2021 NBA Playoffs Game 1: Heat @ Bucks 5/22 Sat. 2PM EST

[IggieCC]

Spoiler:

Let's go IGGS

Spoiler:

Congrats on successful tank for Bronny OvOh

[IggieCC]

HeatFanLifer so happy right now that he gets to do the next game thread after Iggie's inevitable loss. TroubleSome would have taken us to the championship. smmfh

I’m retired. Got my fourth banner (aka Ultimate Mega Heat Banner), saved the season, won the annual predict the season award.

The rest is on you guys.

[Majestic7]

Kinda premature GT isn't it? We have all this to go yet before we even know when the Heat play.

[OvOh]

Spoiler:

Let's go IGGS

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

Congrats on successful tank for Bronny OvOh

Lol IGGS I don't actually support Alfa Romeo, the avy was basically to mock another (former ) Raps poster that loved Charles Leclerc. I support an even worse team, Williams

Spoiler:

Those Tampa phuckers won too many meaningless games smh, could've had even better odds than 7th worse

[HeatingUp3]

It's those Bucks again. Let's hope Yimmie gonna get into the playoff Yimmie mode. We gonna stop Giannis but Jrue gonna smash us. 4-3 win

[Diakamawatane]

It's Deer season brehs. If Herro shows up with a Mandark haircut, they're going to win 4-0.

[RexBoyWonder]

Trying to be realistic here, I'm not liking our chances.

I think this is where the Dipo injury comes back to bite us. We'll miss that competent defender that can also get to the rim and create. I think we'll have a very hard time generating offense against Jrue Holiday. He's a biggest difference.

To have any chance we'll need at least 3 of Nunn, Herro, Dragica nd Duncan to be great in every single game. We need at least 3 of them to hit multipole 3's, get to the line, and take some pressure off of Jimmy and Bam.

To me, we're missing that 3rd star, a reliable scorer that can create for himself and others and hold is own on defense.

Can Herro/Nunn/Dragic combine to be that guy? maybe. we didn't see it for most of the season.

[RexBoyWonder]

jimmy and bam have to play good for us to have a chance, milwaukee got too much firepower.. We have to match it. We need bam to hit that midrange consistently.

Time for Bam to rise or fall. His regular season has been pretty meh. Especially when he’s called on to be the go to guy on the floor.

agree, bam needs to take his game to another level. Just dunkin on fools aint cuttin it.

If your counting on Bam to magically become a 25 PPG player, you're going to be disappointed.

He's a great player, but he's not a great scorer (yet) and might never be one. We're missing that natural consistent scorer to be a great team. It's not Bam and it's not fair to expect him to be that at this point in time.

[heater4life]

Trying to be realistic here

That’s your first problem Rex!

[IggieCC]

Trying to be realistic here, I'm not liking our chances.

I think this is where the Dipo injury comes back to bite us. We'll miss that competent defender that can also get to the rim and create. I think we'll have a very hard time generating offense against Jrue Holiday. He's a biggest difference.

To have any chance we'll need at least 3 of Nunn, Herro, Dragica nd Duncan to be great in every single game. We need at least 3 of them to hit multipole 3's, get to the line, and take some pressure off of Jimmy and Bam.

To me, we're missing that 3rd star, a reliable scorer that can create for himself and others and hold is own on defense.

Can Herro/Nunn/Dragic combine to be that guy? maybe. we didn't see it for most of the season.

Can't dwell on a guy who got hurt getting up for an uncontested dunk on a non contact injury. Dipo was never healthy, and was not going to survive the grueling of the playoffs.

Surely we don't have Kyrie, or even Jrue/Middleton caliber 3rd star, but who else has a legit 3rd star? Tobas Harris? Josh Richardson?
3rd star is mostly luxury and a great insurance policy for the regular szn when your 1st or 2nd star goes down but it's hardly a necessity. It surely paid off for the Nets this regular szn but let's see how they do in the playoffs managing egos with only 8 games playing together under their belt.
I take Nunn, Herro, Dragica and Duncan over most teams role players. Not to mention Iggy and Ariza to throw at wings and Dedmon to pick up pieces.

Crying about not having 3rd star.. Epitome of spoiled Heat fans

[IggieCC]

HeatFanLifer so happy right now that he gets to do the next game thread after Iggie's inevitable loss. TroubleSome would have taken us to the championship. smmfh

I won the annual predict the season award.

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2020-2021 season? (notice it's a 72 games season)
50

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)?

Harkless

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?

Silva will become a solid player off the bench.

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)

Harkless rising to become a great player off tbe bench for a contender.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

Iggie gets possessed by a demon and becomes a nicer guy.

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)?

Harkless

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)

Harkless rising to become a great player off tbe bench for a contender.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

Iggie gets possessed by a demon and becomes a nicer guy.

[HeatFanLifer]

Spoiler:

HeatFanLifer so happy right now that he gets to do the next game thread after Iggie's inevitable loss. TroubleSome would have taken us to the championship. smmfh

I won the annual predict the season award.

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2020-2021 season? (notice it's a 72 games season)
50

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)?

Harkless

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?

Silva will become a solid player off the bench.

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)

Harkless rising to become a great player off tbe bench for a contender.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

Iggie gets possessed by a demon and becomes a nicer guy.

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the rotation)?

Harkless

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)

Harkless rising to become a great player off tbe bench for a contender.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

Iggie gets possessed by a demon and becomes a nicer guy.

That was pre-quad banner HFL. My updated predictions were on point.

[HeatFanLifer]

DemonOP can’t even spell weekend Smh

[Zasterror]

I feel fairly confident. Nunn has something to prove and he seems very confident. He will be the X-Factor and will provide what Dragic cannot if need be.

[IggieCC]

DemonOP can’t even spell weekend Smh

are we really playing this weekend? I'm not so sure HeatFknLose

[HeatFanLifer]

DemonOP can’t even spell weekend Smh

are we really playing this weekend? I'm not so sure HeatFknLose

Wth is weeked

[gom]

I know the Iggie/HeatFanLifer doodie war seems like a great misdirection/distraction/whatever, something like metaphysical lube, but I have some bad news. I just typed "Naked Ladies" into Google, pressed the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button, and ended up here:

https://www.americanmeadows.com/flower-bulbs/other-spring-flower-bulbs/belladonna-lily

It (unfortunately) is SFW.

Belladonna, on a related note, is one of the sources for the tale of witches flying. They used belladonna and other herbs to make make an oil soluble tincture, mixed it with lard, rubbed it on the broomsticks, and used them as clitoral masturbation devices. Belladonna contains the very toxic (if ingested) hallucinogen atropine sulfate. You fly if you use a little. You die if you use too much (and it's not much... ask Socrates.)

Carry on.

[HeatFanLifer]

I have some bad news. I just typed "Naked Ladies" into Google, pressed the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button, and ended up here:

https://www.americanmeadows.com/flower-bulbs/other-spring-flower-bulbs/belladonna-lily

It (unfortunately) is SFW.

Belladonna, on a related note, is one of the sources for the tale of witches flying. They used belladonna and other herbs to make make an oil soluble tincture, mixed it with lard, rubbed it on the broomsticks, and used them as clitoral masturbation devices. Belladonna contains the very toxic (if ingested) hallucinogen atropine sulfate. You fly if you use a little. You die if you use too much (and it's not much... ask Socrates.)

Carry on.

[RexBoyWonder]

Thread is going fine.

Nunn vs Jure is fine.

This op is fine.

[IggieCC]

Looking back at last year, former MOD DayofMourning OP swept the Pacers, and got up on the bucks 3-1, Wilts finished em off and got up on the Celtics 2-1, HerroBalls extended the lead to 3-2, IggieCC victory 4-2.

Finals
IggieCC: L
Dr_Heat: L (should be banned from oping for life)
Bishop45:W
Bishop45:L
goodboy:W
goodboy:L

If I don't succeed, which is not likely, we need DoM to right the ship.