[NBA] Unofficial Discussion Thread

[Jating]

Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after abysmal season that saw the Phoenix Suns finished the season as the third-worse defense in the league, despite having the largest payroll in the league's history. There have been debates over the last two season about how unsustainable the Phoenix Suns moves have been, I guess it's nothing but the truth, after all.

Perfect timing for Malone and Jenkins, for sure any of this two might be Suns future coach. It looks like this franchise though is curse, from the former owner who was accused of being a racist, to rebuilding and then they were successful for that season and it looks like they are going to repeat it the next, but suddenly they feel apart. Acquire Durant and Beal, but something is really missing with this team that not even with Booker and a supposedly good coach, they still suffer the worst in the last 3 years.

[bisdak40]

Nevertheless, maybe it's about time that Booker shop for a new team as the Suns management can't really get their things done in the right way.

Also Kevin Durant is rumored that will transfer to the Miami Heat, this will make Suns zero in terms of superstar in their team. Unfortunate things happened to the Suns since Chris Paul left the franchise as they have to rebuilt once again.

What do you think of the Nuggets vs Clippers matchup mate? As far as i remember this will be the first time in three years that Kahwi Leonard will be playing healthy in the playoffs and they have a better chance now to move forward to the second round.

[Harkorede]

Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after abysmal season that saw the Phoenix Suns finished the season as the third-worse defense in the league, despite having the largest payroll in the league's history. There have been debates over the last two season about how unsustainable the Phoenix Suns moves have been, I guess it's nothing but the truth, after all.

Nevertheless, maybe it's about time that Booker shop for a new team as the Suns management can't really get their things done in the right way.

As per Shams Charania, the Suns seemingly have everything centered around Devin Booker, so it's most likely that he will be staying put while every other thing or persons could be up for discussion. I don't know what moves could be made for the Suns now that would yield immediate results to be honest or should they just trade the likes of Durant for draft picks and start a rebuilding process ??

[bisdak40]

I will be rooting for the Warriors for tonight's game versus the Grizzlies. No news yet for Steph Curry if he is healthy tonight but for sure he will be fielded in this very important game.

[Harkorede]

I will be rooting for the Warriors for tonight's game versus the Grizzlies. No news yet for Steph Curry if he is healthy tonight but for sure he will be fielded in this very important game.

That was a close one! Tough luck, Warriors won the game but couldn't cover the spread. I didn't watch the match though, I only watched Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks and I was able to win my bet for last night, I had multi for Warriors and Magic ML.

[Zed0X]

After watching just a few games in the regular season, I decided to leave NBA for the meantime and just tune in during the playoffs. I was shaking my head in amazement when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.

[Harkorede]

when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.

The transition is an incredibly crazy one, all in the space of one season, you'd hardly believe this was the worse team in the league last season. JB Bickerstaff have done a pretty solid job with this group since he took over, and I'd fancy him as strong candidate for coach of the year, because the Pistons, this season have surpassed every expectation that one could have logically asked of them at the beginning of the season. I'm looking forward to see how they will fare against the Knicks in the playoffs btw.

[dwyane36]

After watching just a few games in the regular season, I decided to leave NBA for the meantime and just tune in during the playoffs. I was shaking my head in amazement when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.

Yes, the Pistons recently had the worst record in NBA history, but now they have transformed beyond recognition and have qualified for the playoffs.
By the way, the Rockets are also worth noting in this regard, as they have gone from underdogs to a top team in a few seasons.

[Baofeng]

After watching just a few games in the regular season, I decided to leave NBA for the meantime and just tune in during the playoffs. I was shaking my head in amazement when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.

Yes, the Pistons recently had the worst record in NBA history, but now they have transformed beyond recognition and have qualified for the playoffs.
By the way, the Rockets are also worth noting in this regard, as they have gone from underdogs to a top team in a few seasons.

And it just shows that teams really can change for the better if the management is willing to do everything in their power to acquire coach and players.

Going to be great series between the Pistons and the Knicks. But I think that the Knicks will win in this one. I'm still not sure about the Rockets vs Warriors, as the Warriors has the experience against a young but hungry Rockets. So it's experience vs age in this series and it's the question whether the Warriors still have the legs in a 6 or 7 games series.

[Jating]

After watching just a few games in the regular season, I decided to leave NBA for the meantime and just tune in during the playoffs. I was shaking my head in amazement when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.

Yes, the Pistons recently had the worst record in NBA history, but now they have transformed beyond recognition and have qualified for the playoffs.
By the way, the Rockets are also worth noting in this regard, as they have gone from underdogs to a top team in a few seasons.

Pistons made a turn around this year, and if I'm not mistaken, they are tied for having the longest losing streak at 28 games last season but now they are back as playoff team. They will be facing a very strong team in Knicks starring Jalen Brunson and Karl Anthony Towns. So I don't know if they can pull a upset or what. With the Rockets, it will be against a experienced team, The Warriors, and we have seen play-off Jimmy Butler has been activated already with their big win against the Memphis. So it's going to be a very hard series for the second place team the Rockets against the veteran and the experience of GSW.

[Jating]

Everything is now set,

It will be the Heat getting the 8th seed as they won against the Hawks and now they are going into the playoffs with the top seed Cavs.
And also Memphis beating the Mavs in their own play-in.

So they are also facing the top seed in the West against OKC. The Heat no longer has Jimmy Butler who has history of beating top seeds before. It's a whole different series for the Heat then. With that, I don't think that they can advanced in the next, just saying.

[dwyane36]

So they are also facing the top seed in the West against OKC. The Heat no longer has Jimmy Butler who has history of beating top seeds before. It's a whole different series for the Heat then. With that, I don't think that they can advanced in the next, just saying.

The Heat still have Herro, who seems to be able to make up for Butler's absence with his performance.
Objectively, the Heat don't have much of a chance in the playoffs, although it's worth noting that the Heat became the first team to make the playoffs from 10th place in the standings.

[Baofeng]

So they are also facing the top seed in the West against OKC. The Heat no longer has Jimmy Butler who has history of beating top seeds before. It's a whole different series for the Heat then. With that, I don't think that they can advanced in the next, just saying.

The Heat still have Herro, who seems to be able to make up for Butler's absence with his performance.
Objectively, the Heat don't have much of a chance in the playoffs, although it's worth noting that the Heat became the first team to make the playoffs from 10th place in the standings.

Right, it seems that Herro is somewhat the new leader for the Heat and so the mentality is still there. And then they have Wiggins too who can score and contribute and has the experience in this playoffs.

Nuggets vs Clippers game 1 is a cliff hanger right now. Very hard to predict as who is going to win.

[Harkorede]

Nuggets vs Clippers game 1 is a cliff hanger right now. Very hard to predict as who is going to win.

The Clippers looked to be in control of the game in the first half, they led by ad many as 15 points in the first half, but the Denver Nuggets were the better side in the second half, with Jamal Murray stepping up more in the half, Nuggets forced overtime and eventually won game 1.

[dwyane36]

Nuggets vs Clippers game 1 is a cliff hanger right now. Very hard to predict as who is going to win.

The Clippers looked to be in control of the game in the first half, they led by ad many as 15 points in the first half, but the Denver Nuggets were the better side in the second half, with Jamal Murray stepping up more in the half, Nuggets forced overtime and eventually won game 1.

Yes, the Nuggets-Clippers have turned out to be an unpredictable and very close game. So far, it looks like the series between the Nuggets and the Clippers could be one of the most interesting in the playoffs.
By the way, it's also worth noting that Westbrook's performance surprisingly contributed to the Nuggets' victory, especially in the fourth quarter.