2018 NBA Playoffs Thread

[Mr.Guy]

im old enuff to be ya pa son

U in your 20s?

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Lollll I’m sure you didn’t watch buddy

Only seen the ESPN app. Was driving around the city

 

[Mr.Guy]

D rose might be byke. He doesn’t look washed anymore.

 

[HIM]

Charles: "cuh, cuh, cuh, cuzzz them dummies out there." Nuff said.

Chuck out here crippin?

 

[DeadsetAce]

U in your 20s?

son is 24 but his liver is 84

 

[freddy fig]

If Pels win da series..5 racks on my books

 

[651akathepaul]

Maybe. The make up of the roster is flawed, which leads to this. But they probably have a better shot at winning if those shots from Rose and Crawford are given to towns instead and replace Crawford and Rose with plus defenders.

That's not what this conversation is though. Because, I agree on personnel, but you're asking for a situation that calls for players and mentalities that Minnesota doesn't have, which is irrelevant in the now...With that said, nothing was wrong with Thibs' plan tonight. This was squarely on the supposed stars of Wiggins and especially KAT. And without Rose and Crawford, this game wasn't close, so again, it was done out of necessity. KAT hovering around the 3 pt line didn't help the cause and feeding him out there with how he was playing tonight wasn't the right move. Not at all...Maybe on paper, but not at all in how it actually played out.

 

[buc em]

If Paul George is smart this summer.....

 

[geno90221]

Chuck out here crippin?

Bet not be

 

[trynafeelmink]

Klay snuffing Cp out. Or Steph (guards cp extremely well). And Iggy well rested and tough gon give Harden fits. Dubs in 5.

I don’t think Houston has seen GSW At their best (and healthiest) this year. But GSW has seen Houston at their best...and it was close. A locked in and healthy Warriors team is unbeatable right now.

That’s the reality.

Dudes are expecting Iso ball & long threes to kill the Warriors as if they don't have the perfect lineups to defend that. They rely on simple offense way too much to beat GS.

 

[Mr.Guy]

Warriors are lucky. Thy don’t have to play any good teams until the finals.

 

[BIG FISH]

1/4- Durant and Harden didn't play. Warriors win by 10.
1/20- Warriors fully healthy. Ariza doesn't play for the Rockets. Rockets win by 8.

Help me understand.

Also beat them opening night with a hobbled CP3

 

[buc em]

Only seen the ESPN app. Was driving around the city

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Jamal and now Rose play out of necessity. And without those 2 tonight, Wolves lose by 20. Thibs asked his bench to do something for him tonight...It's not on Thibs. Not tonight.

Sure...that's a great assessment of what happened tonight but it doesn't paint a broad picture of the problem. I'm saying if Thibs ran a better offense...there wouldn't be a NEED to rely on guys at the end of your rotation.

You're basically knocking guys who are still pretty early in their development for not being effective consistently when the ****** sets being ran break down. Structure is important. Young players are still learning how to play.

Look at how the Sixers play for instance. The ball rarely stops moving...and when it does it's for a 7'2 big that can get a bucket whenever he wants. It's by design...and them having the personnel to pull it off.

There is a certain way to play basketball. There's no way around it. The most successful teams excel at it.

Coaching matters. We can talk all this intangible **** like "heart" but X's and O's are real.

 

[dman14]

sixers about to be stacked and hide lebron on defense

ben
kawhi
pg
lebron
embiid

 

[P C H]

 

[BIG FISH]

The excuses for the Warriors will never not be funny from you dudes
It’s always they weren’t playing their hardest whenever they get beat

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Never actually picked up his pivot. Chris Paul such a got damn BAN smfh

 

[B Sox]

Also beat them opening night with a hobbled CP3

Yeah honestly forgot to post that one haha. Works against Wavy's argument as well.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Clearly too much sauce

 

[Mr.Guy]

Harden out there playing hop scotch

 

[P C H]

And the thing is, the rockets style of play inherently isn't a bad thing. They probably are surefire champs to me if GSW isn't in the way.

And this isn't a "Rockets ISO too much to beat GSW" as much as "GSW forces you to ISO because no plays work against them"

 

[addict4sneakers]

Twitter guy played on peach baskets.

 

[B Sox]

Sure...that's a great assessment of what happened tonight but it doesn't paint a broad picture of the problem. I'm saying if Thibs ran a better offense...there wouldn't be a NEED to rely on guys at the end of your rotation.

You're basically knocking guys who are still pretty early in their development for not being effective consistently when the ****ty sets being ran break down. Structure is important. Young players are still learning how to play.

Look at how the Sixers play for instance. The ball rarely stops moving...and when it does it's for a 7'2 big that can get a bucket whenever he wants. It's by design...and them having the personnel to pull it off.

There is a certain way to play basketball. There's no way around it. The most successful teams excel at it.

Coaching matters. We can talk all this intangible **** like "heart" but X's and O's are real.

There's no reason that he shouldn't be in a similar role to what Horford does for the Celtics, except he's a much better scorer than Al.

 

[hardens beard]

Did the poster who official wraps up_ day of the playoffs post yet?