Once again delighted to be wrong.

Lol, LBJ in play in tourney, possibly v Steph. What a time to be alive etc.

(this may be out of date by the time I post given moving pieces.)

Meanwhile, euroleague playoffs have been nuts. Both actual games and structure.

35 round season, top 8 into playoffs. 1v8 2v7 etc. In first round. Best of 5 series.

3 out of 4 series went to 5 and 2 of those game 5s went to last shot. Including the 1v8 match up, which was barca at 1. They added Pau freakin Gasol for the playoffs. Didn't play during reg season at all.

Started game 1, looked terrible and bill Simmons body language doctor watching other players as he got burned in pnr coverage until he was played off the court was ringing alarm bells. Mirotic has been terrible for them after being arguably season mvp.

Anyway, entertaining first round.

But wait, how do they structure things in euroleague? A final four? What. Yes.

So after best of 5 series. They wait an entire month, and then go to a specific city (this season cologne) and do it ncaa style for the final 3 games. Single game elimination semis. And then a single game final.

Absolutely mental.

I love it.

Nope. Weird.

Have been watching Basketball: A Love Story. Good series. And loooong. 90 min eps, 9-10 total. Great stuff.

Wonder what Charlie makes of the play-in tournament, and Celtics facing the Wizards? Fuck facing Westbrook and Beal at this point in a knockout tournament.

The sooner Celtics are dumped out of this horrible season the better - my only wish now is 76ers & Doc crash and burn.  Watching them win it all would be horrific.

Such a weird season, yeah injuries have been bad but there's a bit of a deja vu with the 18/19 (i.e. Kyrie hell) season.  

Not sure if I would get rid of Brad, could do a lot worse but cant see him ever winning a championship and he got schooled by Nurse and Spoe in the playoffs last season.  Bigger problem is Danny spent all those draft picks on, at best, young role players.

With two absolute stud young wings we will never be terrible but cant see us being proper contenders which is kind of the worst place to be.

<Sigh>

@Charlie Oh shit. I'd been looking at the standings frequently recently, and had no idea the Celts were on for a .500 season. I only caught the Atlanta games, but Celtic's inside defence/offence looked patchy then (for what little I know). 

When the season is done, I can see them trying to match Collin's offer sheet as one answer to that question, but you also need an All Star centre. But then everyone needs one of those. Someone like Sabonis would transform that team completely. I doubt that's an entirely unrealistic trade either.

As for the Hawks, we need an All Star wing... Like Tatum. But to be honest, at the start of the season, I thought .500 was a best case scenario until Hunter or Reddish came back. Hunter was looking really good before he broke down, but it feels like he's come back a little too late to just pick up where he left off.

Having the Knicks as playoff opponents is lucky in a way. Experience wise, they're not that much better off, despite the vets.

Embiid sees that shade Charlie. And he doesn't appreciate it.

Reckon we're at least another season away from post LBJ. (certainly very effective LBJ, he might play another 3)

Be interesting to see what lakers do there, I reckon they chase a new sidekick for Davis.

Clippers are still a thing too, let's not forget. Granted, with baggage until they prove otherwise.

Certainly the most open playoffs I can remember for a Looong time this year.

I have NFI how the bucks will go.

As has been documented, they've been all over the place defensively trying to suss switching etc. I've watched them play great (and their plus minus with big 3 on is rock solid) and then they lose to SA by 30. Add to that Play Off baggage and Giannis still being less effective in the clutch and it's a partridge shrug from me.

Lol. Fair. Lucky for Boston, Westbrook just laid an egg today. Cs were good though.

That 3 from LBJ under a min to go was just obscene

Taken to OT in the first fucking game, ugh. It is happening again.

I mean 19-30 from the line as a team in a game that close will kill ya.

Sign me up for this clips implosion.

Luka absolutely trash talking (and backing it up) Beverley off the court is a good lol too.

Hope Tatum is OK, because otherwise put in a mercy rule and shut down the bkn/celts series.

Phx v LAL is fun. Hope Paul is OK too. Because series is gonna be not as much fun otherwise.

Add mercy rule for wiz if Westbrook is out.

Even though I could shoot better.

2 uninhibited spankings of Miami later I may be feeling a little better.