2024 Playoffs Discussion Thread

[2019nbachamps]

The Cavs and Magic should have to forfeit their spot in the semis to the Sixers or something.

Celtics are only respectable team in the east

[SFour]

karma is real....Clippers got what they deserve

[Son Goku 25]

Saltics really got the easiest way to the finals hope they choke hard

[Son Goku 25]

At this point I'm cheering for the Knicks I can't believe I'm saying in in the east.

Prefer Denver to win again, I have a hard time seeing OKc winning but that's another team I wouldn't mind and then Dallas as well.

[dafan590]

karma is a bitch, bye clippers lol..... both LA teams got knocked out in the 1st round.....this is great

[SFour]

Saltics really got the easiest way to the finals hope they choke hard

a finals appearance won't mean much when they'll likely lose to the Nuggets

[Los_29]

OKC/Mavs is interesting. OKC had a pretty easy 1st round against a bad Pelicans team. But you can’t deny their talent. Can they beat the Mavs though?

[JB7]

Jak is far from what I would call "such a valuable" asset. Like yeah, he's got value but let’s not get carried away here, he's a mid tier center. The blazers will almost certainly end up with more than 21 wins, they were intentionally sitting players late in the season AND traded away dame.

Individually, yes Yak is not any type of star center, but his impact can almost appear that way, because without him they have no competent defensive C, and typically get destroyed, so his impact is much larger from a team perspective.

It’s why I would say the deal for Yak was not just about trying to improve their chances in the playoffs for that year, but generally just to clear up a significant weakness the team spent 2 years trying to fill. The timing was the deadline because that was the point the Spurs had to trade Yak, and also was the point when the cost was probably the lowest. The summer before Spurs were asking for 2 FRPs, and probably wanted a 2023 pick and 2025 pick over a 2024 pick.

The Blazers have no chance of making even the play in, in the West, so they will have no incentive to win games same as this past year. They will tank hard for a high pick.

Yeah but that was kind of my point, he raises the teams floor, but not the ceiling. He has value but not some irreplaceable kind, and the idea is to intentionally get worse. You originally said competing with the bottom teams would be impossible with this team, my argument was it's easy by getting rid of Jak.

How long are you wanting them to be bad, because it took two years to find another competent C? Teams that have them don’t like to part with them.

Also, I don’t think they’ll be able to retain Barnes if they live at the bottom of the league for 2-3 seasons.

[Scase]

Individually, yes Yak is not any type of star center, but his impact can almost appear that way, because without him they have no competent defensive C, and typically get destroyed, so his impact is much larger from a team perspective.

It’s why I would say the deal for Yak was not just about trying to improve their chances in the playoffs for that year, but generally just to clear up a significant weakness the team spent 2 years trying to fill. The timing was the deadline because that was the point the Spurs had to trade Yak, and also was the point when the cost was probably the lowest. The summer before Spurs were asking for 2 FRPs, and probably wanted a 2023 pick and 2025 pick over a 2024 pick.

The Blazers have no chance of making even the play in, in the West, so they will have no incentive to win games same as this past year. They will tank hard for a high pick.

Yeah but that was kind of my point, he raises the teams floor, but not the ceiling. He has value but not some irreplaceable kind, and the idea is to intentionally get worse. You originally said competing with the bottom teams would be impossible with this team, my argument was it's easy by getting rid of Jak.

How long are you wanting them to be bad, because it took two years to find another competent C? Teams that have them don’t like to part with them.

Also, I don’t think they’ll be able to retain Barnes if they live at the bottom of the league for 2-3 seasons.

That's what the draft is for my friend. Also teams like the knicks have found a magical way to find 2-3 quality C's without much trouble.

[Raptors_128]

Lmao the Clippers are a joke from top to bottom.

[sidsid]

Luka and Kyrie just don't play enough defense (Kyrie just constantly fouls while hand checking). Both JWill and SGA will work on them in switching and you can only hide one on Dort. Giddy will be important as a ball handler putting pressure on them too. But Chet is going to be the real difference maker with his spacing. That's why it'll be hard to hide the liabilities. I expect the Mavs Cs to be guarding Dort by game 2.

[Son Goku 25]

OKC/Mavs is interesting. OKC had a pretty easy 1st round against a bad Pelicans team. But you can’t deny their talent. Can they beat the Mavs though?

I thought Pels were dangerous. Okc might be for real.

[Basketball_Jones]

I would like Celtics Nuggets final. Jokic beating the Heat was kind of a joke. Needs a real test to cement his legacy.

[Los_29]

OKC/Mavs is interesting. OKC had a pretty easy 1st round against a bad Pelicans team. But you can’t deny their talent. Can they beat the Mavs though?

I thought Pels were dangerous. Okc might be for real.

Way too many holes. JV at center, CJ in the backcourt and no Zion. That’s not a playoff team in my opinion. They already had to go through the play-in and that’s with Zion playing 70 games.

[links135]

OKC/Mavs is interesting. OKC had a pretty easy 1st round against a bad Pelicans team. But you can’t deny their talent. Can they beat the Mavs though?

Slovenia vs Canada part 2

[Potential]

Kawhi is just wasting a roster spot at this point. Only played in 4 out of 20 playoff games for them. Imagine how much more they could improve the team with that money. But does it really mean anything if pandemic p and james soften plays like pussies in the playoffs

[douggood]

Ballmer wants to run it back.

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[JB7]

Yeah but that was kind of my point, he raises the teams floor, but not the ceiling. He has value but not some irreplaceable kind, and the idea is to intentionally get worse. You originally said competing with the bottom teams would be impossible with this team, my argument was it's easy by getting rid of Jak.

How long are you wanting them to be bad, because it took two years to find another competent C? Teams that have them don’t like to part with them.

Also, I don’t think they’ll be able to retain Barnes if they live at the bottom of the league for 2-3 seasons.

That's what the draft is for my friend. Also teams like the knicks have found a magical way to find 2-3 quality C's without much trouble.

Even if they were lucky enough to end up drafting a C, it still takes time to develop them. They need something over the short term to be a relevant team to appeal to Scottie.

Knicks signed IH. It probably helped being the Knicks. Both C’s on the Knicks decent. They did a great job drafting Robinson but this is now his 6th season with the Knicks.

[JB7]

Ballmer wants to run it back.

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Ballmer has no options. They don’t have picks, and they are probably going to be a 2nd apron team, which means they are limited in what they can do.

[ArthurVandelay]

Rooting for the magic for the sole reason to see the fallout in Cleveland

Can’t wait for the draft and off-season drama