haha
― micah, Monday, 30 March 2015 03:27 (nine years ago) link
what are the chances of bogut making it to the finals with all his cartilage and ligaments intact?
― micah, Monday, 30 March 2015 03:28 (nine years ago) link
That's all I think about all day every day
― #wegonnabechampionship (Spottie), Monday, 30 March 2015 03:31 (nine years ago) link
let me remind you that when you google "bogut" the first suggested search is "bogut injury"
― micah, Monday, 30 March 2015 03:33 (nine years ago) link
he's been fine since he last came back, I would hope/assume that kerr rests him for at least a few of the remaining reg season games
― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Monday, 30 March 2015 03:33 (nine years ago) link
i am glad lagoon will always be with me in the cp3 = all-time great argument
― k3vin k., Sunday, March 29, 2015 11:11 PM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
props
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 03:48 (nine years ago) link
the clips are full of holes tho. the friggin celtics were down 40 to them today and the final deficit ended up being 13, if the celtics can fight back from that and make a serious enough dent, any team in the west could do that and win― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Sunday, March 29, 2015 11:06 PM (3 minutes ago)i was at this game and the clips took their starters out when it was a 25-30 pt game
― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Sunday, March 29, 2015 11:06 PM (3 minutes ago)
i was at this game and the clips took their starters out when it was a 25-30 pt game
Yes this is almost always how comebacks from deficits this large happen, often against teams with awful bench players like LA's.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 04:39 (nine years ago) link
every team shits the bed in the playoffs until the year that they don't
Come on, man
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 04:40 (nine years ago) link
If the clippers did anything to improve their talent base I'd be interested but they are going in the opposite direction. Also if you root for them you should be ashamed of yourself.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 04:41 (nine years ago) link
it's true that depth matters less in the playoffs but i think the fact that jj redick is their best wing player is going to burn the clippers in the first two rounds.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 30 March 2015 14:28 (nine years ago) link
the supporting cast doc has assembled is borderline criminal, he started out with cp3-blake-dre-bledsoe and just failed at putting anyone around them, its very sad actually
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 15:04 (nine years ago) link
imagine if they had hired JVG instead of trading a first round pick for doc
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 15:18 (nine years ago) link
the clippers could make the finals
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 March 2015 15:33 (nine years ago) link
wld love to see cp3 n blake go ham this playoffs / am now a clippers fan just to spite all the h8rs itt
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 15:35 (nine years ago) link
you guys are slanting the odds way too heavily in favor of the best teams in the west imo
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 March 2015 15:36 (nine years ago) link
hollinger's odds have clippers as a more likely west finals participant than the spurs btw
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 March 2015 15:37 (nine years ago) link
yeah i feel like the spurs have been doing their thing playing well recently but theres a lot of time all sorts of things can happen
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
houston could win two rounds too
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 March 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
lotta good teams out west
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link
only one i feel like has a real advantage is DUBS tbh
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 15:40 (nine years ago) link
i would 100% pick the warriors but saying the nba is a 4 team league at the very least puts way too much faith in the spurs imo
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 March 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
agreed
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 15:42 (nine years ago) link
also no eastern team has a chance so just forget abt cleve/hawks imho
every team shits the bed in the playoffs until the year that they don'tCome on, man
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, March 30, 2015 12:40 AM (11 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
you know what team can't win in the playoffs? the spurs. what kind of team with championship potential loses a first round series to the grizzlies? remember when they were 30 seconds from a title and kawhi shit his pants at the FT line and then they couldn't box out chris bosh, the guy who averaged 7 rebounds a game? except...all the times they didn't choke
you know who can't perform in the clutch? lebron. what kind of alpha dog gets swept his first finals appearance and then plays his worst basketball since his rookie year the next time he gets back there? until...he started winning rings
paul's teams have not done much in the playoffs but they've generally been lower seeded so it's not exactly shocking. and yeah, you look at their roster and you don't believe they are a real contender, but then you realize they have the best offense in the league and the 2nd best point differential. they have as good a shot as anyone. their roster certainly isn't worse than houston's, and somehow that team is the 2 seed right now
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 March 2015 15:57 (nine years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Monday, March 30, 2015 11:41 AM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hollinger's odds don't take into account the fact that the spurs were beat up most of the year tho
houston obv on paper has as good a shot as anyone but i just have this gut feeling that they don't have enough talent to win more than 1 series. i mean they'll smoke the thunder or the mavs or whatever but i can't see them ever beating the warriors
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 March 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh 1m1 minute agoShooting since All-Star: Russ: .416/.320/.870 Harden: .393/.328/.859Steph: .485/.509/.963CP: .517/.410/.903
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link
i know ive said this a million times but harden dominating the ball too much is imo a problem for houston in the playoffs, you need more sharing to get past prepared quality defnses
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 16:35 (nine years ago) link
heard Morey on a podcast from yesterday and he was claiming that hardens reliance on FT isn't a liability in tightly called playoff series because he is the best at beating his man and getting to the basket. seems like a rosy interp of his skills, and i am still totally unconvinced that houston is anything but a strong reg season team that is entirely dependent on possibly an outlier yr for harden. i dont buy dwight as a worthwhile contributor except on the defensive end and with Beverly out you're basically depending on harden to will the team to success which i don't feel like is reasonable in a seven game series against a competent WC team
― head clowning instructor (art), Monday, 30 March 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/bhgxHGD.jpg
I went one year without thinking about bron's fucked up foot
― 龜, Monday, 30 March 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
its crazy how an elite athlete can have such a messed up foot
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 17:05 (nine years ago) link
Probably is because he uses PEDs
― 龜, Monday, 30 March 2015 17:07 (nine years ago) link
maybe somehow that's the key to healthy feet/ankles all these years
― #wegonnabechampionship (Spottie), Monday, 30 March 2015 17:09 (nine years ago) link
nikes squeeze your foot #staywoke
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 March 2015 17:14 (nine years ago) link
JFC @ Bron's gnarled foot.
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Monday, 30 March 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
*barf*
― Nhex, Monday, 30 March 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
so the rockets are probably done as a contender now
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 March 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
wtf kind of dark elf casted Cripple Limb on bron?
― Clay, Monday, 30 March 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link
wha happened
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
feel like they could maybe weather the beverley thing if dwight comes back and fortifies the back line and they can find a few guys to make shots off the ball but yeah it's not promising
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 March 2015 18:23 (nine years ago) link
like the warriors could weather an injury to one of their secondary guys but the rockets are already so thin as it is
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 March 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link
Maybe your estimate of the team with the better record not having a superior roster is incorrect.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 18:31 (nine years ago) link
As for all teams crashing in the playoffs until they don't, tell that to the KG Timberwolves, the Payton Sonics etc etc
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link
peyton made it to the finals
― lag∞n, Monday, 30 March 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
i think they're pretty comparable, and now that beverly's out i like the clips xxp
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 March 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
the point is you can't say there's something inherent to paul's game that's keeping his teams out of the finals. if it happens it happens, if it doesn't it doesn't. it's certainly not his fault
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 March 2015 18:48 (nine years ago) link
i mean if paul had the good fortune to play in the eastern conference how many finals appearances does he have right now?
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 March 2015 18:49 (nine years ago) link
fun exercise: go count all the 50-win teams lebron's beaten in the playoffs. it won't take long
Oh sure Paul's awesome and all that, but some teams crash and burn a lot in the playoffs a lot for real reasons such as being coached by George Karl
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 18:50 (nine years ago) link
haha :(
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 March 2015 18:50 (nine years ago) link
Btw I ate at chili's last night and I feel terrible
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link