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Post by moekid on May 15, 2022 21:34:10 GMT -7
2 game 7’s on Sunday. Boston at home against Mil and Phx at home against Dallas. Heading into the home stretch As solid as your reporting was, you jinxed it, and we didn’t get any true Game 7’s. Thanks a lot !  Agree. Mil had a terrible 3rd quarter and Phx never even showed up which was shocking |
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Post by moekid on May 17, 2022 9:08:58 GMT -7
GSW v Dallas and Boston v Miami.
Luka has been incredible but I have to take GSW. I think Boston has enough to beat Miami but I’ll never pick the Celtics so I guess I’m going GSW v Miami
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Post by chopper31 on May 17, 2022 18:38:06 GMT -7
GSW v Dallas and Boston v Miami. Luka has been incredible but I have to take GSW. I think Boston has enough to beat Miami but I’ll never pick the Celtics so I guess I’m going GSW v Miami I’m going with Dallas. I can’t even pick between Miami & Boston, but I think one of them wins the Championship.
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Post by moekid on May 17, 2022 19:28:17 GMT -7
GSW v Dallas and Boston v Miami. Luka has been incredible but I have to take GSW. I think Boston has enough to beat Miami but I’ll never pick the Celtics so I guess I’m going GSW v Miami I’m going with Dallas. I can’t even pick between Miami & Boston, but I think one of them wins the Championship. I would say Boston and Miami are more complete teams than GSW and Dallas. |
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Post by sdc on May 18, 2022 10:05:38 GMT -7
GSW v Dallas and Boston v Miami. Luka has been incredible but I have to take GSW. I think Boston has enough to beat Miami but I’ll never pick the Celtics so I guess I’m going GSW v Miami I’m going with Dallas. I can’t even pick between Miami & Boston, but I think one of them wins the Championship. Congrats and being wrong on everything in this post. GSW takes out the Maves, then takes out the Celtics to win the Championship.
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Post by chopper31 on May 18, 2022 18:22:20 GMT -7
I’m going with Dallas. I can’t even pick between Miami & Boston, but I think one of them wins the Championship. Congrats and being wrong on everything in this post. GSW takes out the Maves, then takes out the Celtics to win the Championship. I’m not seeing a good reason to be so confident in that prediction. GSW had the benefit of the Grizzlies misfortunes, or they probably wouldn’t even be this far. Boston has some key injuries to deal with too, and while they may be as good (if not better) than the Heat when at full strength, they are nowhere near as deep as them.
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Post by moekid on May 19, 2022 21:53:13 GMT -7
Congrats and being wrong on everything in this post. GSW takes out the Maves, then takes out the Celtics to win the Championship. I’m not seeing a good reason to be so confident in that prediction. GSW had the benefit of the Grizzlies misfortunes, or they probably wouldn’t even be this far. Boston has some key injuries to deal with too, and while they may be as good (if not better) than the Heat when at full strength, they are nowhere near as deep as them. Boston’s deeper than the Heat. Not sure what you were saying with your last sentence. Not sure what misfortunes GSW had against the Grizzlies. I love Ja but Memphis had a staggeringly good record without him this season. Something like 20-2. Dallas missed a ton of open shots in game 1. They knock even some of those down the game’s different. So far these conference finals are yawners |
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Post by chopper31 on May 20, 2022 5:00:35 GMT -7
I’m not seeing a good reason to be so confident in that prediction. GSW had the benefit of the Grizzlies misfortunes, or they probably wouldn’t even be this far. Boston has some key injuries to deal with too, and while they may be as good (if not better) than the Heat when at full strength, they are nowhere near as deep as them. Boston’s deeper than the Heat. Not sure what you were saying with your last sentence. Not sure what misfortunes GSW had against the Grizzlies. I love Ja but Memphis had a staggeringly good record without him this season. Something like 20-2. Dallas missed a ton of open shots in game 1. They knock even some of those down the game’s different. So far these conference finals are yawners I shouldn’ t be entirely shocked that you are confused. Let me simplify it for you…the Heat have Victor Oladipo (2x All Star), Tyler Herro (this season’s 6th man of the year winner) and Duncan Robinson (great 3P shooter - hit 8 of 9 from 3 in a game during these playoffs) coming off their bench. The Celtics have Grant Williams, Payton Pritchard and take your pick of who is their 3rd one coming off the bench (let’s go with Daniel Theis). Is it really close there Moe ?? Keep in mind that Kyle Lowry is not even in the equation at the moment either. As for Memphis, you gotta be kidding me. Losing your #1 player to injury is as easy as as misfortune gets. If that’s not enough, there was a total of 1 game in the series where their Top 2 players both played in the game, and that was Game 1. Despite that the series still went to 6 games. Is it really crazy to think that of the Grizzlies had their top 2 players on the floor together for more than just Game 1, that things could have worked out differently ? To be fair, I’m impressed that you remember Ja’s name after just learning about him 2 weeks ago, and that you might also remember an article you saw from 2 weeks ago that stated a good record without him. But I really shouldn’t need to tell you that what might have worked in the regular season against the Rockets, Kings & Magic might not yield the same results in Round 2 of the playoffs…
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Post by moekid on May 20, 2022 8:11:37 GMT -7
Boston’s deeper than the Heat. Not sure what you were saying with your last sentence. Not sure what misfortunes GSW had against the Grizzlies. I love Ja but Memphis had a staggeringly good record without him this season. Something like 20-2. Dallas missed a ton of open shots in game 1. They knock even some of those down the game’s different. So far these conference finals are yawners I shouldn’ t be entirely shocked that you are confused. Let me simplify it for you…the Heat have Victor Oladipo (2x All Star), Tyler Herro (this season’s 6th man of the year winner) and Duncan Robinson (great 3P shooter - hit 8 of 9 from 3 in a game during these playoffs) coming off their bench. The Celtics have Grant Williams, Payton Pritchard and take your pick of who is their 3rd one coming off the bench (let’s go with Daniel Theis). Is it really close there Moe ?? Keep in mind that Kyle Lowry is not even in the equation at the moment either. As for Memphis, you gotta be kidding me. Losing your #1 player to injury is as easy as as misfortune gets. If that’s not enough, there was a total of 1 game in the series where their Top 2 players both played in the game, and that was Game 1. Despite that the series still went to 6 games. Is it really crazy to think that of the Grizzlies had their top 2 players on the floor together for more than just Game 1, that things could have worked out differently ? To be fair, I’m impressed that you remember Ja’s name after just learning about him 2 weeks ago, and that you might also remember an article you saw from 2 weeks ago that stated a good record without him. But I really shouldn’t need to tell you that what might have worked in the regular season against the Rockets, Kings & Magic might not yield the same results in Round 2 of the playoffs… The Heat starting 5 is only 2 deep. Butler and Bam. And Bam ain’t that good. Brown, Tatum and Smart alone outclass the whole squad. Oladipo is too small to start for Miami in the series, Herro is a good shooter but that’s about it and Grant Williams is doing more than Herro night after night because he’s another big body who plays both ends. Duncan Robinson is a garbage player at this point. Pritchard is more of a factor. Haven’t mentioned Horford or Robert Williams (who is blocking more shots than Bam). After 2 games, Boston has only lost one quarter of basketball and that was a disaster out quarter. Otherwise, this would be 2-0 Boston going back to Boston. I’m saying this as a Celtic hater so it gives me no joy. As for Memphis, they didn’t go 20-2 against only garbage teams without Ja. I love Ja but if you watch the games you’ll see that when he’s in he dominates the ball and other guys aren’t as involved. When he’s out the whole squad balls. I know you like shiny things and don’t see the difference. I cut you some slack because your basketball watching started in the finals a couple of years ago. |
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Post by chopper31 on May 20, 2022 12:34:23 GMT -7
I shouldn’ t be entirely shocked that you are confused. Let me simplify it for you…the Heat have Victor Oladipo (2x All Star), Tyler Herro (this season’s 6th man of the year winner) and Duncan Robinson (great 3P shooter - hit 8 of 9 from 3 in a game during these playoffs) coming off their bench. The Celtics have Grant Williams, Payton Pritchard and take your pick of who is their 3rd one coming off the bench (let’s go with Daniel Theis). Is it really close there Moe ?? Keep in mind that Kyle Lowry is not even in the equation at the moment either. As for Memphis, you gotta be kidding me. Losing your #1 player to injury is as easy as as misfortune gets. If that’s not enough, there was a total of 1 game in the series where their Top 2 players both played in the game, and that was Game 1. Despite that the series still went to 6 games. Is it really crazy to think that of the Grizzlies had their top 2 players on the floor together for more than just Game 1, that things could have worked out differently ? To be fair, I’m impressed that you remember Ja’s name after just learning about him 2 weeks ago, and that you might also remember an article you saw from 2 weeks ago that stated a good record without him. But I really shouldn’t need to tell you that what might have worked in the regular season against the Rockets, Kings & Magic might not yield the same results in Round 2 of the playoffs… The Heat starting 5 is only 2 deep. Butler and Bam. And Bam ain’t that good. Brown, Tatum and Smart alone outclass the whole squad. Oladipo is too small to start for Miami in the series, Herro is a good shooter but that’s about it and Grant Williams is doing more than Herro night after night because he’s another big body who plays both ends. Duncan Robinson is a garbage player at this point. Pritchard is more of a factor. Haven’t mentioned Horford or Robert Williams (who is blocking more shots than Bam). After 2 games, Boston has only lost one quarter of basketball and that was a disaster out quarter. Otherwise, this would be 2-0 Boston going back to Boston. I’m saying this as a Celtic hater so it gives me no joy. As for Memphis, they didn’t go 20-2 against only garbage teams without Ja. I love Ja but if you watch the games you’ll see that when he’s in he dominates the ball and other guys aren’t as involved. When he’s out the whole squad balls. I know you like shiny things and don’t see the difference. I cut you some slack because your basketball watching started in the finals a couple of years ago. OK, first of all you are changing the definition of depth, by comparing starting 5’s. The post you replied to I was talking about overcoming injuries. Smart & Horford missed Game 1, which is what sparked that whole statement. Boston absolutely has the edge in Top 5 vs Top 5 (especially with Lowry out), but I 110% stand by what I said, that Miami is the deeper team. It’s not even close. That’s going by the true definition of depth, not the Moekid definition of depth. For the record though PJ Tucker and Max Strus could start on many teams. Strus in particular is the type of role player that makes the key plays that change games, he’s out there for a reason. Robert “Time Lord” Williams is an elite defender, so I’m not at all surprised he has more blocks than Bam. You might be surprised, because you just learned who he is a few days ago, but he was in strong consideration for the DPOY award. Boston’s defense as a whole is near the top of the League, and has been for years, and he’s been part of the reason why the past 3 seasons. I’m done with the Memphis conversation, nothing else needs to be said. And the exact day I started watching basketball was in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, about half way through the 4th Quarter. Changed my life !
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Post by moekid on May 20, 2022 13:34:50 GMT -7
The Heat starting 5 is only 2 deep. Butler and Bam. And Bam ain’t that good. Brown, Tatum and Smart alone outclass the whole squad. Oladipo is too small to start for Miami in the series, Herro is a good shooter but that’s about it and Grant Williams is doing more than Herro night after night because he’s another big body who plays both ends. Duncan Robinson is a garbage player at this point. Pritchard is more of a factor. Haven’t mentioned Horford or Robert Williams (who is blocking more shots than Bam). After 2 games, Boston has only lost one quarter of basketball and that was a disaster out quarter. Otherwise, this would be 2-0 Boston going back to Boston. I’m saying this as a Celtic hater so it gives me no joy. As for Memphis, they didn’t go 20-2 against only garbage teams without Ja. I love Ja but if you watch the games you’ll see that when he’s in he dominates the ball and other guys aren’t as involved. When he’s out the whole squad balls. I know you like shiny things and don’t see the difference. I cut you some slack because your basketball watching started in the finals a couple of years ago. OK, first of all you are changing the definition of depth, by comparing starting 5’s. The post you replied to I was talking about overcoming injuries. Smart & Horford missed Game 1, which is what sparked that whole statement. Boston absolutely has the edge in Top 5 vs Top 5 (especially with Lowry out), but I 110% stand by what I said, that Miami is the deeper team. It’s not even close. That’s going by the true definition of depth, not the Moekid definition of depth. For the record though PJ Tucker and Max Strus could start on many teams. Strus in particular is the type of role player that makes the key plays that change games, he’s out there for a reason. Robert “Time Lord” Williams is an elite defender, so I’m not at all surprised he has more blocks than Bam. You might be surprised, because you just learned who he is a few days ago, but he was in strong consideration for the DPOY award. Boston’s defense as a whole is near the top of the League, and has been for years, and he’s been part of the reason why the past 3 seasons. I’m done with the Memphis conversation, nothing else needs to be said. And the exact day I started watching basketball was in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, about half way through the 4th Quarter. Changed my life ! LOL. Basketball isn’t football. Especially playoff basketball where teams significantly trim their rotation to the best 7-8 guys. So when you’re talking about basketball roster depth it’s a question of who are the best 7-8. I think even you, with your admittedly novice experience, would recognize that Boston wins that match up. Strus did make one eye opening play. It was when he ended up on this ass after Marcus Smart feigned a drive and instead had an easy foul line jumper. Jimmy Butler is going to have to be superhuman for Miami to win. He was that in game 1. Please don’t bring up Duncan Robinson again either. Guy is barely playing in the last month. PJ Tucker is a nice luxury piece but he is nowhere near as impactful as Grant Williams. Thankfully you conceded on Memphis. |
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Post by sdc on May 21, 2022 8:44:09 GMT -7
Congrats and being wrong on everything in this post. GSW takes out the Maves, then takes out the Celtics to win the Championship. . GSW had the benefit of the Grizzlies misfortunes, or they probably wouldn’t even be this far. Boston has some key injuries to deal with too, and while they may be as good (if not better) than the Heat when at full strength, they are nowhere near as deep as them. Maybe it's your newness in the whole NBA thing but your eyes are doing you no favors.
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Post by chopper31 on May 21, 2022 17:48:39 GMT -7
I’m not seeing a good reason to be so confident in that prediction. GSW had the benefit of the Grizzlies misfortunes, or they probably wouldn’t even be this far. Boston has some key injuries to deal with too, and while they may be as good (if not better) than the Heat when at full strength, they are nowhere near as deep as them. Maybe it's your newness in the whole NBA thing but your eyes are doing you no favors. I know ! Just like your nose didn’t do you any favors in the 2019 ECF when the Bucks went up 2-0 on the Raptors and it “smelled like 4-1”. Wait, I wasn’t even following the NBA yet, what am I taking about ?? Come find me when you actually make a correct prediction. I can be found on the Girls Softball Field on most evenings - I can’t bring a cake, but if you do I’ll bring one of those #1 candles so we can celebrate your first…
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Post by chopper31 on May 21, 2022 20:34:25 GMT -7
OK, first of all you are changing the definition of depth, by comparing starting 5’s. The post you replied to I was talking about overcoming injuries. Smart & Horford missed Game 1, which is what sparked that whole statement. Boston absolutely has the edge in Top 5 vs Top 5 (especially with Lowry out), but I 110% stand by what I said, that Miami is the deeper team. It’s not even close. That’s going by the true definition of depth, not the Moekid definition of depth. For the record though PJ Tucker and Max Strus could start on many teams. Strus in particular is the type of role player that makes the key plays that change games, he’s out there for a reason. Robert “Time Lord” Williams is an elite defender, so I’m not at all surprised he has more blocks than Bam. You might be surprised, because you just learned who he is a few days ago, but he was in strong consideration for the DPOY award. Boston’s defense as a whole is near the top of the League, and has been for years, and he’s been part of the reason why the past 3 seasons. I’m done with the Memphis conversation, nothing else needs to be said. And the exact day I started watching basketball was in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, about half way through the 4th Quarter. Changed my life ! LOL. Basketball isn’t football. Especially playoff basketball where teams significantly trim their rotation to the best 7-8 guys. So when you’re talking about basketball roster depth it’s a question of who are the best 7-8. I think even you, with your admittedly novice experience, would recognize that Boston wins that match up. Strus did make one eye opening play. It was when he ended up on this ass after Marcus Smart feigned a drive and instead had an easy foul line jumper. Jimmy Butler is going to have to be superhuman for Miami to win. He was that in game 1. Please don’t bring up Duncan Robinson again either. Guy is barely playing in the last month. PJ Tucker is a nice luxury piece but he is nowhere near as impactful as Grant Williams. Thankfully you conceded on Memphis. Heat take game 3 on the road. Jimmy Butler (8 points) missed the entire 2nd Half with an injury, but they had the depth to overcome it. Max Strus (16 points) hit a clutch 3 pointer in the closing minutes, and then gets another bucket shortly after to put the game out of reach. Victor Oladipo who some say is too small to play in this series, comes up with 4 clutch steals in the game. PJ Tucker shuts down Jayson Tatum (10 points), and outscores him by 7 points. Honorable mention to the Celtics Grant Williams for putting up 10 points in 39 minutes of play, and a clutch flagrant foul with 25 seconds to go. Heat lead series 2-1
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Post by moekid on May 22, 2022 1:39:43 GMT -7
Chopper31, you’re right. Color me impressed. Hope they can win the series
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