Tobias Harris over ME?! © Butler.

"..Everybody expected Houston James Harden, but that's not who he is anymore..." © Embiid

Game 6 on deck means its win or go home for Boston and Memphis, both playing @ home.

Bucks vs Celtics
Warriors vs Grizzlies

Now that Philly has been fried, dyed, and laid to the side, who's next on that summer jam screen?




*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

wonder if he takes it?

and comeback and prove himself

thats at least twice as much as anyone else would give him

I dunno. Dude doesn't have much to "prove" but I don't see that happening. He'll opt in but I don't see next year going all that differently.

Go get a 4 for 30 bag or some shit

He’s done

Morey is the last thing he needs too. He’s a full blown Stan who won’t hold him accountable for shit

He isn’t of that cloth and they’re going to fuck around and waste Embiid’s prime if James Heartless shows up after that ink dries.

*anywhere he has even a sliver of a chance at winning something

he'd be 35 going into the last year of that deal. might as well set that money on fire and make the arena hot dogs over it

I can’t believe Perk called them the new Shaq and Kobe 😂

>I can’t believe Perk called them the new Shaq and Kobe
>😂

https://youtu.be/IeLk0NE1V2s

I laughed the whole time.

(W's by 6 tho)

Good time for you to be ghost again

good for him!

I can throw out numbers too
8/14 from 3pt last night

you didn't realize Game 6 Klay was a thing. Its okay.

i just think its funny people claim hes more than what he actually is

hes a good shooter and a good defender on a team that had multiple people better than him at both when they were good enough to win championships

even if they lose

that gm 5 choke will be brought up all summer for the Celtics, but Memphis is playing with no pressure at all imo

if GSW cant seal the deal tho...might have to get the oil hot again

Crazy if GS blows the series cuz Kerr got COVID and it was put in Mike Brown's clearly incapable hands.

especially when the players are saying stuff like this:

https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1525176946857889792

That doesn’t seem like that bad of a quote to me.

Look it’s POSSIBLE they blow it of course but so unlikely. 2 more games to close this out? I think they’ll be ok.

Suns? I dunno. Warriors are going to the ECF tho

>Crazy if GS blows the series cuz Kerr got COVID and it was
>put in Mike Brown's clearly incapable hands.
>
>especially when the players are saying stuff like this:
>
>https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1525176946857889792

didn't Mike Brown go undefeated the last time he replaced Kerr in the playoffs? now he's "incapable"?

Is it on him or is Steph choking?

what i do know is he admitted he had to learn the offense before game 4.

like, i get you're the defensive specialist coach so offense ain't your "bag" but you sit next to the head coach for every game and you don't understand your team's offense?

also, rotations been GARBAGE.

he can’t get outplayed by Tyus Jones.

3 current all stars.

4 current and former all stars.

5 current, former, and potential all stars (or all star level talent).

idc if an okp is coaching them.

they *should* close it out...but there is *no excuse* to not *at least* make it a dogfight.

if they lose this game...the series is over. *this* team aint winning in a hostile memphis against this ja-less grizz squad. they aint built for that.

for position..

The only thing they lack is experience, and they play with a high IQ PG in Jones.

They’ve been playing at a high level without Ja all season long.

"not built for that"?

Word?

They're 3 time champs, dude.

hitting their 3s, but that is all Milwaukee is giving them. They aren’t getting
anything in the paint

In the second half, those arms are going to be dead tired, and they won’t have the energy to defend down the stretch

But they're hitting 'em.

Giannis looks to be on a mission though. His offense was looking pretty bad (for him) in game 5 in the 2nd half when he was dead tired...he's definitely not expending as much energy despite having the bulk of the Bucks' points.

This one's shaping up to be another classic though - Bucks feel like they're getting almost every 50/50 ball

is this a real concept youre putting out there?

a boxer throwing tons of punches early in a fight, and then doesn’t
have the same pop later on. Legs get tired and arms get tired. That’s why
a layup is a high percentage shot. It doesn’t take a lot of effort if available.

Will the Celtics still have the energy to defend and make shots down the stretch?

Milwaukee intentionally gives up threes ...they want you to shoot your load. They make
no effort to defend the 3

Those arms and legs aren’t so fresh with 4 mins to go in the 4th...we shall see if those
same shots are falling.

They've taken 2x as many threes as Milwaukee has - and that'll kill your legs. It's not necessarily true, but it could happen.

even if many of them are getting contested

the Bucks gave up 112 ppg this year largely because they allowed 40 3pa per game. its being revealed that in the "5 shooters on the floor" era that almost ANY 2pa allowed is better than a 3pa allowed

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…and laughed at him otw back down the court (3rd q)….vintage Truth

I remember he hit a huge shot, right in LeBron’s eye and turned around and said “cold blooded” while running back down the court.

Tatum has gone 7/14 from 3. They miraculously connected on their 3 point shots.
They will not do that two games in a row, their previous win was the same thing.

Bucks give you nothing else, so will Boston be able bomb away again?

Give them a pound and get them in Boston.
Bucks in seven.

My Jason Tatum agenda winning like crazy though.

Booker ain’t that guy.

It hurts to say it but it’s true.

dude just pull up on the run like he got the juice.

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like, he just don't look as speedy as usual above all. like his movement around the court ain't as quick as it usually is?

just speculating, but something looks off.

i don't THINK so, but i do recall a moment in game 4 where the camera caught him and i was like "steph looks more swole than i recall"

lol. who knows.

when dudes put on weight...especially when they get that noticeable shoulder bulk...their stamina tends to take a hit.

that added muscle requires more blood/oxygen.

Could be something else nagging him

i think the 2 are related.

Especially given how nice the Dallas defense looked in Sunday's game.

Just mind boggling dumb

shit is disgusting.

underrated pickup right there.

dude plays tough , and gritty. and he can actually contribute on both sides of the floor.

one of the players you love having on your team.

"but but but hes dirty!!!"

this board openly roots for CP3 and Draymond. Save your righteous indignation



>Tobias Harris over ME?! © Butler.
>
>"..Everybody expected Houston James Harden, but that's not who
>he is anymore..." © Embiid
>
>Game 6 on deck means its win or go home for Boston and
>Memphis, both playing @ home.
>
>Bucks vs Celtics
>Warriors vs Grizzlies
>
>Now that Philly has been fried, dyed, and laid to the side,
>who's next on that summer jam screen?
>
>
>
>
>*skatin' the rings of saturn*
>
>
>..and miles to go before i sleep...

Memphis deserves to lose

Who is an absolute dog for us in the fourth

Not sure tho if he started tonight tbh. Cuz took the wife out to dinner and missed the whole damn first half lol

i dont even wanna know what lineup mike brown had kicking around in his head lol.

Memphis earned theirs

Gonna get stomped in the finals tho

Only quarter I saw, from about 9:17 on, but it felt like Looney was all over the ball and everything centered on his effort

That sequence with the two offensive boards ending in a Klay three was a definitive "you might got next, but this is still US" possession

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it will ultimately be Wiseman as our future 5

But Looney has played some big time minutes for us all season.

b/c this don't make no fucking sense.

they made that shit way harder than it needed to be. (taking NOTHING away from the grizz, they balled the fuck out, but all them damn unforced errors, man).

when they slowed down they did what they needed to do.

although that last sequence when steph had the long miss and loon got the rebound and kicked it to klay with a new 24 and he immediately shot that shit.

if that ain't a classic coach's "NOOO--YEAHHHH!!!" moment.

i don't know wtf klay be thinking sometimes. but game 6 klay was definitely needed to night. and 2nd half wigs. and mostly normal dray. and not completely off steph. (i swear he got a loose wire or a short or some shit. when shit connect, he unstoppable. but he's been just as likely to run cold this year... hope he brings his A game vs phx

good idea to start loon this game since mem was playing 2 bigs.

this warriors team been too unpredictable this year, but if their key players just shoot normal and they don't be on this 20 turnover shit, they should handle the suns. really need otto to heal up. and iggy to get back on the court.

and nobody else to catch covid.

and kerr to get back on the bench.

okay. that's a whole ass christmas list.


grizzlies are a problem, though.


peace & blessings,

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focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad

LOL

I feel that shit though
That’s that dyed-in-the-wool fan stress

peace & blessings,

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I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad

place would have blown up if we had lost last night.

I'm sure it's similar to being a Duke fan-- once your team's won so much, no one ever cares if you win anymore, only if you lose.

As long as Curry's there, in terms of reaction, it's all downside, no upside. You either win in silence or lose and get fried, lol.

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Giannis and Holiday can’t do it all. They took the Celtics 7 game.

I think this might be a wrap.

If so, I’m riding the Heat to win it all

this is awful

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gotta be hard putting out that kinda effort in 2 straight games (especially missing that offensive help from your next best scorer).

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I think the Celtics are winning it all now.

Booker getting double teamed means Paul should be cooking. Same thing happened last year. Dude looks like he ran out of gas after Game 2.

>Booker getting double teamed means Paul should be cooking.
>Same thing happened last year. Dude looks like he ran out of
>gas after Game 2.

How do you come out like this in a Game 7 at home?

West, bird, dirk, Luka....

He is eating Paul alive.

that's insane.

Over Stockton, Kidd, Oscar, or Zeke.

Paul choking again...that’s 5 seven game series that Paul has choked
off after being up 2-0!

Dick puncher getting dicked

but dudes been mid for the entire back stretch of a series.

damn near triple single status since like game 2.

shitting the bed in big series.

as in he has shat the bed, is currently shitting the bed, and will shitteth the bed for the foreseeable future.


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I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad

Not even above Nash or Payton.

Add non-traditional PGs like AI and Steph and nut puncher is lucky to crack top 10.

once a dirty player, always a dirty player.

going all the way back to the ACC tournament vs NC State....




>Tobias Harris over ME?! © Butler.
>
>"..Everybody expected Houston James Harden, but that's not who
>he is anymore..." © Embiid
>
>Game 6 on deck means its win or go home for Boston and
>Memphis, both playing @ home.
>
>Bucks vs Celtics
>Warriors vs Grizzlies
>
>Now that Philly has been fried, dyed, and laid to the side,
>who's next on that summer jam screen?
>
>
>
>
>*skatin' the rings of saturn*
>
>
>..and miles to go before i sleep...

dead wrong.

luka putting up playoff mount rushmore type stats and kidd taking the coty to school.

dubs better come focused in the wcf.

lol

just gotta let that storyline get retconned by the writers.

>just gotta let that storyline get retconned by the writers.

He’s GOT to be hurt right?

He ran out of gas and collapsed after being defended by a bigger guard.

talking all that shit all series long...and now a disappearing act


>Tobias Harris over ME?! © Butler.
>
>"..Everybody expected Houston James Harden, but that's not who
>he is anymore..." © Embiid
>
>Game 6 on deck means its win or go home for Boston and
>Memphis, both playing @ home.
>
>Bucks vs Celtics
>Warriors vs Grizzlies
>
>Now that Philly has been fried, dyed, and laid to the side,
>who's next on that summer jam screen?
>
>
>
>
>*skatin' the rings of saturn*
>
>
>..and miles to go before i sleep...

Any sport.

*at least a #2 in this lebron superfriends era. it's refreshing!

like he's doing it with a bunch of guys who wouldn't even make the rotation on most teams in the league. it's really incredible.

gotta credit kidd too.

Jalen Brunson would play for PLENTY of teams in the league and is about to get PAID this summer

He has plenty of help


>*at least a #2 in this lebron superfriends era. it's
>refreshing!
>
>like he's doing it with a bunch of guys who wouldn't even make
>the rotation on most teams in the league. it's really
>incredible.
>
>gotta credit kidd too.

He's got Brunson (who is not a #2 by today's standards) and a bunch of journeyman. dinwiddie and his goatee are like a #4 on any other title contending team.

all stah shouting out reggie bullock below and shit. it's hilarious. next thing someone is going to be extolling the virtues of maxi kleber.

luka is just too good. like top-10 all time good.

>
>luka is just too good. like top-10 all time good.
>
>
>


lmao at top 10. He will never be better than Dirk. EVER.

Dimwiddie was a 20/10 guy in Brooklyn.

Bullock was a starter for NY

Brunson has always been a solid starter

Finney Smith is solid/auto starter

He is playing with some serious/solid ballers

Dude really said they wouldnt even crack the rotation on other NBA teams

>Dimwiddie was a 20/10 guy in Brooklyn.

No, he wasn’t. He had the 20, but 6.8 is pretty far below 10.

There’s rounding, and then there’s straight up dishonesty.

Moreover, it’s telling that you consistently refer to what he was two years ago, as though that’s what he is today- because he’s not.

Right now, he’s playing like a quality #3 scoring option, if the #1 and 2 are top heavy.

But let’s not pretend he’s even sniffing the likes of Klay, Booker (this ass whoopin be damned), or Brown, to say nothing of the rest of the teams in the playoffs.

Let’s look at the #2 options in these playoffs

-McCollum
-Middleton
-Klay/Poole
-Booker (depending in how you view the hierarchy of he and cp3)
-Brown
-Herro
-Harden



Shit, Siakam has a better ensemble cast around him than Luka has on the Mavs.

Spence hasn’t been anywhere near these guys on a day to day basis

We’ll see what he does from here, but as of now, that “two years ago!” argument has absolutely no merit for TODAY.

>Bullock was a starter for NY

Notice the generic terms. “Starter last year”.

Yes, a whole 11 points😂

Does his 8.6 suddenly make him a serious #2 option?

>Brunson has always been a solid starter

>Finney Smith is solid/auto starter
>
>He is playing with some serious/solid ballers

Since when did “solid starter” equate to #2 option?

“Solid starter” is just about the bare minimum compliment.

Even in your effort to elevate the stature of these guys, the language you use undercuts that effort, because it all reinforces the obvious fact that they’re just not at that level.

He said that those players wouldn’t cut most rotations in the NBA, which
is dead fucking wrong.

There are no scrubs in the NBA, and Luka is playing with solid players.
They are not some average dudes.

Luka missed the first three games of the Utah series, so Dallas was pegged
to lose that series. Dallas went up 2-1 with no Luka against a team with 3
Allstars. Brunson was the MVP of that Utah series, and is the reason why
Dallas is here. Luka had an injured calf during that series. Brunson
averaged about 28 a game.

Yesterday Dimwiddie dropped 30 and Brunson dropped 24

You and Random don’t know what the fock you’re talking about.

Stop.

You're telling me these guys dropping 30 points and hitting 5 0r 6 threes apiece per game wouldn't crack the rotation on another team?!?! Lmao. The "Luka is amazing he does it all on his own!" agenda is really annoying.

stop being mad.

also - i'm pretty sure this is the first time dinwiddie showed up in the entire series. so stop with the "guys dropping 30 points" bullshit.

outside of the occasional brunson blow up game, these guys (outside of brunson) are average dudes.

were cutting up Conley/Mitchell/ Gobert while Luka missed
the majority of the series.

STOP

And I do think he's got more 'help' than the Cavs Bron teams of the mid 00's. But he doesn't have another all star with him - that's obvious. Jalen Brunson, Dinwiddie, etc are all nice pieces that any contender would LOVE to have...but they're exactly that: pieces. They are not a true #2 in the way that Jaylen Brown, Klay/Dray, Bam, etc are.

i thought suns would be a bigger problem for gs because of ayton on the inside.

but this dallas d...and kidds gameplanning...thats gonna be tough to deal with.

I still think the warriors win but I can see the mavs

warriors got a multiple guys they can throw at him that he cant just physically overpower or carry on his hip from the perimeter.

but if these Mavs show up, they could easily win that series.

Mavs are good defensively, and have way more size than GSW which what gives them trouble.

Also, almost all of the Dallas bigs can shoot 3's.

It's gonna be VERY interesting.

PLUS, there's always that x-factor of how the Dubs play loose w/ the ball and make a bunch of turnovers.

GSW gonna have to be more tighter than they were vs. Memphis.

>PLUS, there's always that x-factor of how the Dubs play loose
>w/ the ball and make a bunch of turnovers.

if dubs cut down on turnovers and rebound like they have so far...they beat anyone. even on a lot of subpar shooting nights.

sweep.

It’s a bad matchup for Dallas.....because Wiggins/ Draymond will
take turns guarding Luka, and they are more tenacious than
Paul/ Booker

And Dallas will have to guard Poole/Thompson/Curry.....

Warriors/Heat for the championship.

undefeated at home in the playoffs and won at least 1 road game in their last 25 playoff series or something like that.

theyd have home court in the finals too.

cuz even though the Chase Center aint Oracle, Dubs just seem to always be more locked in, shoot better (which makes sense), etc at home.

should be a fun series.

maybe even a little bit of Jonathan, as we did in the regular season games against them:

https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1526084209420341248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1526084209420341248%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fuqpa87%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dtrue


it would give our starting defenders a break in stretches. And Kuminga has the physical profile to at least body up with Luka

Key for us is wear Luka down on defense. I want him in all the action on that end

..CPlea3 has resurfaced and is comin' for that #1 spot.

Game 7, at home, and this fool has as many points as your entire team?

Nah.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

I said the same thing that happened last year in the Finals would happen this year. He would start the playoffs playing great and then collapse and run out of gas when the Suns got deeper and deeper. Wasted an entire season. Dude absolutely VANISHED after Game 2

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Keep the crack raps up that shit is double plus what-ever-the-fuck.
Everybody's afraid to say that it just sucks to watch talented motherfuckers pretending they sell drugs - EL-P

Def not top 5.

And that "greatest leader" shit needs to die. I can't think of a player who has been on more underperforming/choking teams.

https://twitter.com/ByTimReynolds/status/1526012008633597953

yikes.

this was a wild day.


peace & blessings,

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I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad

I did like the notion of CP3 cementing his seat at that table, and Booker ascending.

But fuck the Suns, I’m good with it. I like all the stories playing out.

Sad to see Giannis get blown out. Kris could have made a difference here. Fuck Boston, but I do want to see JT elevate into that next tier.

Either Jimmy getting a chip so deep into his career, or Luka getting a chip so early, would be a satisfying story.

That said, I think I’d rather see the Warriors get another chip. I’d like to see Steph, Klay, and Dray further cement their legacies- and this would go a ways toward validating them apart from the KD chips.

The playoffs these last few years have been fantastic.

no point god, no cp3, etc. not even chris paul. they done revoked all nickname privileges.

You can’t play Zingis in the playoffs and expect to have a competent defense. Just can’t do it. He’s a good rim protector who can’t do anything defensively more than 3 feet from the rim. Would’ve been embarrassed in space in that series.

And I’ve always liked Dinwiddie. Glad he’s back on a team that gives him a chance to do some things on a real stage instead of stuck in the quicksand of Washington.

I just looked up his contract on basketball-reference.com and while it isn't terrible, it's a bit bloated for a bench player. Dude can ball though, and more importantly, he can easily create his own shot, which Dallas needs in abundance given the shallow depth of talent on that roster outside of Luka.

Off tangent, I wonder if Dinwiddie's contract will prevent Cuban from giving Brunson all the ducats he deserves this offseason. IMO, Cuban can't afford to let Brunson walk, especially if he goes to another Western Conference team.

so he playing for that next contract.

>so he playing for that next contract.

if Frank Ntilikina (I had to look up the spelling of his last name) of all people will actually play a pivotal role in helping to slow down Curry or Jordan Poole in the Western Conference Finals of all places.

Just typing that all out was so weird.

and how shallow the scoring punch is for Dallas outside of Luka, I have to wonder if Mark Cuban will back up the Brinks truck for Brunson this offseason.

Almost have to believe Cuban is forced to pay the man all the greenbacks he wants, no? Cuban can't afford to lose Brunson; even worse if he signs to another Western Conference team. That would be a terrible lose for the Mavs.

Anthony Edwards on instagram live last night making fun of Chris Paul. Yes, the same Anthony Edwards that plays for the team that blew two 20 point leads in the same game and multiple 10 point leads to lose in the first round. That guy is somehow making fun of a team that was still playing.

And then Pat Bev all over ESPN this morning saying Paul and Booker are not good. The same Pat Bev that has been sitting at home for two weeks not playing because he is not good.

like i really had to pause for a minute to remember who knocked off the Wolves. So much has happened since the last time them dudes played lol

I’ll take a “fuck them, glad they lost “ over the diplomatic responses like “they were a worthy opponent who plays the game the right way” ass response.

I love the petty… “you did all that running around and look where you are now? welcome to the couch my nigga’s.. beer in the fridge, help yourself to some wings and carrot sticks”

the transparency we’re seeing in this era from cats like Draymond. But talking shit to the media about a team YOU just lost to????? What does that say about y’all team?????

You cant sit at home and make fun of a team for getting blown out when you're best known for blowing two separate 20 point leads in one game.

I like players talking shit when theyre going at each other. I thoroughly enjoyed the Luka and Devin Booker rivalry. But if you're sitting at home on your couch watching players that are still playing because you weren't good enough to even make it this far, my personal belief is that you should shut the fuck up.

I have to hold my tongue to talk shit just cause we lost in an earlier round?

fuck all that.

the play-in game like it was the chip.

needs to get out of there asap

must see TV.

Going on TV and gloating off the accomplishments of Luka and the Mavericks is just some hoe shit. Thats like gloating and bragging because you watched one guy beat up another guy, while you were at home eating cheetos. Pat Bev is a clown.

i mean, he played multiple season with Paul, so i think his perspective is actually kind of unique and warranted.

also, it really ain't that serious.

and, maybe it'll motivate Paul.

*shrug*

pick one.

it is must see tv.

but in the GRAND SCHEME OF LIFE??? it's not that serious. chris paul gon' keep living a good life, same as Pat Bev, and the world will keep spinning.

this is not a complex concept. jesus.

someone gave their opinion on it...called bev a clown and explained why

you said it wasn't that serious


LOL

not sure what you want here.

it's must see tv and not that serious. two things can be true?

have a good day.

LOL..m'kay

OKS something else man. smh.

i assume your point is something along the lines of "how can Pat Bev talk shit about how bad the Pelicans were when his team was a play-in team as well"

well, let's be fair, the play-in is some made up shit to make the NBA more money. Wolves were the 8 seed, so they were a "real" playoff team.

also, the Suns, the seasons best team and overall #1 NBA seed, struggled to beat the Pels, a play in team.

the T-Wolves beat the higher seeded clips, and probably should have beaten the Grizz. and even tho they kind of "choked" that away they still overachieved.

so, seems kinda fair for Pat Bev to make that "critique", no?

Which is why 99% of active dudes in the nba shouldn't be critiquing other players during the playoffs while their ass is home.

If Lebron wanted to be shitting on dudes play in the 2nd round of the playoffs...fine. Hell, if CP3 wanted to shit on Pat Bev, that would be more understandable than Pat bev doing it to CP3.

All that shit you explaining is whatever. It ain't that serious though right?

>
>All that shit you explaining is whatever. It ain't that
>serious though right?

i know you're not implying that because we're talking about something that it IS serious?

because if so, i guess EVERYTHING is serious to you.

Game 7, home floor...11 points on 13 shots (5 of those free throws), AFTER the "Luka Special" thing a few days earlier?

because he was bad in game 6 too.

now, i didn't watch game 6 so i don't know how much of this was going on in that game, but to be fair to Book, Dallas threw the kitchen sink at him in Game 7 and literally said "ANYONE else on the court please beat us" and everyone else on the court sucked ass (and i don't really think there's another guy on Phoenix would could have gotten hot enough to do that).

but, that being said, that's the game and the GREAT players still find a way even in the face of the kitchen sink.

so, i think it's definitely a bit fair to at least give him a light sear on both sides.

Today we smoking on Cp3 pack.

Hell, even Mikal too.

Booker's the number 1 option and the guy who was 4th in MVP voting. He really should be taking a LOT of heat right now.

the guy who is actually still in his athletic prime looked like that last night

Mavs basically said "CP3 looks done so we're just gonna throw everyone at Booker and dare Paul to actually do anything"

Booker was amazing in the playoffs outside of this game and an off Game 6. I think Paul is getting heat because he absolutely vanished for FIVE games in a row and should have been cooking with the defense completely focused on Devin Booker. That and Paul did the same thing last year in the Finals while Booker still played well

Not nearly as much as CPPlea, but that’s who he has shown us he is.

Devin only has this one blemish on his record. Albeit a big one.

But they can only fry him so much when Chris been getting a decades worth of passes.

Book can right this wrong next time. I’m upset his wagon is hitched someone to that shitty bum though.

Idc how good he is…37 is 37


>Not nearly as much as CPPlea, but that’s who he has shown
>us he is.
>
>Devin only has this one blemish on his record. Albeit a big
>one.
>
>But they can only fry him so much when Chris been getting a
>decades worth of passes.
>
>Book can right this wrong next time. I’m upset his wagon is
>hitched someone to that shitty bum though.

Literally repeated itself this year. Dude just runs out of gas. Im assuming they were hoping it was because of Covid last year and gave him the extension anyway. I dont know how they can honestly say theyd be going into the playoffs next year confident in Chris Paul being ANOTHER YEAR older. They need a young point guard asap

We call him “CONE” Paul!

Cones don’t move!

All those all defense teams were giving to him as favors
from the league!

Speak on it Pat!

I'm not a Pat Bev fan at all - but he's injecting some life into these repetitive segments on the round table shows. He's a ton of fun to have on there. Yes, he's trolling - but he's also insightful and doing exactly what those shows need and taking the unconventional or contrarian position on topics.

He's gonna be fine whenever he retires.

The sole credit I'll give Patrick Beverly is that he's being so visible and vocal with his slander while being an active player. He's going to be held accountable for all the trash he's dishing out when next season starts up.

It'll be interesting if other players such has his teammates will get dragged into the nonsense he's spewing out today.

Cousins already talked about it. What pushback is Bev going to get?

he also does good in studio and actually calling games.

Asking for purely unselfish reasons.

You guys are apparently interviewing Atkinson, though his biggest strength is said to be working with young players, and the Lakers... aren't really that.

For this team. If there is one.

But I'm not at all enthused by retread ass dudes. Monty is an exception there. I'm not gonna act like I understand exactly what these guys do as far as Xs and Os go - but, game 7 aside, he's a guy players want to play for and run through a wall for.

If not him (and yeah I know that's a long shot...but y'know...COY curse and all that) - roll the dice on a Darvin Ham or an assistant somewhere. Ime Udoka seemingly struggled out of the gate and now he's in the ECF as a rookie coach.

I dunno. I just hope it isn't fucking Terry Stotts or some nonsense.

>Asking for purely unselfish reasons.

Monty saying "internal" for why his minutes were so low.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/suns-monty-williams-hints-at-internal-reasons-for-only-playing-deandre-ayton-17-minutes-in-game-7-loss/

Suns' Monty Williams hints at 'internal' reasons for only playing Deandre Ayton 17 minutes in Game 7 loss
Ayton did not speak to the media after the game

The Phoenix Suns' season ended in devastating fashion on Sunday, as they lost Game 7 of their second-round series with the Dallas Mavericks, 123-90. Their 33-point loss was the worst defeat at home in a Game 7 since the St. Louis Bombers lost by 39 in 1948.

While the night did not go to plan for anyone on the Suns, it was particularly rough for Deandre Ayton. The big man finished with five points and four rebounds in just 17 minutes of action. Some of that was down to the nature of the game, but even in such a blowout, most of the Suns' starters still played 30-plus minutes.

A postgame comment from Suns head coach Monty Williams only increased the intrigue.

Asked about Ayton's lack of playing time, Williams said, "it's internal." When pressed to expound on that quote, he declined.


Star guard Devin Booker, meanwhile, did not exactly make a strong plea for Ayton to be back next season.

"His contract situation is between him and the front office," Booker said. "I care about him as a brother. Just making sure his mental is right...whatever happens, happens. Kind of hard to look so far in the future."

Ayton did not speak to the media after the game, so we do not know his side of the story. The Suns will have exit interviews in the next few days, however, so we should hear from him at some point in the near future.


In any case, his lack of playing time and the Suns' early exit from the playoffs do not bode well for Ayton's future with the club. As Booker alluded to in his quote, Ayton is set to hit restricted free agency this summer.

The two sides could not come to an agreement on an extension last year, and Ayton was upset with the franchise after not getting a full max deal worth $172.5 million over five years, per Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst of ESPN. While the Suns may have been open to a shorter max deal, no formal offers were ever made.

What this all means for this summer is hard to say. Ayton may want to go elsewhere and meet with other clubs to see if one will give him a true max deal. The Suns can match any offer sheet, though, and it's hard to imagine they'll just let him walk without getting anything in return, which opens up the possibility of a sign-and-trade. Of course, there's always a chance that things calm down over the next few weeks, and Ayton either signs a new long-term deal with the club or takes the one-year qualifying offer worth $16.4 million.


In any case, the Ayton situation is going to be fascinating to follow.

its hard to not think the coach fucked up by not playing him more minutes

a la he ain't wanna come back into the game.

take that for what you will.

Letting a healthy and really good #1 overall pick walk during restricted free agency is pretty much unheard of.

And from my understanding, the Suns will be over the cap and paying luxury tax next year no matter what. If so, they won't be able to just not pay Ayton and slide someone else comparable in. So their options !) Sign in and pay the tax and be in the mix next year, 2) Let Ayton walk and hope you can get a replacement big man for the MLE and hope you'll be in the mix or 3) Decide to blow it up and try to trade everyone not named Booker. Of those, options, #1 sees the mostly, especially if they want a shot.

Told him to know your role playa

Lmao

Ether.

about watching James Harden's pockets. LOL @ Monica calmly sipping tea as he spoke.

.

was talking about. Bev pivoted to another topic in regards to his response and doubled down by being wrong. Matt Barnes' job is to talk about whether Harden should get that money. He not breaking no ex player code talking about it.

>about watching James Harden's pockets. LOL @ Monica calmly
>sipping tea as he spoke.