I really thought Lillard and Blazers would pull the upset off. No doubt Dame and company played their hearts out. Methinks the coaching let them down; can't believe there was zero adjustment when they were up 14 in the 3rd and the momentum shifted; not even a timeout...
Have to be content with the Lollakers ousting...Broke my heart to see another LBJ mercenary team bite the dust; should have consulted with Gentry to find out how difficult/frustrating it was to keep a healthy Davis on the court all those years in New Orleans. Dang those HOMEGROWN-core Warriors led by ET Cury who robbed him of the 6-ring legacy he desperately sought...Looks like Nets-Bucks is going to be bigger than the East Conference Tittle Series, and, for all practical purposes, even bigger than the NBA Finals Series. Methinks only the Giannis-led team can stop the HARDEN/KD/IRVING Mercenary team from winning the title it was built for..
Tonight just reinforced the feeling of total relief that I had ever since the Warriors lost both games in the play-in.
I do not feel this Warriors team had enough to beat the Jazz or the Suns in the first round, unless the Jazz or Suns got injury woes. Not how it was constructed, and not with the many injuries it’s players had.
I honestly felt that the LAL/GSW game featured a poisoned chalice for a prize (that chalice being a low seed playoff berth). Both teams were hurt and less than 100%. I felt that the risk of significant injury to their key players was higher than their chances to win a title. And so it proved, with AD getting hurt to the point that he couldn’t give more than 5 ineffective minutes in an win-or-go-home game on his team’s own floor.
I would have felt sick to my soul if what happened to AD had happened to Steph or Dray. And the risk was even higher and for greater injury to Steph, because he was ALREADY playing while significantly injured with a fractured tailbone. A severe injury to Steph or Dray on a (what I feel was) a doomed short playoff run would have closed the title window for this core. I wanted no part of risking that window, and the chance at two top-5 picks in this loaded draft, just to have a playoff run as ultimately pointless as I felt that run would have been if we’d beaten LAL or MEM to face PHX or UTAH.
But then again, the Warriors were not meant to compete this year after Klay got hurt. That injury meant this was a “house money” year for the Warriors, regardless of how badly Steph or Dray want to deny it. The Lakers, on the other hand, don’t have the luxury of this year being forfeit. They have little in the way of young talent or assets. Their core is Lebron, AD, maybe Schroeder, and little else. They had NO CHOICE but to risk everything this year and next. They truly have no tomorrow.
Anyway, happy to see Phoenix win. If only to shut ESPN up on their Lebron obsession for a few weeks...
If Mavericks put to bed Clippers tonight, can we have Jerry West back in the Bay? Maybe to lead our FO before the draft?
I really thought Lillard and Blazers would pull the upset off. No doubt Dame and company played their hearts out. Methinks the coaching let them down; can't believe there was zero adjustment when they were up 14 in the 3rd and the momentum shifted; not even a timeout...
Have to be content with the Lollakers ousting...Broke my heart to see another LBJ mercenary team bite the dust; should have consulted with Gentry to find out how difficult/frustrating it was to keep a healthy Davis on the court all those years in New Orleans. Dang those HOMEGROWN-core Warriors led by ET Cury who robbed him of the 6-ring legacy he desperately sought...Looks like Nets-Bucks is going to be bigger than the East Conference Tittle Series, and, for all practical purposes, even bigger than the NBA Finals Series. Methinks only the Giannis-led team can stop the HARDEN/KD/IRVING Mercenary team from winning the title it was built for..
Devin Booker definitely showed me something tonight, I had written him off not playoff-tough earlier in the series.
I hate that AD couldn't go, but not enough to pass up the chance to celebrate the Lakers going down or Lebron going down.
Tonight just reinforced the feeling of total relief that I had ever since the Warriors lost both games in the play-in.
I do not feel this Warriors team had enough to beat the Jazz or the Suns in the first round, unless the Jazz or Suns got injury woes. Not how it was constructed, and not with the many injuries it’s players had.
I honestly felt that the LAL/GSW game featured a poisoned chalice for a prize (that chalice being a low seed playoff berth). Both teams were hurt and less than 100%. I felt that the risk of significant injury to their key players was higher than their chances to win a title. And so it proved, with AD getting hurt to the point that he couldn’t give more than 5 ineffective minutes in an win-or-go-home game on his team’s own floor.
I would have felt sick to my soul if what happened to AD had happened to Steph or Dray. And the risk was even higher and for greater injury to Steph, because he was ALREADY playing while significantly injured with a fractured tailbone. A severe injury to Steph or Dray on a (what I feel was) a doomed short playoff run would have closed the title window for this core. I wanted no part of risking that window, and the chance at two top-5 picks in this loaded draft, just to have a playoff run as ultimately pointless as I felt that run would have been if we’d beaten LAL or MEM to face PHX or UTAH.
But then again, the Warriors were not meant to compete this year after Klay got hurt. That injury meant this was a “house money” year for the Warriors, regardless of how badly Steph or Dray want to deny it. The Lakers, on the other hand, don’t have the luxury of this year being forfeit. They have little in the way of young talent or assets. Their core is Lebron, AD, maybe Schroeder, and little else. They had NO CHOICE but to risk everything this year and next. They truly have no tomorrow.
Anyway, happy to see Phoenix win. If only to shut ESPN up on their Lebron obsession for a few weeks...
Lebron should retire
So...next step is a Clippers loss...followed by a Nets loss...followed by a Warriors #1 pick...then a Warriors #4 pick...etc...
So satisfying, so , fuck you Lebron as usual
The Suns weren't cowards by avoiding teams in the 1st round and they were rewarded by the basketball gods.
More like Lel-kers, amirite? Seriously, though, we would have totally beaten Phoenix.
They didn't like that Booker dunk with like 40 seconds left. Guess they should play D, then. That's how you stop those.
Sorry Marc Gasol, you went to the wrong team in California.
Time to see how gracious LeBron is. Guessing he'll just disappear or maybe appear later with a huge medical appliance around his legs or arms.
Lebron after the game: My ankle was owie, remember when I said that. Yeah that's why we lost.
His carrying days are over. If he wins another title it'll be him that will get carried.
Lol at Schroder saying something about his hair after the Lakers repeat. That'll teach you chumps to be cocky
and the Lakers are done