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

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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

Lockback posted:

That team needs filling out badly. They might still be rough next year.

Barring Injuries ("Ha Ha Ha" the dark incarnation of Pierre Pelican laughs) Davis + Cousins + a dead dog is a 45 win team

# ? May 18, 2017 19:29

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# ? May 28, 2024 17:25

Kibner: Oct 21, 2008; Acguy Supremacy

EvanTH posted:

I keep forgetting how loving disgusting unfair Davis + Cousins is going to be next season wow

I hope they play a style of gorilla ball similar to some LSU baseball teams of the 90s.

# ? May 18, 2017 19:29

Codependent Poster: Oct 20, 2003

Eltoasto posted:

It's silly that media voting is costing PG a ton of money. Signing him to the supermax or whatever would be a poison pill for the cheapskate Pacers, but it would have been nice to have the option.

Eh, it's probably better this way. Even with being able to offer the huge contract, it still wouldn't be a given that he'd return. This way it takes away that hope and the Pacers can start working on a deal for him.

It sucks, but Bird should have been getting younger guys to grow with him instead of bringing in vets to just muddle around in the East. Myles Turner came too late. So now hopefully they can just start rebuilding around Myles and/or a high draft pick.

# ? May 18, 2017 19:30

dokmo: Aug 27, 2006; man

Someone voted Curry over Westbrook for 1st team. Will this brave soul ever reveal his identity?

# ? May 18, 2017 19:30

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

If I'm the lakers i don't trade for pg because they can sign him as a fa and not lose ball or Jackson.

If I'm Boston I don't trade for pg because he's expensive, not maybe going to resign, and doesn't get you last cle vs the possibility of fultz being a star.

# ? May 18, 2017 19:32

WhyteRyce: Dec 30, 2001

EvanTH posted:

I keep forgetting how loving disgusting unfair Davis + Cousins is going to be next season wow

They are already scoring like 95% of the teams points

# ? May 18, 2017 19:34

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

dokmo posted:

Someone voted Curry over Westbrook for 1st team. Will this brave soul ever reveal his identity?

Probably the same one that put LeBron on the second team and Kawhi on the third.

# ? May 18, 2017 19:34

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

Why is no one questioning deandre over gasol

# ? May 18, 2017 19:35

Spring Break My Heart: Feb 15, 2012

Tae posted:

Lol demar derozan is gonna be why pg leaves the pacers

George is a forward

Paul Zuvella posted:

so its exactly the same as that list that leaked and then the NBA said NOOOO ITS FAAAAAKE really loudly.

Its not. The voting totals were completely different, Wall was 2nd team over Thomas and KAT was 3rd team over Jordan.

# ? May 18, 2017 19:36

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

dokmo posted:

Someone voted Curry over Westbrook for 1st team. Will this brave soul ever reveal his identity?

They're apparently releasing the ballots during the awards show

# ? May 18, 2017 19:39

Punkin Spunkin: Jan 1, 2010

Eltoasto posted:

It's silly that media voting is

They want the Lakers back ASAP

# ? May 18, 2017 19:39

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

The new DPE is so dumb.

# ? May 18, 2017 19:39

Super Jay Mann: Nov 6, 2008

RaySmuckles posted:

do you think its part of the cavs plan to clown on the celtics because they know the celtics are a volatile, poo poo talking team?

is it to establish that no one can challenge lebron for the east?

is that just how the cavs play?

Lebron likely has a vendetta against the Celtics for ruining his later Cleveland years and almost rebuffing him again in 2012. Ever since that game 6 in 2012 he's made it his personal mission to steal their souls at every opportunity.

# ? May 18, 2017 19:40

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

morestuff posted:

They're apparently releasing the ballots during the awards show

Does Bayless have a vote?

# ? May 18, 2017 19:44

Eltoasto: Aug 26, 2002; We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.

Codependent Poster posted:

Eh, it's probably better this way. Even with being able to offer the huge contract, it still wouldn't be a given that he'd return. This way it takes away that hope and the Pacers can start working on a deal for him.

It sucks, but Bird should have been getting younger guys to grow with him instead of bringing in vets to just muddle around in the East. Myles Turner came too late. So now hopefully they can just start rebuilding around Myles and/or a high draft pick.

Yes this is entirely Bird's fault, but you know how Pacers fan will react. They've been acting like the guy who knows his girlfriend is too hot for him for a couple years now. Pritchard has no choice but to trade him but he also has zero leverage and not a whole lot of interested buyers, and an owner who doesn't want to rebuild and would prefer fluff that can maybe make .500 instead of a true core rebuild.

# ? May 18, 2017 19:53

illcendiary: Dec 4, 2005; Damn, this is good coffee.

Harden was the only unanimous so I'm assuming it's a Houston writer that put LeBron/Russ on 2nd team

# ? May 18, 2017 20:02

RaySmuckles: Oct 14, 2009; Grimey Drawer

zoux posted:

lol at the hot take geniuses that left Russ and LeBron off first team.

my guess is its golden state homers

russ missed 1, steph got 1

kawhi missed 3, durant got 3

even draymond got 4

not saying they're completely wrong to have voted that way, since a lot of it is people's opinions and the warriors are indeed really good, just seems that that's where those votes went

# ? May 18, 2017 20:30

Paul Zuvella: Dec 7, 2011

RaySmuckles posted:

my guess is its golden state homers

russ missed 1, steph got 1

kawhi missed 3, durant got 3

even draymond got 4

not saying they're completely wrong to have voted that way, since a lot of it is people's opinions and the warriors are indeed really good, just seems that that's where those votes went

Those Draymond ones are likely people putting him at Center.

# ? May 18, 2017 20:32

alansmithee: Jan 25, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

I can't even fathom how you'd logically have Lebron not first team, nor Kawhi (and I'm not nearly as high on him as other folks). I guess Durant maybe could've been picked over one of them, but who else?

# ? May 18, 2017 20:35

RaySmuckles: Oct 14, 2009; Grimey Drawer

Paul Zuvella posted:

Those Draymond ones are likely people putting him at Center.

not necessarily, right?

it would explain the lebron missing one and one of kawhi's since kd only got 3, at least 2 of draymond's have got to be for the forward spot

# ? May 18, 2017 20:37

CRISPYBABY: Dec 15, 2007; by Reene

EvanTH posted:

Barring Injuries ("Ha Ha Ha" the dark incarnation of Pierre Pelican laughs) Davis + Cousins + a dead dog is a 45 win team

They were 11-14 post all star break. There's a good chance they tighten up over the summer, but I wouldn't call it a lock.

# ? May 18, 2017 20:42

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

Cousins was a very bad defender, and the Pelicans have no wings and possibly no Jrue Holiday.

# ? May 18, 2017 20:43

predicto: Jul 22, 2004; THE DEM DEFENDER HAS LOGGED ON

Hot takes

Gobert should have been first team center instead of AD.
Gasol should have been third team center instead of DeAndre.
Jimmy Butler should have been second team because Durant missed too much of the season
That little rat bastard CP3 should have been third team and has a legit argument to be second team over Isaiah Thomas but I still hate him

# ? May 18, 2017 21:03

Kibner: Oct 21, 2008; Acguy Supremacy

attackmole posted:

They were 11-14 post all star break. There's a good chance they tighten up over the summer, but I wouldn't call it a lock.

They didn't play either guy for several of those losses. It took them like eight or ten games to figure out how to play together, but were as dominant as everyone thought they would be once they did.

# ? May 18, 2017 21:06

Cool Buff Man: Jul 30, 2006; bitch

predicto posted:

Hot takes

Jimmy Butler should have been second team because Durant missed too much of the season
That little rat bastard CP3 should have been third team and has a legit argument to be second team over Isaiah Thomas but I still hate him

Chris Paul missed more of the season than Durant ya ding dong

# ? May 18, 2017 21:08

pubic works project: Jan 28, 2005; No Decepticon in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.

Bye PG

# ? May 18, 2017 21:09

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

i'm glad pg didn't make all nba because he didn't deserve to make now for the probably retarded trade awaits

# ? May 18, 2017 21:10

Pron on VHS: Nov 14, 2005; Blood Clots
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John Wall should have been 2nd team All-NBA, he has pretty much taken the "best pure PG in the league" title from Chris Paul

# ? May 18, 2017 21:13

Cool Buff Man: Jul 30, 2006; bitch

SHOAH NUFF posted:

John Wall should have been 2nd team All-NBA, he has pretty much taken the "best pure PG in the league" title from Chris Paul

When he breaks 10 win shares he can make an all-nba 2nd team. He's not even close yet. That's the only factor at play here.

Really though he's still not on CP3's level

Cool Buff Man fucked around with this message at 21:20 on May 18, 2017

# ? May 18, 2017 21:17

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

Lakers trade for PG in a package including the no. 2 pick, Pacers draft Ball and then Lavar goes apoplectic about ~~him~~ his kid having to move to Indiana.

# ? May 18, 2017 21:28

Libertine: Jun 21, 2004; When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.

Paul George is like the 6th or 7th best SF in the NBA, which doesn't even put him in the all-NBA discussion (Top 6 Overall Forward in the NBA) so I don't know.

Towns should have been in one of the three teams I think and DeAndre out. Towns is the only guy who I think got robbed.

# ? May 18, 2017 21:32

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

https://mobile.twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/865266727042650112

lol, trying to cover up for james harden not making all-nba last year. never forget, never forgive sports media

# ? May 18, 2017 21:34

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

Friends, there's no basketball on tonight :ohdear:

# ? May 18, 2017 22:08

Vanilla Mint Ice: Jul 17, 2007; A raccoon is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

There hasn't been basketball since monday

# ? May 18, 2017 22:09

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-NTz99Yu74

# ? May 18, 2017 22:12

DeimosRising: Oct 17, 2005; �Hola SEA!

Actually the WNBA regular season is underway and there is a game tonight

# ? May 18, 2017 22:22

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

tanglewood1420 posted:

Lakers trade for PG in a package including the no. 2 pick, Pacers draft Ball and then Lavar goes apoplectic about ~~him~~ his kid having to move to Indiana.

I now want them to trade the #2 pick for this exact outcome

# ? May 18, 2017 22:29

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

Dear lord it's the worst show of all time

# ? May 18, 2017 22:40

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.

zoux posted:

Dear lord it's the worst show of all time

"To me that's preposterous. High treason, things of that nature."

# ? May 18, 2017 22:45

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# ? May 28, 2024 17:25

Zogo: Jul 29, 2003

Milestone watch. LBJ is about to become the fifth player to reach 250 WS (regular-season and playoffs):

code:

Player			WS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	308.97
Wilt Chamberlain	278.72
Karl Malone		257.62
Michael Jordan		253.78
LeBron James 		249.4
Tim Duncan		244.22
John Stockton		229.05
Dirk Nowitzki 		224.41
Shaquille O'Neal	212.79
Julius Erving		208
Kevin Garnett		207.84
Oscar Robertson		202.86
Artis Gilmore		202.84
Kobe Bryant		201

Next year LBJ becomes the greatest post-NBA/ABA merger player ever. Farewell, MJ and K. Malone.

tanglewood1420 posted:

...it's easy to forget just how insanely amazing offensively Davis was this season on an absolute shithow of a team that would've won 17 games without him.

KAT was way above AD and Gobert on offense this year.

Carlosologist posted:

has there ever been a Finals where both teams were coming off a 12-0 start to the playoffs? because that seems like what's going to happen

No, two teams starting 19-0 is unprecedented. The Pistons/Lakers started out 15-0 in the 1989 playoffs.

# ? May 18, 2017 22:51

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