/nba/ general - BASED BOSTON edition

What if the free throws were the friends we made along the way?

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There's something about this

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Nuggiesisters, why isn't Jokic's RAPTOR and VORP beating the Dubs?

>VORP is a meme sta...

looks like a pretty solid list to me

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I see 3 frauds.

someone phone the guy who posts the Stockton-Malone statmuse

advanced stats like VORP weigh rebounding way too heavy, as such, people who finish at the rim and fish for rebounds and who are decent defensively (notably blocks and steals) get weighted higher as well. it's just stuff that seems to gauge intangibles but really doesn't

Yup. Too big. Too physical.
Kyrie and durant forget their names aren't Lebron and will actually have to face playoff DEFENSE.

>Durant 27pts
>4-17
>18 FTM
it's over

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>Oh hi Boston see you in Game 3

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KWAB
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VORP doesn't tell a complete story. It also gives random advantages to big men because those numbers aren't traditional to them.

what's the stat for being ejected and/or committing a flagrant foul when your team is down by double digits?

DAWG. Of course he's extremely low on the rankings

RETARD (advanced stat)

I can't believe saying the sixers would sweep the shit out of the raptors got me clowned on here a couple weeks ago

What team/player does Tony actually like?

Everyone thought Doc Rivers would embarrass himself again. To be fair, he still could make history.

It’s a sunny day Nets World. Can’t wait for game 3 where we pummel these frauds

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That would be the FRAUD
Fat
Retard
Autist
Ugly
Digits

You take my digits and and double them then divide them by Jokic’s VORP and commit suicide

my rapties :(

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Siakam is fucking shredded

Your raptors suck and their breath smells like Philly’s dick now

i agree, we're trash. small consolation is that this was a rebuilding year and making the playoffs in itself was an accomplishment.

>Giannis when a player stops playing basketball and starts hooping

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Bros I thought Jokic was the MVP… how come all of the media people who voted for him are apologizing for it on twitter?

the rapties had noteworthy injuries since then

Maybe vorps and raptors aren’t how we should pick mvp

This pic cold. Need more shit like this instead of photoshopped memes.

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Playoffs don't count toward mvp

Siakam and FVV have no DAWG in em.

Caruso is the only reason LeFraud won in the bubble.

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So much seething kek
At the end of the day, Embiid won't have either the rings or the MVP's.
Good job on beating the injured Raptors though

Did all of /nba/ collectively apologize to DeRozan last night?
Has every single hater here kneeled out of respect and deepest apology?

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It's quickly looking like letting Caruso go is the most retarded thing LeGM has ever done.

they were never meant to be the superstars. great players but nowhere near embiids tier. siakam was drafted at 27. fvv was undrafted. they've both outperformed their expectations.

The idea that Jokic fans want him to be MVP because of muh VORP, LEBRON, RAPTOR is a strawman. It's actually because he dragged a bum ass team with his 2nd best player being Aaron Gordon to a similar record to Giannis and Embiid who have much better teams, while putting up historic box score stats.

That assuming you aren't ending up in perma play in hell.

Run and Dunk Man had an easy path against injured teams and the dawgless suns. From champion to first round exit when he comes up against DeMX DeDawgzan, Dawgruso and LaDawg. He doesn’t know how to cope against a dawg team.

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It's not their draft position, it's their pay. They are being paid like they are the future.

and isntead of paying them we should pay who, exactly?

Jokic is an amazing player, top 5 in the regular season, but when the play-offs come, you want players like Embiid, Tatum, Luka, Giannis etc.

Siakam and Manleet are proof that you can have Dawg in you and still not be a star. We've done well with what we have but what we need is a true ace. The one year raptors had a real all star with us we immediately earned our ring

All I'm saying is, you make that kind of dough you can't be the reason your team loses at home and goes down 0-3. The top paid guys need to elevate their play in the postseason, not shoot their teams out of games.

I've found another /ourgirl/ who has based basketball opinions.

twitter.com/mevvybear

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This season just proves that you need luck on top of talent to win a ring.
Bucks and Suns are just getting injured again
I wouldn't be surprised if Chris Paul pulled a hamstring again

Can't make history if the series is 2-1 as it stands :)

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lot of bums are getting paid these days.
gone are the days when only superstars have max contracts. sometimes you don't even need to play. kek.

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Embiid had a 50 win season and was the first center to take home the scoring title since Shaw 22 years ago, and the first center to average 30 ppg since Moses Malone 50 years ago. This was historic dominance at the c enter position and Jokic got the award instead because lol vorp and wrc+

Half those niggas ain't even made it past the 2nd round

we lost at home because the two best players by far are both on the sixers. yeah siakam and fvv both underperformed, but not abysmally or anything. and embiid has just gone ham, it would be dishonest to ignore how much hes elevated

He’s a statwhore who had less wins than Giannis and Embiid. Big white Westbrook.

>nuggets fans get to enjoy saying "b-but my MVP" as Jokic chokes his way to another first round exit

The MVP will go to a player on a top 3 seeded team next year. Jokic is going to get swept in the first round with multiple blowout losses. It's not a good look for the award or for the media guys who vote on it. Your casual NBA fan doesn't care about advanced metrics and is just going to see the MVP getting clowned.

>He should win the MVP because his front office failed to build around him
This is an interesting cope.

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this is why imo we should get rid of the "MVP" name for the trophy. Who givea a shit if you're suoer valuable on a shit team. Just name it "Best Player" or something.

Imagine if Jokic cared about basketball...

will jokic redeem himself like dirk did in 2011?
can he do it in denver?

>tfw New York sports only twitter thot is hanahoops and she’s a Knick fan and bronsexual
it’s tuff

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No Murray, no MPJ. Nothing to do with the front office this is just injuries.

>mvp is an award you’re supposed give to the best player on a bad team apparently

Not without Murray or MPJ

Did they also miss last year? Filling out the roster with glass isn't a good thing.

Why are you guys talking like Embiid has 15 more wins than Jokic in the regular season.
It was a 2 win difference before Jokic decided to sit-out in the last game of the play-offs
Embiid was also the 4th seed, so it's not like he has the top 3 seed narrative

yo
the suns REALLY LOST to the lelicans

Now that the dust is starting to settle on the first round who are y’all gonna back if your team gets bounced

They’re literally both 14 ppg role players

>this is the one shot we have of Siakam getting postered

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Murray tore his acl, rehab from that takes a full year, that's not glass, its just bad luck. Porter on the other hand is somewhat injury prone. Whatever, you roll the dice. Basketball management has a healthy amount of luck.

if my sixer lose from up 3-0 I'm going to kill myself.

The refs in the Bulls/Bucks game 100% rigged the game to hit on the money line and it's not being talked about at all.

Phantom foul in the final possession? This foul let's the Bucks hit 1 of 2 free throws and make 224? BULL.SHIT.

4 seed with an identical record as the two seed

>chose to pay THT instead of Caruso
>chose Westbrook over Derozan

Lakers made some straight up retarded moves in the offseason.

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literally never happened in the history of basketball, you're safe

What the fuck Gary Trent Jr is Patty Mills' doppelganger.

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He's going to the second round meanwhile Durant and Kyrie aren't AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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