both dantoni and thibs have been running playoff rotations all year so we pretty much know what we're gonna get here. sounds like mbah moute is gonna miss at least the first round so that's a major blow to their defense, however...
Rockets are 4-0 vs. Minnesota this season, with a 129.8 offensive rating in a sample size of almost 200 minutes. Jesus. Butler played in 3 of those games, tearing his meniscus after 25 minutes in the third. Houston has thrived in this matchup— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) April 12, 2018
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 12 April 2018 19:01 (six years ago) link
yeah you really got to be able to clean those ones up, def a successful nba team habit xp
― lag∞n, Thursday, 12 April 2018 19:03 (six years ago) link
they would probably be a 3-4 seed if jimmy never got hurt
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 12 April 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
yeah they were really rolling
― lag∞n, Thursday, 12 April 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
fyi the conferenceless matchups:
1 Houston Rockets vs. 16. Milwaukee Bucks2 Toronto Raptors vs. 15. Miami Heat3 Golden State Warriors vs. 14. Denver Nuggets4 Boston Celtics vs. 13. Minnesota Timberwolves5 Philadelphia 76ers vs. 12. San Antonio Spurs6 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. 11. Indiana Pacers7 Portland Trail Blazers vs. 10. Utah Jazz8 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. 9. New Orleans Pelicans
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:00 (six years ago) link
those are just as good
― ciderpress, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:03 (six years ago) link
replacing the wizards with the nuggs is an improvement
― lag∞n, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link
rappers in 5celtics vs bucks idksixers in 4cavs in 6
rockets in 4warriors in 6blazers vs pelicans idkthunder vs jazz idk
― brimstead, Thursday, 12 April 2018 22:39 (six years ago) link
not sure where else to post this but Javale Mcgee released an album (under the name Pierre) and it's... kinda alright?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csSS1Yaar9Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJK43gaQDtY
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/715wNLf1CSL._SL1056_.jpg
― omar little, Friday, 13 April 2018 18:18 (six years ago) link
no
― ciderpress, Friday, 13 April 2018 19:10 (six years ago) link
east:raptors in 5 - they'll lose game 1 but rally back. lowry will still be not good.celtics in 6 - celts will sell out to shut down transition, bucks will struggle to score in halfcourt76ers in 7 - like everyone's said, depends on the health of embiid. heat are deep and well coached, but the sixers are so much more talented. if embiid misses the whole series, switch to heat in 7Cavs in 5 - Cavs own the Pacers, Lebron didn't suffer through this season just to lose in the first round.
west:rockets in 5 - rox are too good, butler will help the wolves grind one out at home.warriors in 5 - spurs sans kahwi are no match and the warriors bench spent the whole season getting reps pelicans in 7 - this is a total toss-up and i know that the pelicans don't have much behind their top two, but holiday can lock up whichever of dame and cj is hot at the moment and im hoping for a monster perf by AD, the best player in the seriesjazz in 7 - reminds me a bit of the jazz/clippers series from last year, major coaching advantage to the jazz and idk if the thunder supporting cast will be able to match their intensity
anyway, looking forward to seeing how wrong i am
― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Friday, 13 April 2018 19:57 (six years ago) link
also lol at the pacers still drawing the cavs even in the hypothetical conferenceless playoffs
― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Friday, 13 April 2018 19:59 (six years ago) link
The Portland Trail Blazers lost the fewest number of games to injury during the regular season with the Pelicans surrending the most.— Jeff Stotts (@InStreetClothes) April 13, 2018
― lag∞n, Friday, 13 April 2018 22:42 (six years ago) link
toronto in 5boston in 6philly in 6cleveland in 5
rockets in 4golden state in 7portland in 6oklahoma city in 6
― while my dirk gently weeps (symsymsym), Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:31 (six years ago) link
east:1 raptors vs 8 wizards -- really want to make this pick after seeing game 1, given the raps choking history, but raptors in 5 seems right2 celtics vs 7 bucks -- one of these teams has giannis, the other team has coach brad. neither team is very good. celtics in 73 76ers vs 6 heat -- kind of unfortunate draw for the philly, but sixers in 54 cavs vs 5 pacers -- honestly have watched zero pacers games this year, but lebron has won like his last 17 round one games so cavs in 4 or 5 seems like the smart pick
west:1 rockets vs 8 twolves -- should be a fun series, rockets in 52 warriors vs 7 spurs -- this should probably be the NBATV series.........warriors in 53 blazers vs 6 pelicans -- gotta go with an upset pick, so pellies in 74 thunder vs 5 jazz -- jazz in 6
― k3vin k., Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:40 (six years ago) link
Not sure the Warriors would've scripted a better path entering the night: Spurs in Round 1, winner of Blazers-Pelicans in Round 2. Jazz-Thunder on Rockets' side of the bracket. They can only face 1 of Utah, OKC, Houston and won't do it until after Curry should be healed.— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 12, 2018― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, April 12, 2018 1:08 AM (yesterday)
well, by losing their last game on purpose they did kind of script it...
― k3vin k., Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:41 (six years ago) link
I won't predict how many games each series will last. I know I'm not smart enough for that.
Toronto BostonPhillyCleveland
HoustonGolden StatePortland OKC
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
I have no idea but I’m going Indy over Cavs. Upset special.
― Jeff, Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:49 (six years ago) link
wld be a great outcome
― lag∞n, Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:50 (six years ago) link
yah rooting for drama for sure
― k3vin k., Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:54 (six years ago) link
oh yeah i'm deeply rooting for the pacers in that one, let's go crazy
― Clay, Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:54 (six years ago) link
salute to lagoon who sticks to his guns and picks against the team with a 16 game winning streak and their best player coming back because he said they weren't that good a couple of months ago
― k3vin k., Saturday, 14 April 2018 00:55 (six years ago) link
youre gonna be so sorry kevin, incredibly sorry
― lag∞n, Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:00 (six years ago) link
I respect your unwavering confidence in your initial assessment even in the face of emerging contradictory evidence
― k3vin k., Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:18 (six years ago) link
matt armstrong never posts anymore I feel like I need to start some beefs, just doing my part
― k3vin k., Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:20 (six years ago) link
Miss Matt Armstrong. Glad we picked up m@tt and mordy tho. Pumped to watch 20 hours of basketball this weekend.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:26 (six years ago) link
maybe i should dm matt to come back for the playoffs
― Clay, Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:30 (six years ago) link
Could easily see the 76ers crashing and burning here. They’ve been running hot but history says the young guys won’t perform at that level in the playoffs. They do have some solid vets but their main dogs are all first time ‘offers. And the heat are just solid and will keep games close. Heat have the worst offense in the league and the 76ers a top 2 defense so .... idk.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:32 (six years ago) link
Embiid vs Whiteside for a series is bound to get hairy. And I’m calling at least a few dragon vs b Simmons scuffles. Wonder if they’ll put j rich on Ben Simmons and try to cut off the head of the snake.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:35 (six years ago) link
Am I going to be furtively watching the Dubs/Spurs on my phone during my kid's AAU tournament tomorrow? Probably.
― DJI, Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:36 (six years ago) link
putting a smaller guy on simmons who can get under him and bother him fullcourt cld work, its def a scenario that a lot of young players struggle with
― lag∞n, Saturday, 14 April 2018 01:38 (six years ago) link
toronto drakes 5boston celtix 6sixers 5cavs 6
rox 4spurs 3 (gsw forfeits game 4)portland 7youtah 7
thencavs 7sixers 6
rockets 6spurs 0 (everyone in potland gets food poisoning)
thencavs 6spurs -4 (harden is already writing surrender tweets)
thenspurs win the national basketball association world championship for the 2018 basketball season
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Saturday, 14 April 2018 05:05 (six years ago) link
everyone in potland gets food poisoning)wow reported to the secret service
― Clay, Saturday, 14 April 2018 05:08 (six years ago) link
um maybe if u culeros would stop being high all the time and eating weed
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Saturday, 14 April 2018 05:23 (six years ago) link
hm seems like the fascist government of “Texas” hasn’t let you folks enjoy the wonder and merriment legalized ganja yet tsk tsk
― Clay, Saturday, 14 April 2018 06:28 (six years ago) link
my thoughts on the east...1. raptors vs 8. wizardsdon’t think this is a great match up for the raptors exactly... two guards who could be better than theirs & two wing players who could be also. ultimately i’ll side with the raptors, their season long cohesion will win out. but i think it will be in 6 or 7 and an upset would not stun me. 2. celtics vs 7. bucks the bucks are the more talented team at this point but i think the gap between brad stevens and the bucks coaching staff is much larger than that talent gap. i do think the bucks got good experience last year vs toronto & an upset seems possible but i just think the celtics will be too well coached for this bucks team. in 6 or 7. 3. sixers vs 6. heati like this match up for the heat. they’ll actually get some use out of whiteside when embiid plays and they have a few guys who can do credible jobs on simmons. the heat also played the sixers well in the regular season. this will be an great coaching match up... i think there will be a lot of close games and it will come down to which team can really score in the half court at the ends of games. i think the heat really could win but i’ll bet on philly’s talent and home court, in 7.4. cavs vs 5. pacerscan the pacers even win one?
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 14 April 2018 08:19 (six years ago) link
west...1. rockets vs. 8 wolves thibs teams seem to have a way of stealing one, and i actually could see them winning two. but probably not. 2. warriors vs. 7. spursim worried this is gonna be a pretty depressing end to the season for the spurs. i think they get one but any more than that would surprise me unless the warriors just aren’t trying. 3. blazers vs. 7. pelicansthe blazers were bound to come down to earth... brow could win this series on his own. but i’ll bet on their home court, and i’m still not a huge fan of that pelicans roster even in its current state. 4. okc vs 5. jazzanother one where the home court really matters for me... and i’ll just bet on the talent and experience of russ & PG over a defense first team led offensively by a rookie.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 14 April 2018 08:27 (six years ago) link
― Clay, Saturday, April 14, 2018 1:28 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
who needs ganja when you have GOD, ja?
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Saturday, 14 April 2018 12:29 (six years ago) link
tfw your failure season is 47-35
― ciderpress, Saturday, 14 April 2018 16:18 (six years ago) link
j0’s breakdowns seem fair. I’m actually pretty interested in every series. Even the pacers Cavs is gonna have lance vs Lebron plus we’ll find out if the Cavs have another two gears they can jump to.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Saturday, 14 April 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
Not surprisingly, GSW starting lineup for today does not appear to have played together this season, per https://t.co/FEdwClQq9Z lineup data.— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) April 14, 2018
― lag∞n, Saturday, 14 April 2018 19:04 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/MWHZKUc.png
― lag∞n, Saturday, 14 April 2018 20:13 (six years ago) link
bigball lineup
― while my dirk gently weeps (symsymsym), Saturday, 14 April 2018 20:13 (six years ago) link
the playoffs is where non shooters go to die
Rudy Gay out here to start the second half in place of Kyle Anderson for the Spurs.— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 14, 2018
― lag∞n, Saturday, 14 April 2018 20:30 (six years ago) link
spurs outside shooting has been RUFFFFF this year.
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Saturday, 14 April 2018 22:24 (six years ago) link
I’m almost too late but
east:1 raptors vs 8 wizards. WIZ IN 7 (ok raps in 7 but I believe they can blow this)2 celtics vs 7 bucks. Cs in 63 76ers vs 6 heatSixers in six4 cavs vs 5 pacersCavs in 5
west:1 rockets vs 8 twolves Oh no2 warriors vs 7 spursWarriors 53 blazers vs 6 pelicansBlazers in 64 thunder vs 5 jazzJazz in 7
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Saturday, 14 April 2018 22:26 (six years ago) link
This kawhi situation is sad
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Saturday, 14 April 2018 22:32 (six years ago) link
i just wanna know wtf is going on there
― Clay, Saturday, 14 April 2018 22:38 (six years ago) link
my theory is he has hella anxiety and doesnt want to sit there all day getting eyes on him after being criticized for months
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Saturday, 14 April 2018 22:42 (six years ago) link
huh, bell is clearly moving before harden grabs him but ok
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
looked like a helluva moving screen when i saw it live and even the slow mo replay was suspect even with the arm pull. still cant belive it wasnt called but it looked like the refs were fed up with harden's theatrics by that point in the game/series anyway.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:56 (five years ago) link
the really crazy one was where harden got absolutely sandwiched between dray and someone else when he was going up for a layup
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:59 (five years ago) link
the officiating in the second half was an utter disgrace
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 29 May 2018 23:04 (five years ago) link
Scott Foster seems like the most hated ref of all time, how does a guy like that end up reffing huge games in the offs?
just read that steph had zero free throw attempts in games 6 and 7 btw.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 23:06 (five years ago) link
funny all this handwringing is happening over the rockets roster or style or whatever, but DESPITE paul being out and harden sucking in the second half again, if it weren't some rigged officiating and a 1/72000 cold streak from 3 they'd probably be in the finals
obv all of life is probability and klay picking up 3 fouls in the first 2 mins of the game and the warriors in the 1H generally looking like they had never played together before are not necessarily things to count on either
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 29 May 2018 23:07 (five years ago) link
i thought the series was over as soon as he got that 3rd foul.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 23:10 (five years ago) link
def made it interesting, ultimately the rockets just cldnt play the style of defense they needed to with that few dudes without getting really tired
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 23:13 (five years ago) link
reffing is an art not a science
― 龜, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 23:58 (five years ago) link
to be clear reffing has to be extremely hard, it's so easy for us to say with the benefit of camera angles and slo mo and things of that nature that the calls are bad
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 30 May 2018 01:18 (five years ago) link
reffing is probably like twice as hard now as it was in the 90s
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 01:52 (five years ago) link
not that thats any excuse to have shitty refs
yeah it's too bad they suck but you have to figure these dudes are at the top of their profession and they are so bad it must just be really hard :(
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 30 May 2018 01:56 (five years ago) link
point is some of these guys cant keep up anymore but because of the union they're here to stay regardless
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
theres still potential to improve calls without slowing the games down with reviews, like an extra ref either on the court or behind the timers table, tracking technology for out of bounds and shot clock and back court violations
― micah, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 07:20 (five years ago) link
the tech ref needs to be a millennial who consults Twitter for controversial calls.
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 10:41 (five years ago) link
probably within the next 2-5 years you can train neural networks to figure it all out but what's the fun in that
― 龜, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 12:28 (five years ago) link
anyway the reffing was bad but we all lived through the donaghy era and the heat/mavs finals where the refs gave d-wade a chip. i'm okay with the reffing as long as it leans more towards non-calls more than BS calls. it's fine, houston shouldn't have missed 27 3's in a row!
― 龜, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 12:30 (five years ago) link
they should have extra refs in the offs like they do in baseball
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 13:20 (five years ago) link
One ref per player, and they sub in and out when the player does
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 13:52 (five years ago) link
still cant belive it wasnt called but it looked like the refs were fed up with harden's theatrics by that point in the game/series anyway.
yea I wonder how this wears on refs over the course of a series. they're only human
― frogbs, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link
I’m kind of into cavs dubs round 4 honestly, I really did not want to watch hardens blank faced phony shots and a billion free throws in the finals
Given how close both were to elimination this is almost certainly the last round
― gritty tigger reboot (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 16:43 (five years ago) link
i just plugged a usb cord into my basketball and it gave me the data
― ciderpress, Saturday, May 26, 2018 2:06 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
new board description pls
after this wc finals round I think it's safe to say that marv albert needs to retire.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, May 29, 2018 5:18 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Sad but probably true. Also have a theory that he can’t see certain angles that well and it is harder when they shove three guys in the booth with him so obv boot Reggie first
Harlan’s around, they just always go with Marv when it’s down to one series.
― gritty tigger reboot (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 16:46 (five years ago) link
I am giddy with anticipation for the 2019 Celtics btw bc at numerous points they just needed one more dude who can score and they have two currently being reassembled
― gritty tigger reboot (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 16:48 (five years ago) link
i too am totally stoked for that team
― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 16:51 (five years ago) link
celtics are gonna be legit scary next year
― marcos, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 16:51 (five years ago) link
(((( Warriors vs. Cavaliers |||| 2018 NBA Finals |||| Round 4 ))))
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link