2021 Playoffs Thread - who ya got?

[slick'81]

Coach bud sweating balls here

[timtonymanu]

Bud vs Monty. Battle of the former Spurs assistant coaches.

[slick'81]

Bud vs Monty. Battle of the former Spurs assistant coaches.


Destiny ,tbh

[slick'81]

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[Mr. Body]

I like teams congratulating each other.

[slick'81]

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[timtonymanu]

Destiny ,tbh

Brent Forms could get a ring this season lol

[Mr. Body]

Pop's coaching tree is ridiculous.

[slick'81]

Brent Forms could get a ring this season lol

:wow

[daslicer]

If Giannis can play this series will be a good series.

[Mr. Body]

If Giannis can play this series will be a good series.

Unfortunately Phoenix has handled Milwuakee pretty easily since Ayton was drafted. Something like 8-1 or such.

[daslicer]

Unfortunately Phoenix has handled Milwuakee pretty easily since Ayton was drafted. Something like 8-1 or such.

That's regular season. I believe it will be a lot closer in a playoff series. Both teams will be playing like there is no tomorrow since it's not guaranteed either will get back next year.

[Budkin]

Bud vs Monty. Battle of the former Spurs assistant coaches.

Should be a good series.

[Russ]

So Coach Bud got to the Finals.

The NBA media/ESPN said he couldn't make needed in-game adjustments cuz he never played the game.

But he won the last two games of a conference Finals without the MVP.

He beat Nate McMillan.

Congrats Coach Bud.

[Mr. Body]

That's regular season. I believe it will be a lot closer in a playoff series. Both teams will be playing like there is no tomorrow since it's not guaranteed either will get back next year.

I'm unsure about the Suns. They literally faced every single team missing their best player(s), other than Jokic. It's astounding. And they still didn't look great against the Clippers, who admittedly weren't bad. This Bucks team is playing with a lot of confidence and their role players are stepping up.

[ginobilized]

That was the greatest display of sportsmanship in the history of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Was there even one hard foul?
On the one hand, it’s a great thing to see. On the other hand, I expect more blood and antagonism in an ECF.

[SpurPadre]

Bud vs Monty. Battle of the former Spurs assistant coaches.

And Forbes’ quest for a ring as the first non-NBA caliber player to ever win a ring since Bonner.

[John B]

Bucks on a roll. Then Giannis will be back fresh. Bucks will ring up after 47 years?

[pad300]

Bucks on a roll. Then Giannis will be back fresh. Bucks will ring up after 47 years?

Did you see that knee hyper-extension in slo mo? I will believe Giannis is back when he gets back on the court...

[spurs10]

Since Valdemort's team has been vanquished I will enjoy the Finals. Not picking either until I know if Giannis is playing. Think it could go 7 if so.

[R. DeMurre]

Chris paul revealed hes been playing with a fractured hand. Meanwhile bucks putting a hurting on atl...fear the motha fckn deer


If true-- you never know with Chris Paul-- what a dumb thing to announce. Now every defender will be thinking about slapping at that hand.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Go coach Bud. One more step.

[baseline bum]

I know injuries happened but did most people actually expect either of those teams to be in the finals this year? Pretty crazy.

I thought Phoenix vs Brooklyn.

[timtonymanu]

Giannis playing. I guess he doesn’t suffer from can’t wipe assitis.

[slick'81]

Giannis playing. I guess he doesn’t suffer from can’t wipe assitis.

Yup, called it earlier. Hes the freak for a reason,and the only shot the bucks have at taking out the suns

[timtonymanu]

Yup, called it earlier. Hes the freak for a reason,and the only shot the bucks have at taking out the suns

But even Trae Young played in the Hawks elimination game. Just goes to show how much of a puss Nephew is.

:lol not even on the bench supporting his team until their last game because of all the negative press he was getting

[slick'81]

But even Trae Young played in the Hawks elimination game. Just goes to show how much of a puss Nephew is.

:lol not even on the bench supporting his team until their last game because of all the negative press he was getting


No one is debating how much of a bitch kawhi is:lol

[Uriel]

Bryn Forbes is playing in the NBA Finals while we couldn’t even make the playoffs :lmao

[daslicer]

Suns look like they will win this game. Bucks can't stop the Suns quick transition points and the Suns just seem too fast for them. It will be interesting to see how the Bucks adjust to the Suns speed in this series.

[lefty]

Bryn Forbes is playing in the NBA Finals while we couldn’t even make the playoffs :lmao

:lol

[Dex]

Bryn Forbes is playing in the NBA Finals while we couldn’t even make the playoffs :lmao

Bud uses him as he should be used, a bit shooter off the bench and not a lynchpin player of the starting unit

[slick'81]

Bud uses him as he should be used, a bit shooter off the bench and not a lynchpin player of the starting unit


Yup ,he just replaced bryn with mills much to the spurs detriment this past season:cry

[slick'81]

Big 3 for suns putting in work

[slick'81]

Those black suns jerseys are:smokin

[ace3g]

Giannis drawing fouls.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

The amount of wide open corner threes that Milwaukee allow… come on Bud do something about it.

Also Jrue is terrible.

[slick'81]

Giannis showing some frustration. Suns by 10 heading into the 4th

[ace3g]

Giannis doing his part.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E50rN2oXMAABWEw?format=jpg&name=large

[ace3g]

Anytime Bucks make a run, Suns hit a 3.

[slick'81]

Booker is soo damn smooth

[slick'81]

Suns lead down to 6. If the bucks could just get a 3 to fall

[ace3g]

Another momentum stopping 3 for Suns.

[slick'81]

Suns about to go up 2-0

[crc21209]

Bucks hung in there this game. They need to guard the 3 point line a little better. They can take 1 or hopefully 2 at home…

[daslicer]

Bud did Pop proud with that stupid small ball line up that gave up second chance points to the Suns down the stretch.

[GreekSpursfan]

If Giannis was on the Spurs from the beggining of his career playing for Pop we would arleady be winning more chips. Bud is doing big mistakes in every single one game of every series so far, letting Brook Lopez getting cooked in the PnR time and time again. People talking about Middleton being MIA and Jrue not being able to score but a player can have a bad game, a coach can't, it's unacceptable and Bud is in his prime as a coach, it's not like he's Pop's age and we all know what comes with age. If Bucks lose which they while it's all on Bud and i like Bud. I' m still rooting for Bud but he's not helping himself.

[Dex]

Feel bad for Giannis...dude is putting up huge numbers on a bum knee...it's actually amazing he is even able to be out there on the court with how bad that injury looked. His teammates just aren't coming along for the ride. Middleton continues to be Jekyll and Hyde and Holiday is shooting like 48% TS.

Bucks actually made a run late in the 4th quarter and Connaughton had a good look at a three which would have made it a 3-point game...but then the front fell off.

That said, we'll see what happens when things shift back to Milwaukee. 2-0 seems like a big lead but we've seen that story before, and all the Suns have done so far is protect their home court.

[R. DeMurre]

Man, this game really highlighted the value of three point shots in the modern NBA. There were so many possessions where Milwaukee defended beautifully, only to have a three point miss carom wildly back into play as a 50/50 ball and another shot attempt for the Suns. The three point shot adds such an element of chance in defending, and makes even the most disciplined defensive team more vulnerable.

[ace3g]

Not sure why it took me this long to realize but Giannis' guide hand is too high on the ball. The path for correction starts with moving his guide hand more to the side/under the ball.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6DfHTDXoAIq8do?format=jpg&name=large

[Dex]

Not sure why it took me this long to realize but Giannis' guide hand is too high on the ball. The path for correction starts with moving his guide hand more to the side/under the ball.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6DfHTDXoAIq8do?format=jpg&name=large

Wow. Great catch.

Dude is basically shooting with one hand in the way. Even if he had smaller hands, that is a terrible way to shoot the ball.

[Ice009]

Great win for the Bucks. Hopefully they can win game 4 and really get back into this series. Giannis showing some real toughness playing this series after that knee injury. Great stuff from Giannis.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1414424985528061954

Giannis doing what I said he ought to be doing.

If his teammates continue to step up, they'll take this.

[Chillen]

I hope the Suns don't flame out now. Win game 4 than they got to try and beat you 3 times straight and in your gym twice. Suns have to go for the kill in game 4 and lay it all out. This Bucks team isn't going to flop over and hand them the LOB trophy. Suns have plenty of work left to do to win the NBA title. They have been playing the best basketball in the playoffs but I hope game 3 was just a bad game for this team. This Bucks team is a really smart, skilled ball club like the Suns. Suns better play better in game 4.

[R. DeMurre]

Giannis putting up historic numbers. The guy is such a joy to watch.

There are three wildly successful people with different backgrounds but similar stories that I tend to link together: Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, who used to bring his guitar to bed with him & sleep with it, Efren Reyes (the great pool player), who used to sleep on a pool table in his Uncle's pool hall in the Philippines, and Giannis, who would sleep on an exercise mat in his local gym, because the streets in his part of Athens were too dangerous to walk on late night as an immigrant.

[Teamduncan21]

https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1414424985528061954

Giannis doing what I said he ought to be doing.

If his teammates continue to step up, they'll take this.

Surprised no Shaq during the Lakers run doing the same thing.

[daslicer]

Surprised no Shaq during the Lakers run doing the same thing.

Shaq had a jump hook move that he could hit from 8 feet away. He would pull that move out a few times during every game.

[timtonymanu]

Bucks needed this game to make it a series. They did that and that’s all that’s happened. Obviously both teams are evenly matched. Still can go either way. Really can’t say who’s the clear favorite at this point.

[Mugen]

Bucks needed this game to make it a series. They did that and that’s all that’s happened. Obviously both teams are evenly matched. Still can go either way. Really can’t say who’s the clear favorite at this point.

I still think PHX is the clear favorite tbh. They don't have an answer for Giannis but as long as they can keep Jrue/Middleton from staying hot the rest of the series, they should close it out in 5 or 6.

CP/Booker/Ayton are just generating easier looks on a more consistent basis than Giannis/Middleton/Jrue and the law of averages should catch up to MIL eventually IMO.

I hope I'm wrong tbh because I'd love nothing more than the Suns to remain the poverty franchise that they are tbh :lol

[daslicer]

I still think PHX is the clear favorite tbh. They don't have an answer for Giannis but as long as they can keep Jrue/Middleton from staying hot the rest of the series, they should close it out in 5 or 6.

CP/Booker/Ayton are just generating easier looks on a more consistent basis than Giannis/Middleton/Jrue and the law of averages should catch up to MIL eventually IMO.

I hope I'm wrong tbh because I'd love nothing more than the Suns to remain the poverty franchise that they are tbh :lol

Suns are a good shooting team but them hitting 20 in game 2 was fluky. Even for this era it's difficult to hit 20 3's in a game consistently. If they had just missed a few threes in game 2 they would have lost and could have easily been down 2-1. This series is going to go 6 or 7 games.

[ginobilized]

Home team wins Gms 4, 5 & 6
Game 7 could go either way

[ace3g]

Finals all tied up 2-2

[Robz4000]

Suns are in trouble in Choke Paul does his thing. Luckily they have still have HCA.

[baseline bum]

Man this feels like 70/30 Bucks to win the Finals. With Paul's hand the way it is only Booker going nuclear twice and some lucky breaks are going to win this series for Phoenix at this point. You take Paul's ballhandling away and you're taking away Ayton's easy buckets at the rim and Bridges' open threes. Booker completely fucked his team by getting pissed about that out of bounds call being missed right before his fifth foul. If he could have controlled his emotions Phoenix would probably be going back home 3-1 right now with a great shot still to win the series. Man these series just turn on a fucking dime sometimes.

[baseline bum]

Suns are in trouble in Choke Paul does his thing. Luckily they have still have HCA.

I can't call it a choke, his hand is clearly not right. This wasn't him acting stupid like say that game in OKC back in 2014, he flat out can't handle the ball like normal.

[Spurs Homer]

That non-call on booker hacking jrue was fucking bullshit

ref looked right at it and said to himself, “ive been ordered NOT to foul out the young star”

lucky for the bucks that booker didnt will his team to win after being given 8 or 9 NON-fouls

[baseline bum]

That non-call on booker hacking jrue was fucking bullshit

ref looked right at it and said to himself, “ive been ordered NOT to foul out the young star”

lucky for the bucks that booker didnt will his team to win after being given 8 or 9 NON-fouls

Booker played like a complete moron after not getting the call when the ball went off Tucker's foot on Booker's drive really early in the 4th. Dude starts yelling and getting hot, commits that retarded fifth foul right after, has to go the bench and kicks a chair, comes back in with six minutes left and all he's capable of giving them is 2 points and 2 fouls until the game was over. Suns needed him so desperately tonight with Paul hurt and he couldn't keep his emotions in check. If I'm Suns fan this loss is eating at me forever if they don't find some way to pull out two more. They could have won this game and had a real shot at raising a banner if Booker would have kept his cool.

[R. DeMurre]

Booker fouled out twice, one time even walking off the floor assuming his night was over! ridiculous.

[R. DeMurre]

Giannis has been so great that a 26/14/8 night with 3 steals, 2 blocks, and only 1 turnover in 43 minutes feels like a relatively quiet game from him.

[MultiTroll]

Giannis has been so great that a 26/14/8 night with 3 steals, 2 blocks, and only 1 turnover in 43 minutes feels like a relatively quiet game from him.and he gets shorted on so many more would-be assists by the brick shooting Bucks.
I mean he creates wide open looks.

[MultiTroll]

Pulling for the Bucks all the way but they are soo super low IQ BB.

Suns are better off without injured CP0. Monty realized that but then foolishly put him back in down the stretch.

2-2.

[baseline bum]

Pulling for the Bucks all the way but they are soo super low IQ BB.

Suns are better off without injured CP0. Monty realized that but then foolishly put him back in down the stretch.

2-2.

Can't be lower IQ than Bookers 5th, 6th, and 7th fouls tbh

[MultiTroll]

Can't be lower IQ than Bookers 5th, 6th, and 7th fouls tbh
He may realize he is given Kobme treatment and so just like the Fakers he knows he can foul at will and not get called.

[Chillen]

I have a feeling the Bucks going to pull a backdoor sweep on Suns that is if the Suns don't get their shit together and win game 5 on Sat. Suns played better in game 4 so they have to play even better in game 5. The Suns didn't get enough scoring from CP3 and Ayton, when they do with Booker rolling they are almost unbeatable. Milwaukee is playing good basketball right now.

[timtonymanu]

Game 5 is going to be a must-see. i hope in the same league as Spurs Heat game 7 2013.

[tbdog]

This is fucking embarrassing NBA. E-fuckin-barr-a-ssing

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/okkd1j/highlight_refs_swallow_their_whistles_when_booker/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[The Truth #6]

And they called the foul towards the end when the Suns were trying to pressure and not foul. So weird and awful. On a tangent, but I wonder if the star treatment by the refs plays a role in Team USA sucking so far. Are they used to the kid gloves treatment and star calls they get in the NBA?

[Dex]

And they called the foul towards the end when the Suns were trying to pressure and not foul. So weird and awful. On a tangent, but I wonder if the star treatment by the refs plays a role in Team USA sucking so far. Are they used to the kid gloves treatment and star calls they get in the NBA?

Seriously, even the announcers were running out of excuses for all the bad calls and just straight up started calling out the refs. There were bad calls going both directions.

I seriously don't understand how that can be put on display on national television and the NBA still doesn't feel the need to do anything about it.

[Spurs Homer]

Complete bullshit ref fuckery

and i actually LIKE booker

[The Truth #6]

This is the result of promoting players over the actual game. Star calls, promoting flopping. And probably having too many regular season games. It’s a mess of a product.

[Dex]

This is the result of promoting players over the actual game. Star calls, promoting flopping. And probably having too many regular season games. It’s a mess of a product.

Sometimes it feels like the game has just become "see who can fool the refs the most"

[ginobilized]

Some random musings from a guy that started watching the NBA Finals in the 1970's when Wes Unseld was throwing those crazy outlet passes:

- Game 5 has the makings of a classic. This one reminds me of the Spurs/Pistons in 2005. Milwaukee might pull off the road win, but, it will not be easy. Might take a miracle. Or two.
- The role players are playing much better at home, the stars, too. It will interesting to see if the Bucks can bring some of their momentum to Phoenix.
- It's odd seeing two unseasoned champions in the Finals. The Bucks won game 4 with that pounding the rock mentality and some bone-headed plays by the Suns.
- Middleton had the quietest 40 point Finals performance I have ever witnessed. Very Duncan-esque.
- The Bucks are killing the Suns on the offensive boards. If they do that 2 more times, it's over.
- What happened to Deandre Ayton? He disappeared on the road.
- Finally playing to packed houses might take some getting used to after the bubble and a season of empty to half-empty arenas.

[The Truth #6]

Sometimes it feels like the game has just become "see who can fool the refs the most"

On the players part, for sure. But the refs don’t seem to have a problem with the flopping, either. Or maybe it’s all part of their overly complicated training I assume they get as refs for how to call games. I imagine it’s constant internal memos and other overly complicated guidelines coming from the top as far as what to enforce or not. Just calling the game equally seems impossible for them, I assume from how they are trained.

[Dex]

On the players part, for sure. But the refs don’t seem to have a problem with the flopping, either. Or maybe it’s all part of their overly complicated training I assume they get as refs for how to call games. I imagine it’s constant internal memos and other overly complicated guidelines coming from the top as far as what to enforce or not. Just calling the game equally seems impossible for them, I assume from how they are trained.

I think the biggest issue is the consistency. Sometimes they will call the slightest touch a foul, other times guys will mug another player and there is no whistle. It seems to change from game to game, and sometimes even quarter to quarter. They'll let them play physical for three quarters then all of a sudden its a tweet-fest.

I know the playoffs are expected to be more physical, but last night Breen made the point that guys get used to getting some calls in the regular season, then suddenly it changes in the playoffs. That shouldn't be the case. This leads to a lot of players complaining which leads to fans complaining and it just is a bad look overall.

I know missed calls are going to happen and they can't call every touch a foul (nor should they), but just call the game one way and stop handing out this "star treatment". When everybody in the building can see a blown call except the three guys expected to make the call, that's a problem.

[The Truth #6]

I think the biggest issue is the consistency. Sometimes they will call the slightest touch a foul, other times guys will mug another player and there is no whistle. It seems to change from game to game, and sometimes even quarter to quarter. They'll let them play physical for three quarters then all of a sudden its a tweet-fest.

I know the playoffs are expected to be more physical, but last night Breen made the point that guys get used to getting some calls in the regular season, then suddenly it changes in the playoffs. That shouldn't be the case. This leads to a lot of players complaining which leads to fans complaining and it just is a bad look overall.

I know missed calls are going to happen and they can't call every touch a foul (nor should they), but just call the game one way and stop handing out this "star treatment". When everybody in the building can see a blown call except the three guys expected to make the call, that's a problem.

Agreed!

[Mr. Body]

Some random musings from a guy that started watching the NBA Finals in the 1970's when Wes Unseld was throwing those crazy outlet passes:

- Game 5 has the makings of a classic. This one reminds me of the Spurs/Pistons in 2005. Milwaukee might pull off the road win, but, it will not be easy. Might take a miracle. Or two.
- The role players are playing much better at home, the stars, too. It will interesting to see if the Bucks can bring some of their momentum to Phoenix.
- It's odd seeing two unseasoned champions in the Finals. The Bucks won game 4 with that pounding the rock mentality and some bone-headed plays by the Suns.
- Middleton had the quietest 40 point Finals performance I have ever witnessed. Very Duncan-esque.
- The Bucks are killing the Suns on the offensive boards. If they do that 2 more times, it's over.
- What happened to Deandre Ayton? He disappeared on the road.
- Finally playing to packed houses might take some getting used to after the bubble and a season of empty to half-empty arenas.

Nice thoughts.

Ayton's success appears to depend on how good Chris Paul is. Without Paul delivering him the ball in easy ways, he goes back to normal.

[R. DeMurre]

Everyone's talking about the refs swallowing their whistles for the intentional foul on Holiday-- and that makes sense-- but a minute later Booker committed another foul and he himself walked off the court assuming he'd fouled out, only to realize-- once again-- he hadn't.

[ginobilized]

I’m psyched for tonight’s gm 5!

The Suns need to have a great performance or two from their stars and a role player needs to answer the call.
Barring a complete disaster for the Bucks, this is a must-win for the Suns.
Bucks win Gm 5, it’s over.

Jrue Holiday is due for a big scoring night. If that happens, Suns are in trouble.

If Chris Paul gets it going again and can score and distribute, Suns could roll. That’s a big if.

Booker needs to wise up to the fact that teams are attacking his foul prone defense.

The big if for the Bucks is how much momentum and confidence will transfer to a very hostile arena.

[baseline bum]

- What happened to Deandre Ayton? He disappeared on the road.


Chris Paul playing like crap. When he's on he spoonfeeds easy buckets to Ayton the same way he used to for Tyson Chandler and DeAndre Jordan.

[baseline bum]

I’m psyched for tonight’s gm 5!

The Suns need to have a great performance or two from their stars and a role player needs to answer the call.
Barring a complete disaster for the Bucks, this is a must-win for the Suns.
Bucks win Gm 5, it’s over.

Jrue Holiday is due for a big scoring night. If that happens, Suns are in trouble.

If Chris Paul gets it going again and can score and distribute, Suns could roll. That’s a big if.

Booker needs to wise up to the fact that teams are attacking his foul prone defense.

The big if for the Bucks is how much momentum and confidence will transfer to a very hostile arena.

I don't think Chris Paul's hand is right. Look at how he was unable to control his dribble in Game 4 and he'd be doing things you'd never see him doing normally like passing the ball to Ayton at the three point line early in a possession so he didn't have to handle it. Seeing that I thought Game 4 was a must win for the Suns given the game Booker had through the first three quarters, because with Paul at 30-40% I think Milwaukee is a much better team and taking 1 of 3 to close the series would have been difficult and what a disaster to waste Booker's big game. I hope I'm wrong and Game 4 wasn't about Paul's hand, but it really looked like it was and if that's the case it's hard not to see Milwaukee pulling off the backdoor sweep. Still rooting for CP3 and Monty Williams to be holding Larry at the end though.

[baseline bum]

Everyone's talking about the refs swallowing their whistles for the intentional foul on Holiday-- and that makes sense-- but a minute later Booker committed another foul and he himself walked off the court assuming he'd fouled out, only to realize-- once again-- he hadn't.

Booker checked out mentally early in the fourth when he blew up at the ref for calling a ball off Booker when it touched PJ Tucker last. Booker could never let go of that shit yelling at the refs and then committed that moronic fifth foul right after, started kicking shit on the bench, came back in with 6 minutes left and committed those moronic sixth and seventh fouls. Really disappointed in how thin the guy's skin was in Game 4, especially after how ridiculous he was playing through quarters 1-3. He really let the Suns down. If he could have kept his emotions in check he probably would have guided them to a season saving road win.

[baseline bum]

Bucks' Antetokounmpo enters health and safety protocols before Game 5

:pctoss this fucking season

[slick'81]

Bucks' Antetokounmpo enters health and safety protocols before Game 5

:pctoss this fucking season
:lmao

Hopefully he wasnt around giannis

[slick'81]

Suns need to wake up or this title is gonna slip away

[baseline bum]

:lmao

Hopefully he wasnt around giannis

Damn you :lol

[Dex]

Choke Paul in full effect right now.

[R. DeMurre]

To this point in the series, Jrue Holiday has 48 assists and 9 turnovers...

[ace3g]

Giannis is basically unguardable tonight.

[Uriel]

Devin Booker really is the new Kobe. Won't pass the damn ball.

[Dex]

Devin Booker really is the new Kobe. Won't pass the damn ball.

And he's supposed to be the savior for Team USA playing with Lillard and Tatum and Durant :lmao

[ace3g]

uh oh Suns making a run

[Spurs Homer]

Choke paul

[Budkin]

Poor Suns.

[mikec]

LOL CPO
LOL TYPICAL SUNS

[Russ]

If Milwaukee wins, the media will have a hard time explaining how the out-of-touch Coach Bud, a disciple of the out-of-touch Gregg Popovich, both of whom "never played the game," both of whom the game has passed by, both of whom just run a system and can't make in-game adjustments, somehow beat the legendary coach Monte Williams (after being down 2-0).

[Twisted_Dawg]

Some random musings from a guy that started watching the NBA Finals in the 1970's on tape delay at 10:30 PM when Wes Unseld was throwing those crazy outlet passes

FIFY

[ace3g]

via Bucks twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6jKJfEWEAE79zq?format=jpg&name=large

[timtonymanu]

Brent Forms is one win away from having a championship ring :lol

[mikec]

via Bucks twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6jKJfEWEAE79zq?format=jpg&name=large

lol

[R. DeMurre]

Milwaukee's Big 3 doing everything they should be doing. I'll be happy to see all three of them get rings. Class acts that play the right way.

[mikec]

CPO and Booker postgame right now

Reporter: Devin how bad do you feel for Chris Paul right now?
CPO: :rolleyes
Booker: Next question
:rollin

[ace3g]

Brent Forms is one win away from having a championship ring :lol

That is why he has his own commercial


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUEg_zpSJ60

[Chillen]

Stupid Suns, playing some of their worst basketball these whole playoffs in the NBA finals. Games 5 and 6 close down the stretch. Suns need to play well to force a game 7 or Bucks close it out on Tuesday. This is such an evenly matched Finals I would not be surprised if game 6 went to Suns or Bucks.

[Spurtacular]

via Bucks twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6jKJfEWEAE79zq?format=jpg&name=large

Refs should've swallowed their whistle. A foul technically; but it had no material effect on the play.

Also, why is everyone in the front two rows wearing a face diaper? Can they not afford the free vaccinations?

[tbdog]

Sun's board are in an emotional mess. Reminds me of 2013.

[daslicer]

If Milwaukee wins, the media will have a hard time explaining how the out-of-touch Coach Bud, a disciple of the out-of-touch Gregg Popovich, both of whom "never played the game," both of whom the game has passed by, both of whom just run a system and can't make in-game adjustments, somehow beat the legendary coach Monte Williams (after being down 2-0).

Don't know why you want to bring up Pop in this. Pop doesn't benefit either way from this series. It's really all about the Olympics for Pop.

[daslicer]

Sun's board are in an emotional mess. Reminds me of 2013.

That game's ending was insane. Bucks were on the verge of having their 2013 moment but the Sun's screw ups prevented it.

[Budkin]

That game's ending was insane. Bucks were on the verge of having their 2013 moment but the Sun's screw ups prevented it.

It really looked like they were gonna blow it.

[Dejounte]

Amazing what happens when you play to your strengths and not try to fall in the “must shoot 3s” trap. Giannis looks like past greats out there, sort of like Hakeem.

the Bucks are somewhat playing the offense the Spurs ran with the whole dribble kick thing, except obviously they have a star who pulls defenders in and makes great passes to good shooters around him.

im really happy for Jrue. One of my favorite players outside of basketball. The guy seems like a very charitable person and I like that.

[The Truth #6]

via Bucks twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6jKJfEWEAE79zq?format=jpg&name=large


Two members of the Banana Boat getting dunked on in that photo, so to speak.

[Dejounte]

LeBron always finds a way to make every single thing about him. No coincidence he shows up to this game the day of (or day after?) his movie’s premiere. He made Daryl Morey’s comments on HK/ China about him. Kobe’s death about him. Fuck this guy.

[Dex]

Stupid Suns, playing some of their worst basketball these whole playoffs in the NBA finals. Games 5 and 6 close down the stretch. Suns need to play well to force a game 7 or Bucks close it out on Tuesday. This is such an evenly matched Finals I would not be surprised if game 6 went to Suns or Bucks.

Something tells me the Suns are gonna get a lot of favorable calls in Game 6. NBA is probably salivating over the idea of another Game 7 Finals, especially this year with these "smaller market" teams

Bucks gonna have to beat the Suns and refs if they wanna close it out on their home floor

[John B]

Yep that dunk was on both the banana boat members, and all the colluding divas and big market teams (not saying the Suns is but still). So glad it’s going to be Giannis and the Bucks. His loyalty to his small market team, it would be much deserved.

[timtonymanu]

LeBron always finds a way to make every single thing about him. No coincidence he shows up to this game the day of (or day after?) his movie’s premiere. He made Daryl Morey’s comments on HK/ China about him. Kobe’s death about him. Fuck this guy.

And how he supposedly knew about Pop's wife dying and agreed to be asked about it, then to act like it was news to him and his dramatic reaction. :lol

[ace3g]

NBA twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6jXV_zXMAAPQO9?format=jpg&name=large

[CGD]

NBA twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6jXV_zXMAAPQO9?format=jpg&name=large

Damn…

CP3 is a little shit, but he’s too damn good not to ring once in his career. Was kinda rooting for him, but then he disappeared again…

[pad300]

Something tells me the Suns are gonna get a lot of favorable calls in Game 6. NBA is probably salivating over the idea of another Game 7 Finals, especially this year with these "smaller market" teams

Bucks gonna have to beat the Suns and refs if they wanna close it out on their home floor

Yep, 8 on 5 for game 6...

[R. DeMurre]

Jrue Holiday's the perfect illustration of how multi-dimensional guys help a team win. Even when his shooting was subpar, his assist-to-turnover ratio and defense were both spectacular.

For all the talk I've seen here of the Bucks being "low IQ," the steal on Booker really showed their team intelligence... Tucker gambles on jumping before Booker shoots, knowing that if Booker pump fakes Giannis will still be behind him to defend. That prevents the shot attempt. Holiday guesses correctly that Booker wants to take the last shot, shades away defensively from CP3, and anticipates Booker turning around when faced with the Tucker/Giannis double team to get the steal. That's great defense.

[slick'81]

Game 6 coming up...noboby is going to give you a chamopionship you gotta take it. Should be a good one tonight

Does mini pop cement his legacy? or can cp3 shake the choking monicker once and for all?

[ace3g]

Did ABC really transition '13 Allen shot into a Duncan alley oop in that promo....

[lefty]

Did ABC really transition '13 Allen shot into a Duncan alley oop in that promo....

You already know the answer

[ace3g]

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[slick'81]

SunS missing alot of gimmies at the basket, and seem like the nerves are getting them. Giannis is in alpha mode from the tip

[Dejounte]

I like it. Rather have Giannis as the face of the NBA than LeBron. Or worse, Nephew.

[John B]

Finish this tonight. Go Bucks! See anybody else I would’ve a hard time saying that :lol

[Dejounte]

Future Spur Bobby Portis…

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

I know he had a great game 5 but every time I watch Jrue he’s beyond terrible.

[JuneJive]

What an awful 2Q by the Bucks.

Can't get any worse than that.

[John B]

What happened? I turned around and the score flipped :lol

Let’s go finish this Bucks!

[Uriel]

How the heck did Giannis fall outside the lottery?

[Uriel]

I'm really enjoying this game. Half court, slow paced, old school basketball.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6yYOt4XoAA8cZ7?format=jpg&name=large

[ace3g]

Giannis 10-11 FT

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/747495844157472769/Np_LXZ_x_normal.jpg
ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo
(https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo) 45s (https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1417677808160083973)
Giannis gets his 12th game this postseason with 30 points & 10 rebounds. That's tied with Elgin Baylor for 2nd-most in a single postseason of NBA History. Only Shaq (13) has more.

[Dejounte]

Bobby Portis has a punchable face…but in a good way, like a “this son of a bitch” kind of way

[Uriel]

:lmao Chris Paul going after Scott Foster

[Dejounte]

These last 7 minutes are going to take hours with all these calls

[slick'81]

Giannis going hof'er on the suns. Unreal

[slick'81]

Bucks are getting alot of calls but suns are losing their composure

[slick'81]

Shoot the ball booker!

[Dejounte]

This one’s going in the history books

giannis with a hakeemesque performance

[slick'81]

Mini pop soo close

[slick'81]

Middleton is $$ from midrange

[CGD]

Id be happy if Marc Jackson retires as commentator after this season.

[SpurPadre]

Bryn FUCKING Forbes is seconds from getting a Championship ring...

[slick'81]

Its ova

[slick'81]

Mini pop gonna do it!

[slick'81]

Nice try phoenix but no title for you

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Bud>pop. Pop would’ve played Forbes all series

[Arcadian]

Coach Bud can't celebrate until the clock says 0.0 after 2013 :lol

[slick'81]

Congratulation coach bud,and the whole bucks orginization

[slick'81]

Enjoy that finals mvp giannis

[Kurik]

Screw Collins and Markkanen, I want Portis on the team lol.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

So happy for coach Bud. Well deserved.

[LeBowen]

Never been happier for another team to win it all.

Fuck the haters, Giannis is the best player in the league on both ends of the floor.

Small market team winning it all with 15th pick MVP and a bunch of unwanted players, doesn't get any better.


Fuck CP0, btw.

[ace3g]

Giannis, Thanasis and Kostas Antetokounmpo are the first trio of brothers to win the NBA title.

[lefty]

pat connaughton was the Suns best player tonight

[SpurPadre]

Forbes has overtaken Bonner as the worst player to ever ring.

[slick'81]

Bud embracing the freak:lobt2:

[timtonymanu]

Bryn FUCKING Forbes is seconds from getting a Championship ring...

Good thing Nephew wasn't in there to miss free throws.

[timtonymanu]

This series was a reminder of why I disliked Chris Paul for so long. So happy for Coach Bud though. And Jrue Holiday is a stand up guy. Love Giannis too.

[Seventyniner]

Forbes has overtaken Bonner as the worst player to ever ring.

Mengke Bateer says hi. Jeff Ayers waves in the background.

[Mr. Body]

Giannis is the Anti-Nephew.

[SpurPadre]

I think Giannis is smoking a Forbes right now.

[SpurPadre]

Mengke Bateer says hi. Jeff Ayers waves in the background.

Man, it’s close but Forbes’ defense is that bad.

[mikec]

Fuck you CP0. Fuck you. Couldn't happen to a bigger jerkoff.

[RC_Drunkford]

love it that a team won that drafted its star player while all these softass players try to form super teams

[Budkin]

CONGRATS COACH BUD!!!

[Budkin]

love it that a team won that drafted its star player while all these softass players try to form super teams

It’s awesome! A small market team too!

[timtonymanu]

love it that a team won that drafted its star player while all these softass players try to form super teams

:lol Durbeta
:lol Nephew and Playoff Pee
:lol Har_en
:lol Auntie Drew
:lol etc

[daslicer]

First likable champion since the 2014 Spurs.

[mikec]

CPO walking off at the end without congratulating the Bucks. Sums it up.

[Dex]

Good stuff all around. A treat to be genuinely happy to watch another team hoist the trophy.

Giannis is a beast and shut up all the haters, dropped a 50 piece to win the championship. If the East wasn’t already on notice, they are now.

Congrats to Coach Bud, he looks so happy. I think we can safely say his job is secure for now

[Dejounte]

Jrue going to help the USA team so much

gold medal is going to look good on their resume

[John B]

Forbes 1 NBA ring > CP3 0 :lol

[John B]

3 Antetokoumpo brothers are NBA Champs :lobt2:

[Uriel]

Very happy for Giannis Antetokounmpo! In an era in which NBA stars demand trades to big markets and form superteams, Giannis stayed loyal to the small market franchise that drafted him and won an NBA championship doing it. Well deserved.

[Kurik]

Pat Connaughton with the -21. :smokin

[R. DeMurre]

It wasn't very long ago that many said there was no parity in the NBA and that one superteam had ruined the game. Now we've had 5 different champs in 6 years, and Brooklyn still probably starts next season as the odds-on favorite to win it all. Good stuff.

[Arcadian]

I met Coach Bud at a Spurs basketball camp in the late 90s. He had such a small role back then, I remember all the kids being disappointed with the choice of guest that day :lol He's come a long way.

[Kurik]

Giannis called out superteams in his post game, gotta love it.

[ginobilized]

Very happy for the Bucks and coach Bud. Bobby Portis trotting the sideline was the most controversial and unsportsmanlike play of the playoffs and Finals for them. He immediately apologized to Middleton. Very Spursian.

It is great to see a team play tough defense like the Bucks.Holiday was the missing piece. I bet Bledsoe feels pretty shitty.

Now, if we could just find our own Greek Freak in this draft.

[Dex]

Giannis ordering up a 50-piece at Chik-Fil-A today: https://streamable.com/4bpiuv :lol

Man, the NBA needs more likeable superstars.

[SAGirl]

Congratulations to Milwaukee fans! Just a feel good story. The first finals I have enjoyed watching in a few years.

[Mugen]

Love it tbh, my hometown guy Jrue shutting down Booker and CP0 during that backdoor sweep :lol

[SAGirl]

Giannis ordering up a 50-piece at Chik-Fil-A today: https://streamable.com/4bpiuv :lol

Man, the NBA needs more likeable superstars.
Love him! I have to fan the Bucks some ;-)

Coach Monty Williams for the Suns getting roasted for his defensive strategy on espn.

[SAGirl]

Love it tbh, my hometown guy Jrue being shutting down Booker and CP0 during that backdoor sweep :lol
He was amazing defensively. In the past I wondered if he was overrated bc on team defense he slacks sometimes, but I had never appreciated the fear he can give ball handlers one on one. Didn’t watch him enough I admit

[rjv]

Congratulations to Milwaukee fans! Just a feel good story. The first finals I have enjoyed watching in a few years.

absolutely; this was the first finals since 2014 where i gave a damn about who won and was genuinely rooting for a team.

[Larry O]

Very happy for Giannis Antetokounmpo! In an era in which NBA stars demand trades to big markets and form superteams, Giannis stayed loyal to the small market franchise that drafted him and won an NBA championship doing it. Well deserved.

Here, Here!!! Well deserved Championship by Giannis & the Bucks in a era of all stars forming stupid, oops, I mean, super teams! That's a super victory for small market teams... teams where the destinations are undesirable, too! Giannis did it "the hard way,"
as he quoted, and prevailed!!! He already has haters for his quote about his decision to stay loyal to Milwaukee, instead of bolting to join a super team. SMH. He's the only NBA player out there outside of SA, that I really like. Hope he holds to his word & retire as a Buck! Congrats to the Bucks organization on your 2nd championship in 50 years! LOOOOOONG TIME COMING!!! :)

[daslicer]

Here, Here!!! Well deserved Championship by Giannis & the Bucks in a era of all stars forming stupid, oops, I mean, super teams! That's a super victory for small market teams... teams where the destinations are undesirable, too! Giannis did it "the hard way,"
as he quoted, and prevailed!!! He already has haters for his quote about his decision to stay loyal to Milwaukee, instead of bolting to join a super team. SMH. He's the only NBA player out there outside of SA, that I really like. Hope he holds to his word & retire as a Buck! Congrats to the Bucks organization on your 2nd championship in 50 years! LOOOOOONG TIME COMING!!! :)

I would say Giannis and Jokic are both very likable superstars that I root for outside of SA. Both are also foreigners which goes to show you that foreigners tend to have more humility than American born stars.

[RC_Drunkford]

PJ Tucker won a ring before all of his Houston Rockets team mates while eliminating them :lol Harden, CP0 and Capela :lol

[daslicer]

Giannis ordering up a 50-piece at Chik-Fil-A today: https://streamable.com/4bpiuv :lol

Man, the NBA needs more likeable superstars.

The NBA needs more likable American Superstars. These foreign superstars like Jokic and Giannis are very likable. Can't think of an American Superstar that is currently likable.

[SAGirl]

The NBA needs more likable American Superstars. These foreign superstars like Jokic and Giannis are very likable. Can't think of an American Superstar that is currently likable.
Not a superstar but I like Morant and the Grizzlies a good amount. They are also a feel good team, a lot younger and maybe not in Giannis sphere but has potential, but also is well loved in Memphis and just fun to watch as well.

[Dancelot]

Not a superstar but I like Morant and the Grizzlies a good amount. They are also a feel good team, a lot younger and maybe not in Giannis sphere but has potential, but also is well loved in Memphis and just fun to watch as well.
Kinda feel he comes across kind of cocky especially so early in his career but he is a badass. I wish he would just calm down a bit and be more humble for as young as he is.

[R. DeMurre]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/841631535951904/permalink/4190231237758567/


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