2024 NBA playoffs thread

[DanielSimpsonDay]

Yeah, I enjoy SVG, he's actually given color. Grant Hill "the floor is wood, there are painted lines, and the shooter just shot the ball through the hoop, GREAT SHOT!"

11/10 when read in his voice

 

[poindexter]

Except this team looks entirely uncoached. As @qtlaw said, the entire offense is your turn/my turn. There is no ball movement, no interplay with the stars, nothing.

Vogel certainly may not be all of the problem... but he ain't the solution.

KD is the boss and he's an iso guy.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

KD is the boss and he's an iso guy.

Yeah, but KD can play within a functional offense. This offense involves one guy with the ball and four guys loitering on the wing, watching.

 

[qtlaw]

Kyrie is not my favorite person (flat earther) but he's the smoothest player I've ever seen.

 

[Cosmo]

I was mostly watching the Caps last night but did not like what I saw when I flipped back to the Suns. Just disjointed and ugly. History is not going to look back kindly on the KD trade. I agree with PC here. You may have one more shot next year before KD completely falls off a cliff, production wise. Vogel is completely out of his depth here. A lot on the line this weekend in Phoenix.

That said, Edwards has been impressive. Breakout showing for a great young player.

 

[playthrough]

I think Pacers/Bucks last night was the first playoff game to go Over. Had to be a very nice run for some folks.

 

[poindexter]

I was mostly watching the Caps last night but did not like what I saw when I flipped back to the Suns. Just disjointed and ugly. History is not going to look back kindly on the KD trade. I agree with PC here. You may have one more shot next year before KD completely falls off a cliff, production wise. Vogel is completely out of his depth here. A lot on the line this weekend in Phoenix.

Things turned to shirt after you lost Grayson Allen to injury

 

[Hermes]

 

[qtlaw]

Watching the Clippers last night, they're weirdly disjointed to me. It's not selfish ball, it's the opposite IMHO. It's as if no one wants to assert themselves so others can lead then no one does except Westbrook (going 2-10). Am I off base?

 

[Webster]

Kyrie is not my favorite person (flat earther) but he's the smoothest player I've ever seen.

He's a good compliment to Luka because if he gets the ball with like 5 seconds to go on the 24, he can create for himself every time or set up a quick open shot.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

I was mostly watching the Caps last night but did not like what I saw when I flipped back to the Suns. Just disjointed and ugly. History is not going to look back kindly on the KD trade. I agree with PC here. You may have one more shot next year before KD completely falls off a cliff, production wise. Vogel is completely out of his depth here. A lot on the line this weekend in Phoenix.

That said, Edwards has been impressive. Breakout showing for a great young player.

I will say, as much as it hasn't worked out, I'm still cool with the KD trade. They took a shot, and the guys they gave up -- Mikel Bridges and Cam Johnson -- just really aren't that good. The Suns gave up a lot of picks but James Jones butchers the draft so badly that it ultimately doesn't bother me.

Things turned to shirt after you lost Grayson Allen to injury

If you told me nine months ago that Grayson Allen would be a crucial player for the Suns and maybe my favorite player on the team, I would have thought you were completely insane. But here we are.

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

A Suns-Celtics Finals would have so many 5v4 possessions with Tatum and Booker staying back to complain