Around The NBA : 2024-25 Season

burlydee · Post #1521 » by **burlydee** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:24 am

Carlisle needs to get Sheppard out of the rotation. You really don't need to be playing your 5th guard now.

boozapalooza · Post #1522 » by **boozapalooza** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:33 am

burlydee wrote:Carlisle needs to get Sheppard out of the rotation. You really don't need to be playing your 5th guard now.

Agree. How does (Bulls legend) Tony Bradley get minutes in this game also…

Daigneault decisively winning the coaching battle in games 4 and 5

Hangtime84 · Post #1523 » by **Hangtime84** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:40 am

I think Dalen Terry might end up a better pro than Bennedict Mathurin his ex college teammate

Post #1524 » by **kulaz3000** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:50 am

burlydee wrote:NBA officiating is very disappointing. SGA seems to be playing under a different set of rules than everyone else.

This is said about most MVP caliber players of every generation. And I'm sure there is an element of truth that they are, but they are also elite players, and there are often times that officials miss calls of them, more than they overcompensate and give a favorable call. I just don't see it as being egregious, not compared to say Harden in his prime.

dumbell78 · Post #1525 » by **dumbell78** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:52 am

I forgot to mute the TV at half and had to hear Perkins commentary, ugh.

burlydee · Post #1526 » by **burlydee** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:52 am

kulaz3000 wrote:
burlydee wrote:NBA officiating is very disappointing. SGA seems to be playing under a different set of rules than everyone else.

This is said about most MVP caliber players of every generation. And I'm sure there is an element of truth that they are, but they are also elite players, and there are often times that officials miss calls of them, more than they overcompensate and give a favorable call. I just don't see it as being egregious, not compared to say Harden in his prime.

I'm watching the dude get touch fouls that other guys don't consistently get. Especially when you consider that OKC hand checks and reaches on every play. Just one person's opinion

burlydee · Post #1527 » by **burlydee** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:03 am

JWill has been incredible these last two games. Think they need to try Siakam on him. But he's been electric finishing.

burlydee · Post #1528 » by **burlydee** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:07 am

I would have brought back TJ McConnell. They need more ball handlers on the court.

Post #1529 » by **kulaz3000** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:13 am

burlydee wrote:JWill has been incredible these last two games. Think they need to try Siakam on him. But he's been electric finishing.

He was a number 12th draft pick. Just hoping we have a component enough front office, ugh, who am I kidding?!

Chi town · Post #1530 » by **Chi town** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:30 am

Hali No Showed

Post #1531 » by **kulaz3000** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:36 am

Chi town wrote:Hali No Showed

Yeah, true star players can't have a game like that in the Finals. If you need to force the issue, force the issue, but you can't only put up 6 shots in a pivotal game 5 in the Finals - it just can't happen.

Dan Z · Post #1532 » by **Dan Z** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 7:52 am

dumbell78 wrote:I forgot to mute the TV at half and had to hear Perkins commentary, ugh.

I'll never understand why ESPN keeps hiring him.

Post #1533 » by **Ice Man** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:27 am

dumbell78 wrote:I forgot to mute the TV at half and had to hear Perkins commentary, ugh.

You will never recover those lost brain cells.

Post #1534 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 12:26 pm

OKC has this in 6. I give Indy alot of credit. I thought OKC would win in 4 or 5.

Chi town · Post #1535 » by **Chi town** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 12:30 pm

burlydee wrote:JWill has been incredible these last two games. Think they need to try Siakam on him. But he's been electric finishing.

I’ve said for a while now that he’s the best 2nd option in the league and would be the 1st option on about half the teams in the league.

Post #1536 » by **Ice Man** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:30 pm

Everything broke right for OKC. Presti made great moves, SGA turned out to be even better than he thought, Holmgren was among the few high-drafted centers who truly delivered, and JWill was a star #12 pick.

Smart, hard working, and fortunate is the way to go through life.

MrSparkle · Post #1537 » by **MrSparkle** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:17 pm

Hangtime84 wrote:I think Dalen Terry might end up a better pro than Bennedict Mathurin his ex college teammate

MrSparkle · Post #1538 » by **MrSparkle** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:27 pm

Billy, Giddey and AK look out the window as Daigneault, Caruso and Presti party.

Ah well, them’s the breaks.

jc23 · Post #1539 » by **jc23** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:30 pm

dumbell78 wrote:I forgot to mute the TV at half and had to hear Perkins commentary, ugh.

sorry to hear that, hope you are feeling better.

drosestruts · Post #1540 » by **drosestruts** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:49 pm

Would love for this to go 7 but I just don't think the Pacers have it in them

McConnel and Siakam were key to cutting the lead down to 2, then you put both of them on the bench and the lead quickly went back to 10+

Credit to the Thunder who don't appear to get rattled at all when Indy makes these run. Their composure is impressive.

Ultimatley it looks like Denver will stand as the biggest challenge to OKC throughout these playoffs. Once Jokic takes a break from white water rafting, drinking on the beach, and racing horses to learn OKC won the title he's probably going to be pretty pissed he was likely only a game away from a path to another championship himself.

Curious if Presti will have blow up the team for financial reasons like he had to with the last great team he assembled