NBA Thread 2019-20

[MU82]

Nads, tell me I'm full of chit. Damn, the kid's a baller, hey?

He is gonna be a very nice player. Heck, he already is. I didn't know he passed as well as he does, and he's a tough rebounder for a skinny kid. Makes a lot of good decisions, too, especially for a 20-year-old. A lot of fun to watch. He was the best player on the court for most of this game ... although the Heat did go to Jimmy to close it out.

I just get a kick out of you being so excited about a guy who apparently was despised by your two favorite Warriors of the post-Al era.

[tower912]

Gotta represent da 414. Won hellof a playa. Kudos man, aina?

Shame the Hausers didn't want him.

[MU82]

Spo is outcoaching the Boston Brainiac pretty significantly this series.

It will be fun to watch Jimmy and Jae in the Finals ... although it looked like Jae might have suffered some kind of injury last night. Hopefully not serious.

[Skatastrophy]

Spo is outcoaching the Boston Brainiac pretty significantly this series.

It will be fun to watch Jimmy and Jae in the Finals ... although it looked like Jae might have suffered some kind of injury last night. Hopefully not serious.

It's wild that we're one game away from seeing the Heat in the Finals.

Another gutsy performance from Jimmy last night. You have to think that Buzz Williams is watching on tv and getting hype whenever our guys get their deflections & paint touches.

[4everwarriors]

Shame the Hausers didn't want him.

I have no knowledge that Tyler would have commited to MU. Obviously, he made the correct decision for himself. As for the Hausers, both of them can't carry Herro's jockstrap, hey?

[cheebs09]

Spo is outcoaching the Boston Brainiac pretty significantly this series.

It will be fun to watch Jimmy and Jae in the Finals ... although it looked like Jae might have suffered some kind of injury last night. Hopefully not serious.

It feels like Spoelstra is always left out of the top coaches conversation. I think he gets overlooked because of the Big 3, but he's shown to be a very good coach since then.

[forgetful]

It feels like Spoelstra is always left out of the top coaches conversation. I think he gets overlooked because of the Big 3, but he's shown to be a very good coach since then.

What has he done without MU players?

Clearly he owes all his success to MU.

[The Sultan]

What has he done without MU players?

Clearly he owes all his success to MU.

What has the entire franchise done without Warriors?

[Its DJOver]

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

4ever is about to blow his meat all over his summiters with this.

[Billy Hoyle]

What has the entire franchise done without Warriors?

They've never lost to Golden State in the playoffs, so, um, plenty.

[JWags85]

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

4ever is about to blow his meat all over his summiters with this.

That's hysterical. Jimmy is the best

[Uncle Rico]

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

4ever is about to blow his meat all over his summiters with this.

If Tyler Herro spent his one year at Marquette and played like he did at Kentucky and blew up like he has with Miami, people would complain Wojo wasted his talent

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

If Tyler Herro spent his one year at Marquette and played like he did at Kentucky and blew up like he has with Miami, people would complain Wojo wasted his talent

I'm hypothetically outraged. 

[brewcity77]

If Tyler Herro spent his one year at Marquette and played like he did at Kentucky and blew up like he has with Miami, people would complain Wojo wasted his talent

It will most likely change this year with AD, Murray, or Herro, but it's crazy that John Calipari has never coached a NBA champion in his time at Kentucky. All the McDonald's kids, all the top draft picks, no NBA titles.

If Boston manages to come back and also win the Finals, the streak will continue.

[4everwarriors]

Easy answer is all his high lottery pick kids are drafted by chitty teams, aina?

[The Sultan]

Easy answer is all his high lottery pick kids are drafted by chitty teams, aina?

Yeah but he's been coach at Kentucky since 2009.  The reason those "chitty teams" draft these players is so they can improve.  But mostly they haven't.

I think the answer is the NBA has only had four or five champions since Cal took over.

[The Sultan]

It will most likely change this year with AD, Murray, or Herro, but it's crazy that John Calipari has never coached a NBA champion in his time at Kentucky. All the McDonald's kids, all the top draft picks, no NBA titles.

If Boston manages to come back and also win the Finals, the streak will continue.

Enes Kanter is on the Celtics so it will be broken regardless.

[HutchwasClutch]

I'm hypothetically outraged. 

If Tyler Herro spent his one year at Marquette and played like he did at Kentucky and blew up like he has with Miami, people would complain Wojo wasted his talent

Perfect response.

[PGsHeroes32]

It will most likely change this year with AD, Murray, or Herro, but it's crazy that John Calipari has never coached a NBA champion in his time at Kentucky. All the McDonald's kids, all the top draft picks, no NBA titles.

If Boston manages to come back and also win the Finals, the streak will continue.

Heat have an even better former UK player than Herro as well.

[Uncle Rico]

Heat have an even better former UK player than Herro as well.

BAM

[brewcity77]

Enes Kanter is on the Celtics so it will be broken regardless.

I suppose, though he wasn't able to play or practice for Cal.

[The Sultan]

Yeah I forgot about that.  I just associate him with Kentucky and the Celtics list Kentucky as his college.

[GooooMarquette]

I'm hypothetically outraged.

In theory, I agree.

[JWags85]

No real sense in watching the Finals. Adebayo getting the Jokic treatment in which, after averaging just under 3 fouls a game in the playoffs, he immediately gets slapped with 2 after the Heat jump out to a big lead, the second of which is a TERRIBLE call in Lebron's favor.

Late in the second, Lebron bullies his way into the lane, per usual, flat out elbow pushes Crowder 3-4 feet out of the way to get the offensive board, and then naturally gets a foul call. On the other end, Jimmy beats his man on the drive, gets his leg swept out from underneath him, no call play on, fast break to the Lakers. I didn't expect the Heat to win, but this is just absurd.  The narrative is too pure and easy for the NBA in this scenario

[wadesworld]

No real sense in watching the Finals. Adebayo getting the Jokic treatment in which, after averaging just under 3 fouls a game in the playoffs, he immediately gets slapped with 2 after the Heat jump out to a big lead, the second of which is a TERRIBLE call in Lebron's favor.

Late in the second, Lebron bullies his way into the lane, per usual, flat out elbow pushes Crowder 3-4 feet out of the way to get the offensive board, and then naturally gets a foul call. On the other end, Jimmy beats his man on the drive, gets his leg swept out from underneath him, no call play on, fast break to the Lakers. I didn't expect the Heat to win, but this is just absurd.  The narrative is too pure and easy for the NBA in this scenario

The refs aren't really the problem here.