The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[rolaholic]

Spo showing who's still the best coach in the association this series doing it with the likes of Gabe Vincent, Jimmy Neutron and the ghost of Kevin Love against the best team in the league

Beautiful payback for that sweep 2 years back

 

[Coupé It]

According to your rules gentlemen - Giannis can’t win MVP again.

I can’t even imagine had the 1st seeded Nuggets/Jokic lost to the 8th seeded Timberwolves what you guys would have said…

There would have been term papers written about Jokic on here.

 

[a-friend]

Spo showing who's still the best coach in the association this series doing it with the likes of Gabe Vincent, Jimmy Neutron and the ghost of Kevin Love against the best team in the league

Beautiful payback for that sweep 2 years back

Started as the Video Room Manager.
The love.
The grind.
The skill.

 

[pums]

I can’t think of another player in NBA history who fluctuates between looking a star and looking mediocre or worse as much as Jrue Holiday does.

Honestly , his defense is overated because hes only 6’5 as well. Marcus Smart 6’3 but switches and is skrong as hell and can defend 6’8-6’10 dudes.

Jimmy was bullying him .
Then hes legit the 3rd option playing next to Giannis. The year they won he was the 3rd best player . Khris was closing it out. People were so quick to call him underrated because hes a nice guy and plays defense but hes average on o and his only above average skill is the use of his off-hand

 

[rolaholic]

Don't think it's been said enough how ridiculous that tying shot was

Playoff Jimmy at the Garden is gonna be a movie

 

[DCAllAfrican]

There's a few Clippers on that list

2016-17 DeAndre Jordan
1988-90 Benoit Benjamin
2003-08 Corey Maggette
2009-10 Chris Kaman

Benoit Benjamin though?

 

[BRONBROW2020]

YO WHAT

BUCKS LOST???

OMG

no more lopez' smug face lol

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

YO WHAT

BUCKS LOST???

OMG

Blow





It





Opposite of down





HIM

 

[moe200069]

Took the Kings best player getting hurt and the rest of the guys not showing up, but go on and celebrate barely beating the team u said was an easy sweep

dawg.. DFox 24/7/9 with 2 steals.. and we want to argue "he was injured?" especially after he came out in the first quarter with three 3s? his finger wasn't the reason his shot selection was *** in the 4th quarter.

"rest of the guys not showing up": that's called warriors defense. kings lost the same way the grizz lost game 6 last year: not putting a body on looney

 

[3900stabler]

Spo having only 8 less playoff wins than doc rivers is wild.

 

[elpablo21]

Suns 4-1, Nuggets waste another year in the playoffs.

In the midst of all the f'ery we enjoyed tonight I think I'm down for a bet or two on this take

 

[reconic supreme]

damn that giannis quote was kinda beautiful lol

 

[a-friend]

Joker the real MVP?

 

[Platinum State]

Bucks really had 58 wins (most in the league) for nothing.
Also, Cleveland wtf?

I still think Memphis takes their series

 

[Benny Hinn]

Lost in the shuffle with last nights games was how funny Mitchell looked in the light again. Him and Gobert were made for each other

 

[Nike Jordan]

It's safe to say that Erik Spolestra is a pretty, pretty, pretty good NBA head coach.

 

[smedroc]

My KHUFU senses are tingling...

 

[nelson999]

dawg.. DFox 24/7/9 with 2 steals.. and we want to argue "he was injured?" especially after he came out in the first quarter with three 3s? his finger wasn't the reason his shot selection was *** in the 4th quarter.

"rest of the guys not showing up": that's called warriors defense. kings lost the same way the grizz lost game 6 last year: not putting a body on looney

Lol k whatever you wanna say. He was clearly impacted by it heavily in the 2nd half he could barely dribble at the end.

If it was curry with a broken finger and warriors lost the game we'd never hear the end of it

 

[superblytrife]

Not counting out the Kings and Grizz. They both can win their series

But Lakers-Dubs if it happens might be the most toxic matchup this thread has seen.

I dont think anything can top the negativity and folders that it would bring

Lakers/Dubs (if it happens) will be peak shenanigans in here. I almost don’t want it to happen b/c of the guaranteed buffoonery it’s gonna bring. The takes are gonna be scintillating.

 

[651akathepaul]

Forget the takes, just as a basketball fan I wanna see that matchup.

 

[B Sox]

Also, it's very interesting that Jokic the "fraud" advanced farther this season than Giannis the "best player in the league by far." IT'S VERY INTERESTING.

THEY aren’t gonna like this one.

Can already see the excuses about to flow.

 

[nick.]

the Knicks have homecourt in the second round what the ****

 

[dasitmane]

damn that giannis quote was kinda beautiful lol

It’s like I agree and disagree with it at the same time

 

[nick.]

THEY aren’t gonna like this one.

Can already see the excuses about to flow.

I said this a while ago but it gets weird when you factor playoffs & trying to predict the future into the regular season MVP discussion.

"Jokic can't win a third MVP after losing in the first round!!" Who says he's losing in the first round? Embiid did not have a great series vs Brooklyn. Giannis (I know he was hurt) got packed up in five games.

 

[had pants]