2022 NBA Playoffs

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:26 pm

Simmons has sure gone downhill. Back in the aughts, most of us liked The Sports Guy.

On a separate issue, kind of amazing that Steve Kerr has NINE nba championship rings.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:28 pm

Straight up luck named Michael and Steph

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:32 pm

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:19 pm Do you really get more enjoyment out of a 23 foot jumper than 18? When was the last time you saw a turnaround fadeaway 3?

yes because 3 is greater than 2

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:41 pm

That would require you to have a rooting interest in the outcome unlike 30 of 32 fan bases watching the finals. What if you're watching nets kings in January?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:54 pm

Are we already counting Seattle and Vegas?

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 7:01 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:12 pm Speaking of fucking idiot...

Can't have five on Mt. Rushmore. Stick with talk shows Magic.

blundercrush · Post by **blundercrush** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:12 am

Criticizing Magic at this point is is like criticizing the readers digest version of Shakespeare. chill out, his tweets aren't for you anyway.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 11:07 am

This video is a great look at the changes in offense and defense over the history of the NBA. I know it's 30 min (I watched in a few chunks), but it's totally worth it.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:47 pm

That's an insanely good video. I think the 1985 and 1998 games were the most jarring to watch, especially if you experienced it live. I mean, Kurt Rambis taking 18-footers on a team with Magic and Kareem and living to tell about it. Or running an offense designed to draw illegal defense calls.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 3:01 pm

I'd say more like preventing help on Malone but yes good video. And illegal defense has to be the worst creation in history of hoops.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:55 pm

The 50s were just a bunch of truck drivers who thought it would go viral if they all played a shitty And1 Mixtape Tour game

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:11 pm

I thought the 1977 game was actually pretty interesting to watch, though the individual brilliance of Walton and Dr. J may have had something to do with that. It was shocking to see the 80’s Lakers and Celtics play a style that resembled my law school intramural league.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:25 am

It was wild to watch all of the changes, but then to see how different the 2022 finals looked. There's nobody in the paint at all! It's wild how much the game has changed. It was also shocking to see Bird just passing up wide-open threes.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:40 am

Seems like a bad draft in that no surefire franchise changers?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:48 am

It seems like a pretty deep draft though. As a Rockets fan, very happy we're guaranteed one of the top three though. I like who they're mocked to take so I hope they don't do something stupid and trade up.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:10 pm

Probably a good time to start an off season thread, but until we do, SHAMWOW:

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:58 am

No chatter at all about the draft.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:10 am

Seeing some of the names that went late first round...it feels like NIL really impacted that part of the draft. Good on the Knicks for dumping all of their assets rather than participate.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:55 pm

Reading the comments from the Defector piece on the NBA draft made me giggle at some of the people that Adam Silver is said to resemble:

Nosferatu
Dean Craig Pelton
Wigless Kellyanne Conway
Gollem in a nice suit
Megamind
Anorexic Dr. Evil
The Baron from What We Do in the Shadows
A giant egghead
Cadaverous American Gothic
Bald Kathy Griffin...

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:25 pm

I mean...

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:16 pm

Durant wants out. Off season is about to get spicy.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:38 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:16 pm Durant wants out. Off season is about to get spicy.

Good thing he’s not likely to go back to Golden State. The Swamp would really lose its shit.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 3:21 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:38 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:16 pm Durant wants out. Off season is about to get spicy.
Good thing he’s not likely to go back to Golden State. The Swamp would really lose its shit.

My Next Next Chapter.

And Windhorst said Kyrie is probably out now too.

Anyhoo, I forgot about this:

Edit:

Interesting. This is just getting odd now.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:50 pm

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:48 pm

Nikola Jolic will make more before Thanksgiving than Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain made in their entire careers combined.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:52 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:48 pm Nikola Jolic will make more before Thanksgiving than Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain made in their entire careers combined.

In 1969, my dad had a house built on a mountain on the outskirts of Glastonbury, CT for a total of $45,000. In 1985 he sold it for $500,000.

Different times.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:08 pm

I'm not "Mister NBA", but five (5) firsts for a 30 year old interior big on $40MM+ per year seems ... terrible?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:20 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:08 pm I'm not "Mister NBA", but five (5) firsts for a 30 year old interior big on $40MM+ per year seems ... terrible?

It does but for that team to get him it probably does make them better for a couple of years. Decent core there unless I missed someone leaving.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:21 pm

I feel like they've decided "our defense was terrible, so we're going to get a guy who can theoretically patch that up while still allowing our offensive stars (Towns, Edwards, Russell) to do what they do and we'll just fill in around the edges".

They got to the playoffs this past season after doing it once in 17 seasons, so this is a swing at doing it again (and maybe winning a round or two) for several more seasons. They're the Timberwolves, they may as well.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:38 pm

Celtics killing it. Brogdon fits and gallinari is tall and can shoot it. They added those guys and White for nothing. Pritchard and grant Williams is a full bench out of thin air.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:25 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:09 pm

Uhhhhh...ok. Thanks for being all vague and shit.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:28 pm

Unpopular opinion: Kobe was an unrepentant gunner.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:13 am

100% agree

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:23 am

Better looking James Harden.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:27 am

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:23 am Better looking James Harden.

Me internal: Yeah. Better looking James Harden. I agree with that.

Remembers what team Harden plays on.

Me external: Rrrrnnnggnrrhnn!!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:31 am

Sixers should see if the Nets are interested in Harden for Durant ; P

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:00 am

That's so Knicks.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:11 am

Would that be for basically stalking him during the playoffs or for the Knicks hiring his dad as an assistant coach (even though he's been an assistant under Thibs twice before)?

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:14 am

An NBA team getting caught tampering is like an MoC getting charged with insider trading.