Around the NBA - the 2020 Playoff Edition!

[UKRAINEFAN]

Patrick Patterson: Was I the only one that saw the wide open over the top lob pass to Adams on the block?

No, Patrick, I saw it also. Was on their first attempt to inbound, before they called timeout. Odd thing was that Adams didn't seem to act like he wanted the ball. It would not have even needed to be a lob. He was close enough to the basket and had a shorter guy on him, and they had over a second.

 

[speeds]

WHAT

Dude has been all soccer for the last several years, this is really out of the blue.

Nash could be the next Steve Kerr or the next Ty Lue. We'll see.

Gonna need a strong associate coach like Gentry... Nash/Vaughn seems like a bad mix.

 

[THE HCP]

On a different subject, looking back I can't believe I was ecstatic that we got Little instead of Bazley. Boy do I feel dumb!

Nah, you have more reasons than just THIS to feel that way.

 

[THE HCP]

So are the Nets joining the MLS?

 

[ehizzy3]

they need to change this rule about fouls to give. this actually puts OKC at a disadvantage because they didn't foul earlier. They should have the choice to remove that FTG.

why do you want to change so many established rules that are never an actual problem?
This and extra fouls in OT are ridiculous

 

[illmatic99]

why do you want to change so many established rules that are never an actual problem?
This and extra fouls in OT are ridiculous

Trying to improve the game.

 

[illmatic99]

This is some Jeff Van Gundy shit man. I'm not saying it's stupid or anything it's just funny when situationally people decide rules should be changed and those people like JVG usually want a ton of rule changes. It's just really hilarious to me, it makes me enjoy JVG's commentary more actually. If I had my way the game would stay just how it is and teams would just have to learn to play around it... I'm not saying I'm some purist that thinks we should go back to having no three pointers or anything I just think that a team should either be in the penalty or bonus (depending on which team's perspective) or they shouldn't be, the time of the game shouldn't have anything to do with it. I actually don't even love the last two minutes thing too much but whatever, the rule is there. For what it's worth I do have a little Van Gundy in me too, I don't think there should be any defensive three seconds or illegal defense, teams should be able to play zone if they want to. I do however support offensive three in the key violations.

lol comparing me to JVG is a compliment, i think. no?

 

[crandc]

Face it, OKC doesn't have Dame Lillard.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Mad Max with some solid burns:

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Sure sounds like CP3 doesn't expect to be back

 

[ehizzy3]

The rockets will get swept unless they can get one like we did

we had nobody to guard AD or stop them on the boards and we have Nurk and Whiteside. The rockets have pj tucker. They will get dominated

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Mad Max with some solid burns:

 

[Dom McBlazer]

Sure sounds like CP3 doesn't expect to be back

Yeah I think he's gone.

 

[speeds]

This series is a war.

Edit: FML

 

[speeds]

My heart can't take this holy shit

 

[tlongII]

Wow! What a shot!

 

[speeds]

I can't believe we lost this game.

I also can't believe we won this game.

What is happening?

 

[speeds]

GET THE FUCK IN

 

[Buffalo Custard]

I'm not trolling, this is an honest question. How did the Raptors lose their best player and still wind up so much better than we are?

 

[tlongII]

I'm not trolling, this is an honest question. How did the Raptors lose their best player and still wind up so much better than we are?

Coaching.

 

[Labinot41]

OG no fucking way OMG

 

[Chris Craig]

5 tenths of a second on the clock, across court pass, over Tacko Fall...holy hell

 

[tlongII]

The Clips are a problem. I don’t see the Lakers beating them.

 

[OneSport3]

Where is @AldoTrapani to drool and fawn over MPJ and Denver today???

 

[BigGameDamian]

Charles Barkley just said James Harden is the only player in the NBA that can go one on five at the top of the key and get a shot off every time.

 

[blazerkor]

Where is @AldoTrapani to drool and fawn over MPJ and Denver today???

Dude it doesn't matter that MPJ wasn't on tonight because if @AldoTrapani was on here he would be talking about, "damn why can't we ever get a guy like Kawhi, he's so much better than anything we've ever got, this team is so shitty." Believe me his negativity is unrelenting... or relentless, I'm not sure why both of those words exist.

 

[kjironman1]

Dude it doesn't matter that MPJ wasn't on tonight because if @AldoTrapani was on here he would be talking about, "damn why can't we ever get a guy like Kawhi, he's so much better than anything we've ever got, this team is so shitty." Believe me his negativity is unrelenting... or relentless, I'm not sure why both of those words exist.

When i was watching that game i actually thought the same thing and came to the same conclusion.

 

[handiman]

I'm not trolling, this is an honest question. How did the Raptors lose their best player and still wind up so much better than we are?

They were already arguably better without Kawhi last year. The higher winning percentage may not have been sustainable without him in the playoffs, but their offense flowed better when he was off the court, so I'm not surprised other guys have elevated their games this year in his absence. Kawhi is a phenomenal player, but he's not great for ball movement.

 

[speeds]

I'm not trolling, this is an honest question. How did the Raptors lose their best player and still wind up so much better than we are?

I can't really compare the two teams since I don't follow PDX closely enough to know about the franchise's other elements, but I can explain why Toronto has improved year-after-year for about seven seasons.

Toronto has been good since they hired Masai Ujiri, who changed the culture of the team since he arrived in 2013. Full stop.

 

[Chris Craig]

Charles Barkley just said James Harden is the only player in the NBA that can go one on five at the top of the key and get to the free throw line every time.

FTFY