It is the 2018-19 NBA Playoffs discussion thread for hoops friends ONLY

giannis maybe the most unfair player since shaq, like sure the celtics underachieved and whatnot but im not sure theres anything they cldve done with him under the best circumstances

doesn't explain their awful offensive performance in this series

if they went out in a competitive 6 games because giannis was transcendent that would be a different story

bucks are a really good defensive team and i think just seeing giannis at the line, dunking, dunking from the line every play is just demoralizing

but yeah they prob wldve taken another game at least if they werent so trashy in their own right

many opportunities to show character lol

Brad Stevens: "We really rode a rollercoaster a lot of the year and it was difficult. I did think we showed a lot of character at a lot of different times coming back."

— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) May 9, 2019

i......do not agree

brad feeling the vibes

Brad Stevens to reporters in Milwaukee: "This has been my most trying year. I did a bad job."

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) May 9, 2019

we built a shitty rickety rollercoaster that no one wanted and then rode it all season. we deserve credit for not perishing on this deathtrap of our own creation.

lol

"I think it's over."

– Paul Pierce following the Bucks’ 22-point loss to the Celtics in Game 1 pic.twitter.com/XzsRzjQnW6

— ESPN (@espn) April 28, 2019

...and indeed it was

ahaha

If you were starting an NBA team and wanted to maximize your chance of winning a championship over the next 5 seasons, who would you rather have?

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) May 1, 2018

jesus christ

last time the dubs didnt win it all steph was also not moving well

Curry can’t keep anybody in front pic.twitter.com/6N1DkIMQzf

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) May 9, 2019

maybe we’ll get a klay game

Kyrie: "Just a lot of lesson to take from this season, from day one of training camp all the way to now. It just felt like a rush, just trying to enjoy as many moments as I could. It just really comes down to great team basketball, who’s playing better at a certain time of year."

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) May 9, 2019

Weirdo

Kyrie at tail end of multi-part question that ended with “Is Boston in consideration for you this offseason”:

"For me, it’s just moving on to the next thing and seeing where that ends up."

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) May 9, 2019

https://twitter.com/chrisgrenham/status/1126321026273562624

Curry gets no love from refs haaa

yeah really interesting sequence where the rockets got the benefit of like 3 straight no-calls on both ends that could have gone either way

also austin rivers blowing by draymond and putting him on his heels was a “wow” moment, you just don’t see that

Yah dray stayed up somehow haha. But he’s pushing hard and that’s what makes this team go. Rebound and push

I feel like I don’t even notice cp much in this series.

Dubs missing so much. Curry idk what’s up

can't believe how much money they owe paul until like 2022. he is not going to be very good by then just guessing

ya their time is now

Last year was their best shot. This year is their last shot imo.

Cp man alive

Curry wtffffffff I’m officially concerned

guys I am super stoked about the Milwaukee Bucks

for the record i hope that milwaukee gets rolled because i dislike their team outside of giannis.

ummm, have you heard of DJ Wilson??!??

ok, so I might have had a beer or three

sick jumpshot from Cuyrry

Curry this is strange

curry is bad

This is sickening I’m sick to my stomach

i think hes injured

I mean he is but like ..... simple layups????

+maybe depressed over his wife talking about his hoes in the media

These turnovers tho yikes. Luckily Capela decided to be trash too

Steph currently leading the Warriors in plus-minus and "What was that?"

— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) May 9, 2019

reggie miller open rooting for a harden stepback a real sicko

steph's looked weird for weeks now but it seems to be getting worse every game

durant...

Omg

uh oh non contact

Fml

That’s an Achilles tear