The 2025 NBA playoffs

[Hoop Head]

I remember the Suns won 45, 49 and 36 games with Kevin Durant, the supposed #1 star the Suns needed.

That still hurts. Booker was 25 and had 1 disappointing playoff outing, in which he wss legitimately injured as he missed 3 of 6 games vs New Orleans. The idea the Suns had to get a legit #1 was ridiculous. Especially when the player they went after wasn't after had all the questions surrounding Durant did/does. I know Durant said he wanted to be but he's a front runner.

That team deserved one more run, at least, to see who they really were or could be. Yes, Chris Paul wasn't getting younger and PG needed addressed, as did backup Center, but that would have been much easier than trading away roughly 50% of the rotation for 1 guy whose better days were behind him.

 

[Raindog]

That still hurts. Booker was 25 and had 1 disappointing playoff outing, in which he wss legitimately injured as he missed 3 of 6 games vs New Orleans. The idea the Suns had to get a legit #1 was ridiculous. Especially when the player they went after wasn't after had all the questions surrounding Durant did/does. I know Durant said he wanted to be but he's a front runner.

That team deserved one more run, at least, to see who they really were or could be. Yes, Chris Paul wasn't getting younger and PG needed addressed, as did backup Center, but that would have been much easier than trading away roughly 50% of the rotation for 1 guy whose better days were behind him.

How different things would be if the Suns use that pick on Haliburton. Right now we might have a core of Booker, Haliburton, Bridges, and Cam. Even with Ayton at center, that's a pretty effective lineup.

Go one step further and imagine Ayton being moved for Turner or Sabonis, as both were rumored at various points, by a competent GM. And we would still have all our draft picks for the next seven years.

Would Ishbia still have come in and wrecked all of that? Who knows. I know that Jones (and to some degree, Monty) sure didn't help.

 

[Hoop Head]

How different things would be if the Suns use that pick on Haliburton. Right now we might have a core of Booker, Haliburton, Bridges, and Cam. Even with Ayton at center, that's a pretty effective lineup.

Go one step further and imagine Ayton being moved for Turner or Sabonis, as both were rumored at various points, by a competent GM. And we would still have all our draft picks for the next seven years.

Would Ishbia still have come in and wrecked all of that? Who knows. I know that Jones (and to some degree, Monty) sure didn't help.

The Suns got screwed when KD came out and said he wanted to play here after the 2022 season. Then James Jones felt like the prettiest girl at the dance wanted his attention. When Ishbia came in he asked why they hadn't hooked up yet and pushed him to make a move. We saw something similar happen this season with Jimmy Butler but thankfully the CBA saved us from being too enthralled because had we been able to aggregate salaries then I imagine we would have traded Grayson, Royce, Okogie, and Nurkic for Jimmy.


All we needed to do was be patient. We weren't in the 2020 draft and we weren't with Stix either, being the first lottery pick to have his 3rd year option declined. All we had to show for him was Torrey Craig, who we should have re-signed ourselves but James Jones got in his own way there again. I'm grateful he's gone.

 

[Ronin]

Nikola Jokić on if the Nuggets could win a title with their core: 'If we could, we would'

Nikola Jokić didn't mince words when asked if his Denver Nuggets could still win a title with the core from its 2023 championship team.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Ronin]

Tyrese Haliburton invites Pacers fan pelted with garbage to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals

The Pacers fan pelted with garbage will enjoy a playoff game on Tyrese Haliburton's dime.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Hoop Head]

Weird how the Minnesota/OKC series starts tomorrow and the Indiana/New York series on Wednesday since the Eastern side was set before the west. The scheduling isn't doing OKC any favors.

 

[ajcardfan]

Weird how the Minnesota/OKC series starts tomorrow and the Indiana/New York series on Wednesday since the Eastern side was set before the west. The scheduling isn't doing OKC any favors.

That is driven by what they think will bring them the highest TV ratings. That means getting the Knicks into what are the historically higher viewed days.

 

[Ronin]

NBA fines Jalen Williams $25,000 for wearing clothing with profane language after Game 7 win over Nuggets

Jalen Williams wore a T-shirt with profane language on it while meeting with reporters on Sunday afternoon.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Ronin]

Timberwolves vs. Thunder odds, betting: Best bets for the Western Conference finals

Here are some angles for the Thunder-Wolves Western Conference finals, which start Tuesday.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Ronin]

Kristaps Porziņģis dealt with 'post-viral syndrome' during NBA playoffs, said Celtics president Brad Stevens

Porzingis struggled to play during Boston's second-round NBA playoff series versus the Knicks due to illness.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[leclerc]

NBA fines Jalen Williams $25,000 for wearing clothing with profane language after Game 7 win over Nuggets

Jalen Williams wore a T-shirt with profane language on it while meeting with reporters on Sunday afternoon.

sports.yahoo.com

Stupid stupid stupid. Put that 25k to better use. Feed the homeless, etc.

 

[BirdGangThing]

randle is a man

 

[Hoop Head]

Randle playing for that next contract. 18 of Minnesota's 38. He's 5/6 from 3.

 

[Mulli]

randle is a man

yes

 

[95pro]

Booker does what SGA does all the time but doesn’t get those calls. Ridiculous.

 

[BirdGangThing]

okc is loaded - when you're subbing our caruso for jalen williams... loaded

 

[Hoop Head]

Chet looks like Herman Munster cosplaying as Elvis.

 

[Mainstreet]

Chet looks like Herman Munster cosplaying as Elvis.

I'd say you got Chet's attention.

 

[95pro]

Sga falls again. SMH this is unwatchable now.

 

[Hoop Head]

I'd say you got Chet's attention.

Tell me this isn't his future...

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AI is creepy sometimes.

 

[BirdGangThing]

wolves doubled sga more in the first half - they laid off and he made them pay

 

[Mainstreet]

The Thunder have approximately 32 draft picks through 2031.

Talk about having your cake and eating it too.

 

[BirdGangThing]

pacers haven't played since may 13th - they've had a legit full week off -

that good or bad?

 

[Hoop Head]

Ant and Randle choked in the second half.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Glad to see a bunch of fresh teams in the conference finals.

Heard the other day that this is the first WCF since 1996 that did not have a team from California or Texas in it.