5/3 - 5/19 Games Discussion Thread

[cima]

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Wes Matthews just doesn’t have anything left in the tank.


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Thought I responded to this during the game but Wes played solid last night and that was before getting that putback. He played solid defense and hit a couple 3's. I think he's gonna be a contributor in the playoffs.

[ojandpizza]

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Random but I’ve been liking this Ian Eagle Grant Hill duo.


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[cima]

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I gotta give props to the NBA, the play-in tournament has made the end of the season way more exciting than usual.


Won't be surprised if it's here to stay permanently. Hopefully it's in 2K22

[ProfessaPackMan]

5/3 - 5/19 Games Discussion Thread

I still don’t like it and hope it doesn’t go beyond this year especially when we get back to a regular 82 game schedule.

My question for those that like it: Did it make you care more about the Wizards, Pacers, Grizzlies or any of the other bottom teams in either conference?

[cima]

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Wizards and Warriors games have been far more interesting but that's mostly because of the storylines associated with those two teams.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Yeah I’m hoping LeBron gets knocked off in the play in and they scrap the whole thing.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Wizards and Warriors games have been far more interesting but that's mostly because of the storylines associated with those two teams.

In the case of the Wizards, did it make you want to tune into their games more over the last month? Was it the triple double watch from Westbrook?

I feel like the Warriors will always be interesting as long as Steph is playing(as evidenced by last year).

What about the other teams though?

[cima]

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In the case of the Wizards, did it make you want to tune into their games more over the last month? Was it the triple double watch from Westbrook?

I feel like the Warriors will always be interesting as long as Steph is playing(as evidenced by last year).

What about the other teams though?

It was the triple double watch, them turning their season around, and a potential showdown with Brooklyn in the playoffs that made them more interesting to watch.

It's not the 8-10 seeded teams as much as paying extremely close attention to the rest of the playoff race because the ramifications are huge. Out West you got Utah and Phoenix vying for 1/2 and their potential "reward" could be a showdown with the Lakers in the first round. Then you got LAC and DEN vying for the 3rd/4th seeds and then Portland, Dallas, and the Lakers battling it out for seeds 5-6 to avoid dropping to 7th and being thrust into the play-in tournament. None of those 3 teams want to be the 7th seed and thus it's made the games feel far more important, playoff-like.

[cima]

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Not to mention the league is drooling at the thought of a Lakers/Warriors showdown for the 7th seed.

[ojandpizza]

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Lakers are a game back from both teams in front of them, Grizz a half game behind GS for 8th, Pacers even with 8th in the East with Wizards 1 game behind that... We would literally be having the same teams fighting for the last spots tournament or not. What has it made more exciting?

[dubcity]

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I think it's unnecessary, and if either LA or Golden State somehow lose out on the playoffs it'll be the stupidest thing ever.

[cima]

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Lakers are a game back from both teams in front of them, Grizz a half game behind GS for 8th, Pacers even with 8th in the East with Wizards 1 game behind that... We would literally be having the same teams fighting for the last spots tournament or not. What has it made more exciting?

Well for one, the battle for the 6th seed is more important than it's ever been before now that securing it (or higher) avoids the play-in. That alone has definitely made teams play harder.

I learned a long time ago on here (OS) specifically that many of y'all just hate change when it comes to the postseason format (or even the ****ing all-star game, lmao) so I'm not surprised how much disdain I've seen for it on these forums.

[jfsolo]

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Yeah I’m hoping LeBron gets knocked off in the play in and they scrap the whole thing.

I know it's crazy for me to say this as a Lakers fan, but I would sacrifice this season to have the play in games 86ed.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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It's not the 8-10 seeded teams as much as paying extremely close attention to the rest of the playoff race because the ramifications are huge. Out West you got Utah and Phoenix vying for 1/2 and their potential "reward" could be a showdown with the Lakers in the first round. Then you got LAC and DEN vying for the 3rd/4th seeds and then Portland, Dallas, and the Lakers battling it out for seeds 5-6 to avoid dropping to 7th and being thrust into the play-in tournament. None of those 3 teams want to be the 7th seed and thus it's made the games feel far more important, playoff-like.

It sounds no different than any other season over the last 20 years, especially at this point in the season.

[cima]

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It sounds no different than any other season over the last 20 years, especially at this point in the season.

Nah I'm sure it's making certain teams second-guess tanking for matchups. Like if there was no play-in, it would be a no-brainer for the Lakers to "tank" for that 7th seed to face the Suns rather than win for the 6th seed and face the Clippers. But now because anything can happen in 1 game, they're shooting for that 6th seed regardless if it's gonna be the Clippers or not cause then they're at least guaranteed 4 games instead of 2.