PLAY IN | (8) WARRIORS VS. (9) GRIZZLIES

_AIJ_ · Post #1241 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:11 am

Mighty Quinn wrote:
_AIJ_ wrote:
Mighty Quinn wrote:Color me utterly confused. Understanding this play-in/playoff stuff could take me a while.

Its not rocket science

It's not altogether clear either

Winner of the 7v8 will be the 7th seed. Then loser of 7v8 plays against the winner of 9v10 who then will have the 8th seed. Loser from 9v10 seed goes home.

Post #1242 » by **infinite11285** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:11 am

Mighty Quinn wrote:
_AIJ_ wrote:
Mighty Quinn wrote:Color me utterly confused. Understanding this play-in/playoff stuff could take me a while.

Its not rocket science

It's not altogether clear either

Win one game = you lock that seed and advance to the playoffs
Lose two games = you're eliminated

Wins bump you up in the seedings and losses bump you down. In this case, GSW finished the season as the 9th seed.

radeonboy · Post #1243 » by **radeonboy** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:12 am

Ckay wrote:
radeonboy wrote:
CKB wrote:Wiggins is the weakest link.

He's still useful and fairly good, though in clutch situations you'd want to go to him as a last resort.

Like I said last resort. They shouldn't have passed to him

Post #1244 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:12 am

Steph is literally throwing the ball to the Grizzlies on most of his turnovers, and we can't even admit that, it has to be someone else's fault. :lol:

frothbrain · Post #1245 » by **frothbrain** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:12 am

Warriors need to blow it up.
Draymond is washed and Wiggins is terrible.

slicedbread2 · Post #1246 » by **slicedbread2** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:12 am

Andrew Wiggins is like a poor man's Rudy Gay minus the part where Rudy banned stat sheets from the locker room that showed how woefully inefficient he is on offense. That's practically Wiggins. He just doesn't have the BB IQ to really make the smart plays. Why shoot a 27ft 3pt shot when your down by 1?! Just make a drive to the bucket and take advantage of the Grizzlies double teaming Curry.

As for Morant, great game from him. This Grizzlies team is very balanced and having this playoff experience will help their franchise cornerstones in Jaren Jackson Jr. and Morant. Plus they have an extremely young team and if they can stretch it to 6 games against the Jazz it'll be a great year for them progress wise. Anything more is icing on the cake for the grind house.

This 2019 draft has been truly amazing at the top for the following reasons:

-Zion is a franchise player. Sadly he's been plagued by playing on a poorly built team and it sure as hell ain't his fault. If he develops a consistent 15-17ft jump shot and eventually adds a 3pt shot at league average efficiency, he'll be a monster for years to come.
-Ja Morant. To me this guy and his story from playing at an unheralded college is proof that it's not the quality of the institution that counts, it's the quality of the student that matters. This guy reminded me of a higher IQ and more mature Steve Francis with a better jump shot. I'm really happy to see him progress and it's only year 2. I'm really gonna keep an eye on him. Glad I bought the Vancouver Grizzlies retro with him on it.
-R.J. Barrett. He had a rough rookie year playing for a dysfunctional Knicks squad and I feared this team would ruin him. Thanks to Thibs and Rose, this kid has improved immensely from being better at the FT line(74.6%) and improving his 3pt shot to 40% while maintaining great defense.
-DeAndre Hunter. This dude prior to getting injured was really coming out. He drew comparisons to a young Kawhi Leonard for his play and if he can stay healthy, Atlanta has an amazing cornerstone player to build with alongside Young and Collins for years to come.

And that's before you get to the rest of the class in P.J. Washington, Matisse Thybulle, Cam Johnson, Tyler Herro, Keldon Johnson, Kevin Porter Jr., Nic Claxton and so many other dudes in this class. To me this class could end up being one of the best draft classes in recent memory some time down the road when it's all said and done.

SwatLakeCity527 · Post #1247 » by **SwatLakeCity527** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:13 am

I almost feel bad and then I remember draymond and all is right with the world

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Sofia · Post #1248 » by **Sofia** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:13 am

_AIJ_ wrote:
Mighty Quinn wrote:
_AIJ_ wrote:Its not rocket science

It's not altogether clear either

Winner of the 7v8 will be the 7th seed. Then loser of 7v8 plays against the winner of 9v10 who then will have the 8th seed. Loser from 9v10 seed goes home.

Whoa slow down egg head

therealbig3 · Post #1249 » by **therealbig3** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:13 am

BallerTalk wrote:So is this another Curry failure that we are not allowed to talk about?

What failure?

Man, Rockets/Harden fans are so freaking bitter.

MagicMamba88 · Post #1250 » by **MagicMamba88** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:13 am

Memories wrote:

Read on Twitter

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BAMAFREAK · Post #1251 » by **BAMAFREAK** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:14 am

reignfire wrote:One thing I noticed from watching Ja is his composure. From his body language you can tell the moment is never too big for him.

This is the biggest thing for Ja. He has some huge holes in his game, but he controls the whole pace like the greats do. He wants the action late and that’s inherent.

Marvin Martian · Post #1252 » by **Marvin Martian** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:14 am

GSP wrote:
Strepbacter wrote:Curry with seven turnovers. That is ridiculously bad.

Steph fans were attacking me for saying he isn't a great passer the other day lmaooo

I didn't even say he was a bad passer. He's a good flawed passer but he by no means a great passer. There's a reason Draymond and Iggy had ball handling and playmaking duties like 95% of the time they played together

And it wasn't just because Steph is great off ball. He has a lot of holes in his pick and roll and overall passing game. Flashy but error prone ball handler too

He's a shooting guard playing Pg

Curry used to be a good floor general during his first MVP season. But he changed to being the best chucker of all time

Catchall · Post #1253 » by **Catchall** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:14 am

Whatever will they do with all the Steph Curry hype reels?

Jadoogar · Post #1254 » by **Jadoogar** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:14 am

stormi wrote:
Jadoogar wrote:
stormi wrote:
MVP deferred to Draymond Green for the win in a do-or-die game

man you people are so dumb. Did you want him to go 1v2 everytime?

Well not him. He can't score without a screen unfortunately.

'ahhh you're one of those. carry on

Post #1255 » by **infinite11285** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:14 am

Read on Twitter

DTP · Post #1256 » by **DTP** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:15 am

All this money espn and tnt spending for these games and to get awful audio & production quality lol

Bruin · Post #1257 » by **Bruin** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:15 am

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MrOrange · Post #1258 » by **MrOrange** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:15 am

So happy for Grizzlies. And they will create all sorts of problems for Utah. Ja is equal if not better than Donovan. And the Grizz have bigs that will create problems for Gobert.

Catchall · Post #1259 » by **Catchall** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:15 am

SwatLakeCity527 wrote:I almost feel bad and then I remember draymond and all is right with the world

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I can't believe he bricked a game-winning drive like that.

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #1260 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Sat May 22, 2021 4:15 am

Warriors need to get rid of Wiggins, and add a big or three

Who wins?