Around the NBA: Playoff Edition #2

[jc23]

is there any scenario where we could get Paul George on the Bulls?

only if boston and the lakers are unwilling to give up their top pick in this years draft. i doubt bird would trade george to a central division rival, our best shot at george is through free agency next summer.

[jc23]

poor raps, they have a bette rteam then last season but it shows you just how weak the east playoffs were last year.

[Proven_Winner]

They pissed off Lebron by laughing at him and he woke up I want the bucks to play him they will throw his shooting off for two games in the next series just with the fear they put in people with blocks and length

But lebron is old and isn't the same anymore.

I rather have to play Toronto since they have more threats with derozan and Lowry and he'll maybe even ibaka. Not saying Milwaukee doesn't have a chance but unless giannis takes it at lebron and gives him hell on both ends they will most likely lose in 4 or 5.

[OldSchoolNoBull]

Pops never makes any attempt to hide his contempt for having to do these between-quarter interviews.

[FriedRise]

Pacers had a 20+ point lead and immediately commenced just chucking 3s and lost it all.

It baffles me how people can watch Nate McMillan or OKC and claim Hoiberg is the worst coach in the league by a huge margin.

https://youtu.be/c2tBBxqaQOA?t=4m42s

In this play,
- Rondo posts up IT
- Jimmy Butler feeds the post
- Wade moves off screen to set a fake screen for a Butler cut
- Wade moves for a Rondo handoff
- Simultaneously on the weakside, Rolo sets a screen for Mirotic
- The Mirotic - Rolo action sucks Boston's center Al Horford to the 3 point line
- In all this play action, Jimmy Butler is under the basket with a 6' 2 AB fronting him
- Lob pass, and-1, 3 points.

Wow that is a lot of stuff. Everything pretty much has to happen for the alley oop to work, and for Jimmy to get the and-1. Very impressive.

Is that Hoiball?

All I saw at the time was a Jimmy oop. Shows you how much your average NBA fan knows lol

[DASMACKDOWN]

Was it just a barrage of 3s from the Cavs in the second half? I didn't see most of the second half till the Cavs took the lead.

[johnnyvann840]

The Bucks remind me of that long, athletic, defensive team we played in the playoffs two years ago -- but with a whole different Giannis, and some better outside shooting. They are looking very good. We'll see how Toronto responds. They could still take Game 4 and make a series of it.

I think the Raps don't win another game. The Bucks confidence is sky high and they are steamrolling. Just can't see this Toronto team getting in their way anymore right now.

[Butler4thewin]

They pissed off Lebron by laughing at him and he woke up I want the bucks to play him they will throw his shooting off for two games in the next series just with the fear they put in people with blocks and length

But lebron is old and isn't the same anymore.

I rather have to play Toronto since they have more threats with derozan and Lowry and he'll maybe even ibaka. Not saying Milwaukee doesn't have a chance but unless giannis takes it at lebron and gives him hell on both ends they will most likely lose in 4 or 5.

The bucks defense is what you want against this years cavs length athletic and high intensity I think they would make the cavs struggle a lot more......I mean look at how horrible the raps with all those options are doing

[Butler4thewin]

Was it just a barrage of 3s from the Cavs in the second half? I didn't see most of the second half till the Cavs took the lead.

A billion corner threes

[FriedRise]

I remember from that Bucks series two years ago how suffocating their defense was. We pretty much couldn't do anything without getting blocked or have the ball stolen. At the time they couldn't shoot so we just shot our way to victory, but this Tony Snell's Bucks team is different.

Would love to see Cavs vs Bucks next round.

[rocbullsfan]

The Bucks remind me of that long, athletic, defensive team we played in the playoffs two years ago -- but with a whole different Giannis, and some better outside shooting. They are looking very good. We'll see how Toronto responds. They could still take Game 4 and make a series of it.

I think the Raps don't win another game. The Bucks confidence is sky high and they are steamrolling. Just can't see this Toronto team getting in their way anymore right now.

Can't we give them back MCW to slow them down.

[Ice Man]

I think the Raps don't win another game. The Bucks confidence is sky high and they are steamrolling. Just can't see this Toronto team getting in their way anymore right now.

Seems like. But you know how it goes, sometimes you get a blowout and next game looks like the previous game was a mirage. OKC beats the Warriors last year in Game 3 by 28, in Game 4 by 24, up 3-1, as confident as can be. Whoops. Now that was the Warriors, granted. But stuff does happen.

[Ugly Duckling]

Holy ish the Cavs could actually beat GSW because of Korver and Deron. They have so many shooters

[RakimAbdulJabar]

Holy ish the Cavs could actually beat GSW because of Korver and Deron. They have so many shooters

Watch on YouTube

[Ugly Duckling]

Holy ish the Cavs could actually beat GSW because of Korver and Deron. They have so many shooters

Watch on YouTube

Haha well maybe not Deron. But Korver

[Ugly Duckling]

Is this what the NBA's come to? A 3pt shootout? Ironically, we're the only good team that doesn't really shoot the 3. Maybe that'll play to our advantage somehow

[RakimAbdulJabar]

Holy ish the Cavs could actually beat GSW because of Korver and Deron. They have so many shooters

Watch on YouTube

Haha well maybe not Deron. But Korver

It took a historic collapse, a Green suspension and some questionable calls for them to come back from being down 3-1. In my opinion it was more a case of the Warriors losing than the Cavs winning, credit to the Cavs for doing what they needed to do, but the Warriors just didn't play the basketball that got them those 73 wins.

For this season if Durant is healthy I don't see the Warriors losing again IF both teams get to the finals which is a 90% chance but not as easy as previous seasons

[Proven_Winner]

They pissed off Lebron by laughing at him and he woke up I want the bucks to play him they will throw his shooting off for two games in the next series just with the fear they put in people with blocks and length

But lebron is old and isn't the same anymore.

I rather have to play Toronto since they have more threats with derozan and Lowry and he'll maybe even ibaka. Not saying Milwaukee doesn't have a chance but unless giannis takes it at lebron and gives him hell on both ends they will most likely lose in 4 or 5.

The bucks defense is what you want against this years cavs length athletic and high intensity I think they would make the cavs struggle a lot more......I mean look at how horrible the raps with all those options are doing

I see what you're saying but we've seen what lebron can do in a series. You need someone who can attack him on both ends so that he can't rest. I think the raps can do that where as I'm not so sure giannis can carry Milwaukee past Cleveland right now. Also just because the Bucks are locking up Toronto doesn't mean it will be the same case next series.

Look at us. Lopez is out there looking like prime Shaq against Boston. Replace Boston with Toronto and Lopez definitely wouldn't be dominating like this. Sometimes the matchup isn't in your favor as we see with the celtics. Doesn't mean the next team is going to have those same problems.

[DanTown8587]

I watched that Cavs comeback, it was obviously impressive. But my god, if that's their switch, give me that team. They relied on Frye to the five (which pulls the C out and allows for action) but LBJ getting in to a jump shooting matchup and Kover having to guard Wade or Rondo is free cheese. Lopez will murder the glass and they'll just run P&R to get Korver isolated.

The Pacers are by far the dumbest and worst coached team I've ever seen.

[Butler4thewin]

But lebron is old and isn't the same anymore.

I rather have to play Toronto since they have more threats with derozan and Lowry and he'll maybe even ibaka. Not saying Milwaukee doesn't have a chance but unless giannis takes it at lebron and gives him hell on both ends they will most likely lose in 4 or 5.

The bucks defense is what you want against this years cavs length athletic and high intensity I think they would make the cavs struggle a lot more......I mean look at how horrible the raps with all those options are doing

I see what you're saying but we've seen what lebron can do in a series. You need someone who can attack him on both ends so that he can't rest. I think the raps can do that where as I'm not so sure giannis can carry Milwaukee past Cleveland right now. Also just because the Bucks are locking up Toronto doesn't mean it will be the same case next series.

Look at us. Lopez is out there looking like prime Shaq against Boston. Replace Boston with Toronto and Lopez definitely wouldn't be dominating like this. Sometimes the matchup isn't in your favor as we see with the celtics. Doesn't mean the next team is going to have those same problems.

Read my post again I said after there series they will have trouble shooting which means Lebron will win but I think your underating the bucks I feel they will go minimum 6 with cavs and possibly 7 ......also the bucks can score and have a offense that suits there players very well don't be fooled by there low scoring games that's a product of there defense