NBA Playoffs Thread - Play-in and 1st round edition

I wonder if Embiid would have been thrown out if Claxton had faked being hurt. I'm glad he didn't flop ......but it probably would have worked

 

Oh Dame recruiting… Ok

 

That would be fine but it’s not important. We’re good. He’s got his opinion and I can respect that.
It’s all good my friend.

 

...that kick was definitely much weaker force than if say Embiid had stomped and then jumped off his chest

 

Harden and Embiid should be suspended for Game 4. Gotta clean up the dirty play or it’ll get worse.

 

Cam. Johnson.

 

Would you trade Simons for Maxey?

 

Why would anyone do that?

 

lol

trail blazers would, 96ers would never

anyway, if dames gets traded, hes gonna get traded to philly in which case were getting maxey and thats exactly what im hoping for

 

Yes. They are both young. One plays defense.

 

What a disaster for Brooklyn.

 

I would definitely trade Simons but there is no way in hell that I would be looking to trade him for another small score first guard to pair with Dame... yet again!

 

I really wanted the Sixers to implode this post season but it doesn't look like they will. It's not that I necessarily thought that Embiid should be a target, I just want the trade market to have as many all stars/superstars as possible so the prices will be more reasonable and so we have more shots at landing one or more.

I do not think that the Nets will move any of their young talent because this team is supposed to be a transition type of team anyway, they just overachieved. I guess we will see about all of it soon enough though.

 

Embiid’s going to get to the 2nd round of the playoffs. Harden doesn’t look that important if he leaves.
Embiid’s got 3 more years on his contract and isn’t leaving Philadelphia.
Scratch him off the list.

 

That Chuck face was too much for me not to change my pic.

My avatar curse is bust anyway. We're stuck with Bert.

 

Battle for Nor Cal supremacy and the Warriors are somehow getting shit done without Dray... oh yeah it's because Dray has dropped off and never was really that great.

 

Looney > Nurk by a mile

 

For sure in today's NBA a mobile C is better than an old school C but that is definitely compounded by Chauncey's system. Chauncey has actually only been good for Nurk's offensive game but Nurk has never been that great on O because he won't finish around the hoop. Where Nurk has been dominant in the past has been on defense but that was only in drop coverage and that's not how Chauncey will play him. So you have the guy who is the slowest starter in the league playing defense on the perimeter and in space, trying to recover to protect the paint and it just doesn't work.

 

Keegan Murray looks so mediocre. And he was supposed to be ready to play by being so much older than his counterparts. Glad we slid back in the draft and avoided him.