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jars · Post #2141 » by **jars** » Tue May 6, 2025 12:53 am

Hardy getting a 6 year contract at the Jazz while having an 85-161 win-loss split is crazy. I get he is a culture setter type guy and has had spurts of success with a bad team, but this seems like a deal that is 2 years too long.

MotownMadness · Post #2142 » by **MotownMadness** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:50 am

Boston went 15-60 from 3

That’s craziness

MortSahlfan · Post #2143 » by **MortSahlfan** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:53 am

Even we wouldn't have missed that many 3's.. Despite no Stew, despite the refs, I still think we would have won if we would have taken less 3's

MortSahlfan · Post #2144 » by **MortSahlfan** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:54 am

jars wrote:Hardy getting a 6 year contract at the Jazz while having an 85-161 win-loss split is crazy. I get he is a culture setter type guy and has had spurts of success with a bad team, but this seems like a deal that is 2 years too long.

Maybe they plan on tanking for years and try to imitate OKC?

bstein14 · Post #2145 » by **bstein14** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:58 am

If the Knicks beat the Celtics not sure if that makes our super close losses sting more or less. We might be closer to an ECF than we realize if the Knicks get there after we played them so close this year.

GreekAlex · Post #2146 » by **GreekAlex** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:37 am

Is it bad that I want the Cavs to flame out against the Pacers since they gave the COTY award to Atkinson over JB?

MotownMadness · Post #2147 » by **MotownMadness** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:52 am

GreekAlex wrote:Is it bad that I want the Cavs to flame out against the Pacers since they gave the COTY award to Atkinson over JB?

Pacers might beat them

GreekAlex · Post #2148 » by **GreekAlex** » Tue May 6, 2025 3:14 am

MotownMadness wrote:
GreekAlex wrote:Is it bad that I want the Cavs to flame out against the Pacers since they gave the COTY award to Atkinson over JB?

Pacers might beat them

Yeah, I didn’t even realize Garland was out until yesterday.

The Pacers finished strong. It’s definitely possible.

Post #2149 » by **Cowology** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:18 am

GreekAlex wrote:
MotownMadness wrote:
GreekAlex wrote:Is it bad that I want the Cavs to flame out against the Pacers since they gave the COTY award to Atkinson over JB?

Pacers might beat them

Yeah, I didn’t even realize Garland was out until yesterday.

The Pacers finished strong. It’s definitely possible.

Possible but I still expect the Cavs to finish them off in 5 or 6. No doubt Indy can put up pts, but in the post-season teams make adjustments and you have to be able to get stops. Either way I'm picking BOS to come out of the East again.

But I'm going to be a little bold and say OKC won't lose more than 2 games this entire post-season. I'm thinking 16-2 or maybe even 16-1. That's just a very complete team and they are primed and ready to make that type of run.

Homelander87 · Post #2150 » by **Homelander87** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:19 am

GreekAlex wrote:Is it bad that I want the Cavs to flame out against the Pacers since they gave the COTY award to Atkinson over JB?

No. I hate them more than any team

tmorgan · Post #2151 » by **tmorgan** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:06 am

Some fantastic hoops tonight. All three dogs up 1-0 now!

Kalamazoo317 · Post #2152 » by **Kalamazoo317** » Tue May 6, 2025 3:03 pm

Wow. What in the heck is going on in this league? Maybe we're not so far off from contention ourselves, with results like these!

SuperBad · Post #2153 » by **SuperBad** » Tue May 6, 2025 8:07 pm

It was weird rooting for the Knicks, but I really hate Boston, plus it makes us look better, I’d actually prefer the Knicks win the east, but it did feel weird

tmorgan · Post #2154 » by **tmorgan** » Tue May 6, 2025 8:37 pm

I mean, there’s just no team to root for in the East if you’re old and have a memory. I just want good basketball.

Boston — already way too many titles and our rival from the Bad Boys era
New York — just beat us, and have a major market advantage (that they keep screwing up)
Indiana — Goin’ to Work rivals and the instigators of the Malice at the Palace
Cleveland — Ohio sucks

bstein14 · Post #2155 » by **bstein14** » Wed May 7, 2025 12:18 am

tmorgan wrote:I mean, there’s just no team to root for in the East if you’re old and have a memory. I just want good basketball.

Boston — already way too many titles and our rival from the Bad Boys era
New York — just beat us, and have a major market advantage (that they keep screwing up)
Indiana — Goin’ to Work rivals and the instigators of the Malice at the Palace
Cleveland — Ohio sucks

Out of all three, New York easily. They didn't talk too much **** and I can't stand Haliburton/Indy or Cleveland. Also, I would love to see a team make the Finals that hasn't been to a Finals in 20+ years.

MotownMadness · Post #2156 » by **MotownMadness** » Wed May 7, 2025 1:48 am

OMG Haliburton absolutely destroyed Cleveland in those final seconds to steal a win

engelbert321 · Post #2157 » by **engelbert321** » Wed May 7, 2025 2:06 am

I was scared of the Pacers for this very reason. Wow

MortSahlfan · Post #2158 » by **MortSahlfan** » Wed May 7, 2025 2:32 am

Minny 0-13 from 3 and getting their asses kicked at home Game 1 vs. the Warriors after one quarter... Just keep shooting them!

Kalamazoo317 · Post #2159 » by **Kalamazoo317** » Wed May 7, 2025 11:39 am

Atkinson’s better top end coaching isn’t held back by injuries like JB’s right? Cuz he’s soooo much better, right?

MortSahlfan · Post #2160 » by **MortSahlfan** » Thu May 8, 2025 1:26 am

Knicks up 2-0... Makes me even more upset about injuries, refs, etc.