NBA First Round Series prices

[Avocado33]

If the teams youre a good fit on have to have LeBron or Durant (2 best players of the last 10 years probably, atleast 2 of the top 4-5) then you ain't really fitting in well in too many spots.

The only thing I'd say in his favor is that after the 2018 season, you had a lot of guys emerge in the playoffs for the Celts and when Irving/Hayward got back, they didn't want to take a step back and you just had too many cooks in the kitchen. Hayward also was playing way too much that year based on his pedigree/contract when Brown/Tatum were clearly better. Morris better roleplayer. But even then, he had a team full of guys that could shoot and play D, basically his ideal fit on paper.

But for the most part he's gonna have to really have the right teammates to excel given he only really does 1 thing at a high level.

Yeah the too many cooks in the kitchen thing fits well

I don't think the best fit means he has to have LeBron or Durant necessarily. More that the team has to be OK with more iso-heavy offense. Boston isn't that; it just was never gonna be a good fit.

Worked in Cleveland for a while because LeBron basically was a formidable offense by himself, plus allowed for a lot of their offense to run through Kyrie in iso when LeBron was resting/wasn''t feeling engaged scoring-wise

Now, any iso, Kyrie-friendly offense is much easier to achieve with another top tier player LOL but you could probably still make it work with someone who is slightly worse than Kyrie (Paul George-type maybe?)

 

[Avocado33]

Ben Simmons opts out of game 4

Seriously, who could want this chicken shit head case on their team.

The Nets have Cryrie and BabyBen, I almost feel bad fir them

Who's gone next year, Nash or Cryrie?

The Beard is brilliant

Nets fans 100% should root for loss tonight. Nash will be fired within 48 hours

 

[crudebar]

Nets fans 100% should root for loss tonight. Nash will be fired within 48 hours

Haha. 10 or so days ago. "Nets going to finals. I have cash on it"

To this. Yeah dude. You bet alright. Like I predicted if you lost "awww shucks guys good luck to all Boston fans really love your team."

Grow a spin.

 

[crudebar]

Just like you will walk back Dallas.

If I lose either of those you throw it in my face.

Guy goes 18-4 on fake wagers and proclaims to tell everyone how much God loves him...and then proceeds to go 1-5. Haha

 

[Avocado33]

Good luck on your $0 bets.

Good luck ever being a man and having ur own money.

You're pathetic. Truly.

It's hilarious how triggered and defensive you get about tongue-in-cheek trolling on a message board

So eager to prove that you make wagers - which no one ever doubted or cares about it.

 

[Avocado33]

1-5.

1-5 still better than the 0-6 run you're currently on

It was 20-4 by the way

 

[crudebar]

It's hilarious how triggered and defensive you get about tongue-in-cheek trolling on a message board

So eager to prove that you make wagers - which no one ever doubted or cares about it.

You spend all day on a message board. You don't bet. You don't work.

You live off ur parents. You can't be trusted because ur degenerate garbage.

Yeah that will trigger me.

Edit: you also put lost wagers on me i never made nor posted. Because you have shit in life. Ur a fraud. Plain and simple.

 

[Willie99]

You guys would give me a tumor, if I was susceptible to getting tumors

Luckily for me, only my Italian wife can do that

 

[PatsFan1283]

Anything is possible if you land in the right setup but for the most part any team he is on that he is 1 of the top 2 players and the other guy isn't a generational talent is probably hitting its head on the ceiling pretty fast.

Not only were the Celts not better in '19 with him than '18 w/o him but everyone forgets the Nets weren't on their way to being any better with him in '20 than with DeAngelo Russell in '19 with the rest of the team being basically the same + 1 year older. They were 8-12 when he played before he opted for shoulder surgery.

But again, his game is aesthetically pleasing to watch. You get a 6'1 guy handling and juking and shooting contested shots like in game 1, it is just the easiest part of the game to see.

 

[crudebar]

It's entertaining during tennis.

But everything i say to him I mean.

 

[Avocado33]

Anything is possible if you land in the right setup but for the most part any team he is on that he is 1 of the top 2 players and the other guy isn't a generational talent is probably hitting its head on the ceiling pretty fast.

Not only were the Celts not better in '19 with him than '18 w/o him but everyone forgets the Nets weren't on their way to being any better with him in '20 than with DeAngelo Russell in '19 with the rest of the team being basically the same + 1 year older. They were 8-12 when he played before he opted for shoulder surgery.

But again, his game is aesthetically pleasing to watch. You get a 6'1 guy handling and juking and shooting contested shots like in game 1, it is just the easiest part of the game to see.

Meh

The Celts were better without him because Kyrie didn't fit. Too many cooks in kitchen, iso ball, bad culture fit, Kyrie a narcissist etc. lot of things to chalk it up to

That Nets team was better in '19 for various reasons, not simply just a Russell/Kyrie swap. Also hard to judge that off one 20-game snapshot. Nets knew they were not competing for shit in '20.

Kyrie was also a catalyst on a championship team, thoroughly outplayed unanimous MVP Curry on a 73-win team over the course of a 7-game NBA Finals

Yeah, he ran with a generational talent. And no, I don't think he achieves that level of success without it. Of course not. But I think you throw healthy Kyrie, Paul George, some good 3/D guys, a rim protector you probably have a pretty damn good team

 

[crudebar]

Nets-Celtics game tonight is probably the most intriguing 0-3 game 4 I can remember. Do Nets just lie down?

Talk about 4 games in a 1st round that could greatly add to or subtract from a legacy. Even if Bucks were to beat Nets in 2nd round, being part of the 1st team to ever come back from 0-3 and being Kevin Durant and to a lesser extent Irving would add to the lore.

Sweep or lose this series and its---how good is Durant really? Has always been the back up QB(2nd best player) that everyone loves because he never had to carry the burden of being known as the best.

No bet for me. But i'll watch most of it probably.(outside of my boston series bet)

 

[crudebar]

Nice solid write ups on your picks today Green Fruit

Basically just using my name and telling people you throw darts because you don't bet.

Moving forward. Keep my name out of ur bet analysis and stop putting me on phony wagers I never made.

One more and we will have a real problem again.

Thanks

 

[Avocado33]

You stated in this very thread that Nets would win Game 3, and Celtics would win Game 4

Not sure what you're all fussy about. Idc if you're just air betting or not (probably better in your case if you are, given the 0-6 pick run)

 

[crudebar]

Once again. Stop putting my name on phony bets that I didn't make...

One more and it's vacation time for you...

 

[Avocado33]

 

[crudebar]

Yeah. Exactly. Ur doing awesome?

Mommy's big boy.

 

[Avocado33]

Nets win game 3, Boston win game 4

Split still possible

 

[Michelangelo]

Of course, I always am willing to put my money where my mouth is

I have no clue what you're even arguing.

But as been stated. Let's just drop it. Has nothing much to do with gambling.

Though if its bucks v Celtics I am up for you and I doing a bet again if you're game.

I'll join Willie and take a piece of that series.

 

[Michelangelo]

Nets-Celtics game tonight is probably the most intriguing 0-3 game 4 I can remember. Do Nets just lie down?

Talk about 4 games in a 1st round that could greatly add to or subtract from a legacy. Even if Bucks were to beat Nets in 2nd round, being part of the 1st team to ever come back from 0-3 and being Kevin Durant and to a lesser extent Irving would add to the lore.

Sweep or lose this series and its---how good is Durant really? Has always been the back up QB(2nd best player) that everyone loves because he never had to carry the burden of being known as the best.

No bet for me. But i'll watch most of it probably.(outside of my boston series bet)

Did you see Kevin Durant interviewed after the last game? His soul is drained. Never heard a "superstar" talk like that. Can't see him mustering max energy tonight. The series is over and I think the cry baby and KD go their separate ways tonight.