[WC SEMIFINALS] (1) Oklahoma City Vs. (5) Dallas

That dude just did the Chandler Parsons nutsack around the head of Chet

 

Shaq looks pretty ****ing stupid (again) for saying SGA was his MVP.

he’s a lesser James Harden but likeable

 

OKC is the 2nd youngest team in the NBA IIRC, so this series can be excused away, but they have not looked good at all for like 70% of this series

they need a #2 scoring option badly, and they have regular season shooters…in the playoffs, they build city blocks with the bricks

 

Shae held up his end. Jalen Williams has fallen off a cliff.

 

OKC lost!

 

OKC is soft inside...decided to take the longer view, instead of trading for Markkanen at the deadline. They're paying the price right now. They needed a big strong rebounder/scorer at the 4.

 

I expect either one of these teams to get boat raced in the next round.

 

Denver is going to Gentlemen's Sweep the winner of this series.

 

Hopefully. I can see the powers that be trying to push Luka to the Finals.

 

PJ Washington actually played a larger role than Gafford and he is listed at what?

6'7

Not to say overcoming Luka and Kyrie is already tough luck.

• This is not about who is soft but who has wings with larger wingspans that can also shoot.
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• Outside of Holmgren everyone is a guard, and that might be by design but they need real wings.
• Hayward is a dud.
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• I think Giddey is a good player but he is not the Answer in the Playoffs......

 

Is this off-season the one where Presti cashes in some chips?

 

The gripe here is that whatever you do you don't win it in the next 2-3 years with Jokic being healthy and standing strong.

This is Don Quixote going against windmills but all you can do is biding your time when Joker is becoming injury prone or less motivated.

All you can do is build your team to at least compete with some of the teams like Dallas or Minny.

 

Giddey is trash… the rest of their roster is excellent

 

Jalen Williams is disappointing. Chet needs to be more aggressive on offense.

Shai needs more help.

 

But people were coming at me for calling them dark horses, which was a compliment for them to be that young and even in the conversation. I even remember saying that if they were to get the Mavs in the first round that might present some issues for them and here we are...

Playoffs are just different. They'll learn though and could still get out of this series with how Dallas has blown leads.

 

Mavs have made perfect acquisitions and decisions since Brunson left. Getting Kyrie cheap, tanking for a big, trading for defenders and getting this side of the playoff bracket.

 

This series for OKC is similar to what the Ravens game was for the Texans. Good experience and it glaringly reveals what they need to fix.

 

Just think where they might be if they hadn't let Brunson go?

 

Luka is overrated and is not that good in these playoffs but he'll show up in important games (game 2 n last night), gotta give him props for that

 

Nuggets lost. Hopefully then can pull it out in G7, because this place will melt down if Dallas gets to the Finals.