2023 NBA Playoffs

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:01 am

Will the Lakers finish be exposed as a dead-cat bounce?

Will the TimberWolves stop punching each other/walls?

Will Trae Young create a Georgia Vs. the World mentality?

Will Jimmy Butler post himself shooting jumpers in an empty gym at 4:30 am on the 'Gram?

Will the Bulls, Raps, Thunder, and Pelicans make the majority of America be like "wait, who are these guys?"

And that's just the play-in tournament.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:26 am

All those storylines and the only thing that drums up the faintest interest is if the Thunder can climb up from #10 in the West. Just OKC and seven teams I have zero interest in watching.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:32 am

I sure wouldn't want to play the Lakers right now.

Granted, I'm a 46 year old man with little to no basketball ability. I think the other teams could take me, too.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:46 am

"LOL at these idiots"--the Mavs

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:52 am

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:32 am I sure wouldn't want to play the Lakers right now.

Granted, I'm a 46 year old man with little to no basketball ability. I think the other teams could take me, too.

That reminds me of a fun thought experiment I used to think about. At what ages could you beat superstars in a one-on-one game?

For example, I'm pretty sure I could beat 5 year old LeBron one-on-one. 12 or 13 I'm pretty sure his speed would get around me on D. 10 year old LeBron I'm not sure.

On the other end of the spectrum, are there any HoFers I could take now? Bob Pettit is 90, but he's also 6' 9". I'm pretty sure I could take a 95 year old Bob Cousy right now; he was only 6' 1" when he played, and he's probably down to my height of 5' 10" now.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:21 am

I have no doubt the best 10 year old in the country right now would absolutely whip the shit out of me one-on-one.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:07 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:21 am I have no doubt the best 10 year old in the country right now would absolutely whip the shit out of me one-on-one.

The 10 year old next door is pretty good. Pretty sure he’d kill me. Probably his 8 year-old brother, too. Kids on our street are out shooting baskets every day.

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:14 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:07 pm
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:21 am I have no doubt the best 10 year old in the country right now would absolutely whip the shit out of me one-on-one.
The 10 year old next door is pretty good. Pretty sure he’d kill me. Probably his 8 year-old brother, too. Kids on our street are out shooting baskets every day.

You are only playing with one eye.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:39 pm

These teams (Lakers, T-Wolves) are both awful.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:44 pm

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:33 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:39 pm These teams (Lakers, T-Wolves) are both awful.

But it was a fun 4th Q and OT! I've watched enough SEC basketball that I don't notice bad shooting anymore.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:40 am

I know they’re just not very good to begin with but teams that lose play-in games at home should be relegated.

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:53 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:40 am I know they’re just not very good to begin with but teams that lose play-in games at home should be relegated.

I've pretty much avoided the Raptors this season but watched the second half last night. My first thought was that the Bulls are absolutely horrible. They then overturned a 19 point deficit to win.

Just awful stuff.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:59 am

18 for 36 from the line for the Raptors. Thanks for Demar Derozan's daughter. I mean...she's fantastic. The supercut if you have not seen clips...

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:44 am

Shorter highlight of her awesomeness

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:25 pm

I know three of the four games to this point have been competitive/interesting, but would the play-in be better by tweaking the process a little bit? I'm thinking something like a team finishing 7th/8th/9th by four games above the team in the spot immediately behind them gets out of participating in the play-in, at least in some capacity.

That margin has happened in each of the first two years with the #10 team in the West (six games behind #9 in 2020-21 and eight games in 2021-22). In this case, go straight to 8-seed plays 9-seed for the 8-spot, winner plays 7-seed for the 7-spot.

If the #7 team is four (or more) games up on the #8 team, they automatically lock the 7-seed. #9 plays #10, winner plays #8.

If #8 is four (or more) games up on the #9 team, 7 and 8 play for the 7-seed. Combine, as needed.

I know it's a bad year for asking this question with both 10-seeds winning their first game, but they both were good enough to make the play-in under this change scenario.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:04 pm

I don't recommend wagering on the Bucks to win the title.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:15 pm

Ja wrist

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:15 pm

Ja wrist. Charge was late

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:20 pm

That was a hell of a collision

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:24 pm

One before with hacihmura? And some grizz guy. Lebron and everyone else like huh? Nice to see the NBA playing hard

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:25 pm

White dude taking over

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:02 pm

I think Memphis would like a redo of the last 6 minutes.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 10:49 pm

why is TNT forcing us to sit through gross out commercials?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:33 am

Rex wrote: ↑Sun Apr 16, 2023 10:49 pm why is TNT forcing us to sit through gross out commercials?

They renewed "Power Slap"?

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:29 pm

The Dr. Pimple Popper commercials. Because of the whole WB/Discovery merger - TNT in that umbrella as is TLC I believe.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:41 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:29 pm The Dr. Pimple Popper commercials. Because of the whole WB/Discovery merger - TNT in that umbrella as is TLC I believe.

I didn't see it, but went for another low-hanging fruit joke.

But, yeah, Discovery Warner Brothers is making significant cross-pollination with their advertising.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:24 pm

Yo. Is Draymond Green going to start fighting people?

This dude is ridiculous.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:29 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:24 pm Yo. Is Draymond Green going to start fighting people?

This dude is ridiculous.

Turned it on just in time to see all that...and thought for sure it was going to be another Malice in The Palace.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:36 pm

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 7:36 pm

Oh nothing. Just Jon Konchar erasing Anthony Davis at the rim

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:46 am

I don't understand why so many people in the media are surprised Draymond Green got suspended for a game. I understand the "he was ejected, that;'s the usual/good enough" part, but all the discussion completely ignored the way he acted toward the fans afterward, as well as that the league needs to set an example. If they allowed that to happen, where do they draw the line and deal with potential similar situations?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:06 am

It is long overdue. I'm not sure there's a player in NBA history who has gotten away with more, especially with regards to verbally abusing refs.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:08 am

But Christian Laettner got away with it!!!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:21 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:46 am I don't understand why so many people in the media are surprised Draymond Green got suspended for a game. I understand the "he was ejected, that;'s the usual/good enough" part, but all the discussion completely ignored the way he acted toward the fans afterward, as well as that the league needs to set an example. If they allowed that to happen, where do they draw the line and deal with potential similar situations?

And…the commissioner was literally in attendance. I was surprised he wasn’t suspended for multiple games actually.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:09 pm

I'd love to see a John Oliver/Seth Meyers style breakdown of Draymond's bullshit over the years and the non-punishments he received compared to others. Even better if it called out media members all the meanwhile.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:25 pm

Make-up ejection in Sixers/Nets game.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:33 pm

Lol, concacaf refs

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:52 pm

Grizzlies just casually throwing a 9 point first quarter on the board.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:14 am

Dillon Brooks is such an insufferable fuckstick.