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The nuggets maybe the new warriors. Talented young team lurking in the shadows while everyone was busy yapping lob city, OKC and spurs they suddenly learnt how win from the blues tasted blood and the championship windows of other teams closed

A40:
I have been hyping Denver the last 3 seasons now because I legit believed something was brewing there, and really they should be back to back conference finalists tbh

As for Kawhi and Clippers I blame and will always blame Doc Rivers and the coaches. They set the tone for all of this all season long and it's only right they reap the rewards

birdman:
After the shock, in hindsight, I realize the clippers did not have a defensive answer for a skilled big man like Jokic. Just watched some clips of how Harrell was trying to guard Jokic. Several times he gets lost in defensive rotations and leaves Jokic open at the top of the key.

Guys like Harrell are very good at traditional big man defense, as in put a body on the opponent in the post, make him feel you. But once you start to throw screens and move the ball, the game becomes more mental and bruisers like Harrell can blow your defense. And a skilled big man will make you pay. We already saw signs of it in the matchup with Dallas when Porzingis played.

Bottomline, this was a bad matchup for Clippers. They loaded up their team in anticipation of a matchup with Lakers - I could see Harrell bothering Lebron all day. They really didnt think any other team could give them problems. Doc Rivers made the matters worse, as in no adjustments. Even when Nugets were leading in the fourth, he was like CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN. Nah, that was the time to go into overdrive!

Lakers cant look down on this team - they are for real

I agree 100 % and what makes jokic so deadly is his passing and shooting range . you double him and he finds an open man, you choke the paint and he makes the jump shot.
Giannis needs to go and learn from jokic.

birdman:
likewise lebron woulda been chewed out

The clown actually ran ads for new balance implying that he's the new king of LA.

Meanwhile Patrick Beverley 's tears is every nba players delight. Lillard and cj go wild on Twitter

Paul George in elimination games:

17.6 PPG
37.7% FG
31.1% 3PT

1-9

(h/t @fastbreakbreak ) https:///wuPLBqoEqo

You don't go to LA after a circus of a free agency, set up shop opposite the king, get all the players you want, win all the trades and hoard all the talent in the league including all the best assistant coaches and load management just to score 14 points in a game 7.
Curry would have been murdered and is still been murdered while having relevant excuses and he didn't score 14 points in an elimination game

KNIGHTBlaed:
Baba calm down. Even Bron dey get bad days now. But na PG off me today... I can forgive Kawhi but not PG.

Nah we can't forgive him, if you want to have the same accolades has the top dogs you have to face the same scrutiny.

First title - he was carried
2nd title - he faced an injured embiid and decimated warriors while having all of famers like Lowry and gasol, mip siakam, stars like ibaka and a deep bench.

This is the first time he's facing scrutiny as the supposed best player in the league

steady986:
Kawhi and PG chose game 7 to play their worst basketball in the bubble. Not the playoffs, the entire bubble. Tragic

No they are both frauds. They have never truly faced the kind of scrutiny LeBron, KD or curry has been facing

Kawhi is a fraud. Yeah I said it

Watching out for the bam vs theis/Williams battle.
I think this series will expose the need for bam to develop a post game to take him to the next level.
Bam must be dominant for the heats to stand a chance against the Celtics

Gbam

Afr0mentalist:
Can Denver win ? Yes they can. Are they likely to? I don’t think so.

The 3 wins they got especially the last 2 were more the clippers fault: it is one thing to win because you are better, it is another to win because your opponent underperforms. When you see the huge leads in both games one needs not be Einstein to understand that it was the clippers undoing.

Exactly the clippers will beat the nuggets in game 7 and everyone will be on kawhi's dick about his greatness (he's indeed great) but let's be real the clippers are better than the Nuggets and are in reality the most loaded team in the league.

A team with 5 players in double digits in the regular season, 3 all nba defenders, 2 6th man of the year off the bench, multiple snippers, one of the greats in kawhi and a former mvp candidate and current all-star in pg has too much weapon and experience to lose a game 7 vs the nuggets

Afr0mentalist:
Do People Really believe Denver can take down the clippers ?

I see none of that happening. Yes they took it to a game 7 and can be congratulated but it was more the clippers undoing than the Nuggets merit.

If the clippers just handle their business averagely they will win this before the 3rd quarter sef.

Ain’t happening guys!

[quote author=steady986 post=93893949]Lol. [/quote
With Denver beating the Clippers in Game 6, the Lakers will have nearly a week’s rest, as Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals won’t take place until Friday. This will match the rest LAL had between Rounds 1 and 2, after they beat Portland 4-1 and HOU/OKC went 7.]

I don't know mehn. It's a double edge sword.

I also don't think a game 7 in this series will 100% be favorable for the lakers especially if the Clippers eventually beat the nuggets
The lakers have been struggling with momentum in this bubble.
It took a while to get going against the Blazers and same for the rockets series.
I think 2 or 3 days rest max is best for the lakers now that they have heated up.

Having an extended break may cool them off again

So the rockets traded Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Kyle Wiltjer, a protected first-round pick & cash considerations for Chris Paul

They then traded Chris Paul and first-rounders in 2024 and 2026, along with pick swaps in 2021 and 2025 for Westbrook

Pascal Siascam in the Celtics series:

14.9 PPG
38.2 FG%
12.5 3P%
Then the turnover yikes.
https:///9xHoJZyhMi

This thread this guy came for harden
https://twitter.com/Kobe__Forever/status/1304412169916895232?s=19

We have lowered that standards for what a star player should be, it seems if you're not LeBron, Durant, Giannis, curry, Harden or Westbrook nowadays you can get max dollars, play shit and get zero criticism from the media.

6ft 9 player and you can't attack the paint continuously if your shoots aren't falling and get foul calls and easy buckets.

No all star on a Max contract should ever have these averages over 10 games in the playoffs

BascoVanVeli:
He played elite defense that's for sure. Remember this is a player that got most his in season points from fastbreaks but the playoffs is an half court tournament basically. Last year he had Kawai then all of a sudden he is expected to lead his team seamlessly. The guy was just in the D league this is not LeBron coming out of high school knowing the hype and responsibilities he holds. It will take time but he has all the qualities to be elite. He was very poor offensively yesterday but he still had the character to take and make a shot down the stretch.

If I hear Siascam and elite again
The only thing siakam needs to do next is to wear a Celtics jersey

Mehn the Celtics are night and day better than the raptors.
If the Celtics get to the finals or win it all this year it will be because of Marcus smart, he's the brains of the operation.

Roland17 wow where did you guys steal this Williams guy from. He's the athletic big man you guys have been. Looking for.

And yeah Siascam on a max contract is still scamming

Here steady986

Afr0mentalist:
If you are an all nba team and you are not elite, then what are you ?

Do you realize that being all nba means you are one of the top 15 guys in the league for that year ?

Siakam dropped another stinker tonight. Are we sure this guy is truly elite?

Facts

Memberclub:
Bruh

Memberclub:
That Herro boy is the devil.

That boy will be a problem for a loonnnnggggg time. This guy is just a rookie and he looks like of of the heirs for the splash Brothers.

Meanwhile bam adebayo needs to develop a post game

In an alternate reality this could have been Nigeria's basketball team

PG-Victor oladipo
SG-Spencer dwinwiddie
SF-OG Anunoby
PG-Giannis
C-Bam Adebayo
Bench:
Iguodala, Aminu, Obi, DeAndre ayton, semi ojeleye
We legit could have been the best team in the world

SmooshCHN:
Can we talk about about Jimmy Butler and his boys? Those guys are hungry.

The 2 scary prospects on that team is bam adebayo and Tyler herro.
Those guys form a solid long term core for the heats.

Tyler herro is so fearless for a rookie, he gives me Klay Thompson vibes.

The Raptors needed a win down 0-2, so Nick Nurse played Kyle Lowry 46 minutes, OG Anunoby 45 minutes, and Fred VanVleet 41 minutes.

The Bucks needed a win down 0-2, so Mike Budenholzer played Giannis Antetokounmpo (soon-to-be two-time MVP) 35 minutes ... again.

I swear I have never seen a bunch of mental midgets starting with coach bud
Who remembers the 60 win atalanta that was swept by LeBron.
Na for regular season them go dy flex muscle

A40:
Miami owns these people's souls. Philly really shat the bed letting Butler go.

This Bucks team na fraud though. While the game was close their collective buttcheeks was tightening you could tell no one wanted the smoke. Such a fraud of a team. The minute the Heat went on that run they folded. All of them

If only Jimmy butler has been hitting his free throws this game would be over by now.
Meanwhile what's with coach bud and restricting Giannis's minutes

Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN.


Wow

Afr0mentalist:
Is it not what my first post on this matter said? Or you guys just want to argue ?

LOL I am not the one arguing with you?
I am just passing my own assessment of him.

Anyway this argument boils down to how we classify players.
Siakam is not a mediocre player, but he's no superstar either.

Siakam is a robbin not a batman he can be the second or 3rd best player on a championship winning team but number 1? Nah.

At the moment he's not even playing as the 2nd or 3rd best player on the raptors.

And lastly, as a small forward in the league where would you rank siakam
I have LeBron, Durant, Kawhi, PG, Tatum, Jimmy butler ahead of him.

Ingram and jaleyn brown? He's probably on their level.