NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread

[moiso]

Man, I find Denver to be extremely unlikable, primarily because of Jokic and Murray. I do really like Harris and Milsap, though.

I find Jokic extremely likable.  He's probably my favorite player in the league to watch right now.  His passing is the closest to Bird's passing that I've ever seen.

[Androslav]

Houstons squealing reminds me of Barcelona before each El Clasico:
1) Put pressure on referees 2 weeks before the match.
2) Crucify them each time whistle blows the other way.
3) Remember to squeal retroactively, even after a year has passed.

What would I like to see from them:
Play ball, stay healthy, be men.
You have a chance, battle it out.

[gouki88]

Man, I find Denver to be extremely unlikable, primarily because of Jokic and Murray. I do really like Harris and Milsap, though.

I find Jokic extremely likable.  He's probably my favorite player in the league to watch right now.  His passing is the closest to Bird's passing that I've ever seen.

I find his style of play very likable, but his demeanour quite the opposite

[Somebody]

Man, I find Denver to be extremely unlikable, primarily because of Jokic and Murray. I do really like Harris and Milsap, though.

I find Jokic extremely likable.  He's probably my favorite player in the league to watch right now.  His passing is the closest to Bird's passing that I've ever seen.

I find his style of play very likable, but his demeanour quite the opposite

Same here. His Euro flopping is absolutely terrible to watch, he's seven feet tall yet he acts like he's the smallest guy on the court. His game is excellent aesthetically though.

[Fafnir]

Wow, Philly won with Embiid going 12-6-5 Simmons 6-7-5 and Tobias Harris only having 9 points.

Way to go Jimmy Butler. CARRYING his team. 30, 11 and 5

Greg Monroe gave the 76ers some great minutes before leaving with an ankle injury. The 76ers put their centers on Pascal Siakam, it worked wonders. Siakam took a TON of bad shots, didn't know how to attack the new scheme.

Simmons impressed me by locking in on defense and taking on the challenge of guarding Leonard as well.

[RJ87]

Man, I find Denver to be extremely unlikable, primarily because of Jokic and Murray. I do really like Harris and Milsap, though.

I find Jokic extremely likable.  He's probably my favorite player in the league to watch right now.  His passing is the closest to Bird's passing that I've ever seen.

I find his style of play very likable, but his demeanour quite the opposite

 

Is Jokic still drinking a liter of coca cola a day? His game is great, but I'm always skeptical of players who choose not to get into shape.

And Murray is a punk.

[fairweatherfan]

Man, I find Denver to be extremely unlikable, primarily because of Jokic and Murray. I do really like Harris and Milsap, though.

I find Jokic extremely likable.  He's probably my favorite player in the league to watch right now.  His passing is the closest to Bird's passing that I've ever seen.

He reminds me more of a smaller Arvydas Sabonis before he lost his mobility.  And he leads the league in looking like he has to blow his nose.  Fun player.

[Fafnir]

Is Jokic still drinking a liter of coca cola a day? His game is great, but I'm always skeptical of players who choose not to get into shape.

Zach Lowe told a hilarious story on one of his podcasts this season about Jokic, I'll paraphrase it here:

"A Nuggets team source told me that Jokic was going to break out last year (which he did), he was in amazing shape and was going to crush the league. I say okay and went out to Denver to see the team. I'm in the locker room for a Jokic comes out without his shirt on. He has a gut bigger than mine, a professional basketball player. Later on I go talk to my source and say what the hell, you said he was in shape. He responds: 'Zach this is the best he has ever been in by far.'"

 

[gouki88]

Man, I find Denver to be extremely unlikable, primarily because of Jokic and Murray. I do really like Harris and Milsap, though.

I find Jokic extremely likable.  He's probably my favorite player in the league to watch right now.  His passing is the closest to Bird's passing that I've ever seen.

I find his style of play very likable, but his demeanour quite the opposite

 

Is Jokic still drinking a liter of coca cola a day? His game is great, but I'm always skeptical of players who choose not to get into shape.

And Murray is a punk.

I said to my brother earlier today that Jokic looks quite genuinely chubby. If he got on that he could be a machine

[Fafnir]

Man, I find Denver to be extremely unlikable, primarily because of Jokic and Murray. I do really like Harris and Milsap, though.

I find Jokic extremely likable.  He's probably my favorite player in the league to watch right now.  His passing is the closest to Bird's passing that I've ever seen.

He reminds me more of a smaller Arvydas Sabonis before he lost his mobility.  And he leads the league in looking like he has to blow his nose.  Fun player.

I wish he wasn't blocked out of my league pass despite being over 500 miles away.

His one handed passes he just throws on point leading his guy to their shooting pocket are amazing.

[Fafnir]

I'm sure Jokic would benefit from getting more fit. More stamina, mobility, etc etc. If he does what Love did and transform his body maybe he could vault himself fully into the MVP tier of player.

But the way he uses his heft to his advantage to absorb contact, block off lanes or screen is impressive to me. Such great vision and feel for the game.

[Moranis]

I'm sure Jokic would benefit from getting more fit. More stamina, mobility, etc etc. If he does what Love did and transform his body maybe he could vault himself fully into the MVP tier of player.

But the way he uses his heft to his advantage to absorb contact, block off lanes or screen is impressive to me. Such great vision and feel for the game.

I honestly don't mind some heft to a big guy if the big guy uses the heft well.  I mean Shaq, even in his early days, always had a lot of weight to him, but he absolutely used it well. 

[Donoghus]

Jokic is built like Bryant Reeves was but has actual skill.   

It's amazing to see someone of his body type move the way he does and have the agility he has.  9/10 people with a body shape like that can't do any of that.

[slamtheking]

Jokic is built like Bryant Reeves was but has actual skill.   

It's amazing to see someone of his body type move the way he does and have the agility he has.  9/10 people with a body shape like that can't do any of that.

I'd just be happy having his body shape without being able to move like that.  would be a real help when trying to see over people at events or the theater 

[bdm860]

Jokic is built like Bryant Reeves was but has actual skill.   

It's amazing to see someone of his body type move the way he does and have the agility he has.  9/10 people with a body shape like that can't do any of that.

I'd just be happy having his body shape without being able to move like that.  would be a real help when trying to see over people at events or the theater 

I don't know man, I'd rather maybe struggle to see over a crowd than have to live my life like this:



On every flight, bus, train, etc. for the rest of my life.  Being big and tall without the money I think would be miserable.  I'm a normal 5'11, and I'm constantly uncomfortable, can't imagine what it's like for those taller/bigger.