Your Official Eastern Conference Playoffs Thread - MORE STAT PADIN. Vale Pacers, Bucks

[nahnah]

So clearly off butler.. what are commentators smoking

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Get on with it!!!

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Buckets seals it.

 

[Gak Attack]

Clutch free throws

 

[Dez!]

Good win.

 

[Righteo]

Slaughtered on the boards. if we were even a mediocre rebounding team we'd have won this. *.

Devastated for Isaiah. Credit to the Bulls for hitting their FT's

 

[stewie griffen]

Fred Hoiberg has a 100 percent record in the playoffs

 

[Dez!]

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

You just can't help but feel Utah would be competitive in a series against the East.

 

[hbk_aus]

Fair to say I didn't expect that. Could be an interesting series. Portis was surprisingly good.

 

[VitalDread]

 

[mitchzz]

Man that was sad to watch for Isaiah

 

[Righteo]

Never going to win a playoff series with pussies like Amir and Olynyk as your biggest guys on the roster. You can't playoff ball if you're a timid rollover.

We were always going to be in trouble with Amir starting at 4 and nobody with any presence on the bench. Shits me that we didn't try and address this weakness before the trade deadline. I'm still dirty that we didn't go after Nerlens or someone similar.

 

[VitalDread]

We were always going to be in trouble with Amir starting at 4 and nobody with any presence on the bench. Shits me that we didn't try and address this weakness before the trade deadline. I'm still dirty that we didn't go after Nerlens or someone similar.

It would be fitting if butler carried us against boston

 

[Dez!]

You just can't help but feel Utah would be competitive in a series against the East.

I can see Utah (with Gobert) giving Golden State a serious shake if they get by the Clippers.

They'd win the East IMO.

 

[Righteo]

It would be fitting if butler carried us against boston

I never thought we'd land Butler or PG13 or anyone like that but imo we could have gone after some glass cleaners without giving up too much of value. So many trade assets and we sat on our hands.

 

[Sleutheren]

Like Sanders. Don't care if he's a dick right now, they're all dicks. At least he would've been aggressive on the boards.

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[BluesMan]

Bloody sad for IT, but we are flat

 

[stewie griffen]

I never thought we'd land Butler or PG13 or anyone like that but imo we could have gone after some glass cleaners without giving up too much of value. So many trade assets and we sat on our hands.

Terry Rozier justified Danny's decision to not trade him

Oh wait

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Never going to win a playoff series with pussies like Amir

Bit harsh on Amir Johnson that.

The guy is 6'9 and playing on rickety knees. He had a bad game, but a pussy he ain't.

 

[Satan]

Fred Hoiberg has a 100 percent record in the playoffs

So does Thon Maker

 

[Sleutheren]

Bit harsh on Amir Johnson that.

The guy is 6'9 and playing on rickety knees. He had a bad game, but a pussy he ain't.

Yeah, maybe a little harsh. But he is not aggressive at all. He get boxed out easily and pushed past for offensive boards regularly.

 

[PP34]

Terrible result today. Thomas was brilliant, especially with what had just transpired but he was totally let down by his teammates.

Common theme with this team. Had a bit of optimism heading into the playoffs with IT being better than last year and harder for a defence to stop even with traps. Having IT have a huge game and still losing to the 8th seed at home is not good. Regardless of what happens in the playoffs this will definitely be the off-season Danny makes some major changes to the roster. The likes of Olynyk, Smart, Johnson, Rozier, Crowder and Jerebko are all on his watch list.

 

[PP34]

Like Sanders. Don't care if he's a dick right now, they're all dicks. At least he would've been aggressive on the boards.

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Sanders couldn't even get on the Cavs team bus when required, he's so far off being a capable NBA player again.

The problem Ainge has right now is that this team is offensively challenged outside of Thomas and maybe Bradley. We could have gone after a rebounder at the deadline but doing so would mean bringing in yet another offensively challenged player. We need a skilled big who can do both, but unfortunately they don't grow on trees.

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Terrible result today. Thomas was brilliant, especially with what had just transpired but he was totally let down by his teammates.

Common theme with this team. Had a bit of optimism heading into the playoffs with IT being better than last year and harder for a defence to stop even with traps. Having IT have a huge game and still losing to the 8th seed at home is not good. Regardless of what happens in the playoffs this will definitely be the off-season Danny makes some major changes to the roster. The likes of Olynyk, Smart, Johnson, Rozier, Crowder and Jerebko are all on his watch list.

Struck me today that you could have actually done with taking a flyer on Javale McGee like the Dubs did.

He's not exactly a Brad Stevens player, but sometimes you just need someone who can throw down a dunk and block a shot. When Lopez was mauling you in the first half, Stevens put Tyler Zeller in - and you're basically paying Zeller $8 million for that 'break glass in emergency' contingency. And whatever Shaq says, Javale's actually been serviceable for the Dubs.

Not sure Larry Sanders is the answer though. That Cleveland already ditched him for freaking Tavares is indicative of where's he at right now.