The 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament + Playoffs Thread

[Finito]

Utah is so trash

 

[Russ Smith]

24-8 to end the half all of that with the new death lineup. They are small on defense but man talk about hard to guard. 6 1/2 minutes just flipped the game.

The play of the night so far Steph goes 1 on 5, the only Warrior to cross half court pulls up and rips a 3 and then Will Barton yells "what the bleep are we doing" at his teammates.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Utah is so trash

Yep.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

24-8 to end the half all of that with the new death lineup. They are small on defense but man talk about hard to guard. 6 1/2 minutes just flipped the game.

The play of the night so far Steph goes 1 on 5, the only Warrior to cross half court pulls up and rips a 3 and then Will Barton yells "what the bleep are we doing" at his teammates.

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[Russ Smith]

This new death lineup is insane…

I'm watching the local feed they are trying to call it the fabulous five or the fire five and stuff like that none of which I like. I'm just saying new death until someone comes up with something better.

Jordan Poole is such a funny guy he's needling Steph because Steph shot 2 technical FT's and Poole actually had a higher FT% than Steph this year. Steph missed the 2nd one and you could see Poole laughing at him.

 

[Russ Smith]

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Box says 24-8 but I think 2 of those were after they took Draymond out to avoid a foul so probably was 22-8.

Wiggins needs to pick it up or they may have to put Payton in that group as the power forward!

 

[Russ Smith]

Aaron Gordon continues to find ways to be hated in his own backyard. On the local halftime show they showed a reverse angle on the play late in the half when Steph drove in fell down in the key and passed the ball out. Poole wound up ripping a 3. on the reverse angle Gordon stood over Steph and when Steph tried to get up Gordon pushed him back down with his foot. he got lucky the refs were all watching the ball or he would have gotten a T for sure.

he's not nearly as bad as Drew Gordon was, that guy was such a pain in the butt at UCLA, but Aaron has his own issues.

 

[Russ Smith]

3rd foul on Jokic was comically bad. ref should get suspended for a call like that in the playoffs

 

[Proximo]

Jazz suck

They do, which is why I was hoping they would at least be able to win games without luka playing.

 

[Proximo]

This new death lineup is insane…

Yeah it is scary.

 

[Covert Rain]

Poole is a legit starter in this league.

 

[Proximo]

Poole is a legit starter in this league.

I think you added an unneeded ter there.

He is a star.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

The Joke of a 2 time MVP will be swept out on round 1.

But VROP and stats. Nerds

 

[Covert Rain]

I think you added an unneeded ter there.

He is a star.

With Curry coming back? I am going to say it again. GS might be our biggest hurdle returning to the finals.

 

[Proximo]

This is pretty much 1 on 5

Jokic has no help at all

Nope.

this is reminding me of their series against us all over again.

 

[Proximo]

With Curry coming back? I am going to say it again. GS might be our biggest hurdle returning to the finals.

Well at this moment I agree.

actually, I would say our biggest obstacle to winning the title, because no team in the east can beat us IMO.

 

[Russ Smith]

The Joke of a 2 time MVP will be swept out on round 1.

But VROP and stats. Nerds

Not at all his fault they just don't have enough weapons with the injuries. Not a great defender but he's so good on offense.

not saying I don't agree Booker should be in the MVP race, if not the winner.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Well at this moment I agree.

actually, I would say our biggest obstacle to winning the title, because no team in the east can beat us IMO.

I think we’re looking at an absolute, all-time classic 7 game series.

A total war. Suns and healthy Warriors are easily the best two teams in the league.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

With Curry coming back? I am going to say it again. GS might be our biggest hurdle returning to the finals.

They are certainly our biggest hurdle, but the one thing I would say concerning a matchup with them is that I don't see Curry, Poole and Klay all playing well at the same time too often. Defensively we will be disruptive enough to at least get one or two of them off their game.

 

[Sunburn]

Crap Poole looks like a thing.

 

[Russ Smith]

I wouldn't be surprised if both Jokic and Cousins get run. Jokic was still mad about the 3rd foul which was a pathetic call so I can excuse his T. But Cousins is still mad at Poole from the first half and he's just clocking people left and right.

 

[Covert Rain]

They are certainly our biggest hurdle, but the one thing I would say concerning a matchup with them is that I don't see Curry, Poole and Klay all playing well at the same time too often. Defensively we will be disruptive enough to at least get one or two of them off their game.

They are doing it now. There is on reason to think they won’t do it a hand full of times in a series.

 

[Russ Smith]

Bones Hyland is legit, what a steal in the draft

 

[Proximo]

I think you added an unneeded ter there.

He is a star.

Good lord, if keeps playing like this he is a superstar.

 

[Covert Rain]

I think we’re looking at an absolute, all-time classic 7 game series.

A total war. Suns and healthy Warriors are easily the best two teams in the league.

GS is the one team that I think it just as deep as the Suns.