Around the Playoffs 2023

Coxy · Post #1 » by **Coxy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:54 am

Anyone else watching the other series?

Jimmy Butler is going bananas here today against the Bucks in game 4, wowzers.

cpower · Post #2 » by **cpower** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:17 am

would be really nice if the heat comes out of the east

watch1958 · Post #3 » by **watch1958** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:10 am

Coxy wrote:Anyone else watching the other series?

Jimmy Butler is going bananas here today against the Bucks in game 4, wowzers.

Sad thinking back, on the Sixers not being able to make it work with Jimmy. They could have had a fun stretch of years.

Coxy · Post #4 » by **Coxy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:16 am

watch1958 wrote:
Coxy wrote:Anyone else watching the other series?

Jimmy Butler is going bananas here today against the Bucks in game 4, wowzers.
Sad thinking back, on the Sixers not being able to make it work with Jimmy. They could have had a fun stretch of years.

That was an all-time performance today. One of the best individual performnces I've ever seen.

Onus · Post #5 » by **Onus** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:33 am

Jimmy was absolutely balling. Incredible performance.

Crazy to think Embiid hasn't made it out of the 2nd round while Jimmy has taken the heat to the finals.

Onus · Post #6 » by **Onus** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:33 am

I'm really hoping for the grizz to tie it up here. Fighting for their dynasty lives before it even begins

watch1958 · Post #7 » by **watch1958** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:03 am

Memphis hanging tough. Go Grizzlies, we want 7 games.

DAWill1128 · Post #8 » by **DAWill1128** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:09 am

Not even sure who I would rather play should we advance. Think the Lakers have a tougher roster to play, with that being said we would also have homecourt advantage. So I guess I would rather play the Lakers, take the first two and hope they roll over.

Think Schroeder though is probably a better Steph Curry defender than anyone Memphis has.

Onus · Post #9 » by **Onus** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:46 am

JJJ is crazy defensively. He covers so much ground and protects the rim. That's why I want Lively

cpower · Post #10 » by **cpower** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:53 am

watch1958 wrote:Memphis hanging tough. Go Grizzlies, we want 7 games.

They suck though zero offense. JA makes them worse almost. Mem would have Hca on us and Lakers are better team..

Crazy-Canuck · Post #11 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:56 am

I'd rather play the grizz if the dubs get by the kings.

With clarke and Adam's out, there isn't a big size discrepancy. With ja playing, it will be similar to dealing with fox.

Lakers have the match up advantage as well as silver and the refs in their back pockets which negates homecourt advantage.

cpower · Post #12 » by **cpower** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:18 am

that lakers team is really scary, you got Lebron and AD, shape shooting in Reeve DLo and Hachimura then defense and depth in Vanderbilt and Schröder. if we can get past the kings..lakers will be difficult and we cant even play a lot of guards due to size.

Coxy · Post #13 » by **Coxy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:43 am

Grizz blew it late. They had their chances.

ILOVEIT · Post #14 » by **ILOVEIT** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:06 am

The Grizz dynastic run is....well...it never was lol

ILOVEIT · Post #15 » by **ILOVEIT** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:07 am

IF Warriors someone win the King's series (big huge giant IF) I wonder how Steph and the Warriors would match up with the big LeBron lead Lakers? First things first, I guess.

Coxy · Post #16 » by **Coxy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:59 am

ILOVEIT wrote:IF Warriors someone win the King's series (big huge giant IF) I wonder how Steph and the Warriors would match up with the big LeBron lead Lakers? First things first, I guess.

They have a huge size advantage on us. Davis would be so hard to deal with.

DAWill1128 · Post #17 » by **DAWill1128** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:42 am

LeBron is way slower and less athletic at this point in his career, like 5x in that 4th quarter they cleared out and he could not take Tillman a slow footed center off the dribble. The shot to go into overtime he had to arch it so high just to get a layup. I really think at this stage Wiggins would shut him down, Green could lock him up as well.

To me it seems like the overall collection carries LeBron a bit, not the other way around.

superunknown · Post #18 » by **superunknown** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:08 am

playoff jimmy bucket. what a game from him.
franchise record points in the playoffs.
and then what about robinson? he's been playing hide and seek all year long just to become the best playoffs 3 point shooter ever? he's like 13/17 (76%) in the series so far

absurd.

tarantism · Post #19 » by **tarantism** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:10 am

Super excited to see this thread! I watch all of the games but the general board is chaos. I'd much rather discuss here, with posters I am familiar with.

Butler was downright incredible today. That was a "text your friends" game - I was telling everybody I know who likes hoops to tune in if they could. Wow. Would trade almost anything short of Curry for that guy. Give me a Jimmy Butler any day.

The Lakers also just wouldn't go away. You kept waiting for Memphis to finally take control and they never could. Our favorite guy DLo hit some big shots for them down the stretch. This Lakers team is formidable. I doubt they win the title but they could make a little noise.

I wonder sometimes about +/-. I thought Schröder had an awful 4th quarter but he finished with a +24? I'd have to rewatch the game to understand that one.

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Crazy-Canuck · Post #20 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:34 am

tarantism wrote:Super excited to see this thread! I watch all of the games but the general board is chaos. I'd much rather discuss here, with posters I am familiar with.

Butler was downright incredible today. That was a "text your friends" game - I was telling everybody I know who likes hoops to tune in if they could. Wow. Would trade almost anything short of Curry for that guy. Give me a Jimmy Butler any day.

The Lakers also just wouldn't go away. You kept waiting for Memphis to finally take control and they never could. Our favorite guy DLo hit some big shots for them down the stretch. This Lakers team is formidable. I doubt they win the title but they could make a little noise.

I wonder sometimes about +/-. I thought Schröder had an awful 4th quarter but he finished with a +24? I'd have to rewatch the game to understand that one.

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Sometimes the +/- isn't about doing anything good, but by doing nothing bad and not getting in the way of the other 4.