The Playoffs Thread

[Tomjas]

Bucks are a 3 point team and haven’t hit yet

[Stanford]

Nets looks good, I dunno wtf you guys are talking about

[ivysixer2000]

Yeah I can't believe the Bucks are still in this game shooting 13% from 3.

Just choking away this great opportunity

[Sixersftw]

The corpse of Blake Griffin is roasting the Bucks

[ivysixer2000]

Wow I can't believe they counted that shot

[Philly2good]

Nets looks good, I dunno wtf you guys are talking about

[Skates]

The game being this close and the Bucks so cold from 3 is not a good sign for the Nets, just some regression to the mean and the Bucks will be tough as heck to beat

[Mik317]

I don't think the Bucks want to get into a shoot out run and gun game with the Nets....even without Harden

[the_process]

What happened to Harden?

The Bucks shot terribly this game. The Nets certainly didn’t force that. Still like MIL.

[Stanford]

Lol, without Harden

[M2J]

I've always said the big 3 are better as a big 2. They add a defender, and the offense is still elite.

[Embiid P]

What happened to Harden?

The Bucks shot terribly this game. The Nets certainly didn’t force that. Still like MIL.

He left the game early because of a hamstring injury.

[Philly2good]

Bucks in 5

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

Wish Mike James played for us, he's a legit talent.

Also ...I'm very happy we passed on PJ Tucker. He looks slower than everyone else out there. Worthless at this point.

[stormi]

The Bucks thread meltdown is getting me excited for this place in about 15 hours.

[Embiid P]

Joel Embiid doesn't have to be in his prime to win a championship in Philly. Like I mentioned, consider him a geriatric Duncan and just keep bringing in young scorers to develop ala Maxey. No reason to double down on an imaginary window and ruin the next decade of Sixers basketball.

I'm not sure how valid the Duncan comparison is. Duncan already had one ring in his 5th year and won a second the next year. Thus Duncan had incentive to stay with the Spurs. Embiid is in his 5th year without a ring. Assuming that he doesn't win one this year and next, what is to prevent him from demanding a trade or signing elsewhere when he becomes a UFA in 2023? We can't assume that he'll be happy in Philly forever if he doesn't win a title here.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I'm telling you, one game and people going into a frenzy with the hot takes. I remember people saying that Memphis was going to beat the Jazz...Good times for sure. Actually quite ridiculous. The Bucks will bounce back. This is going to be a long series and if Harden can't go, then Brooklyn wont beat them. It's that simple. Middleton had a bad game. Plain and simple. That's not going to happen again. I'm terrified what this board will be like here if we lose game one to Atlanta tomorrow! My God, it's going to be bad! Toasters and bathtubs everywhere!

[M2J]

I like the Bucks even more now. For a few reasons. Giannis is going to be able to play like Giannis? They just missed easy shots? They'll be okay

[Murray_17]

I've always said the big 3 are better as a big 2. They add a defender, and the offense is still elite.

Evertime i see the Nets i always come up with the same conclusion.... "why does Claxton play so little"

He, by himself, solved the majority of the nets defensive issues today. Paring him with durant makes the Nets defense actually decent.

Yeah, Blake played great today, but he is not gonna shot great from 3 the rest of the playoffs and today he was open at the begining by design and jacked 3's without even thinking about it.

[76ciology]

Blake at C is the perfect counter to the Bucks. Brolo can’t post him up. While having Blake and Giannis pulls away any Giannis and Brolo outside the paint. Easy baskets for the Nets.