OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD - June 2021

[Fairly-Hard]

KD needs two more superstars to recruit next season to help him. Just in case two goes down in the playoffs

There is this guy Lillard out west that might be interested i hear?

 

[Titan]

wow, total bench points for both Bucks & Nets was 9 points (all from bucks, Pat C.)

 

[Fairly-Hard]

The league finally has parity!!!

Not really?

 

[PDXFonz]

MIL down 2 1:30 in OT
Odds have MIL +260

I feel like “F Durant, F Harden, F Griffin, F the Nets; go Bucks” and decide to put $10 on MIL to win.

= +$26 and more importantly…

F Durant, F Harden, F Griffin, F the Nets

I hope MIL wins it because I feel like there’s almost no chance they trade Giannis anyways.

 

[brooklynballer]

I was actually rooting for the Nets. Something about watching one player just put the entire team on his back is just super admirable.

With that said, go Bucks rest of the way.

I was the exact opposite. The super teams have ruined the NBA in my opinion. I rooted for the Lakers and Nets to lose, and lose badly. I am also rooting for the Clips to lose as well. Bucks & Suns all the way. And I hope the Bucks win it all.

 

[Pinwheel1]

MIL down 2 1:30 in OT
Odds have MIL +260

I feel like “F Durant, F Harden, F Griffin, F the Nets; go Bucks” and decide to put $10 on MIL to win.

= +$26 and more importantly…

F Durant, F Harden, F Griffin, F the Nets

I hope MIL wins it because I feel like there’s almost no chance they trade Giannis anyways.

You forgot Kyrie. I hate his ass as well.

 

[DDolla]

It’s always good when a small market team win over a Super Team.

 

[Natebishop3]

You forgot Kyrie. I hate his ass as well.

I hate Kyrie more than Harden and Durant.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Lopez with a brain fart

He was lucky as hell that that did not come back to haunt them.
Although passing to him in the corner would not have been my first choice. Other than getting a tip
on the missed shot, that whole possession was ugly.

 

[MickZagger]

Watching those two teams play defense and you realize as a Blazer Fan just how Miles away we are from being a Contender. Gotta trade CJ

Darius Miles away?

 

[DDolla]

Harden just said that they need to improve next season. Probably need to add 2-3 more superstars lol

 

[crandc]

I have to credit Durant, played every minute of games 6 and 7. Left it all on the court.

Milwaukee surprised me. Thought they were goners.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[James lamphear]

I feel sorry for Mitchell!

Why does everyone fill sorry for players that shoots one third the team shots and don't play no defense can someone come up a good reason. Maybe they don't dominant the ball so much and go iso 90 percent of the time without passing the ball maybe and just maybe they have better chance of winning. Really I don't fill for them what fill sorry is to the rest of the team.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I was actually rooting for the Nets. Something about watching one player just put the entire team on his back is just super admirable.

Funny, I feel the opposite. I guess I'm a commie. Watching a team work as an organic whole, where the ball zips around is much better than hero ball.

Of course I enjoy it when it's Lillard, but I enjoyed the one game we won when he scored 10 points more than the one we lost when he scored 55.

 

[B-Roy]

Funny, I feel the opposite. I guess I'm a commie. Watching a team work as an organic whole, where the ball zips around is much better than hero ball.

Of course I enjoy it when it's Lillard, but I enjoyed the one game we won when he scored 10 points more than the one we lost when he scored 55.

Then why were you rooting for the Bucks? Their offense was just give it to Giannis at the top of the key, or Khris Middleton create a midrange jumper.

 

[JoshuaHall]

Because he is supposed to be the DPOY. PG was actively seeking out Gobert on the switch also.
Of course blame is shared but when you essentially get paid for your defense and are actively getting targeted because you can’t defend, that is a problem.

 

[JoshuaHall]

And Conley played 1 game.
Mitchell was CJ-esque in his defense though.

 

[Labinot41]

And Conley played 1 game.
Mitchell was CJ-esque in his defense though.

I have a hard time believing that there is an NBA player with worse defense than CJ. He's So horrendous and lazy on that end you cant watch it

 

[JoshuaHall]

I have a hard time believing that there is an NBA player with worse defense than CJ. He's So horrendous and lazy on that end you cant watch it

Did you watch the game?
He was worse than CJ, probably because he couldn’t move on one of his ankles but he was literally not contesting shots. At least CJ pretends to try.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dammit, I'm sure Olshey was so close in winning this.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Cousins is probably one of the guys you can not go against with a centerless team.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Dammit, I'm sure Olshey was so close in winning this.

I’m surprised he didn’t. Listening to his press conference you would have thought he was easily the best executive

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Remember when Phoenix got TRASHED in the draft when they took Cam Johnson? I think everyone gave them Fs for that off-season. Turns out Jones knew a thing or two about team-building. This reminds me of Dumars putting that Pistons team together - not looking for stars, just what would fit the best. (Yes, yes, a lot of it was getting CP3, but they went 7-0 in the bubble with Rubio before that.)

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Then why were you rooting for the Bucks? Their offense was just give it to Giannis at the top of the key, or Khris Middleton create a midrange jumper.

It wasn't so much rooting for the Bucks as against KD.

 

[JoshuaHall]

Dammit, I'm sure Olshey was so close in winning this.

He did receive a first place vote though.

 

[JoshuaHall]

1 of 9 GMs to receive a first place vote actually. (Olshey.)

 

[AldoTrapani]

My god Devin Booker is unbelievable. About to be a champion soon

 

[AldoTrapani]

Devin Booker smh