NBA Playoffs 2016-17 G/V: The Playoffs Are A Band Metaphor Now

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Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

NickRoweFillea posted:

https://twitter.com/sinow/status/792224615041003520

Do you still have that picture of Tony rolling up on a bike in the ghetto?

# ? Oct 29, 2016 19:12

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# ? May 14, 2024 23:44

Spacebump: Dec 24, 2003; Dallas Mavericks: Generations

Panzeh posted:

Just a reminder that Westbrook blew a 3-1 lead in the WCF by dribbling the ball off his foot at the end of game 7. Why would you want to play with someone so shook?

The Warriors blew a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals with more all NBA players on the roster, the only unanimous MVP in NBA history, and would have been considered the BEST TEAM OF ALL TIME if they didn't choke in games 5, 6, or 7. (Or if they didn't choke 7 different times in the last minute of game 7) They are significantly more shook. I would rather play with Westbrook because he is guaranteed to be less shook(if at all) than the Warriors.

Spacebump fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Oct 29, 2016

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:00

NickRoweFillea: Sep 27, 2012; doin thangs

Henchman of Santa posted:

Do you still have that picture of Tony rolling up on a bike in the ghetto?

Payne's BBQ with the yella slaw

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:14

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

It has been 2 games and Singler has been a positive player for the Thunder. Durant was holding him back

E: just for clarity by positive I mean not cringe worthy

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:28

chunkles: Aug 14, 2005; i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

Dejan was Singler ever OK or am I thinking of Jonas Jerebko? Probably just getting my white Pistons journeymen from 5 years ago mixed up here

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:33

Shear Modulus: Jun 9, 2010

Metapod posted:

It has been 2 games and Singler has been a positive player for the Thunder. Durant was holding him back

E: just for clarity by positive I mean not cringe worthy

Bet you're regretting shedding your Kraft Singler Centennial Man avatar now

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:37

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

chunkles posted:

Dejan was Singler ever OK or am I thinking of Jonas Jerebko? Probably just getting my white Pistons journeymen from 5 years ago mixed up here

Jonas Jerebko was literally the best player on the team one season. Singler was never good.

Also neither are journeymen. They're both on their second teams.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:44

Nissin Cup Nudist: Sep 3, 2011; Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land

Redgrendel2001 posted:

Noel is never going to play another game for the Sixers.

https://twitter.com/KyleNeubeck/status/792171909383385088

He gone

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:46

EvanTH: Apr 24, 2004; i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

at least we'll always have that video clip of anthony davis naked on the locker room floor giggling as his teammates spank him

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:48

Tae: Oct 24, 2010; Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

Whatever happened to Noah Vonleh, he's like the only person I never hear of from the '14 draft

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:50

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

Tae posted:

Whatever happened to Noah Vonleh, he's like the only person I never hear of from the '14 draft

Got traded to Portland and is bad

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:51

Criminal Minded: Jan 4, 2005; Spring break forever

Tae posted:

Whatever happened to Noah Vonleh, he's like the only person I never hear of from the '14 draft

He plays for Portland which might as well be NBA Bermuda Triangle, I always forget they even exist

# ? Oct 29, 2016 20:50

Time: Aug 1, 2011; It Was All A Dream

http://www.businessinsider.com/yao-ming-photos-2016-10

# ? Oct 29, 2016 21:02

Papercut: Aug 24, 2005

Henchman of Santa posted:

Got traded to Portland and is bad

His transition to small forward has gone well for two games!

# ? Oct 29, 2016 21:02

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

Metapod posted:

It has been 2 games and Singler has been a positive player for the Thunder. Durant was holding him back

E: just for clarity by positive I mean not cringe worthy

his hair is still cringe worthy tho

# ? Oct 29, 2016 21:41

Cool Buff Man: Jul 30, 2006; bitch

Respect Kraft Singler

# ? Oct 29, 2016 21:43

aBagorn: Aug 26, 2004

Embiid through 37 minutes of NBA play

34 points
9 rebounds
4 blocks

44% FG
50% 3PT
83% FT

# ? Oct 29, 2016 21:52

Dejan Bimble: Mar 24, 2008; we're all black friends; Plaster Town Cop

chunkles posted:

Dejan was Singler ever OK or am I thinking of Jonas Jerebko? Probably just getting my white Pistons journeymen from 5 years ago mixed up here

He started for the Pistons and was a net positive player, he shot well, he handled the ball, he facilitated a little. He's just not meant to be a spot up shooter. Jerebko was great as a piston and tore his acl, then stan traded him for nothing and now hes good for celtics. He was definitely the most athletic white in the NBA aside from Aaron Gordon or Blake Griffin

# ? Oct 29, 2016 21:54

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

aBagorn posted:

Embiid through 37 minutes of NBA play

34 points
9 rebounds
4 blocks

44% FG
50% 3PT
83% FT

Against Steven Adams and Dwight

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:04

a new study bible!: Feb 2, 2009; BIG DICK NICK
A Philadelphia Legend
Fly Eagles Fly

euphronius posted:

Against Steven Adams and Dwight

One of those players is good.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:06

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

a new study bible! posted:

One of those players is good.

Steven Adams isn't terrible though

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:19

dokmo: Aug 27, 2006; man

Tae posted:

Whatever happened to Noah Vonleh, he's like the only person I never hear of from the '14 draft

Who would have thought a non rim protecting midrange shooting PF would turn out to be useless.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:23

chunkles: Aug 14, 2005; i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

Henchman of Santa posted:

Jonas Jerebko was literally the best player on the team one season. Singler was never good.

Also neither are journeymen. They're both on their second teams.

My bad, I'm doing pushups and reading Zach Lowe articles as penance

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:29

Jack's Flow: Jun 6, 2003; Life, friends, is boring

Papercut posted:

His transition to small forward has gone well for two games!

I saw him hit a 3-pointer the other night and immediately fired an e-mail to League Pass customer support, because something was definitely broken.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:31

Declan MacManus: Sep 1, 2011; damn i'm really in this bitch

straight up brolic posted:

Steven Adams isn't terrible though

Physically he's the kind of guy that could body Embiid

However, as Joel noted, he can't guard him

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:40

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

straight up brolic posted:

Steven Adams isn't terrible though

Adams is good the gently caress is this poo poo

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:40

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

chunkles posted:

My bad, I'm doing pushups and reading Zach Lowe articles as penance

You have to 5 reps for every team Ish Smith has played on as punishment for journeyman misidentification.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:56

WhyteRyce: Dec 30, 2001

dokmo posted:

Who would have thought a non rim protecting midrange shooting PF would turn out to be useless.

I remember being so mad when the Kings passed on him for NIK. Guess we were screwed either way

# ? Oct 29, 2016 22:59

NickRoweFillea: Sep 27, 2012; doin thangs

https://twitter.com/thefishnation/status/792487015937937408

WITH THE HOPS

# ? Oct 29, 2016 23:09

Zogo: Jul 29, 2003

The rare 50+ point triple double:

code:

Player			Date	PTS/REB/AST
Elgin Baylor 	    12/13/61	52/25/10
Richie Guerin 	     2/25/62 	50/11/13
Elgin Baylor        12/15/62 	50/15/11
Wilt Chamberlain     2/13/63 	51/29/11
Wilt Chamberlain     3/18/68 	53/32/14
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  1/19/75 	50/15/11
Russell Westbrook   10/28/16 	51/13/10

Niwrad posted:

Does KD think people are giving him poo poo for not working hard enough? I thought it was for being a bitch and joining the team that beat him in the playoffs.

If he reads everything then he's got hundreds of faults that the Internet says he must fix ASAP.

Lockback posted:

This is going to be a good year.

https://twitter.com/bengolliver/status/792218102960226309

GmSc of 39.7+ in back to back games. Only Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Charles Barkley and Antawn Jamison have done that since 1984.

Lockback posted:

I would way rather be in the 76ers shoes than the Suns, probably more than Orlando.

Charlotte looks like they'll be a decent enough playoff team but probably never a contender

so it depends on how you'd value that.

"Probably never a contender" does cover 85-90% of teams in a given year. Even if we open it up to a five or ten year interval going forward/backward it still covers the vast majority of the league.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 23:28

Rick: Feb 23, 2004; When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

dokmo posted:

Who would have thought a non rim protecting midrange shooting PF would turn out to be useless.

Yeah, he's turned out about as good as I thought he'd be. A lot of scouts really believed he'd develop three point range in the pros, though.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 23:31

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

Vonleh still seems like he could become useful

Rick posted:

Yeah, he's turned out about as good as I thought he'd be. A lot of scouts really believed he'd develop three point range in the pros, though.

He's 21 and is shooting 3s this year.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 23:50

Jack's Flow: Jun 6, 2003; Life, friends, is boring

Zogo posted:

GmSc of 39.7+ in back to back games. Only Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Charles Barkley and Antawn Jamison have done that since 1984.

Yeah, baby! And I'm not even kidding. Antawn was great, one of my favorite Warriors.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 23:53

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

dokmo posted:

Who would have thought a non rim protecting midrange shooting PF would turn out to be useless.

But enough about the Spurs signing Pau...

Henchman of Santa posted:

You have to 5 reps for every team Ish Smith has played on as punishment for journeyman misidentification.

I'd have thought NBA posters would be anti capital punishment.

# ? Oct 29, 2016 23:58

Rick: Feb 23, 2004; When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

tanglewood1420 posted:

But enough about the Spurs signing Pau...

I'd have thought NBA posters would be anti capital punishment.

Yeah Mike D'Antonni, Pau Gasol is only a midrange shooting PF and there's no other aspects to his game.

# ? Oct 30, 2016 00:01

Redgrendel2001: Sep 1, 2006; you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

https://twitter.com/SynergySST/status/792366901791903744

# ? Oct 30, 2016 00:06

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

would you rather be a zeller or a plumlee?

# ? Oct 30, 2016 00:28

The Piper: Feb 18, 2007; Step right up and greet the Mets

might be the wrong thread for this but does anyone know if NBA Leaguepass allows for concurrent log-ins? Looking to split the cost with a friend. We're in the same time zone and both root for east coast teams so we'll definitely be watching at the same time some nights.

# ? Oct 30, 2016 00:36