ATL - Bane to Orlando for 4 FRP+

[jschligs]

If this type of reffing goes on in the finals we’ll either have 1000 FTs or an absolute blood bath of no calls.

We’ll likely see complete inconsistency every game.

[RiotPunch]

Should have come down to the wire, **** NBA officiating. I don't feel bad for the Knicks, I feel bad for me.

[paulpressey25]

Haliburton making the leap here. He’s becoming the next Steph Curry.

[RiotPunch]

Haliburton making the leap here. He’s becoming the next Steph Curry.

Let's pump the brakes, PP.

[ampd]

Reffing a joke in this one. Wow.

I just want the best series possible and they are actively determining outcome here.

Well at least we know the NBA isn't weighing in to make sure there is an Indy OKC final

[paulpressey25]

Siakam getting away with MURDER.

He's spent the entire fourth quarter grabbing everyone's jersey and getting away with it

Siakam got away with it against us in 2019. The refs let him play on both offense and defense

This is why the Indy GM is very good.

[mattg]

If this type of reffing goes on in the finals we’ll either have 1000 FTs or an absolute blood bath of no calls.

We’ll likely see complete inconsistency every game.

We're going to see SGA draw FTs for shoving defenders down and tripping on his own feet. While simultaneously Caruso/Dort/JDubb/Siakim/Nesmith are literally molesting and then tackling everyone else without a foul being called.

[RiotPunch]

Reffing a joke in this one. Wow.

I just want the best series possible and they are actively determining outcome here.

Well at least we know the NBA isn't weighing in to make sure there is an Indy OKC final

Yeah, I'm definitely not suggesting that. They were just terrible at their jobs tonight.

[paulpressey25]

Haliburton making the leap here. He’s becoming the next Steph Curry.

Let's pump the brakes, PP.

Sure, he’s got to do it for a decade. But this is 2014 Steph as far as dictating his teams tempo and making others around him better. I know we hate it, but it’s happening

[drew881]

Silver has reached the, “f- it. Let’s finish this already so we can get to the draft and free agency” point.

[Coach Carter]

God I hate this pacers team but truth be told, player improvement is one their strengths.

[RiotPunch]

Haliburton making the leap here. He’s becoming the next Steph Curry.

Let's pump the brakes, PP.

Sure, he’s got to do it for a decade. But this is 2014 Steph as far as dictating his teams tempo and making others around him better. I know we hate it, but it’s happening

He's been on a crazy tear, I'll give him that. He can't sniff Steph's jock yet, though.

[blazza18]

I kinda see what PP means but they do it in different ways. Steph is shooting and ball movement while Hali is an actual point guard and does it more with his passing.

[th87]

Was Middleton for Haliburton really possible in 2022?

[jschligs]

To PP's point, if Hali can do this for 7 straight years then yea, what he's doing is Curry-esque in his own way. But the arc is there if he can do it. I also think he's supporting cast is really ****ing good (which so was Curry's).

[Bernman]

The Pacers would have swept if not for Nesmith's injury last game. Couldn't contain Brunson.

No cap - a Doc-less Bucks gives them their toughest series. Has a chance to win. Maybe they're not an actual bad match-up if we don't trot our jumbo lineup out there. Weren't able to beat the top 3 in the regular season. But we never got to see our best lineup down the stretch.

Edit: The Knicks would have been a lot easier to handle for the Bucks if they played Mitch at the 5, giving Brook someone to guard. It's worked for Turner too. He can't remotely handle KAT either.

[paulpressey25]

Was Middleton for Haliburton really possible in 2022?

It was just a TI on here.

I would have settled for the 2023 TI of Middleton for Harrison Barnes and the 4th pick for Ivey.

But the Haliburton for Ben Simmons was real. Philly turned it down.

[Matches Malone]

Tried giving Bill Simmons post-game show a chance because I hate myself and he immediately launched into Giannis trade machine and talking about Knicks players they can move for him. He settled on Towns, Bridges and a couple picks for Giannis. I'm sure once NY is eliminated, that will heat up.

[RiotPunch]

Tried giving Bill Simmons post-game show a chance because I hate myself and he immediately launched into Giannis trade machine and talking about Knicks players they can move for him. He settled on Towns, Bridges and a couple picks for Giannis. I'm sure once NY is eliminated, that will heat up.

WhO sAyS nO???!

[Bernman]

Tried giving Bill Simmons post-game show a chance because I hate myself and he immediately launched into Giannis trade machine and talking about Knicks players they can move for him. He settled on Towns, Bridges and a couple picks for Giannis. I'm sure once NY is eliminated, that will heat up.

WhO sAyS nO???!

That's at least more respectable. 2 core guys & the 2 picks should net you another good player in a trade. And it's among the real competitive offers if they add McBride instead of the picks, because Deuce has juice, but has just been underused, imo.

The ones that really irk me are where you can't see how the Bucks could ever contend in the near-term or far-term, so what's the point. They don't look at it all from our perspective. Like I'd rather even have bookoo random picks from Brooklyn over Mobley straight up, because the former at least give you hope in a direction. Mobley puts you in a much worse position than now even. Far worse player w/ no way to get better.