>West
GSW:2
POR:0
OKC:1
SAS:1
>East
CLE:1
ATL:0
MIA:1
TOR:0
>yfw you remember the next two Warriors games are at the cursed moda center
>>67337482
>20 posts early
Literally fuck you.
>>67337509
12 ACTUALLY
>>67337479
>why did drake get all fat? he looks like a hot twink there
i swear some of you guys are gay. this is what happens when /a/ comes here.
Who would win in an ECF of Cavs vs Heat?
>>67337514
/r/ all uses of the word "actually" get autofiltered to, "for all intensive purposes."
>>67337528
Nice
>>67337528
why are you telling me this? i don't even know how to use reddit.
>3 days off for traveling to the next city
why
>>67337507
>GSW almost lost on their home floor
>it's time for the death march to MODA
Yes... YESSSSSS.
>>67337557
>Boozer
I miss him. Granted I don't want him to be on my team but I want to see him shitting it up somewhere.
>>67337560
I don't get it? Did he grease up the ball? Wouldn't that affect both teams?
>>67337571
question for canadians, would you give up scola for boozer?
>>67337557
>down by 25
>talk trash
jesus christ, kobr
>>67337600
would they be up 1-0 against hte heat if they had dwight and boozer instead of JV and and whoever starts at PF?
>>67337507
Holy shit dat rapeface though
>>67337610
I miss this meme so much. 2016 playoff memes haven't been dank enough tbqh pham
>>67337663
>I miss this meme so much
>>67337673
but Toronto lost today
Plus the Lakers and Bulls didn't even make playoffs.
>>67337686
>living in the past
>>67337698
I'm glad we made some moves in the off-season.
Antetokunmpo looks promising
Tonight in the 4th Quarter the entire world saw why Draymond Green was robbed of DPOY 2 years in a row. He made more plays down the stretch in the 4th Quarter than Kawhi will make the entire series against OKC.
>>67337686
rbl forever getting shit on
>>67337717
one thing for certain is that Westbrook is going to the Lakers
http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/uclanow/la-sp-sn-russell-westbrook-ucla-donation-20151214-story.html
>>67337707
bros what we did as a "bro-ganization" was like what the cavs did when they got channing frye, or what the memes did when they got varejao, or what the spuds did when they got martin...we haven't even hit the off-season, bucks bro-posting is going to be fun.
>>67337733
I remember when I was 12
Draymond Green is the first "closer" and "stone cold killer" in the NBA that does 2/3 his killing on defense and the other 1/3 on offense. This guy just takes over and wills his team to victory like few I have seen before. And that is in any sport. Amazing player and still getting better.
Cleveland stinks just like the Blazers in the 4th. Wew kobe
The Warriors have been THE LUCKIEST "championship" team in NBA history. They have never played a good team in the playoffs or the top stars on other teams have been injured. Honestly their championship should have an asterisk last season. 73 wins wasnt impressive this season and beating the Rockets & Blazers mean nothing. The Warriors are OVERRATED and will be exposed by a healthy Thunder team. Only real basketball fans know this.
>>67337753
Warriors let Lilliard gas himself out. Then turn up the D in the 4th quarter. Blazers had no adjustments for that.
test
wew kobe
>>67337738
Kobe is coming out of retirement already?! I knew GOATbe couldn't help but go for his 6th!
>>67337768
>73 wins wasnt impressive this season
>>67337781
he's been seen walking around OKC but it's just a rumor.
>>>/po/538879
hehe
wew westbrook
Kerr is an absolute genius with his mid-game adjustments and change in rotations. I mean why go with Ezeli there? And it just worked perfectly. Man is an absolute wizard.
If I stole the ball and made a break away dunk, would you die?
>Walton
>Shaw
>Russell/Huertas/Lou
>Derozan/Clarkson
>Batum/Barnes/Brown
>Randle/Nance/Black
>Boogie(Via Sacramento Kings for #1 pick)/Ezeli
you mad /nba/?
>>67337848
>Barnes
gibme
>>67337848
I could see Boogie getting mad with Walton.
>>67337869
lets say the Lakers keep their #1 pick (i doubt they will though) but if they do and don't go for boogie, and sign Ezeli, barnes, and sign David Lee from Dallas, would that team do well with the Lakers core? i mean that's basically 3 GSW players. And with the addition of Batum, would that team be good?
>>67337884
4th seed
>>67337893
breh...that's clippers,mavs, blazers tier....fugg.
all we need is a fucking mascot. i want one soo badly
simmons or ingram? let's settle this shit right now?
>>67337901
make one and email jeanie
Does anyone want DeMarcus Cousins on their team? Sure he is an outstanding player but he appears to be pure cancer for a team. Rodman worked for the Bulls because he was anchored by to all time goats in Jordan and Pippen and he had Phil Jackson as coach.
>We were expecting a breakout season from Beal, but didn't happen. Concerns about his durability having missed 81 games in the last four years. The Wizards will have to pay top dollar to keep him in DC, though.
sup gowiz, you got the money fuckboy? cause i know the lakeys do...
>>67337768
>real basketball fan thinks thunder will beat the spurs
>>67337997
>gowiz
not cool bro too soon, too soon
Thoughts?
>>67338019
The next Derron Williams
>>67338019
i hope this happens, i want to see drose and dwigt get brooklyn fans hopes up and then TEAR THEM DOWN AHAH
>>67338019
yawn...
DeRozan + Cousins in LA
The next Shaw and Kobe.
How many rings do the Lakers win? not 1...not 2...not 3... not 4...
>>67338044
idk about derozan, i mean when next season starts we are going to be a full fledged play-off team, and after his performance in these play-offs he might not fit the Lakers style of winning. I'm going to have to tlak to mitch about this one.
>>67338064
Give Mitch my regards
>>67337927
Jamal Murray
>>67337834
Like that shirt
>>67338015
What happened to go piss? Gibsme dat lore
>>67337969
he's not an outstanding player
an outstanding big man doesn't shoot 45% and not play defense
>>67338320
anons got a hold of his picture.
hmm....can anyone explain why /nba/ doesn't have any original memes? why do you guys steal all your memes from /hoc/? very lame
>>67338420
Aaaaand was he ugly in an unpitable way as I expected?
Can you make a Cav Pepe>>67338044
>>67338477
judge for yourself
>>67338491
>when spic genetics attack
>>67338491
Sure that's not golake, famalam?
WE CAN'T LOSE
WE CAN'T LOSE
WE CAN'T LOSE
>>67338491
gowiz is a fat fuck, you're fooling no one
>>67338557
oh look, go wiz on his british proxy
>>67338542
>WE CAN'T LOSE
draft all the players you want, you have a shitty coach
walton > stevens
see you next season celtikuck
>>67338482
I fucking hate the Cavs but here you go.
>>67338618
but anon...it's all about getting one for da land
>>67338618
You're the man, Canuck Lad
>>67338640
does this mean youll stop making fun of us when we lose?
>>67338649
Have some faith, but either way i won't bash ya. I promise
>>67338649
>does this mean youll stop making fun of us when we lose?
never! lol!
Who are the best coaches currently in the NBA?
Kerr
Pop
Carlisle
Budenholzer
Stevens
>>67338750
walton
>>67338750
If the question is just overall best coach (and not hottest currently), it's undoubtedly Pop.
>>67338791
Technically he hasn't coached yet so we can't say shit.
Toronto will get rekt in 4 GAMES
Whiteside>Lowry+demar
>>67337522
Currently? Cavs, in 5 or 6 maaaaaybe
With an in-rhythm, rust free Bosh? I'm gonna say it's pretty fucking close, closer than most people would think. Advantage is definitely to the Cavs, but Miami could steal a couple if Kyrie isn't playing well and LeBron fails to take over, and earn a couple on the backs of good veteran performances
Hilariously, I think Dragic would be the x factor in that series. If he manages to be a threat from outside and inside, with Bosh playing well, the Heat would have too many weapons for the Cavs to contain.
Are the odds of Leicester City winning the football championship equivalent to the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA championship?
>>67337522
i'm going with Chuck.
Cleveland sweeps entire Eastern Conference.
>>67339175
nope
it'd be like if Kentucky broke the Bulls record and then went 16-0
>>67337768
The warriors have been insanely lucky. Their championship from last year needs an asterisk because of the INSANE amount of injuries to their opposition. Their 73 wins this season isn't that impressive because the refs undeniably won them a couple, probably about 5 or 6 in reality but there's 2 that they for SURE shouldn't have won.
HOWEVER
There's no guarantee they wouldn't have won last year anyway, the only team that could have really beaten them was San Antonio and they got kicked in the 1st by an amazing performance from CP3. The healthy Cavs would have had more manpower but I honestly am not sure whether I would rather have a healthy Kevin Love who would take touches from Lebron OR the animal we saw in those finals. Like LeBron in super saiyan "give me the ball" mode might be worth two or three all stars, so yeah I think GSW still would be the favourite to win those finals. And, as much as I want to see the Spurs take it this year, I think Golden State are still the team with the best chance. Thunder have no chance against them because they have to out-offense a team in order to win and you are probably not going to out-offense the dubs.
Once again, the only team with a shot at stopping the Warriors are the Spurs and they very well may lose depending mainly on GSW's inside game because San An are capable of stopping Curry and Thompson at the 3 point line
Fuck this is a long post
>>67339181
Fo' Fo' Fo' Oh.....
>>67337927
I'm gonna say Ingram just cos he's safer. Simmons has a higher ceiling but way more bust potential. Depends a bit on which team gets 1st pick though. If it's LA, they NEED to take Ingram because he'd fit in much better with the team as a whole and he's ready to go, now. Simmons has a long way to go before he can be effective
You just cannot be a top flight star in the NBA these days if you don't have a jumper. It's fine in college but it'll get exposed in the big leagues. In the beginning, he'll just be a sligthly better rookie/sophomore Giannis. Greek Freak didn't start really balling til he started knocking down those mid range Js with regularity.
Really hope Jaylen Brown goes above Bender though. Bender has potential but he needs to be cultivated on a good team with a deep bench before he's ready to play.
>>67339186
A significantly less stupid analogy would be the Brooklyn Nets winning it all next year.
>>67338553
>>67338560
>>67338568
>>67338599
B A S E D
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>>67338019
>pursue Dwight Howard
>When you have Brook Lopez on your team
No. No. No no no no no. Right now, Lopez is the better player. I don't mind the Rose idea because he's a cancer to the bulls who COULD be good, so may as well send him somewhere shitty. But fucking up the one good thing you have in Lopez to take a chance on a deteriorating Dwight is a horrible choice
>>67339395
cheated
>>67339399
Brooklyn is screwed either way.
So now that we know a Curryless Warriors is better than a fully healthy 5 seed, what would they be equivalent to?
A third seed in the west? A second?
I seriously believe this team could beat the Spurs as is in a seven game series.
>>67339412
Only because the Jew cheated him first.
>>67339422
Second seed. Almost third because their defense is not as good.
>>67339447
>not having Curry makes their defense worse
Their defense is better, Shaun Livingston is a way better defender than Curry.
>>67339418
Brooklyn isabsolutely FUCKED lol. There's literally no viable answer for their future. One of the only scenarios where I can see them getting better would take, for example, Russell Westbrook signing there, allured by big money and a decent market+a promise to make the game better. Sean Marks could be a promising GM. WB pairs well with Lopez. Then, because they're more appealing to free agents with a good duo like WB and Lopez (WB plays great with offensive big men, see Kanter) you can convince a free agent stretch 4 to sign there in a season or so (they have to sign there because BKN have nothing to trade). Ideally, you get Love but he's got 5 years in Cle, so you hope for Horford. Now, with that big three in place, you can trade some previously indispensable assets like Thad Young and make your bench better and now you might be in the 4th seed in the east or similar.
But all this hinges on you getting a top 5 player to sign with you on a fucking whim, and even then you're not even a championship team. I just gave Brooklyn two more quality as players and a better bench and they're STILL not out of the shithole. That's how bad they are.
Has relegation to the d-league ever happened for a team in the NBA? Cos I feel like it might have to for the Nets
>>67339462
turnovers like crazy. plus they have trouble getting rebounds if they can't knock down their jumpers.
>>67339484
They have these problems with Curry.
I don't understand what you're trying to do here.
>>67339502
they're a better defending TEAM with curry
>>67338491
Not him, he's like 19 or some thing and fairly handsome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKQiZVBtu4
>>67339565
No like the stats literally have the team defense as more effective with curry than without. It seems unlikely but it's true, he just operates in the system better I guess
>>67339622
Hello gopiss
>>67340028
I'm actually not
>>67339169
nah, lebron will rape them
>>67338618
did you post a Timberwolves one?
Who the fucc up? 6am, ready to go work on my jumpshot at the park
curry's still fucked. that PRPP treatment is stuff you try when everything else is pretty much not working. shaq said himself that curry is gonna have a lot of problems with lateral movement and stuff like that
>>67340522
>polka dots
>tfw 4 hours of sleep
>>67340596
>tfw still haven't gone to bed
>>67340596
boo hoo
>>67340627
same. i usually go to bed at around 8am.
>>67340610
Is she straight?
>>67340596
>tfw 12 hours of sleep
>tfw balling with friends later
feels good mang
Is he coming home?
I can actually see potential in him with this team especially how they aren't focused on just 1 player like Houston.
>>67340651
>12 hours
Shit and I thought I was sleeping in at 10
>>67340653
>that qt frustrated face
:3
>>67340676
Best girl desu
>>67340653
>Drake trying to warm up with daddy Ranadive in order for some of that tikki.
>Anjali flustered in if she should talk to him or just stick with her current boyfriend.
>Boyfriend flustered just as well.
>tfw sitting in middle of basketball court just shitposting on /SP/ instead of actually practicing
FUCK THE POLICE
>>67340685
>>67340676
>>67340701
>>67340724
>>67340718
>>67340701
>TFW bucks fan
>>67340796
You just know...
>>67340812
That both white folk got fucked by him?
why is derozan such a shit ass player?
tfw only one shitty game today
>>67340697
>Hey Anon take the shot
>>67340829
He lives in Toronto, it's not his fault
>>67340835
hopefully lebron tears his ACL
>>67340829
He's tired of playing in Toronto.
He wants to come home, and he's playing shitty so that Canada could have all the reason to get rid of him.
Quite noble really
>>67340836
Thanks Lebron!
>>67340522
>>67340544
I want to sniff and lick her dirty polka dot panties.
thoughts?
>>67340829
Honestly Derozan saved the Raptors season in Game 7. It's Lowry who's a shitty ass player/choker. He choked last year against based Washington and is choking now.
>in b4 game-tying shot
That was a fluke and everyone knows it. That game should've been over and good thing the Heat closed them out like it was a 5 minute practice drill.
>>67340958
his elbows hurt tho senpaitachi
>>67340969
Yeah since like around March, and only now is it an excuse.
Fuck him. He's been playing like shit during the playoffs.
>>67340948
Not surprising baka when you're shut down by a bench-playing role player.
>>67337848
>DeRozshit
Do you like this NBA Player Series
#2 Do you like Lance Stepheson
>>67340958
>10-32
>saved
Derozan and Lowry are choke artists. Replace the two of them with one legit superstar and Raps would beat Miami in 5. If you dropped Lillard and McCollum onto the Raps, for those two, they would have a chance at the Cavs.
>>67341116
I don't put too much stock on FG% anymore because it honestly just grades your efficiency, not your play.
Derozan for the first time in his career put the team on his back and dropped 30 points, and looked confident playing for once in the playoffs..
But yeah they're both chokers. Lowry is just the worst of them.
/Bucks/
>>67340522
YOU JUST KNOW
>anon, catch!!
Remember when spurdora faggots were talking shit about GS beating Portland game 1 and then proceeded to lose to OKC at home while GS hasn't dropped a game yet
Good times.
>>67341482
>GS hasn't dropped a game yet
they lost to houston mong
>>67341503
I'm talking about in this series retard
>>67341482
GS dropped a game to Houston, ya dingus.
Will golden state be unstoppable when curry comes back???????????
>>67341515
>I-I'm just pretending to be retarded
drink bleach
>>67341503
this. retards forgot that the rockets knocked them out of the playoffs lol
>>67341515
>losing a playoff game to the 8th seed rockets
Wew lad
>>67341518
>needing PRPP for a MCL sprain
he's certifiably shook and GS is riding emotions to the WCF. one wrong cut and he's fucked and I love it
>>67341526
>m-m-my reading comprehension is shit
I can tell you've already drank some
>>67339422
Portland missing Meyers "stretch 5" Leonard.
Did you honestly think the Warriors would ever play a healthy team on the playoffs.
>>67341549
How hard will /NBA/ kill themselves when the warriors repeat without curry?
>>67341556
what's there to comprehend? you said something that was patently wrong. fucking idiot
>>67341585
>I can't infer things from text
How's 3rd grade dude?
>>67341583
>when the warriors repeat without curry?
would be a lot better than them repeating with curry desu
but on a serious note, PRPP isn't a good thing. they're trying to expedite the healing process by throwing their hands up and saying LOL GOTTA PUT GROWTH FACTORS IN THE KNEE AND HOPE SOMETHING HAPPENS. same line of thinking as microfracture surgery: shit's fucked, gotta try something
do you guys think Boston would have beaten Atlanta if Avery Bradley had not been injured?
>>67341604
>I-I'm just pretending to be retarded!1
stay BTFO friend. look shit up before you post next time
>>67341642
Just ignore him, anon. Its not easy being Filipino. He'll tire himself out.
>>67341642
Nice shitposts dude, have another (You)
Try not to get blown out so hard next time
>>67341684
try harder in your ESL classes
>>67341623
I love the plays Stevens runs out of timeouts. He always gets the Celtics a good look.
>>67341711
>making fun of people that know two languages
My sides. Go cry some more when I get the job over you simply because I know more than one language
what is hinkie up to right now?
>>67341788
he's shitposting in this thread right now
desu it's probably you I'm replying to right now hinkie
>>67341781
hahahahhahah triggered as FUCK
keep trying, maybe one day you'll assimilate and be able to convey your shitposts in english
knowing more than one language ain't shit, I and tons of other anons here do. the difference is that I can speak english much better than you can ;p
>>67341835
>lil dick white boy triggered as fuck im taking his job
NEVER gets old tbhfamilia
>>67341781
I'm sure Tagalog will open plenty of doors for you within the Filipino grocery industry. I'm happy for you, Limjuco.
>>67341862
>little dick
>taking any job worth taking
yeah man, keep telling yourself that. keep practicing your english, one day you'll have a yuppie 100k-capped "good" job with a white girlfriend. until then hold this L
So /nba/ is all in agreement that Cavs are taking the East no problem, right? Literally no team poses a major threat to them atm.
>>67341912
the eastern playoffs are so boring. I still have faith the heat can make some noise
>>67341912
If the Cavs continue to shoot the 3, they will win it all.
>>67341932
Well the Heat have a chance if Whiteside plays well and Bosh comes back (Highly unlikely).
Wade is gonna Wade and play exceptional, so it's up to them to be the difference makers.
>>67342047
bosh is never playing again because of his blood thinners.
>>67342102
Poor guy. Was a great player in his Raptor days and complemented Lebron and Wade's play-style well in the Heat years.
>>67342151
yeah he was a beast. retardedly underrated pnr defender, better than kevin love ever was
/nba/ was right about MIA
http://www.strawpoll.me/10118942/r
>>67342316
>/nba/ was right
finally lads, we got one
>>67342102
he has repeatedly claimed he is not taking them any more, but ofc he might be lying.
Discuss
https://interactive.tegna-media.com/video/embed/embed.html?id=2176338&title=Robert%20Reed%20on%20Rockets&site=285
>>67342355
KEK
i wonder if Toronto is going to have a situation like Portland where they got rid of their starters and they still make playoffs and not only that but to the second round.
>>67342378
>le door stopper pee pee man is a cancer
wew who knew
Is kawhi Leonard the best defender in the world?
i enjoy watching lowry choking tbqh
it's so predictable but there's some kind of fuzzy,heartwarming feeling I get when I see the guy miss shot after shot and touch his elbow to show that he has some kind of issue even though we all know he doesnt and in reality he's missing because he's a gigantic choker
>>67342640
quite easily
>>67342647
do smart guys just choke more? he went to villanova. peyton manning is known for being smart af and he's a perennial choker supreme
>>67342698
Overthinking every single situation will kill u
>>67342698
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_paralysis#Sports
>>67342698
propably
Lebron seems like a pretty smart guy
>>67342766
nice to know i can blame this for the reason i'm not a pro athlete and not my incredible lack of skill
>>67342640
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2423051-spurs-coach-gregg-popovich-praises-kawhi-leonards-bored-to-death-demeanor
>Why NBA Players Lie About Their Height
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-nba-players-lie-about-their-height-1462316051#:dCKXMlhzR0lEuQ
Do the Heat have a lust for revenge?
>>67343098
SUCH A LUST
>>67343185
in other news, 76ers are interested in trading a second round pick for Lebron james
>tfw the model in my class just came up and talked to me for 20 minutes
D-do I have a chance guys
You guys comfortable on the wade bandwagon?
>>67343185
KEK
E
K
>>67343243
>mfw /nba/ unironically bandwagoned Paul George up 1-0 and got BTFO
>>67343230
Get her number and take her out/study with her you pussy. The fuck is talking for 20 minutes gonna do if you don't have the digits.
>>67343185
depends on what more other than the pick they will add to the deal.
but my gut feeling is that Bird is determined not to let PG go. He has repeatedly praised him and even went out of his way to say he disagreed with the way Ainge trades stars: stars should be kept at all costs in Bird's mind.
>>67343342
Did you watch first take? ESPN wants heat cavs so badly kek. How mad will america be when raptors win in 6?
man i hope chris bosh's health improves and he can play again
Breaking: Team wants good player
>>67343505
Breaking News: Team wants to exorcise tumor
>>67343230
friendzone alert
show your true dirty intentions before it's too late
the pains of rejection are nothing compared to a hot chick telling you //but I see you as a really good friend//
>>67343458
why would anyone trade PG
will he ever be MVP again?
lowry seems like a really, really nice guy
>>67343651
he is but you don't win championships for being nice.
>>67343185
They should have that pic before trading it, though.
>>67343646
he will win mvp if his team gets like 66 wins some season, but he doesnt seem to give a fuck about the regular season anymore
>>67343668
what about tim duncan
>>67343768
not just about being nice
>>67343185
Larry bird is a piece of shit to be honest
>Last time the C's were under the salary cap was 1997
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/316tdb/an_18_year_odyssey_the_celtics_time_above_the/
Real white man hours
Please interact with the like button if you're awake.
>>67344487
>tripfag going on r/nba
not surprised
>>67344660
real nigel hours
>>67344487
Interesting read
lol the lakers are so desperate to come back to relevancy
>>67344931
They will and your fear is showing already. The entire league is on notice.
>>67342640
That's not how you spell Apemond
>>67344931
>mfw the lelkers sign Batum to a max contract because all the top tier FAs sign with teams that are actually good.
It's not just about the money, winning factors into the decision making process as well. Plus those teams will be able to offer a big contract as well.
>>67345181
Melo?
Is this /nba/-core?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-w_NYsDzFY
ESPN be like: LeBron has never lost a game where he ate broccoli for dinner before the game and arrived to the arena at 7:14 est.
GOAT THEME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2w1zX2HF9g
>>67343646
no his legs are shot see his three point percentage drop
if he can't shoot threes and lost his athleticism all he has is his mediocre post game and streaky mid-range
He's not going to be blowing past defenders anymore.
>>67340829
The only good facet of his game is getting to the free-throw line, and he's not even elite at that.
He's just another inefficient shooting guard, nothing special about him. It's laughable that people called Lowry/Derozan one of the best backcourts in the NBA.
When your two best players are Kyle Lowry and Demar Derozan you aren't winning shit. In fact, they overachieved this year.
Fuck this garbage ass team.
>>67346075
>Time and time again, ______delivers in the clutch, mama there goes that man!
Post your all-nba picks
All-NBA 1st team:
G - Curry
G - Westbrook
F - LeBron
F - Kawhi
C - Drummond
2nd Team:
G - Dame
G - Cp3
F - Durant
F - Draymond
C - Boogie
3rd team:
G - Lowry
G - Klay
F - PG13
F - Aldridge
C - Jordan
Daily reminder this semen slurping sport needs some fixin:
>30 teams
>get rid of conferences and divisions--no one cares
>each team plays every team 2 times in a season
>3 points for a win
>1 for a draw
>0 for a loss
>no overtime for regular season games
>6 team playoff
>5 game first round
>7 game champions hip series
>top 2 teams in the league table ranking get a first round bye
>playoff seeding determined by points(league table ranking) at end of 58 game regular season
>in case of a tie(league table ranking) , POINT DIFFERENTIAL[(total points scored during regular season) - (total points allowed during regular season)] for the entire season breaks the tie
Point differential would make every possession--every play--throughout the entire season count.
With a 6 team playoff you can expect to have 12-13 teams realistically vying for a playoff spot so around half the league will always be incentivized to play hard and win.
Since relegation isn't possible and there are no other competitions(Champions League for example) to qualify for, the other half of the league could be incentivized to win with a combination of determining a teams percentage of revenue shares + determining draft picks
you're welcome, I just saved your dying sport
>>67346549
>Drummond
>Boogie
>No Harden
>>67346075
lmao what a bitch nigga
>>67346694
Harden is fucking trash
>>67346644
>draws
nice false flagging, yuro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUGy2UcEnt0
>>67342151
BLOCKED BY BOSH!
;_;
>>67342355
DeRozan leaves and they trade Lowry for some Vonleh-tier untapped potential bust like Mario Hezonja or some Utah Jazz backcourt players.
>>67346894
theyre still a band?
Yawn...same memes repeated over and over again. if this doesn't change im outta here. i can't keep making all the dankest memes on /nba/ and you niggas stealing them
>>67343185
>you can have this boat or you can have the mystery box
>the mystery box could be anything
>it could even be a boat!
>>67346699
This nigga think he composed the theme and conducted the band?
http://fanspeak.com/nbaotc/
>>67344888
I never liked Pitino, but after reading this I am on the verge of hate
If the Cavs make it back to the finals, the Warriors will BITCH SLAP these scrub, and then their fans will be CRYING like bunch of BITCHES..LOL
>>67347871
>Warrior bandwagonturds showing enough loyalty and passion to cry
They'll just become Laker fans again, or stop watching basketball.
>>67347871
>it's a "Lebron loses in the finals" final
>>67346549
Replace Drummond with Draymond in the first team and it feels about right.
>>67346549
>Jordan over Whiteside
No
https://streamable.com/bjg4
whats wrong with him?
>>67344931
Just give us Whiteside and take this L, senpai
>>67348169
>6'1
>Center
/Bucks/
>mfw the Lakers sign Chris Bosh
>>67347402
underrated post
>>67346549
>>67348169
Replace Drummond with Draymond and put Klay on 2nd team ahead of Dame.
>>67348220
make your own list then fuckface
>>67347871
>LeBron will lose back-to-back in the finals
Damn I wonder how much blame he'll lay on his team this year?
Curry
Westbrook
LeBron
Durant
>Jordan
Paul
Harden
Kawhi
Draymond
Millsap
Lillard
>Lowry
George
Aldridge
Drummond
>not 1(finals loss)
>not 2(finals losses)
>not 3(finals losses)
>not 4(finals losses)
>>67346644
Your digits are the only thing that stopped me from vomiting outright. If you seriously believe what you just typed out I sincerely hope you die immediately, but hopefully painfully as well.
Good thing is you will probably get cancer from your own post, I know I did.
>>67349558
What about Klay Thompson, Wade?
>>67349649
True I wouldn't have a problem with either over Lowry but >muh Canada, >muh 50 win season
>>67346644
>dying sport that just landed a giant new contract
>>67346549
Curry
Thompson
Draymond
Barnes
Bogut
Iggy
Livingston
Ezeli
Barbosa
Speights
McAdoo
Clark
Varejao
Looney
Rush
>>67349869
Relpy
>Heat announce Bosh will not return this postseason
>>67350602
will Bosh go on a hunger strike now?
>>67350775
will Greasr pay denbts?
>>67350931
give us some more time
>>67350602
More like Heat AND Bosh announce he's not playing post season.
Good to finally hear a firm statement, losing Bosh this season has been awful, just as it was last season. At least this time we had an offseason to get up to snuff instead being blindsided and having to rush to get a team together. IF Bosh can come back next season (as the statement implies) then we really got a team. All we need is to beat Cleveland and this season's a success.
>>67351049
how can bosh come back if he's on blood thinners for the rest of his life
>>67343090
>Garnett 6'11
>Hakeem 7'0
>>67351143
my god, Hakeem has changed a lot, I could not recognize him
ANON! 2 SECONDS LEFT, TAKE THE SHOT
So is Lowry injured or does he just fucking suck dick... if you're elbow is still injured just fuck off
>>67351143
You do realize old people shrink and lose their fit frames right?
>>67351143
And guys still grow after their combine examinations. KD is supposed to be 6'9'' but he's really 6'11'' because he grew some inches.
>>67351362
he's 13 years older than KG and looks at least 2 inches shorter
>>67351355
>What the fuck, dude? You knocked the beer out of my hand
>>67351360
He was injured last year and he's injured this year.
There is no fucking way he would be shooting this badly without an injury. He just wont say it publicly.
>>67351355
I GOT YOU
*Eurosteps in 1.5s*
>>67351398
Sorry Romeo, was just tryna win one for da land
>>67351393
Yeah, people shrink. 13 years is a lot.
I'm 100% sure the Hawks will win tonight's game.
Screencap this.
>big men can't coach
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/05/04/patrick-ewing-may-never-become-an-nba-head-coach-why/
>>67351355
okay
*tries to remember BEEF*
*buzzer goes off*
sorry lebron we'll get em next time
>>67351549
Here's a strawpoll for you
http://www.strawpoll.me/10130495
>>67348450
are you doing this in photoshop?
>Surgery possible for Olynyk
aka the Kevin Love curse
>>67348450
A wild Hinkie appeared
>>67351549
>Screencap this.
How about put your money on it if you're so sure? Oh wait, you don't actually believe that.
How is Brian Windhorst qualified to be on TV and talk about basketball?
>>67351841
About as qualified as he is to shitpost here under his trip
>>67351865
I dont mind him shitposting here but the fact that he can do it on TV is mind boggling. Just look at his 287lbs dangling off his 3 chins...
>>67351907
It's like his brain just shutdown for a minute
I expect Kyle Lowry to drop 42 points next game. I almost guarantee it.
Please dont screencap this post...
>>67351586
Phil Jackson was a big guy
>>67352083
Hahahhahhhahahahhahhahahahahhaha you are joking right? Hahahahah good one mate I got a good laugh out of that
>>67352182
that's what I put him in the senpai (take a look at the caption)
>>67351907
Just do a hard reset, he'll boot right back up
>>67352273
stop....
>>67351907
I'M NOT A ROBOT
CANADA STOP BEING A FUCKING BITCH.
MAN UP
GO NUCLEAR
>>67352499
NUCLEAR
U
C
L
E
A
R
>>67352560
I've got to say this is the greatest in game dunk this season. Nothing comes close.
>>67352615
The moment, the hype, the game on the line and the balls to make it stylish just makes it fucking nuclear.
I DID 10K STEPS TODAY I DID I BROS
>>67352560
You're welcome
>>67352083
he's more likely to drop only 4 points kek
>>67352718
That was great too, but it's really just exclusive to /nba/ because le bully ball memes.
This one right here is the greatest of all time IMO just because the amount of athleticism required is unreal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S61l6FFxpts
my mum just busted me and gf doing it oh god so awkward
anyway, if Kerr rushes curry back for next game im gonna kill him
>>67352818
>My mom busted me and my mom doing it oh god so awkward
m8
>>67352800
It's one of the best posterizers of this season
DeRozan had an insane one too desu
this is one of my favorites too
My all time best is probably VC on Weis
>>67352800
>>67352895
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2GaAWdHwsw
The finger pointing is just icing on the cake
>>67352958
good opinion senpai
was my 2nd option
>>67352958
Kemp used to be the man, cocaine is a hell of a drug.
>>67352994
my favorite in-game dunker desu
his posterizers were way more violent than VC's
Atlanta Hawks @ Cleveland Cavaliers Game 2 Discussion
NBA Conference Semi-Finals
Cleveland leads 1-0
8:00 PM EST on TNT
>>67353060
This was a couple years ago but it still makes me smile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2epW2KMyPPo
>>67353024
My favorite from recent years has to be Wesbrook, Rose, and maybe Giannis or Aaron Gordon
This was definitely the best block of the season, no doubt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G4VHxSMkHU
>>67353167
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRAp00SxP30
>Derrick Rose will NEVER dunk like this again
we took 2011 Rose for granted....
Who would you rather have as your franchise point guard?
>>67353243
Kyrie
>>67353243
Forgot pic
>>67353261
Lillard. Not even close.
>>67353261
Illard the realest dime dropping baby alive.
Do you like this NBA Player Series
#3 Do you like Monta Ellis
>>67353309
He's average. Maybe below average.
Next question.
>>67353220
He's dead Jim, he's dead ;_;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rAb0xFMLxU
>>67353309
biggest disparity between "2k skills" and real life skills I have ever seen
>>67353331
His 2 handed dunks were godlike. Him and Westbrook were on the same level of intensity.
Derrick Rose was overrated though
>>67353397
How about you purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka, pleb.
That buzzer beater was godly.
>>67353397
so is curry
why does that guy keep making threads?
>>67353167
Giannis has the ability to leap no matter which direction he's going, it's insane
I never saw anyone able to dunk coming from a eurostep or a spin like that
I read an article about him having the perfect nba body, it has something to do with his achilles tendon being twice the size of the average man iirc
Gordon is probably my favorite right now too, it's a shame he isn't improving his all around game
>>67353570
He makes them 1 hour early so it satisfies his autism
Top 5 SG Post Jordan Era (1999-2016)
>>67353620
Wade > Kobe
History will prove me right.
>inb4 ring algebra
>>67353620
About right. Kobe is so far above the other four, and these last two series with Wade have helped me to see he's worthy of that spot behind Kobe.
Poor McGrady, would have been GOAT if injuries didn't slow him down.
>>67353605
Westbrook comes off the eurostep all the time. Giannis has the physical properties to be some LeBron and Magic Johnson hybrid.
>>67353646
Nice bait, but it's not close. Don't get me wrong, Flash had one of the greatest seasons of all time, but Kobe is in another class.
>>67353620
Your Post-Jordan era is too long. It's 1999-2010 max.
Harden would need to be on there if we're going 2016.
Wish he still played
>>67353704
over who? Harden hasn't done enough to surpass McGrady
>>67353646
Objectively wrong though
>>67353261
it's a wash, they have basically the same strengths and drawbacks.
>>67353704
Post Jordan is just the Kobe Era. So it's 2000-2010
>>67351907
He needs to reboot his system
>>67353605
>22-4
>>67353646
>it's that one kobe hater/tripfag stalker who hates kobe
I honestly thought Jerry Stackhouse would amount to something and turn into a superstar
How stupid was I?
>>67353620
Iverson is second best.
>>67353766
Love Kobe. Shame about the autist who apparently ruins discussion for you.
Honestly it's Kobe/Wade 1 and 2, and the rest are irrelevant. I'm one of those people who believe Wade will be good well into his old age like Kobe was, so let's wait and see.
>>67351907
>claims he isn't a robot, completely unprompted
>randomly freezes
>processes information at suspiciously high rate
Warriors going to have their ring(s) taken away when the truth is revealed.
>>67353208
God I love Henson, he makes >our bench so much better it's insane
>>67353261
Dame.
>>67353605
I love Giannis but fuck Jabari and Khris need some love, Jabari had some of the best dunks and games in his career after ASB and Khris is becoming one of the best 3 points shooters in the game.
>>67353762
>Playoff team destroys lottery team
Wow it's nothing.
>>67353620
Damn no Vince Carter either lol
>>67353852
Don't believe me just ⌚
>>67353620
Harden is better than that overrated fuck Iverson
Reminder that Pop keeping all the best tricks up his sleeve for Golden State and is on cruise control in series against OKC. Thats why OKC even was in the game and that it why it allowed the refs to decide it
>>67351133
He's not. He's on blood thinners now because he got clots again in February and treatments last 3-6 months. Last year he said he doesn't have the gene for multiple clots, so he's gonna try his hand at playing again next year.
The last sentence is most important. He said that he was tested for the gene and doesn't have it, meaning two things: either the test was wrong and he does have the gene, or two, it was an incredibly unlikely event that just so happened to occur twice.
If the former, he's got to retest, and once confirmed, will have to go on blood thinners for life. If the latter, he's just incredibly unlucky and will be able to play again.
>>67353875
Henson is an insane shot blocker, had about the same BLK% as whiteside
Trading Monroe can only do good
>>67353261
Lillard
They're both shit defenders but Lillard is a better shooter and passer
>>67353620
Manu Ginobli??? He's better than Ray Allen
>>67353997
Kyrie is the better Defender (both bad), Shooter, Finisher and Shot creator
Lillard is a way better passer and much more athletic
Over the course of the next 50 years will there ever be a player greater than the G.O.A.T Michael Jordan
>>67354050
desu I absolutely do not think kyrie is a better shooter or shot creator than dame, that just sounds patently wrong
>>67354034
this 2bh
manu ginobili is the best white SG of all time and a top 5 white player all-time
>>67354050
They're as bad as each other defensively.
Offensively, Irving is a good individual scorer. That's it. Has almost no playmaking ability whatsoever.
>>67354086
Depends, if the arguments fall on "muh rings" then possibly no.
But individually there has already been some people that were on that level or greater. LeBron as much as I don't like him, is still a prime athletic specimen.
He's got the work ethic and skill to beat Jordan at his own game, in their primes, one on one.
But MJ was a better team player than LeBron and could collect people around him and demand greatness out of them, on a level that LeBron couldn't do.
He had to go to Miami to get a team and still to this day in Cleveland can't get the right people around him to get it done. LeBron tries too hard by himself and can play pretty much every position in basketball. He picks up too much slack for his team and can't keep to his own position.
Kobe imo is better individually than MJ and stole everything in his book to do so, but his personality is too intense and may have turned away too many people.
If he wasn't such an asshole I completely believe he and Shaq could have gotten at least 6 championships with each other. Then with Malone in the mix without all the drama they could have gone 7-8.
>>67354123
Kyrie shot great percentages until this season (shoots well this playoffs too)
Kyrie career 3p% reg season-playoffs 37.8%-46.5%
Dame career 3p% reg season-playoffs 37%-34.9%
By shot creator I meant ability to get himself a good look
>>67354317
idk Kyrie can play some good defense once in a while
I don't think he even tries to make plays for others, the team plays way better with Delly
why are draymond green and lebron James so fucking chimpy
light skins only tbqh, it's 2016
>>67354490
it's not like he is the primary ball handler. LBJ does not like sharing responsibilities.
I am watching the ATL game. Love grabbed a defensive rebound, looked at Kyrie and then passed it to LBJ ofc.
>>67353620
>there are kids ITT right now that don't even remember when everyone was arguing who was better whether Kobe or Tmac was the best player in the game
so sad.
why did he died in houston?
>>67354518
Curry
Klay
Matt Barnes
Blake
Joakim Noah
/nba/'s first all NBA light skin team.
>>67353958
My only problem is I can only think of like three or four suitors for Greg Monroe
Pels
Nets
Knicks
Celtics
and the Blazers were "somewhat" interested back at the deadline.
The Pels were the most interested, so maybe a deal with them, their first for Monroe, straight up?
Maybe >we toss in a second?
>>67353620
Brandon Roy>Ray Allen
>>67351355
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvSPJXGR_ug
>>67354945
Celtics can work well, especially with all those picks they have
>>67354899
This team would be a 1 seed in the east and a second in the west. They could win a ship if they're all in their primes.
>>67354965
>Brandon Roy
Literally who?
game over in Cleveland
poor Atl fan, he hoped for a W
>>67354998
not sure we want Monroe sedu senpai
>LeBron passes Duncan for 5th all-time in playoff points
OFFICIAL /nba/ REALEST NIGGAS IN THE GAME ALL NBA TEAM
DAME DOLLA LILLARD
RUSSELL THE BEAST GODBROOK
RON FUCK JAMES HARDEN ARTEST
MICHAEL ROLL THAT SHIT, LIGHT THAT SHIT, SMOKE IT BEASLEY
KEVIN NOT ONE OUNCE OF BITCH GARNETT
>it's a Jr Smith hits everything episode
>Cavs 18 3s in a half
>it's a Hawks are getting BTFO more harder than any team in playoff history and /nba/ is fighting about reddit shit instead of talking about it episode
>>67355637
also testing
>74 points at the half
I feel bad for Atlanta fans.
>>67355741
Hans is here senpai, be careful
>>67355610
>Westbrook
>Real
BASED German janny purging the casuals
A
S
E
D
Lol that damage control.
>>67355854
remember when he banned you?
>>67355789
YOU WANT ANOTHER SHOAH ON YOUR HANDS????
REAL RESPECT REAL
>>67355854
i'm starting to suspect you are a mod greece
you were banned though
>>67355726
There's no need to feel bad for things that don't exist.
>only playoff team with sub-90% attendance
>>67337482
why does anyone watch the nba you know it's gonna be GS this year again. Probably next year
too if they don't trade anyone this league has no parity.
did C Webb ever apologize for behaving so unprofessionally?
>>67355941
it's shoah day today
stay classy
>le Q4 chucking man
>le can't dance man
>le "fashion" man
>le turnovers man
>real
>>67355983
he literally didn't do anything
>>67355941
>"you don't want any of that m8"
>>67355983
http://newsok.com/article/5496027
tl;dr: no
>>67356008
It's January 27th in Israel right now?
>>67356012
except he did
he had a weird angle and only saw one thing that happened, but even if he saw Waiters pull his dick out of his shorts and slapped Manu with it a national broadcast commentator is supposed to maintain a certain level of decorum and objectivity.
>>67356012
HE DINDU NUFFIN
Dude was literally having flashbacks of his Kings playoff and Fab 5 days.
>>67341623
No doubt
>"One man can't beat you," Thunder guard Dion Waiters said Wednesday. "So we're fine with that. If they want to continue to get out of their offense and throw the ball down there to him, we're fine with that. One guy can't beat us, no matter how much he scores."
I will bitcoin venmo paypal whoever prints a cardboard cutout of dion waiter's dead brother's face and takes it down courtside for game 5
>>67356027
I wonder if C Webb is doing game 3 in OKC
it would be fun to go and heckle him, see if Thunder fans can get a chant going to antagonize him.
>>67355935
jannys do not ban only mods
also, holding a grudge for a ban is childish
enjoy Cavs BTFO Coca Cola Hawks senpai
>Cavs blow out Team X w/ 3s
>"LOOK AT THIS TACTICAL SNIPING; LEGOD"
>Warriors blow out Team Y w/ 3s
>"FUCKING MEME CHUCKERS; JUST FOUL CURRY HARD REEEEEEEEEEE"
Never change /sp/
>>67341623
maybe. But Crowder recovering from injury + Kelly being useless due to his shoulder injury messed up our offence.
IMO a healthy C's vs ATL would have been a close series.
>>67356194
>fan of team A rationalizes their team doing a thing while deriding other team for same thing
truly this is something new to the world of sports fandom, you should alert Woj immediately.
>>67356066
>>67356066
he was having a flashback to Kobe elbowing Bibby come off it
>>67356264
it's one thing that he said it in the heat of the moment, but in light of the evidence he should apologize to the Thunder's players. Instead, he doubled down.
I'm willing to be TNT reprimanded privately him as well
>bans meaning anything in the mobile data era where you can change your IP in 1 second just by turning it on and off
Why is JR Smith wasting his hot game against the Hawks
>>67356334
no chance in hell, Chuck's done worse shit and he's only apologized once in a blue moon
>>67356385
I disagree, Barkley is a man of his word.
>>67356437
The worst part is that they don't admit they are doing it
>>67356334
>Webber
>apologize
http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/jalen-rose-chris-webber-delusional-denial/262117
well since this game is over...let me take the time to talk about how ass blasted /nba/ is now that the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to trade for Paul George. I mean what did you all expect? for us to be bad forever? LOL pathetic you all are...we are an elite franchise. Indiana hasn't done shit for PG since the last time that team went to the play-offs against lebron. You really think he wants to stay in that shanty town? no lol, with PG here, we could lure top tier free agents. stay mad /nba/, i don't blame you, id be mad too if i were you.
Dame is hero of sp also kat tybk
>>67356437
definitely him tbqhwy
>>67356653
On behalf of /nba/ i would like to admit that we were all wrong to assume that a historic franchise such as the Lakers would be bad forever. We were fools.
Please accept our apology. As you can see /nba/ is NEVER right...
>>67356653
what PG wants is irrelevant when it comes to trades, dear casual. Time for you to understand how NBA contracts work.
>>67356653
How many big name players have the LA Lakers signed this past few years?
No one
>>67356653
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
YOU CAN HAVE VOGEL
SORRY FAGGOT YOU CAN SIGN HIM WHEN HE'S A FREE AGENT
>>67356682
FUCK YOU TOO MAN
>>67356653
Haven't done anything for PG? Last time he went to the playoffs it was in 2014, he got injured that summer. Without PG they didn't make the playoffs, they were only one game away in 2015. He comes back this year, makes the playoffs and then takes the 2nd seed to 7 games. Only to lose to a controversial call. STFU
>>67340653
why do i hate this gif so much?
>>67356799
>>67356859
>>67356909
>>67356927
Listen, we have recently acquired Luke Walton as our head coach, you really honestly think people don't want to play for a young hip coach like Luke Walton? He can relate and communicate with the young stars. Vogel? Pops? Kerr? all old fucks who roll down their windows manually in their WW2 cars. Sure we'll take vogel, as OUR ASSISTANT COACH LOL. How many have we signed? please if you knew anything about Lakers basketball, you owuld know we were gambling on the draft, and want to know something? we won. randle, clarkson, russell, all future Hofers. Wouldn't be fair if we got anymore desu senpaitachi. So since time is against us, we are trading, and entering a win now situation. Apology accepted /nba/ just know that all the top tier free agents that want to win now would be wise to sign withe Los Angeles Lakers next season. Pic related, you should have loved him...
>John Wall at the Cavs game just looking at his phone
SHOOOOOOK
>>67357084
I like Walton and I like your young core.
I just think you underestimate how far ahead the rest of the WC teams are ahead of you.
In any case gl.
>>67351907
>when you realize you left your bbw folder open on your laptop desktop in your locker
dray based af tho
>>67357084
Walton is qt
WOOOOOOOO OHHHHHHHHH
ITS JUST ME, MYSELF, AND I
>KAT
>Wiggins
>Lavine/Rubio
>coach Thibbs
Jump on the T-Wolves wagon now lads, I did last season and now I look like a genius.
>>67357084
lmao holy shit this is gold
>>67352083
>Kyle Lowry
>balling out in the playoffs
Lol no
Are the Cavs dare I say, back?
>chucking 3s, the sport
>>67357725
>Kevin Love
>3/12
>3/4 3pt
>These are the people we've been calling Nigel
Kek
the cavs could have not scored the entire 4th quarter and still won that game.
How salty is Curry that the Cavs are now the most prolific meme chuckers?
YUHH GOTTA TAKE SOMEONE OUT ERNUH
>cavs set NBA record for chucks made in a single game
>the whole league will start chucking threes
>the fall of the nba is upon us
Lmao Chuck asking for someone on the Hawks to catch a body
>>67357793
who the fuck let this hijab into the building
someone please alert security
>>67357793
>Quaker steak and lube
>and lube
>and lube
>and
>lub
>>67357904
Love it. Now saying there record doesn't count.
>>67357906
yeah she could have hid a bobm under there
>>67357896
HE TOO SMALL KENNY
since we're talking about muslims
who /muslim-indian-punjab-arab-saudi raptors -fan/ here?
Should Atlanta just forfeit the next 2 games?
>>67357968
>>67357968
Why are you still trying to push this meme? The guy in your picture is a Sikh
>>67339285
Tldr
>>67357986
They must pledge fealty to the King.
will uncharted 4 be good lads?
>>67358001
Drake is far from sick. He's trash.
NEW
NEW
NEW
>>67358025
>>67358025
>>67358025
>>67339482
Tldr
>>67358001
sick cunt more like it amirite fellas?
>>67346644
Tldr
>>67354472
Tldr