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[Tambo]

Far from a Lebron hater but happy for cp3 and the suns.

[McD]

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Far from a Lebron hater but happy for cp3 and the suns.

whereas I think he’s a bit of a prick (Lebron) tbh, so quite happy to see the Lakers go out

that said, the suns have been terrific all season, well done to them


saw a rumour online that CP3 is planning on opting out of his contract and seeking a deal multi year deal topping 100mill, would be a shame for him to be successful with the suns then end up leaving, although wouldn’t be the first

[yonder1875]

Bucks level it up against the Nets with a big game from Giannis and PJ Tucker defending KD brilliantly. Hope Kyrie is back for game 5.

[portyhibernian]

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Bucks level it up against the Nets with a big game from Giannis and PJ Tucker defending KD brilliantly. Hope Kyrie is back for game 5.

I hope not but I am biased! I think Tucker has been great up against KD, he's always going to score but he's been made to work hard for his shots which is about all you can ask - the debacle with the security guard in game 3 was entertaining - I think Tucker managed to throw him off a little bit.

In terms of their injuries it's unfortunate for them but that is how they've decided to craft their roster, 3 superstars on the down side of their careers - injuries always going to happen. That being said it looked like we were getting swept after game 2!

Game 5 will be interesting - Bucks are improving and Giannis has stopped shooting 3's so quietly confident of the win, especially if KD is on his own.

[McD]

Suns are looking less like a dark horse and more like a serious threat, not sure I think the clippers can beat them in a series. Utah probably a tougher match for them but even then, I think the suns might just be too strong and too balanced

That leaves the winner of the east - the nets fully fit would be a brilliant series, and the bucks would be a decent series too

[portyhibernian]

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Suns are looking less like a dark horse and more like a serious threat, not sure I think the clippers can beat them in a series. Utah probably a tougher match for them but even then, I think the suns might just be too strong and too balanced

That leaves the winner of the east - the nets fully fit would be a brilliant series, and the bucks would be a decent series too

Would be delighted for Chris Paul if Phoenix went all the way - he's possibly the best player in recent history to have never won a ring, and the Suns right now seem a good fit for him. I just wish the Bucks had went and got him instead of Jrue when the opportunity was there as it looks like another series is about to be blown and I'm pretty sure he would be the difference maker.

[McD]

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Would be delighted for Chris Paul if Phoenix went all the way - he's possibly the best player in recent history to have never won a ring, and the Suns right now seem a good fit for him. I just wish the Bucks had went and got him instead of Jrue when the opportunity was there as it looks like another series is about to be blown and I'm pretty sure he would be the difference maker.

yeah CP would be an upgrade from Holliday, although possibly age (and $$$) kept the bucks away

i agree bout the series, this was a chance for the bucks to lay a marker down and take the series by the scruff of the neck, with Irving out and the beard hobbled, but KD pulled it out

[Haymaker]

Bucks vs Suns for the title

[Tambo]

I thought when they got past the Lakers they would go all the way and I hope it's cp3's time also love booker as a player but the bucks won't be laying down.

2-10 next week so will try catch some minute's.

[McD]

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I thought when they got past the Lakers they would go all the way and I hope it's cp3's time also love booker as a player but the bucks won't be laying down.

2-10 next week so will try catch some minute's.

the Suns seem to have looked really confident and strong at each round since the lakers, watching them against the Clippers you’d think they were veterans of reaching the later stages, they just kept executing with calmness and self assuredness

some intriguing matchups, Holliday vs CP3, Middleton vs Booker, giannis vs Ayton (not as clear a matchup but likely probable for a lot of minutes), with the likes of bridges also likely to have a lot of say in what happens


It’s a nice change to have 2 newish teams in the finals, 93 since the Suns got there, 74 for the Bucks.

a chance for Chris Paul or giannis to cement legacies, hoping for CP3 myself

[Tambo]

Let's go suns 1-0 up.

[Tambo]

Anothe big game for cp3 and book. 2-0 suns.

[portyhibernian]

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Anothe big game for cp3 and book. 2-0 suns.

Giannis destroyed the Suns last night - when Ayton is not on the court they have no answer for him and he looks locked in right now. Last night could be a turning point, predicting Bucks in 7 with a historic series for Giannis.

[Tambo]

Yep happens a lot in the playoffs home team will go 2-0 up then blow it on the road to go 2-2.

Giannis though like you definitely ain't laying down to no one. Some block!!

[McD]

Going to the wire I think

[yonder1875]

Amazing achievement from the Bucks to win 4 straight after being 2 down.

So happy for Giannis, one of the all time great finals appearances.

[Tambo]

Congratulations to the bucks going 0-2 down then coming back.

Now space jam 2 at the weekend 😀

[McD]

Well done to the Bucks, been chapping on the door for a couple of years now


next year should be really competitive I think, the lakers are already looking to retool, warriors will have their big 3 back and probably another big name in the door in a trade for wiseman, Nets will be desperate to change the narrative around them with each of their big 3 needing a title to prove something to themselves and/or the world. Bucks will be back as champs, heat will be strong, I’m hoping the Bulls can get a decent PG in and hopefully make a wee playoff run (no serious aspirations beyond that hahaha), the Jazz will come back strong, so will the Suns and Nuggets. Probably other teams I’ve forgotten about as well, already looking forward to it

[portyhibernian]

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Well done to the Bucks, been chapping on the door for a couple of years now


next year should be really competitive I think, the lakers are already looking to retool, warriors will have their big 3 back and probably another big name in the door in a trade for wiseman, Nets will be desperate to change the narrative around them with each of their big 3 needing a title to prove something to themselves and/or the world. Bucks will be back as champs, heat will be strong, I’m hoping the Bulls can get a decent PG in and hopefully make a wee playoff run (no serious aspirations beyond that hahaha), the Jazz will come back strong, so will the Suns and Nuggets. Probably other teams I’ve forgotten about as well, already looking forward to it

Absolutely delighted! Giannis was a beast and had one of the great finals games last night. Not sure Bucks can win it again with this year's team though - as you say Warriors, Lakers and Nets will all be strong - I think Philly can compete too if they can trade Simmons away for Lillard, so an interesting summer ahead. Wouldn't write off Suns/Hawks either!

[McD]

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Absolutely delighted! Giannis was a beast and had one of the great finals games last night. Not sure Bucks can win it again with this year's team though - as you say Warriors, Lakers and Nets will all be strong - I think Philly can compete too if they can trade Simmons away for Lillard, so an interesting summer ahead. Wouldn't write off Suns/Hawks either!

think you’re right about philly, if they can get a lights out shooter who can bring some creativity as well, they’ll be incredibly dangerous

lillard is an interesting one, I think he wants out of Portland but doesn’t want to say it publicly for fear of possible backlash being the main man there. That said, I don’t know if Portland are ready to let him go either, could see them trying to move McCollum and keep lillard, and hopefully pair him with a decent or dominant big man who can cover the rim

[Tambo]

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think you’re right about philly, if they can get a lights out shooter who can bring some creativity as well, they’ll be incredibly dangerous

lillard is an interesting one, I think he wants out of Portland but doesn’t want to say it publicly for fear of possible backlash being the main man there. That said, I don’t know if Portland are ready to let him go either, could see them trying to move McCollum and keep lillard, and hopefully pair him with a decent or dominant big man who can cover the rim

Anyone to look out for in the draft?

[McD]

New season started, Warriors looking good, Steph looking ominous

My Bulls seem to have started well, Lakers not so much 😄

[portyhibernian]

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New season started, Warriors looking good, Steph looking ominous

My Bulls seem to have started well, Lakers not so much 😄

Great start for the Bulls this year, hope they can make the playoffs, personally wanted to see Derrick Rose return but sadly wasn't to be! Lakers have a lot of really good players but doesn't seem to be happening for them on the floor - Ja Morant was by far the best player on the court the other night against them. Any thoughts on the Simmons situation??? Trade for Kyrie would make sense to both teams in my opinion, Philly couud use a shooter to really make them contenders and Nets need an elite defender...

[McD]

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Great start for the Bulls this year, hope they can make the playoffs, personally wanted to see Derrick Rose return but sadly wasn't to be! Lakers have a lot of really good players but doesn't seem to be happening for them on the floor - Ja Morant was by far the best player on the court the other night against them. Any thoughts on the Simmons situation??? Trade for Kyrie would make sense to both teams in my opinion, Philly couud use a shooter to really make them contenders and Nets need an elite defender...

Simmons is in a really tough situation (partly of his making), he wants out, but his performances don’t warrant another team throwing a lot into a deal for him, whilst the 76ers want a treasure trove, which they won’t get. I think what we’ve seen for the last couple of weeks, Simmons playing silly buggers and the Sixers making a show of following protocols will last for a bit of time yet, and eventually a team like the Kings will end up trading for him, the Soxers won’t get anything like what they want, but will manage to get a reasonable amount for him, and he’ll probably do ok somewhere like that. A trade for kyrie makes sense on some levels, but the Sixers would probably want reassurances that he’ll toe the line (unlikely) and would be available to play (wouldn’t be able to play in certain states due to covid regulations). Think the nets wouldn’t be far from doing that trade though.

Kyrie is a law unto himself, I’m not sure what will happen there. Any team trading for him runs a high risk that he’ll take time off when it suits him (for various reasons), there’s the covid vaccination stuff going on with him, and he’s occasionally a distraction, whilst also being an exceptionally gifted player.

I was hoping Rose would go back to Chicago as well, but the Knicks threw a pile of money at him.

The Lakers are dysfunctional, but will win plenty games through individual talent. I’m not a LeBron fan at all, so quite content they’re not looking great hahaha

[yonder1875]

Who we got for MVP this year (so far)?

Gotta be one from KD, Giannis, Steph and Jokic for me. LeBron been quality lately but no chance he’ll win it with the Lakers in such a low seed.

I’ll say Giannis and if he doesn’t get MVP then I think he deserves DPOY. I know it was a regular season game but the game he played against the Celtics on Christmas Day was unreal. For me, by far the most dominant player in the world on both ends of the floor.

[McD]

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Who we got for MVP this year (so far)?

Gotta be one from KD, Giannis, Steph and Jokic for me. LeBron been quality lately but no chance he’ll win it with the Lakers in such a low seed.

I’ll say Giannis and if he doesn’t get MVP then I think he deserves DPOY. I know it was a regular season game but the game he played against the Celtics on Christmas Day was unreal. For me, by far the most dominant player in the world on both ends of the floor.

giannis probably is what you’ve described, but he’s not getting much media noise about MVP, I think it'll be Steph or Jokic. Steph has broken a few records this season, and the warriors have looked so smooth right from the off, he’d be my favourite right now. If the Suns can keep their momentum going then Chris Paul or Devin Booker might be outside bets too

DPOY is a total crapshoot, usually goes to players with a lot of flashy blocks or steals, I personally don’t think it’s given to the players who really deserve it a lot of time. He would be deserving imo, as he alters so much of what the opposing players do because of his athleticism and agility


on another note, the Bulls are flying, even with a lot of covid issues, especially when the league didn’t really do much until several other teams started to have issues, a few weeks after the Bulls did. So nice to feel like your team is relevant again

[yonder1875]

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giannis probably is what you’ve described, but he’s not getting much media noise about MVP, I think it'll be Steph or Jokic. Steph has broken a few records this season, and the warriors have looked so smooth right from the off, he’d be my favourite right now. If the Suns can keep their momentum going then Chris Paul or Devin Booker might be outside bets too

DPOY is a total crapshoot, usually goes to players with a lot of flashy blocks or steals, I personally don’t think it’s given to the players who really deserve it a lot of time. He would be deserving imo, as he alters so much of what the opposing players do because of his athleticism and agility


on another note, the Bulls are flying, even with a lot of covid issues, especially when the league didn’t really do much until several other teams started to have issues, a few weeks after the Bulls did. So nice to feel like your team is relevant again

Very fair assessment on Steph but I feel KD is also getting a lot of media noise but with Harden playing at his old level and Kyrie’s return imminent then I’m not sure he’ll get it as the load is going to be divided between them.

On the Bulls, I’m glad that Zach Lavine got another all-star to play with with DeRozan as feel like his career can now fully take off after so much individual promise.

Surprise of the season must go to the Grizzlies! Spearheaded by Morant who is just unreal and they didn’t even have him for a lot of this run.

[McD]

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Very fair assessment on Steph but I feel KD is also getting a lot of media noise but with Harden playing at his old level and Kyrie’s return imminent then I’m not sure he’ll get it as the load is going to be divided between them.

On the Bulls, I’m glad that Zach Lavine got another all-star to play with with DeRozan as feel like his career can now fully take off after so much individual promise.

Surprise of the season must go to the Grizzlies! Spearheaded by Morant who is just unreal and they didn’t even have him for a lot of this run.

yeah Morant is looking special, the Grizzlies will cause more than a few teams some fits this year

seems like derozan and Lavine are really hitting it off, and dovetailing very well. Lonzo ball is also fitting in really well, and I have to say, I was pretty underwhelmed when they signed Caruso, but he’s been brilliant

KD is ridiculously good, all world player, i agree the presence of harden and soon to be kyrie will mean the load is shared, plus I think he’ll suffer (from an mvp perspective) in a similar way to his warriors years, too many outstanding players on one team ends up with none of them really getting close to winning mvp. Another thing I think sometimes goes against him (knowing he has won it before), is that’s he’s kind of a chippy personality, and can be quite touchy, compared to Giannis and Steph who are both generally seen smiling a lot and often having fun/clowning with teammates.

it’s turning out to be a really interesting season, so many stories happening at so many teams

[portyhibernian]

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yeah Morant is looking special, the Grizzlies will cause more than a few teams some fits this year

seems like derozan and Lavine are really hitting it off, and dovetailing very well. Lonzo ball is also fitting in really well, and I have to say, I was pretty underwhelmed when they signed Caruso, but he’s been brilliant

KD is ridiculously good, all world player, i agree the presence of harden and soon to be kyrie will mean the load is shared, plus I think he’ll suffer (from an mvp perspective) in a similar way to his warriors years, too many outstanding players on one team ends up with none of them really getting close to winning mvp. Another thing I think sometimes goes against him (knowing he has won it before), is that’s he’s kind of a chippy personality, and can be quite touchy, compared to Giannis and Steph who are both generally seen smiling a lot and often having fun/clowning with teammates.

it’s turning out to be a really interesting season, so many stories happening at so many teams

I would add Joel Embiid to the discussion, he's having an MVP level seaon - shame the 76ers are wasting it with their Ben Simmons stance.

[weecounty hibby]

i have no idea what any of the last few posts mean but i have recently got into watching nba. Really enjoyed it. Not landed on a team yet so just generally support any teams who have green in their colours. except Boston!! Also really like to see Lakers get beat for some reason