Around the NBA - 2018 PLAYOFFS - Round 1

I mean, the fact that MIA made it this far with no superstar is just a testament to Spolestra's coaching.

 

Marcus Morris promise's he won't get any technicals in the playoffs. Remember when Rasheed did the same.

 

Sucks watching then Celtics and Bucks set up plays to hit threes in the final seconds. Why couldn't we do the same?

 

WoW. Back to back to back threes. Middleton with .5 left.

 

Insane finish in Boston! OT

 

What just happened was insane

 

All for nothing because Milwaukee seem useless in the overtime. Had the chance to go 107-104 up but Bledsoe missed the easiest jumper ever.

 

What a bad possession by the Bucks. They took too long when they had plenty of time to get a 2 for 1, and then missed the shot meaning they had to foul

 

Why does he take Middleton out ??

 

Wow BS call

 

oh well ; good for Boston

 

Now Pacers blitzing Cavs

 

Aminu was literally the 1st guy that was reported signed a couple minutes after midnight on the first day they were able to talk to him. So no, he wasn't signed after most free agents signed. Tyreke wasn't a trash heap guy either. Teams just ran out of money so he took a one year prove it deal. The same thing is going to happen this summer to a lot of decent free agents.

 

I think he was saying it as Tyreke and Johnson who were signed after everyone else. It was confusing the way he said it.

 

Damn the pacers are killing it

 

One thing you aren't factoring in is that the last two years it's been obvious that the goal after slow starts was to get under the luxury tax. Signing a veteran, even at the minimum, would have made it very difficult to accomplish that. You are also forgetting Mo Williams who was a fantastic value signing for cheap after the frenzy of free agency had died down. He played really well for us that season.

 

Celtics had 4 players with 20+ points and another player with 19. How often does that happen?

 

Yeah, I went back and reread it and I think you're right.

Another thing to add though is that Bones is mentioning guys with character concerns and that just isn't going to be something we do (and I like that we don't). James Johnson was accused of choking and hitting his wife back in 2014. That is why he was available for the minimum a couple years ago. Mike Scott got arrested for felony drug charges last season. The charges were dropped and the arresting officer was fired so the circumstances seem shady but it doesn't change the fact that his name was associated with it.