Around the NBA (and other Sports), 2023-24, Part 3

zoyathedestroya · Post #41 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:51 am

Green Magic/Pacers, unproven Cavs, hobbled Giannis/Jimmy/Embiid/Mitchell, no Randle, Sixers/Bucks/Knicks all on the other side of bracket...

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It's still up to the Cs to seize the opportunity. They should still come at this with right amount of desperation, appropriate fear of their opponents, and utmost respect for the game. Like they haven't won anything yet. Which you know, they haven't.

Tyakack · Post #42 » by **Tyakack** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:54 am

GrandTheftRondo wrote:
Darthlukey wrote:Let me be clear, I dont like seeing any player injured at all. With that out of the way, it would be great if we dont have to hear about or be subjected to 'Playoff Jimmy' for the rest of the playoffs

Yeah but now we’re going to be subjected to an entire summer of the Heat would have won with Jimmy BS.

I don't think even most heat fans believe this genuinely. Unless we go 7 with them without jimmy...

Sweet Serenity · Post #43 » by **Sweet Serenity** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:12 am

With the injuries/weak conference, we haven’t seen this much disparity in a conference since the KD Warriors.

Changed have to be made if we don’t at least make the finals.

tfribs45 · Post #44 » by **tfribs45** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:30 am

Sweet Serenity wrote:With the injuries/weak conference, we haven’t seen this much disparity in a conference since the KD Warriors.

Changed have to be made if we don’t at least make the finals.

injuries happen every year man, playoff basketball is a different level. I wouldn't count out the entire East? Give me a break lmao. If our three balls not falling , games will be close and C's aren't going to sweep there way to the Finals SMH There are no Guarantees

Homerclease · Post #45 » by **Homerclease** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:53 am

itrsteve · Post #46 » by **itrsteve** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:33 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:Green Magic/Pacers, unproven Cavs, hobbled Giannis/Jimmy/Embiid/Mitchell, no Randle, Sixers/Bucks/Knicks all on the other side of bracket...

Read on Twitter

It's still up to the Cs to seize the opportunity. They should still come at this with right amount of desperation, appropriate fear of their opponents, and utmost respect for the game. Like they haven't won anything yet. Which you know, they haven't.

Short-sighted of that tweet to look at that in the lens of "stars" and not two rightfully-deserved 4th and 5th seeded teams.

Also, it's not like Boston dominates Orlando or Cleveland either. They just lack the big names.

fallguy · Post #47 » by **fallguy** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:48 pm

Good year to finish first overall in the conference. The wheels are greased for a finals run.

lon3lytoaster · Post #48 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:15 pm

fallguy wrote:Good year to finish first overall in the conference. The wheels are greased for a finals run.

Definitely an interesting bracket in the east the year. Could be primed for a couple upsets over the first two rounds.

Post #49 » by **bisme37** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:48 pm

I hate seeing players get injured but I'm finding it hard to feel bad about our path getting a bit easier considering we won more damn games than the rest of the East put together lol. Also the fans of all these East teams have spent a full season laughing about how KP was going to break in half and ruin our chances. So yeah.

Fierce1 · Post #50 » by **Fierce1** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:50 pm

bisme37 wrote:I hate seeing players get injured but I'm finding it hard to feel bad about our path getting a bit easier considering we won more damn games than the rest of the East put together lol. Also the fans of all these East teams have spent a full season laughing about how KP was going to break in half and ruin our chances. So yeah.

Credit also the Cs medical staff, they did a great job managing the load of the players.

lon3lytoaster · Post #51 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:55 pm

Fierce1 wrote:
bisme37 wrote:I hate seeing players get injured but I'm finding it hard to feel bad about our path getting a bit easier considering we won more damn games than the rest of the East put together lol. Also the fans of all these East teams have spent a full season laughing about how KP was going to break in half and ruin our chances. So yeah.

Credit also the Cs medical staff, they did a great job managing the load of the players.

I was a little surprised to see how few games Kristaps played, but I suppose a lot of that was by design. Didn't get the feeling he was hurt a lot or injury prone during the regular season at all. Good to see.

playa-hater · Post #52 » by **playa-hater** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:02 pm

I fear no one in the East If Boston plays anywhere near their potential. But still worried about Jokic and Denver. Seemingly no answer for Jokic. The other team would be LAL. Only because of the 'political' factor of Lebron and the league/refs. That and AD is a game changer defensively near the rim IMO. So at least one can knock off the other.

Fierce1 · Post #53 » by **Fierce1** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:03 pm

Don't worry about Denver because it will be Lakers vs. Celtics in the finals.

fallguy · Post #54 » by **fallguy** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:13 pm

playa-hater wrote:I fear no one in the East If Boston plays anywhere near their potential. But still worried about Jokic and Denver. Seemingly no answer for Jokic. The other team would be LAL. Only because of the 'political' factor of Lebron and the league/refs. That and AD is a game changer defensively near the rim IMO. So at least one can knock off the other.

Doubt LAL could hold up three rounds and make it to the finals healthy. But I'll be pulling for them against DEN.