NBA 2021 and beyond: Let's Talk Lakers!

[Headache in a Suitcase]

KD though.

God damn.

And no whining from him about condensed schedules, coming back too soon or not enough time to film movies after the loss, either.

 

[cobl04]

Thanks, yeah it was pretty terrible, but after game 5 I had resigned myself to the fact that we weren't going to win the series, so this wasn't quite as bad as it otherwise might have been.

Not sure where we go from here. Conley may not be back and I feel like Donovan is going to want out of Utah at some point, and we'll never be a FA destination. It felt like the stars were aligned for a moment this year to make a finals run. Oh well.

Feeling for you man.

 

[Hewson]

KD though.

God damn.

And no whining from him about condensed schedules, coming back too soon or not enough time to film movies after the loss, either.

Who would whine in such a way?

 

[lazarus]

Probably the guy who's logged 50,000 minutes of playing time and far and away more than anyone else in the league.

Next among active players is Carmelo Anthony with....41,000 minutes.

But I'm guessing both of you know that already.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I'm shocked to learn that two 18 year vets have played more minutes than anyone else in the league.

Fun to me talking Lakers again, tho.

 

[mikal]

Hell of a game 7.
Congrats Mikal.

Thank you. What a crazy game. Giannis really showed up when he needed to. That game almost got away from the Bucks several times not Giannis kept them in it.

Rest of the playoffs should be fun. The Title seems there for the taking.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Awesome Game 7.

And yeah it could be a bit of recency bias but I think the Bucks are gonna win the whole thing now. In fact I put some money down on them at +150.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Some crazy stats from last night...

Bucks went from Middleton's free throws at 1:05 left in the 4th until Giannis' basket with 1:12 left in OT without scoring a point... and won.

Nets had ZERO bench points in 53 minutes.

 

[iron yuppie]

I’m hoping the Bucks win it all. As a Cleveland native I feel a kinship with Milwaukee.
And it would be nice for Giannis to shut up all the pundits who say he can’t be a #1 option.

 

[DaveC]

awesome game 7. congrats on your team getting back to the ECF mikal, but i can never ever root for the clippers, bucks, or sixers, so i'm fully on board the hawks/suns bandwagon.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Go bux. No hawks.

 

[mikal]

Also, porn star aside, KD is a class act. Especially in his post game press conference. He was so fun to watch and now the best player in the playoffs will be watching from home.

 

[Hewson]

Devin Booker is good at basketball.

 

[mikal]

Is it weird that I’d rather the Bucks face the 76’ers than the Hawks?

 

[gump]

The inconsistency in the refereeing from game to game is pretty astounding this postseason.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I have no idea how Atlanta is winning with Trae pulling a John Starks.

 

[Hewson]

I have no idea how Atlanta is winning with Trae pulling a John Starks.

Guess he'll just have to settle for a boatload of assists on dunks.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Simmons is afraid to shoot a wide open layup but is tough enough to bump someone into the front row

 

[mikal]

This game is so sloppy that I had to double check that it wasn’t a Big Ten NCAA game.

 

[gump]

When Gallo makes a great defensive play, it’s not your night.

 

[mikal]

I don’t know how I feel about this. The Sixers look so bad that I actually would have preferred to give up home court to play them.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

The Kevin Huerter game!

 

[mikal]

The Kevin Huerter game!

“The Ginger Game”

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/1406803883121381379?s=19

 

[mikal]

https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/1406803883121381379?s=21

Ben Simmons 100% from the field in the 4th Quarter this series!

 

[LemonMelon]

3 championships total across the 4 teams left and the Raptors recently got their first.

Is this...parity? In the NBA?

 

[Hewson]

Simmons is afraid to shoot a wide open layup but is tough enough to bump someone into the front row

https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/1406803883121381379?s=19

I mean, they have to trade him at this point, don't they?
Imagine they decided they didn't want to swap him for Harden...talk about a miscalculation.
Guy has to be taken off the floor in the final minute of a game 7 for Shake Friggin' Milton cause he is useless on the offensive end.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

3 championships total across the 4 teams left and the Raptors recently got their first.

Is this...parity? In the NBA?

Ironically it’s the concentration of talent that’s probably causing it.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I mean, they have to trade him at this point, don't they?

Imagine they decided they didn't want to swap him for Harden...talk about a miscalculation.

Guy has to be taken off the floor in the final minute of a game 7 for Shake Friggin' Milton cause he is useless on the offensive end.

Maybe they could trade him for Tyler Hero.

 

[Hewson]

3 championships total across the 4 teams left and the Raptors recently got their first.

Is this...parity? In the NBA?

I like it.
Somebody fresh will win, and likely a young superstar (Young, Giannis or Booker) will get a ring. Plus possibly Chris Paul which would be a good story.