NBA 2021 NBA Postseason Thread

[Del Preston]

A friend's heart rate during the game tonight:

That's me when Mikko Koskinen plays.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

The East has 2 small market teams and no NYC/KD in the Conf. Final. This is the same Commish who ignored Draymond kicking Adams in the balls on purpose, because he wanted GSW to win the series. W/o the Nets he wants LA in the Finals for ratings.

 

[Terry Yake]

So basically the clippers have Phoenix right where they want them

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Man there's been some blowouts and huge chokes but there has been some unbelievable finishes this postseason.

 

[Breakers]

---- 90 seconds took 35 minutes

wow, NBA does not want that to happen with these reviews.

you can’t have the final 1 minute and 30 seconds take that long

 

[Jack Straw]

didnt know about, that "goaltending/In the cylinder" doesn't really exist on those in-bounds plays.

learn something new everyday

Since you can’t directly score on an inbounds pass you can’t really have goaltending.

 

[holy]

 

[darko]

PHX won't even make the playoffs next year.

They'll be a 1 hit wonder ala the 1997/2003 Marlins

Dude. Stop.

 

[Voight]

Ayton is really good

Doncic gets a ton of hype (deservedly so) but I have been on the Ayton wagon since his draft. Hes showing people why he was the #1 pick that year, even if Doncic has been better so far. This year ahs been quite the coming out party for him.

 

[Voight]

PHX won't even make the playoffs next year.

They'll be a 1 hit wonder ala the 1997/2003 Marlins

.... why do you say that? They have one of the best SG + C in the league which is a great core duo to have.

Then aside from CP3 and Crowder, their key guys are all under 27.

 

[John Price]

---- 90 seconds took 35 minutes

wow, NBA does not want that to happen with these reviews.

you can’t have the final 1 minute and 30 seconds take that long

Yep that's why you dvr

 

[Jack Straw]

A friend's heart rate during the game tonight:

Could be either a Suns fan during the last play or a Clippers fan watching PG13 miss those free throws.

 

[Stylizer1]

Could be either a Suns fan during the last play or a Clippers fan watching PG13 miss those free throws.

PG was the best player on an average team throughout his career. That does not make you a superstar. Having a monster game once and a while might fool some but he is not clutch. Just like Demar DeRozan while is was in Toronto. Many players in the league if given the shots could average 20+ points a game but that doesn't mean they are leaders.

 

[Reality Check]

Too bad for Cade that his career will be wasted by f***ing Detroit

SALTY!

Detroit hasn't had the #1 overall since 1970 and have only had three top 5 picks in about 40 years. One of which was Darko and that draft pick was traded to them from Vancouver/Memphis.

So spare me.

Detroit's draft picks from last year looked pretty good(aside from Hayes who was hurt practically all year) as they didn't blatantly tank like other teams. They just aren't very good right now and they know this. Jerami Grant turned out to be a good free agent signing as well.

Plus they were rewarded with good karma for doing the right thing with Blake Griffin. Who miraculously learned how to dunk the ball again in Brooklyn.

 

[Islay1989]

Refs pulled for Clips like crazy, but paid the Suns back by not calling not one, but two clear fouls by Booker and Ayton on the in-bound on Zubac. Happy the Suns won though, hope they go all the way.

 

[The Burdened]

wonder why ratings are suddenly up?
was told they were down last playoff due to cord cutters

 

[Stylizer1]

wonder why ratings are suddenly up?
was told they were down last playoff due to cord cutters

Most people don't care for Lebron. As good as he is he is not an exciting player to watch.

 

[Terry Yake]

wonder why ratings are suddenly up?
was told they were down last playoff due to cord cutters

i'm going to take a wild guess and say holding the playoffs during the normal months, having fans in the stands again, and not being in the middle of a global pandemic has quite a lot to do with it

 

[Hadoop]

WOOOOO MY PISTONS WON THE LOTTERY!!!

Just watched the highlight clip below of Cade Cunningham's freshman season at OSU. IMO he's like a Doncic/Tatum hybrid, and I haven't been this excited as a 'stons fan since the Wallace(s)/Billups/Rip/Tayshaun years.

 

[Hadoop]

Oh and there's also this:

2021 NBA Draft: Cade Cunningham may not be the next Luka Doncic, but their offensive similarities are striking

 

[Del Preston]

 

[MMC]

 

[Blitzkrug]

Clippers might be screwed if they can't get Kawhi back. Phoenix beat them (albeit not easily) without the engine of their offense and now they're getting him back while being up 2-0.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Young is putting on a show and the Hawks just won't go away.

 

[GKJ]

Trae Young trying to show up Reggie Miller