NBA Playoffs Thread

Negrodamus · Post #481 » by **Negrodamus** » Fri May 24, 2024 2:19 am

28pts for Siakam and I still don’t want his ass on the Sixers.

76ciology · Post #482 » by **76ciology** » Fri May 24, 2024 7:35 am

Embiid with the Ewing comp is quite good huh? I think we need a Charles Oakley type PF.

mjkvol · Post #483 » by **mjkvol** » Fri May 24, 2024 10:48 am

Indy obviously doesn't grasp the idea that they need to at least get an occasional stop to have a chance to win. Haliburton had a neon target sign on him all night.

mjkvol · Post #484 » by **mjkvol** » Fri May 24, 2024 10:58 am

Negrodamus wrote:28pts for Siakam and I still don’t want his ass on the Sixers.

He doesn't appear to have a high BB IQ and is so sloppy with the ball. Doesn't do anything well enough to justify anywhere near a max salary number.

76ciology · Post #485 » by **76ciology** » Fri May 24, 2024 1:21 pm

mjkvol wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:28pts for Siakam and I still don’t want his ass on the Sixers.

He doesn't appear to have a high BB IQ and is so sloppy with the ball. Doesn't do anything well enough to justify anywhere near a max salary number.

If we had Siakam, we’d probably be leading 2-0 against the Celtics or at least tied at 1-1. We gave up that chance for a shot at Paul George, who is more likely to re-sign with the Clippers.

The alternate scenarios don’t look much better than trading for Siakam. OG? He’s hurt. Ingram? Ingram and Siakam have similar EPMs, with Siakam having the edge on offense and fitting our team better. Siakam can play Embiid’s role on offense when Embiid is on the bench.

Just my opinion.

mjkvol · Post #486 » by **mjkvol** » Fri May 24, 2024 1:38 pm

76ciology wrote:
mjkvol wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:28pts for Siakam and I still don’t want his ass on the Sixers.

He doesn't appear to have a high BB IQ and is so sloppy with the ball. Doesn't do anything well enough to justify anywhere near a max salary number.

If we had Siakam, we’d probably be leading 2-0 against the Celtics or at least tied at 1-1. We gave up that chance for a shot at Paul George, who is more likely to re-sign with the Clippers.

The alternate scenarios don’t look much better than trading for Siakam. Ingram and Siakam have similar EPMs, with Siakam having the edge on offense and fitting our team better. Siakam can play Embiid’s role on offense when Embiid is on the bench.

Just my opinion.

Listen, if the choice is Siakam, George, or Ingram, I'm taking Siakam every time in a second. I just don't look at him as a max player, but then there are only a handful of players in the league that really are.

Negrodamus · Post #487 » by **Negrodamus** » Fri May 24, 2024 4:02 pm

76ciology wrote:
mjkvol wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:28pts for Siakam and I still don’t want his ass on the Sixers.

He doesn't appear to have a high BB IQ and is so sloppy with the ball. Doesn't do anything well enough to justify anywhere near a max salary number.

If we had Siakam, we’d probably be leading 2-0 against the Celtics or at least tied at 1-1. We gave up that chance for a shot at Paul George, who is more likely to re-sign with the Clippers.

The alternate scenarios don’t look much better than trading for Siakam. OG? He’s hurt. Ingram? Ingram and Siakam have similar EPMs, with Siakam having the edge on offense and fitting our team better. Siakam can play Embiid’s role on offense when Embiid is on the bench.

Just my opinion.

I think if we had anyone that could play the third star well was on this current team, we would have made it to the ECF. However, I don’t think Siakam would be enough to beat the TWolves or Mavs. His creation feels a little forced tbh.

ProcessDoctor · Post #488 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Fri May 24, 2024 4:40 pm

Negrodamus wrote:
76ciology wrote:
mjkvol wrote:
He doesn't appear to have a high BB IQ and is so sloppy with the ball. Doesn't do anything well enough to justify anywhere near a max salary number.

If we had Siakam, we’d probably be leading 2-0 against the Celtics or at least tied at 1-1. We gave up that chance for a shot at Paul George, who is more likely to re-sign with the Clippers.

The alternate scenarios don’t look much better than trading for Siakam. OG? He’s hurt. Ingram? Ingram and Siakam have similar EPMs, with Siakam having the edge on offense and fitting our team better. Siakam can play Embiid’s role on offense when Embiid is on the bench.

Just my opinion.

I think if we had anyone that could play the third star well was on this current team, we would have made it to the ECF. However, I don’t think Siakam would be enough to beat the TWolves or Mavs. His creation feels a little forced tbh.

Neubeck (or Fischer?) recently said we didn’t pursue Siakam because he and Nurse have a bad relationship. That plus the max Indy can offer equals near 0 percent chance he comes here.

elchengue20 · Post #489 » by **elchengue20** » Fri May 24, 2024 8:27 pm

I rather have Siakam than Paul George's declining corpse in a MAX multiyear deal.

Also he's a guy (unlike George) that relies more on lenght than elite athleticisim, i think his game will age fine.

Always sayed that Siakam compared to Tobias was some kind of combination between MJ and Magic Johnson, i wans't wrong lol.

Negrodamus · Post #490 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat May 25, 2024 1:35 am

Just threw the game on and, man, the Mavs are in sync with each other on offense.

Kobblehead · Post #491 » by **Kobblehead** » Sat May 25, 2024 2:01 am

These Wolves uniforms are GOD-TIER

ProcessDoctor · Post #492 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Sat May 25, 2024 2:40 am

Minny just ran a Conley-Anderson-McDaniels-Reid-Gobert lineup.

Going big when the rest of the league playing small. Team like that will always outrebound and defensively dominate the opposition.

zaz102 · Post #493 » by **zaz102** » Sat May 25, 2024 3:05 am

Damn, Luka is cold blooded.

Negrodamus · Post #494 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat May 25, 2024 3:06 am

DPOY getting roasted in crunch time

Negrodamus · Post #495 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat May 25, 2024 3:22 am

Say what you want about Embiid, but he wouldn’t have looked like a newborn horse against Luka at the end there. Maybe would give up a 2, but would contest the GW 3FGA at minimum.

mjkvol · Post #496 » by **mjkvol** » Sat May 25, 2024 3:49 am

Luka is a killer - dare I say ....... an assassin?

Why have Gobert in the game if you're going to switch everything? It was only a matter of whether it was going to be Luka or Kyrie isolated on him.

How about the lobs with Gafford and Lively? Two lethal lob threats, I'd be thrilled to have just one.

FireMorey · Post #497 » by **FireMorey** » Sat May 25, 2024 4:02 am

I still think T Wolves win the series, but Edwards has to play better he's been pretty brutal.

76ciology · Post #498 » by **76ciology** » Sat May 25, 2024 8:02 am

The Mavs had Gafford and Lively combine for 30 points on 14 of 16 shooting. This highlights why i want us to have a lob threat or at least a finisher around the paint at the PF position. This type of pressure release valve scoring is very consistent and has little subject to variance.

ProcessDoctor · Post #499 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Sat May 25, 2024 10:28 am

Turns out when your 2 stars are closers it’s much easier to build around them.

Kobblehead · Post #500 » by **Kobblehead** » Sat May 25, 2024 10:42 am

76ciology wrote:The Mavs had Gafford and Lively combine for 30 points on 14 of 16 shooting. This highlights why i want us to have a lob threat or at least a finisher around the paint at the PF position. This type of pressure release valve scoring is very consistent and has little subject to variance.

Would you rather have two lob threats playing 20+ mpg at C or Joel Embiid?