NBA playoffs have been horrible

[IBetYou]

Vincent is not that special. Maybe they tell him to kcik rocks.

[MiDNiTe]

yEAH BUT where are they gonna squeeze him in? Oladipo & Vincent are the backup guards. Herro will be back -he slots in as a forward. Caleb Martin is solid.

Strus looked terrible today but I guess whole team was shit but if struss not making any shots got to put Robinson for some offence but yeah if herro is back spo will probably stick with the guys that got them here

[MiDNiTe]

I reckon butler knee is more banged up than what heat are saying, exiting a playoff game half way through a match is a big deal

[stevenash]

Strus looked terrible today but I guess whole team was shit but if struss not making any shots got to put Robinson for some offence but yeah if herro is back spo will probably stick with the guys that got them here

I've never seen a playoff team ever lay so many bricks in my life in a playoff game.
I thought I was watching a team of masons. (See what I did there, did ya?)

Check out these team game stats.

30 for 90 from the field (33%)
They missed 60 shots. Sixty

14 for 36 from three (38%)

8 for 14 at the free throw line.
They didn't get any calls because they didn't deserve any calls.

8 for 14 from the line.
Ray Charles could do better and he's both blind and dead.
I'm sure Helen Keller could have done better too.

Wait a minute, this just in.
Miami just bricked another shot.

[IBetYou]

Yeah, he's been banged up much of the season. He & Lowry have missed a lot of games. Old vets.

[stevenash]

Yeah, he's been banged up much of the season. He & Lowry have missed a lot of games. Old vets.

I loved PJ's game in his prime, but he's toasted too.

Jimmy's got to move on, he'll never win there with Bam who is so inconsistent.

[IBetYou]

I loved PJ's game in his prime, but he's toasted too.

Jimmy's got to move on, he'll never win there with Bam who is so inconsistent.

I feel Tucker has been superb in spite of his age. But he can only do his job. Like in his years with that lame duck Harden, all that hustle & grit is wasted if your team isn't scoring.

[IBetYou]

Celtics are the top defensive team in the league these days. No doubt about it. It will be interesting to see how their defense holds up vs the Warriors (if they can avoid being the first team to blow a 3-0 lead) who are better offensively than I gave them credit for.

[IBetYou]

Well maybe the Bucks are the best defensive team actually

Anteto' ought to be winning DPOY every season.

[Mac4Lyfe]

i've been watching the NBA playoffs religiously since 1986.

this is amongst the best I remember.

even BLM haters are tuning in secretly.

it is incredible.

I've been watching the NBA as a young child since 1978 and this has been one of the worst ever. I'm still watching the games but they have been mostly horrible. These games have been over at halftime. The producers at ABC must be rolling over in their graves. I can't ever remember the games being so one sided??? Where's March Madness when you need it?

[stevenash]

Celtics are the top defensive team in the league these days. No doubt about it. It will be interesting to see how their defense holds up vs the Warriors (if they can avoid being the first team to blow a 3-0 lead) who are better offensively than I gave them credit for.

Thing is GSW has Draymond Green on defense.
He's this generation's Dennis Rodmann, he can disrupt any offense.
And Looney is a force on defense, I've been wondering during the season why he wasn't getting more minutes.
Look what he's doing now with eight more minutes a game on the floor.
On defense he's as good as Bam and Robert Williams.

If Smart isn't 100 percent (if it's a Boston/GSW final) that's a matchup nightmare for the Townies.

Usually good defense will beat good offense.
But GSWs defense is almost as good (I said almost) and they are explosive on offense.
Green, Klay, and Steph have been together for awhile, they know what they all can do as a trio.
That's a dangerous trio, throw in Looney, a rebounding machine, I really think GSW wins the whole enchilada. Easily.

[IBetYou]

Thing is GSW has Draymond Green on defense.
He's this generation's Dennis Rodmann, he can disrupt any offense.
And Looney is a force on defense, I've been wondering during the season why he wasn't getting more minutes.
Look what he's doing now with eight more minutes a game on the floor.
On defense he's as good as Bam and Robert Williams.

If Smart isn't 100 percent (if it's a Boston/GSW final) that's a matchup nightmare for the Townies.

Usually good defense will beat good offense.
But GSWs defense is almost as good (I said almost) and they are explosive on offense.
Green, Klay, and Steph have been together for awhile, they know what they all can do as a trio.
That's a dangerous trio, throw in Looney, a rebounding machine, I really think GSW wins the whole enchilada. Easily.

I don't see the Warriors as a defensive team. They have the same problem as the Nets when they put Curry & Poole on the floor together. Which one defends J.Brown? Nets had lots of problems besides that though... I do think the Warriors would win that series. I can see them using the Nick Nurse inspired box&1 vs Tatum and the Celtics not shooting well enough to maintain a grip on the game. They have much better switchability & versatility than the Nets.

As for Green, he's the leader of the Warriors - big mouth - but likely their 5th best player and far from extraordinary defensively. He's lucky he got drafted by that team because they hide his offensive limitations like no other team could.

[IBetYou]

Green's got all the skills of a traffic cone but when you're setting screens for the splash brothers you're going to get a tonne of down hill stuff that makes you look like a star.

[Kermit]

I can't believe some of these lopsided 1st quarters.

[Enkhbat]

So many blowouts wow

[MiDNiTe]

I loved PJ's game in his prime, but he's toasted too.

Jimmy's got to move on, he'll never win there with Bam who is so inconsistent.

Is Bam scared of Williams? Guy seems to be scared of good defensive centers

[stevenash]

Is Bam scared of Williams? Guy seems to be scared of good defensive centers

That's just what I've been wondering too.
Bam destroys lesser centers, melts when he squares up against east conference centers that play good defense like Embid or Williams.
I bet the under rebound prop 8.5 on Bam last night once I found out Williams was good to go, he totally neutralizes Bam.

I kind of like Bam, he's not half bad, decent shot for a big, grabs boards and all, like I said, so inconsistent, needs to step up.

[takethepnts]

No horse in this game but man there have been so many blowouts or not so good games. It's really a pathetic product.

Couldn't agree more 👏

[stevenash]

Couldn't agree more 

Only one game was very enjoyable, the rest of them, crap.
If I didn't have some sort of play, I'd turn this shit off in a New York minute.

Shit, last night's game was so sad I was going back and forth from WWE Raw and the game.
Tomorrow night is the season finales of my crime dramas on NBC, if the Celtic game is not compelling at halftime, I'm bailing.
If it's a good game, then I'll stream by dramas Thursday morning.

TNT, ESPN (ABC) ratings have got to be tanking,
I'll check the Nielsen overnights later, but those metrics can't be good right now, and the NBA has very good ratings this season.
They have to be fearful of falling ratings which translates into bucks.
It's always about the dollars.

[yahoonino]

I bet 3 game teaser.got the first 2 game I'm getting Miami +17.to win and Miami ley on eggs grrrrrrr

[Goat Milk]

Well maybe the Bucks are the best defensive team actually

Anteto' ought to be winning DPOY every season.

What kind of best defender doesn't even guard the other teams best player? Especially when he's your size. Did Giannis guard Tatum during the series?

Rudy Gobert won 3 defensive player of the years, and teams make it a point to say he's the weak link on defense. They set a pick and a pick and a pick until someone finally gets Gobert on them, and their eyes light up. If you are the best defender in the world, no one goes after you like that. That award means nothing, otherwise Kobe and Jordan would have won it every year.

[jjgold]

I was reading the ratings are really down also

This is a damaged league and needs a lot of rule changes number 1 move the three-point line has the move back farther

It’s destroyed the game everybody e just taken three pointers that’s not basketball but lazy

Players love to penetrate each other in the ass and also have a contest how many women they can get pregnant that’s their number one concern

[IBetYou]

What kind of best defender doesn't even guard the other teams best player? Especially when he's your size. Did Giannis guard Tatum during the series?

Rudy Gobert won 3 defensive player of the years, and teams make it a point to say he's the weak link on defense. They set a pick and a pick and a pick until someone finally gets Gobert on them, and their eyes light up. If you are the best defender in the world, no one goes after you like that. That award means nothing, otherwise Kobe and Jordan would have won it every year.

He can guard guys like Durant & Tatum & Butler. Saw him do it v.well in last year's playoffs vs the HEAT. But these two are paint protectors first and foremost. The reason teams attack Gobert on the perimeter is because the alternative is attacking him when he's stationed in the paint. The reason the Jazz are rather weak defensively in the playoffs is they're overly dependant upon him.

Just imagine a lineup of 5* either of these two vs a lineup of 5* Smart (quintuplets if ya like). Pretty obvious which team would be better defensively.

[stevenash]

Rudy Gobert won 3 defensive player of the years, and teams make it a point to say he's the weak link on defense. They set a pick and a pick and a pick until someone finally gets Gobert on them, and their eyes light up. If you are the best defender in the world, no one goes after you like that. That award means nothing, otherwise Kobe and Jordan would have won it every year.

I have to respectfully disagree on your Gobert statement.
I understand you are saying 'other teams' say he's the weal link, my question to you is what teams say that?

Gobert is a freak the same way Kevin McHale was a freak, that is Gobert has a wing span of almost eight feet.
He's a shot blocking machine, always averaging over 2.0 blocks per game, every season, has won the blocks crown before, and would have won probably every other year if it wasn't for Whiteside.

I'm a fan of Utah, even though they shit the bed on me every season, I watch them often, trust me he's the best interior defender in the game, I've seen Gobert swat and put back some of the best that went hard to the hoop.

Nobodies eyes light up when the drive on Gobert.
Award or no award, IMO he's the best inside the paint.
And speaking of awards, the ones that cover the league on a daily basis and do have a vote for DPOY seem to think so also.

Gobert's offense is mediocre for a big, his defense is both stellar and elite, especially as a rim protector.

[sk0002]

I have to respectfully disagree on your Gobert statement.
I understand you are saying 'other teams' say he's the weal link, my question to you is what teams say that?

Gobert is a freak the same way Kevin McHale was a freak, that is Gobert has a wing span of almost eight feet.
He's a shot blocking machine, always averaging over 2.0 blocks per game, every season, has won the blocks crown before, and would have won probably every other year if it wasn't for Whiteside.

I'm a fan of Utah, even though they shit the bed on me every season, I watch them often, trust me he's the best interior defender in the game, I've seen Gobert swat and put back some of the best that went hard to the hoop.

Nobodies eyes light up when the drive on Gobert.
Award or no award, IMO he's the best inside the paint.
And speaking of awards, the ones that cover the league on a daily basis and do have a vote for DPOY seem to think so also.

Gobert's offense is mediocre for a big, his defense is both stellar and elite, especially as a rim protector.

Best rim protector, exactly, but he could be exploited in other area of defense, defending ain’t just defending the paint, versatile defenders that can’t be exploited are the true defensive elite imo. I call gobert as a specialized defender at best, hardly could be Called the *best defender*.

[stevenash]

Best rim protector, exactly, but he could be exploited in other area of defense, defending ain’t just defending the paint, versatile defenders that can’t be exploited are the true defensive elite imo. I call gobert as a specialized defender at best, hardly could be Called the *best defender*.

It's all semantics.

[homie1975]

Dallas up by 17 early in the 3rd.

But you're still watching.

[stevenash]

Dallas up by 17 early in the 3rd.

But you're still watching.

Only because everything else on TV right now is garbage.
I'm not putting on the 11pm news. I've already seen six hours of that Texas killing.

[Str8Mush4Life]

Players love to penetrate each other in the ass and also have a contest how many women they can get pregnant that’s their number one concern

You're actually a moderator here?

[MiDNiTe]

Need another blow out game tomorrow for Boston, love these blow outs

[stevenash]

Need another blow out game tomorrow for Boston, love these blow outs

The other only reason why I left this shit fest on was because I had the over.
So it wasn't that bad.

[jrgum3]

It wouldn't surprise me if Golden State absolutely hammered Dallas in game 5 and ended the series so hopefully the Boston series with Miami goes the distance and we get a good game 7 for once. One thing for sure is we can all agree that this playoffs has been terrible and one game is not going to make up for that. Who knows maybe we get a good NBA Finals because the two best teams will be going at it and for me I hope that's Boston and Golden State because I like both teams and in that sense I can't lose no matter who wins the Finals.

[MrSink]

agree. majority of games are blowouts

[lakerboy]

2.99 breakfast

[stevenash]

Skip's an odd fellow.
Creepy is a better adjective.

He's like Uncle Paul.
You know, every family has a creepy "Uncle Paul"