It is the 2018-19 NBA Playoffs discussion thread for hoops friends ONLY

lol, also a nickname for a gym regular

really angry pullups was there monopolizing the pullup bar as usual
the guy with the teal bandana?
no thats regular angry pullups

lol

Tonight's games seem lacking in suspense.

someone just told me in the hockey playoffs the top two seeds are out in the first round and the 3 and 4 might be

sharks vs knights game last night was so good.

someone just told me in the hockey playoffs the top two seeds are out in the first round and the 3 and 4 might be

― lag∞n, Monday, April 22, 2019 7:28 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah hockey playoffs are insanely random

you'd think that the best team would win 4/7 but there's just way too many variables

as kevin arnovitz once said every goal in hockey seems like it was scored by accident

an argument could be made that nba playoff series should be shorter to increase randomness, more exciting upsets etc

a hard fought back and forth nba seven game series? well theres nothing better in all of sport baby!

if u want excitement and randomness and dont really get good basketball and most importantly playoff adjustments march madness is pretty good

nets org wilding

Nets minority owner Joe Tsai has been fined $35,000 for tweeting his support for GM Sean Marks entering the officials locker room to argue calls- we break down what happened, and how the motives behind all of this may have nothing to do with these playoffs. pic.twitter.com/P8wSF86dVT

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 23, 2019

it's cute, they're excited to be in the playoffs!

lol

haha

man Giannis is RIPPED

he is strong and large

I turned this game on right when he blocked Drummond on a dunk attempt then got a fast break and1 on the other end. what a guy. cant wait to see them against some actual competition.

and then he just missed a point blank layup lol

brook lopez shutting u down

cant wait to see them against some actual competition.

― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Monday, April 22, 2019 8:35 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

feel like a key to the series will be the celtics ability to bench the bucks 3pt shooting big men on offense via attacking them on the other side, spacing w shooters around giannis is so important to what they do

celtics are very good at attacking guys like that fwiw

the kyrie-horf high pnr is death to slow footed tall guys

the other component is defending middleton. giannis will get his but they can't let middleton kill them.

blake should not be out there man i get it props for giving it a go but its not worth it. take the sweep and get that kobe + scope before next season. he could also stand to lose about 20 lbs to take some pressure off those knees.

feel like the bucks v celts will be a deep series with lots of ~adjustments~ and unique storylines from game to game.

65% blake is still hands down their best player lmao

haha that fan reaction after the giannis block

the other component is defending middleton. giannis will get his but they can't let middleton kill them.

― call all destroyer, Monday, April 22, 2019 8:46 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hes not really that good

@HennySpiffNBA

Celtics are going to do some things to the Bucks and they’re not pretty things.

xp no but he did swing a 72% true shooting against them last year so that is probably worth cleaning up this time around

ha yeah he was on a heater, only reason that series went 7

middleton extremely borderline for second best player on a champ team status, on the other hand giannis extremely not borderline for best player on champ team status

yeah. if the bucks get that far it's b/c of the overall roster fit around giannis not any other individual player.

still i'm watching tonight and they give a lot of minutes to guys like sterling brown and arlington, mass's own pat connaughton.

ok i'm not a reggie jackson guy but that was awesome

sick play def, that one where giannis went up for the dunk got fouled switched hands and laid in the bay floater was ridic too

yeah. if the bucks get that far it's b/c of the overall roster fit around giannis not any other individual player.

still i'm watching tonight and they give a lot of minutes to guys like sterling brown and arlington, mass's own pat connaughton.

― call all destroyer, Monday, April 22, 2019 9:17 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

coach bud has a history of reg season over achievement too...................on the other hand he never had giannis before

xp yeah that was crazy

i guess he did not actually switch hands still p cool tho

SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHAT GIANNIS JUST DID RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/YWEcMWYpPz

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) April 23, 2019

he half switched hands and then kinda shot it off both

even that much reggie miller is too much reg for me at this point

had it up to here with you, reggie miller xp

not a cool guy

smoke reggie miller ->->-> coughing/choking constantly

There was a post somewhere today about his “click click welcome to your Kodak moment” catchphrase making a return....

lol

Blake joined in with the crowd on "refs, you suck" chant 😂 pic.twitter.com/hhqsMwJP2V

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 23, 2019

btw god bless blake out there on one leg in a hopeless situation feel like he really showed us something this year

it's cool, this pistons team has some fight. blake doesn't have to be out there but it's obvious how much he wants to be.

subplot

An underrated aspect of the next series is Ojeleye has spent an entire year angrily lifting weights before and after games to turn himself into a mobile brick wall precisely for this moment for 10 minutes a night of pure pain

— PeoplesJaylenbrownLiberationFront 69☭ (@Riffs_Man) April 22, 2019

lol here's hoping