2019 NBA Playoffs Thread

[ztejas 43543]

1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said:

thunder are now 3-10 in the playoffs with russ as the lead dog.

They will move cities before they make another Finals. They drafted 3 MVPs and pissed it away. Unbelievable.

It's really, really easy to understand Durant leaving. Not saying it was justifiable for him to go to Golden State - but if anyone still hates on him for being "disloyal" they're a fucking moron.

[Dutchrudder 11152]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

They will move cities before they make another Finals. They drafted 3 MVPs and pissed it away. Unbelievable.

It's really, really easy to understand Durant leaving. Not saying it was justifiable for him to go to Golden State - but if anyone still hates on him for being "disloyal" they're a fucking moron.

Only Thunder fans hate him for disloyalty, everyone else knows he didn't just take the easy way out, but rather the EASIEST possible way to a ring and ruined the competitiveness of the league for a few years. I still don't expect the Warriors to lose more than a few games this playoff season, but god damn do I hope someone knocks them off. 

[immortal13 4059]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

They will move cities before they make another Finals. They drafted 3 MVPs and pissed it away. Unbelievable.

It's really, really easy to understand Durant leaving. Not saying it was justifiable for him to go to Golden State - but if anyone still hates on him for being "disloyal" they're a fucking moron.

Well there are tons of morons out there, so....

[Vic Mackey 47157]

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[BigOrange1 6471]

this is some pretty good stuff from KD:

 

 

[aggie08 21538]

Amazing how quickly Vic will turn on his favorite players.  The meme life comes first, I guess.

[BigOrange1 6471]

i noticed that as well.

[Patrick Bateman 3933]

46 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

this is some pretty good stuff from KD:

 

 

More....

 

[Vic Mackey 47157]

True

[ztejas 43543]

3 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

this is some pretty good stuff from KD:

 

 

Best player in the league and no one is stopping him from winning another title. 

Going to be really refreshing to not have to deal with this Warriors shit anymore after this season. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

brad stevens has a potty mouth. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

Man Indiana will not go away.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Bogdanovic is busting.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Great D from Turner on Jaylen Brown.

[Machinator 32099]

What a shit way to end the game.

[hookem48 4703]

Jesus Christ Indiana, what the fuck? Ya'll just run something offense.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

lol @ Indiana

 

 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

sucks we're already done with Kevin Harlan for the night

[aggie08 21538]

Utah just ain't in Houston's weight class...and the Jazz are probably the 3rd best team in the West.

Edited April 18, 2019 by aggie08

[HtownHorn 14786]

11 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

thunder are now 3-10 in the playoffs with russ as the lead dog.

But they are still winning this series.

[immortal13 4059]

I feel like Houston has a good shot at GS. I think KD's performance will be the deciding factor.

[aggie08 21538]

Just now, immortal13 said:

I feel like Houston has a good shot at GS. I think KD's performance will be the deciding factor.

They have a great shot. If Harden shoots anywhere near his regular season percentages, the math makes them nearly impossible to beat. He shot like shit in last year's WCF, and they still almost won.

[ztejas 43543]

43 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

and the Jazz are probably the 3rd best team in the West.

 

29 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

If Harden shoots anywhere near his regular season percentages, the math makes them nearly impossible to beat.

Laughable shit aggie. Go post this bs in the Rockets thread.

[aggie08 21538]

Fine. "Makes them really fucking hard to beat." That better semantics for you?

[ztejas 43543]

5 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Fine. "Makes them really fucking hard to beat." That better semantics for you?

Leaving out the part where you think the Jazz are the 3rd best team in the West.

And that's a big if. Harden is a known playoff underperformer.

[aggie08 21538]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Leaving out the part where you think the Jazz are the 3rd best team in the West.

And that's a big if. Harden is a known playoff underperformer.

Just an opinion on the Jazz. They've been one of the best teams (along with Houston and Milwaukee) since the All-Star break. Denver is inexperienced, and we'll see if Portland is for real. Houston is just an awful matchup for Utah. I think they would have beat anyone else in the field (besides Golden State, obviously), or come damn close.

Re: Harden. That was kinda the point. He has routinely come up short. But I think he's a much more complete player this season, so if this is the year that his shooting percentages finally don't fall off a cliff, it's going to be a battle.

[ztejas 43543]

9 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Denver is inexperienced

And Utah isn't? Who is Utah's saltiest vet? Jae Crowder?

Portland looks pretty real right now. Houston is def a more experienced, dangerous team than Utah. Clippers and Spurs aren't pushovers either.

Point being my man - West is super tight this year outside of the Ws. Hard to claim any team as the 2nd or 3rd best rn.

 

Edited April 18, 2019 by ztejas

[George Clooney 378]

17 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Hard to claim any team as the 2nd or 3rd best rn.

The Rockets are easily the 2nd best team in the West.

[ztejas 43543]

Mitchell has seriously regressed this season since his 2nd half from last year. Seems like he's half a step slower and just not as crafty or confident in his play. Maybe a bit of a sophomore slump. 

[ztejas 43543]

3 minutes ago, George Clooney said:

The Rockets are easily the 2nd best team in the West.

I probably don't disagree. But they need to stay healthy and I want to see how they play in UTA. 

They remeber the WCF from last season but so do the Ws - going to be tough sailing playing 4 at Oracle. 

[HtownHorn 14786]

11 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I probably don't disagree. But they need to stay healthy and I want to see how they play in UTA. 

They remeber the WCF from last season but so do the Ws - going to be tough sailing playing 4 at Oracle. 

The Rockets are 4-2 at Oracle the last 2 years.

[Patrick Bateman 3933]

1 hour ago, immortal13 said:

I feel like Houston has a good shot at GS. I think KD's performance will be the deciding factor.

Actually think it'll come down to Draymond and if he can offer any offensive stress on the Rockets defense.  They'll pretty ignore him from BYA and he either has to make them pay or offer enough dribble drive to force rotational stress.  

[Dutchrudder 11152]

Actually think it'll come down to Draymond and if he can offer any offensive stress on the Rockets defense.  They'll pretty ignore him from BYA and he either has to make them pay or offer enough dribble drive to force rotational stress.  

He hasn't been as good on defense this year either. He has regressed a bit, cousins is out, and it looks like an aging Bogut will get 25-30 minutes a night. The rockets have a good chance this year, just need to take care of Utah fast and get ready for round 2.

[ztejas 43543]

13 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

The Rockets are 4-2 at Oracle the last 2 years.

I'm talking about a potential playoff series - not a team that sleepwalks through the regular season. 

[NowThis 931]

5 hours ago, hookem48 said:

Jesus Christ Indiana, what the fuck? Ya'll just run something offense.

what a choke Pacers. Oh well, next year with healthy Oladipo might turn out more positive.

[Thatguy 8876]

7 hours ago, aggie08 said:

Just an opinion on the Jazz. They've been one of the best teams (along with Houston and Milwaukee) since the All-Star break. Denver is inexperienced, and we'll see if Portland is for real. Houston is just an awful matchup for Utah. I think they would have beat anyone else in the field (besides Golden State, obviously), or come damn close.

Re: Harden. That was kinda the point. He has routinely come up short. But I think he's a much more complete player this season, so if this is the year that his shooting percentages finally don't fall off a cliff, it's going to be a battle.

  This is true. They play outside the perimeter so much that it negates Utah's defense. Utah can't score at the pace a wide open Houston can. They could muck it up enough against another opponent though(outside of GSW).

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

what a choke Pacers. Oh well, next year with healthy Oladipo might turn out more positive.

Narrator: it won't

[Vic Mackey 47157]

[Vic Mackey 47157]

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[Bartles 769]

NY Daily News apparently fired Chris Sheridan, who wrote that Ben Simmons drunk column yesterday

[Machinator 32099]

Embiid out tonight.

[ztejas 43543]

Derrick White just had 26* pts in the first half

Edited April 19, 2019 by ztejas

[Goo Punch 4275]

Tobias Harris has been unconscious, but now with both Embiid and Boban our this is going to get dicey. 

[Vic Mackey 47157]

Simmons answers tonight.

[F250 28823]

 

[d2o 1602]

3 hours ago, Bartles said:

NY Daily News apparently fired Chris Sheridan, who wrote that Ben Simmons drunk column yesterday

He was really pissy on Twitter for some reason yesterday.   

[Machinator 32099]

Something tells me the Warriors aren't going to blow this big lead.

[ztejas 43543]

Refs need to let these guys play playoff ball. Spurs/Nuggets was officiated way too tightly and this series has been so far, too. 

[Vic Mackey 47157]

Lmao

[ztejas 43543]

6 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Lmao

Vic I'm saying this nicely but can you please chill with the memes or start a different thread. You've taken up like half of this page with full size images regarding a series no one on here really gives a shit about.