NBA Season 2021-22

[Phantom255x]

No Brothers or Foster in today's games. Guarantee you they'll be deployed for tomorrow's Game 4 

[celticsclay]

Despite Luka's numbers and the Mavs record they really aren't much better with Luka on the floor because he is so ball dominant.  On the year his on/off per 100 possessions was just 0.2. That is pretty low for a great player with great stats.  That is why despite his injury I picked them to win the West and I still think that holds.  They have a pretty deep team and in the key moments against most teams will have the best player on the floor.  That stuff matters.

you think they are winning the west? That’s pretty wild. If you really believe this and aren’t just being contrarian you can bet 200 dollars on them to win 7000. There’s not a lot of people seeing what you are seeing.

it is in the prediction thread I started a couple of weeks ago.  Mavs were the 2nd best team in 2022 behind only the Suns (they had 1 more win than the C's).  They were absolutely on fire and Luka has been a monster in basically every playoff game he has played in.  He shows up

They would be underdogs against memphis, golden state and Phoenix (especially without homecourt). As good as Brunson and doncic are, they have a thoroughly mediocre frontcourt. Is powell, bertans and kleber the worst frontcourt in playoffs? Seems worse than a lot of lottery teams even.

[hpantazo]

Go Bulls! Come on guys, you can manage to pull off a win at home against a Bucks team without Middleton, right?

[gouki88]

Go Bulls! Come on guys, you can manage to pull off a win at home against a Bucks team without Middleton, right?

It would seem very, very wrong!

Bud has completely figured them out it seems

[Phantom255x]

Go Bulls! Come on guys, you can manage to pull off a win at home against a Bucks team without Middleton, right?

It would seem very, very wrong!

Bud has completely figured them out it seems

In Chicago, the fans showed up. The Bucks showed up. The Bulls didn't

Also, since when is Grayson Allen an elite scorer? 22 points Game 3, and now looks on pace for 25+

[celticsclay]

Go Bulls! Come on guys, you can manage to pull off a win at home against a Bucks team without Middleton, right?

It would seem very, very wrong!

Bud has completely figured them out it seems

In Chicago, the fans showed up. The Bucks showed up. The Bulls didn't

Also, since when is Grayson Allen an elite scorer? 22 points Game 3, and now looks on pace for 25+

Bulls do appear to be getting out coached. Probably impossible to beat bucks if Grayson Allen shoots 80% from 3.

[Phantom255x]

Yeah 3-1 Milwaukee. Wow Chicago really didn't show up at home. Giannis isn't even doing a whole lot

[gouki88]

Go Bulls! Come on guys, you can manage to pull off a win at home against a Bucks team without Middleton, right?

It would seem very, very wrong!

Bud has completely figured them out it seems

In Chicago, the fans showed up. The Bucks showed up. The Bulls didn't

Also, since when is Grayson Allen an elite scorer? 22 points Game 3, and now looks on pace for 25+

I think he's just relishing his villainous opportunity to rub salt in the literal injury he's inflicted upon Chicago

[Phantom255x]

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Doc Rivers says Joel Embiid’s MRI confirmed the ligament tear in his right thumb but that nothing changes in terms of Embiid’s availability or treatment

[Moranis]

Despite Luka's numbers and the Mavs record they really aren't much better with Luka on the floor because he is so ball dominant.  On the year his on/off per 100 possessions was just 0.2. That is pretty low for a great player with great stats.  That is why despite his injury I picked them to win the West and I still think that holds.  They have a pretty deep team and in the key moments against most teams will have the best player on the floor.  That stuff matters.

you think they are winning the west? That’s pretty wild. If you really believe this and aren’t just being contrarian you can bet 200 dollars on them to win 7000. There’s not a lot of people seeing what you are seeing.

it is in the prediction thread I started a couple of weeks ago.  Mavs were the 2nd best team in 2022 behind only the Suns (they had 1 more win than the C's).  They were absolutely on fire and Luka has been a monster in basically every playoff game he has played in.  He shows up

They would be underdogs against memphis, golden state and Phoenix (especially without homecourt). As good as Brunson and doncic are, they have a thoroughly mediocre frontcourt. Is powell, bertans and kleber the worst frontcourt in playoffs? Seems worse than a lot of lottery teams even.

The Mavs went 3-1 against GS this year (all in 2022).  3-1 against Memphis (2-0 in 2022).  0-3 against Phoenix (0-1 in 2022). 

I picked them before the playoffs, so I obviously thought they'd beat Phoenix in the 2nd round, but I really like their chances now that is appears Booker isn't going to play for at least the first couple of games if not more. 

After their game on December 29th, the Mavs were 16-18. They closed the year at 36-12.  They were just on fire and I see no reason they won't continue to be on fire now that Luka is back. 

I do expect them to lose to the Eastern representative in the Finals.  I predicted it would be Milwaukee before the playoffs started, though if Middleton is out, I do like Boston's chances assuming they win 1 of the next 4 against the Nets.  In all honestly I expect that 2nd round series to decide the championship.

[Goldstar88]

Chicago getting owned at home, again. No Middleton; either. Pathetic. Lavine has not been good this postseason.

[jambr380]

Despite Luka's numbers and the Mavs record they really aren't much better with Luka on the floor because he is so ball dominant.  On the year his on/off per 100 possessions was just 0.2. That is pretty low for a great player with great stats.  That is why despite his injury I picked them to win the West and I still think that holds.  They have a pretty deep team and in the key moments against most teams will have the best player on the floor.  That stuff matters.

you think they are winning the west? That’s pretty wild. If you really believe this and aren’t just being contrarian you can bet 200 dollars on them to win 7000. There’s not a lot of people seeing what you are seeing.

it is in the prediction thread I started a couple of weeks ago.  Mavs were the 2nd best team in 2022 behind only the Suns (they had 1 more win than the C's).  They were absolutely on fire and Luka has been a monster in basically every playoff game he has played in.  He shows up

They would be underdogs against memphis, golden state and Phoenix (especially without homecourt). As good as Brunson and doncic are, they have a thoroughly mediocre frontcourt. Is powell, bertans and kleber the worst frontcourt in playoffs? Seems worse than a lot of lottery teams even.

The Mavs went 3-1 against GS this year (all in 2022).  3-1 against Memphis (2-0 in 2022).  0-3 against Phoenix (0-1 in 2022). 

I picked them before the playoffs, so I obviously thought they'd beat Phoenix in the 2nd round, but I really like their chances now that is appears Booker isn't going to play for at least the first couple of games if not more. 

After their game on December 29th, the Mavs were 16-18. They closed the year at 36-12.  They were just on fire and I see no reason they won't continue to be on fire now that Luka is back. 

I do expect them to lose to the Eastern representative in the Finals.  I predicted it would be Milwaukee before the playoffs started, though if Middleton is out, I do like Boston's chances assuming they win 1 of the next 4 against the Nets.  In all honestly I expect that 2nd round series to decide the championship.

That is a bold take. Take a look once more at DAL's front court - I think I would honestly take Daniel Theis over all of their Centers and Forwards. Luka is an incredible player and Brunson/Dinwiddie are reliable, but I have no idea how they even come close to beating a healthy GSW team...or a semi-healthy PHX team for that matter.

As a Cs fan who [of course] has us going all the way to the Finals, I would be jumping through the roof if DAL was the West representative.

[gouki88]

Despite Luka's numbers and the Mavs record they really aren't much better with Luka on the floor because he is so ball dominant.  On the year his on/off per 100 possessions was just 0.2. That is pretty low for a great player with great stats.  That is why despite his injury I picked them to win the West and I still think that holds.  They have a pretty deep team and in the key moments against most teams will have the best player on the floor.  That stuff matters.

you think they are winning the west? That’s pretty wild. If you really believe this and aren’t just being contrarian you can bet 200 dollars on them to win 7000. There’s not a lot of people seeing what you are seeing.

it is in the prediction thread I started a couple of weeks ago.  Mavs were the 2nd best team in 2022 behind only the Suns (they had 1 more win than the C's).  They were absolutely on fire and Luka has been a monster in basically every playoff game he has played in.  He shows up

They would be underdogs against memphis, golden state and Phoenix (especially without homecourt). As good as Brunson and doncic are, they have a thoroughly mediocre frontcourt. Is powell, bertans and kleber the worst frontcourt in playoffs? Seems worse than a lot of lottery teams even.

The Mavs went 3-1 against GS this year (all in 2022).  3-1 against Memphis (2-0 in 2022).  0-3 against Phoenix (0-1 in 2022). 

I picked them before the playoffs, so I obviously thought they'd beat Phoenix in the 2nd round, but I really like their chances now that is appears Booker isn't going to play for at least the first couple of games if not more. 

After their game on December 29th, the Mavs were 16-18. They closed the year at 36-12.  They were just on fire and I see no reason they won't continue to be on fire now that Luka is back. 

I do expect them to lose to the Eastern representative in the Finals.  I predicted it would be Milwaukee before the playoffs started, though if Middleton is out, I do like Boston's chances assuming they win 1 of the next 4 against the Nets.  In all honestly I expect that 2nd round series to decide the championship.

That is a bold take. Take a look once more at DAL's front court - I think I would honestly take Daniel Theis over all of their Centers and Forwards. Luka is an incredible player and Brunson/Dinwiddie are reliable, but I have no idea how they even come close to beating a healthy GSW team...or a semi-healthy PHX team for that matter.

As a Cs fan who [of course] has us going all the way to the Finals, I would be jumping through the roof if DAL was the West representative.

There is no world in which anyone ought to choose Daniel Theis over Dorian Finney-Smith. He's a beast!

[RJD1974]

Despite Luka's numbers and the Mavs record they really aren't much better with Luka on the floor because he is so ball dominant.  On the year his on/off per 100 possessions was just 0.2. That is pretty low for a great player with great stats.  That is why despite his injury I picked them to win the West and I still think that holds.  They have a pretty deep team and in the key moments against most teams will have the best player on the floor.  That stuff matters.

you think they are winning the west? That’s pretty wild. If you really believe this and aren’t just being contrarian you can bet 200 dollars on them to win 7000. There’s not a lot of people seeing what you are seeing.

it is in the prediction thread I started a couple of weeks ago.  Mavs were the 2nd best team in 2022 behind only the Suns (they had 1 more win than the C's).  They were absolutely on fire and Luka has been a monster in basically every playoff game he has played in.  He shows up

They would be underdogs against memphis, golden state and Phoenix (especially without homecourt). As good as Brunson and doncic are, they have a thoroughly mediocre frontcourt. Is powell, bertans and kleber the worst frontcourt in playoffs? Seems worse than a lot of lottery teams even.

The Mavs went 3-1 against GS this year (all in 2022).  3-1 against Memphis (2-0 in 2022).  0-3 against Phoenix (0-1 in 2022). 

I picked them before the playoffs, so I obviously thought they'd beat Phoenix in the 2nd round, but I really like their chances now that is appears Booker isn't going to play for at least the first couple of games if not more. 

After their game on December 29th, the Mavs were 16-18. They closed the year at 36-12.  They were just on fire and I see no reason they won't continue to be on fire now that Luka is back. 

I do expect them to lose to the Eastern representative in the Finals.  I predicted it would be Milwaukee before the playoffs started, though if Middleton is out, I do like Boston's chances assuming they win 1 of the next 4 against the Nets.  In all honestly I expect that 2nd round series to decide the championship.

That is a bold take. Take a look once more at DAL's front court - I think I would honestly take Daniel Theis over all of their Centers and Forwards. Luka is an incredible player and Brunson/Dinwiddie are reliable, but I have no idea how they even come close to beating a healthy GSW team...or a semi-healthy PHX team for that matter.

As a Cs fan who [of course] has us going all the way to the Finals, I would be jumping through the roof if DAL was the West representative.

There is no world in which anyone ought to choose Daniel Theis over Dorian Finney-Smith. He's a beast!

You can't speak in superlatives like that. I bet you that the Theis household would take Daniel over Dorian every day, and they'd be right to do so!

[footey]

For all the hate he generates, Grayson Allen is legit NBA player.

Hot take.