The NBA Thread

[Squanto Airi]

Guess the Grizzlies didn't even try

 

[Active User]

Yeah I knew that the Thunder were gonna shitstomp the Grizzlies but that was ugly. OKC's starters played like 20 minutes too.

I watched Nuggets-Clippers and Cavs-Heat, and I had fun with both of those games. I saw the box score for Pacers-Bucks and it made me sad. How are you gonna have Kyle Kuzma play for 22 minutes doing literally nothing except getting 2 fouls, it's even worse than the infamous Tony Snell statline. Get Giannis some help man, much has been rightfully said about how the Nuggets without Jokic would be one of the bottom teams in the league but I think the bucks without Giannis would be a G-League team at this rate.

In other news, award finalists are out.

Spoiler: Finalists

• Most Valuable Player
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Rookie of the Year
  • Stephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs
  • Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta Hawks
  • Jaylen Wells, Memphis Grizzlies
• Defensive Player of the Year
  • Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks
  • Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
  • Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Most Improved Player
  • Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons
  • Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks
  • Ivica Zubac, LA Clippers
• Sixth Man of the Year
  • Malik Beasley, Detroit Pistons
  • Ty Jerome, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics
• Clutch Player of the Year
  • Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
  • Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Coach of the Year
  • Kenny Atkinson, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • J.B. Bickerstaff, Detroit Pistons
  • Ime Udoka, Houston Rockets

My predictions will be SGA MVP, Stephon Castle ROTY, Evan Mobley DPOY, Cade Cunningham MIP, Payton Pritchard 6MOTY, Jalen Brunson Clutch Player, Kenny Atkinson COTY.

 

[Squanto Airi]

Congrats to the Pistons for winning a playoff game. Both games last night were great (though was also keeping an eye on the hockeykino too).

 

[Womble of Wimbledon]

Nuggets - Clippers game 2 was pretty bad, so many unforced errors down the stretch by the Nuggets. I would say it is encouraging that they can play that badly and almost win but the same was true of the Clippers in game 1. I also highly doubt the Clippers will lose at home.

 

[Mister Stink]

I hate Doc Rivers more than like 95% of people who've ever been alive.

 

[Kujo Jotaro]

That warriors rockets game was great. I feel like rockets chuds are gonna be disappointed when they find out sengun ain't that guy either.

 

[Mister Stink]

That warriors rockets game was great. I feel like rockets chuds are gonna be disappointed when they find out sengun ain't that guy either.

His numbers look alright or whatever but yeah to me he just doesn't pass the eye test at all. The way he moves just looks clumsy and unathletic, like it's his first day in a human body.

 

[Gunter x Gunter]

His numbers look alright or whatever but yeah to me he just doesn't pass the eye test at all. The way he moves just looks clumsy and unathletic, like it's his first day in a human body.

Yeah, he was getting punked by Draymond green of all people

 

[Mister Stink]

Yeah, he was getting punked by Draymond green of all people

To be fair, Draymond was created in a laboratory to expose frauds like this. It's basically how he's made all of his money in his career.

 

[Kermit the Frog]

I really don't get how Doc Rivers still keeps getting coaching gigs. He's been coasting on a single championship run in 2008 (with probably the most stacked team of that decade) for 17 years now. He hasn't been to a conference championship since 2012 and his teams continually shit their pants in big moments because of him.

 

[Squanto Airi]

LePookie Bear James got eliminated

 

[Count Grishnackh]

Pock-a-zit has finally stepped down:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44967466/sources-popovich-done-coaching-spurs-staying-front-office

 

[Squanto Airi]

I got the Nuggets winning their game 7, and Rockets winning their game 7 should refball not be as blatant

 

[Kermit the Frog]

Clippers are getting annihilated in game 7. Nuggets coasting to an easy win.

 

[SteinserGate]

Welp, Buddy Hield just decided to save the Warriors today after being a shitter for the whole series.

Spoiler: Personal Malding

He sold my Jimmy Butler parley because he was so good, which means I didn't get to see my Himmy Buckets Heroball.

G7 Buddy Hield - 33 PTs, 3 AST, 3 REB - 12/15 FG, 9/11 3PM.
G1-G6 Buddy Hield - 42 PTs, 7 AST, 16 REB - 17/46 FG, 9/31 3PM.

Absolutely mental.

On the flip side, Cavs drop game 1 because the Pacers on good days are pretty much lights out from 3.
Pacers 52.8% 3PT too much for 23.7% from the Cavs (Mitchell went 1-11 3PT).

 

[Squanto Airi]

Boston just blew game 1

 

[SteinserGate]

Boston just blew game 1

Mikal Bridges recorded 51 minutes. Not joking. Lunacy.
KP left 11 minutes into the game and didn't return from a prototype bio-engineered chinese bioweapon (illness).
Jalen Brunson and OG both drop 29 to lead the Knicks back from a 20 point lead to an overtime victory.
Game ends on a Knicks-forced Boston turnover.

 

[Squanto Airi]

Mikal Bridges recorded 51 minutes

Wouldn't expect anything less from Tommy Thibs coaching

 

[Mister Stink]

Lol. Frauds.

 

[SteinserGate]

Wouldn't expect anything less from Tommy Thibs coaching

God blesses his strongest soldiers (3 and D wings in 2025) with his greatest weapons (reinforced leg ligaments and tendons) to fight the devil (screen-spamming three-point coaching philosophies). Tommy is the mountain that refuses to move, never changing but still growing.