NBA Playoffs Thread (non-Magic games discussion)

[eyriq]

Miami has had quite the run with Butler over the last 5 seasons. Will be interesting to see how they re-tool around him, the window is closing. Their biggest issue is availability.

[Skybox]

Yeah... wonder what MIA will do in the offseason. Hope qe are the top dogs in our division next seqson again.

I know what they WONT do…discuss organic development as the path forward

They rather ask for lopsided trades ( Dame for Herro plus picks?? ) or draft 24 yr old rookies....

They make a lot of moves. They thought Dame was sewed up- he specified MIA and MIL swooped when MIA overplayed their leverage. I wish we had their 24 yr old rookie instead our lotto dnp stars.

[eyriq]

I know what they WONT do…discuss organic development as the path forward

They rather ask for lopsided trades ( Dame for Herro plus picks?? ) or draft 24 yr old rookies....

They make a lot of moves. They thought Dame was sewed up- he specified MIA and MIL swooped when MIA overplayed their leverage. I wish we had their 24 yr old rookie instead our lotto dnp stars.

I would definitely not prefer a 24 year old rookie when our core is 21, 22, and 22 years old. Younger = more potential

[ogmagicfan]

I cant in good faith give Paul George a 4 yr max contract. He goes missing too often in playoff games & his health has been shaky past couple seasons

[RookieStar]

I know what they WONT do…discuss organic development as the path forward

They rather ask for lopsided trades ( Dame for Herro plus picks?? ) or draft 24 yr old rookies....

They make a lot of moves. They thought Dame was sewed up- he specified MIA and MIL swooped when MIA overplayed their leverage. I wish we had their 24 yr old rookie instead our lotto dnp stars.

You mean a 24 yr old rookie who coach would have warming up the bench? You know he will still start Gary and play Fultz...

[Skybox]

They rather ask for lopsided trades ( Dame for Herro plus picks?? ) or draft 24 yr old rookies....

They make a lot of moves. They thought Dame was sewed up- he specified MIA and MIL swooped when MIA overplayed their leverage. I wish we had their 24 yr old rookie instead our lotto dnp stars.

I would definitely not prefer a 24 year old rookie when our core is 21, 22, and 22 years old. Younger = more potential

Younger means crapshoot…more bust potential as well as unseen upside. Nothing wrong with drafting what you can see…2 lotto GUARD picks who BOTH don’t play on a team with an impotent backcourt takes a lot of rationalizing to be excited about huge upside. Jacquez is for real.

[cedric76]

I know what they WONT do…discuss organic development as the path forward

They rather ask for lopsided trades ( Dame for Herro plus picks?? ) or draft 24 yr old rookies....

They make a lot of moves. They thought Dame was sewed up- he specified MIA and MIL swooped when MIA overplayed their leverage. I wish we had their 24 yr old rookie instead our lotto dnp stars.

Too short minded, why r you givings up so early on our 2 rookies, Jett was a draft and stash player.

If Jett was entering the draft this year with the stats he produce in g league, you d be begging for us to draft him with a lottery pick

You gave up on suggs too and see what happened, just be patient

I bet you that you ll rave about Jett next season

[pepe1991]

Difference in fundamental approach toward sports .


Clippers- Mavs game, Clippers home court, down by 30, people dancing in arena during time outs in game that is probably series-ending loss.


Borussia Dortmunt- PSG, every time camera zooms on some fan,despite fact they are up, they are cursing and are ungry

[thelead]

Difference in fundamental approach toward sports .


Clippers- Mavs game, Clippers home court, down by 30, people dancing in arena during time outs in game that is probably series-ending loss.


Borussia Dortmunt- PSG, every time camera zooms on some fan,despite fact they are up, they are cursing and are ungry

American football fans are more like that (still not like European fans though).... and I still don't get how anyone can be THAT invested in anything other than true life and death stuff

[SOUL]

Read on Twitter

Me this entire year lol

[drsd]

Read on Twitter

Me this entire year lol

So, it's not that Coach Mosley is good or bad, but that Jeff Weltman has been great. That's Barkley's logic!

[SOUL]

So, it's not that Coach Mosley is good or bad, but that Jeff Weltman has been great. That's Barkley's logic!

I would say Mose is a very average X's and O's guy and an extreme motivator, and that's a lot of what you need nowadays.

Personnel trumps everything, or else you'd see Popovich still winning or Spoelstra still in. Doc Rivers and Vogel are champions and get clowned on all the time. Lakers and Mavs made the WCF with "bad" head coaches that their team wants fired every time they lose in Darvin Ham and Kidd. Personnel matters a lot, with knowing when to push certain buttons or make certain calls. But it's always been about the Jimmys and Joes.

[drsd]

So, it's not that Coach Mosley is good or bad, but that Jeff Weltman has been great. That's Barkley's logic!

I would say Mose is a very average X's and O's guy and an extreme motivator, and that's a lot of what you need nowadays.

Personnel trumps everything, or else you'd see Popovich still winning or Spoelstra still in. Doc Rivers and Vogel are champions and get clowned on all the time. Lakers and Mavs made the WCF with "bad" head coaches that their team wants fired every time they lose in Darvin Ham and Kidd. Personnel matters a lot, with knowing when to push certain buttons or make certain calls. But it's always been about the Jimmys and Joes.

And-1

There was a presser about a week ago where the reporter asked if M-Wagner was going to be leashed. Coach clearly stated that players need their personality. That is their role in a set play. Be who you are.

I cannot think of a more pro-player answer from a player's coach than that!


But back to the Chuck comment: maybe we fans should actually be given more street-cred to Weltman. He has made team that is almost really interesting. And "should be" by next year.

[jezzerinho]

Read on Twitter

Me this entire year lol

So, it's not that Coach Mosley is good or bad, but that Jeff Weltman has been great. That's Barkley's logic!

Sure.

We're 2 games from potentially joining the Lakers and the Sun's in the 1st round elimination pile. And if it happens (iI sincerely hope it won't) it'll not be because of coaching. It'll be because a load of our players aren't good enough to start on a playoff team. Weltman had several windows to address those clear shortcomings and didn't. Anyway, just like Chuck - RANT OVER!

[drsd]

We're 2 games from potentially joining the Lakers and the Sun's in the 1st round elimination pile.

Well: actually only 1 game.

Or to look at this as glass-half-full: the Magic is only 14 wins to being NBA champions this year (starting with requiring two in a row, of course).

[jezzerinho]

We're 2 games from potentially joining the Lakers and the Sun's in the 1st round elimination pile.

Well: actually only 1 game.

Or to look at this as glass-half-full: the Magic is only 14 wins to being NBA champions this year (starting with requiring two in a row, of course).

True re 1 game!

No no, I'm very glass half full on the season and on the playoffs. Very encouraged.

Bur Chucks rant is absolutely in no way an endorsement of Weltman. If anything the reverse.

[Skybox]

We're 2 games from potentially joining the Lakers and the Sun's in the 1st round elimination pile.

Well: actually only 1 game.

Or to look at this as glass-half-full: the Magic is only 14 wins to being NBA champions this year (starting with requiring two in a row, of course).

True re 1 game!

No no, I'm very glass half full on the season and on the playoffs. Very encouraged.

Bur Chucks rant is absolutely in no way an endorsement of Weltman. If anything the reverse.

Chuck’s saying that the PLAYERS make the shots, carry out the plan…if the players can’t or won’t…the GM got the wrong players, evaluated poorly, generally goofed up. A coach, at this level, is not a skills tutor, he’s a tactician. Players don’t learn how to shoot or dribble from an NBA head coach.

For example, a team with two glaring needs - PG & shooting - and two lottery picks….chooses a PG & a shooter and still solves neither glaring problem (so far- we’ll see).

I get “development “…but, generally, there’s SOME little tiny inkling already there. The G-league is not like farm teams in baseball…teams don’t “draft & stash”…they draft, get disappointed and hide them and hope , somehow, that playing in a wild, AAU-like open gym setting will help college stars learn how to play like NBA players. If that really was the plan, it’s revolutionary. In baseball, it’s normal…in basketball, it’s a demotion.

[Optimus_Steel]

Indy sure caught a break with no Giannis and injured Lillard.

[Bensational]

Indy bout to run away with it.

Best ability is availability after all. Shame for Giannis and Lillard for the season to end like that.

Who’s Indy gonna face? Philly or New Yawk?

[OnlyFranz22]

Lopez or Portis would be a good addition in the offseason.