2018 Playoffs Thread

[Hoop Head]

Bleacher Report made a new "Game of Zones" video with the Suns and Kings joining forces. It's pretty funny, although it does sting a bit also. At about 1:35 there is a decent swipe at Bender that I thought was clever and funny.

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[Finito]

Bleacher Report made a new "Game of Zones" video with the Suns and Kings joining forces. It's pretty funny, although it does sting a bit also. At about 1:35 there is a decent swipe at Bender that I thought was clever and funny.

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Not really a swipe at Bender it's a swipe at Vlade being an incompetent GM.

Pretty funny though

 

[Ronin]

With Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons on the floor, the 76ers scored 126.6 points per 100 possessions in the month of March. How good is that? LeBron/Wade's best for ANY month over 4 years in Miami together was 124.6. Embiid/Simmons are that good.

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[SirStefan32]

That was hilarious!

 

[Ronin]

ICYMI. #Warriors guard Steph Curry still not close to return. #NBA

(link: http://prohoopsdigest.com/report-warriors-curry-not-close-to-playing/) prohoopsdigest.com/report-warrior…

 

[Finito]

ICYMI. #Warriors guard Steph Curry still not close to return. #NBA

(link: http://prohoopsdigest.com/report-warriors-curry-not-close-to-playing/) prohoopsdigest.com/report-warrior…

That Pelicans vs Warriors series is going be fun. Anthony Davis has arrived to the big time.

 

[phillycard]

With Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons on the floor, the 76ers scored 126.6 points per 100 possessions in the month of March. How good is that? LeBron/Wade's best for ANY month over 4 years in Miami together was 124.6. Embiid/Simmons are that good.

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All the more onus for him to join us next year. ;-)

 

[Ronin]

ESPN Stats & Info‏Verified account@ESPNStatsInfo 19s19 seconds ago
The Raptors are up 2-0 in a postseason series for the first time.

Since playoff seeding started in 1983-84, #1 seeds are 48-1 in 1st Round series with a 2-0 lead.

The only loss was the 1993-94 SuperSonics (lost to the Nuggets in a 5-game series).

 

[Ronin]

Chris Haynes‏Verified account@ChrisBHaynes 24s25 seconds ago
ESPN Sources: Golden State guard Stephen Curry will begin participating in portions of practice starting tomorrow. His re-evaluation occurred today.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Marc J. Spears‏Verified account@MarcJSpearsESPN 13s14 seconds ago
According to the NBA, if first round playoff series are completed in 6 games or less, the conference semifinals may move up to begin on either Saturday, April 28 or Sunday, April 29. Stephen Curry will be re-evaluated in 1 week before a possible early Game 1 in the second round.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Finito]

Holy crap it's pathetic the refs are trying there hardest to give this to the cavs

 

[Ronin]

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[Folster]

Wow! Cleveland is down 2-1. The Finals will be even more pathetic if LeBron falls in the first round. Might as well stop watching after the WCFs.

I've gotta hand it to Indy's GM. Everyone crapped on him for the Paul George trade. There's a lot of pundits who should be eating crow.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Wow! Cleveland is down 2-1. The Finals will be even more pathetic if LeBron falls in the first round. Might as well stop watching after the WCFs.

I've gotta hand it to Indy's GM. Everyone crapped on him for the Paul George trade. There's a lot of pundits who should be eating crow.

If the Sixers are healthy, they've got the length, athleticism and shooting to give GS a scare... maybe.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

If the Sixers are healthy, they've got the length, athleticism and shooting to give GS a scare... maybe.

Too young this season. But next . . .

 

[Errntknght]

Pacers held on 92-90 to go up 2-1 on Cleveland. The other Bogdanovic had a huge game for them.

Wiz dumped Toronto by 18, so maybe they have some life left in them. Wall and Beal did their thing. D. Wright, their backup PG who do so well earlier, didn't contribute much. Their other backup Vanvleet who I also like is out injured for now.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Too young this season. But next . . .

But the East suuuuuucks.

And if Curry’s a gimp? They certainly can’t beat GS, but they can win a game or two there, IMO. Prob just one, but that’s better than anyone else in the East at this point.

 

[Folster]

But the East suuuuuucks.

And if Curry’s a gimp? They certainly can’t beat GS, but they can win a game or two there, IMO. Prob just one, but that’s better than anyone else in the East at this point.

I think the sixers would be the only interesting team to come out of the East if the Cavs fall. They'll still get shelled by the WC champ, but there's no other team besides them that piques my interest in the East.

 

[Hoop Head]

Wow! Cleveland is down 2-1. The Finals will be even more pathetic if LeBron falls in the first round. Might as well stop watching after the WCFs.

I've gotta hand it to Indy's GM. Everyone crapped on him for the Paul George trade. There's a lot of pundits who should be eating crow.

They also had a new GM, Kevin Pritchard, who took over because Larry Bird stepped down. He deserves to be in consideration for GM or Executive of the Year. No one expected the Pacers to be a playoff team after trading away George and now they've got a series lead against the favorites in the East. I know it's a 4 seed vs a 5 seed but everyone knows the Cavs aren't your typical 4 seed. Getting this last win proves that their win in game 1 wasn't just a fluke also.

Oladipo has solidified himself as a star this year. I know Pacers fans accepted the trade because of his history at Indiana University but it was seen more as bringing in a college favorite to appease fans since they were trading away their franchise player. Oladipo was better than seeing George walk away for nothing in free agency. No one thought he'd become the new franchise player for the Pacers when he was acquired.

 

[Cheesebeef]

So, I haven’t watched that much of the Pacers but is Oladipo kind of a poor man’s Dwayne Wade?

 

[Suns_fan69]

So, I haven’t watched that much of the Pacers but is Oladipo kind of a poor man’s Dwayne Wade?

He's like Dwade-lite with a reliable 3 point shot. He shot 37% on almost 6 attempts a game. He hit some big shots in game 1 drilling them from outside.

 

[Ronin]

ESPN‏Verified account@espn 6m6 minutes ago

Being down 2-1 in the first round is unfamiliar territory for LeBron.

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