ATL - LMA retires with heart issue - pg 78

Ron Swanson · Post #1941 » by **Ron Swanson** » Fri May 7, 2021 1:19 pm

It still amazes me how fundamentally bad a defender KD is given his athleticism and physical tools. I remember laughing when everyone tried to say he should get DPOTY votes that first year in Golden State.

GoldenAntlers · Post #1942 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Fri May 7, 2021 1:54 pm

blazza18 wrote:This is odd

Read on Twitter

::Puts on Conspiracy hat.:: The NBA decided the Lakers winning the championship as a play-in would be better for ratings, and the future of TV contracts, so they told him to sit out and let Portland win the tie-breaker while Davis fakes another 2 injuries in a single game. ::Takes off Conspiracy hat.::

M-C-G · Post #1943 » by **M-C-G** » Fri May 7, 2021 2:46 pm

GoldenAntlers wrote:
blazza18 wrote:This is odd

Read on Twitter

::Puts on Conspiracy hat.:: The NBA decided the Lakers winning the championship as a play-in would be better for ratings, and the future of TV contracts, so they told him to sit out and let Portland win the tie-breaker while Davis fakes another 2 injuries in a single game. ::Takes off Conspiracy hat.::

The league has a long history of magically having things happen that end up in the best ratings, just ignore the strange officiating, nothing to see there.

I guess it wouldn't surprise me all that much if those type of discussions occur. Hey LeBron, the league needs this right now, don't worry, we will make sure you win the play in game and it will make a great story of the Lakers being the first play in team and making it to the finals, think of your legacy!

Matches Malone · Post #1944 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri May 7, 2021 3:21 pm

Brogdon doesn't like the Pacers coach either.

emunney · Post #1945 » by **emunney** » Fri May 7, 2021 3:56 pm

i got my playoff hopes off
and i'm emotionally closed off
get your president jokes off
i'm bout to dust a coach off

RogerMurdock · Post #1946 » by **RogerMurdock** » Fri May 7, 2021 5:11 pm

emunney wrote:i got my playoff hopes off
and i'm emotionally closed off
get your president jokes off
i'm bout to dust a coach off

We need to fly Jeff Crisp down from Indiana to mix this professionally.

aboveAverage · Post #1947 » by **aboveAverage** » Fri May 7, 2021 5:18 pm

M-C-G wrote:
GoldenAntlers wrote:
blazza18 wrote:This is odd

Read on Twitter

::Puts on Conspiracy hat.:: The NBA decided the Lakers winning the championship as a play-in would be better for ratings, and the future of TV contracts, so they told him to sit out and let Portland win the tie-breaker while Davis fakes another 2 injuries in a single game. ::Takes off Conspiracy hat.::

The league has a long history of magically having things happen that end up in the best ratings, just ignore the strange officiating, nothing to see there.

I guess it wouldn't surprise me all that much if those type of discussions occur. Hey LeBron, the league needs this right now, don't worry, we will make sure you win the play in game and it will make a great story of the Lakers being the first play in team and making it to the finals, think of your legacy!

If you guys think the league is dumb enough to do that, then I’ve got a bridge to sell you. They don’t openly plot conspiracies with star players fighting for playoff positioning.

MoreTrife · Post #1948 » by **MoreTrife** » Fri May 7, 2021 5:34 pm

Matches Malone wrote:Brogdon doesn't like the Pacers coach either.

I could've swore Brogdon was all supportive of him when he was first hired and threw shade at McMillan sort like "It's nice to be able to just play your way" or something like that.

chonestown · Post #1949 » by **chonestown** » Fri May 7, 2021 5:35 pm

emunney wrote:i got my playoff hopes off
and i'm emotionally closed off
get your president jokes off
i'm bout to dust a coach off

Adios Naptown
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Ron Swanson · Post #1950 » by **Ron Swanson** » Fri May 7, 2021 5:38 pm

Obviously an American professional sports league isn't in the business of outright "rigging" anything these days given how much money is invested, but NBA officials have always held much more sway in determining the outcome of games than in most other sports, and you're lying to yourself if you think that all superstars are getting an equally fair whistle.

M-C-G · Post #1951 » by **M-C-G** » Fri May 7, 2021 6:28 pm

aboveAverage wrote:
M-C-G wrote:
GoldenAntlers wrote:::Puts on Conspiracy hat.:: The NBA decided the Lakers winning the championship as a play-in would be better for ratings, and the future of TV contracts, so they told him to sit out and let Portland win the tie-breaker while Davis fakes another 2 injuries in a single game. ::Takes off Conspiracy hat.::

The league has a long history of magically having things happen that end up in the best ratings, just ignore the strange officiating, nothing to see there.

I guess it wouldn't surprise me all that much if those type of discussions occur. Hey LeBron, the league needs this right now, don't worry, we will make sure you win the play in game and it will make a great story of the Lakers being the first play in team and making it to the finals, think of your legacy!

If you guys think the league is dumb enough to do that, then I’ve got a bridge to sell you. They don’t openly plot conspiracies with star players fighting for playoff positioning.

Why because people have come out and given extremely specific examples and gone to jail for fixing games, those are all things that happened. But your theory is that all happened in the NBA, but the NBA didn't know it was happening?

chonestown · Post #1952 » by **chonestown** » Fri May 7, 2021 9:14 pm

Read on Twitter

Zion continues to be hampered by injury. Would do well for him to drop some pounds.imo

emunney · Post #1953 » by **emunney** » Fri May 7, 2021 9:30 pm

Beorn · Post #1954 » by **Beorn** » Fri May 7, 2021 11:45 pm

I am probably the last person on this board to find out that the Hawks are almost touching HCA. In a totally non-shocking development, replacing a rando with an (slightly) above average NBA HC makes a difference.

Wonka · Post #1955 » by **Wonka** » Sat May 8, 2021 12:01 am

chonestown wrote:

Read on Twitter

Zion continues to be hampered by injury. Would do well for him to drop some pounds.imo

Yeah. He’s carrying way too much weight on...his finger.

MikeIsGood · Post #1956 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sat May 8, 2021 1:30 am

emunney wrote:

I haven't seen The Simpsons in well over a decade and I still vividly remember this amazing episode.

Jez2983 · Post #1957 » by **Jez2983** » Sat May 8, 2021 3:12 am

emunney wrote:

He needs to mash the keypad to obtain a free basketballing wand.

chonestown · Post #1958 » by **chonestown** » Sat May 8, 2021 4:00 am

Hm. Physical fitness is a highly-charged topic.

Post #1959 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat May 8, 2021 4:51 am

Yea, RIP to the play-in tourney.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #1960 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sat May 8, 2021 5:49 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Yea, RIP to the play-in tourney.

Lakers Warriors would draw huge ratings. Selling a tv event is a part of why they did it in the first place and they couldn't ask for a better matchup.

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