Around the NBA (and other Sports) 2022-23, Part 2

[SuperDeluxe]

The Bucks board is a bloodbath.

The title of their PG thread was written by a bad-mannered bisme clone.

[Fencer reregistered]

If Randle's injury lingers, Miami really could make the ECF.

And the team Kevin Love starts for, despite being more injured and facing a higher seed, is deeper in the playoffs than the one on which he couldn't get playing time.

[Garbanzo]

The heat is THAT team. They might not be good enough to win it all but everyone that said they didn't want that smoke in the first round was correct. Point blank period. With how dumb our team is we could have easily been the bucks. We are luckily facing the hawks so we have time to grow a brain.

Heat are as good as anyone in the East.

Jimmy is Jimmy, Bam is one of the league's better true big men, those guys are surrounded by gritty role players, shooters like Strus/Robinson/Love, seasoned vets in Lowry/Love, and then there's Herro who returns at some point.

They lack offensive firepower unless Herro is healthy and/or Jimmy is in a zone (like he has been), but they were amongst the top of the league in team defense this season and they worry me as much as any team in the league.

Heat are not as good as the Celtics, neither as good as the Bucks
Weird circumstances, massive choke job, lucky shots that went in, resulted in the Heat winning the series
They play great defense, have an amazing head coach, gritty and respect every possession.. but they luck talent and depth

Oh, and Tyler Hero is out for at least 6 more weeks
He is probably done for these playoffs

[GreenBloodedC]

Man, that's how you close a series. Butler is really arguably a top 3 player during the playoffs.

[MaxwellSmart]

Man, that's how you close a series. Butler is really arguably a top 3 player during the playoffs.

Well that and Milw Missing 17 Free Throws...haha

[VeryMuchWoke]

We should hire Nurse before Milwaukee does. They'll be much more dangerous with a new coach.

[GreenBloodedC]

Man, that's how you close a series. Butler is really arguably a top 3 player during the playoffs.

Well that and Milw Missing 17 Free Throws...haha

With Giannis missing 13... damn.

[playa-hater]

The Bucks board is a bloodbath.

I am going to single handily top that if Boston loses to Atlanta this series..

[Darthlukey]

The Bucks board is a bloodbath.

I am going to single handily top that if Boston loses to Atlanta this series..

I did make that observation in their board on our behalf

[Fierce1]

No bloodbath here.

Celts win Game 6 and Tatum bounces back with a big game.

The problem is the Celts and Tatum will be choking once again in the next round.

[TheMartian]

Giannis for JT - who says no?

Just kidding.

[Marvel]

Wow. Miami scariest 8th seed team ever?

[BK_2020]

Man, that's how you close a series. Butler is really arguably a top 3 player during the playoffs.

Well that and Milw Missing 17 Free Throws...haha

With Giannis missing 13... damn.

There is no failure in sports.

[Celts17Pride]

The East is wide open for the Celtics if they can get their act together. TBD

[Celts17Pride]

Miami has so much grit. Don’t be shocked to see them in the eastern conference finals. They can beat the Knicks.

Miami could go to the Finals. They play hard for 48 minutes. Something I haven’t seen from the Celtics in a very long time

[Celts17Pride]

The heat is THAT team. They might not be good enough to win it all but everyone that said they didn't want that smoke in the first round was correct. Point blank period. With how dumb our team is we could have easily been the bucks. We are luckily facing the hawks so we have time to grow a brain.

Funny what playing hard for 48 minutes gets you in the NBA. Also helps having Butler

[chrisab123]

Knicks better **** win

[London2Boston]

That Miami and New York series will be a bloodbath.


Abit of perspective for all of our meltdowns in the last few days. We could be out of round 1 already

[chrisab123]

The heat is THAT team. They might not be good enough to win it all but everyone that said they didn't want that smoke in the first round was correct. Point blank period. With how dumb our team is we could have easily been the bucks. We are luckily facing the hawks so we have time to grow a brain.

Heat are as good as anyone in the East.

Jimmy is Jimmy, Bam is one of the league's better true big men, those guys are surrounded by gritty role players, shooters like Strus/Robinson/Love, seasoned vets in Lowry/Love, and then there's Herro who returns at some point.

They lack offensive firepower unless Herro is healthy and/or Jimmy is in a zone (like he has been), but they were amongst the top of the league in team defense this season and they worry me as much as any team in the league.

Heat are not as good as the Celtics, neither as good as the Bucks
Weird circumstances, massive choke job, lucky shots that went in, resulted in the Heat winning the series
They play great defense, have an amazing head coach, gritty and respect every possession.. but they luck talent and depth

Oh, and Tyler Hero is out for at least 6 more weeks
He is probably done for these playoffs

The Heat aren't as good but Bam makes them very scary. The bench makes them scary. Its not so much Butler vs the Celtics that worries me and the reason I've said for months that the Heat are the main obstacle other then the Celtics themselves to winning a title. This team can legitimately bring a random player in like Robinson or Straus or whoever and they're a legitimate threat to score 20. Bam abuses our bigs, always. Then there's the coach. Spo is lightyears better than Mazzula. Everywhere from game management to timeouts.

The Knicks need to win.

[Fierce1]

I want the Heat in the ECF.

Beating Pat Riley in the playoffs feels so good!