AlexKzillion: 2022 NBA Playoffs Thread

AlexKzillion 04.18.22	truthfully i've watched very very little nba this season but i'm all in watching these playoffs... nets/celtics was riveting yesterday tatum is so good
SteakByrnes 04.18.22	I'm SO mad about luka man lol
CrisStyles 04.18.22	The Tatum buzzer-beater yesterday was a heartbreaker
Trebor. 04.18.22	That Nets/Celtics game was classic The winner of that series against the Bucs next round is gonna be wild
AlexKzillion 04.18.22	lmao yeah steak think the mavs would beat the jazz in like 5 if they had luka. still convinced he comes back around game 3 or 4 and win the series haha
Trebor. 04.18.22	Everyone outside of Utah is sick to death of this Jazz team and yeah it sucks that they might be gifted a round 1 win
SitarHero 04.18.22	Why are people sick of the Jazz? I thought they were inoffensive enough to be most people's second team.
Trebor. 04.18.22	Good in regular season, bad in the playoffs, Gobert fatigue
DominionMM1 04.18.22	nugs got a shit draw and no support coming for jokic
engleprunt 04.18.22	Go Dubs
SteakByrnes 04.18.22	Ya I still have the mavs taking it but this could've been an easier time if jkidd wasn't a buffoon and kept luka in that last game when they were doggin the spurs
AlexKzillion 04.19.22	Yeah even as a jazz fan I can pretty comfortably say this jazz team has passed its expiration date and needs some sort of shake up. Unless they make some magical run, one of Gobert or Mitchell prob needs to go... and I'd assume Snyder is prob coaching his final games as well. 2020: blows 3-1 lead to Nuggets 2021: blows 2-0 lead to the Kawhi-less Clippers Some serious nuking potential if the Jazz can't make it through the Luka-less mavs lol
SteakByrnes 04.19.22	Brunson vs the jazz rn
Purpl3Spartan 04.19.22	Me over hear just wishing the kings would be good again
SteakByrnes 04.19.22	brunson bro, fuck yes lmao easy mavs series win now
YoYoMancuso 04.19.22	My Wolves are winning in 6 you heard it here first
Storm In A Teacup 04.19.22	Philly will blow it unless Giannis/CP3 are injured. Suns championship in 6 vs Bucks.
AlexKzillion 04.19.22	Mitchell is so hard to watch when his shot isn't falling lmao... like after five years of never really improving on defense or his playmaking its fair to wonder if he's just a chucker at this point
Storm In A Teacup 04.19.22	OKC Thunder about to be a playoff team next year and a title contender in two and champions within 4 years.
Colton 04.19.22	storm in a teacup doesn't know basketball at all lol
YoYoMancuso 04.19.22	Jalen Brunson went to high school about 10 minutes away from me, and he used to drop 60 on my school regularly lmao. Nice to see him have a huge moment on the big stage
Storm In A Teacup 04.19.22	I actually do, Corkon.
Storm In A Teacup 04.19.22	Warriors are so iffy right now. What they are doing to Nuggets is brutal but even tho warriors arent at full strength the Nuggets are a shell of themselves
Storm In A Teacup 04.19.22	I think Deandre Ayton is the key to the Suns beating Warriors. Book, Paul and Steph, Klay can cancel each other out probably 4 games out of 7 and both teams will have to rely on Ayton Poole etc
Storm In A Teacup 04.19.22	Celtics are also a big threat this year. Happy to see Smart win dpoy. A Celtics Suns finals would be amazing.
Trebor. 04.19.22	DPOY for Smart is kind of a joke
pjquinones747 04.19.22	it'll be suns/warriors and heat/bucks in the conference finals and who comes out of those two series is beyond me to predict but im a suns fan so i know the result i want. Mikal Bridges was robbed of DPOY so i guess we gotta get my man a chip.
Eakflanderyof 04.19.22	Probably gonna be a repeat of finals last year tbh. And I think bucks will take it again
pjquinones747 04.19.22	suns got way better bigs behind ayton this year (mcgee, biyombo) and the bucks roster is virtually unchanged if i remember right. if its a rematch itll go to 7 this time. suns are haunted by losing 4 straight so they wont let that happen again.
pjquinones747 04.19.22	i honestly am worried about the warriors though. we split the regular season series and it was very contentious.
AlexKzillion 04.19.22	I want a Suns/Warriors series so bad. I actually like the warriors again hahaha
Storm In A Teacup 04.19.22	Suns warriors would be must watch.
pjquinones747 04.19.22	I think its an inevitable matchup. the West seems stacked until you get to those two. they're head and shoulders above the rest imo.
SitarHero 04.19.22	"DPOY for Smart is kind of a joke" Haven't really been keeping track this season, but the dude has been one of the best defenders in the league for a while now. Supposedly this year has just been more consistent than the past years but he definitely impacts games on the defensive end.
CottonSalad 04.19.22	Warriors and Bucks finals? Bucks take it all? Not a Bucks fan lol...would love to see Durant and Irving really pull it off, just for the aftermath - but that timeline is somethin evil
Ryus 04.19.22	finals rematch this year, with the suns taking it
SteakByrnes 04.19.22	feel so bad for jokic man. Dude carried this sorryass bunch of bums to the playoffs and now the warriors are just feeding on them
SitarHero 04.19.22	CP3's body isn't making it to the finals.
SaveBandit 04.19.22	Feel like it's going to be Suns vs the winner of Nets/Celtics in the finals honestly. That's just my initial hunch though. These playoffs have been a blast so far, this is definitely the most interested I've been in the playoffs in at least a few years.
YoYoMancuso 04.19.22	I don't think anyone in the East can beat Giannis 4 times
Devastator 04.19.22	Let's go Wolves baby. First year since '04 they haven't been an embarrassment.
pjquinones747 04.19.22	I have the Wolves upsetting the Grizz. Would be super fun to see them surprise people.
SaveBandit 04.19.22	Idk man.. I think a healthy Celtics team makes it REAL difficult on Milwaukee. They're probably the only team in league that has the length to match up with the Bucks. And hell yeah man, happy for the Wolves. It's nice to see so many of these no-ring teams making the playoff push this year.
pjquinones747 04.19.22	Suns/Celtics would be just as exciting as a rematch of last year. I feel like the Nets are gonna make a strong push though, don't count them out.
YoYoMancuso 04.19.22	Wolves will only be better next year too. Edwards will keep getting better and the whole roster except Beverley is young (Jaden McDaniels will be scary too)
pjquinones747 04.19.22	Yeah Edwards is fun to watch. KAT talks too much shit but we all know he balls haha
Storm In A Teacup 04.19.22	I wouldn't count the nets out either, but you know, fuck the nets
SaveBandit 04.19.22	Yeah basically Storm lol.
SteakByrnes 04.20.22	My big upset picks were the nugs over the warriors and hawks over the heat lol
YoYoMancuso 04.20.22	The Heat are so annoying
Eakflanderyof 04.20.22	If anything, this shows me the heat definitely aren't worthy of that number one seed. Hawks are unhealthy, down their best defender/rebounder and it's taken a career game for butler to win this in the 4th
SteakByrnes 04.20.22	ya the heat are fake, same with the bulls and jazz
Eakflanderyof 04.20.22	Yeah heat will get handled next round
dedex 04.20.22	still watch Tatum's spin every hour shit the Pels won a game? bye bye perfect bracket
YoYoMancuso 04.20.22	Scott Foster must be stopped
AlexKzillion 04.20.22	isn't scott foster the ref who was betting on games in the 00s??? how is he still even employed after that lmao
YoYoMancuso 04.20.22	Tim Donaghy is the one that got caught, but he made around 130 phone calls to Scott Foster in a 2-week span during that time. Dude is definitely involved in some sort of betting
pjquinones747 04.21.22	Scott Foster can eat shorts
YoYoMancuso 04.21.22	Booker out for 2-3 weeks zoinks scoob
Hyperion1001 04.21.22	nets are gonna get swept imo.
SitarHero 04.21.22	"Booker out for 2-3 weeks zoinks scoob" Honestly surprised it's not CP3's body crapping out.
SteakByrnes 04.21.22	That's a huge shame, I love Booker
SitarHero 04.21.22	Naah fuck him #TeamTheRaptor
YoYoMancuso 04.21.22	“Nets are gonna get swept imo” But Ben Simmons is coming back in game 4 to further stagnate their lifeless 4th quarter offense! How could you say such a thing?
Hyperion1001 04.21.22	his presence will make the Celtics have to think twice about doubling and tripling KD! (obvious sarcasm but you never know on this board.)
Trebor. 04.22.22	lol Jazz
Nipple 04.22.22	lol Nipple
SteakByrnes 04.22.22	y'all see that catastrophic collapse by the wolves lmao also go mavs
Eakflanderyof 04.22.22	Now Middleton is injured. Things are getting a little more interesting. Maybe no bucks suns rematch after all
AlexKzillion 04.22.22	between the luka and booker injuries the jazz should waltz to the wcf but nah they're about to get gentlemen's swept by jalen brunson and maxi kleiber
Nipple 04.22.22	Gore
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	That's what you get when you're the evil no good Jazz.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Jesus the one year everyone goes down is the year James Harden and Joell Embiid team up. Maybe the injury gods are sacrificing so many stars because thats how much power is needed to keep Embiid healthy.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Fuck Scott Foster and fuck the bald one.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	I wish Game of Zones was still around this season would have definitely been the best material to work with.
Trebor. 04.22.22	The shitty animation for Games of Zones is so off-putting
SitarHero 04.22.22	"fuck the bald one." You better not be talking about Alex Caruso or I will come to your house and drink all your milk and leave the empty cartons in the fridge.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	The bald ref with the basketball head that doesnt know basketball.
YoYoMancuso 04.22.22	"y'all see that catastrophic collapse by the wolves lmao" i'm so pissed lol
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	The fact that they would go far enough to have a catastrophic collapse is shocking itself.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Holy shit 12 points in the 2nd quarter and 12 points in the 4th quarter.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Idk who coaches the wolves but having karl anthony towns go 3 for 4 and losing a game like that is obscene.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Prolly shouldn't be coaching. Also quinn snyder shouldn't coach either.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Mavs about to go up 2-1 🤣
nash1311 04.22.22	Lollllll these wolves takes did not age well lmfao. Poo ass wolves
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	If the wolves dont win another game in the series then maybe the owner and gm will panick break up the team and give us Thunder one of their starters for our second best pick in this draft. 🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	I have faith that Josh Giddey, SGA, Lu Dort, Poku, Tre Mann, Roby will be much better in 4 years than the wolves ended up being.
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Thunder are taking part in both summer leagues and Aleksej Pokusevski will play both summer leagues so he should be even more improved. Our baby Giannis is gonna be a star 😭😭😭😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Tre Mann is maybe better than SGA. Giddey is maybe better than Westbrook
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Oh the future is bright for the Thunder!
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Lu Dort will be the third guard after Peyton and Smart to win dpoy
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Tho will he end up a small forward or not?
YoYoMancuso 04.22.22	"Idk who coaches the wolves but having karl anthony towns go 3 for 4 and losing a game like that is obscene." Let the Grizzlies go on a 24-0 run without calling a timeout and still had 2 timeouts left at the end of the game. Dude sucks
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	Nuggets on a 21-6 run right now
Storm In A Teacup 04.22.22	And Poole looks in a lot of pain
pjquinones747 04.22.22	Updated predictions because i have some time to kill. 1st Round: Suns over Pels in 6 Mavs over Jazz in 5 Warriors over Nuggets in 4 Grizz over Wolves (sorry YoYo) in 6 Heat over Hawks in 4 6ers over Raps in 4 Bucks over Bulls in 6 Celts over Nets in 5 Conference Semis: Suns over Mavs in 7 (unless Booker returns sooner than expected) Warriors over Grizz in 6 Sixers over Heat in 6 Celts over Bucks in 7 Conf Finals: Suns over Warriors in 7 Celts over 6ers in 6 Finals: Suns over Celts in 6
robertsona 04.22.22	I like that this was the highest rated opening wknd since 2011 for the nba playoffs. nba on a come up even with these injuries
SaveBandit 04.22.22	I like your predictions my dude. I'd go C's in 6 over the Suns though. But maybe my bias is showing lol
pjquinones747 04.22.22	And I'm a suns fan so there's definitely bias on my end too lol
teamster 04.22.22	I like my Bucks to squeeze by the Bulls but there is no way they beat any of the 3 teams left in the East without K Midd.
pjquinones747 04.22.22	Is he out long term?
YoYoMancuso 04.22.22	"Grizz over Wolves (sorry YoYo) in 6" at this point we deserve to lose this series, pain
teamster 04.22.22	Midd is out 3-4 weeks
pjquinones747 04.22.22	@teamster I'm sure my fellow Suns faithful are okay with this turn of events.
Hyperion1001 04.22.22	honestly i have grizz celtics finals.
YoYoMancuso 04.23.22	Scottie Barnes wins ROTY, glad the media made the right pick
Storm In A Teacup 04.23.22	Nice. That's who I wanted Thunder to pick. Happy with Josh Giddey though.
AlexKzillion 04.23.22	"I like that this was the highest rated opening wknd since 2011 for the nba playoffs. nba on a come up even with these injuries" Yepp this is by far the most interesting/entertaining first round since I started following the league
Eakflanderyof 04.23.22	Hawks heat series may get more interesting now if lowry is out and Capela potentially comes back
AlexKzillion 04.23.22	Only thing that would improve things (and I feel like a complete fucking knob for saying this) is if the Lakers somehow got the eighth seed and (most likely) completely melted down against a booker-less Suns team Though it has been extremely nice to get a breather from the lakers discourse
Eakflanderyof 04.23.22	Yeah, I for one, was extremely happy to have a playoff year where the discussion doesn't revolve around lebron
AlexKzillion 04.23.22	Mitchell to Gobert alley oop to win the game after Mitchell refuses to pass to him the entire season lmaooooo straight out the plot of a canceled netflix original
nash1311 04.24.22	Nah fuck the lakers/Lebron any playoffs they miss is a good one
SaveBandit 04.24.22	[2] thank you Nash
Eakflanderyof 04.24.22	Maybe it's just recency bias or I'm being overly optimistic but it seems like the league is figuring out how to beat these super teams by just playing good basketball. It seems like people are talking about the importance of good defense more this year
Trebor. 04.24.22	nooooo not the Celtics in the finals noooooo
AlexKzillion 04.24.22	Tbh I'm rooting for the Celtics to go all the way at this point. Death to all the super teams
nash1311 04.24.22	Agreed Eak and yes death to super teams. Ruins the league. I also feel like Lebron made that “cool” to do as well so I hate him for that also lol
nash1311 04.24.22	Durant about to get swept lolllll 🧁
YoYoMancuso 04.24.22	Wolves somehow back in the series
SaveBandit 04.24.22	🧹 🧹 🧹
nash1311 04.26.22	Lolllll Nets preseason favorites didn’t win a game, and second preseason favorites Lakers didn’t make playoffs. Ya love to see it
SitarHero 04.26.22	You laugh now but you won't be laughing after KD joins the Lakers next season. xD
Snake. 04.26.22	pain
Trebor. 04.26.22	Celtics up to a 40% chance to win it all according to fivethirtyeight
SaveBandit 04.26.22	Celtics/Bucks. The series you want to see in the East.
Trebor. 04.26.22	Not without Middleton
SteakByrnes 04.26.22	get fucked stupid nets lmao
Ryus 04.26.22	the only net i feel bad for is claxton
SteakByrnes 04.26.22	Claxton rocks I like him
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	Basketball justice right there. Kyrie gonna be burning sage and medidating ERY DAY
Hyperion1001 04.26.22	called it
YoYoMancuso 04.26.22	I am a proud member of the Church of Screw Kevin Durant
SteakByrnes 04.26.22	go mavs
Hyperion1001 04.26.22	"I am a proud member of the Church of Screw Kevin Durant" kd gotta be grateful hes on the same team as the most unlikable nba player of this era lmao
YoYoMancuso 04.26.22	Don’t worry he’ll be a member of the Celtics by June
AlexKzillion 04.26.22	hardest road
Eakflanderyof 04.26.22	"You laugh now but you won't be laughing after KD joins the Lakers next season" I'd actually love to see Durant and lebron prove that they can't win a chip together
nash1311 04.26.22	“I am a proud member of the Church of Screw Kevin Durant” [2] Fuckin 🧁
YoYoMancuso 04.26.22	Giannis has gotta be the undisputed king of the league now right?
pjquinones747 04.26.22	Work gave me a free ticket to the Suns game 5 tonight. Last time I saw the Suns it was 2018 so they were still awful and we got blown out by the Pels, so it's redemption time!
Ryus 04.26.22	damn thats hype
pjquinones747 04.26.22	Too bad my first ever jersey purchase earlier in the month was Booker. The injury might be all my fault!
Ryus 04.26.22	i know how u feel the first knicks jersey i bought was porzingis that didnt really work out
Hyperion1001 04.26.22	if the sixers get reverse swept this will be the greatest playoffs I’ve ever witnessed and it’s not even to the second round yet lol
pjquinones747 04.26.22	Guy's career has been hectic to say the least
pjquinones747 04.26.22	Something about watching Sixers fans suffer just makes me happy. Maybe its the MVP votes Embiid got over Booker. Raps in 7
nash1311 04.26.22	Yeah I want sixers to choke too
Ryus 04.26.22	that would be a beautiful thing
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	I hate the nets players except claxton too but if Simmons comes back full time and Claxton has had another year to develop you would think they'd definitely be a playoff contender.
pjquinones747 04.26.22	If the superteam stays together that long. Someone will whine their way out before they get a fair chance.
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	KD had his third highest scoring season ever this year w 29.9 so i dont think he will be an old 34.5 year old next playoffs. Fuck the nets and kd tho
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	Possibly pjq. Maybe even likely
AlexKzillion 04.26.22	Westbrook for Simmons straight up who says no?
pjquinones747 04.26.22	Lmao now that would be a hilarious trade
AlexKzillion 04.26.22	I. Westbrook for supposedly washed CP3 on a max II. Westbrook for John Wall III. Westbrook for Ben Simmons It's like poetry, it rhymes
YoYoMancuso 04.26.22	"if the sixers get reverse swept this will be the greatest playoffs I’ve ever witnessed and it’s not even to the second round yet lol" The playoffs have been so amazing ever since the KD Warriors broke up. So many iconic moments since then: -OG buzzer beater with 0.5 left that suddenly turned a potential 3-0 deficit into a 7-game series -Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell dropping 50 on each other for a whole series -The Clippers' historic choke job against the Nuggets -The Hawks cinderella story, Trae Young becoming the Knicks' dad, and Ben Simmons' hilarious downfall -Giannis dropping 50 to win a ring -Lakers missing the play-in and Nets getting swept
pjquinones747 04.26.22	Lakers and Nets getting punked is good for the NBA. Now gimme the eliminations of GS and Philly and we have a great finals ahead of us.
AlexKzillion 04.26.22	Would also add the Heat's bubble run and last years instant classic Bucks/Nets series to that as well... nba playoffs are must watch now even the 1/8 series
nash1311 04.26.22	Yes. Super teams ruin the league. All we want is some good ass competition and we’re finally getting it
pjquinones747 04.26.22	A little too much competition if you ask me. These pesky Pelicans need to stop pretending to be for real so my Suns can have a shot at another chip.
YoYoMancuso 04.26.22	"Would also add the Heat's bubble run and last years instant classic Bucks/Nets series to that as well... nba playoffs are must watch now even the 1/8 series" Both valid, watching Butler carry in the Finals was amazing even though I hate him as a Wolves fan
nash1311 04.26.22	Go Pels!
pjquinones747 04.26.22	They have a very bright future ahead especially if Zion can stay healthy. Ingram-McCullum-Williamson can take this team to 40+ wins easy next year.
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	Breaking news it looks like westbrook is trying to come back to the Thunder. Only way im okay with that is if lakers buy him out and thunder sign russ on a veteran minimum and play him 12 to 18 minutes off the bench.
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	He has deleted all lakers wizards and rockets stuff on his social medias and only thunder remain
Ryus 04.26.22	"Only way im okay with that is if lakers buy him out and thunder sign russ on a veteran minimum and play him 12 to 18 minutes off the bench." i have a feeling that that isnt how its going to go down lol
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	Correct. Lmao. But I know for a fact Thunder wont want him back except as a small role player. We had Al Horford and decided to train him as a coach instead play him so young players could develop. Speaking of, very happy for Al's success and hope he gets a chip with Cs this year.
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	If the Thunders 10 young players all get 10% better next year and all stay reasonably healthy wr would have absolutely zero use for Russ. Hard to turn down signing your former mvp and franchise player on a veteran minimum tho.
SteakByrnes 04.26.22	Russ is still my favorite player but this last season was very hard to defend him lol
Storm In A Teacup 04.26.22	Same for me. My favorite player ever. I watched his exit interview with the Lakers and it is the second worst moment ive seen of his career. Second was losing to the trail blazers and lillard shot.
YoYoMancuso 04.26.22	he's an absolutely transcendent athlete and talent but watching him be such a baby has been terrible. compare that with the mentality of players who shoulder the whole burden of winning like Giannis or even retired legends like Kobe
nash1311 04.27.22	“Russ is still my favorite player but this last season was very hard to defend him lol” Hard agree. Love him so much but this year was brutal.
nash1311 04.27.22	T wolves choked again lol. Ja too much
AlexKzillion 04.27.22	ooof yeah t wolves were tough to watch those last couple minutes, tho that ant 3 with like three seconds left got me hype
Hyperion1001 04.27.22	grizz wolves has been my favorite series so far
Ryus 04.27.22	remember when trae young said the regular season was boring and then shat the bed in the playoffs
YoYoMancuso 04.27.22	hahahahahahaha end me hahahahahahaha
nash1311 04.27.22	Trae young def shat the bed 💯 💩 🛏
SteakByrnes 04.27.22	trae was complete dogass this series lol
SitarHero 04.27.22	Was it because the refs have stopped letting offensive players draw constant fouls?
YoYoMancuso 04.27.22	got clamped so hard that he hit a game winner and it will barely be remembered
pjquinones747 04.27.22	My Suns finally played like themselves last night and I got to go to my first playoff game for any sport. Fuckin sweet game last night.
robertsona 04.27.22	oh wow so fun! glad you enjoyed
pjquinones747 04.27.22	suns in 6
nash1311 04.27.22	Why would you want this series to be shorter? I want 7 games regardless who wins
pjquinones747 04.27.22	So my team can have one less game of wear on their bodies going into the next series. Only advantage of a game 7 would be more time for Book to get right before the Mavs but I'd rather my team not leave us stressing about a potential game 7 lol.
pjquinones747 04.27.22	Even so, Book was recorded yelling "I'M BACK!" after the game ended so lots of people speculating he'll return for game 6 anyways.
SteakByrnes 04.27.22	mavs vs suns is my number 1 fave team vs number 2 fave team lol
pjquinones747 04.27.22	Which is which? It would certainly be a far better series than Pels v Mavs lol
SteakByrnes 04.27.22	mavs 1 suns 2
pjquinones747 04.27.22	Could you believe that my number 2 team was the Bucks before the 2021 playoffs? :')
pjquinones747 04.28.22	Book is back Suns in 6
Storm In A Teacup 04.29.22	Hell fucking yeah.
Storm In A Teacup 04.29.22	Sixers win in 6. Damn. Was ready to laugh
Storm In A Teacup 04.29.22	And blow them out on a 30 piece too
Trebor. 04.29.22	what a shame
YoYoMancuso 04.29.22	Fire Doc anyway
Hyperion1001 04.29.22	theyll lose soon enough lol
Storm In A Teacup 04.29.22	Prayers for a sixers 2nd rnd loss 🙏
Trebor. 04.29.22	Bye bye Jazz BYE BYE
kevbogz 04.29.22	gobert to gsw
YoYoMancuso 04.29.22	bro how do you miss that
dedex 04.29.22	jazz best chokers in the nba m/ m/
SteakByrnes 04.29.22	get fucked jazz, they're gonna blow it all up in the offseason
Storm In A Teacup 04.29.22	Hell yeah.
SitarHero 04.29.22	Fuck the process.
nash1311 04.29.22	Yeah I think Gobert or Mitchell are gone, plus Snyder. That Conley walk was awful and then wide open Bogdan brick 🧱 Lol Booker wasn’t the reason Suns won in 6 but yeah. Pels had a good run
YoYoMancuso 04.29.22	West is going to be an absolute bloodbath next year with all the already good teams + Kawhi and Zion returning
nash1311 04.29.22	Yep and I am HERE for it. East was already super competitive this year too We all gotta be scared about KD to Celtics though rofl
AlexKzillion 04.29.22	zion returns after him and mitchell force their way to the knicks prob
pjquinones747 04.29.22	Suns > Mavs in 6
Storm In A Teacup 04.29.22	Zion to Knicks would be hilarious if he really is not taking care of his health like those punks and people on tv suggest.
Storm In A Teacup 04.29.22	I hope the Sund thrash the Mavs, and then thrash the Warriors, and then thrash 76ers.
pjquinones747 04.29.22	Even with DMitch and Zion the Knicks would still find a way to be mediocre.
pjquinones747 04.29.22	@Storm expect it. Although I expect a 7-game series against Boston to get the chip instead
SteakByrnes 04.30.22	Epic Wolves collapse once again lmao what a travesty that team was in the late game. Ja played like hotdog water the whole series and the wolves still lost
nash1311 04.30.22	Big [2]. So glad I’m not a wolves fan. Terrible
pjquinones747 05.03.22	I may have been wrong about Suns > Mavs in 6. Mavs looked terrible last night. Luka got 45 and it did nothing for them lol.
Storm In A Teacup 05.03.22	Tyrese Maxey giving us all what we want to see last night 🤣🤣🤣
pjquinones747 05.03.22	I saw parts of that game. Hopefully Embiid can get back soon enough to keep it a competitive series cuz that looked bleak as well.
Storm In A Teacup 05.03.22	Did you see maxey so mad at harden? Harden tried following him around the bench and maxeu kept moving to get away from him 🤣🤣
teamster 05.04.22	If you didn’t see that 2nd bucks/celts game coming you have not followed the NBA long enough. Best of 5 series now with bucks home court. Can’t expect Celtics to go nuclear from 3 like that 3 more times so I am sticking with the bucks.
pjquinones747 05.04.22	I still feel like the bucks celts series could go for 7. genuinely unsure as of now who takes it.
SaveBandit 05.04.22	I've still got C's in 7. But this series is going to be a fucking rock fight. Can't wait for game 3.
AlexKzillion 05.04.22	Yeah still leaning Boston cause without Middleton the Buck's half court offense seems insanely stagnant... like its just a Giannis free for all
pjquinones747 05.04.22	would love me a bucks elimination. lets goooo
Hyperion1001 05.04.22	i like the grizz but fuck brooks tbh
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	Poor Steven Adams 😪
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	You know things have gotten crazy when the Heat are closer to being the good guys than the bad guys compared to the 76ers, Nets.
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	They villains still for sure tho. The most dangerous guy is the small white dude who is more gangsta than Kendrick Perkins ever pretended to be.
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	What a team tho, Lowry, Herro, Butler, Adebayo, Oladipo 🤯
SaveBandit 05.05.22	The Heat are wild man. They might be a little douchey and unlikeable but they are fun as fuck to watch and they play hard. One of those situations where it's like I don't like you, but I have to respect you. Ya know?
SteakByrnes 05.05.22	"Poor Steven Adams 😪" ikr, I love that man and I wish he was playing but I get why they aren't
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	He is supposed to be playing. He has Covid.
SteakByrnes 05.05.22	oh shit really damn, I thought they were just doing what they did last round
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	Nah they were going to use him. It’s actually brilliant because most seasons with the Thunder Adams was broken down at the end of every season. New Zealanders are big and strong but they have a lesser endurance and he fit the stereotype. Thunder learned it a few years too late.
SteakByrnes 05.05.22	I loved watching opposing point guards try and defend Russ as he's going 80mph down the court only to be met with an Adams screen at half court, just absolutely laying them out
Trebor. 05.05.22	Embiid going down is such a bummer Adams was def not going to get much play time against the small ass Warriors anyway
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	I called Embiid going down. It happened too often early in career to not continue.
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	Adams numbers as a grizz are pretty phenomenal tho. Most rebounds and assists per game in his career. Was a better offensive rebounder in one season than any season Zach Randolph ever had.
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	I also loved Adams screens. Probably his best quality as a player.
Trebor. 05.05.22	yeah he would have been great 5-10 years ago but not so much in the modern playoffs
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	This is probably Doc Rivers fault. You let a higher risk of injury superstar play more games and minutes than they ever had done before in their career. To me if I was the head coach that would have been obvious common sense.
Eakflanderyof 05.05.22	"I called Embiid going down. It happened too often early in career to not continue." This was just a freak accident though. Anyone can get elbowed in the face
AlexKzillion 05.05.22	lol aren't embiid's injuries a thumb injury and a concussion though? like not overuse injuries oh wait yeah what eak said
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	The Greek Freak and the Freakuently Injured. One is a champion. The other has James Harden as a teammate, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	A Philly is something to be eaten, not a place to win championships.
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	The curse on the phoenix suns seems to have left entirely and now resides in Philadelphia and Brooklyn. #eastcoastcurse
Eakflanderyof 05.05.22	I'm definitely not a philly fan but that still was just a freak accident. Dude shouldn't have been in the game in garbage time though
Storm In A Teacup 05.05.22	Again, doc rivers and minutes!
nash1311 05.16.22	“The curse on the phoenix suns seems to have left entirely and now resides in Philadelphia and Brooklyn. #eastcoastcurse“ This didn’t age well hahahahahahahahah Suns
AlexKzillion 05.16.22	holy fuck mavs
CrisStyles 05.16.22	That was probably the most embarrassing playoff performance I've ever seen by a team, especially in a Game 7
YoYoMancuso 05.16.22	Suns embarrassed themselves but Luka is that dude don’t get it twisted
SitarHero 05.16.22	Lmao suns and sixers eliminated. Im 100% ok with this.
SitarHero 05.16.22	We shouldve seen this coming all along tbh. The minute Booker had the Raptor ejected for distracting him we shouldve known he wasnt cut out for playoff bball.
SteakByrnes 05.16.22	let's fucking go luka, now go beat the warriors
nash1311 05.16.22	Mavs and Celts Les geaux
SaveBandit 05.16.22	I had Celts and Suns in the finals, but I'm totally fine with the Mavs being there instead lol. Never been a CP3 fan
AlexKzillion 05.16.22	I really wanted to see Warriors/Suns but I think this Mavs team is super interesting. Seems like everything is just clicking for them while its kinda not for the Warriors.
Storm In A Teacup 05.16.22	This is all crazy. A Mavericks Celtics final would be nuts
pjquinones747 05.16.22	Wouldn't be a season of Arizona sports without an amazing team absolutely shitting the bed in the playoffs. RIP Suns
SteakByrnes 05.16.22	now root for the mavs with me pj
AlexKzillion 05.16.22	Rooting for celtics mavs finals, I'd be fine with any of the remaining teams tho
pjquinones747 05.16.22	Can't. Must watch the Warriors wipe that stupid grin off of Luka's face.
nash1311 05.16.22	He has a grin cause he just had the suns eat his shit
pjquinones747 05.16.22	Warriors in 5
Eakflanderyof 05.17.22	I think golden state are good but warriors in 5... lol naw. Maybe in 7. They aren't what they used to be and got beat by like 40 pts by a Memphis team without ja
Hyperion1001 05.17.22	I’m all in on luka my man is the TRUTH also pat bev waking up at 4:30 this morning to talk shit about cp3 all day is absolutely hilarious. a true hater.
pjquinones747 05.17.22	pat bev just mad he got 40 dropped on his head by CP3 in the WCF last year LMAO
SteakByrnes 05.17.22	I can't stand pat bev so seeing him all over the place yesterday sucked lol
Anthracks 05.17.22	booker is my favorite player rn but last game really exposed some weaknesses of his. namely his lack of mental game (back to back emotional / mental collapses in game 7s) and his inability to overcome double teams. i remember watching kobe on his second ring run and every team would throw countless defenders on him and nothing would stop him from making shots. book just seemed to give up when he got doubled.
SaveBandit 05.17.22	Pat is a clown. He thinks everyone takes him seriously like he's some franchise player lol.
pjquinones747 05.17.22	He WISHES he could have CP3's career lmao
Storm In A Teacup 05.17.22	Pat bev a loser. Belongs on teams like clippers, timberwolves, rockets. 🤣
nash1311 05.17.22	Pat Bev sucks [123]
Storm In A Teacup 05.17.22	Patricia Felicia Beverley
YoYoMancuso 05.17.22	Bro I’m a wolves fan and I can’t defend this guy. I’m glad he’s on my team so that he doesn’t try to injure our players but geez
Storm In A Teacup 05.18.22	Indeed. Also, !!!!! We just got the 2nd and 12th picks!!!!! 🤯 Thunder UP!!!
nash1311 05.18.22	I came here expecting a Storm bump on Thunder draft picks. Was not disappointed
AlexKzillion 05.18.22	"I’m glad he’s on my team so that he doesn’t try to injure our players but geez" lmfaooo
AlexKzillion 05.26.22	These conference finals have fucking sucked lol
Trebor. 05.26.22	Heat fell apart hard Hopefully Warriors - Celtics finals won't suck
Eakflanderyof 05.26.22	I feel like a heat vs warriors finals would be way more entertaining than warriors vs Celtics but I could be wrong. Warriors will probably dominate either though. Could be a boring finals
nash1311 05.26.22	Hard disagree. Heat have 0 offense outside JB and Herro and he’s hit or miss and injured. Celtics Warriors will be way better
Slex 05.26.22	Yeah these 2 series have been a lot less entertaining than the previous rounds Does indeed seem like GS is gonna steamroll their way to the trophy
SaveBandit 05.26.22	Can't wait for GSW and Celts in the finals. Incredible offense meets incredible defense. The old saying though... defense wins championships.
Slex 05.26.22	I don't hate GS like most, I am extremely impressed that they're back where they are after all the injuries and whatnot, but yeah I'd definitely root for Boston
Hyperion1001 05.26.22	doubt I’ll even watch a gsw Celtics finals. couldn’t possibly care less about either team.
Slex 05.26.22	Best offense v best defense, don't understand how that lacks appeal tbh
nash1311 05.26.22	Agree I think finals will be good. Better than this round for sure
SaveBandit 05.26.22	I'm curious to see how guys like Steph and Klay handle being guarded by the team with the best 3pt defense. It's not going to be easy for them to be matched up with guys like Smart and Tatum for a series. Then you get past those guys and you have big Al and Rob Williams. I'm just excited to see how that series plays out... but also both teams gotta take care of business in the conference finals first. Trying not to count the eggs before they hatch lol
Storm In A Teacup 05.26.22	Celtics in 6!! 🤑🤑🤑
Storm In A Teacup 05.26.22	I’m leaning towards Jabari Smith for Thunders #2 pick. I feel like we may already have a version of Chet Holmgren in Pokusveski and the combo of frailty and disappearing against the toughest college teams makes me think Chet as a bust. Banchero…kind of the same but mostly just disappearing thing again.
Trebor. 05.26.22	Poku lol get real Jabari is way too safe to take top 3, dude has a very low ceiling. You need a superstar, especially the Thunder who are coming off having Durant/Harden/Westbrook. Jabari is gonna be the third best guy on a good team some day
SteakByrnes 05.26.22	I cannot stand poku
nash1311 05.26.22	Chet will def be a bust
Storm In A Teacup 05.26.22	"Poku lol get real" I am. Chet is a bust if number 1 expectations are put on him and Poku will be just as good as him. Poku is 4 months older than Holmgren and has been developed by the NBA for 2 years. Poku's overall season stat averages are irrelevant and the plan from the beginning was his first years in the NBA are all just training for the future.
Slex 05.26.22	Every one of yall put yr energy into rooting for the Mavs tonite thanks
pjquinones747 05.26.22	Nah, as much as it would help the Celtics/Heat to have the Warriors have to play another game, i'd rather watch Luka get humbled tonight.
YoYoMancuso 05.28.22	Butler with the best game of his career to force game 7
Eakflanderyof 05.28.22	People were telling me I was wrong about the heat warriors being a better series than Celtics warriors would be. I stand by my comment. Heat are tougher. I will say the heat do get the most favorable officiating of any team I've ever seen I think though
CrisStyles 05.28.22	Butler was incredible, just hope it's not a repeat of the bubble where he had the triple double in Game 5 of the Finals only for the Heat to get blown out in Game 6 because they ran out of gas. They can't afford Bam to only take six shots again.
RabbitInTheGround 05.28.22	First game in the series where I felt both teams played well lol
YoYoMancuso 06.30.22	LET THE KD SWEEPSTAKES BEGIN
pjquinones747 06.30.22	"Nets won't trade KD to PHX without Book in the deal" news drops Book inks 4-year $214mil deal minutes later as if that was ever on the table lmao
Trebor. 06.30.22	The snake wants to go to a 67 win team
YoYoMancuso 06.30.22	other than players resigning or getting supermaxes, Ingles to Milwaukee is the only major thing I've seen so far
Trebor. 06.30.22	Check Woj's twitter, there's like 15 smaller signings already
YoYoMancuso 06.30.22	oh and PJ Tucker yeah
Hyperion1001 06.30.22	is Kyrie the most toxic player in history? like actual women beaters and shit aside, from a pure basketball standpoint, is there anyone who comes close? i don’t understand why any team would want him at this point.
SteakByrnes 06.30.22	KD a bitch
Storm In A Teacup 06.30.22	I'd say yes but you have to qualify with a "Kyrie is the most 'publically' toxic player in history".
Trebor. 06.30.22	He's a basket case
nash1311 07.01.22	KD a bitch [2] Why would anyone want Kyrie [2]
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	KD a bitch [3] My dream would be for the Thunder to eliminate KD in a playoff series before he retires.
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	Why would anyone want Kyrie [3]
Hyperion1001 07.01.22	i honestly don’t really mind KD he’s a genuine hooper who just doesn’t have much self awareness. Kyrie is the most annoying person in professional sports and I hope they ship him to Sacramento so he just quits basketball forever.
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	Holy crap New York actually did sign Brunson to that $104 million 4 year deal. 🤯
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	Clippers and Thunder so far are the only teams in the west that might be a lot better than they were last year. Everyone else seems to be getting worse. Unless of course Ayton and Durant are traded.
Hyperion1001 07.01.22	clippers might be better if the hospital gang actually plays lmao
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	True, but honestly, Anthony Davis has the crown in that department.
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	The Lakers are so fleeced these minimum contract signings are hilarious.
Hyperion1001 07.01.22	honestly Kyrie going to the lakers and ruining Lebron’s final seasons would also be pure entertainment.
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	Yes indeed. And what would be even more hilarious is if the Nets win the championship next year with Westbrook and Ben Simmons. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	A starting 5 of Westbrook, Simmons, Deandre Ayton, Seth Curry, and Harris oh my
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	Westbrook would have to concede rebounds to Ayton, layups to Simmons, 3s to Harris and Curry, and Westbrook should run around passing to all of them for assists. 0 3 pointers attempted all season by Westbrook and Simmons.
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	I mean, in 2K that's a starting 5 of 4 players in the 80s and a Seth Curry who probably should be an 80 (he's a 78 with 20 badges)
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	Oh Harris fell off but should bounce back
AlexKzillion 07.01.22	NFL is my favorite sports league but the NBA is my favorite soap opera
SteakByrnes 07.01.22	peace brunson it was a good ride, have fun going 37-45 on the knicks
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	🤣🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	Elite 37 year old PJ Tucker signs 3 yeets $33 million with 76ers. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 07.01.22	I feel the Thunder you guys. We can make the playoffs this year even if Chet Holmgren plays 15 minutes 4 points 4 rebounds and 1 block a game. 🤣🤣🤣
Hyperion1001 07.01.22	the NFL objectively has the best on-field product of any sports league, but I somehow feel like the NBA is more fun. I would love for them to ink a streaming deal with twitch so we could just shitpost all season with the nephews.
Storm In A Teacup 07.04.22	Hard to imagine how a Nets team will be with Russell Westbrook, Ben Simmons, and a third all star.
AlexKzillion 07.04.22	"I would love for them to ink a streaming deal with twitch so we could just shitpost all season with the nephews." yeah i want every cable company to die a swift and painful death its bullshit this isn't a thing already
Storm In A Teacup 07.04.22	Hell yeah. Sacrifice Doris Burke to make it happen
Storm In A Teacup 07.04.22	Guys what if we are living in the universe where the 22-23 Knicks win 50+ games and RJ Barrett, Jalen Brunson, and Julius Randle combine for 70 ppg and all are all stars? ...🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 07.04.22	I laugh now but ima take credit for that if it happens 🤣🤣🤣
AlexKzillion 07.06.22	literally never seen chet holmgren play before summer league and holy fucking shit
SitarHero 07.06.22	"Anthony Davis has the crown in that department." Fun fact, AD has played more games for LA than Load Management Leonard and Pandemic P.
AlexKzillion 07.06.22	think the difference in perception comes from kawhi and pg getting actual serious injuries while it seems like ad misses a week if the wind blows the wrong way
SteakByrnes 07.06.22	Chet rocks
Storm In A Teacup 07.06.22	Yeah boys we are about to Thunder up
Storm In A Teacup 07.06.22	Tre Mann was a dnp coaches decision. I don't like that. Dude has some Kobe in him.
YoYoMancuso 07.14.22	Phoenix having an absolute dumpster fire of a 2022 lmao, about to lose Ayton for absolutely nothing
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	I highly doubt that happens. There's a reason Kevin Durant listed the Suns and there hasn't been a trade yet.
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	My bet is a 3 or 4 team trade Jazz get Ben Simmons and a few draft picks Suns get Durant Nets get Ayton
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	Knicks might get involved because they're absolutely incapable of anything great.
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	I can see them throwing some picks and players and settling for Ben Simmons. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	I hate the Jazz so much but it's almost cruel to think of a team having Ben Simmons and Patricia Beverly on the same team.
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	But they've had Rudy Gobert and Mitchell ao it's almost just as bad. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	Thunder will be in the play in and probably win this year. Looking forward to it. Whoever is number 1 in the west will not be infallible either. I ain't scared of Chris Paul Booker and Durant on a team.
YoYoMancuso 07.14.22	The Suns have 8 hours to get that deal together or else Ayton can't be moved at all
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	They are going to match his contract either way.
pjquinones747 07.14.22	I'm super confused on the rules for trading assets that have just signed an offer sheet. Some are saying there's a rule preventing trades for resigning FAs, and another thing i heard was that that only applies for brand new FAs and not returning guys like Ayton. Either way this Ayton Pacers news could be a death knell for KD trade talks depending on how that rule actually works.
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	Woj says
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	It's a rookie max signing. So yeah. Can't trade Mitchell to neets without trading simmons etc etc. Can't trade for rookie max extension players when you have at least one already.
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	Lmao Pacers wasting their time.
Trebor. 07.14.22	The trade rules are really stupid
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	Pacers are underrated as one of the most incompetent front offices. They are on the same level as the Knicks.
YoYoMancuso 07.14.22	Yeah so Suns will match and be stuck with Ayton until January
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	I wouldn't say stuck is the right word. He's a top 60 player in the NBA.
YoYoMancuso 07.14.22	fair but Monty Williams apparently hates him so that can't be good for morale lol
Storm In A Teacup 07.14.22	Im sure knowing he can leave in January and they get back a grear player is enough for them to coexist for 4 or 5 months
Storm In A Teacup 07.15.22	Lmao and Ayton in Phoenix officially. Pacers once again completely incompetent.
Storm In A Teacup 07.15.22	Imagine getting paid being a GM to waste time like that.
nash1311 07.15.22	Storm can you get this thread to 1k comments before the trade deadline?
Storm In A Teacup 07.15.22	No i work too much.
Storm In A Teacup 07.19.22	https://mobile.twitter.com/MatthewMcGovern/status/1549205664869801984
nash1311 08.25.22	Chet out for year. I had a feeling he was gonna be injury plagued and prob a bust. Sorry Storm Edited to remove my ass holery
SaveBandit 08.25.22	Really not surprising at all. Sucks for him though. Not a fan of his, but still don't like to see dudes getting injured (especially young guys).
AlexKzillion 08.25.22	damn i was hyped af to see him and poku play together lol
YoYoMancuso 08.25.22	Some dude poorly wiping down the court at a Pro Am really resulted in OKC likely getting Victor