OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD -May 2021

We blew them out yesterday. Question remains. Who do we want in second round?

 

Will the Lakers win another game in this series?

 

Me too

 

Can’t win in playoffs if Alex Caruso is your second best player.

 

Prime LeBron could probably rally the troops and win this game but he’s just too old now.

 

Lakers falling apart without AD. Seems when you are missing that type of player you tend to struggle more.

 

Porter Jr from Denver? For CJ?

 

Then after I type this Suns decided to not close the door and finish the job and gave l*kers some life.

 

Montrezl Harrell has only played 4 minutes?

 

Don't jinx them.

 

Lakers with a seriously compromised AD and LBJ, sign me up.

LBJ probably is about 80% healthy. (Still can’t turn the corner and get downhill).

AD even less so.

bring them on

 

Hawks have been fun.

Trae has been great and Nate has coaxed some more effort defensively as well.

Also utilizing the secondary handlers more than Pierce did. Bogdan has really flourished, and it's given Trae more opportunities to spot up and play off closeouts / tilted defenses.

Defensively that team it's playing really hard overall and scheme wise they've done a good job loading to the ball and forcing Randle to score over the top or skip it and shoot more threes that any you're player than bullock really wants to take.

Getting back to Bogdan, he's been great on D Rose. Big reason why Knicks have been slow getting into their sets.

Hawk seem like more of an execution team overall under Nate. Pierce relied heavily on spread pick and roll and double drags for Trae and while you still see a lot of that, I'm seeing a lot more horns sets for Bogdan and Kevin. Chicago action coming out of the corners. Have had a lot of success with stack pick and roll as well.

They'll have a tough time beating the Sixers and that Simmons young matchup should be fascinating, but this Atlanta team is healthy at the right time and playing with a lot of confidence.

 

LeBron too old to get back on D. Ballgame.

 

Yeah probably not, but you got to love his all-around game. He should probably be coming off the bench, but he does a little of everything.
Another undrafted success story.

 

Montrez and DJJ the Lakers and Blazers mid season signing are both not playing in the playoffs… must be nice to those two guys, getting paid for playing practice.

 

DJJ was a mid season signing?

 

I think you mean full MLE (Mid Level Exception). This does stress a very important concern, when using the MLE you better get a legit rotational player instead of the flashy grab.

 

Otto Porter Jr from the Magic, who will be a free agent.