2015 NBA 'OFFS

chris tucker married (i think) one of the hot atlanta news anchors, he's practically retired as far as i can tell but he pops up on v103 alot. crowd went way crazier for him the other night than for jon hamm or some dudes from captain america 3.

only giving the rockets one day off after a seven game series is pretty rough, especially when they cldve just started the east series then

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Game 1 — Wednesday at Atlanta (8:30, TNT)
Game 2 — Friday at Atlanta (8:30, TNT)
Game 3 — May 24 at Cleveland (8:30, TNT)
Game 4 — May 26 at Cleveland (8:30, TNT)
Game 5 — May 28 at Atlanta* (8:30, TNT)
Game 6 — May 30 at Cleveland* (8:30, TNT)
Game 7 — June 1 at Atlanta* (8:30, TNT)
WESTERN CONFERENCE

Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets

Game 1 — Tuesday at Golden State (9, ESPN)
Game 2 — Thursday at Golden State (9, ESPN)
Game 3 — Saturday at Houston (9, ESPN)
Game 4 — May 25 at Houston (9, ESPN)
Game 5 — May 27 at Golden State* (9, ESPN)
Game 6 — May 29 at Houston* (9, ESPN)
Game 7 — May 31 at Golden State* (9, ESPN)

Kevin Pelton ‏@kpelton 52s53 seconds ago
Update on Josh Smith's playoff 3-point shooting.

Atlanta: 15-87 (17.2%)
Houston: 17-46 (37.0%)

brutal

remember when not having josh smith was the key to success

oh right my yearly reminder that ESPN gets the entirety of the wcf :(

dubs in 4
hawks in 7

really hard to argue w this

dubs in 5
hawks in 7

wonder if it wld be sadder for bron to go down fighting in a close eastern conference finals or get run off the court by younger legs / a far superior team

prob the latter

definitely the latter

what if he got swept in the finals just like his first trip there then never made it that far again, reasonably likely

the clippers are kind of a perfect matchup for Smith and Ariza, I imagine Josh will be a liability in the next series.

yeah having to chase dray around the perimeter/deal w all sorts of weird switches will prob not be the best thing for him

dubs 5, hawks 7 seems about right at this stage

i can definitely see them getting swept but i don't know about never making it that far again. this cavs team is pretty hobbled and you'd think would be better next year and the rest of the east is in flux - hawks could lose milsap and carroll, pacers definitely seem to be revamping in some fashion though george should be back, the bulls who knows what's going on, the bucks aren't there yet, the wizards might keep wittman and pierce could retire and beal and porter could regress to what they looked like in the regular season, the heat should be better and could somehow luck into someone great in the lottery but they're not gonna leap from out of the playoffs in the east to heavy favorite short of an amazing offseason.

dubs 5 hawks 6

i can definitely see them getting swept but i don't know about never making it that far again. this cavs team is pretty hobbled and you'd think would be better next year and the rest of the east is in flux

― balls, Sunday, May 17, 2015 7:04 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

east is def staying weak but the ongoing precipitous decline of bron, loves uncertain future, their lack of any depth at all, the fact that the cavs organization has never made a good descision in its history makes their position pretty precarious

other than winning it all is there a scenario where lebron doesn't fire blatt

I really don't think Blatt is a problem at all, antics and embarrassments aside.

pretty sure bron thinks he is tho

tho i guess having a guy he can run roughshod over is fine too

LeBron has in general become a bizarre person and I have no idea what he really wants from the Cavs organization really

hawks aren't beating the cavs, come on.

they're the better team, cavs have no love and irving is hobbled. if the hawks start clicking at all it'll take some super lebron shit to take the series. can you expect 4 batshit lebron performances in 7 games at this point? while he's also effectively being the only guy that can guard the hawks incredible perimeter game?

Lebron also literally cannot hit a 3 right now

feel like the series is m/l a toss up, which everyone seems to agree by picking it to go 7 no?

if the hawks can at all regain their form they will win tho

yeah they looked to be almost there at the end of the Wizards series, though there are stretches where they don't look like they should be out there

GSW in 3, hawks in 7 for sure

Who cares anymore.

i love hoops message board regulars and the bandwagon fans of remaining teams

Since the Bulls are out, my last ditch care was the clippers. Oh well. Go Cubs.

im checking my internet manual for which sick own to employ in the case of a u mad standoff
― lag∞n, Sunday, May 17, 2015 5:35 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

trying to google for trademark hawks superfan
― lag∞n, Sunday, May 17, 2015 5:37 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hopefully i can find one of those good pictures with the block lettering on it
― lag∞n, Sunday, May 17, 2015 5:38 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

💀💀💀💀💀

Warriors in 4; Hawks in 4.

Future BuzzFeed article:

LeBron on Cavs: Diddy Kong
LeBron on Heat: Donkey Kong
LeBron on Cavs (redux): Kranky Kong

other than winning it all is there a scenario where lebron doesn't fire blatt

― Clay, Sunday, May 17, 2015 7:28 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I really don't think Blatt is a problem at all, antics and embarrassments aside.

― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, May 17, 2015 7:31 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

pretty sure bron thinks he is tho

― Clay, Sunday, May 17, 2015 7:34 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ya seems like bron is ready to fire him wldnt bet on blatt being back

blatt doesnt seem great to me but but the cavs def have bigger problems

Dubs in 5
Hawks in 7

(Rockets will win one wacky game like 125-122)

occurs to me the dubs have very good personnel to defend harden, multiple tall long perimeter players to check him with a rim protector behind them, where the rockets have got no one for steph and klay

lebron's contract is up after next season also, i guess ty lue would be the front runner right? i guess i'm glad ppl are picking hawks but man they've only shown flashes, korver has only rarely been 'kyle korver for threeeeee', and teague and schroder have both had some long iffy patches (plus schroder's damn near supplanted him in the fourth quarter). i can totally totally see the cavs winning that series. like 1.01 seconds go differently against the wiz and they're advancing right now.

LeBron has in general become a bizarre person and I have no idea what he really wants from the Cavs organization really

― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, May 17, 2015 11:39 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Want to see lebron become the Michael Jackson of the nba

feel like bron has always been a bit of a headcase but in an ambitious socially acceptable style, now that hes starting to see the downside of his career maybe that whole dynamic is souring a bit, his motivation for returning to clevland seems odd and overly conceptual, who knows what the hell hes thinking abt

maybe he was sick of being just one of the guys in miami and wanted another shot at being king james

http://giant.gfycat.com/MarvelousBigHalcyon.gif

wow

extremely beautiful

it's been kinda funny seeing the same ppl selling 'thibs can't get it done in the playoffs' also selling 'thibs actually won that championship, doc can't get it done in the playoffs'.

why you phrase it that way it doesnt make too much sense but irl does

i mean the celtics had an alltime great defense which utilized innovative schemes as thought up/coached by thibs, which have now been adopted league wide, like a lot of defensive geniuses he doesnt coach offense that great tho

not to mention the whole player time management / injuries situation

maybe doc and thibs shd get the band back together, call danny to help them figure out some good players to get