Official NBA General Discussion 2022-23 V4.0

Tripod · Post #1781 » by **Tripod** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:00 am

Love that Jokic has said he doesn't care about winning tbe 2 MVP'S and now said the same about WCF MVP.

Meanwhile Embiid....

Vorticity · Post #1782 » by **Vorticity** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:02 am

yay, time for some real basketball, Jokic vs. Jimmy. no more media BS

AkelaLoneWolf · Post #1783 » by **AkelaLoneWolf** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:03 am

tms wrote:Didn't catch a second of this one, but Lbj dropped 40 and played all 48?! There aren't enough words to describe this guy's career. Even in a loss... wow.

he left it all on the floor...AD not so much

Pointgod · Post #1784 » by **Pointgod** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:04 am

WaltFrazier wrote:
mdenny wrote:It's that time again!

The fred van vleet performance against Bulls which illicited meltdowns on this board:

26/12/8 on 22 shots

Jamal murray tonight:

25/3/5 on 18 shots.

THIS IS HOW WE PLAY THIS STUPID GAME.

Right. Fred and Murray are pretty much interchangeable. Put Fred on Denver and they'd be rolling just as well as now

Lmao. Dude went radio silent when Jamal was putting up big numbers, then comes out to post about Fred? Is there anyone on this planet that believes there’s even a comparison? I’m sure even Fred’s mother would choose Jamal Murray.

Michael Jordan · Post #1785 » by **Michael Jordan** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:06 am

Tripod wrote:Love that Jokic has said he doesn't care about winning tbe 2 MVP'S and now said the same about WCF MVP.

Meanwhile Embiid....

I'm convinced Embiid can't make the conference finals partially because his body can't handle it.

I saw Siakam on Draymonds podcast talking about the toll that a deep playoff run takes on your body and I just can't see Embiid doing it. Now that they're losing Harden and stuck with Harris contract I think their ceiling is set in stone at the second round.

HumbleRen · Post #1786 » by **HumbleRen** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:07 am

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Tripod · Post #1787 » by **Tripod** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:11 am

Lebron making it sound like he is contemplating retirement. Just wants attention.

Michael Jordan · Post #1788 » by **Michael Jordan** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:18 am

Butler + Bam vs Murray + Jokic is one aspect but the finals is just gonna come down to a 3 point shootout.

KCP + Brown + MPJ vs Vincent + Robinson + Struss + Love

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #1789 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:29 am

Jokic will probably mollywhop all the Miami bigs.

Bank Shot · Post #1790 » by **Bank Shot** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:34 am

Miami is just too small. I have a really hard time seeing them hanging around unless they somehow shoot 45+ from deep again.

sidsid · Post #1791 » by **sidsid** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:38 am

Tripod wrote:Imagine comparing FVV and Murray in 1 game, yet ignore their shooting %:

FVV 36.4%
Murray 55.6%

Fred shot better than 55.6% only 3 times in 70 games this year. Maybe we want him to be efficient?

Watching how to allocate possessions in the playoffs at the elite level, you can see why Nurse's approach just never made sense.

Thought Fred would have better luck with Vucevic and DeMar/Lavine as the rim/PNR defenders, but he simply cannot score inside the arc in the playoffs.

Trying to have success when you allocate 20+ shots to a 1 level scorer - unless somehow 85% of those shots are 3s - is a recipe for losses. And he shot well from 3! It'll still kill your team when the opposition gets what it wants out of the possession.

Sometimes Gordon and Jeff Green will have to take more 3s than you want, but the coach isn't designing an offense around getting them those shots the way Nurse wanted Fred to drive inside.

tecumseh18 · Post #1792 » by **tecumseh18** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:43 am

Bank Shot wrote:Miami is just too small. I have a really hard time seeing them hanging around unless they somehow shoot 45+ from deep again.

Herro should be back. The Finals don't start for another week.

Raptors played both of these teams well during the season. It's hard for me to consider the Nuggets to be unbeatable. Jokic and Murray will have plenty of chances at a ring. Jimmy has to be hungrier. I wouldn't bet against him.

sidsid · Post #1793 » by **sidsid** » Tue May 23, 2023 4:52 am

tecumseh18 wrote:
Bank Shot wrote:Miami is just too small. I have a really hard time seeing them hanging around unless they somehow shoot 45+ from deep again.

Herro should be back. The Finals don't start for another week.

Raptors played both of these teams well during the season. It's hard for me to consider the Nuggets to be unbeatable. Nokic and Murray will have plenty of chances at a ring. Jimmy has to be hungrier. I wouldn't bet against him.

The winning condition for the Heat is likely: how do we score over 120 points every game?

They've been torching the Celtics around that mark so you could say it's def achievable. The hot shooting has to continue. They don't have the size that the Lakers had to bother some of that offense, so they need other advantages to come through.

mdenny · Post #1794 » by **mdenny** » Tue May 23, 2023 5:56 am

"In motherland Serbia....during off-season we drink in friend's basement beside latched dungeon."

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mrdressup · Post #1795 » by **mrdressup** » Tue May 23, 2023 5:59 am

Jokic playing C is a much better PG than Fred.

Son Goku 25 · Post #1796 » by **Son Goku 25** » Tue May 23, 2023 6:15 am

That step back 3 off one foot was insane, like Dirk on steroids

ImaBeatDatAzz · Post #1797 » by **ImaBeatDatAzz** » Tue May 23, 2023 6:20 am

Jordans_Rose wrote:
tms wrote:Didn't catch a second of this one, but Lbj dropped 40 and played all 48?! There aren't enough words to describe this guy's career. Even in a loss... wow.

In the end, he missed the final shot, LeBron has never been a good closer.

Lol what?

mdenny · Post #1798 » by **mdenny** » Tue May 23, 2023 7:54 am

mrdressup wrote:Jokic playing C is a much better PG than Fred.

Laker girls: hotter than fred.

Tripod · Post #1799 » by **Tripod** » Tue May 23, 2023 10:44 am

mdenny wrote:
mrdressup wrote:Jokic playing C is a much better PG than Fred.

Laker girls: hotter than fred.

Frodo: hotter than Fred

Rodrickle · Post #1800 » by **Rodrickle** » Tue May 23, 2023 12:02 pm

Jimmy Butler is a coach killer. Getting two coaches fired within a few weeks. Bud and soon Mazulla. Maybe even Mike Malone :lol: