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

youre gonna be so sorry kevin, incredibly sorry

I respect your unwavering confidence in your initial assessment even in the face of emerging contradictory evidence

matt armstrong never posts anymore I feel like I need to start some beefs, just doing my part

Miss Matt Armstrong. Glad we picked up m@tt and mordy tho.

Pumped to watch 20 hours of basketball this weekend.

maybe i should dm matt to come back for the playoffs

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.

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.

Am I going to be furtively watching the Dubs/Spurs on my phone during my kid's AAU tournament tomorrow? Probably.

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

toronto drakes 5
boston celtix 6
sixers 5
cavs 6

rox 4
spurs 3 (gsw forfeits game 4)
portland 7
youtah 7

then
cavs 7
sixers 6

rockets 6
spurs 0 (everyone in potland gets food poisoning)

then
cavs 6
spurs -4 (harden is already writing surrender tweets)

then
spurs win the national basketball association world championship for the 2018 basketball season

everyone in potland gets food poisoning)

wow reported to the secret service

um maybe if u culeros would stop being high all the time and eating weed

hm seems like the fascist government of “Texas” hasn’t let you folks enjoy the wonder and merriment legalized ganja yet tsk tsk

my thoughts on the east...

1. raptors vs 8. wizards

don’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. heat

i 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. pacers

can the pacers even win one?

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. spurs

im 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. pelicans

the 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. jazz

another 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.

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, April 14, 2018 1:28 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

who needs ganja when you have GOD, ja?

tfw your failure season is 47-35

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.

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

https://i.imgur.com/MWHZKUc.png

bigball lineup

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

spurs outside shooting has been RUFFFFF this year.

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 6
3 76ers vs 6 heat
Sixers in six
4 cavs vs 5 pacers
Cavs in 5

west:
1 rockets vs 8 twolves
Oh no
2 warriors vs 7 spurs
Warriors 5
3 blazers vs 6 pelicans
Blazers in 6
4 thunder vs 5 jazz
Jazz in 7

This kawhi situation is sad

i just wanna know wtf is going on there

my theory is he has hella anxiety and doesnt want to sit there all day getting eyes on him after being criticized for months

my theory is he never existed and they're trying to cover it up

im so mad ppl are being mean to kawhi now even tho i said i would listen to trade offers, but thts only bc i have committed myself to be a better listener

Valančiūnas has very nice eyes
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/553217692597907457/51EokBwz.jpeg

This kawhi situation is sad

― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Saturday, April 14, 2018 6:32 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he gon get traded

could be both sides agreed to stay quiet on specifics to keep his trade value up.

this wiz raps game is good

they look pretty well matched for a 1v8...

wizards are better than their seed and the raps can never be trusted

wiz had a really weird season, would make a certain kind of sense for them to finally gel right when it matters

that steal to miles 3 sequence was p sick

playoff basketball baby!

teh best

jump balls r such a farce lol

one of the few things the college game has right

why is drake wearing a minor league hockey jersey im mad now

Nice drive by Lowry shoulda counted

Can the raps reverse the curse

this game is gnarly!

Good stuff. That bench took the pressure off their top dogs. No van vleet too. Wizards have like 6 playable players to the raptors 10-11

yeah thats gonna be tough at playoff intensity

Was expecting a little more from this philly crowd. Like just constant chants.

I like so many players in this series

it sounds pretty rowdy to me!

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.

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

i too am totally stoked for that team

celtics are gonna be legit scary next year

(((( Warriors vs. Cavaliers |||| 2018 NBA Finals |||| Round 4 ))))