i have something to say about the offs THE 2016 NBA PLAYOFFS

what i wld like to say is: the atlanta hawks are sure to go down in ignominious defeat!

dubs > rockets 5
spurs > griz 4
thunder > mavs 4
blazers > clips 7
cavs > pistons 5
raptors > pacers 5
hornets > heat 6
celtics > hawks 1

hornets will win the nba playoffs

effectively a 100% chance

this is the cavs year!

...to get pooped on

dubs > rockets 4
spurs > griz 4
thunder > mavs 5
clips > blazers 5
cavs > pistons 6
raps > pacers 5
hornets > heat 6
hawks > celtics 0, boston forfeits, brad stevens returns to coaching hs bball - "the rest of the league had clearly figured me out" when reached for comment attempting to buy cigarettes w/o id

warriors in 5
spurs in 4
clips in 5
thunder in 4
cavs in 5
raptors in 6
heat in 7
hawks in 6

went all chalk, though 3-6 in the east are all close

ya feel like obvs home court means something but if all the teams are tied u cant really say theres a true favorite

generally 4-5 is a tossup anyway

dubs 5
spurs 4
thunder 5
clips 6
cavs 4
raptors 5
hornets 7
hawks 7

spurs got a cakewalk in the first

historical cakewalk def

there was some series a few years ago that had like a 20pt margin cant remember

very refreshing to see eight reasonably good teams coming out of the east

tru

yeah man east could be fun

imo east has 6-7 good teams (depending on how you feel about the pacers) and the west has 5-6 good teams (depending on how you feel about the mavs). but the west has 4 of the 5 best teams

dubs in 5 - I think there will be a slight letdown after the big push to 73 wins
spurs in 4 - they'll be motivated by the extra rest they'd get after a sweep
thunder in 6 - mavs will dig deep for two close wins, but it won't matter
clips in 7 - blazers match up well, but not with chris paul
cavs in 5 - cavs have too many flaws to sweep it
raptors in 5 - raps could sweep, but why bother?
hornets in 6 - they have been rising fast
celtics in 7 - they will unswoon in time to advance

further, I predict that nearly half of these predictions will be inaccurate

you could make a case for all sweeps in the west

cavs in 6
raptors in 4
hornets in 5
hawks in 5

dubs in 4
spurs in 4
thunder in 5
clippers in 6

cavs in 6
raptors in 5
hornets in 6
celtics in 7

dubs in 4
spurs in 4
thunder in 5
blazers in 7

celtics could not deal with millsap+horford during the regular season and i'm not sure what they do to fix that in the offs

i'm worried about one thing they may do to fix it in the offseason

horford will def be on the celtics next year, along with kevin durant

yes

durant-horford-m gasol (prob impossible due to salary considerations or w/e)

yeah i'm not sure how they're gonna manage all that after they offer evan turner a max deal, maybe they'll find a way

scamming robbery fraud maybe

btw r non celtics fans aware of the phenomenon of evan turner being a hilarious weirdo w a very strange voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO3U4uhfnrU

damn he kinda sounds like meatwad

there's a hint of meatwad to his voice

lol XP

lmao

lmao I've never heard his voice wtf is that. follow his twitter tho, seems like a funny guy

no idea what a meatwad is but listening to clips on youtube and that is v otm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Foe0P-1XsQ

haahaa

http://www.thepostgame.com/dish/201604/100-percent-rockets-fans-think-team-will-lose-warriors

can you really rule out the possibility of evan turner actually being a sentient chunk of unidentified meat

i love people who have no idea that what they're saying is funny

love that dude held on to the dream of the golden birthday for nearly twenty years

like he's gonna roll into chuck e cheese all 'MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE'

i had never heard of that thing and i got sad for a second that i am a good few years past 28

PREDIX

west
>gsw in 5
>lac in 6
>sas in 5
>okc in 4

east
>cle in 6
>atl in 5
>tor in 7
>cha in 6

first round looks like it will be a snooze but if everything goes chalk the second round is gonna be insane

tho i'd like to see boston beat the hawks

hawks do love a good choke

as do boston fwiw

neither of them wld be choking its a close matchup they even have the same record

how dare they make fantastic unbelievable 3-point shots at a 45% rate

"Bird/Payton"

Nhex otm. You deserve better. And sometimes better is closer than you think...

Not that this has anything to do with anything, but sometimes I look at the halftime score and don't watch the rest of the game just because I care. So. Much.

who the fuck thinks bird and payton were the same era, unless he means walter payton

o wait seattle, he means sue bird

leee haha

yeah he def meant sue bird lol

what a hoopsdolt, hoisting is dope

"Hoisting" v "shooting 3s" a comparison not unlike Eddie Murphy "yea I FUCKED her...but I MAKE LOVE to you" reasoning

i'm only into dunks

I prefer bloopers

We're all a bunch of chucker chasers.

lmao

Champs, these?
Bitch, please
Anyone can hoist threes
It's shit basketball to me

lol

ok that exchange has sold me on wanting the dubs to win

everyday i'm hoistlin'

just because i didn't see much conversation about it in the media: though donovan's coaching was generally pretty astute, the decision to let Adams and Ibaka follow Steph and Klay to the perimeter in that last game was a terrible one.
after the spurs/dubs series, I have come around to Adams as an elite player and possibly top five center. curious to see if his body can stand up to the pain he's putting it through and deliver the same results in '17.

Adams had a good playoffs but idk if he's better than many of the other good centers that people forget about since they're on bad teams like vooch and gobert

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics/_/position/c

id def rather have adams than vuch or golbert his combination of mobility athleticism and finishing is perfect for todays nba, vooc cant defend and gobert is slow as heck

+obvs a total gamer

adams is great feel like he needs to add one more thing to his game to be elite. he prob could have some playmaking ability if he played on another team.

if he cld get his dive game stronger he cld be really good, he doesnt really explode out of the pnr like he cld, hed be unstoppable

yeah that's one he could add too.

hes reasonable in the pnr now but he often doesnt use his athleticism like he cld

feel like he's a younger version of current boguts.

I think it's unconscionable that you lot are praising a guy with a hipster mustache.

why is adams so bad in the advanced stats

advanced stats suck at evaluating centers also he wasn't that good until late in the season + playoffs

he was really inconsistent all year.

i always believed in him the archives will show

he rebounded at a much higher rate in the offs is the biggest thing

feel like he's a younger version of current boguts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr-TS44GqJY

dude put on real weight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jubbI95bU2Y
"they got tables? tables on planes? that's amazing."
cf Adams' "Perkins' silverback" anecdote with his later "fast little monkeys" comment.

xp nice as those are (and he gets more elevation than adams), they don't quite have the ferocity of some of SA's playoff dunks
think i saw about eight of these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeiSZAgSggU

he's really strong, and only 22

dams is great feel like he needs to add one more thing to his game to be elite. he prob could have some playmaking ability if he played on another team.

― call all destroyer, Thursday, June 2, 2016 9:27 AM

imo a little david west style elbow jumper would be perfect

and yeah playing for carlisle or stotts

Not that this has anything to do with anything, but sometimes I look at the halftime score and don't watch the rest of the game just because I care. So. Much.

― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Wednesday, June 1, 2016 1:59 PM

i still havent watched game 7 tbh

imo a little david west style elbow jumper would be perfect
― micah, Thursday, June 2, 2016 7:20 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Was just thinking this, basically that short jumper ibaka used to use before they shoved him out to the line, could be a good option for Russell drives that get squashed or just a way to add some shell game to the p-n-r with Russ

i kinda love centers who never ever shoot from further than 3 feet

its happening - the finals

nervous

russ was feeding adams a lot near the hoop ... strange floater game iirc

adams also has a pretty fundamental post repertoire tho he only gets to try it out every second game

the fundamental thing about steven is that he is a star

http://i.imgur.com/ysZSQCf.png

there's no denying

fact

At this point in his career, he's probably New Zealand's most successful NBA player ever already.