NBA Playoffs, Round One

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Its everyone, even if they don’t want to admit it.

It ain't me.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Nope, it really wasn't.

Yep, it really was. The fact that, by blind luck, he didn't get badly injured, doesn't make the play less dirty.

 

[chief bromden]

Yep, it really was. The fact that, by blind luck, he didn't get badly injured, doesn't make the play less dirty.

I thought Crowders act was far dirtier.

 

[gunks]

It ain't me.

I’m hoping it won’t be me one day too, but it’s pretty hard to not be salty about it as the Kings continue to suck.

Honestly, wouldn’t sting as bad if we were in the playoffs. And whenever the Kings play the Mavs, I sure as hell ain’t rooting for Luka.

 

[Joshoua]

I’m hoping it won’t be me one day too, but it’s pretty hard to not be salty about it as the Kings continue to suck.

Honestly, wouldn’t sting as bad if we were in the playoffs. And whenever the Kings play the Mavs, I sure as hell ain’t rooting for Luka.

Why wouldn’t it sting playoffs or not you need a luka to contend

 

[Joshoua]

Kawhi really fooled some of y’all think he’s been a good defender last 3-4 years

 

[The Effort Police]

Hmm, I wonder if its time to look back at those threads from March.

What with Luka's whining like a loser franchise like ours is actually above that, or the Mavs not even being in a better position than the Kings are (lmao).

 

[gunks]

Why wouldn’t it sting playoffs or not you need a luka to contend

I’m actually a believer in the Fox/Hali core. I think those two can really take us places.

It’s the supporting cast, coach, and owner I’m worried about.

 

[Kingz19]

Kawhi really fooled some of y’all think he’s been a good defender last 3-4 years

He was a great one in San Antonio. He definitely is in that mode now where he thinks he can just flip the switch to play defense “when it matters”

 

[Tetsujin]

Celtics fans booing Kyrie because he… said some of them were racist?

 

[SacTownKid]

could Beal be a target for them in the off season? perhaps a Siakam or Anthony Towns? Problem with that though is are they willing to part with Bam to get one of those players in return or as you say, stay the course, develop Bam, Tyler and keep finding gems as they tend to do in the later rounds

I don't know. Yeah, that's the issue they have to move pieces they don't want to because when you wait too long that's what happens, you don't want to haha. The best option is to try and hit out and FA again and see if Riley can work his magic.

 

[Tetsujin]

marcus Smart tried to body up Blake and wound up hurting himself

 

[SLAB]

I’m actually a believer in the Fox/Hali core. I think those two can really take us places.

It’s the supporting cast, coach, and owner I’m worried about.

The play-in!!!

 

[SLAB]

Celtics fans booing Kyrie because he… said some of them were racist?

Celtics fans are booing Kyrie because he’s a star player who left on bad terms. What he said has very little to do with it.

 

[Tetsujin]

Celtics fans are booing Kyrie because he’s a star player who left on bad terms. What he said has very little to do with it.

did they boo Gordon Hayward?

 

[captain bill]

I’m actually a believer in the Fox/Hali core. I think those two can really take us places.

It’s the supporting cast, coach, and owner I’m worried about.

they’re both incredible players but at this point idk if either of them are a lead dog on a contender. Which isn’t a knock on them there’s vanishingly few of those guys. Durant Harden Steph Lebron are confirmed as that. Then who? Giannis / Tatum maybe but sure as hell seems like Luka is the next man up he’s 22 and averaging basically a 30 point triple double in the playoffs so far.

Fox and Tyrese are a good start to build around and gives us hopes of making the playoffs. Fox with Luka would a good start to build around in the hopes of giving us 2-5 titles

 

[SLAB]

did they boo Gordon Hayward?

I would guess not because it appears he didn’t play either time they went to Boston this season.

 

[kingsboi]

Tatum with a 50 point game in the play-in and now in the first round. well done.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I thought Crowders act was far dirtier.

That wasn't the topic being discussed. Whether Crowder's act was dirtier has no bearing on whether Booker's act was dirty.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Kawhi really fooled some of y’all think he’s been a good defender last 3-4 years

That dude had LeBron James shook, when LeBron was at the peak of his powers. If he "fooled" us, we weren't alone.

 

[Tetsujin]

That dude had LeBron James shook, when LeBron was at the peak of his powers. If he "fooled" us, we weren't alone.

Kawhi defrauded the Raptors into a championship or something.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I’m actually a believer in the Fox/Hali core. I think those two can really take us places.

I think that Fox has superstar talent, so Fox/Haliburton/Bagley (that's right, I said it!) could be the core of a contending team. But the Kings need (1) a way better coach than Luke Walton, and (2) a do-everything high level roleplayer, like a Draymond Green. Anybody know where you can get one of those at?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

The play-in!!!

You know who had "only" led his team to the play-in, a year ago? Ja Morant.

 

[Tetsujin]

Nash with Walton-esque clock management to end the game.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

#CueBeeGees

 

[Tetsujin]

You know who had "only" led his team to the play-in, a year ago? Ja Morant.

Basketball narratives are fickle thing

 

[sactowndog]

I’d legit consider myself a Mavs’ semi-fan at this point. So thanks, Vlade?

@SLAB you should be cheering for Bogi who will, hopefully, shortly be playing in the 2nd round.

 

[SLAB]

Basketball narratives are fickle thing

It’s a narrative the Kings are bad and I don’t love their future? Okay then.

 

[SLAB]

@SLAB you should be cheering for Bogi who will, hopefully, shortly be playing in the 2nd round.

Lol, didn’t like Bogi at all in Sac. Glad enough he’s doing well elsewhere, but I have zero rooting interest in him.

 

[sactowndog]

Haha, SLAB beat me to the “it’s all of us” joke I was going to make.

How I console myself these days, and you are all welcome to try this, is telling myself that Vivek would have ****’d up the Kings Luka era anyways and he would have left in free agency, so maybe it’s actually easier this way.

how soon we forget Tatum was picked with the Kings original spot in the draft before the Philly swap.