 by ztejas

[Wulaw Horn 19103]

If it wasn’t for the fact I just had sex with my wife the last 3 minutes of Nets basketball would have given me an orgasm. 

[ztejas 43477]

5 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

If it wasn’t for the fact I just had sex with my wife the last 3 minutes of Nets basketball would have given me an orgasm. 

When Kevin Durant is physically dominating you inside on the defensive side of the ball you probably aren't making it past the first round. (Bob Williams solving that a bit already though)

Or when Joe Harris is dropping 16 points in the first quarter. 

Edited May 25, 2021 by ztejas

[ztejas 43477]

Tatum is going to have nightmares from this series. 

-21 from him in the first quarter. 

Woof.

Edited May 26, 2021 by ztejas

[Wulaw Horn 19103]

Refractory period is over- I just came again. 
 

Boy Danny Ainge is a genius. Not even calling a meeting to discuss Brown for Harden. I’d have fucking fired his ass on the spot. In mean- letting Harden go to NJ ends any chance you have of winning a title while that team is together, and Tatum and Brown are not title winning quality unless a shitload goes their way. 
Open your title window for 2 or 3 years and figure out the future in the future. This isn’t hard. Punting for 3 years down the road is so dumb. Unless you are talking about tanking and starting over. 

Edited May 26, 2021 by Wulaw Horn

[ztejas 43477]

Tatum is a fucking disaster right now. Jesus. They'd literally be better without him on the floor. 

[Machinator 32099]

What does that challenge accomplish?

[ztejas 43477]

Stevens is challenging an and-one on a made 3 pointer with the Celtics down 20 points? Is that just like a move to save a timeout? It's 3 points either way, Brad. 

[d2o 1602]

Yeah fuck this.   The Tyson doc is on ABC.

[ztejas 43477]

Harden and Joe Harris and a bunch of replacement guys are running the Celtics starting lineup off the court right now. 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[ztejas 43477]

I know the LeBron Heatles had one maybe two first round series like this where it was just a waste of time (that 2017 Cavs team whipped some serious ass too). That's what this feels like. You have an all time great at the height of his powers playing with two top 15 guys in the league against a team missing its best player that's been a mess all season. 

The Nets played like absolute dogshit in the first half last game and still made it a no contest. 

I guess the Celtics could steal some weird home game because it's Boston but this is just silly. Can't wait to see Nets/6ers though. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Stevens wishing he had that IU offer again

[ztejas 43477]

This remains the greatest TV sports desk ever. I could watch TNT Inside the NBA for 10 hours.