Official 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread

[timtonymanu]

Typical Twolves though. They look like world beaters one round and then scrub it up the next.

[spursistan]

Starting to think the Dubs are gonna fall ass backwards into a ring this year unfortunately.

That won’t matter if Curry is out.

Yeah. Doubt he's back for this series unless it goes seven. Grade 1 hamstring is like a minimum a 1-2 weeks (best case scenario)

[spursistan]

NBA teams should absolutely stop with the cowardly and lame 'fouling up 3' tactic. So glad OKC and Cavs got burned on consecutive nights.

That being said, the Pacers are on a generational 2-year run of opponents injuries helping them in the playoffs Bucks (twice), Knicks and now Cavs getting decimated.

Not just the injuries, but the in-game lucky bounces they are getting right now are ridiculous. OFF Rebs, opponent TOs and dodgy unreviewed fouls etc..

[ace3g]

Wolves making a comeback.

[scott]

And yet, with the ball in his hands, he shot 37.8% on 4 3G atts per game. Not exactly the guy you would leave open now. My theory is that some guys need to be a 1 or a 2 option, and if you shove them down to a 4 or 5 option, they die on the vine. I’m well aware of his shortcomings in OKC, but they seem to magically have vanished with a larger role to play.

What you're describing is a tank commander. Not good enough to be a 1 or 2 option on a good team, but needs to be a 1 or 2 option to look like a valuable contributor. We have one of those on our team.

[exstatic]

What you're describing is a tank commander. Not good enough to be a 1 or 2 option on a good team, but needs to be a 1 or 2 option to look like a valuable contributor. We have one of those on our team.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see on that until Chicago improves.

[mystargtr34]

Lol useless T Pups.

Only positive from the game is Curry injury hopefully he’s out for the series and Wolves can scrape by.

Sick of watching Draymond and Steve Kerr whiny ass, sick of the moving screens and 3 point merchant chucking from Curry.

[daslicer]

Lol useless T Pups.

Only positive from the game is Curry injury hopefully he’s out for the series and Wolves can scrape by.

Sick of watching Draymond and Steve Kerr whiny ass, sick of the moving screens and 3 point merchant chucking from Curry.

It's very frustrating how these young teams and stars play like scared es against the Warriors the last few years. We saw it the last few years with the Grizzlies, Kings, Rockets and now possibly the Wolves. Anthony Edwards for all the hype he's gotten has fallen short in a lot of moments the last few years. He's starting to become like a Jayson Tatum like star that every now and then has a great game in the playoffs but is carried most of the time by his teammates.

[RC_Drunkford]

Just gonna have to learn to live with the fact that at some point OKC is going to ring. Too much depth and SGA is a true #1 plus they have so much draft capital to keep replenishing the team with talent on cheap contracts. And we have seen for years how much of a difference Chip Engelland makes. They're going to be a huge problem in the west for at least the next 6 years before they have to start handing out 35% supermaxes.

I know, but one can hope

The amount of picks they still have left is crazy. Meanwhile we only have 1 ATL pick and some swaps after this draft.

[tbdog]

It's amazing that they got SGA and 5 picks for the Paul George deal. Giddey didn't really hit. While Jalen did.

[exstatic]

It's amazing that they got SGA and 5 picks for the Paul George deal. Giddey didn't really hit. While Jalen did.

Regular season, anyways.

[LeBowen]

It's amazing that they got SGA and 5 picks for the Paul George deal. Giddey didn't really hit. While Jalen did.

It was SGA and 5 picks for Kawhi and nephew for all intents and purposes.
And it was the right decision, PG just had the best season of his career, 28/8/4, 3rd in MVP and DPOY voting, 1st all-NBA and all-defense. Nephew was obviously the FMVP.

And yet, with the ball in his hands, he shot 37.8% on 4 3G atts per game. Not exactly the guy you would leave open now. My theory is that some guys need to be a 1 or a 2 option, and if you shove them down to a 4 or 5 option, they die on the vine. I’m well aware of his shortcomings in OKC, but they seem to magically have vanished with a larger role to play.

The thing is that those guys usually aren't good enough to be the first or second option on a legit contender. Demar/Derrick comparison was spot on, tbh.

[RC_Drunkford]

Typical Twolves though. They look like world beaters one round and then scrub it up the next.

their offense is garbage

[exstatic]

It was SGA and 5 picks for Kawhi and nephew for all intents and purposes.
And it was the right decision, PG just had the best season of his career, 28/8/4, 3rd in MVP and DPOY voting, 1st all-NBA and all-defense. Nephew was obviously the FMVP.




The thing is that those guys usually aren't good enough to be the first or second option on a legit contender. Demar/Derrick comparison was spot on, tbh.

Like I told scott, we’ll have to wait and see on this until Chicago improves.

[LeBowen]

Like I told scott, we’ll have to wait and see on this until Chicago improves.

We could be in for the long haul, then.

[lefty]

Why is it basketball more enjoyable when points are hard to come by? Is it nostalgia?

Nostalgia

[Seventyniner]

It's very frustrating how these young teams and stars play like scared es against the Warriors the last few years. We saw it the last few years with the Grizzlies, Kings, Rockets and now possibly the Wolves. Anthony Edwards for all the hype he's gotten has fallen short in a lot of moments the last few years. He's starting to become like a Jayson Tatum like star that every now and then has a great game in the playoffs but is carried most of the time by his teammates.

The Duncan Spurs had a similar effect on some opponents

[Brazil]

I think he has already bumped Kobe out of the top 10.

Kobe was already out of top 10 before Joker, he was never a top 10 anyway.. but top 1 on most bricks ever

[LeBowen]

Kobe was already out of top 10 before Joker, he was never a top 10 anyway.. but top 1 on most bricks ever

If he had the exact same career playing for a small market team noone would ever even consider him for top10.

[Brazil]

If he had the exact same career playing for a small market team noone would ever even consider him for top10.

that + the tragic death

By all kind of metrics he has never been a top 10... he was 12 now getting pushed back

[weeks]

Nostalgia

nah i only seriously started watching the nba in 2012 and it's more intense when each possession is more of a struggle to score.
imo

[DAF86]

Nostalgia

I don't know, bro. As a fellow soccer enjoyer, you should appreciate the beauty in scoring being hard to come by and actually meaningful.

[daslicer]

The Duncan Spurs had a similar effect on some opponents

I would say it was really hit or miss with the Duncan Spurs when it came to opponents choking and playing scared against. The Nash-Amare Suns for sure always played scared and melted against the Duncan Spurs. They were other teams such as the mid '00s Mavs that were the opposite and overperformed against the Duncan Spurs. I would add 2011 Grizzlies to that list and the Durant Thunder to the list of young teams that were not scared of the Duncan Spurs.

Lebron lead teams and the Curry Warriors put more fear into young teams than the Duncan Spurs did.

[spurraider21]

[R. DeMurre]

And yet, with the ball in his hands, Giddey shot 37.8% on 4 3G atts per game. Not exactly the guy you would leave open now. My theory is that some guys need to be a 1 or a 2 option, and if you shove them down to a 4 or 5 option, they die on the vine. I’m well aware of his shortcomings in OKC, but they seem to magically have vanished with a larger role to play.

What you're describing is a tank commander. Not good enough to be a 1 or 2 option on a good team, but needs to be a 1 or 2 option to look like a valuable contributor. We have one of those on our team.

Who are you referring to?