Frostillicus
Footballguy
Someone smarter than me figure out some kind of playoff fantasy league or contest we could do in here. I feell like dominating you nerds again.
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2023-24 NBA (Playoffs!) Thread: “this team is really good” a terrified Minnesota fan mumbles to himself (14 Viewers)
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I’d be surprised if anyone of those teams lost more games to terrible teams than the Kings did this year.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
According to the standings I am looking at, after today, Sacramento was 18-4 against teams with fewer than 35 wins.
Edit: Milwaukee lost 8 and the suns lost 7 and the heat lost 6
Desert_Power
Footballguy
wow, 44 from GG Jackson today.
Deamon
Footballguy
Playoffs set. LFG.
WEST:
PI: Pelicans over Lakers. Warriors over Lakers.
Thunder over Warriors in 6
Nuggets over Pelicans in 5
Suns over T-Wolves in 7
Clippers over Mavericks in 7
Nuggets over Suns in 5
Clippers over Thunder in 7
Nuggets over Clippers in 6
EAST:
PI: Sixers over Heat. Heat over Bulls.
Celtics over Heat in 5
76ers over Knicks in 7
Bucks over Pacers in 7
Cavs over Magic in 5
Celtics over Cavs in 5
76ers over Bucks in 5
76ers over Celtics in 7
NBA Finals
Nuggets over 76ers in 6
WEST:
PI: Pelicans over Lakers. Warriors over Lakers.
Thunder over Warriors in 6
Nuggets over Pelicans in 5
Suns over T-Wolves in 7
Clippers over Mavericks in 7
Nuggets over Suns in 5
Clippers over Thunder in 7
Nuggets over Clippers in 6
EAST:
PI: Sixers over Heat. Heat over Bulls.
Celtics over Heat in 5
76ers over Knicks in 7
Bucks over Pacers in 7
Cavs over Magic in 5
Celtics over Cavs in 5
76ers over Bucks in 5
76ers over Celtics in 7
NBA Finals
Nuggets over 76ers in 6
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Bad posting.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
I’ll see how my work week looks tomorrow but I might be able to pull something together.
Before play-in or after?
Major
Footballguy
Yep. Pacers are going to take out the Bucks.
Deamon
Footballguy
Quite possibly. Had bucks in 7 and then losing the next round.
Either way, I'm not sure we've seen better FIRST round matchups in quite some time. Lots of these series' could easily go 6 or 7 games which didn't seem like was as common in the past.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Boban is for the people:
Jayrod
Footballguy
In the grand scheme of things, this is what life is really about....goofy European giants taking a dive to provide the middle class with a free meal on someone else's dime.
Jayrod
Footballguy
Honest opinion on the playoffs:
East
7 seed game - 76ers over Heat
9/10 game - Hawks over Bulls
8 seed game - Heat over Hawks
1 vs 8 - Celtics over Heat in 6
2 vs 7 - Knicks over 76ers in 7
3 vs 6 - Bucks over Pacers in 6
4 vs 5 - Cavs over Magic in 7
Celtics over Cavs in 5
Bucks over Knicks in 6
Celtics over Bucks in 5
West
7 seed game - Lakers over Pelicans
9/10 game - Kings over Warriors
8 seed game - Pelicans over Kings
1 vs 8 - Thunder over Pelicans in 5
2 vs 7 - Nuggets over Lakers in 6
3 vs 6 - Timberwolves over Suns in 6
4 vs 5 - Mavericks over Clippers in 7
Mavericks over Thunder in 7
Nuggets over Timberwolves in 6
Nuggets over Mavericks in 6
Championship
Nuggets over Celtics in 7
East
7 seed game - 76ers over Heat
9/10 game - Hawks over Bulls
8 seed game - Heat over Hawks
1 vs 8 - Celtics over Heat in 6
2 vs 7 - Knicks over 76ers in 7
3 vs 6 - Bucks over Pacers in 6
4 vs 5 - Cavs over Magic in 7
Celtics over Cavs in 5
Bucks over Knicks in 6
Celtics over Bucks in 5
West
7 seed game - Lakers over Pelicans
9/10 game - Kings over Warriors
8 seed game - Pelicans over Kings
1 vs 8 - Thunder over Pelicans in 5
2 vs 7 - Nuggets over Lakers in 6
3 vs 6 - Timberwolves over Suns in 6
4 vs 5 - Mavericks over Clippers in 7
Mavericks over Thunder in 7
Nuggets over Timberwolves in 6
Nuggets over Mavericks in 6
Championship
Nuggets over Celtics in 7
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GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Let’s be honest, the only reason I even know that the WNBA draft is tomorrow night is because of Caitlyn Clark. But it’s pretty crazy that their draft is just one week after the end of the women’s NCAA tournament.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
It has to be around this time due to the timing of their season. I think it helps the scouting departments that the players have longer careers in college than in the men’s game.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
If I were a betting man I would bet on the Suns to win the Series.
Instinctive
Footballguy
Wrong thread.
Instinctive
Footballguy
At first glance this hews super close to my thoughts too.
Jayrod
Footballguy
Nice attempt.
Suns are a very flawed team. They have 2 of the best scorers in the game but also a lot of holes in their lineup.
And they’re 3-0 against the Wolves this year. And in case you forgot, the Wolves are a MN sports franchise. Thus, we are doomed.
Major
Footballguy
The Suns sweeping the regular season definitely gives me pause. Probably going 7 but I have no idea who wins. Go Wolves!
the moops
Footballguy
NBA Awards voting tracker. Love that someone is nerdy enough to track this ****
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2024 MVP & NBA Awards Vote Tracker - Google Drive
Chemical X
Footballguy
east is interesting. i am not really scared of the 4-5 teams, but the 6-7-8 spook me. problem with being the 4-5 is the celts in round 2. as a nyk fan, i think i prefer the heat over the 76ers, embiid scares me to death. just noticed he is already 30 yrs old as a side note. i don’t think the heat have a rim protector and i don’t think they have a PG that will give brunson problems. the nyk have problems with athletic PGs and halliburton would have been an issue. i think indiana beats milwaukee. i am rooting for this since i think the nba still reseeds, but i am not sure. but if indiana can win and the nyk can survive, they’d get the cav v magic winner. i don’t know the west enough…..but i know somehow durant and harden teams will do something to disappoint.
Kev4029
Footballguy
Not that I needed much more information to confirm my feelings, but Chris Boussard is an idiot.NBA Awards voting tracker. Love that someone is nerdy enough to track this ****
2024 MVP & NBA Awards Vote Tracker - Google Drive
3 hour lunch
Footballguy
Terrible draw for the Wolves. Suns led by double digits for the entire 2nd half of all 3 games they played this year.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
wasn't paying attention to this closely enough as i was locked in on Sixers and Magic-Bucks, but Cleveland was actively tanking the 4th quarter in order to get an easier matchup in the first round. They closed the game with Emoni Bates and 4 centers. I guess I get it considering that they haven't won a series in a long time, but I really had not expected that, nor did I think that was any way that Charlotte would/could win.
Stoneworker
Footballguy
I'm not certain the Nuggets are better than last year.
The starting five is marginally better with MPJ taking a step forward.
Last year's bench was solid, but this year it's a huge wild card.
Reggie Jackson flat out scares me, while P-Wat and Christian Braun have shown flashes but have been wildly inconsistent offensively.
The starting five is marginally better with MPJ taking a step forward.
Last year's bench was solid, but this year it's a huge wild card.
Reggie Jackson flat out scares me, while P-Wat and Christian Braun have shown flashes but have been wildly inconsistent offensively.
Instinctive
Footballguy
Can't say it's a race thing at leastNot that I needed much more information to confirm my feelings, but Chris Boussard is an idiot.NBA Awards voting tracker. Love that someone is nerdy enough to track this ****
2024 MVP & NBA Awards Vote Tracker - Google Drive
trader jake
Footballguy
How long until the NBA allows the #1 - #3 seeds to pick their playoff opponent? It's time.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
4 year/$70 million is a LOT of Grayson Allen. Though I suppose most of that is under the new TV contract, so perhaps not such a big deal.
trader jake
Footballguy
The Ringer listed "nepotism" as a winner from yesterday. They noted Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Pete Nance, and Isaiah Mobley went a combined minus-30 on Sunday.
That's low end starter money and he's definitely played to that level and beyond this year. It's costing them a ton in extra luxury tax but when you have a team that escaped the play-in by virtue of a tiebreaker, you have to keep that group together and money is no object I guess.
I didn't go back and do the math on the entire schedule, but Sacramento lost games to Washington, Detroit, Charlotte, and Portland. I guess those games just stuck out more for understandable reasons.
Kev4029
Footballguy
They also need tradable contracts going forward - they probably won't be able to aggregate contracts going forward, so having somebody that is a mid-sized contract is something they really needed.
Regardless, if he can hit 46% of his threes and not be a total sieve on defense (we'll see how the playoffs go), he's worth it, even if he is more of an 82 game player than a 16 game player.
the moops
Footballguy
Probably? I think this is a certainty
Kev4029
Footballguy
That's fair. And if they were somehow to get out of the second apron, they are blowing it all the way up and having a tradable contract in Allen doesn't make any difference.
the moops
Footballguy
Them winning a championship would be more surprising actually
Kev4029
Footballguy
According to FanDuel, the Bucks are -172 to win the series and +1400 to win the title. So, bold proclamation there, Moops.
the moops
Footballguy
Before. So we need this now!
Anarchy99
Footballguy
The Bucks haven't been playing that well, the Pacers aren't a great matchup, and Giannis' health could be a real issue. Shams tweeted earlier today that his status for Game 1 is up in the air. In the 9 matchups they've had with the Pacers the past two seasons, IND has scored an average of 130 ppg. With Giannis coming back from a leg injury, not really sure MIL would want to get in a track meet every game.
The Pacers went 4-1 against the Bucks . . . even with Giannis averaging over 42 ppg. Yesterday, the line I saw was MIL -350 / IND +265. I would expect that the Pacers will continue to get more consideration the closer we get to the series starting. Hard to tell what to expect, but if Giannis misses some games or isn't right, I can easily see the Pacers winning the series.
Jayrod
Footballguy
New here? @moops is our resident fact checker/captain obvious.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
If they set the over under at 1500 total points for the Bucks and Pacers series I would take the over.
So each game will be a 95 to 90 crapshow.
So each game will be a 95 to 90 crapshow.
the moops
Footballguy
Just commenting that I could see Bucks losing in 5 more realistically than them winning a championship
Jayrod
Footballguy
Sure you are, good buddy. Sure you are.
Just commenting that I could see Bucks losing in 5 more realistically than them winning a championship
msudaisy26
Footballguy
Just commenting that I could see Bucks losing in 5 more realistically than them winning a championship
Giannis isn't trending in the right direction for game 1 either.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
NBA Playoff Contest thread:
Thread '2024 NBA Playoffs Contest!!!!!'
https://forums.footballguys.com/threads/2024-nba-playoffs-contest.812323/
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Thread '2024 NBA Playoffs Contest!!!!!'
https://forums.footballguys.com/threads/2024-nba-playoffs-contest.812323/
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