2018 NBA Playoffs Thread

bostoiah · Apr 20, 2018

I’m mad salty Hayward, Irving, Smart, etc are hurt...

With Curry’s injury, Cavs stinking up the joint, the Celtics could’ve had a legitimate chance this year :smh:

**** happens tho

B Sox · Apr 20, 2018

buc em said:
Ben Simmons is averaging 20-10-10

Dario Saric is averaging 21-7-4

Embiid had 23-7-4 with 3 blocks last night

Too young and inexperienced for the playoffs though lolz

They are playing great. Exceeding everyone's expectations including your own. Before the season, I didn't see why it would be so farfetched for them to be .500 and make the playoffs. They clearly had some young, but extremely high level talent, and actually had NBA-caliber role players instead of GLeaguers.

You would think they are 73-9 Golden State Warriors with the tone that you use in the majority of these posts though.

You're the only Philly fan that does it too. You don't see people in the thread coming at dudes like @dat dude chris or @D Fly like that. I honestly think the majority of the thread really enjoys watching Philly play. I know I do. Your posts just really make it hard for anybody to root for them.

LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs · Apr 20, 2018

I also enjoy Philly but seeing a topless **** in here every win makes me want to see them lose.

getback · Apr 20, 2018

bostoiah said:
I’m mad salty Hayward, Irving, Smart, etc are hurt...

With Curry’s injury, Cavs stinking up the joint, the Celtics could’ve had a legitimate chance this year

**** happens tho

With the entire roster healthy and Brad leading the charge, I'm pretty convinced this would have been a special year. Finals probably would be a 7 game series between the Celtics and Dubs/Houston

That's just how it goes though. Part of the game is staying healthy and we just couldn't keep out guys on the floor.

abubakr shaheed · Apr 20, 2018

pch roadwinder said:
Can not emphasize this enough. The whole “in today’s NBA you can’t touch guys” is flat out ridiculous. Unless you’re blind, it’s clearly evident that guys are riding and holding (paussseeee) guys the entire game.

Combine that with the fact that you can zone up now defensively and the whole “defense was harder in my day” **** makes no sense.

did you actually watch basketball in the 90s? or did you find a few youtube highlights to support your argument

abubakr shaheed · Apr 20, 2018

alley oop reverse dunk >

YouGotThese · Apr 20, 2018

Also who offensively does the Miami Heat have that can really threaten the 76ers?

Wade - is good for a breakout game once every 5 games.

Dragic - is good but he’s not going to average 20+ points a game.

Whiteside - què¿

The 76ers got a good first round matchup to introduce them to the physicality of the playoffs, but there’s no real threat of offense coming from the Miami Heat.

76er fans need to take it in stride and just enjoy the proce... You know the rest!

geno90221 · Apr 20, 2018

Wth was Boogie going the beach?

P C H · Apr 20, 2018

darth vader said:
did you actually watch basketball in the 90s? or did you find a few youtube highlights to support your argument

I don’t know

B Sox · Apr 20, 2018

darth vader said:
did you actually watch basketball in the 90s? or did you find a few youtube highlights to support your argument

I know I did. I personally don't think the defense is all that much different. The stars of today like Bron/KD/Harden/Steph/etc would have been able to flourish just as much against those defenses.

bballkid11 · Apr 20, 2018

That sea of Red was so dope in NO last night.

addict4sneakers · Apr 20, 2018

B Sox said:
I know I did. I personally don't think the defense is all that much different. The stars of today like Bron/KD/Harden/Steph/etc would have been able to flourish just as much against those defenses.

The only difference is spacing. You could push and claw but help was always there because everyone played 3 out 2 in. Now if you put you get into a hand fight with harden, your help has to make a business decision to either help or go foul

dacomeup · Apr 20, 2018

LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs said:
I also enjoy Philly but seeing a topless **** in here every win makes me want to see them lose.

abubakr shaheed · Apr 20, 2018

B Sox said:
I know I did. I personally don't think the defense is all that much different. The stars of today like Bron/KD/Harden/Steph/etc would have been able to flourish just as much against those defenses.

I’m not even saying the defense was much better, but in the NBA back then every team had a few dawgs that would get into a player and rough them up. Miami kinda feels like that with Johnson and Richardson. But watching Portland by contrast that team had zero resistance.

Just funny ppl hate on the 90s out of nowhere like it wasn’t great

JD617 · Apr 20, 2018

Playoff Lillard is like the actual version of what people always accused Playoff CP3 of being.

http://bkref.com/tiny/KvFq1

3god · Apr 20, 2018

The future of the NBA is on lock... so much young hungry talent playing at extremely high levels so far in the playoffs

ballinsam23 · Apr 20, 2018

Whiteside is the new Roy Hibbert

Nike Jordan · Apr 20, 2018

abubakr shaheed · Apr 20, 2018

looking forward to pelicans warriors...im worried my guy niko is gonna be completely shut down by draymond

bostoiah · Apr 20, 2018

Nike Jordan said:

I need a Lillard and Oladipo collab ASAP

addict4sneakers · Apr 20, 2018

It’s amazing how great the Pels look now that Dante Cunningham isn’t playing 30 minutes going for 6/2/2

I’m looking at you Tony Snell

B Sox · Apr 20, 2018

darth vader said:
I’m not even saying the defense was much better, but in the NBA back then every team had a few dawgs that would get into a player and rough them up. Miami kinda feels like that with Johnson and Richardson. But watching Portland by contrast that team had zero resistance.

Just funny ppl hate on the 90s out of nowhere like it wasn’t great

I think the majority of good teams in the league do have some dogs though. Portland is probably the lone outlier.

HIM · Apr 20, 2018

I think I had the GOAT prediction back in june.

yobyellav · Apr 20, 2018

I think they’re quicker with the whistle nowadays. Techs and flagrants today were common fouls back then. They go to the monitor nearly way too often and a lot of the time it’s just cause the guy who drew the foul is reacting like he got hit by Mike Tyson in 91.

I’m all for buc em’s posts. They’re usually funny as hell cause he be so defensive, like that Stanford fan in the college football thread.

B Sox · Apr 20, 2018

yobyellav said:
I think they’re quicker with the whistle nowadays. Techs and flagrants today were common fouls back then. They go to the monitor nearly way too often and a lot of the time it’s just cause the guy who drew the foul is reacting like he got hit by Mike Tyson in 91.

I’m all for buc em’s posts. They’re usually funny as hell cause he be so defensive, like that Stanford fan in the college football thread.

Oh man. That dude posts in the college basketball thread from time to time. I think I've seen him in here for a few Warriors games too. That guy is the worst :lol: