The official 2024 NBA Playoffs thread - no tankers allowed

[Toffee Lion]

Wonder which idiot voted for Giannis for MVP

The disrespect is crazy lmao

Averaged 30.4/11.5/6.5 on 61% FG% through 73/82 games. He is the ONLY player in the history of the NBA to have had this stat line, EVER.

He had a better season than BOTH of his MVP seasons AND the year we won the chip. He arguably has had his two best seasons back-to-back in his career now and has not even featured in the MVP race for both seasons.

On top of that, the team is completely awful without him for two seasons in a row come playoff time.

Jokic/Luka/SGA were all insane this season but to act like Giannis was some bum who shouldn't even be in the picture is what is wrong with media culture in the NBA. The dude had an all-time HISTORIC season and you've heard nothing about it.

 

[peternorth]

Austin Rivers needs to stop talking

 

[peternorth]

That game was intense. The highlights....couldnt take my eyes off the screen

 

[Nicho50]

SGA MVP for mine and Brunson second the impact he has directly had on the team and our results has been enormous. Considering Randle, Robinson and OG missed large chunks of the season to be where we are now is kind of crazy.

 

[hamG]

The disrespect is crazy lmao

Averaged 30.4/11.5/6.5 on 61% FG% through 73/82 games. He is the ONLY player in the history of the NBA to have had this stat line, EVER.

He had a better season than BOTH of his MVP seasons AND the year we won the chip. He arguably has had his two best seasons back-to-back in his career now and has not even featured in the MVP race for both seasons.

On top of that, the team is completely awful without him for two seasons in a row come playoff time.

Jokic/Luka/SGA were all insane this season but to act like Giannis was some bum who shouldn't even be in the picture is what is wrong with media culture in the NBA. The dude had an all-time HISTORIC season and you've heard nothing about it.

Broadly you are correct. But MVP voting traditionally requires you to be responsible for making your team elite regardless of everything else. I tend to agree with that concept. 49 wins, Bucks were a few losses away from the play in seeding. Hawks could have beaten them, oh dear!

Not to disrespect Giannis stats but multi layer stats line records are a little boring in the NBA now. He would also be the first player to average 61%fg and 27.4%3pt in on exactly 125 attempts in exactly 73 games. History baby!

 

[Toffee Lion]

Broadly you are correct. But MVP voting traditionally requires you to be responsible for making your team elite regardless of everything else. I tend to agree with that concept. 49 wins, Bucks were a few losses away from the play in seeding. Hawks could have beaten them, oh dear!

Not to disrespect Giannis stats but multi layer stats line records are a little boring in the NBA now. He would also be the first player to average 61%fg and 27.4%3pt in on exactly 125 attempts in exactly 73 games. History baby!

Yeah look I'm not debating he should have won the MVP, just saying that the narrative of him not being allowed in the conversation is strange.

Truth is the NBA is incredibly stacked at the top end right now and with the current pacing, a lot of players are pushing some crazy stat lines.

 

[Purple7x08_24]

OMG I just realized Chicago has NOT won a championship without Jordan

 

[stewie griffen]

Goodbye my sweet vogelprince

 

[stewie griffen]

OMG I just realized Chicago has NOT won a championship without Jordan

Thanks for the reminder

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

Goodbye my sweet vogelprince

In the words of the great Gabriella Cilmi “nothing’s sweet about me”.

 

[stewie griffen]

In the words of the great Gabriella Cilmi “nothing’s sweet about me”.

Who is this and why does she have chlamydia

 

[Memphis]

Lets make it 2-0 fellas.

Because we all know Port is going to let me down today...

 

[burge13]

Wonder which idiot voted for Giannis for MVP

Sabonis gets random votes every year!

OMG I just realized Chicago has NOT won a championship without Jordan

Or Pippen

 

[Chadwiko]

Lets make it 2-0 fellas.

Because we all know Port is going to let me down today...

I liked this post for two reasons.

 

[srobbo]

Standard G2 no show again for Boston.

 

[hamG]

No Derrick White no Boston

 

[Memphis]

Damn shitshow G2 are no good for us.

We are dominate games away from home better than at home like how.

Literally a repeat of the Heat G2 we shoot like shit and they don't.

 

[nahnah]

Not the sweep we were all expecting but well done to Celtics for stealing game 1

 

[Nicho50]

Not the sweep we were all expecting but well done to Celtics for stealing game 1

Either way man the Knicks are going to sweep Boston or the Cavs anyway so they are just making up the numbers

 

[Snarls Barkley]

That's unbelievable from Chet

It was telegraphed what they were going to do and it was pretty much perfectly defended by Dallas but still couldn't stop it

 

[Gak Attack]

They really need to sub Hubie out. ****ing painful to listen to

 

[Gak Attack]

Luka straight shoves Dort and Dort conveniently is somehow called four his 4th.

 

[Son of Skeletor]

The underdogs strike back.

Also, injuries are out of control. I swear it was never this big an issue 20-30 years ago. But sure, let's pack an in-season tournament into the overcrowded schedule, because quantity > quality, apparently.

 

[apollo_creed]

The underdogs strike back.

Also, injuries are out of control. I swear it was never this big an issue 20-30 years ago. But sure, let's pack an in-season tournament into the overcrowded schedule, because quantity > quality, apparently.

Still 82 games except for a couple of teams.

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Still 82 games except for a couple of teams.

I know, it's still stoopid though. They're having enough trouble having players play 70 games.