I’m not crazy about playing the mavs in the first round, but the 6 seed would otherwise be ideal for denver to avoid the suns as long as possible. really need some movement with porter and murray tho
― k3vin k., Friday, 1 April 2022 20:40 (two years ago) link
if theyre not back by now idk
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 April 2022 20:55 (two years ago) link
Hey ILH, checking in from Ball Arena, we decided to take my daughter here for spring break and turned out the Wolves were here, her first NBA game
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 2 April 2022 01:12 (two years ago) link
Sick!
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 2 April 2022 01:15 (two years ago) link
it brings me absolutely no pleasure to say go nuggets!!
― k3vin k., Saturday, 2 April 2022 01:17 (two years ago) link
ball is life, therefore ball arena is life arena
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 2 April 2022 01:26 (two years ago) link
the transitive property is beautiful and always true
― Clay, Saturday, 2 April 2022 01:28 (two years ago) link
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, April 1, 2022 9:12 PM (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
fun! have a great time!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 2 April 2022 01:36 (two years ago) link
pix or it didn't happen!
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 April 2022 01:47 (two years ago) link
insane alley-oop from aaron gordon there, dunk of the year candidate
― k3vin k., Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:07 (two years ago) link
memphis is about to beat pheonix without ja. they’re like 20-2 without ja this year
― k3vin k., Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:19 (two years ago) link
no bane or jackson either, i have no idea how they are doing this.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:21 (two years ago) link
it is mysterious
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:21 (two years ago) link
grit n grind baby
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:32 (two years ago) link
no steven adams either. literally not one starter except dillon whos been out for 80% of the season
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:34 (two years ago) link
talk within the dubs sphere is they are trying to avoid the grizzlies more than the suns.
im sorry thats going too far
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:37 (two years ago) link
wizards blew out the mavs by 30+
RoCo hung 43 points on the bucks (sitting everyone).
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:37 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Friday, April 1, 2022 7:37 PM (twenty seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
warriors match up with the suns better than the grizz who have given them fits over the last couple seasons.
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:38 (two years ago) link
some crazy jocking for position in the east both the bucks and celtics have rested their starters in the last few days
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:41 (two years ago) link
and philly is playing like they rested theirs haha
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:42 (two years ago) link
what if they lose to toronto in the 1st round
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 02:43 (two years ago) link
all the evidence is currently pointing to the Grizz being the best team in NBA history
― frogbs, Saturday, 2 April 2022 03:03 (two years ago) link
Nugs mascot hit a back to the basket two hand blind overhead shot from half court
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 2 April 2022 03:16 (two years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 04:37 (two years ago) link
lakers threw away another huge game and chance for them to get in
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 2 April 2022 05:20 (two years ago) link
we love to see it
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 2 April 2022 05:30 (two years ago) link
how do they not fire pelinka if they finish *outside the play in*
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 06:19 (two years ago) link
Trae Young has eliminated the Knicks from playoff contention two years in a row. pic.twitter.com/0XvqJyzP2O— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 1, 2022
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 06:26 (two years ago) link
the suns bench worries me
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 06:29 (two years ago) link
cam johnson has been out for a month this was his first game back but he was balling before that. javale is a solid C backup, something they didnt have last season. cam payne has proven himself to be a pretty valuable change of pace guy, craig isnt great but isnt gonna hurt you in any way, shamets there for spacing and hes hitting 38% on about 5 3pa per game. i think their bench is as good as any of the contenders.
having said that... i dont really know what it is about this suns team but i just dont fully believe that they are as good as their record indicates.
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 2 April 2022 09:00 (two years ago) link
really? I do for sure. the most consistently great team in the league this year, and aside from the celtics the best second half team as well. they have the top-line talent, the quality starters, and quality bench guys. extremely wel-balanced championship quality team imo
― k3vin k., Saturday, 2 April 2022 10:14 (two years ago) link
the suns are a greater than the sum of their parts team via not having a dominant star which makes them vulnerable if any starter isnt playing at 100%. and they are very reliant on an old and historically injury prone cp3 to keep the offense moving
― micah, Saturday, 2 April 2022 10:36 (two years ago) link
yeah i mean if they face the bucks again it’s not even an argument that they won’t have the best player on the floor. could also be true for a few match ups in the west tho i def expect them to make the finals
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:16 (two years ago) link
cam johnson is good. cam payne’s shooting numbers this year are ghastly and i think he played way over his head in last year’s playoffs. javale, torrey craig… how much do you really trust those guys in meaningful playoff games. shamet? i feel like they have 6 guys honestly, prob 7 on some nights. it’s a great 6 but it’s a concern for me
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:21 (two years ago) link
suns are def not winning on star power i feel like whats made them easily the best team this year is they're really deep in quality guys like you can take issue with their bench which is nkinda the nature of benches in general but bridges ayton crowder johnson is just better than anyone elses 3-4-5-6 guys, then they play really good basketball their execution is elite which can get lost in or sort of subliminally folded into the argument about whos got talent, playing good is important, theyre really good defensively especially when they dig they can shut you down, and theyve been dominant in crunch time aka the chris paul effect which prob has as much to do with the high defensive peak as chris paul but def chris paul too
theres def a tendency to discount teams like this i think because theyre so rare, pistons team that crushed the favored lakers comes to mind, the spurs who were one shot away from winning back to back rings, but also relying on deep team play and execution is harder than just having a guy who can get you a bucket
anyway i like the suns, theyve been crushing everyone all year which is usually a pretty good indicator, i wouldnt say theyre any sort of huge favorite but id put my money on them
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:41 (two years ago) link
this is def a 2014 spurs revenge tour kind of season for the suns, i believe in them
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:44 (two years ago) link
also their D is the kind that gives giannis problems long arms swarming moving fast and so forth, in the halfcourt he prefers a more deliberate environment
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:44 (two years ago) link
feel like i was remiss in not mentioning the suns vibes as a contributing factor, obviously a very high vibe
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:45 (two years ago) link
the vibes are elevated
― k3vin k., Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:47 (two years ago) link
hoisted vibes
― k3vin k., Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:48 (two years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:51 (two years ago) link
tbh it was giannis that exposed the suns, ayton was overwhelmed by him all series & their wing defenders are too small, bridges and crowder had no shot of defending him. if the suns have any fatal flaw it might be that. giannis averaged 35-13-5 on 61% shooting and go to the line 17+ times in half the games, he pretty much did whatever he wanted all series and in particular single handedly shut down the budding narrative of ayton being one of the best centers in the NBA. maybe ayton went in the lab and figured some shit out but i just don’t think he has the foot speed to stick with giannis. luckily for the suns there’s nobody in the west who is physically overwhelming like that, and the guys who can get to that level of production (jokic & luka) aren’t on good enough teams
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 16:58 (two years ago) link
i agree with all yall really i do... it may be that i dont really believe in chris paul to get you all the way over the hump? or maybe its that what weve seen this/last season is their peak? like they dont have another untapped gear to go to that other teams do? i admit it could be im just lying to myself and in denial cos ive got homer feelings for my boys.
they are a great team but not a historically great team, very beatable imo. which also makes the playoffs really intriguing, not dissimilar to last season where you could make an argument for 5-7 teams.
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 2 April 2022 17:09 (two years ago) link
suns are 46-1 this season when leading after 3 quarters, seems p good idk
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 2 April 2022 17:19 (two years ago) link
injuries have become a pervasive enough factor in recent years that even for very good teams winning your ring often hinges on which direction your luck breaks
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Saturday, 2 April 2022 17:30 (two years ago) link
suns were up 2-0 on the bucks and very nearly won a third it’s certainly possible they take it this time. my questions about their depth are irrespective of the bucks match up it prob doesn’t come into play there since the bucks don’t have a great bench themselves. i just think the suns get pretty thin prettt quickly if anyone gets hurt, they escaped damage from the cp3 injury last year bcuz they got a bunch of teams with equally worse injuries & cam payne went sicko mode which i just… idk. i wouldn’t wanna be back in that position if i was them
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2022 17:34 (two years ago) link
the problem with leaning on info from last years sun bucks series besides the fact that it was very close is the suns are better this year and the bucks are worse
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:08 (two years ago) link
the suns are pretty clearly much better than they were last year
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:09 (two years ago) link
if it all ends with cp3 pulling another hammy what can you do but laugh and move on with your life
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:10 (two years ago) link