(05-23-2024, 03:10 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1793723665407951182

I am all for differing opinions, but come on.  BTW, players have Millions of dollars on the line on some of these decisions.

(05-23-2024, 03:16 AM)omahen Wrote: Interesting. I have no limitations here, despite local sport channels buying rights for NBA games.

(05-23-2024, 04:42 PM)Arioch Wrote: Current contracts in the US are all still tied to the dying broadcast and cable model. Hopefully this new round will better account for the new reality.

(I have leaguepass--and a VPN so I could stream regular season games even though I live in Dallas. But in the playoffs even a VPN doesn't help; nationally televised games,which is all of them, are delayed at least 24 hours).

(05-23-2024, 03:31 PM)Jmaciscool Wrote: Yeah, that is frustrating when so much can be impacted by voters doing bits.

(05-24-2024, 01:01 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Evan Sidery (@esidery)
"JJ Redick is officially the frontrunner for the Lakers’ head coach opening, per @ShamsCharania on @PatMcAfeeShow.

Redick, who has never coached before, appears likely to take over in Los Angeles leading LeBron James and Anthony Davis."


A little silly from the Lakers...No?

(05-24-2024, 01:01 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Evan Sidery (@esidery)
"JJ Redick is officially the frontrunner for the Lakers’ head coach opening, per @ShamsCharania on @PatMcAfeeShow.

Redick, who has never coached before, appears likely to take over in Los Angeles leading LeBron James and Anthony Davis."


A little silly from the Lakers...No?

(05-24-2024, 01:03 PM)Knutsen Wrote: That is if LeBron doesn’t choose to overtake MJ and comes to Dallas to win two more titles.

(05-24-2024, 03:35 PM)RGP1981 Wrote: Mavs will never win a title with Luka and Lebron on the court together. We can bet on it, if you wanna.

How will it even be possible with the kind of defense that Lebron plays?

(05-24-2024, 04:01 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I enjoy checking the Reddit boards of teams we are playing against in the playoffs.  I never post though.  Every team has their wackadoos.  I enjoyed reading the thunder and Timberwolves boards.  Sure they are seeing everything thru their teams view but it is interesting.

Let me be the first to say, that won’t happen on the Celtics page.  Boy is that rough.  Add the whole Kyrie thing and those mass holes are just crazy.

(05-25-2024, 11:40 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Evan Sidery (@esidery)
There is “real concern” from the Pacers about Tyrese Haliburton’s availability and potential impact the remainder of the Eastern Conference Finals, per @wojespn.

Haliburton will do everything he can to play against the Celtics, but it’s a very likely scenario he will be nowhere close to 100%.

Haliburton’s official status for Game 3 will be known later today before tip-off.

(05-25-2024, 11:48 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: I hate the play-off format so much. You can make an easy argument that 8 of the best 10 teams in these play-offs were in the West. This is a war of attrition and the West is a wild brawl, while Boston is having pillow fights.Only times the East wins the championship, is when they have a huge physical advantage due to the path taken and this feels like one of those years

(05-25-2024, 11:54 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Can also take it as Boston hasn't been truly tested yet in the playoffs, and if they run up against a team that surprises them, they could be in for a rude awakening.

(05-25-2024, 12:05 PM)Knutsen Wrote: If we could somehow win the next two games we‘d have a full week off to heal and get ready for the finals. Could do wonders for Luka’s ailments and all our other bruises. Then we‘re battle tested and well rested and the Celtics won‘t know what will hit them until it hits.