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BRUNiNHO91 · Post #101 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:20 pm

5x8 in the East
6 x 7 in the West

Wonder if that’s ever happened lol

Miami x LaL finals would be a WC7 vs EC8..unreal.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #102 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:21 pm

Tyakack wrote:
BRUNiNHO91 wrote:
TommyPointGawd wrote:
In the west you say.

Celtics and Philly with a healthy Embiid could do it in the Finals. Nobody in the West has the stones or talent to do it..I guess maybe Denver if Jokic goes absolutely nuclear.

You think we do? Ill be rooting on them to get eliminated before the finals. Probably not against the lakers though. They can lose against denver.

Not the stones but we do have the talent for sure.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #103 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:24 pm

Celts17Pride wrote:
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:10 years from now, when the Warriors retire Looney's jersey, his video tribute is going to be 5 minutes of him driving guys under the basket to grab offensive boards.

I thought Sabonis was an all-star? Shouldn’t allow a guy to grab 21 rebounds

To be fair, the Warriors are a terrible match up for him. Specifically on the boards, he's constantly out of position because he has to be way up on the screens to deter Curry pull ups until the guard can get around the screen. Nobody else came inside to help rebound or put a body on Looney so I think his teammates deserve a large portion of the blame.

lon3lytoaster · Post #104 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:25 pm

You see this performance and then remember we lost a game to the Warriors where Curry went 0-9 from three. Opportunities are a funny thing.

Celts17Pride · Post #105 » by **Celts17Pride** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:26 pm

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:10 years from now, when the Warriors retire Looney's jersey, his video tribute is going to be 5 minutes of him driving guys under the basket to grab offensive boards.

I thought Sabonis was an all-star? Shouldn’t allow a guy to grab 21 rebounds

To be fair, the Warriors are a terrible match up for him. Specifically on the boards, he's constantly out of position because he has to be way up on the screens to deter Curry pull ups until the guard can get around the screen. Nobody else came inside to help rebound or put a body on Looney so I think his teammates deserve a large portion of the blame.

Al Horford who is 98 years old wouldn’t allow Looney to have 21 rebounds. I get your point but……….

TommyPointGawd · Post #106 » by **TommyPointGawd** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:28 pm

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:10 years from now, when the Warriors retire Looney's jersey, his video tribute is going to be 5 minutes of him driving guys under the basket to grab offensive boards.

I thought Sabonis was an all-star? Shouldn’t allow a guy to grab 21 rebounds

To be fair, the Warriors are a terrible match up for him. Specifically on the boards, he's constantly out of position because he has to be way up on the screens to deter Curry pull ups until the guard can get around the screen. Nobody else came inside to help rebound or put a body on Looney so I think his teammates deserve a large portion of the blame.

He has to take major blame for this one. Bad match up or not they literally don't guard him on the offensive side. His numbers look good but very disappointing game.

Post #107 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:29 pm

redbeamer wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:We need Reseeding.

The 8th seed beats the 1st, in the East. -- They should then have to play the 2nd Seed.
Instead the 2nd plays the 3rd, and the 8th plays the 5th seed???

In the West, 6th is going to play 7th, while 1st seed plays the 4th???
This is Stupid.

I disagree. If the 8th seed beats the 1st seed they earn the right to take their spot. It is as it should be.

No Way. Based upon their record, 8th Seed is 14 Wins behind the 1st Seed.
One Series isn't enough to redeem that. They should face the next highest team.

If the 8th is that good, then let them beat all the high seeds.
Reseeding is definitely necessary, in this scenario. IMO

Bar Fight · Post #108 » by **Bar Fight** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:39 pm

lon3lytoaster wrote:You see this performance and then remember we lost a game to the Warriors where Curry went 0-9 from three. Opportunities are a funny thing.

Team was broken after Game 4 lol. Just weren’t mentally tough enough

JR Hawks · Post #109 » by **JR Hawks** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:49 pm

I want no part of the Warriors in the finals.

sam_I_am · Post #110 » by **sam_I_am** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:05 pm

Any one still think the Kings proved more than the 2022 Celtics?

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #111 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Mon May 1, 2023 12:23 am

TommyPointGawd wrote:
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:I thought Sabonis was an all-star? Shouldn’t allow a guy to grab 21 rebounds

To be fair, the Warriors are a terrible match up for him. Specifically on the boards, he's constantly out of position because he has to be way up on the screens to deter Curry pull ups until the guard can get around the screen. Nobody else came inside to help rebound or put a body on Looney so I think his teammates deserve a large portion of the blame.

He has to take major blame for this one. Bad match up or not they literally don't guard him on the offensive side. His numbers look good but very disappointing game.

Yeah offensively he was disappointing. He is fairly limited as a scorer when he can't move guys in the post and Looney and Green are two of the few guys that are strong enough to hold their ground down low against him but that's a different issue than saying he shouldn't be an all star because a player on the other team grabbed a bunch of rebounds.

I'm just saying that blaming Sabonis for the Kings rebounding woes is a bit rich considering he was constantly helping out in the pick and roll and nobody else put any effort in crashing the boards. For additional context, Sabonis led the league in total rebounds and in rebounds per game by a pretty decent margin. If you don't think he should be an all star that's fine but his rebounding is literally the last thing that should be used to discredit his credentials as top player.

The most rebounds by a player in a NBA game is Wilt Chamberlain with 55. The center on the other team that day ? Bill Russell. Using that same logic Russell shouldn't have been an all star. Some days the ball just bounces the wrong way off the rim and/or your teammates don't help out. Yes it sucks when that happens during a game 7 but there's no need to read more into than that.

sam_I_am · Post #112 » by **sam_I_am** » Mon May 1, 2023 1:08 am

tfribs45 · Post #113 » by **tfribs45** » Mon May 1, 2023 1:10 am

JR Hawks wrote:I want no part of the Warriors in the finals.

No way, that’s the team you want! Payback from celebrating on our floor!

TommyPointGawd · Post #114 » by **TommyPointGawd** » Mon May 1, 2023 1:11 am

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:
TommyPointGawd wrote:
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:To be fair, the Warriors are a terrible match up for him. Specifically on the boards, he's constantly out of position because he has to be way up on the screens to deter Curry pull ups until the guard can get around the screen. Nobody else came inside to help rebound or put a body on Looney so I think his teammates deserve a large portion of the blame.

He has to take major blame for this one. Bad match up or not they literally don't guard him on the offensive side. His numbers look good but very disappointing game.

Yeah offensively he was disappointing. He is fairly limited as a scorer when he can't move guys in the post and Looney and Green are two of the few guys that are strong enough to hold their ground down low against him but that's a different issue than saying he shouldn't be an all star because a player on the other team grabbed a bunch of rebounds.

I'm just saying that blaming Sabonis for the Kings rebounding woes is a bit rich considering he was constantly helping out in the pick and roll and nobody else put any effort in crashing the boards. For additional context, Sabonis led the league in total rebounds and in rebounds per game by a pretty decent margin. If you don't think he should be an all star that's fine but his rebounding is literally the last thing that should be used to discredit his credentials as top player.

The most rebounds by a player in a NBA game is Wilt Chamberlain with 55. The center on the other team that day ? Bill Russell. Using that same logic Russell shouldn't have been an all star. Some days the ball just bounces the wrong way off the rim and/or your teammates don't help out. Yes it sucks when that happens during a game 7 but there's no need to read more into than that.

I don't have a problem with him being an all-star that would be crazy. I just feel he should have done more offensively this game. I haven't watched the whole series.

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Bleedsgreen · Post #116 » by **Bleedsgreen** » Mon May 1, 2023 1:53 am

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lon3lytoaster · Post #117 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Mon May 1, 2023 1:55 am

Wow. Heart break for the Bruins.

31to6 · Post #118 » by **31to6** » Mon May 1, 2023 2:21 am

I don't follow hockey, but sorry to all Bruins fans.

31to6 · Post #119 » by **31to6** » Mon May 1, 2023 2:25 am

Parliament10 wrote:
redbeamer wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:We need Reseeding.

The 8th seed beats the 1st, in the East. -- They should then have to play the 2nd Seed.
Instead the 2nd plays the 3rd, and the 8th plays the 5th seed???

In the West, 6th is going to play 7th, while 1st seed plays the 4th???
This is Stupid.

I disagree. If the 8th seed beats the 1st seed they earn the right to take their spot. It is as it should be.

No Way. Based upon their record, 8th Seed is 14 Wins behind the 1st Seed.
One Series isn't enough to redeem that. They should face the next highest team.

If the 8th is that good, then let them beat all the high seeds.
Reseeding is definitely necessary, in this scenario. IMO

Serious question: is/are there any professional sports leagues that do it the way you're asking for, Parliament? Or major college sports?

I don't care, personally. Weird stuff happens, and you've got to beat a bunch of playoff teams to win the title. Some 'paths' work out easier than others, but luck is part of it. Case in point, ask Celtics fans if they'd rather play PHI with an injured Embiid tomorrow, or the Heat. I think most would pick the 3 seed over the 8.

Bleedsgreen · Post #120 » by **Bleedsgreen** » Mon May 1, 2023 2:38 am

31to6 wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:
redbeamer wrote:
I disagree. If the 8th seed beats the 1st seed they earn the right to take their spot. It is as it should be.

No Way. Based upon their record, 8th Seed is 14 Wins behind the 1st Seed.
One Series isn't enough to redeem that. They should face the next highest team.

If the 8th is that good, then let them beat all the high seeds.
Reseeding is definitely necessary, in this scenario. IMO

Serious question: is/are there any professional sports leagues that do it the way you're asking for, Parliament? Or major college sports?

I don't care, personally. Weird stuff happens, and you've got to beat a bunch of playoff teams to win the title. Some 'paths' work out easier than others, but luck is part of it. Case in point, ask Celtics fans if they'd rather play PHI with an injured Embiid tomorrow, or the Heat. I think most would pick the 3 seed over the 8.

NHL has had reseeding I believe.