2022 NBA Playoffs thread

Another protest.

 

Security was on this one a lot faster than the others:

 

I've watched it five times. It looks like the person next to her was filming and the security was all over her immediately. The security was moving right as she took a step. WTF.

 

You can get an actual coach but the players need to be willing to listen.

I don't know if this is what Nash wants or simply what he is there to oversee, but KD wanted him there for a reason.

Iso ball has its place when an offense gets bogged down in the postseason but it shouldn't be the foundation of an offense. KD and Kyrie are iso guys so this is what it looks like. As loud as Draymond can be, I still can't reconcile that KD did not like playing the Golden State style of ball.

The Celtics doubtlessly didn't like what Udoka was telling them about their hero ball tendencies early in the season but, to their credit, they listened and applied the teachings. Maybe that's because Tatum, Brown, Smart, et.al. didn't have the cache to collectively say, "Fuck this guy," (LeBron with David Blatt), had no alternative (LeBron/Wade with Spoelstra), or admirably changed their respective approaches.

Some stars want *their* coach, but not to be coached.

 

Background in case it hadn't crossed: Among soon-to-be-former Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor's interests are the Star Tribune and a poultry farm in Iowa that suffocated its stock due to a bird flu outbreak, which has drawn the ire of animal rights activists, who are the people protesting the games.

 

If you look at the first page, me.

 

They could do a lot worse than hiring James
Borrego.

 

Does KD have an opt-out?

 

22-23 contract year is a player option, $43 million. He has 4 years left total at $180M. Do the Lakers have cap room? Memphis?

 

He's locked down through 2026.

Kyrie has a player option for next year.

 

They really could. That firing made no sense at all.

 

According to basketball-reference, Kevin has a player option 22-23 season. Hope they both leave and Ben Simmons can sit out again for reasons