2024 Playoffs Discussion Thread

[Hero]

Beal is washed man....

Look at his contract.

[sidsid]

That NTC makes it basically impossible to trade because he won't accept being dumped.

Only chance is the Lakers in full desperation mode where they move DLo/Rui/Vincent. It likely still takes a pick on the Suns side to get rid of it.

[WuTang_OG]

Timberwolves first series win in 20 years

that's earned not given

respect to connelly finch kat gobert conley and bench ... and ANTMAN

[WuTang_OG]

this is hell

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[TheRealDeal]

Anthony Edwards game/trajectory as a star reminds me so much of early 2000’s Vince Carter

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[Los_29]

As happy as I am for Pascal and OG, it is unfortunate that we are likely going to be robbed of some highly competitive and intriguing series due to injuries. A healthy Sixers and Bucks teams are good teams that could give the Celtics some resistance. I’m not sure if the Knicks and Pacers can.

Feel bad for the Bucks. Screw the Sixers.

Oh yeah, for sure. I just think the Sixers could’ve given the Celtics some resistance if healthy. I don’t think the Knicks and Pacers are good enough.

[Los_29]

As happy as I am for Pascal and OG, it is unfortunate that we are likely going to be robbed of some highly competitive and intriguing series due to injuries. A healthy Sixers and Bucks teams are good teams that could give the Celtics some resistance. I’m not sure if the Knicks and Pacers can.

before the playoffs started, i told my buddies who are knicks fans that if the knicks make the ecf's, they have a good shot to beat the celtics. i think they can punk porzingis and take him out of the series. then it will come down to brunson vs. brown b/c og can slow tatum enough that the celtics will need to rely on brown. knicks role players are probably as good as the celtics. and thibs > mazzula. i think overall, the celtics are a little on the soft side.

Celtics are definitely not unbeatable. I think they can win the championship, and should win it. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they lost. It’s just hard to rely on a team led by Jaylen and Jayson.

[djsunyc]

As happy as I am for Pascal and OG, it is unfortunate that we are likely going to be robbed of some highly competitive and intriguing series due to injuries. A healthy Sixers and Bucks teams are good teams that could give the Celtics some resistance. I’m not sure if the Knicks and Pacers can.

before the playoffs started, i told my buddies who are knicks fans that if the knicks make the ecf's, they have a good shot to beat the celtics. i think they can punk porzingis and take him out of the series. then it will come down to brunson vs. brown b/c og can slow tatum enough that the celtics will need to rely on brown. knicks role players are probably as good as the celtics. and thibs > mazzula. i think overall, the celtics are a little on the soft side.

Celtics are definitely not unbeatable. I think they can win the championship, and should win it. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they lost. It’s just hard to rely on a team led by Jaylen and Jayson.

yeah - but that's what makes the nba great now. no dominant stacked powerhouse teams.

[Dalek]

Ever since the OG trade I felt like the Knicks made a blockbuster move that was their missing piece. Philly has size and even without Randle they nullified Embiid. At one point in the fourth they couldn't even make an entry pass to Embiid with OG on him. Clock just ran out. He had zero points in the fourth until the last minute.

Now Boston is a smaller team, and NY has beaten them up this year. The Knicks compete on defense and get extra shots on offense. They have Brunson who is may be playing the best ball in the conference and OG who can shutdown Tatum. I mean the Knicks are legit like Miami beating Boston last year, scrappy teams can make the finals.

[djsunyc]

Ever since the OG trade I felt like the Knicks made a blockbuster move that was their missing piece. Philly has size and even without Randle they nullified Embiid. At one point in the fourth they couldn't even make an entry pass to Embiid with OG on him. Clock just ran out. He had zero points in the fourth until the last minute.

Now Boston is a smaller team, and NY has beaten them up this year. The Knicks compete on defense and get extra shots on offense. They have Brunson who is may be playing the best ball in the conference and OG who can shutdown Tatum. I mean the Knicks are legit like Miami beating Boston last year, scrappy teams can make the finals.

og was their gasol trade.

[Los_29]

before the playoffs started, i told my buddies who are knicks fans that if the knicks make the ecf's, they have a good shot to beat the celtics. i think they can punk porzingis and take him out of the series. then it will come down to brunson vs. brown b/c og can slow tatum enough that the celtics will need to rely on brown. knicks role players are probably as good as the celtics. and thibs > mazzula. i think overall, the celtics are a little on the soft side.

Celtics are definitely not unbeatable. I think they can win the championship, and should win it. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they lost. It’s just hard to rely on a team led by Jaylen and Jayson.

yeah - but that's what makes the nba great now. no dominant stacked powerhouse teams.

Exciting time to be a fan. So much parity. Even a team like Orlando is winning playoff games. How much further ahead are they than us? I don’t think much at all.

[Basketball_Jones]

Knicks Celtics will be interesting if it happens. I don’t trust Boston anymore. Best team on paper and they always come up short. They’re competitive, but never have those superstar performance's to give them an edge.

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

Knicks Celtics will be interesting if it happens. I don’t trust Boston anymore. Best team on paper and they always come up short. They’re competitive, but never have those superstar performance's to give them an edge.

Knicks - Wolves finals would be something

[mdenny]

Anthony Edwards game/trajectory as a star reminds me so much of early 2000’s Vince Carter

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Really? I think Ant is far exceeding Vince.

Maybe I'm remembering wrong...but we were still like a 5 seed in the east during Vince' breakout year?

Then he was largely neutralized in the first round vs the knicks. Alvin Williams and Oakley were huge.

Then Vince definitely showed out in the second round vs the sixers but was ultimately outshined by Iverson.

So edwards already led his team to a top seed in a much harder conference. And already shined in a series win. Two things Vince never did.

Someone can correct me if Im wrong. It was a long time ago.

For all the talk about Vince this and Vince that. It really was mostly hype. We weren't playing winning basketball.

Our most glorious regular season was DEFINITELY the year after the chip. Kawhi left. Everyone counted us out. And then we proceeded to destroy the entire league before covid struck. Our best season ever. I was LOVING it especially in the wake of the kawhi thing.

[UnderdogRaptors]

Kd is so overrated

[ForeverTFC]

Anthony Edwards game/trajectory as a star reminds me so much of early 2000’s Vince Carter

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Really? I think Ant is far exceeding Vince.

Maybe I'm remembering wrong...but we were still like a 5 seed in the east during Vince' breakout year?

Then he was largely neutralized in the first round vs the knicks. Alvin Williams and Oakley were huge.

Then Vince definitely showed out in the second round vs the sixers but was ultimately outshined by Iverson.

So edwards already led his team to a top seed in a much harder conference. And already shined in a series win. Two things Vince never did.

Someone can correct me if Im wrong. It was a long time ago.

ANT has a far superior team. Just look at the names you’re typing out: Alvin Williams and Charles Oakley.

[ruckus]

Knicks Celtics will be interesting if it happens. I don’t trust Boston anymore. Best team on paper and they always come up short. They’re competitive, but never have those superstar performance's to give them an edge.

Knicks - Wolves finals would be something

I'd love to see an Orlando/Indiana, Minny/OKC Final 4 just to see the chaos it would cause at ESPN.

[ForeverTFC]

Ever since the OG trade I felt like the Knicks made a blockbuster move that was their missing piece. Philly has size and even without Randle they nullified Embiid. At one point in the fourth they couldn't even make an entry pass to Embiid with OG on him. Clock just ran out. He had zero points in the fourth until the last minute.

Now Boston is a smaller team, and NY has beaten them up this year. The Knicks compete on defense and get extra shots on offense. They have Brunson who is may be playing the best ball in the conference and OG who can shutdown Tatum. I mean the Knicks are legit like Miami beating Boston last year, scrappy teams can make the finals.

og was their gasol trade.

The Knicks are the late 2010s Raptors re-incarnated. But they still need to find their super star for inefficient first option trade.

[mdenny]

Anthony Edwards game/trajectory as a star reminds me so much of early 2000’s Vince Carter

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Really? I think Ant is far exceeding Vince.

Maybe I'm remembering wrong...but we were still like a 5 seed in the east during Vince' breakout year?

Then he was largely neutralized in the first round vs the knicks. Alvin Williams and Oakley were huge.

Then Vince definitely showed out in the second round vs the sixers but was ultimately outshined by Iverson.

So edwards already led his team to a top seed in a much harder conference. And already shined in a series win. Two things Vince never did.

Someone can correct me if Im wrong. It was a long time ago.

ANT has a far superior team. Just look at the names you’re typing out: Alvin Williams and Charles Oakley.

I don't know why you're down-playing Williams and Oakley.

Oakley was traded for Camby, a second overall draft pick in his second season. That tells you his worth at that time in context of 90s basketball. He was a GREAT frontcourt player. Not good, great.

Alvin was a respectable starting point guard who played the best ball of his life in that 5 game knicks series. He was the guy who won that series imo.

The game 5 win In NY is really the only notable 'win' our team had in the Vince years and he didn't even play well.

Man....all the Vince stuff was really just hype. We were barely above 500 during his superstar years. We weren't actually winning anything and the stuff we DID win....Vince wasn't playing like Ant is now.

Don't forget, back then it was rare for a team to have more than one all-star player on the roster. The Philly team that took us out wasn't stacked with stars either. Vince had a great team supporting him. Also a superior tactical coach.

[MoneyBall]

I was totally convinced that the Wolves were fool's gold. Clearly I was dead wrong.