NBA Playoffs Thread

brannigan73 · Post #221 » by **brannigan73** » Sat May 11, 2024 6:14 am

Welp, that was a butt kicking. The death of the Nuggets looks overstated to me. I dont know why people feel so threatened by Jokic that they have to try to demean him and the Nuggets all the time. There title run last year was bogus, Jokic passes because he doesnt want to score, SGA should have one the MVP, yada yada yada.

76ciology · Post #222 » by **76ciology** » Sat May 11, 2024 6:52 am

brannigan73 wrote:Welp, that was a butt kicking. The death of the Nuggets looks overstated to me. I dont know why people feel so threatened by Jokic that they have to try to demean him and the Nuggets all the time. There title run last year was bogus, Jokic passes because he doesnt want to score, SGA should have one the MVP, yada yada yada.

They say that the Nuggets faced teams in the playoffs last season that wouldn’t have made it to the playoffs this season.

Post #223 » by **Stanford** » Sat May 11, 2024 9:32 am

76ciology wrote:They say that the Nuggets faced teams in the playoffs last season that wouldn’t have made it to the playoffs this season.

I've been too afraid to say this for a long time.

76ciology · Post #224 » by **76ciology** » Sat May 11, 2024 9:34 am

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Brunson should have learned from Embiid that trying to make the shot is better than deliberately fishing for a foul. I do think the latter is a product of fatigue, which also explains why Embiid settles for a lot of those types of shots down the stretch.

76ciology · Post #225 » by **76ciology** » Sat May 11, 2024 9:36 am

Stanford wrote:
76ciology wrote:They say that the Nuggets faced teams in the playoffs last season that wouldn’t have made it to the playoffs this season.

I've been too afraid to say this for a long time.

It’s like saying Mj played in a “watered down” league. :wink:

phillynative · Post #226 » by **phillynative** » Sat May 11, 2024 10:57 am

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Brunson should have learned from Embiid that trying to make the shot is better than deliberately fishing for a foul. I do think the latter is a product of fatigue, which also explains why Embiid settles for a lot of those types of shots down the stretch.

He would have gotten that call against us...

76ciology · Post #227 » by **76ciology** » Sun May 12, 2024 3:35 am

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Iverson Armband · Post #228 » by **Iverson Armband** » Sun May 12, 2024 11:53 am

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He is without a doubt the most skilled player to ever play the game. That was some great defense.

Kobblehead · Post #229 » by **Kobblehead** » Sun May 12, 2024 12:32 pm

Isaac Okoro has been a huge disappointment in the NBA.

GoSixersBro · Post #230 » by **GoSixersBro** » Sun May 12, 2024 7:57 pm

Let's go Pacers. Hell of a start. Wish the Sixers had a passionate core that threw punches like this.

mjkvol · Post #231 » by **mjkvol** » Sun May 12, 2024 8:12 pm

GoSixersBro wrote:Let's go Pacers. Hell of a start. Wish the Sixers had a passionate core that threw punches like this.

The reality is that the Pacers should win this series handily, given the health and depth issues of the Knicks. They are talented, but I don't think they're that good. They have no real go-to player, and depend way too much on late shot clock heaves when they aren't getting transition buckets and hitting their 3's. If the Knicks had Anonoby, Robinson, and a healthy Brunson, they win this series in 5.

GoSixersBro · Post #232 » by **GoSixersBro** » Sun May 12, 2024 8:38 pm

mjkvol wrote:
GoSixersBro wrote:Let's go Pacers. Hell of a start. Wish the Sixers had a passionate core that threw punches like this.

The reality is that the Pacers should win this series handily, given the health and depth issues of the Knicks. They are talented, but I don't think they're that good. They have no real go-to player, and depend way too much on late shot clock heaves when they aren't getting transition buckets and hitting their 3's. If the Knicks had Anonoby, Robinson, and a healthy Brunson, they win this series in 5.

I agree. This shooting especially from the bench isn't sustainable.

mjkvol · Post #233 » by **mjkvol** » Sun May 12, 2024 11:51 pm

The numbers that jumped out at me in the Pacers-Knicks game were minutes played. In a game that was over by halftime, and with the Knicks clearly a dead team walking, Thibs still managed to leave Brunson and DiVincenzo in for over 30 minutes. Guy is stubborn to a ridiculous extent. Meanwhile, Haliburton at 27 minutes was the most on Indiana.

XtremeDunkz · Post #234 » by **XtremeDunkz** » Mon May 13, 2024 12:21 am

Anthony Edwards just looks like a guy who's gonna win multiple championships as long as he has the right team around him.

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ProcessDoctor · Post #235 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Mon May 13, 2024 1:00 am

Love this series. Just two big bad young teams. They’ll be facing each other for a while.

Jailblazers7 · Post #236 » by **Jailblazers7** » Mon May 13, 2024 1:05 am

Absolutely crushing collapse at the end of that quarter from Minnesota.

Phila Tough · Post #237 » by **Phila Tough** » Mon May 13, 2024 1:42 am

I hope Pacers win it all. I don't care for any of the teams besides them

Negrodamus · Post #238 » by **Negrodamus** » Mon May 13, 2024 2:55 am

Negrodamus wrote:I'm not convinced that Denver is out of this yet.

Not my hottest take, I know, but…

andrewtoney22 · Post #239 » by **andrewtoney22** » Mon May 13, 2024 3:12 am

Is ANYONE here going to acknowledge McConnell was let go by Sixers to sign Trey Burke? :-D

76ciology · Post #240 » by **76ciology** » Mon May 13, 2024 4:41 am

andrewtoney22 wrote:Is ANYONE here going to acknowledge McConnell was let go by Sixers to sign Trey Burke?

Burke can play with Ben, unlike TJ.