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lakers are better off playin denver than memphis in my estimation.

 

agREED, But are You Willing to Tank a Play-In Game Tonight for That Purpose?




REED

 

i would. but im not a believer in denver. even without adams and clarke i think memphis is better. and street clothes is one of the few guys who can match up with jokic.

pelicans are a dangerous team in a 1 game type situation, though.

 

REED Ain’t High On Denver Either, as His Subsequent Playoff Predictions Will Reflect…

But w/the EXTRA Days of Rest for Bron & AD, Winning Sooooner Than LATER is Definitely for the Best…Losing to Minnesota Means FEWER Days of Rest Between the Start of the Actual Playoffs Saturday/Sunday…





REED

 

Good Luck w/the Boston Celtics, Trae…QUALITY Ass Win Though, Undeniably…




REED

 

Lakers are obviously hoping davis and James have a good run in them health wise. A day or 2 rest ultimately shouldn't matter. But it appears they can win this game tonight

 

Even with All the DRAMA, Minnesota BEATS LA Last Night if Anthony Edwards Shows Up…

9pts???



REED

 

A Day or 2???…

Grizzlies-Lakers Won’t Start Until Sunday, 5 FULL Days from Last Night’s Play-In Game…

Like YOU, REED Would Much Rather Meet Denver than Memphis Also, But 5 Days for the Geriatric “King” and “Street Clothes” Will Certainly Matter…





REED

 

REED's NBA PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS - 1st Round


MILWAUKEE vs. MIAMI - The Heat Will TEST, the Heat Will CHALLENGE the Bucks, But they Ain't BEATING the Bucks, PeriodT!!!!..Giannis is THE Best Player in the League, Jrue Holiday was Arguably THE Best 2-Way Player in the League This Season...Brook Lopez Will Get "Defensive Player of the Year" Consideration...All Miami Has is a Played Out "Tough Guy" Culture & Very GOOD, But Not GREAT Talent...

Bucks in 6, Max...


BOSTON vs. ATLANTA - Similar to the Bucks-Heat Series, ATL WILL Challenge Boston, But They Won't Beat Them...They CAN, Yet They WON'T....Boston's Probably as YOUNG as ATL Is, Yet They're Vastly Different in Terms of MATURITY & MENTAL FORTITUDE, Which Will Manifest in Close WINS This Series...

Boston in 6...


PHILADELPHIA vs. BROOKLYN - The Nets are ONLY In the Playoffs on the Strength of How Well KD/Kyrire were Playing Prior to their Trades....As Currently Constructed, the Nets Should Be an Appetizer, a Warm-Up, Batting Practice for the Sixers...

Sixers in 5....


CLEVELAND vs. NEW YORK - This Series is Contingent Upon the State of Julius Randle's Ankle...If Randle Can't Play @ the All Star/All NBA Level He's Displayed All Season, the Knicks Have NO Chance...Even w/a Healthy Randle, Donovan Mitchell is the BEST Player in the Series and the Cavs are the BETTER Defensive Team...That's a Tough Combination to Beat...

Cavs in 7...


DENVER vs MINNESOTA - To Be Clear, REED Doesn't Trust Denver...At All...They Won't Make it to the Western Conference Finals and May Not Even Escape This Particular Series...Despite the Turmoil in the T-Wolves Locker Room, Anthony Edwards, Kat Townes and Rudy Gobert are QUITE a Trio...

Denver in 7...


MEMPHIS vs. LOS ANGELES (LAKERS)- Potentially One of THE Best 1st Round Series of All Time...Star Power, Athleticism, Swag, Expectations, Edginess....This Series Has it ALL!!!...The Loser Will Have Officially FAILED This Season, as NEITHER of Them Saw a 1st Round Exit in Their Playoff Futures...

The Key is AD; Not Just His Health, But He Needs to SHIT On Jaren Jackson for the Lakers to Be Victorious...The AD-Jackson Matchup Determines the Series in REED's Opinion...Jackson Won't OUTPLAY AD, But He'll OFFSET AD's Production w/His Own, Making the Contributions of Ja, Bane and "Drive By" Brooks All the More Important...

Grizzlies in 7....


SACRAMENTO vs. GOLDEN STATE - Congrats to the "Kangs" on Making the Playoffs...Ultimately, They'll Be HAPPY Just to Be There...All the Talk of Golden State's Road Woes Will VANISH This Series, Possibly as Early as Game 1...For SURE, GS Will Take One of the First 2 Games in Sac-Town, Then Take a COMMANDING Lead on their Return to the Bay...

Warriors in 6, Possibly 5....


PHOENIX vs. LOS ANGELES (CLIPPERS) - There's Not Even a Time Table for Paul George's Return, So There Goes Any Semblance of a CHANCE for the Clippers...The Kawhi-KD Comparison Should Be Interesting & Things Could Get INTERESTING if Phoenix Starters Encounter ANY Foul Trouble, as the Clippers are Deeeeeeper...Russ will Be Inspired to Bump Heads with His Ol' Teammate, KD, But the Firepower of the Suns is Just Tooooooooooooooo Much...

Suns in 6...




REED

 

Imagine That, AD Hurt, Getting Treatment in the Locker Room After LESS Than a Full Half of Play….



REED

 

Austin Reaves was simply too much for memphis

 

Seeing leonard and Durant matched up against each other on both ends in the 4th quarter is great to watch. Despite a good all around floor game from Westbrook with deflections on defense, offensive rebounds and some good assists, his 3 for 20 fgs is costly

 

Well respect to Westbrook. Had a terrible shooting night but won the game with his hustle and defensive stop in crunchtime

 

And 10 rebounds too. I wonder who on his team was giving those rebounds to him since he never legitimately got 10 or more rebounds in his prime, according to the haters.

 

Ask the man he was assigned to defensively. He leaves the man he's guarding to go in for rebounds. Ask Carmelo, he straight up said Westbrook goes in and steals rebounds.

It's funny seeing you guys celebrating this illustrious performance. 3-19 shooting? That's 15.8% and overall he was a -6. Wow amazing!

 

He Won't Shoot THAT Poorly the Rest of the Series....

T-Lue Saw Russ Getting DOWN On Himself and Encouraged Him to Do OTHER Things Than Just Shoot...REED Would Expect FEWER Attempts from Russ if He's Still MISSING Them at the Rate He Did in Game 1...


REED

 

The Clippers Categorically DO NOT Win Last Night's Game Sans Russ...

The Fact the Clippers WON w/Russ Shooting Soooooooooooo ATROCIOUSLY Should Concern Phoenix a Bit...



REED

 

DUMBEST Basketball Shit EVER Uttered on Fightbeat and There's Been a LOT of Dumbfuckery in Hoop Threads Over the Years...

Russ "Sucks" Enough to Have Played on What, 5 Teams Now???...Bounced Around the League, per his Haters...Yet His REBOUNDING #'s Haven't Deviated All That Much on Those 5 Teams....Sooooo, is EVERY Team Russ Has Ever Been On Simply ALLOWING Him to Stat Pad for Extra Boards or Is He EARNING Them???...

Something's Gotta Give...



REED

 

Leaves the Man He's Guarding to Go in For Rebounds, 11 of Them REED Might Add, 5 of Them OFFENSIVE, Yet Manages to Contribute 2 Steals AND 3 Blocks, Simultaneously???...ON DEFENSE???!!!...

Lot of Stat Padding Right There, Huh???...

Melo's Your Source???...MELO???!!! The Useless, Past Prime Version of Melo, No Less...Even LaLa was DONE w/Melo By Then....WHO ELSE Said It???...Name Names, Post Links???...And No Your FAKE Ass "NBA Insider" Doesn't Count Either, CLOUT CHASING MuhFugga...EVIDENCE!!!...

Since You're on Some Nerdy Ass -6 Shit Today, Duly Note Russ is the 1st Player IN THE LAST 25 POST-SEASONS WITH 2PTS, 2REB,2AST, a STL and a BLK IN CLUTCH TIME OF A 4TH QUARTER!!!...You're Into ANALytics and Such, Right???...Well Suck On THAT Stat...Better Yet, Use it as a Throat Lozenge...

You're a HATER, Simple As...

You Act Like a Bitter, Underappreciated Housewife When it Comes to Russ...MVP - He Sucks...Multiple Time All-NBA - He Sucks...Multiple Time All-Star - He Sucks...A BETTER Playoff Resume Than CP3, as REED Types - He Sucks....Top 75 All-Time Team - You Were Sooooo MENSTRUAL About That Shit, You Couldn't Even Tell the List was in Alphabetical Fucking Order....And Now This...Russ Has Done Something UNfuckingPRECEDENTED in the Last 25 Years of PLAYOFF Basketball, Yet TexMex's WEAK Ass Still Think Russ Sucks...

& Even Russ' Inevitable 1st Ballot HOF Induction Won't Change Your Mind, Because You're a a SCORNED Woman, Basically...But it's NOT Russ Bitch, it's YOU...




REED

 

Even Neil GAVE Russ Props When Props Were Due for Last Night & He Can't Stand Russ...

Yet Tex Mex's SOFT, SENSITIVE Ass Wasn't Impressed, Dropping DORKY Ass Stats, Yet Conveniently Ignoring Others???

Okay…

REED

 

Westbrook made winning plays last night. Problem for the clippers is when teams filter their defense toward him ending up wit the rock as the shot clock is expiring. That happened several times last night but then there were other possessions where westbrook overagressive and missed early in the clock

He got some huge offensive rebounds and made crucial plays on defense when it mattered, nonetheless

 

Russ IS Who He IS, Obviously Not WITHOUT Flaw…

But “Some” Speak of Him Like He’s NOT the For Sure 1st Ballot HOF’er He Actually Is, Like He’s a G-League Back-Up or Something…

When You Refuse to Give a Truly ACCOMPLISHED Basketball Player the Slightest Bit of Credit, EVER, That’s Lame AF…

But Consider the Source…




REED

 

I'm not a fan of what his game evolved into and I was at first someone who had high hopes for him as a bruin

That said he will easily make the hof based on his credentials, I just don't feel like he'd have ever won a ring playing the way he plays as a first or second option no matter the roster/circumstances

His athleticism is still there and he is a tremendous competitor. I imagine he's especially motivated this series for obvious reasons

He had 3 or 4 plays where he was beat off the dribble and swiped from behind to deflect it or get a steal. Risky way to play so we shall see if phx players shorten their dribble as you're coached to in that situation

 

Most of Those 3-4 Plays Consisted of KD, a Player Russ Knows WELL…Better Than Any Phoenix Sun Knows KD, at This Point…

Granted, Russ Has a 0% Chance of AFFECTING KD, Much Less “Guarding” Him One on One…But as an OFF BALL Defender, a Guy KD May or May Not SEE/EXPECT to Be Coming, Russ’ Familiarity w/KD Helps…

But to Your Point, Book Will SCORE More Times Than Not if Russ is Beat on the Shot he Blocked and Threw Off Book Last Night…





REED

 

Dubs getting run out of the building by Sac

 

You can nit pick negative moments on every great player in the world. During a full game they’re all going to have a few. Same thing with early shots in the shot clock, everyone does it. It looks good when it goes in and bad when it doesn’t.

His athleticism is probably 3 or 4 clicks down from what it used to be. I’d say he still has a fair amount of athleticism but it’s not nearly at the level of his prime. If it were he wouldn’t have had the miserable time he had on the Lakers.

I actually was surprised his reach around defense was so effective. It’s usually one of the most ill advised defensive maneuvers around and it’s usually employed by guy’s who want to appear to be playing defense while not actually committing the effort. James Harden was a big practitioner of this as is Russ. Russ rarely gave effort on defense and he definitely had a habit of ball watching and/or completely leaving his man for any number of reasons. The thing is though, as a one on one defender when he actually locks on he can be very effective.

 

That is straight up bullshit.

On shit teams he was getting 10-11 RPG. On deep playoff intended teams, it was in the 7 RPG range.

So no, every team he's been on has not ALLOWED him to leave his man unchecked so he could get his gimmicky triple doubles.

HOU- NO
LA LAKERS-NO
LA CLIPPERS-NO

OKC AFTER DURANT LEFT- YES
WASH- YES

 

Do you not understand why on pretty much any well run team, the PG does not leave his man to attempt to get rebounds? It's because if they fail and the other team gets the rebound, the PG is out of position and someone will be WIDE OPEN.

Melo was on his way out and didn't give a fuck. Melo was a team mate, I think his opinion on the matter is much more valid than yours.

I don't need to post links, everyone in the NBA and media knows he does it, only you think otherwise, you should evaluate why.

What you're too stupid to understand is perhaps there wouldn't have no need for Russ bench/role player type stats if the didn't miss 85% of his shots. 16 of those shots are lost possessions. Same as a turnover. Not good. Much harder for your team to win. That's why his team was -6 while he was on the floor.

Russ sucks, his play is not conducive to winning basketball. If you haven't figured that out or the reasons why, that's a YOU problem, or maybe you're just too fucking stupid to realize it. Afterall, you're lack of intelligence has been established by yours truly.

 

I'm not sensitive at all. Stats are factual and throughout WB's entire career, his statistics have sucked. If you want a winning team that is. I'm not impressed by phony triple doubles and no one else is anymore either.

Dorky ass stats? The entire NBA's front offices have an analytical department. It's for a reason.

I'm waiting for your next meltdown, maybe I'm starting to trigger it, I love lighting that fuse with such ease.

 

Now You're Moving Goalposts like the WEAK ASSS Straw Man You Are...Adding CAVEATS Like "Shit Teams....Deep Playoff Intended Teams"...

So JUST Being a Playoff Team DOESN'T Count in Your Book???...Got It...

ANY Guard w/a Career Rebounding Average of MORE than 7 per Game is Doing Something EXTRAORDINARY...Them Lame Ass HATERS Like You Call it Stat Padding...

You DO Realize Russ Got Triple Doubles OFF THE BENCH for the Lakers, Right???...And By Your OWN Admission They WEREN'T Allowing Him to Stat Pad for Rebounds...You Say the Clippers AREN'T Either, Yet Your PUNK ASS Bitched and Moaned about the 11 Boards Russ Had in Game 1...Which IS It Bitch???...





REED