2016 NBA Playoffs Thread

[Ronin]

Good game from Goran Dragic. The heat advance to the next round

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[Errntknght]

The Heat steamrolled the Hornets... I recorded it thinking it would be a tight game all the way but I'll probably pass on it... Dragic had a very good game

 

[Mainstreet]

I was hoping the Hornets could win this series but admittedly I was bias towards the Heat.

 

[FArting]

Raptors win Game 7

 

[Russ Smith]

Raptors win Game 7

They tried everything they could to give the game to the Pacers but the refs wouldn't allow it at the end.

Casey's offense leaves lots to be desired.

 

[Cheesebeef]

two things:

1) man, I miss the Suns being in the playoffs.

2) These playoffs have been atrocious to watch because of a) injuries and b) the East is horrendous.

 

[sunsfan88]

Dragic came through clutch for Miami in that game 7.

 

[SirStefan32]

Dragic came through clutch for Miami in that game 7.

I had a flashback to 2010 when he destroyed San Antonio. Now if he could only do that more often!

 

[95pro]

Ginobli stepped over the line on that inbounds before he was pushed out of the way.
Calls favored the Spurs anyway. Great game.

Not sure what Webber was crying about.

 

[elindholm]

Not sure what Webber was crying about.

He's just having flashbacks to that horrible Lakers-Kings screw job in 2002 or whenever it was.

 

[GatorAZ]

The foul on Aldridge under the basket was worse. Ibaka nearly tackled him by pulling his jersey.

 

[elindholm]

They let a ton of stuff go on both sides, then called fouls on casual contact 20 feet from the basket. I don't understand NBA officiating.

 

[Phrazbit]

They let a ton of stuff go on both sides, then called fouls on casual contact 20 feet from the basket. I don't understand NBA officiating.

Especially what it turns into during the playoffs. Breath on a guy in the area between the keys, it's a foul, meanwhile in the paint guys are dishing out forearm shivers. And then in the final minutes of a close game the entire court becomes a rugby match.

 

[slinslin]

Spurs have years of beneficial refereeing to make up for before anyone should have any sympathy for this.

 

[Russ Smith]

Ginobli stepped over the line on that inbounds before he was pushed out of the way.
Calls favored the Spurs anyway. Great game.

Not sure what Webber was crying about.

Yeah and the dumb thing is the Spurs got the steal on the inbounds anyways and were probably in a better spot because of it since they had a chance to get downcourt before OKC could set up their defense. I was surprised they didn't take it all the way but they kicked it to Ginobili who drove and kicked to Mills who missed badly.

It's not like not calling the foul cost them 2 Ft's or a last shot, it wouldn't have been a shooting foul, and they got the last shot. And yes Ginobili stepping on the line is supposed to be a T.

 

[elindholm]

And yes Ginobili stepping on the line is supposed to be a T.

That rule is never enforced, but that's part of the problem. There's the rule book on paper and then there's the actual rule book, which is secret. It's like if the sign says Speed Limit 65, everyone knows you can drive 68, probably 72, but 77, maybe, maybe not. So Ginobili commits an infraction that everyone knows isn't really an infraction, but it directly leads to the Thunder player bending the rules on his own in order to retain the advantage he was supposed to have. It's a case where two wrongs probably make a right, but it makes everyone angry because no one is up front about what the formula is.

That said, things are getting better under Silver than they were under Stern.

 

[sunsfan88]

Ginobili definitely flopped on the Waiters elbow too. It wasn't that powerful.

After all this, the Spurs still got the ball in a 3 on 1 situation and screwed it up themselves.

 

[95pro]

Its good that they recognized that Giflopli stepped over the line first. Everyone was all over Waiters for doing what he did.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Man, even without Curry the Warriors are fun to watch and a pretty solid team, not to mention EXTREMELY well-coached. Curry is the head of the snake, but without him, in the playoffs, they've won their last four games by an average margin of like 20 points. That's a testament to not only their talent, but more so Steve Kerr. He's proving he's not a DA who's "system" was completely dependent on Nash and when he didn't have that player, EVERYTHING went to crap.

Pretty impressed with what they have going on up north but still really want to see Steph healthy to take on the Spurs in the WCF showdown of the century.

 

[Russ Smith]

Man, even without Curry the Warriors are fun to watch and a pretty solid team, not to mention EXTREMELY well-coached. Curry is the head of the snake, but without him, in the playoffs, they've won their last four games by an average margin of like 20 points. That's a testament to not only their talent, but more so Steve Kerr. He's proving he's not a DA who's "system" was completely dependent on Nash and when he didn't have that player, EVERYTHING went to crap.

Pretty impressed with what they have going on up north but still really want to see Steph healthy to take on the Spurs in the WCF showdown of the century.

Among the many guys who have stepped up it's hard to watch this series and not wonder how good would Livingston have been if not for all the injuries? I mean he can still jump but he's not nearly as athletic as he was before all the injuries. Great passer, has developed into a terrific defender, one of the better post up guards in the league. He's playing too many minutes now I worry he'll break down but he's been terrific.

And you can't say enough about Iguodala either, those 2 guys have been so good that even a stud like Curry has been somewhat replaced.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Among the many guys who have stepped up it's hard to watch this series and not wonder how good would Livingston have been if not for all the injuries? I mean he can still jump but he's not nearly as athletic as he was before all the injuries. Great passer, has developed into a terrific defender, one of the better post up guards in the league. He's playing too many minutes now I worry he'll break down but he's been terrific.

And you can't say enough about Iguodala either, those 2 guys have been so good that even a stud like Curry has been somewhat replaced.

agreed on Livingston. It's impressive to me just the fact that he's gotten back to the level he's at now considering how horrific his injuries were. Dude's an absolute beast as a back-up PG and pretty good as a spot starter. But no doubt, they'll need Curry back to beat the Spurs.

 

[sunsfan88]

Man, even without Curry the Warriors are fun to watch and a pretty solid team, not to mention EXTREMELY well-coached. Curry is the head of the snake, but without him, in the playoffs, they've won their last four games by an average margin of like 20 points. That's a testament to not only their talent, but more so Steve Kerr. He's proving he's not a DA who's "system" was completely dependent on Nash and when he didn't have that player, EVERYTHING went to crap.

Pretty impressed with what they have going on up north but still really want to see Steph healthy to take on the Spurs in the WCF showdown of the century.

They've played well but you also have to look at the competition they've had. Houston was the worst playoff team in the NBA from both conferences imo. Portland is a team that surprised people (similar to us from 2 years ago) but when a team actually sits down and game plans for them, it's relatively easy to guard them because they rely on 3pt shots from Lillard and McCollum to win every game and if those guys aren't making it then they lose.

I don't think GSW could win more than 2 games without Curry if they played a series against OKC, Cleveland or San Antonio.

 

[Russ Smith]

agreed on Livingston. It's impressive to me just the fact that he's gotten back to the level he's at now considering how horrific his injuries were. Dude's an absolute beast as a back-up PG and pretty good as a spot starter. But no doubt, they'll need Curry back to beat the Spurs.

We were talking about it on a UCLA board since Myers the GM is a UCLA guy but it's really impressive the changes that have been made to get to this level.

Jackson out, Kerr in. Iguodala's minutes dropped, they brought in Livingston, Speights. And of course the obvious big move that Kerr made although also connected to Myers was letting David Lee go and making Draymond Green the fulltime 4. With the exception of Speights all of those moves significantly improved the defense, and all of those moves improved the bench.

 

[Russ Smith]

They've played well but you also have to look at the competition they've had. Houston was the worst playoff team in the NBA from both conferences imo. Portland is a team that surprised people (similar to us from 2 years ago) but when a team actually sits down and game plans for them, it's relatively easy to guard them because they rely on 3pt shots from Lillard and McCollum to win every game and if those guys aren't making it then they lose.

I don't think GSW could win more than 2 games without Curry if they played a series against OKC, Cleveland or San Antonio.

Agreed on the last 2 but I think they'd beat OKC they might even sweep them. The team the Warriors are playing right now actually matches up well with OKC IMO. The bigger guards like Livingston, Thompson and Iggy match up better with Durant. they have guys like Barnes too. And the way the current lineup defends I think would bother Westbrook too he can probably beat the first guy but the help is going to come in waves.

Cleveland and SA would be much harder matchups just far better teams IMO than OKC right now.

 

[Cheesebeef]

They've played well but you also have to look at the competition they've had. Houston was the worst playoff team in the NBA from both conferences imo. Portland is a team that surprised people (similar to us from 2 years ago) but when a team actually sits down and game plans for them, it's relatively easy to guard them because they rely on 3pt shots from Lillard and McCollum to win every game and if those guys aren't making it then they lose.

I don't think GSW could win more than 2 games without Curry if they played a series against OKC, Cleveland or San Antonio.

they wouldn't win more then 2 games against those three, but just the fact that you think they could win 2 games against them without Curry says a lot.