2021 NBA playoffs thread
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Agree - Campazzo serves the "I'm going to annoy the **** out of you role" fine, but CP3 will eat him for lunch. Monte and Rivers will be playing the lion's share of minutes in the next series.
He’s said he’s never leaving, so I think he needs a way to put pressure on owners to make some changes. Nurk is doing the same thing with his comments.
Problem is since Paul Allen died, there’s some question as to who cares about the organization above the GM.
Theory I’ve seen is his sister is holding onto the team until expansion shares get paid out and then they’ll sell.
I guess I'm starting to remember now. Denver's 6th is pretty good!
Edit: Robert Horry? Rockets. Having a guy like that come in and pop 3's must have been deflating.
I think there will be a lot of big names on the move this summer. It's the nature of the NBA beast now.
Good...I'm ready for some fresh blood:
That's what I have thought too and I think he had success more in spite of that than because of it. At least in terms of coach rather than GM.
I don't think so. As soon as Frank Vogel was named coach, the Lakers immediately became a much harder working team on defense. They lead the NBA in defense this year - that's due to Vogel, not James...
Interesting. so who is the biggest-name star left in the playoffs, and will his team win?
I'd say Kevin Durant for the Nets. Not so sure the Nets will do it though. The 2021 NBA Champs will be either the Suns, Jazz, Nets, or 76ers, 25% chance for each team. Top 2 seeds in each conference I think.
I know. Really going out on a limb here.
Maybe the 76ers chances dropped some with Embiid's knee tear? Even though a mild menisc. tear, he can't be 100% now.
Can't you replace Curry with Durant (maybe Kawhi?) and still have a chance for it to continue? Didn't LeBron play against Golden State the years they didn't have Durant?
I know you're talking about brand name fame but league is in transition to a new generation of stars.
Jokic, 26, should be MVP this year
Giannis, 26, already 2x MVP
Booker, 24
Doncic, 22
Could add a few more but that's four guys with MVP potential that have already likely won 3 MVPs all under 27 years old.
Crazy that Doncic is the age of a college senior. And I had Jokic down for 48.
Doncic is such a weird player. Well below average athletic ability from a speed, jumping and quickness standpoint for an NBA PG or SG. It's insane how skilled he was as an 18-19 year old. Played in a legit European professional league at 16 years old. That's insane. Probably the biggest basketball phenom since Lebron.
Are there any good comparisons to him? Maybe Magic Johnson?
He's almost as young as Tyrese.
With him, Giannis and Jokic carving it up I've been thinking greatest foreign players of all time. A lot of those lists have recency bias, but on that particular one it's just a fact that the best is right now. Dirk and Hakeem at the top (fun debate) but a ton of today's very young players right there already.
There's a real argument that the top 3 players in the league right now are from Europe.