2021 NBA Playoffs

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

Omfg!!

[Js1 85,584]

JFC

[shadow_operative 15,932]

denver not taking a TO there is just insanely stupid. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8,947]

Holy shit. I'm just cackling like a mad man now. 

[SilasCoade 2,622]

Jesus fucking Christ that last shot to end OT.

[Js1 85,584]

Foul. Up. 3. Jesus 

[TommyGufano 6,021]

SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH

[Zepol87 9,191]

What a fucking beast. Holy shit

Edited June 2, 2021 by Zepol87

[SilasCoade 2,622]

8 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

denver not taking a TO there is just insanely stupid. 

Did not have one I believe. Announcers said the one they called on the inbounds was their last.

[Wulaw Horn 19,152]

I want to fly up to Denver and punch Mike Malone in the dick for refusing to foul, twice in a row, under 10 seconds. Shit man- fucking fine the foul dickhead. 

Edited June 2, 2021 by Wulaw Horn

[SilasCoade 2,622]

9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Foul. Up. 3. Jesus 

yeah, that was so stupid.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

you know i should know better than to doubt Dame when it's Dame Time, but that last three was as difficult as any clutch three he's ever taken. him being able to sink a relatively open shot from 28 is amazing enough, but to hit a step back three like that, going away from his momentum with a hand in his face- unbelievable. just unbelievable.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

1 minute ago, Llogg said:

Did not have one I believe. Announcers said the one they called on the inbounds was their last.

ah. if that's the case then i think they should have fouled Dame. 

[WJC88 97]

Kobe may have been the best at hitting wild, off balance shots.  Lillard might be the best at doing it from behind the arc. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

Omfg again!!!

[Js1 85,584]

Just now, shadow_operative said:

ah. if that's the case then i think they should have fouled Dame. 

They didn’t have one. At least fucking double him and make someone else hit the shot 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

when the Pflugerville girls played Brittany Griner's Nimitz team in the state tourney, they double teamed Griner on every single play, leaving a player for Nimitz completely unguarded. it's about time for Denver to do the same thing with Dame.

[Zepol87 9,191]

Haha this is crazy

[shadow_operative 15,932]

Dame has 55 points on 23 shots, aka "The Inverted Russ".

Edited June 2, 2021 by shadow_operative

[conVINCEd 21,469]

Good lord.  

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

Why is CJ shooting

[Machinator 32,099]

 

[ChickenSandwich 9,853]

8 minutes ago, Llogg said:

That a guy with his talent has never been to the Finals is a pure indictment of the NBA.

Portland not on the small list of teams allowed to win titles. 

[Blotto 23,579]

Just now, shadow_operative said:

Dame has 55 points on 22 shots.

thats known as an inverse Westbrook.

[Machinator 32,099]

 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

Javale mcgee is on Denver? He’s been on like 7 teams in 2 years

[HornOnTheBayou 8,947]

3 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

when the Pflugerville girls played Brittany Griner's Nimitz team in the state tourney, they double teamed Griner on every single play, leaving a player for Nimitz completely unguarded. it's about time for Denver to do the same thing with Dame.

I was just talking to my son about that game tonight. If Nneka doesn't get hurt, the Panthers could have won. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

This is falling apart when dame stopped shooting

[YChang 3,462]

Seriously?!

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

WHY IS HE PASSING TO HIS SCRUB TEAMMATES??!!

[shadow_operative 15,932]

this game is going to end with a player stepping out of bounds. fucking shame.

[TommyGufano 6,021]

3 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Portland not on the small list of teams allowed to win titles. 

 

12 minutes ago, Llogg said:

That a guy with his talent has never been to the Finals is a pure indictment of the organization.

Or his ascent to stardom coincided with the arrival of Golden State. And when they caught GS down KD they got spanked, in large part due to Dame having a mediocre series

[shadow_operative 15,932]

2 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

I was just talking to my son about that game tonight. If Nneka doesn't get hurt, the Panthers could have won. 

absolutely. Nneka was really holding her own before that awful injury. 

[Machinator 32,099]

Denver wasn't going to foul, either.

[Zepol87 9,191]

Come the fuck on

[Machinator 32,099]

 

[SilasCoade 2,622]

9 minutes ago, TommyGufano said:

 

Or his ascent to stardom coincided with the arrival of Golden State. And when they caught GS down KD they got spanked, in large part due to Dame having a mediocre series

That is not a valid counter to the argument that Portland should be ashamed for not having put together a team good enough to win the conference with a top 50 all time player in his prime.

[YChang 3,462]

Looks like Portland’s ball

[Fastbreak 3,994]

It’s not playoff basketball until CP3 is fully injured. 

[Patrick Bateman 3,933]

1 minute ago, Llogg said:

That is not a valid counter to the argument that Portland should be ashamed for not having put together a team good enough to win the conference with a top 50 all time player in his prime.

Never could get that 2nd superstar.  CJM is a 3rd guy not a Robin.

 

[TommyGufano 6,021]

2 minutes ago, Llogg said:

That is not a valid counter to the argument that Portland should be ashamed for not having put together a team good enough to win the conference with a top 50 all time player in his prime.

GS had 2 top-20 players in theirs. 

[SilasCoade 2,622]

10 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Never could get that 2nd superstar.  CJM is a 3rd guy not a Robin.

 

Nightwing?

[Machinator 32,099]

 

[Machinator 32,099]

 

[aggie08 21,533]

23 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Dame is so fucking clutch. May be best shooter in the game when it matters.

If that game is in the first round, absolutely!

A little snarky...I do wish that the team around him was good enough to have given him more opportunities beyond that.

[SilasCoade 2,622]

9 minutes ago, TommyGufano said:

GS had 2 top-20 players in theirs. 

Are you being deliberately obtuse? That is the entire point. The Blazers front office never got a second guy to pair with a guy that could legitimately be top 20 all time if he ever had the chance to play with somebody other than the fucking Pips.

[TommyGufano 6,021]

1 minute ago, Machinator said:

 

one series accounting for 2 of 10 in history is interesting.

[Patrick Bateman 3,933]

4 minutes ago, Llogg said:

Nightwing?

Ha, ha, ha.  More like Jason Todd.

[TommyGufano 6,021]

1 minute ago, Llogg said:

Are you being deliberately obtuse? That is the entire point. The Blazers front office never got a second guy to pair with a guy that could legitimately be top 20 all time if he ever had the chance to play with somebody other than the fucking Pips.

I'm saying there was no realistic path to a Dame-led team overcoming Golden State. And I love Dame. But he's a 30 year old who is a 1x 1st-team all NBA player; he's closer to being the 20th best guy of his era than 20th best guy in history.

If you want to say they should have generally had more playoff success and been to more than one conference finals then I'm here for that