NBA: Playoffs thread..

[Killakobe81]

Rockets might have choked a bit, but without CP3 they took the Warriors to the absolute limit. To me, it seems very much like the end of an era for them.

Not sure if its the end ...
But If they win this le I think they have less than 33% odds of a 3 peat ...injuries and lacksadaical play are creeping in to their performance on the regular...
that being said someone gotta come take it and i do think a defensivee physical team is the path rather than bombing 3s

[DMC]

Warriors have made another Finals but the air of invincibility is gone imo. Rockets were a Chris Paul injury away from a potential upset. Rockets took them to the limit and made them look like mere mortals before Paul went down.

So teams need to stop being shook, fans need to quit their whining and just make moves. Warriors are beatable.

Every loser is a potential something away from a hypothetical win. All this speculation is worth jack . It's not like Chris Paul never choked a series away.

[DMC]

Can I change my name to DubFan - just for these playoffs?

Probably easier to pronounce than your real name.

[LkrFan]

Probably easier to pronounce than your real name.

[daslicer]

Not sure if its the end ...
But If they win this le I think they have less than 33% odds of a 3 peat ...injuries and lacksadaical play are creeping in to their performance on the regular...
that being said someone gotta come take it and i do think a defensivee physical team is the path rather than bombing 3s

Prior to this series I thought a 3 peat was pretty much guaranteed but the way this series went the Warriors look spent and on the verge of being finished like the '02 Lakers. I remember when the Lakers won in '02 I got the feeling they would be beaten next year simply because they didn't look so good against the Kings and should have lost that series if certain things went the other way ala game 6 refs and Kings choking in Game 7. The way the Warriors won this series was very similar to the way the Lakers won against the Kings in '02.

[spurraider21]

If Lebron beats this team he is 2nd all time for sure.

he's already cleanly #2 at worst right now tbh... if you beats these dubs with this cavs roster, he's cleanly #1 in my book

[spurraider21]

harden just trying to draw fouls on half of those

[LkrFan]

harden just trying to draw fouls on half of those

[said7]

Rockets were just plain stupid. When you have a lead against the warriors try to build on it and let them try and shoot their way out. Where was the capella pick and roll in second half. Straight up re ed offense.

[endrity]

harden just trying to draw fouls on half of those

Word!

[Caltex2]

They missed 37 3's and 27 in a row. If even 5 more go in, they win.

[Clipper Nation]

harden just trying to draw fouls on half of those

And people have the nerve to blame the refs for not giving him foul calls. When he flops on every play, how are the refs supposed to know when he's actually been fouled?

[LkrFan]

Here's a hot take CN will love:

My only disagreement is ball handling. Everything else is spot on tbh.

[LkrFan]

And people have the nerve to blame the refs for not giving him foul calls. When he flops on every play, how are the refs supposed to know when he's actually been fouled?

Truth bombs

[spurraider21]

Here's a hot take CN will love:

My only disagreement is ball handling. Everything else is spot on tbh.

these are all pretty garbage.

transition D - MJ

zero credibility

[LkrFan]

And people have the nerve to blame the refs for not giving him foul calls. When he flops on every play, how are the refs supposed to know when he's actually been fouled?

Truth bombs

[Killakobe81]

Prior to this series I thought a 3 peat was pretty much guaranteed but the way this series went the Warriors look spent and on the verge of being finished like the '02 Lakers. I remember when the Lakers won in '02 I got the feeling they would be beaten next year simply because they didn't look so good against the Kings and should have lost that series if certain things went the other way ala game 6 refs and Kings choking in Game 7. The way the Warriors won this series was very similar to the way the Lakers won against the Kings in '02.

exactly but I called it before this series ...
if you really break it down outside the third quarters, State was outplayed much of this series and the Rox are good not great. LeBron shouldnt be scared to come West he just needs to pick the right spot, even if its not my Lakers ...State wont be on top all that much longer at this rate ...Iggy and Steph are already injury prone ...

[spurraider21]

[LkrFan]

these are all pretty garbage.

transition D - MJ

zero credibility

My bad. LBJ has great transition D:

[Clipper Nation]

My bad. LBJ has great transition D:

LeGOAT also had one of his signature chasedown blocks in transition against Rozier in that same game.

[endrity]

exactly but o called it before this series ...
if you teally break it down outside the third quarters, State was outplayed much of this series and the Rox are good not great. LeBron shouldnt be scared to come West he just needs to pick the right spot, even if its not my Lakers ...State wont be on top all that much longer at this rate ...Iggy and Steph are already injury prone ...

Thing is LeBron has 1-2 more years at this absolute level left at the very best, so he needs to find a team ready to take down GS next year with him. Their window seems a lot shorter than most imagined, but his window to beat them is arguably even shorter.

It might look bad and all, but I would rethink Houston if I was him. Not sure that Philly gets there next year, and for all the jokes about him I think D'Antoni has now proven to be heck of a coach, whereas Brett Brown seems clueless to me.

[Clipper Nation]

LeGOAT also had one of his signature chasedown blocks in transition against Rozier in that same game.

Actually, come to think of it, that staredown was after the block, and the Cavs were getting back on offense. Wow, this is one of LkrFan's tiest takes ever

[LkrFan]

Actually, come to think of it, that staredown was after the block, and the Cavs were getting back on offense. Wow, this is one of LkrFan's tiest takes ever

Don't even try that shiiiiiiiiit!

LBJ took defensive plays off all the time. That's how he can get away with playing 48 minutes. That's also why I posted a visual representation of his ty transition D.

LBJ was a ty defender in the playoffs, ranking 41st behind whiteboy all NBA defenders like:

Ricky Rubio
Joe Ingles
Irsan Illisova
Nikola Mirotic

Don't believe me? LINK: https://stats.nba.com/players/defense/

Trust me - you don't want me to pull his regular season defensive ratings.

MJ had better transition DPERIOD

[Clipper Nation]

You literally posted an example of him blocking a shot in transition, then staring the other team down while his own team was getting back on offense. No part of that play is an example of " ty transition defense" by LeBron.

[LkrFan]

LeGOAT also had one of his signature chasedown blocks in transition against Rozier in that same game.

You got your LeBlinders on. In this tweet, it shows 90% of the players on the other side of the court while the budding TOSB rests. Yet you don't even believe what we all see. You're like a Trump supporter