NBA Playoffs 2024

Page 3 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

SteveGrabowski

Diamond Member
Oct 20, 2014
6,920
5,847
136
The rare exception is the very young team that you know has a bright future, i.e. the 2011 OKC Thunder (even then, that future faded when Sam Presti picked Serge Ibaka over James Harden just to save the owners some luxury tax dollars).
Nah it was worse, they chose Kendrick Perkins over Harden. Then the cap went way up so they could have afforded to keep everyone anyways lol. Cheap ass ownership costing OKC a dynasty.
 

SteveGrabowski

Diamond Member
Oct 20, 2014
6,920
5,847
136
Lol L.A. giving the Mavs some good bulletin board material ahead of tonight's game 5. Don't poke the bear?

Well that appears to have backfired with the Clippers down 23 in their building late in the third
 

manly

Lifer
Jan 25, 2000
11,069
2,183
126
Nah it was worse, they chose Kendrick Perkins over Harden. Then the cap went way up so they could have afforded to keep everyone anyways lol. Cheap ass ownership costing OKC a dynasty.
Presti won't make that mistake again with the young core. Even if he decided not to pay Giddey, they have so many draft picks to add depth for cheap. Maybe CP3 will ring chase for the veteran's minimum.


Well that appears to have backfired with the Clippers down 23 in their building late in the third
Yeah makes no sense to poke the bear when you're down your best player, and forced to rely on James Harden to defy his personal history of wilting in the playoffs. I LMAO'd earlier when they showed a graphic of RWB having a great net rating while shooting 28% for the series. I think Reggie was crowing about Westbrook's high energy impact.

Have to admit the Mavs look really good in the third quarter; I already turned it off.
 

SteveGrabowski

Diamond Member
Oct 20, 2014
6,920
5,847
136
Yeah makes no sense to poke the bear when you're down your best player, and forced to rely on James Harden to defy his personal history of wilting in the playoffs. I LMAO'd earlier when they showed a graphic of RWB having a great net rating while shooting 28% for the series. I think Reggie was crowing about Westbrook's high energy impact.

Have to admit the Mavs look really good in the third quarter; I already turned it off.
Doncic is still moving like crap which makes me think they won't have much of a chance against OKC. But love seeing the Clippers go down in flames; only way I could ever root for them in any game would be if Trump owned the other team.
 

SteveGrabowski

Diamond Member
Oct 20, 2014
6,920
5,847
136
Presti won't make that mistake again with the young core. Even if he decided not to pay Giddey, they have so many draft picks to add depth for cheap. Maybe CP3 will ring chase for the veteran's minimum.
I wouldn't complain, dude is cursed. Felt the same way when the Spurs signed McGrady like what horrible way is this season going to end, and the season couldn't have ended any more painfully than how it turned out.
 

manly

Lifer
Jan 25, 2000
11,069
2,183
126
Doncic is still moving like crap which makes me think they won't have much of a chance against OKC. But love seeing the Clippers go down in flames; only way I could ever root for them in any game would be if Trump owned the other team.
80% Luka drops 35/7/10 while the Beard lays yet another playoff turd? What an embarrassing performance from the entire Clips team. Harden still thinks he can land a near max contract? OKC is super young, so I'm not ready to say they'll move onto the WCF.


I wouldn't complain, dude is cursed. Felt the same way when the Spurs signed McGrady like what horrible way is this season going to end, and the season couldn't have ended any more painfully than how it turned out.
I have no problem with any free agent going wherever he pleases; more power to David West and others like him who just wanted to win before retiring. Also CP3's last chance to be a teammate of LBJ.
 

SteveGrabowski

Diamond Member
Oct 20, 2014
6,920
5,847
136
80% Luka drops 35/7/10 while the Beard lays yet another playoff turd? What an embarrassing performance from the entire Clips team. Harden still thinks he can land a near max contract? OKC is super young, so I'm not ready to say they'll move onto the WCF.
Game Harden 5 putting up a vintage Game 5-7 Harden performance. He'll get the contract he wants from Balmer though with them opening up a new building next year.
 

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
52,864
5,736
126
The Knicks/6ers game is one of the best NBA games I've seen in a long time. It was just highly entertaining and the energy in that game was just up there the entire time.
 

manly

Lifer
Jan 25, 2000
11,069
2,183
126
Lakers fire Darvin Ham after two seasons. They'll almost certainly target Mike Budenholzer, although the Clippers Ty Lue is at the top of multiple lists. I like Lue, but "what have you done for me lately?"


Game Harden 5 putting up a vintage Game 5-7 Harden performance. He'll get the contract he wants from Balmer though with them opening up a new building next year.
Maybe as a Plan B if Paul George unexpectedly leaves (where would he go?). If George signs a max deal, I don't know that they want to overpay Harden and set up salary cap hell for another 3 seasons. Overpay is all relative; something like $27M/yr would be market value LOL. I hope Clips home games in the new gym will remain cheap.
 
sale-70-410-exam    | Exam-200-125-pdf    | we-sale-70-410-exam    | hot-sale-70-410-exam    | Latest-exam-700-603-Dumps    | Dumps-98-363-exams-date    | Certs-200-125-date    | Dumps-300-075-exams-date    | hot-sale-book-C8010-726-book    | Hot-Sale-200-310-Exam    | Exam-Description-200-310-dumps?    | hot-sale-book-200-125-book    | Latest-Updated-300-209-Exam    | Dumps-210-260-exams-date    | Download-200-125-Exam-PDF    | Exam-Description-300-101-dumps    | Certs-300-101-date    | Hot-Sale-300-075-Exam    | Latest-exam-200-125-Dumps    | Exam-Description-200-125-dumps    | Latest-Updated-300-075-Exam    | hot-sale-book-210-260-book    | Dumps-200-901-exams-date    | Certs-200-901-date    | Latest-exam-1Z0-062-Dumps    | Hot-Sale-1Z0-062-Exam    | Certs-CSSLP-date    | 100%-Pass-70-383-Exams    | Latest-JN0-360-real-exam-questions    | 100%-Pass-4A0-100-Real-Exam-Questions    | Dumps-300-135-exams-date    | Passed-200-105-Tech-Exams    | Latest-Updated-200-310-Exam    | Download-300-070-Exam-PDF    | Hot-Sale-JN0-360-Exam    | 100%-Pass-JN0-360-Exams    | 100%-Pass-JN0-360-Real-Exam-Questions    | Dumps-JN0-360-exams-date    | Exam-Description-1Z0-876-dumps    | Latest-exam-1Z0-876-Dumps    | Dumps-HPE0-Y53-exams-date    | 2017-Latest-HPE0-Y53-Exam    | 100%-Pass-HPE0-Y53-Real-Exam-Questions    | Pass-4A0-100-Exam    | Latest-4A0-100-Questions    | Dumps-98-365-exams-date    | 2017-Latest-98-365-Exam    | 100%-Pass-VCS-254-Exams    | 2017-Latest-VCS-273-Exam    | Dumps-200-355-exams-date    | 2017-Latest-300-320-Exam    | Pass-300-101-Exam    | 100%-Pass-300-115-Exams    |
http://www.portvapes.co.uk/    | http://www.portvapes.co.uk/    |