SitarHero
06.21.21 | God is real and she's punishing you for tanking. Go Hawks! |
AlexKzillion
06.21.21 | Hawks/Suns finals please |
SteakByrnes
06.21.21 | My wish for a Suns vs Bucks finals is closer to being a reality |
Ryus
06.21.21 | Hawks/Suns finals please [2] |
Ryus
06.21.21 | my knicks look less pathetic now :] |
Snake.
06.21.21 | FINALLY some fuckin’ parity in the NBA for once |
Ryus
06.21.21 | all it took was a million injuries :'[ |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | "FINALLY some fuckin’ parity in the NBA for once"
parody* |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | "my knicks look less pathetic now :]"
I liked the Knicks and thought they'd be a Conf finalists. I was definitely not expecting Randle to implode or Trae Young to turn into a goddamn supervillain. But I'll be damned if I'm not rooting for the weird little guy to lead the Hawks to the chip.
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Ryus
06.21.21 | if randle was even slightly less awful we would have taken games 1 and 2 and who knows what would have happened then. but hey this season was the most fun i ever had as a knicks fan so i wont complain |
YoYoMancuso
06.21.21 | The Hawks went to the ECF, did a complete rebuild, and went to the ECF again during the timeline of The Process |
Ryus
06.21.21 | they drafted fultz, simmons, and okafor looool |
Slex
06.21.21 | Hawks v Suns for sure |
YoYoMancuso
06.21.21 | Hawks are about to get clapped but you know I'm rooting for them |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | This is Georgia's year. I've been saying it since the election. Also,
"this season was the most fun i ever had as a knicks fan so i wont complain"
Damn, I'm sorry my dude. Dolan has really done a number on the Knicks fan base. But it's nice to have a likeable Knicks team to follow again, complete with sweet shooting arch enemy. :D |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | "Hawks are about to get clapped but you know I'm rooting for them"
That's what everyone's been saying about them for 2 rounds. But they're finding a way.
I'm more worried about the Suns getting past the Clips. |
Slex
06.21.21 | I love em but the Bucks are not capable of clapping anyone lol. Middleton is too inconsistent, and the Hawks, including their bench, have more size and speed. |
AlexKzillion
06.21.21 | I don't think we see Kawhi for the rest of the playoffs
Not that that matters at all, as Reggie Jackson and Terrance Mann will more than make up for his absence |
SteakByrnes
06.21.21 | The Hawks do not have more size what lmao. Giannis, Brook, Portis, are all way bigger than anybody on the Hawks besides Capela. They certainly have more speed but the Bucks have good speed too, it'll be a slugfest |
YoYoMancuso
06.21.21 | Kevin Huerter's not about to go for 27 a game in the ECF, and tbh John Collins only stood strong against Embiid because he was playing on a torn meniscus. Giannis is about to EAT |
dedex
06.21.21 | Hawks/Suns finals please [∞] |
Slex
06.21.21 | I mean more size overall, not comparing the bigs or anything, yr right there Steak. |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | The Bucks are shaky as hell though. They struggled to put away a Nets team that was basically just KD. All bets are off, but I think the Hawks have a shot at beating the Bucks. |
Ryus
06.21.21 | yeah at this point i'm not counting them out, nor am i counting out the clippers. but i do think the suns will fairly easily beat the clippers in 5 maybe, i could see bucks/hawks going to 6/7 |
AlexKzillion
06.21.21 | ^^^my prediction as well. If/when the Clippers go small, Ayton will be able to make them pay on the offensive end unlike Gobert. |
Slex
06.21.21 | Ayton has 100% been the x-factor for the Suns imo, I knew Book and Paul would ball out but Ayton has been dominant this post-season and really surprised me |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | Freaking Cam Payne has been the X-factor for the Suns. Ayton's dominance has been 100% due to how hard Book, Paul, and Payne have been balling out. They were shredding the Lakers perimeter defense on pick n rolls and creating open dunks all day for Ayton. I assume more or less the same thing happened against Denver. |
Slex
06.21.21 | Good point but Ayton's passing and defense has been killer too! Can we agree they have the most complete team of those left? |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | Oh yeah Ayton's a baller no doubt. They've also had a pretty easy draw thus far against a decimated Lakers and Nuggets. I hthink the Clips perimeter defense without Kawhi is still good enough to make life difficult for the Suns, so it'll be a competitive series either way. |
Slex
06.21.21 | Okay okay true, but idk, the Suns have been this good all season, injured opponents or not! |
Hyperion1001
06.21.21 | go hawks! |
Slex
06.21.21 | I'm also rooting for the Hawks to win it all, Sitar put it perfectly, I'm rooting for that squirrelly little supervillain Ice Trae
I'd be happy with the Suns or Bucks too tho. Anyone but the Clippers lol |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | Anyone but the Clippers [∞] |
Underflow
06.21.21 | Very happy for my Hawks, but good lord Ben Simmons is awful. |
Slex
06.21.21 | It really is a bit sad lol |
Ryus
06.21.21 | yeah i actually kind of feel bad for him lol. dude has negative confidence right now, nothing would help him more than a change of scenery |
SteakByrnes
06.21.21 | Simmons will join the g league team that is the detroit pistons |
Slex
06.21.21 | As a Pistons fan that hurt
And is accurate |
hal1ax
06.21.21 | goooooooo clipps |
Ryus
06.21.21 | smh hal |
Ryus
06.21.21 | haha i actually dont hate the clippers as much as everyone else seems to. ive always liked kawhi a lot |
SteakByrnes
06.21.21 | I like Kawhi but I strongly dislike Paul George |
Slex
06.21.21 | Yeah after Paul George had the audacity to try to clown on Lillard, fuck that guy lmao. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.21.21 | I like Kawhi but I strongly dislike Paul George 2 |
Ryus
06.21.21 | that's a bad shot |
Storm In A Teacup
06.21.21 | That shot was as painful as losing the Finals to the Heat 4-1. Thank God for a stacked rebuild otherwise I might still be crying. |
hal1ax
06.21.21 | gotta rep the la teams but yea george is a dick |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | I'd rep the LA teams but not the Clippers.
Shohei Ohtani is the real fucking deal though. Good lawwd. |
Slex
06.21.21 | Yeah, like, Patrick Beverly is fun sometimes but can you even begin to imagine how ridiculously insufferable he would be if he ever won a ring lol
Also fuck them for shipping Lou |
Chambered79
06.21.21 | kawhi is my fav player so i guess go clippers |
Slex
06.21.21 | Kawhi ain't even playing tho |
SaveBandit
06.21.21 | Hawks/Suns finals would just be icing on the cake at this point. I'm just so glad the Lakers, Sixers, and Nets are all out lmao |
Chambered79
06.21.21 | hes not gonna be out for the rest of the playoffs though is he? |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | He might be. Word is he might have nicked his ACL. |
Chambered79
06.21.21 | oh dang. ok go suns/hawks |
cordwainerbird
06.21.21 | trusting the process is good |
Ryus
06.21.21 | "Shohei Ohtani is the real fucking deal though. Good lawwd."
yeah most entertaining dude in baseball. incredible stuff hes doing. too bad the angels only have two players |
Hyperion1001
06.21.21 | "Simmons will join the g league team that is the detroit pistons"
nah presti is for sure gonna get him and some more picks for kemba |
SitarHero
06.21.21 | "too bad the angels only have two players"
It's incredible that the Angels have arguably the two best players in the game and are still mediocre as hell. |
SteakByrnes
06.21.21 | *Presti phones up the Sixers organization*
"Hey so you tryna gimme Simmons for Kemba and a first round pick?" |
Storm In A Teacup
06.22.21 | We already stole Tony Bradley from the 76ers this year and gave them George Hill who chose to have season ending surgery after the trade. Might as well try to steal a 1st round pick as well. |
SitarHero
06.22.21 | *Presti phones up the Sixers organization* "Hey so you tryna gimme Simmons for Kemba and a first round pick?"
Lol, you guys should check out the Secret Base youtube series they're doing on the history of the Cavs. Apparently when the Mavs first joined the league they built their entire '80s roster from draft picks the Cavs stupidly gave them.
The Mavs GM said he was afraid of taking lunch breaks because he thought he might miss a call from the Cavs offering a knucklehead deal. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.22.21 | Tony Bradley seems to have a big upside. His stats with the thunder in his 20something games were a big improvement from what he had been doing.
CBS sports projects the thunder to end up with the 4th, 16th, and 18th picks. but who they have us choosing is insane and very good selections. Jonathan Kuminga, Zhiare Williams, and Kai Jones. That would be ridiculously good. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.22.21 | draft those players, offer Kemba Walker and Darius Bazley to the 76ers for Simmons and Seth Curry, make Simmons a defensive power forward |
AlexKzillion
06.22.21 | Is it weird that I actually find it easier to root for the Clippers with Kawhi out? Not that I don't like Kawhi, he's the only guy I truly like on the entire team, but the way those guys have responded without their big brother backing them up is actually pretty respectable |
AlexKzillion
06.22.21 | Also yeah Tony Bradley would be fucking nice if he learned to play a lick of defense. Only reason the Jazz got rid of him really. |
AlexKzillion
06.23.21 | AYTON |
Storm In A Teacup
06.23.21 | looks like the thunder will get scottie barnes or evan mobley |
Ryus
06.23.21 | jesus christ what a brutal last couple minutes. fuck scott foster |
SitarHero
06.23.21 | I missed it. What happened? |
Storm In A Teacup
06.23.21 | a lot happened the whole game lol but Pandemic P missed two free throws XD |
Storm In A Teacup
06.23.21 | also umm, a lot happened in the final couple minutes...wwe shit |
Storm In A Teacup
06.23.21 | Skiiiiuup Bayless is gonna have a cow XD |
Storm In A Teacup
06.23.21 | Holy crap this means Chris Paul is going to the finals |
SteakByrnes
06.23.21 | Ayton is that fuckin dude |
SitarHero
06.24.21 | Muthafucking Trae Young man... |
Ryus
06.24.21 | i hate that dude |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Oklahoma stand up!!! ATL stand up!!! |
Chambered79
06.24.21 | go hawks |
SitarHero
06.24.21 | "i hate that dude"
I don't blame you, dude is like the slightly eviler spawn of Steph Curry and James Harden. But I can't not root for the underdog. |
Ryus
06.24.21 | i was at hawks-knicks game 1. dudes were shouting fuck trae young in the 2nd minute |
SitarHero
06.24.21 | Ha! And he took a bow in Game 5. Which was, objectively speaking, as epic a fuck you as I've ever seen. |
Ryus
06.24.21 | well the feeling is mutual but its nice to see the hawks doing well |
Trebor.
06.24.21 | my favorite heckle was "Trae is balding"
Dude looks like a troll doll and has the worst hair in the league but is ballin out as a supervillain |
SitarHero
06.24.21 | Yeah, I can imagine it's a lot less fun when you're on the receiving end of his shenanigans. But for someone on the outside, it's entertaining as hell. |
Hyperion1001
06.24.21 | GO HAWKS |
YoYoMancuso
06.24.21 | it's time to start giving the Hawks their respect. That was a gutsy victory and Trae had an absolute masterpiece of a Game 1 |
Ryus
06.24.21 | that time was a while ago tbh. since mcmillan took over hawks have been the best in the east |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | I’m glad Trae was able to learn how to speak better. In all niceness and not wanting to be rude, I have my own problems as well, but it seemed obvious to me years ago that Trae Young is on the spectrum. |
Ryus
06.24.21 | he sounds like walter jr from breaking bad |
outliers
06.24.21 | Hawks!!!!!!! |
outliers
06.24.21 | The jaded Atlanta sports fan in me is fully expecting the Hawks to go up 3-0 in the series just to lose the last 4 straight |
MyNameIsPencil
06.24.21 | i think trae has the it factor to break the atlanta stigma
one day i hope we get a trae v luka finals but that may take a few years knowing the mavs. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | Lol Cuban lol |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | Hope the Hawks just wreck everyone in the East for three years for Durant Irving etc to get too old to compete |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | Future of the NBA is Thunder, Grizzlies, Warriors, Suns, Hawks, Knicks, Pelicans, and probably Boston and Miami |
MyNameIsPencil
06.24.21 | "grizzlies"
that reminds me, ja v trae would be an entertaining finals matchup too.
though im sure silver would have cold sweats just imaging the ratings of memphis vs atlanta lol |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | Fuck the NBA and their Illuminati dictatorship |
MyNameIsPencil
06.24.21 | to which i say "get better at advertising all your teams" |
MyNameIsPencil
06.24.21 | the NBA should award me a franchise to run
gimme the kings and i think i would do a better job than whatever the fuck vlade did |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | Honest if the NBA had integrity some of these refs would be replaced already. Years ago. Fuck Scott Foster yes but especially fuck that bald headed bitch Joey Crawford more than anyone. |
Trebor.
06.24.21 | "Future of the NBA is Thunder, Grizzlies, Warriors, Suns, Hawks, Knicks, Pelicans, and probably Boston and Miami"
Pelicans will never get their act together and Zion will force his way out
They're like the 5th most popular sports team in their own market |
MyNameIsPencil
06.24.21 | lol pelicans might move after 2025
zion has keeping the pelicans in new orleans on his shoulders no pressure |
Trebor.
06.24.21 | I still can't believe they hired washed up ass stan van gundy lol |
SitarHero
06.24.21 | "Zion will force his way out"
Assuming his body holds together. |
Ryus
06.24.21 | come team up with your buddy rj on the knicks zion :] |
SitarHero
06.24.21 | bUt sPoRtZ sUcXkS WhEn pLaYeRs R bUdDiEs aNd sUmTiMeS tEaM uP aNd aFfEcT pArOdY |
Ryus
06.24.21 | lowkey it would kinda suck for basketball if zion forces his way to the knicks. not that i would be complaining but. it would be a massive loss for small market teams |
YoYoMancuso
06.24.21 | If we get a Booker v Trae finals I will be over the moon |
MyNameIsPencil
06.24.21 | i remember when everyone was calling booker and young the kings of empty stats
gotta love narratives from a year ago about two young players who were on bad teams until this season |
YoYoMancuso
06.24.21 | their front offices have both been killing it (trading for CP3, drafting Ayton, trading for Capela, the Luka/Trae deal) |
outliers
06.24.21 | pretty amazing how young the hawks team is. Trae, Collins, Hunter, Reddish, Huerter are all under 23 i believe. capela and bogdan the old men at 27/28 |
YoYoMancuso
06.24.21 | Hunter and Reddish have both been out this whole time too damn |
Ryus
06.24.21 | as a duke fan i want to see reddish succeed |
SteakByrnes
06.24.21 | I love Devin Booker man, I'm so glad he's been dominant in the playoffs |
SitarHero
06.24.21 | Bogdan Bogdanovich is one of the most interesting names I've ever heard. Is that the Serbian equivalent of being named John Johnson?
And I was fully expecting The Hawks to be a contender after their offseason pickups of Gallinari, Sweet Lou and Rondo. They probably underperformed to only finish with the 5th seed. |
Ryus
06.24.21 | they def underperformed. i thought theyd be a contendor as well. if they had nate as coach from day one this season, they wouldve easily finished top 3 i think |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | I wouldn’t say underperformed. More like growing pains and getting rid of Rondo who just did not fit with the team. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | Boston tho...Miami...they underperformed...to a disastrous ending lol |
TheAntichrist
06.24.21 | last time i trusted the process, she took my wallet and my clothes |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | Warriors over performed. They didn’t even care about tanking to keep the first round pick they traded for Kelly Oubre. One game difference and they would have lost their lottery pick and OKC would have a 4th first round pick this year somewhere like at 15 or whatever. |
SitarHero
06.24.21 | Miami didn't underperform. They overperformed last season and this season was wrecked by injuries and the short turnaround just like the Lakers. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.24.21 | Eh. Jimmy Butler should have fixed his 3 point shot by now. It’s been broken since he went to the Heat. If that alone had jumped from 24% back to a normal 35% that’s huge. If Tyler Herro added to that by not shooting so horribly in the last two playoff games they could have done more. If Bam Adebayo was injured for the Bucks series I’d say you’re right but he was still there. |
outliers
06.26.21 | Hawks wyd |
SitarHero
06.26.21 | Ain't no drama if the Hawks sweep the Bucks xD |
Storm In A Teacup
06.26.21 | Jesus. Kentavious Caldwell Pope was robbed by three men all pointing guns at him in his driveway on June 17th. They got over $150,000 of stuff |
AlexKzillion
06.26.21 | And Alex Caruso got arrested for having a spec of weed on him at the airport... bad time to be a Lakers role player rn |
Storm In A Teacup
06.26.21 | Caruso isn’t a Laker right now but that doesn’t mean he won’t resign. Not sure if the Lakers can afford to give him $10 million though. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.27.21 | Oh man if Deandre Ayton keeps this up through the Finals we may have our Finals MVP. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.27.21 | As much as ESPN and Fox are trying to make it all about Chris Paul it is a very easy argument that he clearly isn’t one of the three best players on the Suns. Deandre, Devin, and Cam all chomping at the bit. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.27.21 | I’m gonna need Cam to play a few more minutes in the second half than what he did in the first half. Go Suns!!! |
SitarHero
06.27.21 | "Caruso isn’t a Laker right now but that doesn’t mean he won’t resign. Not sure if the Lakers can afford to give him $10 million though."
I love me some Caruso but he isn't worth $10 million. It would suck to lose him if that's what he wants and won't re-sign for less. |
MyNameIsPencil
06.27.21 | I honestly wouldn't mind seeing Caruso in a Blazers jersey. would join portlands long list of fan favorite role players
shout out to Ed Davis |
Storm In A Teacup
06.27.21 | Sitar think about it like this. He's paying those California taxes. Even if he signed for $10 million that's really only $4 to $5 million after taxes. I think he qualified by NBA rules to now earn up to $12 million a year. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.27.21 | He has been making 2.5 million a year. So really 1.25 m a year last two years. A cheap house in LA is $1 million |
Storm In A Teacup
06.27.21 | Hopefully he has been living with other players like a lot of rookies do. |
SitarHero
06.28.21 | Sure he could move to TX or FL with zero state income taxes.
And also not be able to smoke his weed. Dude has some tough decisions to make. |
Storm In A Teacup
06.28.21 | lol 20% of people in texas smoke weed. have been for forever |
MyNameIsPencil
06.28.21 | fried off dat texas kush yee yee
if i was an nba player san antonio would always be on my list of teams I'd wanna play on
san antonio seems pretty cool |
outliers
06.30.21 | the way these playoffs are going jae crowder going to be the biggest name left by next week |
YoYoMancuso
06.30.21 | not Giannis man |
Storm In A Teacup
06.30.21 | Oh no. Im scared to look up what happened |
SitarHero
06.30.21 | Fuck... |
SitarHero
06.30.21 | But it's kind of crazy that the Hawks minus Trae and one of Bogdan's legs is whupping the Bucks who had a full half of Giannis. |
outliers
06.30.21 | happy for Lou. man balled out tonight |
Relinquished
06.30.21 | @Hawks |
AlexKzillion
06.30.21 | Yeah even with the Giannis injury the Bucks still had the two best players on the court in Middleton and Jrue and lost by 22. Every time the team looks like they have their shit together, they shit themselves the next game |
Storm In A Teacup
06.30.21 | LeBron bout to be campaigning to be NBA commissioner after so many stars being injured and him keeping on saying I TOLD YOU. 😂😂😂 |
SitarHero
07.05.21 | Go Bucks? I guess? |
Storm In A Teacup
07.05.21 | no no no, a definite go Suns |
SitarHero
07.05.21 | Meh. Chris Paul. I'm root for the buckets. TBH with the Hawks out there isn't a compelling storyline left in the playoffs. The way the Suns luck is right now Giannis, Jrue and Khris are probably all going to simultaneously slip in the shower and tear their ACLs. |
JustJoe.
07.05.21 | there’s always next year or next year or next year denver |
JustJoe.
07.05.21 | 😖 |
outliers
07.05.21 | a boring championship to top off these boring playoffs |
SitarHero
07.05.21 | Look at it this way. If the Suns can get lucky with injuries blighting every team in the league except them a decade and a half after having a truly special team with a likable MVP then so can the Nuggets. |
SitarHero
07.05.21 | a boring championship to top off these boring playoffs [2] |
JustJoe.
07.05.21 | i’ll take that optimism
😎 |
MyNameIsPencil
07.05.21 | playoffs haven't been boring what the hell |
JustJoe.
07.05.21 | i stopped watching after the nuggets got 4-0 bodied |
JustJoe.
07.05.21 | so it was by default boring yawn boring wake me up when they switch off the injury sliders |
SitarHero
07.05.21 | The playoffs peaked with the Bucks Nets series. It's been pretty uninteresting since. |
AlexKzillion
07.05.21 | Finals could be a lot of fun if Giannis returns
Pretty big if tho |
SitarHero
07.05.21 | IF he returns AND is 100%. |