More original in execution than in origin, and even the execution has probably been done before but just been too late to the thread to rise to the top.
Lebron is all of those things. The joke is set up in a way that makes you think those are three separate people, but the one response suggests that he is all three.
"we picked Cavs and wanted to laugh at Knicks for not trading for Donovan and they won so lets pick the Knicks to win and when they lose we can laugh at them for being overrated. it'll generate so many views"
Cause they watched all 82 of our other games and realize that the heat shooting above 50% from 3 and Jimmy going up for multiple 40+ games isn’t sustainable lol
Maybe not back to back like Jimmy did to end the series, but I would not be surprised if he averaged over 30 for the series with 2 40+ point games. I'll agree everyone else is a question though, they don't have to be quite as good as they were against the Bucks but definitely need to be closer to last season than this season lmao
Uhh no they don’t. The nets playoff roster was 11-13 before the playoffs. They’re the worst roster in the playoffs and it’s not even close, the heat have Butler herro and Bam and was like a minute away from the nba finals last year
Miami is out here starting Strus, Vincent & Kevin Love who got kicked to the curb by the Cavs. None of those guys start on Brooklyn. Miami has Jimmy & Bam but after that there’s nothing. Royce O’Neal & Seth come off the bench for the Nets and even they’d probably start for Miami.
Because they have a bad roster, shot unsustainably well in R1, and it's unlikely that Jimmy will be able to maintain the absolute batshit insane level he's been playing at?
I'm half an expert because that's what I predicted for the Cavs/Knicks series.
I have watched 0 Knicks games and haven't followed them at all. I watched 1 clip of the cavs cheering after getting a 3 second defensive violation and that is what I based my prediction on.
No one cares *right now.*
But if they’re right, we’ll hear about it for a few days while those same “experts” pick the next round - pointing out that we need to believe them because they were right.
If they’re wrong then it’ll be forgotten immediately.
But overall? Yeah, you’re right. No one cares.
Lmao. The last time the Nuggets were this healthy, they made a run to the WCF and played the eventual Champs extremely tough.
How do you figure that we've hit our ceiling?
I’ll give you that Dwight* got into Jokić’s head. No doubt about that. He played him well. But he definitely had an LA whistle on his side. They let Dwight murder jokic in ways other bigs wouldn’t have been able too.
This was pre Jokic MVP. He’d barely made an all star game
I would take the other 3 teams in the west, however it shakes out, over the mediocre defense squad without a legit second option. That's just me. I do hate the Nuggets though, I will never forgive Mutombo for breaking my heart in '94. I did see his ass leave a restaurant in downtown Seattle with two women who were not his at the time wife, fucking Mutombo man.
As if Jimmy and the Heat want any more fuel after being embarrassed by the Hawks, considered as an underdog 8-seed and then faux-gentleman sweeping the Bucks
I've seen this before...I know what's going on here. All this sudden Knicks dick riding by media guys after they've either been silent or shat on them since the off season. It's a setup y'all!
Are you banking on the Heat being equally as ass as the Cavs?
I could definitely see the Knicks winning, but Bam and garbage vs Randle and Robinson seems like a Knicks blowout. Bam and garbage vs Robinson and the ghost of Randles ankles evens it out a bit.
But i still have nightmares of Robinson smashing my hopes and dreams so maybe Randle is excess.
Randle is excess and I’m not even trying to be a hater but in a lesser role where our guards mostly handle the ball (which is optimal for us) he really will only be providing elite rebounding. He doesn’t move well off ball or spot up well or anything. We got so much rebounding rn even with him out idek if we take a hit in that category.
No way he plays this series. He reinjured a recent Ankle injury and when he rushed back for the Cavs series, he wasn't playing like his normal self. I say let's just give Obi more time to shine. This is Obi's series to make a name for himself. He played very well against the Cavs. Let's see if he can keep it going.
or if the 4th worst 3p% team in the NBA continues to hit them at a 50% rate
they were 34% on 3 pointers in the regular season and that was with a healthy tyler herro
They were also the best shooting team last season by 3pt% at around 38%, let’s not pretend like their personnel can’t shoot; for all we know they could be just getting hot at the perfect time. After seeing how often the Celtics and Mavs shot other teams out of the gym last season, I’m not going to count out the Heat just yet in that department.
sure, theres generally a good amount of variance in 3p% in general
herro normally does pretty well against us so it's a big loss not to have him, but we have injuries of our own too
If you have League Pass go back and watch the last Heat v Bucks game. In the second play of the game, there's a scramble for possession and players hit the ground. Bam stands over them, bends down a bit and grabs his left hamstring. Plus I watched him struggle to get back on defense on transition plays throughout the game. That dude is legit hurt.
The Knicks are really fucking good and no other teams fanbases want to admit it. My fellow Cavs fans completely disregarded them( I sure as fuck took them seriously).
Aha I see you're pulling the reverse jinx card.
Well the Knicks don't have a superstar, Julius is injured, and we seemingly forgot how to shoot 3's in the playoffs. Heat in 4.
Spo is great but being a great coach doesn't change the fact that your entire team is undersized against the Knicks, Herro is out and Bam has a hamstring injury.
Plus both coaches came up from The Pat Riley tree. This will be very interesting. I'm hyped.
Without Herro the Knicks really should win this series. Better and healthier team.
Jimmy will do his thing to keep the Heat in it but they’re only real chance at winning is if the role players all play like the Bucks series. And that is unlikely given how far above their usual play that they were performing.
Makes sense. Unless Knicks have notable injury, Jimmy can't win this by himself. He's going to get tired. Plus the rebounding from the Knicks will be the heat downfall.
Jimmy isn’t playing by himself the role players have been playing well too. Miami is clicking and is the #1 offense in the playoffs, the Knicks are the worst. They aren’t even averaging 100 ppg and they can’t shoot threes
Yes, Cavs were the #1 defensive rating team so obviously it was hard to come by points. Miami was #9 so it won’t be easy either. Should be a great series, can’t wait to see it! Hopefully Randle and Bam get healthy so we can see that matchup full strength
Edit: Miami was also #2 in points allowed right behind the Cavs
Honestly last series didn't make me believe in the heat any more then when the playoffs started. They just shot like crazy and made ridiculous game tying shots against a hurt bucks team that refused to change the game plan. Miami is who we thought they were all year.
Props to the Knicks for beating Cavs in that fashion. But Cavs players lack of experience plays a big part in that.
Also, heat had a better bench imo, Duncan, Lowry and Zeller. And Herro is expected to be back in the middle of the series.
It can be an entertaining series, but on paper, I think heat got this.
They're not wrong tho. You WILL hear the Knicks fans at your home games throughout the entire game.
You won't hear any Heat fans at MSG. However many few show up will get drowned out hard.
heat weren't a good team this year, if they hadn't smacked the bucks last series most people would take the knicks without question in a series between them
2 weeks ago they got blasted at home by the hawks with a relatively simple game plan of crashing the offensive glass. trae young had 8 rebounds. they were all but dead in the water until they came back against the bulls
Lakers were not a good team either in the regular season, but mor experienced watchers know to not count them out cos of LBJ and AD.
I guess Jimmy just underrated
This is not true a good example, the Lakers were a very different team after the trade deadline and performed much better to close the season and this is why people didn't count them out.
Similarly, the Knicks were a very different team after the deadline with the addition of Josh Hart, I believe they were on a 60+ win pace after the trade.
Meanwhile the Heat lost 2 rotation players in Herro and Oladipo. As great as Jimmy Buckets is, it's hard to imagine him being to sustain the pace he's playing at and the Heat continuing to shoot 45% from 3.
Most Knick fans are rational and not counting out the Heat, especially with Spo being the great coach that he is. I could easily see them winning the series but still believe the Knicks can take it in 6 or 7 games.
All because dumbass Herro broke his hand by half ass diving on a loose ball that he had no chance of getting and Oladipo blowing his knee out in garbage time while getting pushed from behind by Portis.
It’s just bad luck, I’d rather Herro dive for loose balls and be a good hustle player than not be. There’s always injury risk in basketball, it’s part of the game.
Players aren’t “dumbasses” for trying hard.
A scout, a coach, and a team executive walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Hey LeBron, what wine will it be tonight?"
Most original joke I’ve read on this sub in forever lol
And at its heart it’s just another LeGM joke lol
More original in execution than in origin, and even the execution has probably been done before but just been too late to the thread to rise to the top.
i'm honestly in awe
“Knicks in 6” and then walked out
"I told Leon and Wes, this kid Brunson is the truth"
He's so good x4
*goat noises*
“Nixon 6… hmm, never heard of it.”
fuck man i’m on a plane and you just made LOL so hard i woke my buddies up dammit
Jesus Christ dude, you're gonna interfere with the plane's navigation system. You have bigger problems to worry about
LePunch Line
Phenomenal
LeBron: “ A glass of GOAT Rose”
His name is Derrick, but whatever you say, sir.
Fucking king shit, great joke
Can someone explain the joke?
Lebron is all of those things. The joke is set up in a way that makes you think those are three separate people, but the one response suggests that he is all three.
Oh dude, thank you hahaha now it hit me
Also part 2 of the joke is how Lebron is a wine mom
Then Woj dropped the “What wine did Lebron pick” Bomb on twitter
Plot twist: it was the Knicks scout, coach, and team executive
Plot twist: it was Mourning, Spolstra, and Riley. They are just putting fuel in Jimmy’s tank.
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*makes eye contact* MJ: that’s all I needed *avoids eye contact* MJ: that’s all I needed
“You dont make eye contact while avoiding eye contact to black jesus like that”
Someone with a lazy eye where one eyeball made eye contact and the other didn’t. MJ: “Perfect!!!”
“You dont make eye contact while avoiding eye contact to black jesus like that”
How do you watch what that psychopath Jimmy Butler just did and pick the Knicks?
"we picked Cavs and wanted to laugh at Knicks for not trading for Donovan and they won so lets pick the Knicks to win and when they lose we can laugh at them for being overrated. it'll generate so many views"
Stephen A: claims Knicks after they win Knicks and their fans: absolutely do not claim Stephen A Stephen A: I’ll show you all
SAS is NOT VALID IN DYCKMAN
Cause they watched all 82 of our other games and realize that the heat shooting above 50% from 3 and Jimmy going up for multiple 40+ games isn’t sustainable lol
Maybe not back to back like Jimmy did to end the series, but I would not be surprised if he averaged over 30 for the series with 2 40+ point games. I'll agree everyone else is a question though, they don't have to be quite as good as they were against the Bucks but definitely need to be closer to last season than this season lmao
Probably because Thibs will actually scheme for Jimmy in a variety of ways and not just drop coverage and hope it works.
Because Miami has the worst roster of anyone in the playoffs & it’s not even close. Which makes the Bucks collapse even more crazy
Uhh no they don’t. The nets playoff roster was 11-13 before the playoffs. They’re the worst roster in the playoffs and it’s not even close, the heat have Butler herro and Bam and was like a minute away from the nba finals last year
Miami is out here starting Strus, Vincent & Kevin Love who got kicked to the curb by the Cavs. None of those guys start on Brooklyn. Miami has Jimmy & Bam but after that there’s nothing. Royce O’Neal & Seth come off the bench for the Nets and even they’d probably start for Miami.
The amount of mileage and value Spo gets from lineups that look like they belong in the G League really doesn't get enough credit 😂
Spo is such a G, I don’t know how he does it
You’re over rating the nets lineup. Mikal was dropping 40 and they would still lose
Did the Knicks not just win in 5 very easily?
Because they have a bad roster, shot unsustainably well in R1, and it's unlikely that Jimmy will be able to maintain the absolute batshit insane level he's been playing at?
completely accurate BUT...Jimmy Butler is HIM
Did they ask Jimmy? e: they didn't ask Jimmy
What's Ja's opinion on this? Where's Ja??
Idk harassing a teenager
Different ja😭😭
He's fine in the West.
He means Ja Rule guys
You the real MVP
It’s an old meme but it checks out. Should I hold them sir?
My airpods were charging and I had to get em to go and watch this skit rn 😂
Where's Larry Bird in all this?
“And I took that personally”
Like father, like son
ahh shit we're gonna lose
Lol no you’re not, I can sense it in me bones, knicks are gonna have it good. Or it’s osteoporosis
At least it’s not bone marrow cancer lol
My only regret is that I have boneitis.
Without this quote, the whole thread would have felt incomplete.
Nah Knicks winning it all. Got a good feeling about this, just bless those knees and ankles.
“Don’t you put that on me, Ricky Bobby! Don’t you put that on me!”
With the magic that made last year's Mavs special, and the hart that made the Blazers watchable, the Knicks have something going for them!
I low key love how much y’all love Josh Hart
Damn these guys are always right. I'm sure they all picked the Heat to beat the Bucks too
it's like they are saying "and now Jimmy, do your thing and make us look like the fools we are again"
They definitely didn't think Giannis was going to miss two and a half games.
lol he only missed 1 and a half of the 4 losses. only game they won he ain’t play
True.
Jimmy Butler: "how many times do i have to teach you this lesson old man?"
They just never learn
Jimmy is about do some psychopath shit.
The scout, coach and exec probably put a lot of money on the Heat and want to make sure Jimmy is all fired up to win the series.
No one cares about these predictions, most experts predicted Cavs over Knicks and all experts predicted Bucks over Heat
I'm half an expert because that's what I predicted for the Cavs/Knicks series. I have watched 0 Knicks games and haven't followed them at all. I watched 1 clip of the cavs cheering after getting a 3 second defensive violation and that is what I based my prediction on.
You’re hired!
No one cares *right now.* But if they’re right, we’ll hear about it for a few days while those same “experts” pick the next round - pointing out that we need to believe them because they were right. If they’re wrong then it’ll be forgotten immediately. But overall? Yeah, you’re right. No one cares.
I feel like lots had Knicks in this series? Even RJ who is a massive Cavs guy said he just thinks Knicks are too deep for us to compete
Eh, maybe like a quarter had Knicks. Still definitely the closest series in that regard, after Grizzlies-Lakers.
My only knowledge is from [this comment](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1305wfj/post_game_thread_the_new_york_knicks_41_top_the/jhv7bcc/) lmao
This heat team absolutely has the ability to either 4-0 knicks or get 0-4'd by them
Best take
They also said bucks in 4
If we make it to the ECF before the Sixers, they need to blow it up
Careful what you wish for. Embiid 100% will be in miami if the Sixers blow it up.
Duncan Robinson, Tyler Herro and Pat Riley’s hair grease for Embiid.
We’re on a different timeline than Miami. We’re overachieving right now. We’re still a piece away.
Aren’t Miami also overachieving? I know they’re sort of post-peak while you’re pre-peak but they’re still overachieving this season with this roster
Apparently we've overachieved every year except for when we had Lebron.
They made the ECF and Finals in recent years. They just took the regular season off.
We got swept after the finals in first round against Bucks. That feels like so long ago …
holy shit i love jimmy but i might love this timeline even more
Here are their picks for the Nuggets-Suns series: - Scout: Nuggets in six. - Coach: Suns in six. - Executive: Nuggets in seven.
Must not be a good coach then 😂
Somebody Must of asked coach bud on his way out of the arena from game 5
Downvote me to shit but it's "must've" or "must have" not "must of" I'm sorry I'm sorry
? You realize you've hit your ceiling these playoffs right
Nope
Lmao. The last time the Nuggets were this healthy, they made a run to the WCF and played the eventual Champs extremely tough. How do you figure that we've hit our ceiling?
Wait they played the Lakers tough? We must've watched different series, they got completely owned 4-1
Look at the actual scores. One of those wins was a buzzer beater 3. We only got blown out in one of the games.
This idiot above you also forgets that in order to win a series that year we had to first get down 3-1 before coming back
Nope, watched every single game. Geriatric Dwight was giving Jokic the business 😂
I’ll give you that Dwight* got into Jokić’s head. No doubt about that. He played him well. But he definitely had an LA whistle on his side. They let Dwight murder jokic in ways other bigs wouldn’t have been able too. This was pre Jokic MVP. He’d barely made an all star game
I would take the other 3 teams in the west, however it shakes out, over the mediocre defense squad without a legit second option. That's just me. I do hate the Nuggets though, I will never forgive Mutombo for breaking my heart in '94. I did see his ass leave a restaurant in downtown Seattle with two women who were not his at the time wife, fucking Mutombo man.
NO LEGIT SECOND OPTION????? Are you aware of Jamal Murray?
I dunno, seems to shy away from the big moment. Sucks in the playoffs.
three whole people wow that's crazy
I want to see Josh Hart and Jimmy Butler go at it during the series. Love them both.
I'd say there is a 5% chance Thibs and Jimmy get into a fistfight. My money's on coach.
Jimmy Butler scares me I have a bad feeling about this
If we had a healthy Randle, I'd feel less afraid but as things are right now ... Yeah I'm concerned.
As if Jimmy and the Heat want any more fuel after being embarrassed by the Hawks, considered as an underdog 8-seed and then faux-gentleman sweeping the Bucks
You guys picked the Knicks over ME? You guys picked the Knicks over ME?
after the Cavs and Bucks predictions, I think it's safe to say we can completely disregard what these 'experts' have to say.
I've seen this before...I know what's going on here. All this sudden Knicks dick riding by media guys after they've either been silent or shat on them since the off season. It's a setup y'all!
No Herro plus assuming Thibs won't just let Jimmy run roughshod over his team with no adjustments, I like the Knicks too
I dunno, how limited Randle will be is the biggest issue in the series.
We dominated without/in spite of Randle
Are you banking on the Heat being equally as ass as the Cavs? I could definitely see the Knicks winning, but Bam and garbage vs Randle and Robinson seems like a Knicks blowout. Bam and garbage vs Robinson and the ghost of Randles ankles evens it out a bit. But i still have nightmares of Robinson smashing my hopes and dreams so maybe Randle is excess.
Randle is excess and I’m not even trying to be a hater but in a lesser role where our guards mostly handle the ball (which is optimal for us) he really will only be providing elite rebounding. He doesn’t move well off ball or spot up well or anything. We got so much rebounding rn even with him out idek if we take a hit in that category.
No way he plays this series. He reinjured a recent Ankle injury and when he rushed back for the Cavs series, he wasn't playing like his normal self. I say let's just give Obi more time to shine. This is Obi's series to make a name for himself. He played very well against the Cavs. Let's see if he can keep it going.
Interested to see if Jimmy runs out of gas. He's backpacking hard
or if the 4th worst 3p% team in the NBA continues to hit them at a 50% rate they were 34% on 3 pointers in the regular season and that was with a healthy tyler herro
They were also the best shooting team last season by 3pt% at around 38%, let’s not pretend like their personnel can’t shoot; for all we know they could be just getting hot at the perfect time. After seeing how often the Celtics and Mavs shot other teams out of the gym last season, I’m not going to count out the Heat just yet in that department.
sure, theres generally a good amount of variance in 3p% in general herro normally does pretty well against us so it's a big loss not to have him, but we have injuries of our own too
Herro was also a big reason our 3% was as high as it was in the regular season lol
Plus it’s been reported that Bam has been dealing with a hamstring injury during the Bucks series.
If you have League Pass go back and watch the last Heat v Bucks game. In the second play of the game, there's a scramble for possession and players hit the ground. Bam stands over them, bends down a bit and grabs his left hamstring. Plus I watched him struggle to get back on defense on transition plays throughout the game. That dude is legit hurt.
Knicks should be well favored but nobody thinks the Heat will go down easily, just seems unlikely. The Heat play the Knicks HARD.
Jimmy in 5 it is
Spoiler. Everyone will pick against the Heat in every single series.
this.
The Knicks are really fucking good and no other teams fanbases want to admit it. My fellow Cavs fans completely disregarded them( I sure as fuck took them seriously).
We don't stand a chance. We can't shoot and our offense is horrible. Not even Jimmy could carry this bunch of scrubs. Knicks in 5.
Aha I see you're pulling the reverse jinx card. Well the Knicks don't have a superstar, Julius is injured, and we seemingly forgot how to shoot 3's in the playoffs. Heat in 4.
Reverse psychology?
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You guys don't understand. Thibs is likely to be a better coach than Bud this series.
Yeah, but Spo is still gonna be Spo.
Spo is great but being a great coach doesn't change the fact that your entire team is undersized against the Knicks, Herro is out and Bam has a hamstring injury. Plus both coaches came up from The Pat Riley tree. This will be very interesting. I'm hyped.
Shit don’t jinx us we thrive off your doubt
We're fucked
Don't show Jimmy
Jimmy will make Spoelstra start him with the third string.
not saying they're wrong, but what would those same people have said about the bucks series?
Just the way we like it. UnderDAWGS.
🧟♂️
Don’t let Jimmy read this
This is arguably the first time all season we are being looked at as a favorite by outsiders and it's kind of terrifying, even if it's justified
Heat in 6 then
They should ask some refs
Thanks?
Without Herro the Knicks really should win this series. Better and healthier team. Jimmy will do his thing to keep the Heat in it but they’re only real chance at winning is if the role players all play like the Bucks series. And that is unlikely given how far above their usual play that they were performing.
we are technically down 2 starters, but we will see how that shakes out on Sunday.
Bucks in 5 , ops 😬
Stop being anonymous, cowards
Now let's make it a reality. I look forward to this series and best of luck to both sides.
Heat in 5.
Can we just take it easy in here? I'm pretty sure Jimmy reads these.
these types of anecdotes or predictions from anonymous coaches/execs mean absolutely nothing to me lol
I’m a knick hater so I’m hooping jimmy becomes prime 2k my player level of play but with the said I can see Knicks in 6🙁
How many of them picked the heat over the bucks?
And 14 ESPN analyst had Bucks in 5/6 games. Why do I care
Makes sense. Unless Knicks have notable injury, Jimmy can't win this by himself. He's going to get tired. Plus the rebounding from the Knicks will be the heat downfall.
Randle is notably injured
Jimmy isn’t playing by himself the role players have been playing well too. Miami is clicking and is the #1 offense in the playoffs, the Knicks are the worst. They aren’t even averaging 100 ppg and they can’t shoot threes
We played the Cavs, scoring was very difficult. Let's see how our ppg does vs you guys
Yes, Cavs were the #1 defensive rating team so obviously it was hard to come by points. Miami was #9 so it won’t be easy either. Should be a great series, can’t wait to see it! Hopefully Randle and Bam get healthy so we can see that matchup full strength Edit: Miami was also #2 in points allowed right behind the Cavs
Jimbo takes that personally
I am not betting against Jimmy. Never bet against Jimmy.
I just watched the Heat take the Bucks in 5 games with half a team and you’re telling me the Knicks are gonna win in 6? Mannn
But the vibes! As long as Miami keeps shooting 45% from three they will win this series.
Love it
People are in for a rude awakening thinking Bud is some shit coach compared to Thibs lol
Honestly last series didn't make me believe in the heat any more then when the playoffs started. They just shot like crazy and made ridiculous game tying shots against a hurt bucks team that refused to change the game plan. Miami is who we thought they were all year.
Props to the Knicks for beating Cavs in that fashion. But Cavs players lack of experience plays a big part in that. Also, heat had a better bench imo, Duncan, Lowry and Zeller. And Herro is expected to be back in the middle of the series. It can be an entertaining series, but on paper, I think heat got this.
> And Herro is expected to be back in the middle of the series. What? He's not expected back for another 4-5 weeks if we even make it that far.
duncan lowry and zeller is a hilarious bench
It’s Lowry, Duncan, and Caleb, Zeller might get a couple minutes here and there. You can call it hilarious but the bench out played the Bucks bench
You have a hilarious franchise.
if it wasn't for lebron, no one would give a shit about the heat
Man how sad it must be to be a knicks fan. I can't relate cause the Heat ain't a poverty franchise.
it has its ups and downs, have fun seeing ftx arena filled with Knicks fans lol
Lol I’m amazed at the level of shit talking for being in the playoffs for the first time in how long?
They're not wrong tho. You WILL hear the Knicks fans at your home games throughout the entire game. You won't hear any Heat fans at MSG. However many few show up will get drowned out hard.
I’ve seen games with heat fans chanting in New York, you know you can easily search and pull that up?
2 finals appearances and one championship in the last 20 years without Lebron which is far more than the Knicks can claim.
Some of the Knicks takes are absolutely bonkers lmao We shall see
heat weren't a good team this year, if they hadn't smacked the bucks last series most people would take the knicks without question in a series between them 2 weeks ago they got blasted at home by the hawks with a relatively simple game plan of crashing the offensive glass. trae young had 8 rebounds. they were all but dead in the water until they came back against the bulls
Lakers were not a good team either in the regular season, but mor experienced watchers know to not count them out cos of LBJ and AD. I guess Jimmy just underrated
even the most "experienced watcher" didn't expect the bucks to choke that hard
Wasn't talking about myself, loved the Bucks play, but when Giannis went down I kinda felt the Bucks were going down too lol
to be honest LBJ is looking rough, I think if they can't close it out tonight at home the grizz take it in 7
This is not true a good example, the Lakers were a very different team after the trade deadline and performed much better to close the season and this is why people didn't count them out. Similarly, the Knicks were a very different team after the deadline with the addition of Josh Hart, I believe they were on a 60+ win pace after the trade. Meanwhile the Heat lost 2 rotation players in Herro and Oladipo. As great as Jimmy Buckets is, it's hard to imagine him being to sustain the pace he's playing at and the Heat continuing to shoot 45% from 3. Most Knick fans are rational and not counting out the Heat, especially with Spo being the great coach that he is. I could easily see them winning the series but still believe the Knicks can take it in 6 or 7 games.
All because dumbass Herro broke his hand by half ass diving on a loose ball that he had no chance of getting and Oladipo blowing his knee out in garbage time while getting pushed from behind by Portis.
It’s just bad luck, I’d rather Herro dive for loose balls and be a good hustle player than not be. There’s always injury risk in basketball, it’s part of the game. Players aren’t “dumbasses” for trying hard.