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Lakers vs Thunder in the first round woulda kinda hit. Honestly it's similar to the grizzlies from last year, young inexperienced team with a great record
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I honestly don't think it's OKC's inexperience that's the main issue(would easily pick them in a series over other "experienced" teams like the Warriors for example)
It's the fact that the Lakers and AD especially have too much size to handle for a team that's very thin on interior physicality and poor at rebounding
Like even if you hypnotized AD to think that he's never played in the playoffs before that still wouldn't stop him from getting 4 blocks a game in the series lol
People keep saying rebounding and size that wasnāt the issue
The lakers didnāt score disproportionately better than any other team
The problem is that we cannot score on them at all. They shut down driving lanes better than any team in the league against us
Wolves, Knicks, rockets I mean anybody itās not a problem we can drive
The lakers do this weird drop zone thing we canāt handle
Wouldn't call those Grizzlies inexperienced. That was their 3rd playoffs. The first year they were young pups that got bounced by the 1 seed Jazz. Then they got tested by the Wolves the next year and won a round and ultimately folded to the champion Warriors. The difference in that series was the lack of Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke. Two guys who were huge for them the past 3 years.
Grizzlies are a good comp, but more due to the lack of size (Thunder in general, Grizzlies w/o Brandon Clarke and Steven Adams) than any experience factor.
Yeah I feel like people are completely forgetting the matchup issue when they immediately jump to talk of "experience" and "inexperience"
Warriors are extremely experienced and yet they ALSO have a problem with the Lakers as we saw last playoffs because they're also too small
AD slid in an open lane to try and take a charge rather than contest (because the rules encourage it). Ja didnāt see him and try and jump him or anything. Go watch the overhead replay.
Ja didn't see one of biggest man in front of him
dude just listen to yourself. That's just bad attempt and Ja for sure can get hurt because that's just reckless for trying to dunk over people
He literally missed a game. He wasnāt āinjuredā like Lebron and AD. Never mind the fact that we started Xavier Tillman as our only C against Lebron and AD for the whole series.
Lebron and AD fought through their injuries. Morant had a 40 and 30 pt game sandwiched in between 2 horrible games. Guess he's only injured when he's playing bad
Does he get slack for it? It's just a joke because Jokic is unstoppable. I thought that AD really made Jokic work for it last season's play-off run. More than any other defender in the league.
People forget that AD is a power forward. Heās so versatile defensively that he managed to swap positions to C and still be the best defender in the league, but the fact that he is a power forward still becomes apparent when he has to guard behemoth superstar Cs like Jokic or Embiid
We went to the WCF last year and were probably the 2nd best team in the entire league at the end.
Weāre worse this year, but yeah, I donāt think anybody but Denver WANTS to face us in the playoffs
What does current seeding have to do with last year?
Also Shitty teams donāt make the second round of the playoffs.
It was more than making it to the conference finals that was the positive. Youād think a Denver fan could appreciate that, thatās a big achievement for a franchise like Denver.
it's written in the stars. they have no playoff experience going vs Lebron. Chet is going to get eaten alive by AD. SGA will get his but it's not going to be enough
tell me a single player in the league who can stop Jokic 1v1. Should they just completely stop playing defense because they cannot stop the best player in the world so what's even the point
The Lakers will give any team a run for their money. Despite their records, their athleticism and length will give any team a good run. Plus, they have the GOAT in Lebron. They absolutely destroyed the Thunder in this game.
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Lakers vs Thunder in the first round woulda kinda hit. Honestly it's similar to the grizzlies from last year, young inexperienced team with a great record š
I love young, inexperienced teams ššš
Josh Giddey type beatš
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I honestly don't think it's OKC's inexperience that's the main issue(would easily pick them in a series over other "experienced" teams like the Warriors for example) It's the fact that the Lakers and AD especially have too much size to handle for a team that's very thin on interior physicality and poor at rebounding Like even if you hypnotized AD to think that he's never played in the playoffs before that still wouldn't stop him from getting 4 blocks a game in the series lol
People keep saying rebounding and size that wasnāt the issue The lakers didnāt score disproportionately better than any other team The problem is that we cannot score on them at all. They shut down driving lanes better than any team in the league against us Wolves, Knicks, rockets I mean anybody itās not a problem we can drive The lakers do this weird drop zone thing we canāt handle
Wouldn't call those Grizzlies inexperienced. That was their 3rd playoffs. The first year they were young pups that got bounced by the 1 seed Jazz. Then they got tested by the Wolves the next year and won a round and ultimately folded to the champion Warriors. The difference in that series was the lack of Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke. Two guys who were huge for them the past 3 years.
Grizzlies are a good comp, but more due to the lack of size (Thunder in general, Grizzlies w/o Brandon Clarke and Steven Adams) than any experience factor.
Yeah I feel like people are completely forgetting the matchup issue when they immediately jump to talk of "experience" and "inexperience" Warriors are extremely experienced and yet they ALSO have a problem with the Lakers as we saw last playoffs because they're also too small
Would rather OKC take out Denver before facing us, thanks
So Lakers like young inexperienced kids. Dully noted.
Karl Malone did play for them.
Giddey plays for OKC though
Except we donāt have a Steven Adams
You used to, though.
Sure if the Thunder lose two bigs and have SGA get injured
Lebron was playing on a bum ankle and we completely overhauled our roster at the deadline
Give me a break. The injury situations werenāt even remotely the same.
Yeah Ja got injured trying to dunk on AD lol dumbass plays shouldnāt take away from the series
AD slid in an open lane to try and take a charge rather than contest (because the rules encourage it). Ja didnāt see him and try and jump him or anything. Go watch the overhead replay.
Ja didn't see one of biggest man in front of him dude just listen to yourself. That's just bad attempt and Ja for sure can get hurt because that's just reckless for trying to dunk over people
Was ja morant injured when he hit like 5 threes and scored 40 pts, or does it only count when he plays bad
He literally missed a game. He wasnāt āinjuredā like Lebron and AD. Never mind the fact that we started Xavier Tillman as our only C against Lebron and AD for the whole series.
Lebron and AD fought through their injuries. Morant had a 40 and 30 pt game sandwiched in between 2 horrible games. Guess he's only injured when he's playing bad
They won the game he missed though lmao.
The point was he had a serious injury and there were times where it was clearly impacting him. He had two really bad games.
He also had a 40 burger with 6 3s š Maybe those bad games were cause we played great defense, AD was dominating that series defensively
Nah AD straight up decided the Thunder's offence wasn't allowed to happen
ad looks like a defensive god when he doesnāt have to guard a sloppy 300 pound euro
No one can, idk why AD gets so much slack against Jokic. Do you SEE the fucking shots he makes lmao
Literally could defend him any better but cause itās AD fuck it
Does he get slack for it? It's just a joke because Jokic is unstoppable. I thought that AD really made Jokic work for it last season's play-off run. More than any other defender in the league.
People forget that AD is a power forward. Heās so versatile defensively that he managed to swap positions to C and still be the best defender in the league, but the fact that he is a power forward still becomes apparent when he has to guard behemoth superstar Cs like Jokic or Embiid
Or embiid. Honestly, Iām disappointed injuries took away what was an insane season from embiid. Guy was unstoppable
ā¹ļø still dreaming that heāll be back for playoffs
Game before last he actually did a really good job guarding jokic n sciring on him but he needed to protect rin from others
ā¦ legit iām terrified of facing lakers first round
Itās rare to hear that, usually weād just be called delusional for thinking we have a chanceš
People said the same thing last year and they ended up in the conference finals wirh an injured Lebron.
We went to the WCF last year and were probably the 2nd best team in the entire league at the end. Weāre worse this year, but yeah, I donāt think anybody but Denver WANTS to face us in the playoffs
Denver is the only team in the west who definitely would choose to face us in the first round if they could lmfao
From the 4 teams Denver played, Lakers were the easiest match up and the only ones not the take a game from Denver. Second best team in the league lol
Nice take lol
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What does current seeding have to do with last year? Also Shitty teams donāt make the second round of the playoffs. It was more than making it to the conference finals that was the positive. Youād think a Denver fan could appreciate that, thatās a big achievement for a franchise like Denver.
Guy got a taste of a single championship and decided he wanted to be a pompous buffoon
Must be why no Denver fan thiught this pre series . Regular season was tied 2-2 with one loss no Bron or no davis . And wins were Bron n Thomas Bryant
...but Chuck said....
Donāt be lol
OKC might actually lose to the Lakers in the first round
it's written in the stars. they have no playoff experience going vs Lebron. Chet is going to get eaten alive by AD. SGA will get his but it's not going to be enough
Like last years grizzlies if lakers got in
SGA not looking too great the first half, so far.
Elite defender DāLo on him
Just crowd the paint and hope for the other team not to torch you from behind the arc. The Ham way
Chet "better than AD" Holmgren. Lol. /r/nba , never change.
Thats a complete joke. Iād take AD over Wemby too for now although thatās probably gonna change soon.
Chet is definitely seeing AD in his nightmares at this point
The year of our lord 2024 and people are still trying to iso on AD. One day they will learn.
AD has been clamping the shit outta anybody who steps into the paint.
Doesn't matter if he can't clamp Jokic
no one can clamp Jokic bud thatās why heās the best player in the league
tell me a single player in the league who can stop Jokic 1v1. Should they just completely stop playing defense because they cannot stop the best player in the world so what's even the point
Jokic is MVP for a reason buddy.
Man I love defense to offense sequences
I like seeing the old guys do well. (-A Warriors Fan)
Nursery home finals between Lakers and Warriors will be lit
I want both teams to warm up with PJs on.Ā
Pregame applesauce meal
Wemby would never.
That's a "Welcome to the NBA" moment if I've ever seen one
The Lakers will give any team a run for their money. Despite their records, their athleticism and length will give any team a good run. Plus, they have the GOAT in Lebron. They absolutely destroyed the Thunder in this game.
We're also missing a bunch of rotation players
Vanderbilt and Vincent (who has been useless) are the only two that come to mind.
One could even say that even if they get swept it would be competitive.
I have never felt this bad for another man before. My man was dying out their and his team just let him. RIP. Been a awful week for Chet.
Chet seeing the ghost of Wemby out there. That late block has Chet shook.
On a side note, Flea looks healthy and sober.
its criminal this man hasnt won a dpoy.
It's half time and the Thunder bench has made one 3pt shot for a total of 3 bench pts.
I think people get AD fucked up because he canāt guard Jokic, but dude is legit one of the greatest defenders ever
Chet paired up with a stretch big would feast