Eastern Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

[BluFu]

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Please take Oladipo out Indy lol

[fatleg3]

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Lance is a character. So funny to watch. That was most definitely a fineable flop from Lance....

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[z Revis]

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Seriously man this is pissing me off. Wtf is Nate thinking?


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[ProfessaPackMan]

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I think Indiana takes game 7 honestly. It just doesn’t look like anyone on the Cavs is going to step up. Indiana would have already won the series had Oladipo shot half this well the past few games.


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Not looking good for that trade was supposed to make them better.

Oh well, at least they got younger and got something for almost nothing.

[superjames1992]

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Did McMillan really leave Oladipo in so he could get a triple-double? He got one and now he’s out. Who cares?

[z Revis]

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Hope Nate has a good explanation for that... looks like he brought him back just for a triple double. SMH this is the playoffs


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[ojandpizza]

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Kevin Love’s face just now.. makes me feel kinda bad for him, he looked so disappointed. Not telling what’s going through his head.


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[ojandpizza]

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Not looking good for that trade was supposed to make them better.

Oh well, at least they got younger and got something for almost nothing.

Yeah I didn’t jump on the cima train that they were going to be unstoppable with the new guys + Love lol, but I did believe they were going to be a better team with much more depth. I didn’t really envision a situation where none of them were showing up all at once like this, and to make matters worse it’s been Love and JR too. Expected the young guys to have the ups and downs through the playoffs, but not all of them down all at the same time.

Doesn’t help that Lue still doesn’t have his lineups and rotations down. Still experimenting.


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[BleacherBum2310]

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Did McMillan really leave Oladipo in so he could get a triple-double? He got one and now he’s out. Who cares?

I mean that's the only way we know if a player had a good game or not. Smart decision.

[dubcity]

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Not looking good for that trade was supposed to make them better.

Oh well, at least they got younger and got something for almost nothing.

They'll get even younger when LeBron decides to peace out.

(I don't think he will do that)

[lilteapot]

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*The Rock voice* "Lebron has done it all, he's DONE IT ALL...except lose to a team in the 1st round"

[Majingir]

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Raptors close out a series properly ??

Is the world coming to an end.

I can scrap those game 7 tickets and get game 1 tickets now.

It's all leading to a 2001 rematch, Raptors vs 76ers.


lol, turns out I did predict Raptors in 6. Though I also said Cavs in 5. Got 76ers pick right as well, and I said Bucks in 7, so lets see if I get that one tomorrow.

Pulling for Pacers on Sunday. People talking Cavs-Celtics ECF, neither might make it out of 1st round.

[ggsimmonds]

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Where does Washington go from here? Will have to get creative given their cap situation. Realistic to anticipate possible major changes to the roster?

Its why I was not a fan of the Porter contract and still am not.

You don't move Wall or Beal. Like someone else said, they aren't the problem; the supporting cast is. But with Otto's contract, they really don't have a lot of flexibility. They have 3 near max contract players, that doesn't leave much room to add a good supporting cast.

I do not expect Otto to get traded this offseason, but I do think that is what will ultimately happen. The question will then be what kind of deal they can land.

They will look to move Gortat and/or Mahinmi this offseason, but I don't know what kind of asset they can get in return. I don't know who in their right mind would take on Mahinmi's contract, but they will try to unload him. Moving them just to create cap space isn't really an option, because they'd still be over the cap if you wipe one of them off the books. I would wager that if they trade Gortat and don't really get a valuable asset in return, expect a Otto trade to follow that.

[Vni]

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It's like Lebron really has to decide and pick his time where he's gonna go ham and activate god, unstoppable mode. He just can't do it on a consistent basis. He looks so much different when he starts settling for jumpers.

[Majingir]

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For the Washington question, I think they need better off court guys. Not liking attitudes of guys like Morris or Oubre. Even gortat didn't seem like he fits in chemistry wise either.


When does East 2nd round begin? Will each gm7 winner just get 1 day off or what?