2022 NBA PLAYOFFS THREAD

[guidomerkinsrules]

Man do I want to stomp the Suns next year in the playoffs- beat them straight up without being little ***** *** whiners like the Suns

 

[gummbo70114]

Man do I want to stomp the Suns next year in the playoffs- beat them straight up without being little ***** *** whiners like the Suns

Unfortunately I’m thinking Chris Paul is going to retire after this season and he’s doing it without a championship ring which kind of makes it sweet

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Unfortunately I’m thinking Chris Paul is going to retire after this season and he’s doing it without a championship ring which kind of makes it sweet

Then I want Jose to show up at his house in a State Farm shirt 24/7
Just haunt that man
But what I really want to see is Zionndunking on Crowder again and again and again until he’s crying for real

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

And I’m sure it’s just a coincidence, but my interest in the playoffs just plummeted

 

[gummbo70114]

And I’m sure it’s just a coincidence, but my interest in the playoffs just plummeted

Welcome to the club

 

[El Caliente]

These refs are so stupid

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

And I’m sure it’s just a coincidence, but my interest in the playoffs just plummeted

You may get interested again if Phoenix vs Golden State meet up. I would like to see Chris Paul and his boy Crowder try that kung-fu stuff on Draymond Green. Lol. Hang the wrestling ropes around the court if that happens.

 

[Crzycjunx76]

Unfortunately I’m thinking Chris Paul is going to retire after this season and he’s doing it without a championship ring which kind of makes it sweet

I dont think so. Yes he is already stupid rich... but he would be walking away from ~$88 million dollars if he retired. Its also not like he has fallen apart and become a terrible player either.

He has made ~$330 mil in salary thus far in his career. He can increase that by 25% playing three more seasons.

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

I’m very proud of this Pelicans team . I think they shocked lots of people and the media. They fought and flustered Phoenix. No one expected that. We may not have won the series but if this young team learns from this experience plus get Zion back full time we can be very dangerous next season. It was a first step for the Pelicans even though we did not win the series.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

These refs are so stupid

That’s some grade A fertilizer there

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

Wow. What a pic. They are still very close. I wonder if CP3 would come finish his career here?

 

[gboudx]

I didn't realize Devin Booker played last night. That's good, because I don't want hear any of their excuses during the Mavs series. I'm thinking Chris Paul will be defended primary by Dorian Finney-Smith since he's the closest the Mavs have to a lockdown defender. Finney-Smith had Donovan Mitchell crediting him for his defense in the Utah series. I'm sure the Mavs are well aware of Chris Paul's dirty antics, and I wouldn't be the least disappointed for a Mavs reserve to be subbed in to "teach" Paul a lesson on dirty play. But I can't see Jason Kidd doing that intentionally.

 

[superchuck500]

I’m very proud of this Pelicans team . I think they shocked lots of people and the media. They fought and flustered Phoenix. No one expected that. We may not have won the series but if this young team learns from this experience plus get Zion back full time we can be very dangerous next season. It was a first step for the Pelicans even though we did not win the series.

For sure - and it was obvious during the playoffs that this team plays hard for each other and for their coach. Seeing Willie Green in tears last night just shows how much he wants it, and seeing these kinds of things from a young pro team is very encouraging. Teams can have players and talent, but absent overwhelming talent (that you sometimes see in the NBA) success can often come from these intangibles. Plus you have to give the front office high grades for what they put together in a year that they could have chalked up to rebuilding.

So much to look forward to . . .

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I didn't realize Devin Booker played last night. That's good, because I don't want hear any of their excuses during the Mavs series. I'm thinking Chris Paul will be defended primary by Dorian Finney-Smith since he's the closest the Mavs have to a lockdown defender. Finney-Smith had Donovan Mitchell crediting him for his defense in the Utah series. I'm sure the Mavs are well aware of Chris Paul's dirty antics, and I wouldn't be the least disappointed for a Mavs reserve to be subbed in to "teach" Paul a lesson on dirty play. But I can't see Jason Kidd doing that intentionally.

It’s a hard series for me in that Doncic is whinier than the entirety of the Suns