NBA Playoffs N/V Thread: I Can't Say I Was Sure of Anything at That Point

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Zogo: Jul 29, 2003

El Gallinero Gros posted:

I watched games 4, 6, and 7 and Lance only looked OK in game 6, rest of the time he was junk. He does stuff like blowing on LeBron because he knows he can't stop him and he's desparate.

He needs to go beyond blowing on him next time. He needs to bring out props and confetti and other bags of tricks.

JesusSinfulHands posted:

Man doesn't it feel like in terms of suspense Warriors - Pelicans and Rockets - Jazz are already over, just from how those game 1's went

I came to this cold, harsh and dismal reality back in November.

G-Hawk posted:

the rockets...were probably giving closer to 100% for 82 games

Yes, the Rockets big three had 35.8 WS while the Warriors big three had 25.6 WS. Kareem had 25.4 WS all by himself in 1972.

Twenty teams in NBA history have had three players all reach double-digit WS. The Rockets this year made that list (sorted by average):

code:

CHI 91-92
Michael Jordan		17.7
Horace Grant		14.1
Scottie Pippen		12.7

AVG = 14.83

CHI 95-96
Michael Jordan		20.4
Scottie Pippen		12.3
Toni Kukoc		10.1

AVG = 14.26

CHI 90-91
Michael Jordan		20.3
Scottie Pippen		11.2
Horace Grant		10.3

AVG = 13.93

LAL 71-72
Wilt Chamberlain	15.8
Jerry West		13.3
Gail Goodrich		12.3

AVG = 13.8

UTA 96-97
Karl Malone		16.7
John Stockton		13.6
Jeff Hornacek		10.2

AVG = 13.5

MIA 10-11
LeBron James 		15.6
Dwyane Wade 		12.8
Chris Bosh		10.3

AVG = 12.9

UTA 95-96
Karl Malone		15.1
John Stockton		13.0
Jeff Hornacek		10.2

AVG = 12.76

PHO 04-05
Amare Stoudemire	14.6
Shawn Marion		12.5
Steve Nash		10.9

AVG = 12.67

UTA 94-95
John Stockton		13.9
Karl Malone		13.8
Jeff Hornacek		10.1

AVG = 12.6

PHO 06-07
Steve Nash		12.6
Shawn Marion		12.0
Amare Stoudemire	11.2

AVG = 11.93

HOU 17-18
James Harden		15.4
Clint Capela		10.2
Chris Paul		10.2

AVG = 11.93

BOS 72-73
John Havlicek		12.1
Dave Cowens		12.0
Paul Silas		11.5

AVG = 11.86

LAC 13-14
Blake Griffin		12.2
Chris Paul		12.2
DeAndre Jordan		11.1

AVG = 11.83

ATL 96-97 
Mookie Blaylock		12.5
Christian Laettner	11.6
Dikembe Mutombo		11.3

AVG = 11.8

SEA 94-95
Detlef Schrempf		12.9
Gary Payton		11.7
Shawn Kemp		10.6

AVG = 11.73

LAL 10-11
Pau Gasol 		14.7
Kobe Bryant 		10.3
Lamar Odom 		10.1

AVG = 11.7

BOS 83-84
Larry Bird		13.6
Kevin McHale		10.5
Robert Parish		10.5

AVG = 11.53

BOS 80-81
Cedric Maxwell		11.0
Robert Parish		10.9
Larry Bird		10.8

AVG = 10.9

DEN 76-77
Bobby Jones		11.0
Dan Issel		10.9
David Thompson		10.7

AVG = 10.86

CLE 88-89
Mark Price		11.3
Larry Nance		10.3
Ron Harper		10.2

AVG = 10.6

Zogo fucked around with this message at 06:22 on May 1, 2018

# ? May 1, 2018 06:15

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# ? May 14, 2024 14:18

Nissin Cup Nudist: Sep 3, 2011; Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land

Brutally owned by Terry Rozier

ugh

# ? May 1, 2018 06:20

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Cool Buff Man posted:

It's pretty cool that the (likely) top 3 ROTY finishers are all still in the playoffs and are all playing well

Kyle Kuzma :mad:

# ? May 1, 2018 06:20

Cool Buff Man: Jul 30, 2006; bitch

The Glumslinger posted:

Kyle Kuzma

He's #4 on the list to me! He was great

e: For #5 I'd be fine with either Collins or Lauri

Cool Buff Man fucked around with this message at 06:32 on May 1, 2018

# ? May 1, 2018 06:22

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

im here to argue that this year was giannis's rookie year therefore should be rookie of the year

# ? May 1, 2018 06:27

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

Metapod posted:

im here to argue that this year was giannis's rookie year therefore should be rookie of the year

He didn't win a playoff series while outplaying the reigning MVP so meh, imo

# ? May 1, 2018 06:32

Zogo: Jul 29, 2003

Eltoasto posted:

PG is the better all around player and he's a perfect #2 on a top level team.

His advanced stats are extremely lacking. The perfect 1-2 pairing could be expressed as "LeBron Raymone James Edward Harden Jr."

leftist heap posted:

"Energize the team" sounds like some bullshit.

Lance superlatives: "Lance plays an exciting brand of basketball. He plays above the rim and moves well without the ball. He dominates the boards, the paint and the offensive glass.

He lights up the scoreboard and plays above the rim. He's red hot, on fire, unconscious, automatic and money. He's a hot-handed, pure shooting spark off the bench with instant offense.

He's the energizer bunny."

In Lance's last 230 NBA games he's accrued 3.1 WS. In LBJ's last seven games he's accrued 2.1 WS

Zogo fucked around with this message at 06:47 on May 1, 2018

# ? May 1, 2018 06:45

Spacebump: Dec 24, 2003; Dallas Mavericks: Generations

This is a G-League article worth reading.
https://hoopshype.com/2018/04/30/life-in-the-g-league-where-everyone-is-fighting-for-an-nba-gig/

# ? May 1, 2018 08:11

RCarr: Dec 24, 2007

As with almost every other time that this thread only refers to a player as their nickname, I have no idea who OG is.

# ? May 1, 2018 12:39

Strawberry Panda: Nov 4, 2007; Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP

RCarr posted:

As with almost every other time that this thread only refers to a player as their nickname, I have no idea who OG is.

Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. (born July 17, 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.

# ? May 1, 2018 12:45

creamcorn: Oct 26, 2007; automatic gun for fast, continuous firing

RCarr posted:

As with almost every other time that this thread only refers to a player as their nickname, I have no idea who OG is.

OG Anunoby, I don't think anyone has ever not called him OG in any basketball-related context.

# ? May 1, 2018 12:45

RCarr: Dec 24, 2007

Sorry I only follow American sports.

# ? May 1, 2018 12:47

tarbrush: Feb 7, 2011; ALL ABOARD THE SCOTLAND HYPE TRAIN!

CHOO CHOO

Strawberry Panda posted:

Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. (born July 17, 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.

As a brit, I enjoy the fact that we are allowed to have 1 (one) good basketball player at a time, and OG is a worthy successor to Luol.

# ? May 1, 2018 12:51

Bashez: Jul 19, 2004

Strawberry Panda posted:

Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. (born July 17, 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.

gently caress off with these birth years :smith:

# ? May 1, 2018 12:54

AggressivelyStupid: Jan 9, 2012

https://twitter.com/lbourgie/status/991145459661115393

# ? May 1, 2018 13:36

Stevie Lee: Oct 8, 2007

Bashez posted:

gently caress off with these birth years

there will be nba players born in this millennium very soon.

# ? May 1, 2018 13:37

verbal enema: May 23, 2009; onlymarfans.com

AggressivelyStupid posted:

https://twitter.com/lbourgie/status/991145459661115393

Terry is right tho

# ? May 1, 2018 13:52

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

ESPN has the clearest reporting so far on Kawhi:

quote:

Leonard's camp believes his condition is the result of a series of contusions to the quadriceps that began with one very deep bruise in March 2016 that caused him to miss three games. Leonard was again listed with a "quad contusion" on the Feb. 6, 2017, injury report, when he was a late scratch before a game. But it wasn't until the end of last season when the severity of the injury became apparent.

According to multiple sources, Leonard's camp has come to believe the issue has more to do with an ossification or hardening in the area where the muscle has been repeatedly bruised and then an atrophying, which in turn affected the tendons connecting the muscle to the knee.

The Spurs have always called the injury quadriceps tendinopathy, which is a disease of the tendon that has a degenerative effect on the muscle by keeping it in a constant state of exhaustion.

The treatment course for each diagnosis (a muscle issue vs. a tendon issue) is different, which has become another source of tension in the relationship.

# ? May 1, 2018 13:53

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

AggressivelyStupid posted:

https://twitter.com/lbourgie/status/991145459661115393

Arne Duncan at the point

# ? May 1, 2018 14:27

Strawberry Panda: Nov 4, 2007; Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP

Abe was tall too but I guess he had an excuse on account of the NBA not existing yet.

# ? May 1, 2018 14:32

dokmo: Aug 27, 2006; man

Here are a bunch of Lebron passes to open players that led to nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eseTJVwU-40

# ? May 1, 2018 14:34

BWV: Feb 24, 2005

Didn't know youtube would let you upload 7 entire playoff games.

# ? May 1, 2018 14:36

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

BWV posted:

Didn't know youtube would let you upload 7 entire playoff games.

# ? May 1, 2018 14:43

Ghost Dog: Aug 17, 2016

dokmo posted:

Here are a bunch of Lebron passes to open players that led to nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eseTJVwU-40

cavs played like the worst offense in the league all series and those were the looks they were missing

# ? May 1, 2018 14:47

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

BWV posted:

Didn't know youtube would let you upload 7 entire playoff games.

# ? May 1, 2018 14:49

NickRoweFillea: Sep 27, 2012; doin thangs

dokmo posted:

Here are a bunch of Lebron passes to open players that led to nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eseTJVwU-40

The KOL expresses their disgust at the �teammates� of the King

# ? May 1, 2018 15:02

Noctone: Oct 25, 2005; XO til we overdose..

RCarr posted:

Sorry I only follow American sports.

BWV posted:

Didn't know youtube would let you upload 7 entire playoff games.

A++ poasts

# ? May 1, 2018 15:25

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

dokmo posted:

Here are a bunch of Lebron passes to open players that led to nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eseTJVwU-40

Dokmo you are a treasure.

# ? May 1, 2018 15:38

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

NickRoweFillea posted:

The KOL expresses their disgust at the �teammates� of the King

This reminds me, KoL gangtag when

# ? May 1, 2018 15:39

Chairchucker: Nov 14, 2006; to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022

Some of those plays hurt my heart. So many amazing passes that came to nothing.

# ? May 1, 2018 15:40

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

Aron Baynes was 2-2 from three

*continues shaking*

# ? May 1, 2018 15:52

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

Nellie rules

quote:

You missed out on the Warriors� recent championships. Do you think you could have won a title with the Warriors in the �90s if that squad with Chris Mullin, Latrell Sprewell and Chris Webber had stayed together?

No.

quote:

What�s your daily life here like?

I�ve been buying real estate for 20 years here, and building houses and renting them out. So that�s our business now. A lot of Warrior fans stay with us. I built this place next to me. It�s not a wedding chapel, but they have weddings there. My daughter Lee runs that. She�s an interesting story. I had that daughter out of wedlock. I knew nothing about her for 29 years.

quote:

Have you been into cannabis for long?

No, I didn�t smoke until maybe three or four years ago. I never smoked when I was coaching. I just started. Willie got me smoking.

# ? May 1, 2018 16:01

Panzeh: Nov 27, 2006; "..The high ground"

Nellie was amazing.

# ? May 1, 2018 16:10

Mr. Mambold: Feb 13, 2011; Aha. Nice post.

morestuff posted:

Nellie rules

NBA N/V: Willie got me smoking.

# ? May 1, 2018 16:22

Cool Buff Man: Jul 30, 2006; bitch

euphronius posted:

Aron Baynes was 2-2 from three

*continues shaking*

Well if it makes you feel any better he was 2-3

# ? May 1, 2018 16:56

CerealCrunch: Jun 23, 2007

Mr. Mambold posted:

NBA N/V: Willie got me smoking.

Wow, I could have sworn that was Pop for a second

# ? May 1, 2018 17:00

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

New LotR movie looking good

# ? May 1, 2018 17:22

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

CerealCrunch posted:

Wow, I could have sworn that was Pop for a second

There are a lot if cool things about Pop, I am just guessing that "smoked weed with Willie" isn't one of them

# ? May 1, 2018 17:36

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

Dirk remains the funniest German
https://twitter.com/swish41/status/991349838221598721?s=19

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# ? May 14, 2024 14:18

Cool Buff Man: Jul 30, 2006; bitch

Henchman of Santa posted:

Dirk remains the funniest German
https://twitter.com/swish41/status/991349838221598721?s=19

Meanwhile Carmelo Anthony refuses to even consider that he's begun a sharp decline and will not make adjustments to his game to compensate, let alone joke about it. 28 million dollars

# ? May 1, 2018 17:41

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