nba playoffs aka the 'offs (which includes the 'ins) 2021

which isn’t to say they’re going to have some rocking arena or anything but

― J0rdan S., Sunday, May 30, 2021 10:17 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

well what exactly is the point then

oh i think the nets will have a far more genuine fan
base and cultural foothold 40+ years into brooklyn than the clippers currently have in LA and it won’t
be close

why tho

apparently, tonight's clips v mavs isn't worthy of ILH's notice. maybe it's too painful, I dunno.

LA is one city with neighborhoods that don’t compare in a number of ways to new york boroughs also the lakers are good with many champions and famous players whereas the knicks have none of those things

need more only-game-in-town cities instead of doubling up, the nba already has like 4 or 5 but more is better

the fascinating contrast to the nets and clips is when a team appears in a place where there were no teams and it goes really well, like they put the sonics in okc and magically there were a bunch of okc thunder fans. seems like that's going to be a pretty durable fanbase too.

why tho

need more only-game-in-town cities instead of doubling up, the nba already has like 4 or 5 but more is better

― ciderpress, Sunday, May 30, 2021 10:24 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

haha i don't necessarily disagree but one of the major business criticisms of the nba is that they've invested in some extremely small markets

bcuz ppl identify as being of brooklyn either via moving or growing up there
― J0rdan S., Sunday, May 30, 2021 10:26 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

speaking as someone who lived in brooklyn for some ten odd years i think youre overselling the borough pride angle, its not like it doesnt exist but also i dont think most people care that much, also a teams fanbase really needs to be regional and all that pandering brooklyn bs probably plays against that, and pealing fans off an entrenched fanbase no matter how dysfunctional the team is just a tough way to make a living

clippers small line up just murdering the mavs defense

rondo making threes it must be summer

its crazy london has like 25 soccer teams that all are popular i guess that comes from soccer being the only sport

The Porzingis from before the knee injury just isn’t coming back. I understand why they rolled the dice on it.

xp oh yeah from a business perspective its obviously better to get that seattle team back or whatever

The Porzingis from before the knee injury just isn’t coming back. I understand why they rolled the dice on it.

― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, May 30, 2021 10:51 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i can too it had exactly the shape of the deal youre looking for but man so many red flags too

why did they call the chuck and ernie podcast the steam room, thats the imagery theyre going with

xp yeah i liked it at the time, i didn't feel the price was insane and the theory of him as a player is so good.

why did they call the chuck and ernie podcast the steam room, thats the imagery theyre going with

― lag∞n, Sunday, May 30, 2021 10:59 PM (forty-eight seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

hahah i took this as a sign that we're low on searchable podcast names

i think it’s not unreasonable to ask zinger to develop the ability to score on players half a foot shorter than him at this point in his career. but the thing you’re really seeing in this series is that when teams go small he doesn’t have the ability to defend in space he’s a complete turnstile out there trying to move side to side & there’s no way that is changing. the only option is to score his way out of that problem but they’re not using him as a screener for pick and pops in this series and he can’t score inside the arc which is just crazy given his size

btw can we take a minute to observe the fan who threw a water bottle at kyrie he is exactly as you would imagine him

Charles Barkley on Celtics fan who threw water bottle at Kyrie Irving "Look at that punk ass, just take him down stairs at let Kyrie handle that pic.twitter.com/b9a53BvGQt

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 31, 2021

Zinger’s defense just gets worse and worse.

wild the clippers were down 19 in game three after losing the first two at home thats about as close to dead as you can get without actually dying

xp with all due respect kyrie isn't handling shit himself

in related news i would like to congratulate the clippers for deciding to play hard

it doesnt even seem like they are that much

this could explain it

Almost game time, my voodoo room is ready #ClipperNation #voodooRoom pic.twitter.com/g2rvAuM3Ju

— Serge Ibaka (@sergeibaka) May 31, 2021

the main development is the clippers looking like they’ve played basketball together at any point previous to the current game which did not appear to be the case in the first two games

rondo just shouldn’t sign with a team until the last possible point in the season upon which he chooses whichever championship contender is in most obvious need of a point guard

wld keep him fresh too

congrats to luke kennard for his first minutes in this series, quite the over achievement

He’s not that talented! That’s why he’s an overachiever! He’s a slow short guy.

He also shot 48/45/84 this year

hes a great shooter, terrible defender is how i break it down to an extent

he def wouldve gotten more burn on other teams but the clips have so much shooting they cld afford to stay away from his defense

He had a really narrow path to making 10 million a year in the NBA and he made it happen. Jord thinks he’s super talented somehow because I said otherwise I guess

lmao he’s a 5 star recruit from duke who was a lottery pick and got signed to a 4/64 extension and is now getting DNPs in every playoff game unless his team is up 30. he can’t even get minutes over terrance mann who was picked 36 picks later than him. he’s an inspiring story of overachievement if you are a republican running for senator on the platform of deregulating all banks and eliminating capital gains taxes

lol wow

matt check this guy out your dick might explode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRN4xb4b7w

wow sounds like that would... hurt

which team will be the least injured? its the nba playoffs baby!

Lakers star Anthony Davis is unlikely to play in Game 5 vs. Suns on Tuesday due to strained groin, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. There’s optimism about Davis‘ status as series continues and as he is evaluated day-to-day.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 31, 2021

AD coming back for game 6 down 3-2 is really the maximum drama scenario

true

let’s go!!

No, imo AD needs a long, long rest. Immediately. All summer would be my prescription. Bron, too. Can't take too many chances with injuries. Look what happened to Klay and KD in the 2019 Finals.

yeah they both got long in season rest and are still nowhere near 100%

wonder if the lakers wld do it, i guess they could just call them both injured and hold them out without really revealing that it was more for fatigue than acute injury, wld require bron and ad to play along tho, cant really see bron agreeing to shut it down

0.0% lebron would ever sit out the playoffs at his age and honestly there’s no reason for him to even consider it. he can heal his ankle in the offseason.

klay tore his ACL in the finals but that wasn’t because he kept playing with an injured knee or something

injuries do tend to lead to other injuries but obvs guys play on sprained ankles all the time without further major injuries, the thing that would worry me more is the exhaustion tbqh