***2021 NBA Playoffs Thread***

life_saver · Post #81 » by **life_saver** » Wed May 26, 2021 3:28 pm

I am not kidding when I say this but Clippers defensive scheme might be worse than Wolves...their defense should be so much better considering the roster they have but they just don't seem to be clicking on defensive end

Post #82 » by **Calinks** » Thu May 27, 2021 12:43 am

Wizards seem like they have no shot against the Sixers. The knicks/Hawks series is my favorite right now. Love the NY fans and their energy it has been so missed.

Post #83 » by **Calinks** » Thu May 27, 2021 3:17 am

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_AIJ_ · Post #84 » by **_AIJ_** » Thu May 27, 2021 1:42 pm

Donovan Mitchell doing Edwards things last night

Post #85 » by **Calinks** » Fri May 28, 2021 12:10 am

Jimmy looking soft as baby poo and playing like a loser in this series so far. XD

Post #86 » by **Calinks** » Fri May 28, 2021 2:22 am

So Jrue Holiday is really good, I know a lot of wolves fans had him on their radar, man he is killing the Heat.

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MN7725 · Post #87 » by **MN7725** » Fri May 28, 2021 2:40 am

Calinks wrote:So Jrue Holiday is really good, I know a lot of wolves fans had him on their radar, man he is killing the Heat.

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Jrue against the Blazers guys in 2018 playoffs was one of the better performances I've seen

Bucks with Bogdan would have been extremely strong team

Post #88 » by **Calinks** » Fri May 28, 2021 4:34 am

Man, Portland can't stop anybody that is always their problem.

winforlose · Post #89 » by **winforlose** » Fri May 28, 2021 2:23 pm

Calinks wrote:Jimmy looking soft as baby poo and playing like a loser in this series so far. XD

Once again worst on his team in plus minus. His refusal to move the ball in crunch time in game one basically sunk his team. It’s funny, first he was unhappy in Chicago, then in Minnesota, then in Philly, and now he is talking smack about how soft his Heat teammates are. If you cannot make it work anywhere you go, maybe the problem isn’t external. Just saying.

Post #90 » by **Calinks** » Fri May 28, 2021 4:15 pm

He has his reasons for wanting to be in Miami I guess but he had a great situation in Philadelphia. If he wanted to win a title I don't know why he left there. I think he was also in a good spot here, it was just the contract stuff that he was getting screwed with but if he stayed I think we would have been playoff team for a while.

Granted his team made the freaking finals last season which was insane so he was vindicated from walking away from two good situations. Right now though, I don't know where the Heat go from here. Maybe they can land some big star in a season or two but Jimmy is likely on the decline at this point and their team seems pretty far away from winning a title.

winforlose · Post #91 » by **winforlose** » Fri May 28, 2021 4:53 pm

Calinks wrote:He has his reasons for wanting to be in Miami I guess but he had a great situation in Philadelphia. If he wanted to win a title I don't know why he left there. I think he was also in a good spot here, it was just the contract stuff that he was getting screwed with but if he stayed I think we would have been playoff team for a while.

Granted his team made the freaking finals last season which was insane so he was vindicated from walking away from two good situations. Right now though, I don't know where the Heat go from here. Maybe they can land some big star in a season or two but Jimmy is likely on the decline at this point and their team seems pretty far away from winning a title.

It’s more than that. His ego tells him that he is the only valuable guy and everyone else is soft. He went off publicly against four teams worth of teammates. At some point he needs to own his crap. For example, his three point shooting regressed hard this season. Yet at the end of game 1 he jacked 2 or 3 3s when he didn’t need to. JB needs to understand that whatever team he goes to if he makes the young guys feel like crap then it becomes that much harder to get them to step up when it counts. The guy simply isn’t a leader and isn’t good enough to win a title in the era of super teams without another better vet to take lead.

Post #92 » by **Calinks** » Sat May 29, 2021 1:36 am

Impressive game by the Hawks. Capela owned Randle with that block and finger wag. I still think Houston was crazy for trading Capela. The dude is a beast.

Post #93 » by **Calinks** » Sat May 29, 2021 1:54 am

Luka making the Clippers look like absolute clowns. The clippers going to offer up everything for Jaden.

_AIJ_ · Post #94 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:32 am

Teams that makes the most three pointers is 100% gonna win you games. We need to add a lot of shooters

karch34 · Post #95 » by **karch34** » Sat May 29, 2021 3:52 am

Weird to see bad calls against a team like Boston down the stretch. Maybe 2 truly bad but surprised.

karch34 · Post #96 » by **karch34** » Sat May 29, 2021 4:04 am

winforlose wrote:
Calinks wrote:He has his reasons for wanting to be in Miami I guess but he had a great situation in Philadelphia. If he wanted to win a title I don't know why he left there. I think he was also in a good spot here, it was just the contract stuff that he was getting screwed with but if he stayed I think we would have been playoff team for a while.

Granted his team made the freaking finals last season which was insane so he was vindicated from walking away from two good situations. Right now though, I don't know where the Heat go from here. Maybe they can land some big star in a season or two but Jimmy is likely on the decline at this point and their team seems pretty far away from winning a title.

It’s more than that. His ego tells him that he is the only valuable guy and everyone else is soft. He went off publicly against four teams worth of teammates. At some point he needs to own his crap. For example, his three point shooting regressed hard this season. Yet at the end of game 1 he jacked 2 or 3 3s when he didn’t need to. JB needs to understand that whatever team he goes to if he makes the young guys feel like crap then it becomes that much harder to get them to step up when it counts. The guy simply isn’t a leader and isn’t good enough to win a title in the era of super teams without another better vet to take lead.

Some good points. My opinion of Butler has so many levels. Loved him in Chicago, excited we got him, and now I dont know as wanted him to beat Lakers but fail otherwise. He is where he is based on grit way more than talent and I respect that. Came here and was acting like he was the be all to some degree but his resume highlight was getting to second round so can see where he rubbed players wrong. Think Miami was great for him as they didnt have an alpha nor #1 overall picks so he didnt have to lead in a bring the others up way as much as make others follow him. I think this stretch shows that he's not the mentor like a Chris Paul who every talking head notes that he realized to get to team success it was go out of his way to get Ayton and others to where they needed to be to compete.

Neeva · Post #97 » by **Neeva** » Sat May 29, 2021 4:07 am

_AIJ_ wrote:Teams that makes the most three pointers is 100% gonna win you games. We need to add a lot of shooters

Add Jalen Green, Keep Beasley, get rid of/trade Okogie, Rubio and Culver. Sign Mcconnell?

Post #98 » by **Calinks** » Sat May 29, 2021 7:50 pm

Heat are really going to need to make some moves.

Neeva · Post #99 » by **Neeva** » Sat May 29, 2021 8:56 pm

Calinks wrote:Heat are really going to need to make some moves.

GLeague dumpster diving again lol

They better not get more for Butler than the wolves did,he looked like **** against the Bucks.

_AIJ_ · Post #100 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat May 29, 2021 10:18 pm

Calinks wrote:Heat are really going to need to make some moves.

They should trade Bam to us