2023 Playoffs: Around the League Round 1 News Thread

[AmareIsGod]

Grizzlies big man plays way better than Ayton. Jackson?

[AmareIsGod]

What an insane end to regulation. James was 0.05 seconds from a 3/4 court all net game winner. After an insane layup over Jackson.

[Split T]

I feel dirty wanting the lakers to win this, but I can’t stand the Grizz

[Superbone]

I feel dirty wanting the lakers to win this, but I can’t stand the Grizz

That's Karma for you. Ja ain't scared of nobody in the West. OK.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I maintain the Lakers are not good, the Grizzlies are just stupid.

[Mori Chu]

I can't believe that MJ's 63 is still the all-time playoff scoring record. And Elgin is second, and not many others close. It feels like that's a record we'll see broken in the next few years. Some guy like Luka or Giannis or even Booker will go nuts and get 65 or 70.

[Mori Chu]

I'm really surprised and disappointed by the Grizz. The Lakers are playing well, but the Grizz are just giving these games away. They could have won last night and they choked. Ja is amazingly talented, but he seemed to have a game plan of just crashing to the basket like a bull in a china shop, then falling down and expecting a foul. The refs weren't consistently calling it, so he lost. Bane played great, and JJJ is very solid if unspectacular. I feel like they should have won this series but just don't have the playoff reps and mettle yet.

[Mori Chu]

Also I can't believe that the Heat have the Bucks on the verge of elimination. I wouldn't call it a done deal yet, though. Bucks have home-court in 2 of the remaining 3 games. And now Giannis is back. I could see it going to 7 still.

I was going to say, I wish the Suns had a crowd that would get even half as loud as that Miami crowd got last night.

[Mori Chu]

This from Suns Reddit made me laugh. Love the split jersey and what it reads on the front.

[Kryptonic]

I maintain the Lakers are not good, the Grizzlies are just stupid.

I so badly want them in WCF so we can send those ass hat lakers fans home crying.

[Split T]

Also I can't believe that the Heat have the Bucks on the verge of elimination. I wouldn't call it a done deal yet, though. Bucks have home-court in 2 of the remaining 3 games. And now Giannis is back. I could see it going to 7 still.

I was going to say, I wish the Suns had a crowd that would get even half as loud as that Miami crowd got last night.

Suns crowd during the 2021 run was the best crowd in the playoffs

[Superbone]

I'm really surprised and disappointed by the Grizz. The Lakers are playing well, but the Grizz are just giving these games away. They could have won last night and they choked. Ja is amazingly talented, but he seemed to have a game plan of just crashing to the basket like a bull in a china shop, then falling down and expecting a foul. The refs weren't consistently calling it, so he lost. Bane played great, and JJJ is very solid if unspectacular. I feel like they should have won this series but just don't have the playoff reps and mettle yet.

Ja's hand isn't helping any. He has no touch around the rim right now.

[Superbone]

Also I can't believe that the Heat have the Bucks on the verge of elimination. I wouldn't call it a done deal yet, though. Bucks have home-court in 2 of the remaining 3 games. And now Giannis is back. I could see it going to 7 still.

I was going to say, I wish the Suns had a crowd that would get even half as loud as that Miami crowd got last night.

We have a great crowd. I'm sure it's more than half as loud as Miami's.

[Superbone]

This from Suns Reddit made me laugh. Love the split jersey and what it reads on the front.

That split jersey was created right after he was traded. Yes, it was clever.

[Kryptonic]

This from Suns Reddit made me laugh. Love the split jersey and what it reads on the front.

That split jersey was created right after he was traded. Yes, it was clever.

Karma.... It's a bitch! Hope he learned his lesson that he's not all that and a bag of chips

[Superbone]

This from Suns Reddit made me laugh. Love the split jersey and what it reads on the front.

That split jersey was created right after he was traded. Yes, it was clever.

Karma.... It's a bitch! Hope he learned his lesson that he's not all that and a bag of chips

I don't know that he learned anything. He got his money. However, he's still not starting. Time for him to face facts. This is the tail end of his career.

[Split T]

Ya he won’t even get the MLE this offseason now. He might’ve fallen into the vet min crowd. He’d be a great deal at that price though

[Kryptonic]

This from Suns Reddit made me laugh. Love the split jersey and what it reads on the front.

That split jersey was created right after he was traded. Yes, it was clever.

Karma.... It's a bitch! Hope he learned his lesson that he's not all that and a bag of chips

I don't know that he learned anything. He got his money. However, he's still not starting. Time for him to face facts. This is the tail end of his career.

I thought his issue was more that he lost his starting spot to Cam Johnson?

[Kryptonic]

Ya he won’t even get the MLE this offseason now. He might’ve fallen into the vet min crowd. He’d be a great deal at that price though

He would be an excellent value for the vet minimum but no way in hell is he coming back here... I don't think he was as well loved as the Twins were

[Split T]

I think the issue was he found out Monty didn’t like him and wanted to move him.