Playoffs!?

Murray_17 · Post #141 » by **Murray_17** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:26 am

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
Murray_17 wrote:
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:I still think Milwaukee can beat Miami without Giannis. Middleton looks the best he's looked all season out there. They have so much depth, Bobby Portis can step right in and fill the void. I think they play it safe with Giannis and see how the next games goes. Even without Giannis and Miami winning today I got Milwaukee 4-2 (IF Giannis is out).

I don't know, without Giannis there is too much space between Lopez and the 3 point line, Butler and Bam can feast on them

I hope you're right. Hoping like hell Miami finds a way to beat them.

Oh i don't know, i think Giannis is gonna play the next game, a contusion doesn't look that serious to me, but i'm not a doctor.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #142 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:25 am

Tyler Herro broke his hand. I imagine he's officially done for the playoffs.

Jay555 · Post #143 » by **Jay555** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:34 am

Crazy day. Lower seeds have prevailed in all 3 games played.

Negrodamus · Post #144 » by **Negrodamus** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:56 am

Morant coming up small is a pretty bad look. Was expecting this to be his time to show out in the playoffs and be an early entrant for next years MVP race.

76ciology · Post #145 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:58 am

Teams usually need a season and a playoffs to gel. I dont know if this Suns team is different, but there are times when this team looks lost. You need 1-2 playoff series to know your weaknesses and an offseason to deal with them.

76ciology · Post #146 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:58 am

No disrespect and it may change completely in a game, but I think we have the weakest playoff opponent in the playoffs. Well, either that or we’re really OP good.

Negrodamus · Post #147 » by **Negrodamus** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:05 am

76ciology wrote:No disrespect and it may change completely in a game, but I think we have the weakest playoff opponent in the playoffs. Well, either that or we’re really OP good.

As Logan Roy would say: "you're not serious people".

They're here on Durant's dime. There was a stretch where Durant was playing and they lost only 3 games over a 20 game stretch.

76ciology · Post #148 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:17 am

Negrodamus wrote:
76ciology wrote:No disrespect and it may change completely in a game, but I think we have the weakest playoff opponent in the playoffs. Well, either that or we’re really OP good.

As Logan Roy would say: "you're not serious people".

They're here on Durant's dime. There was a stretch where Durant was playing and they lost only 3 games over a 20 game stretch.

Do you mean on regular season?

76ciology · Post #149 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:29 am

Stats aside, the problem with the Wolves is Anthony Edwards.

Wolves should have traded Anthony Edwards for someone like Trae Young. While holding unto DLo.

Trae Young
DLo
Jaden McDaniels
KAT
Gobert

This is the perfect compliment for Trae Young and the Wolves frontcourt.

They could still do that in the offseason, with a Trae-Conley backcourt, which would be as good as the Trae-DLo backcourt

They then run schemes similar to the Cavs with better spacing.

Heavy guard play on offense then let KAT be the go to option down the stretch off a Trae-KAT 2 man game.

Murray_17 · Post #150 » by **Murray_17** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:47 am

Trae Young AND Dlo with KAT and Gobert in the paint? i want to have what you're smoking

76ciology · Post #151 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:58 am

Read on Twitter

76ciology · Post #152 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:08 am

Watch on YouTube

That was a moving screen by smart to free up Tatum for the last shot

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #153 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:40 am

We're not going to get any help from Atlanta. Boston will broom them. It's already been written for us.

76ciology · Post #154 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:40 pm

Watch on YouTube

Third best player in the east behind Biid and Giannis.

Jailblazers7 · Post #155 » by **Jailblazers7** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:28 pm

An Ant for Trae trade would’ve been almost as big a mistake as the Gobert trade lol

Wolves have the perfect setup with Ant/McDaniels as two awesome, young wings. They need to keep those two together and build around it as best they can.

Negrodamus · Post #156 » by **Negrodamus** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:33 pm

76ciology wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:
76ciology wrote:No disrespect and it may change completely in a game, but I think we have the weakest playoff opponent in the playoffs. Well, either that or we’re really OP good.

As Logan Roy would say: "you're not serious people".

They're here on Durant's dime. There was a stretch where Durant was playing and they lost only 3 games over a 20 game stretch.

Do you mean on regular season?

Yes

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #157 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:09 pm

I disagree on the Edwards topic. If anything Minnesota needs to free that dude. He's so damn talented.

76ciology · Post #158 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:40 pm

Watch on YouTube

Great video because I think i can relate to some of it with the Sixers.

What’s different with our team is I think we’re more consistent, specially with our role players. So teams can’t just try to cough the ball out to our shooters.

I also think that the way we score is less taxing with Harden as facilitator mode not needing to constantly dribbling, dancing and driving while Biid is just shooting jumpers at the elbow.

But yeah, eventually teams will figure out where we will kick the ball out to. That will make it easier for them to rotate on defense.

76ciology · Post #159 » by **76ciology** » Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:18 am

Watch on YouTube

Teams now are running schemes similar to the Warriors on both ends that makes them less predictable than before

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #160 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:30 am

Man the injury scares just keep piling up.
Giannis, AD, Curry, Poole, Morant, Herro... I'm sure there's others I'm missing. I hope the ankle on Curry is good to go.