Around the NBA 2018 (Non-Celtics Talk)

prov1ml · Post #1101 » by **prov1ml** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 10:45 pm

London2Boston wrote:
prov1ml wrote:My god I hope the Wizards are truly tanking for the 7th spot. Karma is a bitch and it would be so sweet to knock their asses out of the playoffs for the second time in as many years with our top 2 guys out.

Would love to share your confidence, but the Star Player advantage would be way too big in their favour.

Karma trumps all!!!!

jirrit · Post #1102 » by **jirrit** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 11:19 pm

Imagine the Wizards wearing all black and stuff. Man I still hate we did that also last year.

Post #1103 » by **K For Three** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 11:31 pm

Lebron wants to avoid Miami in the first round?

Simmons is for real.

Seriously stinks. With a healthy Irving/Smart we could make a serious run this year. *sigh* Oh well.

metafisical · Post #1104 » by **metafisical** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 11:40 pm

Kyrie For Three wrote:Lebron wants to avoid Miami in the first round?

Simmons is for real.

Seriously stinks. With a healthy Irving/Smart we could make a serious run this year. *sigh* Oh well.

Eh, you still have a chance this year and definitely chances beginning next year. Seems like its going to be Boston and Philly ruling the conference beginning next season.

Valid · Post #1105 » by **Valid** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 11:59 pm

Edug27 wrote:
Valid wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:Sixers vs Cavs is going to be huge tomorrow. Lebron really wants that damn 3rd seed after his team has been **** most of the season. I just hate some of those Wizards players. I can’t stand them and it would be awful to lose to those guys when so many of our players are missing.

Meh. The Wizards beating us with Kyrie, Smart and Theis (not to mention Hayward) all sidelined would mean absolutely nothing to me. They want to gloat about beating our B team? Go right ahead. We'll be hanging more banners while they'll be a perennial second-round ballclub.

A win is a win just as much as a loss is a loss.

It really isn't. It would be like us being proud of beating the Hornets in a seven-game series. Is it a win? Sure. Is it something to be proud of? No.

Edug27 · Post #1106 » by **Edug27** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 12:13 am

Valid wrote:
Edug27 wrote:
Valid wrote:Meh. The Wizards beating us with Kyrie, Smart and Theis (not to mention Hayward) all sidelined would mean absolutely nothing to me. They want to gloat about beating our B team? Go right ahead. We'll be hanging more banners while they'll be a perennial second-round ballclub.

A win is a win just as much as a loss is a loss.

It really isn't. It would be like us being proud of beating the Hornets in a seven-game series. Is it a win? Sure. Is it something to be proud of? No.

It’s a win bro. And if the Suns are in the finals and we win, I’m hitting up the parade.

Wall will be dancing all over the Garden regardless who’s out there.

Valid · Post #1107 » by **Valid** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 12:50 am

Edug27 wrote:
Valid wrote:
Edug27 wrote:
A win is a win just as much as a loss is a loss.

It really isn't. It would be like us being proud of beating the Hornets in a seven-game series. Is it a win? Sure. Is it something to be proud of? No.

It’s a win bro. And if the Suns are in the finals and we win, I’m hitting up the parade.

Wall will be dancing all over the Garden regardless who’s out there.

Sure he will, but I'm not going to be all in my feelings if the Wizards beat us while we are missing Kyrie, Hayward, Smart and Theis.

Also, if we beat the Suns in the finals, that would mean we would have had to have beaten three other teams to get there. There's a difference my dude.

Post #1108 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:25 am

So theres a decent chance that the Wizards actually suck and are not tanking to play us— just figured id toss that out there.

Homerclease · Post #1109 » by **Homerclease** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:27 am

SmartWentCrazy wrote:So theres a decent chance that the Wizards actually suck and are not tanking to play us— just figured id toss that out there.

Well, both could be true as well

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1110 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:32 am

Cleveland Philly game is fun. If it's not gonna be us, I want Philly to move to 3, Cleveland to 4. Whoever Philly faces in the 2nd round, they should win. I don't think the Cavs lose to Toronto. That sets up Philly and Cleveland in the ECF, which hopefully kills any chance of Lebron going there as a free agent and seeing him go West.

rickrolled · Post #1111 » by **rickrolled** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:37 am

Sixers survived.

Post #1112 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:39 am

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Cleveland Philly game is fun. If it's not gonna be us, I want Philly to move to 3, Cleveland to 4. Whoever Philly faces in the 2nd round, they should win. I don't think the Cavs lose to Toronto. That sets up Philly and Cleveland in the ECF, which hopefully kills any chance of Lebron going there as a free agent and seeing him go West.

We’ll beat Philly in round 2.

Edug27 · Post #1113 » by **Edug27** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:40 am

Homerclease wrote:
SmartWentCrazy wrote:So theres a decent chance that the Wizards actually suck and are not tanking to play us— just figured id toss that out there.

Well, both could be true as well

Sixers vs Cavs was a battle for Boston in the second round.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1114 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:41 am

SmartWentCrazy wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Cleveland Philly game is fun. If it's not gonna be us, I want Philly to move to 3, Cleveland to 4. Whoever Philly faces in the 2nd round, they should win. I don't think the Cavs lose to Toronto. That sets up Philly and Cleveland in the ECF, which hopefully kills any chance of Lebron going there as a free agent and seeing him go West.

We’ll beat Philly in round 2.

I wouldn't bet on it. Lol

albas89 · Post #1115 » by **albas89** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:44 am

The league should do something with the tanking for the 7th seed, Washington and Miami taking it to a whole other level tonight...

Marvel · Post #1116 » by **Marvel** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:45 am

SmartWentCrazy wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Cleveland Philly game is fun. If it's not gonna be us, I want Philly to move to 3, Cleveland to 4. Whoever Philly faces in the 2nd round, they should win. I don't think the Cavs lose to Toronto. That sets up Philly and Cleveland in the ECF, which hopefully kills any chance of Lebron going there as a free agent and seeing him go West.

We’ll beat Philly in round 2.

With Smart back it could go 7 but he'll have a lot of rust. JB and Tatum need to step up big for us to beat them IMO.

Post #1117 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:46 am

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
SmartWentCrazy wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Cleveland Philly game is fun. If it's not gonna be us, I want Philly to move to 3, Cleveland to 4. Whoever Philly faces in the 2nd round, they should win. I don't think the Cavs lose to Toronto. That sets up Philly and Cleveland in the ECF, which hopefully kills any chance of Lebron going there as a free agent and seeing him go West.

We’ll beat Philly in round 2.

I wouldn't bet on it. Lol

We at least have a chance vs Philly— zero chance vs LeBron.

Ill take us, FWIW. Young teams that are full of themselves headed into a series typically disappoint.

PierceFan4ever · Post #1118 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:46 am

I hope the seeding ends like this lol

Post #1119 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:47 am

Marvel wrote:
SmartWentCrazy wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Cleveland Philly game is fun. If it's not gonna be us, I want Philly to move to 3, Cleveland to 4. Whoever Philly faces in the 2nd round, they should win. I don't think the Cavs lose to Toronto. That sets up Philly and Cleveland in the ECF, which hopefully kills any chance of Lebron going there as a free agent and seeing him go West.

We’ll beat Philly in round 2.

With Smart back it could go 7 but he'll have a lot of rust. JB and Tatum need to step up big for us to beat them IMO.

I believe in sports karma and theres something poetic about our backups beating them.

PierceFan4ever · Post #1120 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 1:49 am

SmartWentCrazy wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Cleveland Philly game is fun. If it's not gonna be us, I want Philly to move to 3, Cleveland to 4. Whoever Philly faces in the 2nd round, they should win. I don't think the Cavs lose to Toronto. That sets up Philly and Cleveland in the ECF, which hopefully kills any chance of Lebron going there as a free agent and seeing him go West.

We’ll beat Philly in round 2.

Sixers are inexperienced. If Smart is there, Celtics still have that best defense in the nba because losing Kyrie won’t change that. Celtics have already done a good job against both Simmons and Embiid this season. Outside of those 2, their roster isn’t all that. We have home court advantage as well. It would be a considerly preferable matchup than say the Cavs and I think we have a legit shot of beating them if both teams make it there. Remember their 2 best players are inexperienced so that always matters imo when it comes to the playoffs.