2018 NBA Playoffs Thread

100027 · May 1, 2018

LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs said:
San Diego > LA

SD is culturally wack compared to LA though

niceshoes247 · May 1, 2018

wavycrocket said:
Throne time. Undisputed Best in the world time. Finals mvp time.

Welcome back B.I.L.

Please re-injure

Lovetohate3000 · May 1, 2018

itsaboutthattime said:
i always thought there was more of an age/maturity difference between the nfl/nba threads..

people get along better in the NFL thread.

IATT · May 1, 2018

wavycrocket said:
Put it like this....the NBA thread is much more likely to bump the new NBA Youngboy album than the new Post Malone album that just dropped .

i'm good on both, actually.. is k dot an option?

and at what point does the product put forth by either league come into the convo?

cause until the warriors get a legitimate threat, i simply dont really care about the NBA

Vincent Van Goat · May 1, 2018

niceshoes247 said:
I mean, y’all ain’t lying ... except the f LA THING

I can't stand most of LA LA because of the congestion. Traffic can legit take years off my life, but a lotta folks just accustomed to that lifestyle. I could still go into LA daily for the nightlife and what not but live somewhere with more elbow room

HIM · May 1, 2018

LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs said:
San Diego > LA

SD is dope.

MVP Imma be in Sherman Oaks tomorrow night. Public School 818. Run my fade

ill steelo · May 1, 2018

100027 said:
I'n talking about the gap between the #1 and #2 players on the team. Yes, the net impact of the other players on the Mavs was impactful. But no individual player had a star level impact.

Duncan and Hakeem both played with other stars.

You’re getting caught up in names, I’m talking about actual on-court production :lol:

we talking about different things here.

Bottom line, if you’re the team’s 5th best defender and you win a title in large part because you successfully defended other team’s stars, there is no carrying going on, no large “impact gap” or whatever you wanna call it

JD617 · May 1, 2018

100027 said:
I'n talking about the gap between the #1 and #2 players on the team. Yes, the net impact of the other players on the Mavs was impactful. But no individual player had a star level impact.

Duncan and Hakeem both played with other stars.

Who were the stars on the ‘94 Rockets? Robert Horry and Sam Cassell?

And he’s talking about the ‘03 version of the Spurs with rookie Manu, 20 year old Tony, and Robinson on his last legs. At the time that wasn’t the same Tony and Manu who would later develop into great players.

wavycrocket · May 1, 2018

itsaboutthattime said:
i'm good on both, actually.. is k dot an option?

and at what point does the product put forth by either league come into the convo?

cause until the warriors get a legitimate threat, i simply dont really care about the NBA

The product put forth by the nba is lightyears ahead of the NFL :lol:

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NBA is the most progressive, fun, star filled, exciting, and narrative driven game right now. International flavor too. Social media done right, outspoken.

It’s trending in a hell of a direction. The league will always have dynasties. Don’t trip because it’s not the Lakers/Celtics/Bulls :lol:

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Lovetohate3000 · May 1, 2018

100027 said:
Probably the most mismatched finals of my lifetime. IDK I guess Lakers v. Nets was worse.

yeah. Dirk and the Mavs had much harder competition. In those days the real finals was before the actual finals.

Vincent Van Goat · May 1, 2018

San Diego is so legit. It's on par with LA for sure

100027 · May 1, 2018

ill steelo said:
You’re getting caught up in names, I’m talking about actual on-court production we talking about different things here.

Bottom line, if you’re the team’s 5th best defender and you win a title in large part because you successfully defended other team’s stars, there is no carrying going on, no large “impact gap” or whatever you wanna call it

I'm not getting caught up in anything. You're countering me saying "There was a big gap between the #1 and #2 on the Mavericks" by saying "Yeah but if you combine the #2-#8 they did a really good job." Again that's not my point.

IATT · May 1, 2018

wavycrocket said:
Tim Duncan in 03 had the most “do it yourself” finals.

Rookie TP got benched for Speedy Claxton .

jordan in '98, pippen had back problems and had to get surgery right after the finals (two herniated disks)

niceshoes247 · May 1, 2018

itsaboutthattime said:
jordan in '98, pippen had back problems and had to get surgery right after the finals (two herniated disks)

What about 07 bron ?

Based Jesus · May 1, 2018

wavycrocket said:
It’s def a cultural difference between the NBA and NFL threads .

Put it like this....the NBA thread is much more likely to bump the new NBA Youngboy album than the new Post Malone album that just dropped .

Or neither since this NT is slowly turning into grumpy old men .

Fertilizer vs compost. Yall can keep both them ******.

MVP · May 1, 2018

erupt said:
SD is dope.

MVP Imma be in Sherman Oaks tomorrow night. Public House 818. Run my fade

I'll hit an old man no issues.

100027 · May 1, 2018

JD617 said:
Who were the stars on the ‘94 Rockets? Robert Horry and Sam Cassell?

And he’s talking about the ‘03 version of the Spurs with rookie Manu, 20 year old Tony, and Robinson on his last legs. At the time that wasn’t the same Tony and Manu who would later develop into great players.

Eh I guess it's fair to say the Rockets and Spurs are comparable, but I think both teams were better than the Dallas roster.

Looking back I did forget how young both teams were.

(Also I said last 10 years)

angels47 · May 1, 2018

LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs said:
Lol you aint peep what dude said earlier?

Nah what happened

niceshoes247 · May 1, 2018

MVP said:
I'll hit an old man no issues.

https://yelp.to/qTKq/JqrHdMyszM

kdslittlebro · May 1, 2018

nickmaz96 said:
I'm also a white guy who gets his hair cut

Lovetohate3000 said:
I always thought you were Asian.

Nick ain't white :nerd:

Lovetohate3000 · May 1, 2018

Vincent Van Goat said:
I can't stand most of LA LA because of the congestion. Traffic can legit take years off my life, but a lotta folks just accustomed to that lifestyle. I could still go into LA daily for the nightlife and what not but live somewhere with more elbow room

I can't stand la la. I'm good

wavycrocket · May 1, 2018

I just want some Blasian P out in LA

IATT · May 1, 2018

wavycrocket said:
The product put forth by the nba is lightyears ahead of the NFL .

NBA is the most progressive, fun, star filled, exciting, and narrative driven game right now. International flavor too. Social media done right, outspoken.

It’s trending in a hell of a direction. The league will always have dynasties. Don’t trip because it’s not the Lakers/Celtics/Bulls .

what you described is elements of what the league should be and could be.. and yet it is predictable

the dynasties you speak of at least had challenges along the way.. i will be impressed if this warriors team reaches a game 6 in a series

also, because teams have realized the value of the 3, you have teams jacking up way too many and people who shouldnt be shooting them firing away

also the officiating is an absolute joke, which isnt a new problem.. but it still hasnt been properly dealt with

junglejim · May 1, 2018

wavycrocket said:
The product put forth by the nba is lightyears ahead of the NFL .

NBA is the most progressive, fun, star filled, exciting, and narrative driven game right now. International flavor too. Social media done right, outspoken.

It’s trending in a hell of a direction. The league will always have dynasties. Don’t trip because it’s not the Lakers/Celtics/Bulls .

********. If I damn near know what the outcome of the NBA is going to be every single year, then it isnt a superior product. The NBA has a serious competition problem right now. In any given year, only one to three teams stand a real chance of winning the championship.