2024 Playoffs Discussion Thread

[WaltFrazier]

The presence of Michael Alex Conley Jr. What he did for the Grizz all those years, and then bringing that great leadership to the Jazz who became competitive post-Deron Williams and Sloan.

Absolutely immense for Minny. Especially for a guy like KAT to learn from and more importantly receive that veteran support.

Conley 36 years old playing the demanding PG position. Very underrated player. Inherited great genes from his world class long jumper dad.

Did not know Senior was a world class long jumper!

Bloody hell. Walt dropping nuggets.

Actually Gold in triple jump 92 Olympics and silver in 84. And gold, silver and bronzes in several World championship meets in LJ as well as triple.

I had the first VHS tape by NBA entertainment called Super Slams of the NBA, late 80s, where they showed clips of a celebrity dunk contest with Conley Sr, Deion Sanders and others.

[will]

Conley 36 years old playing the demanding PG position. Very underrated player. Inherited great genes from his world class long jumper dad.

Did not know Senior was a world class long jumper!

Bloody hell. Walt dropping nuggets.

Actually Gold in triple jump 92 Olympics and silver in 84. And gold, silver and bronzes in several World championship meets in LJ as well as triple.

I had the first VHS tape by NBA entertainment called Super Slams of the NBA, late 80s, where they showed clips of a celebrity dunk contest with Conley Sr, Deion Sanders and others.

Decorated career for Senior. Makes a lot of sense now. Junior certainly learned a lot from his old man.

[WaltFrazier]

Did not know Senior was a world class long jumper!

Bloody hell. Walt dropping nuggets.

Actually Gold in triple jump 92 Olympics and silver in 84. And gold, silver and bronzes in several World championship meets in LJ as well as triple.

I had the first VHS tape by NBA entertainment called Super Slams of the NBA, late 80s, where they showed clips of a celebrity dunk contest with Conley Sr, Deion Sanders and others.

Decorated career for Senior. Makes a lot of sense now. Junior certainly learned a lot from his old man.

I wonder if Conley Sr would be the best non basketball athlete father of any NBA player ever.

[will]

Actually Gold in triple jump 92 Olympics and silver in 84. And gold, silver and bronzes in several World championship meets in LJ as well as triple.

I had the first VHS tape by NBA entertainment called Super Slams of the NBA, late 80s, where they showed clips of a celebrity dunk contest with Conley Sr, Deion Sanders and others.

Decorated career for Senior. Makes a lot of sense now. Junior certainly learned a lot from his old man.

I wonder if Conley Sr would be the best non basketball athlete father of any NBA player ever.

I'd have to give my vote to LaVar Ball! He was a football player.

[Fairview4Life]

Decorated career for Senior. Makes a lot of sense now. Junior certainly learned a lot from his old man.

I wonder if Conley Sr would be the best non basketball athlete father of any NBA player ever.

I'd have to give my vote to LaVar Ball! He was a football player.

https://www.ranker.com/list/athletes-with-children-in-different-sports/patrick-alexander

Couple basketball players in there. Shane Larkin is Barry Larkin's son.

[WaltFrazier]

I wonder if Conley Sr would be the best non basketball athlete father of any NBA player ever.

I'd have to give my vote to LaVar Ball! He was a football player.

https://www.ranker.com/list/athletes-with-children-in-different-sports/patrick-alexander

Couple basketball players in there. Shane Larkin is Barry Larkin's son.

That's a cool list, interesting. It's ranking them by how good the offspring is, and has Conley Jr third. Joaquim Noah's dad was a world ranked tennis player and Calvin Hill was a very good Super Bowl and All Pro running back, but I think I give Mike Conley Sr the gold medallist the nod as best father of an NBA player.

I always think it's so cool that ex Raptor Popeye Jones, still a coach with the Nuggets, has a son in the NHL, and how he went to Joe Sakic for hockey advice for his kid Seth. But I follow hockey so little I didn't realize he has a second son in the NHL as well, till I scrolled that list.

[ArthurVandelay]

Decorated career for Senior. Makes a lot of sense now. Junior certainly learned a lot from his old man.

I wonder if Conley Sr would be the best non basketball athlete father of any NBA player ever.

I'd have to give my vote to LaVar Ball! He was a football player.

And he could have beat MJ 1-on-1

Just ask him

[ash_k]

If only Udoka....anyway, there is a high probability that the storied Knicks go into the Eastern Conference Finals with OG as the second option

[ash_k]

He is actually the number 1 option now..playing the franchise player role at MSG with Brunson out

[Basketball_Jones]

Bound to happen at some point, but I’m sure Brunson is back next game. Pacers are surprisingly going to be a challenge though.

[WaltFrazier]

If only Udoka....anyway, there is a high probability that the storied Knicks go into the Eastern Conference Finals with OG as the second option

They would with Brunson no doubt. OG is sure killing it right now.

Missed the first quarter, came home to a close game then realized Brunson out. Too many injuries now but the Knicks are so tough and resilient we'll see. It's pretty clear a healthy Knicks team would advance easily here

[canada_dry]

Og ever scoring 22 points in a half of plYoff basketball was not on my bingo card.

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[mdenny]

Kincks are lucky they were gifted game 1 by the refs.

And it's notable that the Pacers almost won while Haliburton only had 6 points.

Pacers look ALOT stronger than I thought they would. I had Knicks in 5. I probably downplayed the strength of the pacers bench.

[HumbleRen]

I hope the Knicks beat the breaks off the Pacers. That team does not deserve to go to the ECF.

[Basketball_Jones]

Next man up culture on the Knicks!

[mdenny]

What an incredible run.

[Chandan]

OG anunoby not a impact player

[WuTang_OG]

Pacers are frauds.
Knicks just better top to bottom

[WaltFrazier]

Pacers are frauds.
Knicks just better top to bottom

Imagine if they were healthy, if they even had Bogdanovic. They'd take the Pacers in 5 easy

[mtcan]

OG anunoby not a impact player

Looks like he injured again...