OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD - June 2021

[Mediocre Man]

Yep, defense is a lot of just simple effort, and schemes. Yeah, having longer arms or being taller helps (same with being fast), but it's not as hard to play passable defense.

Even with poor defensive structure, we could have been a better defensive team if a few players just tried harder on that end of the floor.
Shots may not fall, but defense and rebounding is 90% effort, and will keep you in games

 

[julius]

Malone better watch out man, no one will want to be the GM of the Nuggets because the coach just threw the players under the bus like that.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'm willing to bet that the Blazers end up the "wooden spoon" team - the team that lost to the team that lost to the team that lost to the team that lost in the finals. It's us or Dallas.

 

[Mr. Robot]

Malone better watch out man, no one will want to be the GM of the Nuggets because the coach just threw the players under the bus like that.

he told the truth and players better acknowledge that

players are soft these days.

 

[James lamphear]

How did we lose against Denver when they’re not healthy? Look at how Phoenix play on both ends

Phoenix plays well together and there team is built with a lot balanced. The thing I see about them majority of them can handle the ball well and all can pass well. So when they break you down on a drive they got the defense thinking. Plus they got guys hitting the 3. Defensely Alton is taking up space on Jokic plus he moves his feet so Jokic having problems just driving by him like he did our bigs and plus they there not passive on D like we are.

 

[James lamphear]

Jones chose Ayton over Doncic. I know they’re up 2-0 in the second round but that pick won’t age well. He could’ve looked elsewhere for a big man and taken the guy with Top 10 all time potential. We shouldn’t be praising Jones here. At least not yet.

I disagree I think it was the right pick Ayton fits the a piece for phoenix don't need the ball plays his role and if they went for Doncic a person that needs the ball in his hands and then you got booker also need the ball. Sometimes it's not who best what actually fits for the team and phoenix is built very well it might took 3-4 years get all the pieces but they got there.

 

[James lamphear]

Malone better watch out man, no one will want to be the GM of the Nuggets because the coach just threw the players under the bus like that.

Well he was right but maybe tell his players that not tell the world.

 

[julius]

Well he was right but maybe tell his players that not tell the world.

It worked against Portland. These men are adults, if they can't handle being called out for their shitactular play, they're in the wrong sport.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Funny trivia:

 

[MickZagger]

Malone better watch out man, no one will want to be the GM of the Nuggets because the coach just threw the players under the bus like that.

I don’t see that as throwing his team under the bus. He’s trying to light a fire in them. If he was singling out and mentioning players that would be one thing.

 

[wizenheimer]

Takes one to know one right ? Officiating dictates big men. Joker has shot 6 FTs in the second round. He averaged that per game against the Blazers.

all it would take is a 10FT game next for those FT numbers to come close to balancing. And he shot 6 last night; just had the aberration of 0 FT's in game 1

besides that, rather than there being a conspiracy to screw Nurkic by the officials. I'm inclined to think that Ayton, the Suns, and the Suns coaching staff have a lot better grasp of how to defend than the Blazer counterparts. They were top-10 in defense after all

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Takes one to know one right ? Officiating dictates big men. Joker has shot 6 FTs in the second round. He averaged that per game against the Blazers.

It did look like the refs let some Phoenix guys push and lean on Jokic a lot without calling fouls.

 

[Shaboid]

 

[julius]

It did look like the refs let some Phoenix guys push and lean on Jokic a lot without calling fouls.

It's as if the league wants a certain team to win because it presents a bigger story...

 

[James lamphear]

It worked against Portland. These men are adults, if they can't handle being called out for their shitactular play, they're in the wrong sport.

It might against the Blazers but the old saying if you go to well to many times it might turn up blowing in your face.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Mental case? That's such a dumb thing to call him. Clown show still exists in the ignored section I see.

He is a clown show too

 

[B-Roy]

Bruce Brown, floater god.

 

[BigGameDamian]

So who's coaching the Nets James Harden or Steve Nash? LoL

 

[Hoopguru]

So who's coaching the Nets James Harden or Steve Nash? LoL

Mike D

 

[Hoopguru]

Im surprised that TGF hangs around the three point line so much when he is a beast in the post?

 

[DDolla]

The Bucks has Tucker, the Suns has Crowder. Where’s the Blazers bad boy, the hitman? Blazers are a bunch of choir boys man.

 

[julius]

The Bucks has Tucker, the Suns has Crowder. Where’s the Blazers bad boy, the hitman? Blazers are a bunch of choir boys man.

One could argue their "bad boy" was Zach, but he has the bone structure of a choir boy.

 

[Strenuus]

One could argue their "bad boy" was Zach, but he has the bone structure of a choir boy.

You're cancelled!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Does Giannis seem like kind of a ball hog? And why is he taking so many threes when he isn't making them?

 

[PCmor7]

Yeesh. It looks like Stotts gave the Bucks his playbook.

 

[crandc]

I had picked the Bucks to win the east. Not looking likely. Guess I am a better baker than prophet.

 

[crandc]

I had picked the Bucks to win the east. Not looking likely. Guess I am a better baker than prophet.

 

[Dom McBlazer]

I still have Bucks in 6.

 

[crandc]

Sorry about double post. And thanks to @SlyPokerDog for liking both.

 

[Dom McBlazer]

Donovan Mitchell has been impressive in this playoffs. You could tell how much last year's playoffs hurt for him after that game 7.