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2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:01 pm
by Superbone
It's really hard to watch Jimmy Butler as well as he's playing for the Warriors knowing how badly he wanted to come here and how close it was to happening.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:09 pm
by TOO
Superbone wrote:
Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:01 pm
It's really hard to watch Jimmy Butler as well as he's playing for the Warriors knowing how badly he wanted to come here and how close it was to happening.
At the expense of Durant so we have no idea if it would have translated as well.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:25 pm
by Superbone
TOO wrote:
Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:09 pm
Superbone wrote:
Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:01 pm
It's really hard to watch Jimmy Butler as well as he's playing for the Warriors knowing how badly he wanted to come here and how close it was to happening.
At the expense of Durant so we have no idea if it would have translated as well.
True, but based on what I have seen, I'd do this swap 10 out of 10 times.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 3:10 pm
by Mori Chu
It's still crazy to me how cheaply the Warriors got Jimmy Butler. They gave up Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, and a top-10 protected first-round pick to the Heat. They also had to give out Dennis Schroder to make the deal work. That is mostly mediocre to trash level talent and one pick, PROTECTED, for a bona fide star. NOT five unprotected 1sts, no second-rounders, no pick swaps, NOT multiple starters. And now the Warriors are one of the hottest teams in the NBA, having won something like 20 of 24 since they acquired Jimmy.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 4:13 pm
by Split T
Ya that’s because Miami had no leverage and Butler was actively causing problems. KD played nice with Brooklyn and he was signed for 4 years.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:48 pm
by JeremyG
At least the Warriors getting Butler could help them destroy the Rockets in the first round now, which could help us in trade talks. :P

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:36 pm
by ShelC
Heat-Hawks is quite entertaining!

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 9:38 pm
by JeremyG
Well I guess the defending Western Conference Champions have nothing left to defend…

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 10:09 pm
by Mori Chu
LMAO


Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 10:27 pm
by Superbone
Wow, the 10th seeded Heat make the playoffs.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 3:03 am
by Kryptonic
Mori Chu wrote:
Fri Apr 18, 2025 10:09 pm
LMAO

Savage

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:29 am
by JeremyG
It seems Molly doesn’t know what a cameraman is… :P

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:06 am
by Split T
The Pacers are fun

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:17 am
by wpmiller42
Yeah, the Pacers are for sure fun to watch. I wonder if Giannis says he wants out this off season, I suppose I would at least ask if Milwaukee would be interested in a KD Giannis swap.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:24 am
by Split T
I think they’d likely want to blow it up if they are trading Giannis…you could try and use what you trade KD for to get Giannis, but then why wouldn’t that team just take Giannis. I’d be worried about Houston finding out Giannis is available and passing on KD.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:25 am
by Kryptonic
wpmiller42 wrote:
Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:17 am
Yeah, the Pacers are for sure fun to watch. I wonder if Giannis says he wants out this off season, I suppose I would at least ask if Milwaukee would be interested in a KD Giannis swap.
Doubt they’d even consider it without a KD extension and I’m doubting KD would want to go there.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:25 am
by Split T
KD kinda makes sense on Indiana to me. Don’t know what the trade would be, but not sure it matters, KD won’t want to go to Indy.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 12:04 pm
by Kryptonic
This as always one of my biggest complaints about KD and why I didn’t want him…. You can’t maximize any return when he dictates where he wants to play.

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 3:15 pm
by Split T
This clippers/nuggets game is great. Westbrook hits the go-ahead 3 and Harden ties it up. 18 seconds to go

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 3:25 pm
by Mori Chu
Split T wrote:
Sat Apr 19, 2025 3:15 pm
This clippers/nuggets game is great. Westbrook hits the go-ahead 3 and Harden ties it up. 18 seconds to go
Agreed, loving this game. Shaping up to be a very fun series. Clippers look great; I hope Kawhi can stay healthy, he's such a special player. And of course Jokic is just a joy to watch; probably my favorite NBA player.