Lol refs got it out for him . Draymond literally was jumping and waving his arms earlier at the refs and no tech .
NBA PLAYOFFS
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Indeed they do. Boogie is probably my favorite Cal era player.
Love NBA Playoff Basketball. Know so many don't want to hear about the NBA but let's face it, never hurts the brand when you have the most players in the NBA Playoffs (UK has 15 just ahead of Duke at 14).
Yeah, Riley wasn't enough back in the Lebron days. Ha But, now you throw in Bam and Herro along with Riley (and Mulder too!) and it's pretty easy for me to root for them. It will take another team with some former UK guys I really love for me to possibly root against them. Find myself rooting for the Sixers with Maxey and the Suns with Booker and the Wolves with KAT. I'm not really tied to one NBA team; just end up rooting for whoever has UK guys and underdogs too if no UK guys involved.
Mine too . Probably my second fav player of all time after T-Mac . Two unlucky guys
I didn’t know Mulder was on the heat, I don’t think. Hell yeah. Do you know anything about the contact he got?
I got to kick with him a bit when he was here and he’s a really good dude. Love his swag on the court too.
Playoffs is the only time I watch it unless I’m bored and nothing else is on, or holidays.
The NBA product is so much better then college. Watching the freedom, spaced court, driving of the ball is great. Talent level and officiating is a big reason for it. Sometimes I wish I I had the same passion I have for UK in an NBA team but it’s not something you really decide.
Depressing we couldn't finish that season. Unlike this team, that team was clicking near tourney time and even with the clouds surrounding Hagans I think we would've been fine.
GOAT Steph showing the “MVP” who’s boss. Warriors are scary good right now, especially with Poole and Draymond playing like they did tonight. They might sweep this round.
College basketball officials are horrible but it’s funny that there’s a human who thinks NBA officiating is good. Very rigged. If someone has never bet on the NBA then there are things that are impossible for them to see.
I bet the NBA. Never said they were perfect, just better than the shitshow that is college officiating.
No idea on that. I just took a look at their current roster to see if there were other UK guys on the Heat I didn't know about. I know Mulder was with the Warriors before.
College basketball is slow and plodding. JJ Redick had a podcast recently where he talked about this. He said that most college coaches are running sets that he ran in college. He said the game isn't progressing in college.
In his words....Everyone pretends like their isn't defense being played in the NBA but that isn't the case. Guys are much better now than 20+ years ago and the sets and spacing are constantly improving that its impossible to be at an advantage as a defender.
College basketball is stale and the top coaches have run their course. We need fresh blood because the product is dying and honestly if it continues like this it would be smart to position our football program as the premier program because CBB may be done in 10-15 years.
Maybe but across the country most college basketball programs are negative assets that cost a lot of money to maintain. The product is the worst its ever been meanwhile the NBA product is the best its ever been. Something has to give.
Every sport except football is a negative asset for athletic departments. College basketball will survive because of the tournament and the TV contracts.
But relative to the cost its kind of crazy to spend the amount of money on basketball that people do just for it to lose money. Also I worry that at some point the TV contracts will dry up. The NBA is as profitable as its ever been because more and more people are watching it and the TV contracts are getting substantially bigger. The college game just lacks the spacing required for it to be an enjoyable watch.
I will freely admit I don't watch the NBA at all anymore. Was a huge Bulls fan, as I grew up in the 90s in Chicago burbs, and watched them every game from the the last dance to the rebuild with Tim Floyd, the Hinrich/Deng/Gordon era, and of course the Rose/Noah/Butler era.
Tuned in last night after our Easter festivities to catch second half of Bulls Bucks game one. Geez, I didn't realize how many threes teams shoot. Both teams shot horrendously from three (17/75 combined). Yet, both teams kept racing down the court and jacking threes within the first 6-10 seconds of shot clock every flippin possession. Definitely no inside game to speak of. I understand the analytics of it, but man, it was so monotonous and predictable. I told my wife if we would have done a drinking game for every three shot, we would have been out of commission in about 3 minutes...
Tuned in last night after our Easter festivities to catch second half of Bulls Bucks game one. Geez, I didn't realize how many threes teams shoot. Both teams shot horrendously from three (17/75 combined). Yet, both teams kept racing down the court and jacking threes within the first 6-10 seconds of shot clock every flippin possession. Definitely no inside game to speak of. I understand the analytics of it, but man, it was so monotonous and predictable. I told my wife if we would have done a drinking game for every three shot, we would have been out of commission in about 3 minutes...
* For starters, college basketball is in dire need of officiating and rules overhaul. There's a long list of things there that need to be fixed.
* The NBA does indeed play defense. If they didn't, most teams would be averaging 130+ ppg.
* College basketball has reached a point to where I have little interest unless UK (or ETSU) is playing. The last college basketball game I watched was maybe 5 minutes of Houston v Villanova in the Elite 8, and I turned it off before one of those bricks they were tossing up broke my TV screen.
I'd like a lot of less officiating involved period. Feel since Silver has taken over the league is more ticky tack and too many whistles but NBA refs are light years ahead of CBB officials. Problem with corruption (which I agree with you about officiating in general) is it's too easy to do as long as we're talking point spreads or even how they choose to enforce rules of game.
It's why betting on sports is a great way to lose everything. LOL
Steph Curry is shooting 56.7% for the series and 50% from three. He has hit 15 of his last 22 shots including 8 of his last 14 threes. GOAT indeed. He's owing Jokic.
Yeah suks Murray didn't play this season loved watching him go for 40. Without him Denver is a first round exit it seems.
Philadelphia is going to win the East.
May very well win it all.
Maxey is playing like a veteran, Embiid is winning MVP, Harden is still special and Tobias Harris is the X factor.
This Sixers team is loaded with talent.
May very well win it all.
Maxey is playing like a veteran, Embiid is winning MVP, Harden is still special and Tobias Harris is the X factor.
This Sixers team is loaded with talent.
Warriors are a bad matchup for this team. All they have to do is make it tough on Jokic because he has no help. Defensively, they are awful. I know Steph is GOAT, but the Warriors are getting wide open shot after wide open shot. Jokic got fouled a bunch, but they aren't even close.
I think he is injured now- hasn't been back in the game since early 3rd quarter- Suns getting no home calls from the officials