[NBA] The Finals

[Tetsujin]

LOL Nuggets getting cooked by Bam in the high post with Duncan and Vincent.

 

[captain bill]

Possibly.

He outplayed Davis in the conference finals. Davis had - perpetual “WTF” look on his face when dealing with Jokic. if Davis wasn’t healthy this time around then healthy Davis is simply a myth anyway

Embiid meanwhile has never been past the second round and was pretty meh against Boston as Philly went as James Harden did. I also don’t know if Embiid makes his teammates better as Jokic does. If failing in the WCF dogged Jokic, then not even making the conference finals should haunt Embiid.

I personally like Giannis overall but the absolute best is subjective and likely depends on who is individually having the best year. Nobody was better this season than Jokic and it’s likely he’ll finish on top.

Jokic is the best offensive player by a pretty wide margin. His rebounding and sheer size make up for a bit of his disinterest in playing defense but he's still pretty abysmal there.

I like Giannis and maybe Luka more than Embiid but I've admittedly watched Embiid the least out of all these guys. Luka doesn't really get into the convo until mavs get their act together or he goes to a competent org, as unfair as that is.

For me it's prob Jokic / Giannis shared #1. They have such different games I don't really see how you can clearly say one is better than the other.

 

[Tetsujin]

Joker playing like Draymond Green stomped on his ribs at the end of the 3rd quarter.

 

[kingdivac]

Uh, oh McNuggets.

 

[Tetsujin]

Jimmy had a nice 6 minute break and it shows.

 

[Tetsujin]

Is KCP a Miami Heat sleeper agent? My article:

 

[kingdivac]

McNuggets! BBQ'd.

 

[captain bill]

Jokic completely asleep at the switch

 

[Tetsujin]

Bam with two superstar possessions in a row followed by a wild pass to some guy in media row.

 

[kingdivac]

goal tend

 

[Tetsujin]

Jokic completely asleep at the switch

We saw this in the sole Kings matchup against the Nuggets where Domas played (for the first time post-thumb break nonetheless). Jokic can be a liability against other pivot big men.

 

[kingdivac]

How do the Refs miss that?

 

[Tetsujin]

Caleb Martin was the "bad" twin until going to Miami too

 

[Tetsujin]

Duncan Robinson the opposite of clutch lol

 

[Tetsujin]

How did Kentucky not win the NCAA ship the Fox/Bam/Monk year?

 

[kingdivac]

How did Kentucky not win the NCAA ship the Fox/Bam/Monk year?

Uh, how old were they then?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

that was fascinating. every time I looked away there was a drastic shift.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1665547444644446208

 

[kingdivac]

BBQ, Sweet and Sour, Hot Mustard, or Honey?

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

That was the key the game. Miami has a great chance to make this a long series now...and maybe take it

 

[captain bill]

10-4 run by the Nuggets over the last 3:30. Those 4 points were a Jimmy turnaround over Jokic barely pretending to close on him and Jokic completely losing Bam on a screen and letting him free for a drive to the basket for 2 FTs. Miami couldn't do anything else on offense outside of those mistakes

 

[kingdivac]

10-4 run by the Nuggets over the last 3:30. Those 4 points were a Jimmy turnaround over Jokic barely pretending to close on him and Jokic completely losing Bam on a screen and letting him free for a drive to the basket for 2 FTs. Miami couldn't do anything else on offense outside of those mistakes

Miami buried em on 3 pointers - exactly what they missed the first game. Heat played better defense to boot.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

How did Kentucky not win the NCAA ship the Fox/Bam/Monk year?

How did they not win with Wall, Cousins and Bledsoe?

 

[Tetsujin]

How did they not win with Wall, Cousins and Bledsoe?

John Calipari a basketball war criminal.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

goal tend

How do the Refs miss that?

In all honesty, in real-time, it looked much closer than what the replay showed. That should have been looked at for confirmation, in my honest opinion. But, I understand how something like that isn't called on the floor, and in real-time.

 

[King Baller]

John Calipari a basketball war criminal.

Great recruiter though, and he supports his guys. Then how many KU players are drafted and playing in the Association?

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

That was the key the game. Miami has a great chance to make this a long series now...and maybe take it

Yup. Exactly. 2-0 series is virtually over. 1-1 and it gets very interesting going back to Miami.

We could easily be looking at a game 5 in Denver with Miami up 3-1.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

John Calipari a basketball war criminal.

He was at UMass when I was at BU, he was certainly dirty then but probably a better coach for that era.

Really would be interesting to see how far he would have gotten had his career begun in this new NIL era.

 

[SacTownKid]

Well, Malone is in a very familiar spot. Took until the finals to finally see it, but the Heat aren't messing around anymore. They are going to put Jokic in the pick and roll blender for real from the looks of it. It's going to be very interesting to see how Malone responds. Will he go with that smaller lineup which looks to be a pretty good defensive one? Or stick to his superstar?

 

[kingdivac]

Well, Malone is in a very familiar spot. Took until the finals to finally see it, but the Heat aren't messing around anymore. They are going to put Jokic in the pick and roll blender for real from the looks of it. It's going to be very interesting to see how Malone responds. Will he go with that smaller lineup which looks to be a pretty good defensive one? Or stick to his superstar?

Jokic wasn't the problem it was Murray and especially Porter Jr having poorer outings. I'm not sure what the McNuggets are gonna do when Butler finds his mojo which he hasn't yet. Spoelstra needs to up Love's minutes and limit Zeller's.