Around the NBA: Playoff Edition #2

hellenicbull · Post #1941 » by **hellenicbull** » Sat May 20, 2017 9:17 am

RIP Celtics. I truly enjoyed watching you get destroyed. :lol:

realEAST · Post #1942 » by **realEAST** » Sat May 20, 2017 9:48 am

Mk0 wrote:
Mech Engineer wrote:How bad were the Bulls to get blown out by this miserable team called the Celtics. And, the Wizards with supposedly 2 great modern day players couldn't win their series either. The Cavs are great but it shouldn't be so one-sided especially as LeBron gets older.

I was saying for weeks that IT wouldn't get his bullcrap calls when faced against LeBron. Dude is a negative if he can't score. He has no intangibles.

It is like every star in the league has it's own set of rule exceptions, and it just depends who the bigger star is when two teams meet, because he gets his calls while Thomas wonders why he was called for traveling for the first time in PO.

FriedRise · Post #1943 » by **FriedRise** » Sat May 20, 2017 1:06 pm

Read on Twitter

Mr Max afraid of a rebound :lol:

AirP. · Post #1944 » by **AirP.** » Sat May 20, 2017 2:53 pm

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R3AL1TY · Post #1945 » by **R3AL1TY** » Sat May 20, 2017 3:14 pm

SMH...The Celtics hit all those 3s and played some defense in the first 2 rounds just to go on vacation against the Lebrons. The Lebrons are not even playing hard. Brad Stevens sounds like he is a fanboy of the opposing team.

erlim · Post #1946 » by **erlim** » Sat May 20, 2017 6:05 pm

R3AL1TY wrote:SMH...The Celtics hit all those 3s and played some defense in the first 2 rounds just to go on vacation against the Lebrons. The Lebrons are not even playing hard. Brad Stevens sounds like he is a fanboy of the opposing team.

There's still a good deal of games left. IT hasn't laid down his best yet. Avery Bradley hasn't laid down his best yet.

Boston is poised to be scary and dominate the NBA for years. IT is a near MVP talent, they have a max contract with an amazingly competitive team with an amazing supporting cast, #1 pick this year, and likely #1 next year.

They could surprise the Cavs like the Cavs surprised the Warriors last year.

Bulls03 · Post #1947 » by **Bulls03** » Sat May 20, 2017 6:18 pm

Injuries have ruined every round of these playoffs. It's only a matter of time before the injury that ruins the finals comes.

Bulls03 · Post #1948 » by **Bulls03** » Sat May 20, 2017 6:19 pm

R3AL1TY wrote:SMH...The Celtics hit all those 3s and played some defense in the first 2 rounds just to go on vacation against the Lebrons. The Lebrons are not even playing hard. Brad Stevens sounds like he is a fanboy of the opposing team.

Their season would've ended in the first round if Rondo didn't get injured. Karma is coming back to get them.

dice · Post #1949 » by **dice** » Sat May 20, 2017 7:55 pm

LikeABosh wrote:
dice wrote:
LikeABosh wrote:
Thompson is so much better than your oversimplification

no, actually, he isn't. his defense is poor, he doesn't pass and he can't shoot. what am i missing?

again, how does the best player on the planet (arguably) play alongside 3 studs and they're not torching the league?

A: he doesn't play alongside 3 studs

His defense isn't poor. The fact that you think that means this argument will be pointless

better the past couple of years, anyway

And uh, they're 9-0 in the playoffs aren't they?

uh, their competition has been horrendous. every single game against a mediocre indy team went to the final minutes. then they faced a perennial playoff disappointment in the raptors, with lowry getting injured to start the 2nd half in game 2. that was the end of that series

this boston series is the only truly impressive accomplishment they've had. and boston's obviously not ready for prime time

You care too much about their regular season performance

no, i just don't think it's meaningless (as you apparently do)

dice · Post #1950 » by **dice** » Sat May 20, 2017 8:09 pm

erlim wrote:
R3AL1TY wrote:SMH...The Celtics hit all those 3s and played some defense in the first 2 rounds just to go on vacation against the Lebrons. The Lebrons are not even playing hard. Brad Stevens sounds like he is a fanboy of the opposing team.

There's still a good deal of games left. IT hasn't laid down his best yet. Avery Bradley hasn't laid down his best yet.

don't even try to suggest that the Cs have any glimmer of hope. the series ended in the 2nd quarter of game 2

Boston is poised to be scary and dominate the NBA for years.

the east. dominate the east

IT is a near MVP talent

he's a score-first point guard who can't guard a paper bag. he's turned into an amazing scorer (in the regular season, at least), but c'mon

they have a max contract with an amazingly competitive team with an amazing supporting cast, #1 pick this year

you got the factual parts correct, anyway. amazingly competitive...? not at the moment

and likely #1 next year.

They could surprise the Cavs like the Cavs surprised the Warriors last year.

if lebron takes a late night dip in the cuyahoga and becomes violently ill

dice · Post #1951 » by **dice** » Sat May 20, 2017 8:11 pm

hellenicbull wrote:RIP Celtics. I truly enjoyed watching you get destroyed.

i don't get this mindset AT. ALL. the celtics are small potatoes and hardly unlikable. why wouldn't you want the cavs to be challenged? unless you're a lebron fanboy, that is

Dan Z · Post #1952 » by **Dan Z** » Sat May 20, 2017 10:11 pm

Isaiah Thomas out for the rest of the playoffs:
http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press-052017-isaiah-thomas-ruled-out-for-game-3/

ChicagoStrong · Post #1953 » by **ChicagoStrong** » Sat May 20, 2017 10:22 pm

Cleveland (LeBron) and Golden State have to be the luckiest dudes ever.

LikeABosh · Post #1954 » by **LikeABosh** » Sat May 20, 2017 10:30 pm

dice wrote:uh, their competition has been horrendous. every single game against a mediocre indy team went to the final minutes. then they faced a perennial playoff disappointment in the raptors, with lowry getting injured to start the 2nd half in game 2. that was the end of that series

this boston series is the only truly impressive accomplishment they've had. and boston's obviously not ready for prime time

Huh? So you're saying if Thompson was so good, then the Cavs would torch teams in the regular season. But since they're only torching teams in the playoffs, then it's an issue of competition? I don't get you

The Cavs are obviously playing with much better defensive sets that we didn't see in the regular season. They're a +60 win team disguised as a week 2 seed.

hellenicbull · Post #1955 » by **hellenicbull** » Sat May 20, 2017 10:35 pm

dice wrote:
hellenicbull wrote:RIP Celtics. I truly enjoyed watching you get destroyed.

i don't get this mindset AT. ALL. the celtics are small potatoes and hardly unlikable. why wouldn't you want the cavs to be challenged? unless you're a lebron fanboy, that is

I just don't like the Celtics plain and simple.

jc23 · Post #1956 » by **jc23** » Sat May 20, 2017 10:38 pm

Boooo NBA playoffs booo

johnnyvann840 · Post #1957 » by **johnnyvann840** » Sat May 20, 2017 10:50 pm

Dan Z wrote:Isaiah Thomas out for the rest of the playoffs:
http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press-052017-isaiah-thomas-ruled-out-for-game-3/

Not like they had a chance anyway.

dice · Post #1958 » by **dice** » Sun May 21, 2017 12:37 am

LikeABosh wrote:
dice wrote:uh, their competition has been horrendous. every single game against a mediocre indy team went to the final minutes. then they faced a perennial playoff disappointment in the raptors, with lowry getting injured to start the 2nd half in game 2. that was the end of that series

this boston series is the only truly impressive accomplishment they've had. and boston's obviously not ready for prime time

Huh? So you're saying if Thompson was so good, then the Cavs would torch teams in the regular season. But since they're only torching teams in the playoffs, then it's an issue of competition? I don't get you

you're really twisting logic into a pretzel

saying that thompson is not a great player and that their competition in the playoffs has been soft have nothing to do with each other other than that they both explain the results that we see.

great teams don't coast to 50 win seasons in a weak conference, and teams with 4 great players (including one of the best to ever play the game) don't end up with 50 wins

The Cavs are obviously playing with much better defensive sets that we didn't see in the regular season. They're a +60 win team disguised as a week 2 seed.

so...they intentionally left out superior defensive sets, and yet they all expressed frustration with their defense toward the end of the regular season. acting?

why didn't they intentionally lose more games LAST season?

dice · Post #1959 » by **dice** » Sun May 21, 2017 12:37 am

hellenicbull wrote:
dice wrote:
hellenicbull wrote:RIP Celtics. I truly enjoyed watching you get destroyed.

i don't get this mindset AT. ALL. the celtics are small potatoes and hardly unlikable. why wouldn't you want the cavs to be challenged? unless you're a lebron fanboy, that is

I just don't like the Celtics plain and simple.

going back how far?

kyrv · Post #1960 » by **kyrv** » Sun May 21, 2017 12:50 am

johnnyvann840 wrote:
Dan Z wrote:Isaiah Thomas out for the rest of the playoffs:
http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press-052017-isaiah-thomas-ruled-out-for-game-3/

Not like they had a chance anyway.

Nope.

And the NBA has never ever had parity, but they have never had 3 finals in a row with the same two teams. Adding to that, neither has even lost one stinking game.

Hey the finals might be a heavyweight matchup for the ages. A lot of more casual fans will watch after skipping most of the previous 'action'. So this current setup might be ideal for ABC, and maybe the NBA loved it, doesn't seem a boon for TNT though.

Tldr; NBA not only may not think there is an issue, they may be loving this. No guess here.