Around the NBA 2022 Playoffs: The Thread

Blazers weren’t tanking in December. Pacers and Kings still had playoff hopes too. In Dec, most teams are trying to win.

 

It looks like a light grab, not something that could cause injury IMO. Morant is a leaper, and seems to have "Jumpers Knee" already. If his knee isn't that stable to begin with, or a "trick knee", a slight grab could have ignited the issue. Morant is going to have to change his game of ALWAYS exploding to the hoop if he's going to have a long career.

 

Okay you win. The Blazers were great in December so that means the Grizzlies should be favored the rest of this series against the Warriors.
I understand now.

 

Chris Paul fouling out is pure poetry.

 

Luka and a bunch of Shooters that plays defense. That’s what Dame needed.

 

Phoenix is really blowing it. I look at Dallas and just don't see that talented of a team. Doncic didn't even shoot well. Phoenix needs to pull their heads out.

 

CP3 playoff record after leading 2-0…. Yikes

 

How does Danny Green always end up on a contender and always end up having a big role?

 

He's this generation's Robert Horry

 

Nice conversation about the passing at halftime.
I think Shaq is right also. NBA has changed enough that nobody is practicing those types of passes to the centers.

 

Is Ben Simmons watching Joel Embiid?

 

Certain he is somewhere.

 

it's really beginning to look like those who said the Nets won the Harden trade were very wrong

 

Where did I say any of this? People asserted the Grizzlies only beat tanking teams during the wins without Morant and that is patently false. Who knows how they'll do in this series?

 

Really? Because of one good game by Harden. Nets got 3 starters (Curry, Drummond, Simmons) and two draft picks, I believe. Even if the Sixers win the championship, I think the Nets won the trade.

 

lol....how many games did Simmons start for them this year?

Drummond was a starter, but he only played 22 minutes/game. And that dropped to 15 minutes in the playoffs when he average...get this...4 points and 3 rebounds. Drummond's career with the Nets may very well end up being 28 games

for all we know, the best return the Nets get out of that, talent-wise, my be 1.3 years of Curry

as for the draft picks, one will either be a 23rd pick this year or possibly a worse pick next season

and the other 1st won't be till either 2027 or 2028

you can put lipstick on that pig if you want, but you can kiss it, I won't

 

They have Simmons for at least 2 or 3 more years. You can't gauge the trade on how many games he played this season. Simmons is young. Harden is past his prime. Tonight was Harden's first 25+ point game in two months.

 

Maybe you should go back and read your comments over the last 2-3 pages?

As far as "Who knows how they will do in this series?" goes?

I do.

Warriors in 6.