NBA Playoffs 2023

[BurgleBro 838]

32 minutes ago, ztejas said:

My disdain for the Lakers is the only thing that I can compare to my hatred of OU

I feel like we are brothers

[ztejas 43741]

Just now, BurgleBro said:

I feel like we are brothers

Post more. 

[SilasCoade 2622]

1 hour ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

at season's end, the Lakers were the 2nd best team.

This gotta be the booze talking

[Chewbacca 7793]

1 hour ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

at season's end, the Lakers were the 2nd best team.

Wat?  

[shadow_operative 15932]

2 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Joker sat for like 6 min and Miami went +1 in scoring differential. That’s been the untold stat with Denver is winning these games…they’re winning the non jokic minutes practically every game. And winning them convincingly

I can’t recall a time a team went on a significant run while joker sat

this has been huge for denver in the playoffs, and frankly it's been a big surprise. during the regular season denver was #1 in NET rating when jokic was on the court yet they were dead last in the NBA in NET when he was off the court. a)that's an insane stat, and b)its been very surprising and impressive how well they've done these playoffs when he's been out.

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

 

[Guest]

The Lakers weren't even the 2nd best team in their own state.

[Hornius Emeritus 12496]

This is pretty dang funny

 

 

[closetohumping 17547]

Not quite as disappointed in KD and Phoenix now.  Denver good

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

Miamis “other guys”, specifically their UDFAS

Max Strus:
Vs Mil: 6/3/.5, shot 45% including 41% from 3. Nothing eye popping but he’s a threat to hit a couple 3s and make the defense a little honest

Vs NY:
15/3.5/1.5 shooting 48% and dipped a little to 35% from 3.

Becoming a threat

Vs bos: 9.4/3/1 41%, 34% from 3

Coming back to earth but Boston has tough wing defenders so we’ll allow it.

Vs Den: 4/3.5/.5 on 16% from 2 and 19% from 3

Total loser effort against some decent defenders but he’s missing wide open shit

Gabe Vincent
Mil: 14/1/5 42%/42%
Ny: 10/2/5 32%/26% ick
Bos:16/2/2 48%/ 52% we’ve got something going into the finals!!
Den: 13/.5/2- hes had 2 very bad shooting games in Denver. No hope he turns it around for game 5

Caleb Martin
Mil: 11/5/2 63%, 43% solid to pretty good
NY:10/5/1 46%, 36%. Little regression but we’ll take it
Bos:-19/6/2 60%, 49% WHAATTT??? Had a case for ECF MVP!! LFGGG
Den: 7/4/1 35%, 45%. Absolute turd. Can’t handle the lights

Duncan Robinson:
Mil: 10/3/1 65%, 73% wow. Great shooter
NY: 6/1/1 27%, 28% wow. Terrible shooter
Bos : 11/1/2 55%, 48% ok decent bounce back, good shooter
Den:8/5/1 55%,44% serviceable but needs to shoot better

Miami probably needs 3 of these 4 to have their best game or the playoffs + Jimmy and Bam to play much better to win tomorrow. Because Denver’s gonna pull out the stops to win it on their court.

Strus shouldn’t play a min and Duncan Robinson is going to need more sets to get him some open looks.

[closetohumping 17547]

[Brothahorn 10088]

That's the problem with depending on UDFA's. At some point, they are going to remind you why they were undrafted. For Miami, it comes at the worst possible time.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

That's the problem with depending on UDFA's. At some point, they are going to remind you why they were undrafted. For Miami, it comes at the worst possible time.

And all at the same time

[shadow_operative 15932]

i think you could make the case that their regression is coming at the best possible time. can't choke in the nba finals if you don't get to the nba finals, and miami doesn't get to the nba finals without a gang of undrafted role players playing above their heads for several rounds. this maimi team has hugely overachieved this postseason. easily one of the more impressive postseason runs i've seen a team make. 

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

So I just saw that Conor (sp) McGregor knocked out the Heat’s mascot at halftime.  Saw a video but I never am successful at copying the Tweets while on my phone.  

[HornOnTheBayou 8967]

If I'm going to take two punches to the head from Conor McGregor, I'm going to need more than a mascot head for protection.

[Fastbreak 3996]

First fight he has won in 10 years.

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

 

[LTtxfan 49404]

So do the Nuggets close this Championship out tonight??  

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

2 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

So do the Nuggets close this Championship out tonight??  

I think the betting line would think so

[Brothahorn 10088]

So do the Nuggets close this Championship out tonight??  

Probably. Heat luck finally ran out.

[closetohumping 17547]

8 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

 

 

I'm a Dirk fan, think he's underrated.  But that is not a line up of scrubs.

[Vic Mackey 47303]

I'm a Dirk fan, think he's underrated.  But that is not a line up of scrubs.

Agreed. That was a pretty solid lineup around him and the best Dirk had. Finally got a legit big man in Chandler who helped. And this was all with Caron Butler being hurt for the year midway through.

[Dutchrudder 11159]

I think Denver will close it out tonight at home. Miami is just outclassed on every level in this matchup, unless they come up with some brilliant new defense overnight that throws Denver off its game. The last game Miami tried to double Murray and Jokic on most possessions and force Gordon, Porter and Brown to beat them, and they did. It's not a bad strategy, but it gave those other guys tons of open looks from all over the floor, since they had 3 defenders trying to cover 4 guys. Lots of open passing lanes for Murray and Jokic to hit their teammates cutting to the basket for easy layups or pass out to open shooters for 3s. Jokic and Murray both had relatively average games, and they still won by 13 (but probably should have been even more).  

Ref assignments for tonight:

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

On 6/11/2023 at 9:35 AM, HornOnTheBayou said:

If I'm going to take two punches to the head from Conor McGregor, I'm going to need more than a mascot head for protection.

And a few hundred thousand $$$$

[shadow_operative 15932]

3 hours ago, closetohumping said:

I'm a Dirk fan, think he's underrated.  But that is not a line up of scrubs.

who said they were?

[closetohumping 17547]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

who said they were?

That's always been a narrative.  Dirk led a bucket of chum to the championship.  

Edited June 12, 2023 by closetohumping

[Underdog 28868]

Dirk has been quoted as saying, “why don’t come chum some of this shit!” 

[Vic Mackey 47303]

Nailed it

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtPLSVeueuW/

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

I think Denver will close it out tonight at home. Miami is just outclassed on every level in this matchup, unless they come up with some brilliant new defense overnight that throws Denver off its game. The last game Miami tried to double Murray and Jokic on most possessions and force Gordon, Porter and Brown to beat them, and they did. It's not a bad strategy, but it gave those other guys tons of open looks from all over the floor, since they had 3 defenders trying to cover 4 guys. Lots of open passing lanes for Murray and Jokic to hit their teammates cutting to the basket for easy layups or pass out to open shooters for 3s. Jokic and Murray both had relatively average games, and they still won by 13 (but probably should have been even more).  
Ref assignments for tonight:

Was hoping we’d get the extender on duty for such a crucial game

[Chewbacca 7793]

1 hour ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Was hoping we’d get the extender on duty for such a crucial game

No Tony Brothers and no Scott Foster makes this Nuggets fan happy.  How Foster is still an NBA ref after the Donaghy stuff went down is amazing to me.

[Underdog 28868]

Herro ball tonight, nice run while it lasted, Nuggets. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

Rooting for Miami to pull off a miracle. Nights without sports is the worst

[Chewbacca 7793]

No Tony Brothers and no Scott Foster makes this Nuggets fan happy.  How Foster is still an NBA ref after the Donaghy stuff went down is amazing to me.

Nevermind. Not a fan of the officiating so far.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

Vincent needs the green light pulled from him

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

Nevermind. Not a fan of the officiating so far.

Interesting how denver isn’t in their blue mile high city jerseys

They’ve dominated in those…and lose in these white ones

[closetohumping 17547]

Duncan Robinson is dominating

[Chewbacca 7793]

Duncan Robinson is dominating

Refs are dominating. Miami gets away with a ton and they are calling the Nuggets crazy tight.

[shadow_operative 15932]

Jokic is being too unselfish. He needs to look for his own shot more.

Edited June 13, 2023 by shadow_operative

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

Bam is picking up Jimmy’s slack

[Chewbacca 7793]

Refs have let up, but now the Nuggs can't shoot. 1 of 14 from 3.

[shadow_operative 15932]

denver supporting cast not pulling their weight. 

man, if that shot had gone in... 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

Lol joker almost gonna joker on that 80 footer

[Dutchrudder 11159]

Ugly game so far, neither team can hit a 3, so it's still close. I don't feel like either team is going to come out an dominate. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

denver gotta stop shooting threes, start getting more looks from inside. 

and right as i hit "send" MPJ bricks a pull-up three in transition. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

if denver decides to shoot from the paint they'll win the nba title tonight. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

maimi hitting some tough shots.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

Man. That was a sick 3 by Murray. It’s only a matter of time before he cooks for a few minutes and Miami doesn’t have a lead to pad the cooking

[shadow_operative 15932]

lol holy shit MPJ.

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 minute ago, shadow_operative said:

lol holy shit MPJ.

lol ditto.