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ConstableGeneva wrote:Pritchard (6th Man of the Year) is the only Celtic listed as a finalist for any of the major regular season awards.
31to6 wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:Pritchard (6th Man of the Year) is the only Celtic listed as a finalist for any of the major regular season awards.
happy for the Celtics to go for titles instead, but feels like OKC might feel slighted WRT COY and DPOY this season
I guess Shai MVP is meant to be reward 'enough' for 68 wins and one of the better defensive ratings ever <--Constable, is that second part true?
31to6 wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:Pritchard (6th Man of the Year) is the only Celtic listed as a finalist for any of the major regular season awards.
happy for the Celtics to go for titles instead, but feels like OKC might feel slighted WRT COY and DPOY this season
I guess Shai MVP is meant to be reward 'enough' for 68 wins and one of the better defensive ratings ever <--Constable, is that second part true?
Marvel wrote:Yep, my bad. Pritch still gets it.
phincsfan wrote:31to6 wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:Pritchard (6th Man of the Year) is the only Celtic listed as a finalist for any of the major regular season awards.
happy for the Celtics to go for titles instead, but feels like OKC might feel slighted WRT COY and DPOY this season
I guess Shai MVP is meant to be reward 'enough' for 68 wins and one of the better defensive ratings ever <--Constable, is that second part true?
How the heck is Joe not a finalist for coach of the year?
31to6 wrote:phincsfan wrote:31to6 wrote:
happy for the Celtics to go for titles instead, but feels like OKC might feel slighted WRT COY and DPOY this season
I guess Shai MVP is meant to be reward 'enough' for 68 wins and one of the better defensive ratings ever <--Constable, is that second part true?
How the heck is Joe not a finalist for coach of the year?
because that award has almost always been "which team SURPRISED us the most??" as if the only reason a team might surprise pundits is if the coach was particularly awesome.
Which has led to an embarrassing number of COY award winners who get canned the next season or two.
Why not just give it to the BEST coach -- not the most 'surprising' to the Kendrick Perkins' of the media hellscape?
I mean, look at this:
Popovich has won it three times.
Budenholzer, Mike Brown, and Thibadeau have each won it twice.
Like: what the actual ****?
And Daginault won it for leading OKC to the #1 seed out West last year, but this year he wins 68 games (top 10 result in NBA history?) with the best net rating in NBA history, and it's crickets because WOW those Pistons, Rockets, and I guess Cavs were kind of SURPRISING, right?
Sorry to rant. I've hated the way this award is discussed and voted on for years. But this -- THIS POST -- is finally going to change it
phincsfan wrote:31to6 wrote:phincsfan wrote:
How the heck is Joe not a finalist for coach of the year?
because that award has almost always been "which team SURPRISED us the most??" as if the only reason a team might surprise pundits is if the coach was particularly awesome.
Which has led to an embarrassing number of COY award winners who get canned the next season or two.
Why not just give it to the BEST coach -- not the most 'surprising' to the Kendrick Perkins' of the media hellscape?
I mean, look at this:
Popovich has won it three times.
Budenholzer, Mike Brown, and Thibadeau have each won it twice.
Like: what the actual ****?
And Daginault won it for leading OKC to the #1 seed out West last year, but this year he wins 68 games (top 10 result in NBA history?) with the best net rating in NBA history, and it's crickets because WOW those Pistons, Rockets, and I guess Cavs were kind of SURPRISING, right?
Sorry to rant. I've hated the way this award is discussed and voted on for years. But this -- THIS POST -- is finally going to change it
Agreed
Safe to say he has the most wins over the last 3 seasons plus one of those trophy things that every team tries to win each year.
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ConstableGeneva wrote:Noise around Giannis possibly leaving the Bucks is getting louder as we get deeper into the postseason. Even louder after the Bucks get swept. My bet is the Lakers to pair with Doncic long-term while Lebron takes the MLE next season. Or the Nets (+ an unnamed star to join him in FA). OKC can give the Bucks the most in terms of future assets. Spurs would be a terrifying thought too.
PLO wrote:Tatum played OK - took advantage of a few mismatches - decent on the defensive end. He is what we thought he was going into the season - a technically very proficient player operating close to his career ceiling as a rookie.
FlatearthZorro wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:Noise around Giannis possibly leaving the Bucks is getting louder as we get deeper into the postseason. Even louder after the Bucks get swept. My bet is the Lakers to pair with Doncic long-term while Lebron takes the MLE next season. Or the Nets (+ an unnamed star to join him in FA). OKC can give the Bucks the most in terms of future assets. Spurs would be a terrifying thought too.
Brown + multiple firsts, first swaps, I doubt anybody can beat that as the Bucks can then trade Brown for multiple firsts.
On a side not, I know some people may think what I'm about to write is petty, but remember what I told you guys about Smart 2 years ago?? That he would never get the treatment he got here and that he would be held accountable for his dumb plays? Here we are with Smart as a bench player for the Wizards.
ConstableGeneva wrote:Noise around Giannis possibly leaving the Bucks is getting louder as we get deeper into the postseason. Even louder after the Bucks get swept. My bet is the Lakers to pair with Doncic long-term while Lebron takes the MLE next season. Or the Nets (+ an unnamed star to join him in FA). OKC can give the Bucks the most in terms of future assets. Spurs would be a terrifying thought too.
playa-hater wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:Noise around Giannis possibly leaving the Bucks is getting louder as we get deeper into the postseason. Even louder after the Bucks get swept. My bet is the Lakers to pair with Doncic long-term while Lebron takes the MLE next season. Or the Nets (+ an unnamed star to join him in FA). OKC can give the Bucks the most in terms of future assets. Spurs would be a terrifying thought too.
I remember Giannis saying he would never want to play with James Harden because he "wanted to actually touch the ball sometimes". Can't see much difference with Luka. Giannis to Brooklyn or Houston would be my guess.
ConstableGeneva wrote:playa-hater wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:Noise around Giannis possibly leaving the Bucks is getting louder as we get deeper into the postseason. Even louder after the Bucks get swept. My bet is the Lakers to pair with Doncic long-term while Lebron takes the MLE next season. Or the Nets (+ an unnamed star to join him in FA). OKC can give the Bucks the most in terms of future assets. Spurs would be a terrifying thought too.
I remember Giannis saying he would never want to play with James Harden because he "wanted to actually touch the ball sometimes". Can't see much difference with Luka. Giannis to Brooklyn or Houston would be my guess.
He's just hard to fit with some of these teams. Best ready-made fit is still Boston 'cos they already have the shooting around him. Tatum isn't also as ball-dominant as Luka or SGA. HOU would be rough without the shooters. Maybe they can flip Jalen Green and FVV for a better backcourt pair.
would be amazing. Opponents would struggle to break 80ppg.