2016-17 NBA PLAYOFFS THREAD

[Siro]

Haha.. Winner.

But isn't it more fun having Curry than Durant? I don't know about you, but I find Durant boring. Curry is much more fun with his fancy dribbling and crazy 3s.

 

[The Midnight]

But isn't it more fun having Curry than Durant? I don't know about you, but I find Durant boring. Curry is much more fun with his fancy dribbling and crazy 3s.

Well do you build an entertaining team or do you build a winning team?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The Jazz need one more go-to offensive player to complement Hayward. It's true. But the Jazz are capable of acquiring that player or developing that player. Boston's situation is iffy, especially if their #1 player is about to get traded out. Horford on a max deal at 31-33 years old isn't helping a contender. The Lakers have an equal or stronger case to Hayward with Ball, George in FA, Hayward and one other piece a year from now.

The idea that the Celtics are ready to compete falls apart if they trade their "MVP".

I have no idea why you are so dismissive on Horford. I dont think you watch him.

And again, the Lakers are in the West, an they dont have a strong case at all. Their coach isnt as good as Stevens and they dont have as many future assets to build with and are in the harder conference.

They would get Jimmy Butler, who is ions better than IT. So is Hayward. They would be subtracting one overrated 5'9 PG for two 6'8 All-Stars (plus w/e they get out of IT)

 

[fishonjazz]

Yes, I think if Butler/George cost too many assets to get, they dont sign Hayward and just do it through the young guys while trading IT.

So what about the other part of my post? Do you know how the celtics got all these top picks 3 years in a row? What did they give up?

 

[Siro]

Well do you build an entertaining team or do you build a winning team?

It is winning enough. They'd still go 82-0ish.

 

[The Midnight]

It is winning enough. They'd still go 82-0ish.

Yeah but against Cy's team, he's gonna put LeBron on your Curry defensively and shut him down... at the other end LeBron's gonna back down Curry every single time.

 

[Elizah Huge]

So what about the other part of my post? Do you know how the celtics got all these top picks 3 years in a row? What did they give up?

They traded Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to the Nets for 4 first-round picks.


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[Elizah Huge]

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[fishonjazz]

They traded Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to the Nets for 4 first-round picks.


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What the ****? What good did that do the nets? Weren't those dudes petty old? How good did that make the nets?

****ing boston. Lucky ****s.

 

[Elizah Huge]

How did they get Brooklyn's 2017 and 2018 pick? I thought you couldn't trade back-to-back picks.


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[Siro]

What the ****? What good did that do the nets? Weren't those dudes petty old? How good did that make the nets?

****ing boston. Lucky ****s.

What a terrible ****ing trade!! It makes my eyes bleed just looking at that. A bunch of 35 year olds for the team's future??

 

[fishonjazz]

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Damn. I guess at the time they couldn't know how high these 3 picks would be. **** boston, lucky ****s.

Hindsight that trade is so lopsided in bostons favor.

 

[fishonjazz]

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Thanks for looking that up and posting it btw. Much appreciated.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

What a terrible ****ing trade!! It makes my eyes bleed just looking at that. A bunch of 35 year olds for the team's future??

That's what happens when a billionaire buys a team and tells the GM to do w/e it takes to compete or you are fired.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I have no idea why you are so dismissive on Horford. I dont think you watch him.

And again, the Lakers are in the West, an they dont have a strong case at all. Their coach isnt as good as Stevens and they dont have as many future assets to build with and are in the harder conference.

They would get Jimmy Butler, who is ions better than IT. So is Hayward. They would be subtracting one overrated 5'9 PG for two 6'8 All-Stars (plus w/e they get out of IT)

Okay, so wake me once they trade for Butler, trade IT, and keep enough cap space to max out Hayward.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I don't think that trade was worth losing in the 2nd round in the first year and losing in the 1st round in the second year.


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[stitches]

How did they get Brooklyn's 2017 and 2018 pick? I thought you couldn't trade back-to-back picks.


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This year's pick was a swap, that's why.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Okay, so wake me once they trade for Butler, trade IT, and keep enough cap space to max out Hayward.

That is all extremely easy for them to do. The hardest part is getting Hayward to sign.

 

[Elizah Huge]

This year's pick was a swap, that's why.

Damn, that's one way of avoiding the rule. I suppose it could have backfired though which is why it's allowed probably. Thank you for the information.


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[Saint Cy of JFC]

The upside for Boston about them getting blown out: You know Chicago and Indiana FO are watching this and saying to themselves: Is it really worth it to keep George/Butler? Let's just give them to Boston for their 2018 pick and a handful of young guys.