NBA Playoffs 2023

[ztejas 43411]

[Dutchrudder 11133]

Let's go Cavs! I'm sure many NBA fans will root for Cleveland because Knicks tears are the best tears. 

[Fastbreak 3975]

I hate to root for the Nets, but fuck the Sixers

[Dr Fear 1268]

I can't believe PJ Tucker is out here starting playoff games at 37 years old.

[Fastbreak 3975]

That Bridges trade by the Sixers will be on lots of top 5 worst trades ever before it’s done.

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20390]

Day 1 of the James Harden revenge tour!  Day 1 of the James Harden road to the title!

[gofuckyourself 8197]

6 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Day 1 of the James Harden revenge tour!  Day 1 of the James Harden road to the title!

[ztejas 43411]

Jimmy Harden with a nice little first half. 

[Dutchrudder 11133]

16 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

That Bridges trade by the Sixers will be on lots of top 5 worst trades ever before it’s done.

Why? It was a draft night trade, and he was the 10th pick overall. There was no guarantee he would turn out this good.  They got an extra 1st for moving down 6 spots, which is fine for value. 

[Fastbreak 3975]

Sixers got nothing from both picks. 13 games and 40 points from Smith and the other pick ended up with OKC.

Bridges is going to be a multiple time all-NBA.

There was no real reason to make the trade other than being “tricky”.

[ztejas 43411]

That might be a 2. Can't do that. 

[Fastbreak 3975]

Embid hard fall. I thought it was a playoff foul.

[ztejas 43411]

8 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

Bridges is going to be a multiple time all-NBA.

Um no he isn't. 

[gofuckyourself 8197]

3 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

Embid hard fall. I thought it was a playoff foul.

Or if this was 70s 80s NBA, no foul at all.

[Fastbreak 3975]

Um no he isn't. 

He is career 50/38/86 and averaged 26 a game since the trade. Also a great defender. He is only 26. The number of players with those stats is pretty small.

[ztejas 43411]

1 minute ago, Fastbreak said:

The number of players with those stats is pretty small.

Sure but it's a lot more than 15. Jaylen Brown was borderline all-NBA this season. So was Lillard. Take Bridges BKN numbers and extrapolate them over 80 games and he isn't close to all NBA. They were 12-15 with him.

His ast and reb numbers are too low and he's never been the best or 2nd player on a good team. I doubt he racks up multiple selections. 

[gofuckyourself 8197]

Damn Reed. That was awesome.

[Fastbreak 3975]

Bball Paul is on fire

[ztejas 43411]

Harden's stat line isn't eye popping but he was in total control of that game. Just dictated everything and got whatever he wanted. 

He's always been one of my favorite players to watch despite the foul baiting stuff. Probably because I'm a Spurs/Manu fan.

PHI could be a real tough out for BOS. 

[Fastbreak 3975]

Harden definitely had a great game. Embid is so dominant. If those 2 are in sync it’s trouble for anyone.

[Fastbreak 3975]

Worst sideline reporter ever?

[Dr Fear 1268]

Quin Snyder is looking ROUGH.

[Mittens 8253]

Just flipped over as he was being interviewed and immediately thought of the recent post pointing out how bad he was looking these days.  Skid row lookin face.  Yikes.

[shadow_operative 15932]

mobley out here looking like the franchise player that he is. wow.

[Dutchrudder 11133]

Mitchell is doing great, Knicks bench is keeping them in the game, because the Cavs bench is awful.

[ztejas 43411]

Good thing Dallas got rid of this guy. 

[LTtxfan 49141]

8 hours ago, ztejas said:

 

Hurts seeing this guy in a Knicks uniform

[gofuckyourself 8197]

Go Kings. Fuck Golden State.

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

5 hours ago, ztejas said:

Sure but it's a lot more than 15. Jaylen Brown was borderline all-NBA this season. So was Lillard. Take Bridges BKN numbers and extrapolate them over 80 games and he isn't close to all NBA. They were 12-15 with him.

His ast and reb numbers are too low and he's never been the best or 2nd player on a good team. I doubt he racks up multiple selections. 

The nba talent pool is so freaking deep right now. People just don’t understand that we have 30 or 35 guys right now that we’d have called “top 15” 10 or 15 years ago. 

[Dutchrudder 11133]

Josh Hart was probably the best deadline acquisition of the year. Dude will be a legit 6 man of the year contender next season. He alone outscored the Cavs bench. It ended up being a 37-14 disparity in the end, just awful performance by LeVert,.and Okoro wasn't doing much. The Cavs should shoot better next game, they were way below their season averages, but so we're the Knicks. This series may go 7, it's a good matchup.

[Message Board User 12395]

23 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Josh Hart was probably the best deadline acquisition of the year. Dude will be a legit 6 man of the year contender next season. He alone outscored the Cavs bench. It ended up being a 37-14 disparity in the end, just awful performance by LeVert,.and Okoro wasn't doing much. The Cavs should shoot better next game, they were way below their season averages, but so we're the Knicks. This series may go 7, it's a good matchup.

All of the fears I had coming into this series came to fruition.

Coaching - Thibs coaching rings around JBB; trapping Garland took him completely out of the game and they neutralized the Cavs bigs by not getting too deep in the paint

Bench - Not much to say here other than the Cavs bench is pure ass; Levert's good last 20 games of the season is looking like fools gold

Physicality - Although Allen and Mobley are great defenders, both are kind of soft tbh.  And sure enough the Knicks (with Randle, Robinson, and Hart) destroyed the Cavs on the offensive glass.  In fact, a game like today makes me wonder if Allen should be part of the long-term plan.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18547]

Cavs got murdered on the offensive glass. That was basically the ball game. Young team is going to have to grow up fast. 

Kings / Warriors is going to be a track meet. I think Sabonis is key. He's a poor defender but the Warriors have no one to exploit him. 

[ztejas 43411]

This Sacramento crowd is fucking NUTS.

I mean this is one of the loudest crowds I've ever heard. 

Edited April 16, 2023 by ztejas

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Looks like a fun game. Haven't been able to watch.

[ztejas 43411]

Fox might be in the best shape of anyone in the NBA. He looks like he could play 100 mins a night. 

[LTtxfan 49141]

Some bullshit foul calls going warriors way in this 4th quarter.  Starting to wonder if the fix is in.

Fuckin' Bullshit

[LTtxfan 49141]

1 minute ago, LTtxfan said:

Some bullshit foul calls going warriors way in this 4th quarter.  Starting to wonder if the fix is in.

Fuckin' Bullshit

3 straight foul calls against warriors in last minute... somebody called the refs 😋

[Rip76 4924]

Man that Sac crowd is lit.

I so want the Rockets crowd like that again.

[shadow_operative 15932]

helluva game.

[LTtxfan 49141]

Fox and Monk are freakin' fun to watch

[ztejas 43411]

I'm exhausted just watching these guys. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

Fox. 👀 

[ztejas 43411]

5 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

I so want the Rockets crowd like that again.

Again? Never heard a Rockets crowd this loud. 

[LTtxfan 49141]

FOX making klay look old trying to defend him...  😋

[ztejas 43411]

I mean that's a foul. He's riding him with his arm from behind. 

Whatever. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

sabonis getting that rebound after tussling with draymond 90 feet from the hoop is unbelievable. that's playoff basketball. that's great shit there. 

Edited April 16, 2023 by shadow_operative

[AeroHorn 749]

that ball should have gone to Curry

[LTtxfan 49141]

💥💥FUCK YEAH...  KINGS WIN !!! 💥💥

[ztejas 43411]

W's might have their hands full.

[Baboontyme 2809]

7 please