NBA Playoffs 2022

[SilasCoade 2622]

Is no one ever going to say anything about how Gary Payton II looks NOTHING like Gary Payton? Like, has there been a paternity test?

[hundredTT 578]

11 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Denver just can't make an offensive play to save their lives. They look like they have no plan every time they take the ball down the court. The slightest bit of defense makes them pass back out to the 3 point line and start over, even with like 5 seconds left on the shot clock. 

Really can’t wait to see them back with Porter and Murray next season. They will be a force. 

[Chewbacca 7787]

Really can’t wait to see them back with Porter and Murray next season. They will be a force. 

This is a very different series with those 2. Injuries matter, especially in the playoffs.

[conVINCEd 21472]

26 minutes ago, hundredTT said:

Really can’t wait to see them back with Porter and Murray next season. They will be a force. 

Assuming Porter is going to be available is a big assumption.  How much basketball has he played in the last 5 years?  Like 1.5 years?

[Chewbacca 7787]

Assuming Porter is going to be available is a big assumption.  How much basketball has he played in the last 5 years?  Like 1.5 years?

Even with just Murray, this series is going 6 or 7.

[conVINCEd 21472]

1 minute ago, Chewbacca said:

4 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

Assuming Porter is going to be available is a big assumption.  How much basketball has he played in the last 5 years?  Like 1.5 years?

Even with just Murray, this series is going 6 or 7.

Agreed, but that Porter contract is going to prevent them from doing anything meaningful to improve their roster for the next 3-4 years.  Murray for the full year has them with a higher seed and home court for the first round, so they probably get to the second round.  Who knows, Jokic is certainly capable of doing some incredible shit with a better supporting cast, but I think they still lose to GS, whether it’s in the first or second round.

[Francisco 2.0 32432]

7 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

You take Kyrie every time because he also functions as coach and GM. 

 

 But Harden's league wide publicly known institutional knowledge of strippers and strip joints has to be considered as well.  Advantage Harden.

 

 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8823]

Maybe I'm not giving the Heat enough credit, but Celtics / Bucks is for my money, the de facto eastern conference finals. That should be a great series. I hope Middleton gets back. 

Shams says unlikely and his conference finals is in jeopardy also, shall they advance

[Chewbacca 7787]

11 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

Agreed, but that Porter contract is going to prevent them from doing anything meaningful to improve their roster for the next 3-4 years.  Murray for the full year has them with a higher seed and home court for the first round, so they probably get to the second round.  Who knows, Jokic is certainly capable of doing some incredible shit with a better supporting cast, but I think they still lose to GS, whether it’s in the first or second round.

You're assuming MPJ isn't coming back to the level he was at last year.  I'm not going to write him off just yet.

[conVINCEd 21472]

8 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

You're assuming MPJ isn't coming back to the level he was at last year.  I'm not going to write him off just yet.

In his last 5 seasons of organized basketball he has played this many games:

3

0

55

61

9

Even in his healthy years he missed 25% of his teams games and has now had multiple surgeries on his back.  I certainly wouldn’t count on him when constructing my roster.

[Vic Mackey 47170]

Damn

 

[Dutchrudder 11154]

 

 

[Catdaddyhorn 3448]

 

[Baboontyme 2828]

3 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

Damn

 

I saw this earlier. You have you wonder how many combos these guys play. Of course you only see the lotto slip that hits. Obviously a tremendous hit regardless but these things don't just happen in a vacuum. 

[Baboontyme 2828]

Bees are not a damn pet! 🤣

Chuck is fired up. 

[Brothahorn 10087]

You know you are old when you can recognize the assistant coaches faster than current players(Mark Hall).

[ztejas 43549]

Who is this and what have they done with James Harden?

[shadow_operative 15932]

refs are killing the Pelicans.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

NOLA isn't winning game 7, so this game isn't relevant but fun to watch.

[Wulaw Horn 19153]

1 hour ago, Brothahorn said:

You know you are old when you can recognize the assistant coaches faster than current players(Mark Hall).

When I was a kid my dad was always asking me about “is so and so an assistant somewhere” and I didn’t understand it. Seemed irrelevant. Now I get it. 
Father time comes for us all. 

[aggie08 21560]

5 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

NOLA isn't winning game 7, so this game isn't relevant but fun to watch.

Never underestimate how much the basketball gods love to dole out heartbreak to Chris Paul.

[Wulaw Horn 19153]

4 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Never underestimate how much the basketball gods love to dole out heartbreak to Chris Paul.

It’s a fair price to pay if you are going to punch dudes in the nuts. 

[Pancho 45076]

9 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Never underestimate how much the basketball gods love to dole out heartbreak to Chris Paul.

[shadow_operative 15932]

Jose Alvarado is a pretty unreal player/story.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18597]

6 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

Jose Alvarado is a pretty unreal player/story.

His outflopping CP3 there was pretty special. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

Chris Paul is such a dirty fuck. 

[Reynolds Woodcock 4811]

Chris Paul with a smooth 30-8-4 on 100/100/100 splits in Game 7. Pretty good!

[Js1 85614]

6 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Chris Paul with a smooth 30-8-4 on 100/100/100 splits in Game 7. Pretty good!

Game 6?

[Message Board User 12396]

 

[ztejas 43549]

8 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Chris Paul with a smooth 30-8-4 on 100/100/100 splits in Game 7. Pretty good!

Yeah I think statistically that's one of the best close out games ever (he finished with 33). Fucking absurd. 

[Quagmire 2147]

The fuck is that bitch wearing

[Quagmire 2147]

Also 5/5 saying man during that interview

[Baboontyme 2828]

12 minutes ago, Quagmire said:

The fuck is that bitch wearing

Tell me you're not complaining about what Allie LaForce was wearing. Username does not check out. 

[Quagmire 2147]

She has a man voice , need to check if she has a penis

[BigOrange1 6476]

awesome fucking performance from the point god tonight.

[PittsburghTiger 6209]

Philly starters combined for 115 points tonight 

[Baboontyme 2828]

Chuck is going to be so mad if Utah wins and he has to "work" Saturday.

Nice job Inside crew!

[ztejas 43549]

Figured (or sort of knew off the top of my head) CP set the 100 FG% in the playoffs record tonight - he broke it by 2 makes. Not bad.

https://stathead.com/tiny/4DT5r

It would be tied for 3rd in the regular season. Only bested by Wilt (obviously) thrice*.

https://stathead.com/tiny/9U3Yp

Edited April 29, 2022 by ztejas

[ztejas 43549]

Mike Conley should retire after those 2 possessions. 

[Baboontyme 2828]

Proud of Boban. 

[Firemans4Horn 18128]

 

[Vegas64 678]

PHX without booker vs DAL gonna be fun! 

[SilasCoade 2622]

1 minute ago, Vegas64 said:

PHX without booker vs DAL gonna be fun! 

Huh? Booker played tonight

[Vegas64 678]

7 minutes ago, Llogg said:

Huh? Booker played tonight

Oh bummer. Welp.

[ztejas 43549]

If Dallas keeps playing that shit-ass iso offense at the end of games it's going to be a tough series to win. 

[SilasCoade 2622]

Yeah the Mavs were killing them swinging the ball around the perimeter and then with the game on the line just completely abandoned any sort of structured offense.

[ztejas 43549]

8 minutes ago, Llogg said:

Yeah the Mavs were killing them swinging the ball around the perimeter and then with the game on the line just completely abandoned any sort of structured offense.

They did the same thing in game 4 and lost. They probably should have lost tonight but Conley punted two possessions and then Bogdonavic misses the open 3. 

I think they're better than UTA and totally deserving in winning the series but they let it get tighter down the stretch than it should have been in a few games. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

3 road teams close out their series in Game 6 on the same night.  How cool was that!  Respect to the Mavs for mental toughness, this team has guts. Mavs need to add 1 or 2 pieces, maybe dump Tim Hardaway Jr, and they could be a title contender next year. 

 

[SilasCoade 2622]

6 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

3 road teams close out their series in Game 6 on the same night.  How cool was that!  Respect to the Mavs for mental toughness, this team has guts. Mavs need to add 1 or 2 pieces, maybe dump Tim Hardaway Jr, and they could be a title contender next year. 

 

They need upgrades over Powell, Bullock, and Green more than they need to move on from THJ. If he's a piece that helps them with those upgrades, so be it.

[gsoda3 3283]

1 minute ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

3 road teams close out their series in Game 6 on the same night.  How cool was that!  Respect to the Mavs for mental toughness, this team has guts. Mavs need to add 1 or 2 pieces, maybe dump Tim Hardaway Jr, and they could be a title contender next year. 

 

THjr and Dinwiddie are so similar.  hardaway's a better 3 pt shooter.  dinwiddie is cheaper.  i can't see us going forward with both of them on the roster.  that's $40 million.