NBA Playoffs

[Cowology]

2-3 Superstars is NOT enough. In todays league you need balanced scoring that goes at least 4-5 deep. Again, look at the Lakers; LeBron has a solid game, AD does whatever he wants AND Russell played like you'd want your 3rd best player to play and they didn't crack 100.

Depth matters. Even when you are playing your key guys 38+ minutes, you still need those 4th, 5th and 6th guys to contribute. Bojan can get a bucket. And if the Knicks hang around he's gonna have a big game for them someplace.

[LaSheed]

Damn finally getting to watch some playoffs and we 10+ years away from this level of basketball

[zeebneeb]

2-3 Superstars is NOT enough. In todays league you need balanced scoring that goes at least 4-5 deep. Again, look at the Lakers; LeBron has a solid game, AD does whatever he wants AND Russell played like you'd want your 3rd best player to play and they didn't crack 100.

Depth matters. Even when you are playing your key guys 38+ minutes, you still need those 4th, 5th and 6th guys to contribute. Bojan can get a bucket. And if the Knicks hang around he's gonna have a big game for them someplace.

Back in the saddle eh?

Glutton for punishment.

[tmorgan]

Cow mod? Cow mod?

What year is this? Am I 35 again?

Nope. Isht.

[MortSahlfan]

Am I missing something?

[Cowology]

Am I missing something?

I'm no longer "retired". I seemingly couldn't stop myself from backseat moderating, so this clears that up.

[Snakebites]

Celtics lose to Jimmy-less Heat.

Schadenfreude isn’t really becoming of a fan of a 14 win team.

But hey, this is a safe place right?

[jars]

Celtics lose to Jimmy-less Heat.

Schadenfreude isn’t really becoming of a fan of a 14 win team.

But hey, this is a safe place right?

I don't like the Heat and their 'culture', but if they could somehow bounce the Celtics after I've listened to Celtics fans all season telling me that this is the best starting 5 ever assembled in the NBA, I would seriously consider buying a Heat jersey out of respect.

[MortSahlfan]

What's wrong with Heat culture? They seem to be able to compete regardless if Butler/Rozier are out.. They draft a non-lottery, 4-yr guy with Jaquez and even non-drafted guys who contribute. Pistons have had 15 lottery picks out of the last 16 years and have very little to show for it.

[bstein14]

What's wrong with Heat culture? They seem to be able to compete regardless if Butler/Rozier are out.. They draft a non-lottery, 4-yr guy with Jaquez and even non-drafted guys who contribute. Pistons have had 15 lottery picks out of the last 16 years and have very little to show for it.

One of Weaver's biggest mistakes is gifting Killian Hayes all that playing time and all those minutes when he clearly didn't deserve it. He came in and was shell shocked from day one and yet we were benching Derek Rose for him. You're going to lose the respect of players in the lockerr room when you go out there and play bad guys that don't deserve it and it gets worse and worse year after year we watched that **** for four seasons. Choosing to pick up his 4th year $7.4 million option when he was clearly not an NBA caliber player was crazy and other guys on the team see that type of **** and they aren't happy when a guy who doesn't deserve it and sucks is getting paid more than them.

[MotownMadness]

What's wrong with Heat culture? They seem to be able to compete regardless if Butler/Rozier are out.. They draft a non-lottery, 4-yr guy with Jaquez and even non-drafted guys who contribute. Pistons have had 15 lottery picks out of the last 16 years and have very little to show for it.

We need to pay them to draft for us lol

[MortSahlfan]

What's wrong with Heat culture? They seem to be able to compete regardless if Butler/Rozier are out.. They draft a non-lottery, 4-yr guy with Jaquez and even non-drafted guys who contribute. Pistons have had 15 lottery picks out of the last 16 years and have very little to show for it.

One of Weaver's biggest mistakes is gifting Killian Hayes all that playing time and all those minutes when he clearly didn't deserve it. He came in and was shell shocked from day one and yet we were benching Derek Rose for him. You're going to lose the respect of players in the lockerr room when you go out there and play bad guys that don't deserve it and it gets worse and worse year after year we watched that **** for four seasons. Choosing to pick up his 4th year $7.4 million option when he was clearly not an NBA caliber player was crazy and other guys on the team see that type of **** and they aren't happy when a guy who doesn't deserve it and sucks is getting paid more than them.

99% of Pistons fans on this board knew that.. Weaver's ego must be through the roof... But I know a lot of fans thought Weaver would be like Presti, but OKC is not only the #1 seed, up 2-0, but they have 25 draft picks remaining, and already have a stacked team.

[Canadafan]

The end of this Knicks/Sixers game is kinda wild.

Embiid never gonna get to the conference finals heh. Crazy crazy ending.

I love it. He can take his flopping, googly eyed ass home.

Man he is gonna give me nightmares after watching him blink one eye, while the other rolled around in it's socket. Like he's possessed or something.

That explains it
Report: Embiid treated for mild case of Bell's palsy
https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/2901283

[zeebneeb]

Embiid never gonna get to the conference finals heh. Crazy crazy ending.

I love it. He can take his flopping, googly eyed ass home.

Man he is gonna give me nightmares after watching him blink one eye, while the other rolled around in it's socket. Like he's possessed or something.

That explains it
Report: Embiid treated for mild case of Bell's palsy
https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/2901283

I am really surprised I didn't connect it in my brain. My mother in-law had a case of this a few years back.

[Snakebites]

Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris combine for 58 points in a Sixers win.

Of course Embiid had 50 of them.

Giving big money to Tobias Harris feels like doom. I like Tobias personally- always seemed like a good guy. But this business is about results. I still wouldn’t mind signing him, but I wouldn’t pay what he’d likely cost. I try not to think about playoff results too much, but I keep thinking “if this is what he looks like next to Embiid with all the gravity he has for an opposing defense, what is he going to do on our team as a bigger fish?”

Embiid is clearly impacted defensively by his injury- he’s just slow out there. What he’s done offensively despite visually not being 100 percent is impressive though- even haters must admit.

[buzzkilloton]

Seeing Tobias playing awful going for 7,10,and 8 points hopefully is enough to deter the FO and Gores for being interested.

[MortSahlfan]

I wish TNT wouldn't post the game score (top right hand corner of screen) for other games, but not so bad considering it was 106-66 at one point. I didn't notice Joel, but I've been FFing until the end. Diangelo Russell has another ofer...

If Tobias can't do better with Embiid, what the hell is he going to do here? Why would he come here anyway?

Kenny lost again

[MotownMadness]

Seeing Tobias playing awful going for 7,10,and 8 points hopefully is enough to deter the FO and Gores for being interested.

Probably thinking "Now he's attainable"

[Kalamazoo317]

Tobias has looked terrible this season, yeah. I wouldn't start him over Fontecchio.

[MortSahlfan]

First time watching Sheppard (Pacers), but for a guy who hardly played, he's been really good on both ends of the floor so far.