hello friends it's the 2018 NBA Playoffs, a place where dreams GO 2 DIE

he doesn't rely on drawing fouls even half as much as he did a couple of years ago, and his game has improved quite a bit as a consequence

yeah going for all those cheap calls really worked against him come playoff time

Can't imagine how anybody could love this

https://i.imgur.com/UqH0Ace.gif

ha that owns

james is a visionary

rough weekend for our beloved rookie of the years

hmm maybe the true rookie of the year is one jayson tatum something to think about

no.

im checking my records and it says yes

it was cool when he was shooting like 65% from 3 for a couple months

he shot 43% for the season thats considered very good

if the jazz are gonna take one like this we at least deserve cutaways to a sad-eyed but still smiling mitt

it's no 65% tho...

always love when a game is over halfway through the 1st q.

did u hear about mitt saying his favorite meat is hot dog today

I faved that tweet my friend

lol gross

his second favorite is hamburger

steak he says is good but not as good as hamburger or especially the hot dog meat

it sounds like he pandering to the common man but i believe him 100% he just looks like a hot dog man

Def a fella who enjoys to eat while walking around in rolled up sleeves

with a jersey over his shirt

[addressing his personal assistant] isnt this terrific

haha they sure can dunk the roundball, huh Sport? fantastic athletes.

LOL at Rondo walking behind Draymond Green and trying to trip him #Petty pic.twitter.com/LRvW13TqFV

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 5, 2018

ha the playoffs are good

That slo-mo is beautiful. The way the spotlights converge on them just as their bodies meet. I wish they had to play against each other every game.

i think the problem w/ the fultz/tatum trade is that not just that tatum is probably better than fultz -- though that is bad -- but that in philly's system they'd be playing the same exact role. fultz is nominally a PG but with simmons & embiid entrenched his time spent dominating the ball will be very minimal. he is very long for a PG and was a great shooter in college so he can play off the ball and fit w/ their length on defense but uh... that all describes tatum too! it just seems like not only did they misevaluate the players but also didn't quite understand how either would function on their team, which i think is worse.

― J0rdan S., Friday, May 4, 2018 5:07 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah goo point

― lag∞n, Friday, May 4, 2018 5:08 PM (yesterday)

it is soooooo much easier to say this with the benefit of hindsight. the draft is a crapshoot

otm

the only people questioning the fultz pick at the time were people who thought lonzo was better

well except for

https://i.imgur.com/d5oMmWM.png

and thats who the sixers are competing against not tweeters or message board posters or whoever

also theres just looking at results, even if there is a lot of uncertainty in the draft some orgs tend to draft better, aaand in this case prob phillys biggest fuck up was giving up a very valuable pick to move up two spots for a player that if were talking about predraft consensus most ppl didnt think was anything special for a #1 pick

it cld end up being a franchise defining fuck up, now philly needs to fill holes via free agency where they cld easily have been stacked w homegrown talent

Celtics were 9.5-point underdogs leading up to Game 3. Looks like only two other times this season that the Celtics were bigger underdogs:

Jan. 27 at Golden State (L, 109-105)

March 28 at Utah (W, 97-94)

— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) May 5, 2018

well except for

https://i.imgur.com/d5oMmWM.png

― lag∞n, Saturday, May 5, 2018 4:04 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and thats who the sixers are competing against not tweeters or message board posters or whoever

― lag∞n, Saturday, May 5, 2018 4:06 PM (one hour ago)

sure some front offices are better than others, but on draft night we are still talking about a shift in percentages rather than one guy knowing what he's talking about and the other guy having no clue. and this doesn't even begin to consider the advantage teams like the celtics with great organizational direction and coaching/training staffs have. nor does it take into account the vagaries of circumstance, namely that if the Cs prize free agent didn't break his leg 5 minutes into the season, and if fultz didn't fall in with that weirdo and forget how to shoot, the narrative could look a lot different

fultz could still end up being the best player in the draft

simmons just took a shot from outside 8 feet!

fultz could still end up being the best player in the draft

I’m actually watching this game because my gf is out of town it’s like old times

When has a player ever had a start this worrying and turned out to be the best player in his draft
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, May 5, 2018 2:28 PM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permal

never but we've never had a start like this so it's hard to really know how this is gonna turn out.

I think it’s a not entirely different start from Anthony Bennett

philly has come out w some absolutely pitiful energy here, not sure ive ever seem quite like this in a home game 3, the fans are totally silent too lol whats goin on

they look shoook!

sure some front offices are better than others, but on draft night we are still talking about a shift in percentages rather than one guy knowing what he's talking about and the other guy having no clue.

― k3vin k., Saturday, May 5, 2018 5:11 PM (thirty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol is that a fact

and this doesn't even begin to consider the advantage teams like the celtics with great organizational direction and coaching/training staffs have. nor does it take into account the vagaries of circumstance, namely that if the Cs prize free agent didn't break his leg 5 minutes into the season, and if fultz didn't fall in with that weirdo and forget how to shoot, the narrative could look a lot different

― k3vin k., Saturday, May 5, 2018 5:11 PM (thirty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wut

tatum started opening night btw

brad leading the charge for leaving a player w 3 fouls in the 2nd q in the game

the officiating itg has not been too great

If terry Rozier makes jumpshots he’s a really good player

so proud of terry