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I hate what an after thought this series is to the NBA and ESPN/TNT. Would love to see some of these games in prime time and a little more focus on the highlight shows.
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2023-24 NBA (Playoffs!) Thread: Sad Minnesota fan remembers Vikings season is up next (28 Viewers)
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I hate what an after thought this series is to the NBA and ESPN/TNT. Would love to see some of these games in prime time and a little more focus on the highlight shows.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
If the sixers were smart they'd deal embid for a kings ransom. He's not built for the long term.
Insein
Footballguy
You'd never get equal value in return. Whatever team he goes to will be a playoff team so the picks will be in the 20's. Any plyers you get will be expiring contracts or mediocre because the team will want to try to put something around Embiid.
Unfortunately the Sixers have to ride it out.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
It's the classic "who wants it less" matchup. A shame that Doc and/or Chris Paul are not involved.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
If the 76ers and Doc Rivers both come back to win a series down 3 - 1 in the same season at the same time, does that mean the world is ending? I mean it can't be good, can it?
the moops
Footballguy
Maxey was incredible. I think he got two very generous calls in the last minute or so. Looked like he initiated the contact with Brunson on this play and then he travelled and jumped into Mitchell on this three
Obviously PHI got hosed in the other game at end of game calls, so nothing to really complain about though
Obviously PHI got hosed in the other game at end of game calls, so nothing to really complain about though
Jayrod
Footballguy
I think that first call is technically a foul (Brunson hadn't established legal guarding position and was sliding beside Maxey) but shouldn't be called based on the amout of physicality throughout that game and the playoffs in general. It was a weak call.
The three I think is a foul every time because while Maxey does jump forward into Robinson, he had jumped forward a long way toward Maxey and was already almost on top of him when Maxey started to go up.
Kev4029
Footballguy
Well, looks like I should have been setting the lines for Vegas.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Son, we traded away a future all-star for a 19-year old and then tried to kill him with sesame seeds. One of our starters just crashed his lamborghini after possibly making up a story about getting hit by a car just a few months ago, while another starter has somehow developed bell's palsy (which is a better palsy). We had a GM who was installed by the league and turned out to be running burners on twitter for months. This is only scratching the surface.
I will acknowledge that if we are going this big picture, Dolan has orchestrated some wild stuff, so it is fair to give the Knicks their due in the **** with their fans department, but I will still take the Sixers cavalcade of tomfoolery any day of the week.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Sixers have to start at 9 on Thursday.Bucks in 7.
Also, these 8:30pm tips are for the birds, man. Didn't get home until almost midnight. I'm too old for that ****.
#NO ONE HAS IT WORSE THAN THE SIXERS
trader jake
Footballguy
Schrodinger's cat is considered simultaneously both alive and dead, while it is unobserved in a closed box. However, sometimes that box is opened and a Greek Freak jumps out with another friend wearing a watch.You shut your whore mouth.Take that to the bank, brohans.
Kev4029
Footballguy
That was such a baffling trade at the time - Bridges was exactly the type of player they needed at the time PLUS he was a hometown kid. He ended up being a better player than expected, but he did develop exactly into the type of player the draft prognosticators thought he would be. That said, he'll never be an All-Star.
offdee
Footballguy
Move to Vegas. 6:30pm starts. WA LA!Bucks in 7.
Also, these 8:30pm tips are for the birds, man. Didn't get home until almost midnight. I'm too old for that ****.
Zow
Footballguy
Love the west coast start times.Move to Vegas. 6:30pm starts. WA LA!Bucks in 7.
Also, these 8:30pm tips are for the birds, man. Didn't get home until almost midnight. I'm too old for that ****.
Capella
Footballguy
Yea I imagine the last 1-2 games will be.
Paolo put up 39 in a road playoff game last night. 21 years old. If the Magic put the right pieces around him he could be unbelievable.
SWC
Bromigo
i mean if anteater and or dame come back then there is always a chance but as much as i love them i dont see our reserve guys pulling out another two but hey there is always a chance take that to the bank bromigoYou shut your whore mouth.
trader jake
Footballguy
Watching Paolo play at Duke, he reminded me of a young Carmelo Anthony. Seeing him play for the Magic, it's like a young Melo hooping for the Nuggets.
Paolo has the bigger body and more developed skill set (really, that's all the top players now I guess), but I'm slightly concerned the upside remains the same. Great, great player that will make All-Star games, receive recognition, but be unable to win when matched up against the best of the best.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
I would be more concerned about the Knicks loss at home, then the Pacers loss on the road. Knicks have won playoff series, have experience and choked away game 5. The Pacers are new to the playoffs and closing teams out on the road is not only difficult, but usually takes time before teams can do it consistently. Plus even if Dame and/or Giannis come back how healthy are they?
I think the 76ers have a good shot to force a game 7 and a punchers chance to win the series. I am fairly confident the Pacers end this series in game 6.
I think the 76ers have a good shot to force a game 7 and a punchers chance to win the series. I am fairly confident the Pacers end this series in game 6.
the moops
Footballguy
I see Bam as being -6, +20, -9, -9 in the 4 games against Boston. I don't get how they are getting the +1 and +10 out of that
Anarchy99
Footballguy
Using the numbers you posted . . . -6, +20, -9, -9 added together equals -4 points across 4 games. That's -1 ppg. Boston is +44 total across the series. Bam has averaged 39:07 minutes played per game. That leaves +40 total points for Boston across 8:53 of playing time. Forty points across 4 games = +10 ppg in that limited amount of time.
Kev4029
Footballguy
I think you are selling a young Melo short - their stats don't look much different through their first two years, but Melo came in during the height of the "dead ball" era of the NBA. The average Ortg of an NBA team was 102.9 his rookie year vs 114.8 for Paolo with 10% more possessions per game in 2023.
Melo was an overrated player over the course of his career, but it wasn't due to his skill set - he was a ridiculously smooth and talented player. If he would have come along 20 years later like Paolo, the Nuggets would have put the ball in his hands much and let him initiate the offense as the young star of the team, but that wasn't really the way of the NBA until really the James Harden Rockets. Ultimately, IMO, the things that kept Melo from being a tier-1 HOFer were a combination of lifestyle when he was young (the Nuggets for most of his career were filled with partiers and problem personalities), selfishness, and a lack of effort on the defense end of the court. I feel like he was starting to figure some of that out toward the end of his time with the Nuggets and into his early time with the Knicks but then the Knicks fell apart around him.
mr. furley
Footballguy
Embiid is definitely going to pull up lame with a strained muscle no one has ever heard of before
mr. furley
Footballguy
BUCKS IN SIX!
Anarchy99
Footballguy
Joe Mazzulla gave an update on KP.
“I don’t know the specifics of it, they used a lot of fancy words,” Mazzulla said. “But I do know it’ll be kind of a more reevaluated next week. We’ll see how he responds to the treatment and how much better he gets here in the first week. I think that’s kind of the goal is to just get crazy in the next week and see where we’re at from there. Anytime one guy goes out, you can’t replace that guy, But I think the strength of this team, one, is the core that we’ve had here for a long time but also the depth that we’ve been able to build. I think that’s why it’s important throughout the season when you have back-to-backs or guys sitting out and different lineups that you develop different identities, so you take advantage of those.”
As far as the KP vs. Giannis debate goes, Porzingas may have a less severe strain that might take less time to recover from. A lot will depend on how he responds to the treatment and if he has a setback. Not what people want for an answer, but no one really can guess at how one athlete recovers compared to another.
the moops
Footballguy
For flagrant fouls in the playoffs, a player must serve a one-game suspension every time they accrue at least three flagrant foul points (a Flagrant 1 foul accrues one point, a Flagrant 2 fouls accrues 2 points).
Does he have two flagrants this series?
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I don't watch a ton of NBA regular season and don't catch a lot of Embiid games but I've been kind of shocked by his borderline dirty play this series. Not something I thought of from him. There's been a handful of plays where he's teetering on the edge, IMO. No clue on whether he's close to a suspension.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Thus bringing @Long Ball Larry 's prophecy one step closer to the truth.
Capella
Footballguy
I see a lot of Melo too. He was a top 5-10 player in his prime who didn’t have the right guys around him. If Paolo achieves that I’ll be pleased. Idk 39 in a road playoff game at 21 tells me there is a lot of upside. We’ll see. I don’t think he’ll ever be best player in the league but top 5-7 is obtainable.
They already have a potential second guy or maybe third guy in Franz and two defensive studs in Isaac and Suggs but they definitely need somebody else.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
I had no idea what company this put him in, but here were all the times guys the same age accomplished it.
Ja - 47 points
LeBron - 45
Luka - 43
Luka - 42
Tracy McGrady - 42
Magic - 42 (was only 20)
Ant - 41
LeBron - 41
modogg
Footballguy
this is my guess. I am thinking Embiid will hit overs next game too. And game 7 will be the soul crusher.
I turned the game off with like 30 seconds left down 6 points just grossed out by this team
. I think my money is lost and Knicks will take the series, but if some minor miracle occurs and the Sixers advance Joel may play in a wheelchair next series
Kev4029
Footballguy
Posted this a while back - Embiid is arguably the dirtiest player in the NBA.
Kev4029
Footballguy
I don't think you can blame parents for mistakes that their adult children make.
It is remarkable that a couple weeks after one brother is sentenced to six years in jail or whatever for his DUI, this brother doesn't have the sense to not drink and drive as well.
modogg
Footballguy
I have to think the whole Fulks forgetting how to shoot thing was the biggest WTF in the last 8-10 years with this team. Actually I take that back and it has to be 2nd. Colangelo saga is the #1 WTF of this whole "process era" for the team
TLEF316
Footballguy
Can't blame them in the moment, but adult decision making is at least partially influenced by how you were brought up.
The porter family was extremely religious (to the point where Michael cut certain schools from his recruitment because the coach swore too much). Seems like all the boys decided to rebel as adults
modogg
Footballguy
oh c'mon now. Sure his 1st flagrant was bad, and could have been a flagrant 2. He admitted to it, and provided a reason for it (can't find link, but he said he messed up. kind of had a PTSD moment (his words) when a play like that ended up with the guy up landing on his knee and getting him out for a good chunk. maybe against GS?
the one last night is technically a flagrant, but certainly not a dirty play. he was going for the ball, same as Brunson. just happened to hit him in the face while scrambling for the ball
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Excellent reverse jinx execution.this is my guess. I am thinking Embiid will hit overs next game too. And game 7 will be the soul crusher.
I turned the game off with like 30 seconds left down 6 points just grossed out by this team
Kev4029
Footballguy
For their careers, Embiid has 24 flagrant fouls in 491 total games (4.9% of games, he has a flagrant)
Draymond has 21 in 970 games (2.2%)
Westbrook has 22 in 1282 games (1.7%)
Trying to think of some other players that are considered dirty - Chris Paul has 8 flagrants, Nurkic has 7, Gobert has 13, Dillon Brooks has 12 (2.7% of games), and Smart has 11. Dwight Howard has 29 in 1367 games (2.1%) but he's retired.
Embiid is in a class of his own.
mr. furley
Footballguy
Charles Martin did nothing wrong. McMahon flopped.
Jayrod
Footballguy
That's what Bam Adebayo said.
"I dont' think there's anything there." - Stan "Tatum Sucks" Van Gundy
The Robinson leg pull was bad. I thought he should have been kicked out. That could have ended a guys career. I kind of thought the one last night wasn't deliberate; but players like Embiid do earn a "guilty until proven innocent" rap.
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