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

Nance has looked so shook and I’m generally a believer that he can at least be a good energy rotation big

I would be absolutely terrified that I’d be swapping a possible superstar in tatum for a broken former superstar in kawhi

Not to mention the weird vibes and expense

same

kawhi being so weird w/Pop is a red flag, especially considering Pop's LMA-whispering skills last offseason.

celtics also went right at him and he looked dumb

― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:07 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I’ve noticed brad is particularly savage in getting his guys after dudes who have just checked in and/or are shook in any way

yeah hes popovichian in relentlessly targeting any weakness

i'm skeptical kawhi's injury is really that serious. i think he knew the spurs couldn't win the title this year and didn't wanna risk making his injury worse.

an injury that persists all season and cld get worse is prob pretty bad

tatum's great but the celtics have a shit ton of money invested in three guys in their late 20s/early 30s. kyrie-jaylen-hayward-kawhi-horford would be monster favorites in the east and could win the title.

they wld have to trade one of hayward-horford-kyrie to match salaries unfortunately

tho if were still operating on the kawhi for tatum straight up premise yeah im sure the celtics wld be very open to talking about it but i dont think theyd do it without getting to the bottom of the ongoing kawhi drama first

if they had to make the decision based on what the public knows now they prob wldnt do it

Rockets by 15 tonight is my prediction.

i'm skeptical kawhi's injury is really that serious. i think he knew the spurs couldn't win the title this year and didn't wanna risk making his injury worse.

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:50 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark

these two sentences contradict each other

that many turnovers and that many missed 3s in the 1st is huge

i'm skeptical kawhi's injury is really that serious. i think he knew the spurs couldn't win the title this year and didn't wanna risk making his injury worse.

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:50 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark

these two sentences contradict each other

hill was a really good defender i believe that, tho his lack of attacking on the offensive end was def a liability, u need yr point guard in the paint getting rowdy

― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, May 16, 2018 4:25 PM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

good rule of thumb ime is when a guys ceiling is borderline allstar in the eastern conference and much of his value comes from subjective evaluation of defense...we should be careful feeling confident that he was that good

hard to overstate how dreadful LRMAM was in the first quarter

most nba players are crazy about minutes and just want to play all the time, even if holding yourself out makes sense from a laymans perspective its still an unusual choice

better ball movement tonite

cp3 has been really good. always making the right pass, playing great D

running more too which facilitates more movement in general

lo and behold, moving and passing are good ideas

hamptons 5 getting their brains beat in

Curry not playing well

lol @ harden pushing klay three times before getting called, also lol @ CP3 double dribble

i bet he’s essentially healthy. you can have a non-career threatening injury that you don’t want to risk aggravating.
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 16, 2018 9:35 PM (twenty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark

if yr 'essentially healthy' you don't have an injury. regardless i think kawhi and his camp's conduct throw up major red flags for any organization that's interested - if kawhi's camp would do that to the spurs then imagine what he might do to you. it's def a gamble imo

draymond's mom otm

I could have stay in the room and watched @EMPIRE & @STAR!

— MBG (@BabersGreen) May 17, 2018

I didn't know that NBA moms were on the Twitters!

if kawhi's camp would do that to the spurs then imagine what he might do to you.

this is def what bothers me. spurs are the pinnacle of organizational discipline and look what kawhi has done to them

well i wouldn't trade for him unless he agreed to sign longterm and if he signs longterm i'm not sure you'd have a ton to worry about

i think KD might be the best player in the NBA

Regrettably, no.

Did you already forget what LeBron did last night?

lebron lost last night iirc

Durant not looking like he will win tonite.

But 3Q not over yet.

lebron’s peak is prob still better than KD but KD’s night to night consistency might push him ahead for me. he doesn’t take plays off or ever make you wonder like... how much he’s trying.

agree with you there. Bron looks weary but KD never shuts off.

durant doesn't 'take plays off' any less than lebron he just has better teammates so you notice it less

also KD was the clear better player in the finals last year

LOL cp’s brother taunting KD

swaggy p putting the clamps on harden >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

this feels like one of those playoffs games where everything goes right for the home team and bad for the away team

rockets didnt seem to be getting all the home team calls but otherwise firing on all cylinders

steph is better than kd

brow too maybe

bron obvs

wld be cool to see kd on a team where he doesnt have that much offensive help and just needs to hoist like hell every night, he cld put up some big big points

Knew that game was gonna happen. Warriors lose big when they lose in the playoffs and it was essentially an elimination game for the rox. What’s the deal w CP leg? Sore Achilles?

i bummed, i thought there were basketball games tonight