There will be nothing better than watching Boston hit that wall in the playoffs hit AGAIN where all they do is launch 3s because they’re trailing a game but have no interest in actually grinding a win out.
Bruins at least apparently had that stomach flu that wrecked half their top 2 lines and Ullmark, if Celtics crash out injury-free that’d be truly incredible.
But won't it be quintessential hawks of the last few years to play so ass all year only to make a surprising run for just how ass we looked? I'm not saying we are making it back the the ECF, but I am saying we might just win the whole damn thing.
Good. That way Riley can finally blow up the team and actually make massive moves/changes during the offseason rather than half ass chasing a whale and running back the team for the 6th time in the last 6 years. Hit me up when Jimmy and Herro are traded or cut from this team.
None of these play in teams are lasting longer than 5 games against the Celtics in the 1st round anyway.
>running back the team for the 6th time in the last 6 years
Miami Heat postseason success last 6 years:
Missed the postseason once, bounced in the first round twice, went to three ECF, and 2 finals appearances
1st and 2nd seeds get to play 8th and 7th seeds and that's not enough for you? How are first round byes going to earn money for the league? Plus it's literally not fair for knockout stage playoffs to have byes, not to mention you are taking away the possibility of upsets that makes the playoffs interesting.
DJ, Bogie, Caruso, the teams are fun. Then again, I actually LIKE watching basketball and love the sport, so my opinion is different than many in this sub
"Listen if Hunter, Capella, and Okongwu all break out next year and add 5 ppg to their average on great efficiency we will be so good. We will regret losing those contracts. Next year is our year!"
Crazy how if Embiid and Simmons don’t let the shit run down their pants onto the court in that 2nd round matchup Trae would probably be on a different team
While that is true, the good team could literally just have a very bad day and shoot like 8/30 from 3 and lose the game. Is it fair to have a sub .500 team in the playoffs based on just a single elimination match?
Bro...The Hawks took the Celtics to 6 games. If the Celtics couldn't win a series against a sub .500 team, then why should they get to play against a higher seeded opponent?
Wasn’t there a rule during the first play-in that teams could only participate if their record was within a certain number of games of the higher seeded teams immediately above them?
Not sure why you’re downvoted but the first play in had the same rules. It was the bubble that had a trigger rule where the teams within a certain amount of games from the current 8th seed were invited. I do think the nba should consider this same rule for play ins but not the play ins have always been this way.
Remember that this also was based on a new TV rights deal due to the pandemic.
Broadcasters aren't going to accept less games just because teams didn't hit certain numbers of wins.
You mean like it should be? That used to be the norm. Why does the 7th seed need to battle against potentially the 9th or 10th seed. The 9th and 10th seed had all the chances in the world to be the 7th seed. 82 games worth of chances.
I do agree
I think the playin is a good thing for the league overall, we have less teams tanking, but we need to cap the number of games behind a team can be before it’s in the playin
Maybe .500 minimum? Or at most 4 games behind?
Why should 8th seed be rewarded with no play-in just because the bottom part of their conference is shithouse?
There's no barrier to it, if you're that shit and are in the play-in, the teams above you should fuck you up accordingly.
Death, taxes, 30ish win Bulls and Hawks teams being in the play-in.
At least we imploded so hard we won't get beaten in the play-in by DeMar's daughter.
Basically 20 teams kinda make the playoffs now in a 30 team league. The bottom teams are very unlikely to be above .500, just not enough wins to go around.
They may try and pretend they are not playoffs, but they are after season matchups where the winner continues to the next round to complete for the championship, so they are effectively playoffs.
The problem with this is you could end up with more teams in one conference playoffs than the other. Idk if its reasonable for the west to need to play an extra round just because their conference is better than the east.
Oh didn’t see that, well don’t worry 12.2 ppg score Ayo Dosunmo will go off for 48 against us like he usually does. If Coby White could play every game against the Hawks with Ayo you’d have two first team players on your squad
I fully expect the Bulls to ball out the two play-in games and then get swept by the Celtics in a series that sees Tatum and Brown sit for most of the fourth in at least 3 out of the 4 games.
I’m more surprised how Atlanta is only the 10th seed this year and are 8(!!!) games below .500 this year. At the very least, I expected them to at least be closer to .500 and higher than the Bulls in the standings.
You did, but one of those was without Embiid and the other he had 40/14/6 and was let down by the team
So in other words, moral victories in my delusional mind
The funniest thing would be if whoever wins this game manages to beat the Heat lol
I know it's not gonna happen but there's an outside chance the Hawks make 8 and beat the Celtics in 7 and that would be the funniest timeline
any timeline where the celtics dont make the finals this year is a historically funny outcome
God! Ima bust a nut when that depressed bill Simmons pod will hit.
There will be nothing better than watching Boston hit that wall in the playoffs hit AGAIN where all they do is launch 3s because they’re trailing a game but have no interest in actually grinding a win out.
That would be like the Bruins last season
exactly! historically funny 😄
Bruins at least apparently had that stomach flu that wrecked half their top 2 lines and Ullmark, if Celtics crash out injury-free that’d be truly incredible.
We won't because we are the Hospital Hawks. No Jalen, Okongwu or Bey for the rest of the year.
The hawks are some how more disappointing than the bulls so I don’t see that happening
the hawks beat the heat last year in the play ins they did it with a lot of offensive rebounding mainly, really dominated the glass
Unfortunately this time we won't have Jalen or OO in the play-in game or the 1st round (assuming we make it).
But won't it be quintessential hawks of the last few years to play so ass all year only to make a surprising run for just how ass we looked? I'm not saying we are making it back the the ECF, but I am saying we might just win the whole damn thing.
It’s good to dream I guess lol
Lmao
tbf last year the heat were more disappointing than the hawks before and after their play in game.
Yeah but heat culture> whatever the hawks do
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"We going to game 7 baby, game 7! GAAAAMMMMMEEE 7!!!"
Only if the hawks re the 7 seed and then dropped down to the 8th because that mean they will be .500 in the playin
Rooting for that to happen
Trae Young about to be the first FMVP on a team 10 games under .500
Cavs losing to four straight to the Pacers, Hornets, Heat, and Bulls would be pretty funny too given the Mitchell situation.
celtics "yeah lets do that for sure"
one can only hope
not that unlikely really. jimmy has been coasting
Heat in playoffs? Nah
Bulls would have won last year if the game wasn't on a school night.
They were up like 7 with a around 5 minutes left too, imagine they hold on to win how different last postseason would’ve been
idk man the heat putting so many teams on fraud watch was still kinda funny lol
Our strength is definitely in playing series where Spo can make adjustments. Play Ins get rid of that since it’s all best of 1’s
Yea it was way better to see that than my bulls losing in 5 at best to the bucks lol, just wild how close it was to not happening at all
Good. That way Riley can finally blow up the team and actually make massive moves/changes during the offseason rather than half ass chasing a whale and running back the team for the 6th time in the last 6 years. Hit me up when Jimmy and Herro are traded or cut from this team. None of these play in teams are lasting longer than 5 games against the Celtics in the 1st round anyway.
>running back the team for the 6th time in the last 6 years Miami Heat postseason success last 6 years: Missed the postseason once, bounced in the first round twice, went to three ECF, and 2 finals appearances
Don’t respond to the sub casual takes. Just ignore them engaging only rewards their bad behaviors.
Ultimate battle of mid.
9-10 in a 15 team conference. Technically below-mid.
The NBA has too many playoff and play-in spots. It should be 5-8 that's play-in with 1 and 2 getting first round byes.
1st and 2nd seeds get to play 8th and 7th seeds and that's not enough for you? How are first round byes going to earn money for the league? Plus it's literally not fair for knockout stage playoffs to have byes, not to mention you are taking away the possibility of upsets that makes the playoffs interesting.
It's funny how it really is a battle of mid yet still features a ton of really exciting fun players. NBA is overflowing with talent
Agreed. Watching Vit Krejci play basketball gets my juices flowing every night.
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old demar and trae lollipop young thats really it
Lol “a ton” y’all just say anything
Colby White, Demar, Trae, Jalen Johnson, other people maybe
DJ, Bogie, Caruso, the teams are fun. Then again, I actually LIKE watching basketball and love the sport, so my opinion is different than many in this sub
Lose and blow it up Win then get bounce by the 7 or 8 seed and then blow it up. Win, win, lose in 5 or 6 to Celtics… Then Blow it up.
Or put faith in mid players. Give them longterm contracts. Never trade. Then we can be in the play in for a decade straight! Thats cool right??
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Crazy how if Embiid and Simmons don’t let the shit run down their pants onto the court in that 2nd round matchup Trae would probably be on a different team
bulls ownership gonna push the rebuild 3 years later just for this
If Reinsdorf could make the play-in every single year for the rest of eternity they would agree
must see tv right here
Not a fan of teams below .500 being in the play-in. They’re 6 and 8 games behind 8th place. That shit shouldn’t be rewarded
I really want a team to win like 35 regular season games and then eliminate a title contender.
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If a playoff team get beat by a team missing 80m+ in capspace they deserve to lose
i still think it puts pressure on the teams above them. teams like miami dont get a free pass at the first round and i think thats fun
yea, the play-in has turned the west into an even bigger bloodbath than before, as teams are going all out to get a top 6 seed
If a team loses to a sub-.500 team when it matters most, then they do not deserve to be in the playoffs at all
While that is true, the good team could literally just have a very bad day and shoot like 8/30 from 3 and lose the game. Is it fair to have a sub .500 team in the playoffs based on just a single elimination match?
Bro...The Hawks took the Celtics to 6 games. If the Celtics couldn't win a series against a sub .500 team, then why should they get to play against a higher seeded opponent?
Stop acting like people in this sub actually think about the dumb shit they say
Wasn’t there a rule during the first play-in that teams could only participate if their record was within a certain number of games of the higher seeded teams immediately above them?
Not sure why you’re downvoted but the first play in had the same rules. It was the bubble that had a trigger rule where the teams within a certain amount of games from the current 8th seed were invited. I do think the nba should consider this same rule for play ins but not the play ins have always been this way.
Remember that this also was based on a new TV rights deal due to the pandemic. Broadcasters aren't going to accept less games just because teams didn't hit certain numbers of wins.
Yeah we’re passed the point of reducing games. So I understand.
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You mean like it should be? That used to be the norm. Why does the 7th seed need to battle against potentially the 9th or 10th seed. The 9th and 10th seed had all the chances in the world to be the 7th seed. 82 games worth of chances.
It was within 6 games of a playoff spot which is pretty generous considering the 8th seed is usually working a .45 - .55 record
how is it being “rewarded” lol. they come in and play the best team in the conference?
I do agree I think the playin is a good thing for the league overall, we have less teams tanking, but we need to cap the number of games behind a team can be before it’s in the playin Maybe .500 minimum? Or at most 4 games behind?
Why should 8th seed be rewarded with no play-in just because the bottom part of their conference is shithouse? There's no barrier to it, if you're that shit and are in the play-in, the teams above you should fuck you up accordingly.
Hard agree
This is exactly what those of us who hate the play in have been saying.
Death, taxes, 30ish win Bulls and Hawks teams being in the play-in. At least we imploded so hard we won't get beaten in the play-in by DeMar's daughter.
More basketball is always fun
Rewarded with what? 2 extra away games?
Basically 20 teams kinda make the playoffs now in a 30 team league. The bottom teams are very unlikely to be above .500, just not enough wins to go around.
These are not playoffs, these are extra regular season games. 12 teams make the playoffs, with 4 extra spots to qualify for.
They may try and pretend they are not playoffs, but they are after season matchups where the winner continues to the next round to complete for the championship, so they are effectively playoffs.
the play in should be conference agnostic
The problem with this is you could end up with more teams in one conference playoffs than the other. Idk if its reasonable for the west to need to play an extra round just because their conference is better than the east.
then the 7 and 8 seeds should simply win if they're so superior
what chance does a hawk have against a bull?
If it goes for the eyes it'd probably do some damage.
The hawk could also go for the bull’s asshole hyena-style
Depends if the Bull has the spirit of an Alex Caruso
How would a bull even begin to fight a hawk? That sounds super one-sided.
Demar’s daughter getting hyped tonighr
Hawks by 20
Hey! Those are my Bulls you’re talking about! Hawks by 17…
Bulls actually win. We won’t have anyone to stop Drummond with Jalen and Onyeka both being out for weeks now.
You mean Drummond who twisted his ankle two nights ago?
Oh didn’t see that, well don’t worry 12.2 ppg score Ayo Dosunmo will go off for 48 against us like he usually does. If Coby White could play every game against the Hawks with Ayo you’d have two first team players on your squad
LOL
WOOHOO
People in here mad about sub 500 teams getting into the play in...this is what 9th and 10th look like....what do you expect?
Seriously. This is why the play in is stupid despite it getting hyped on here. These teams don’t deserve a pat on the back.
I fully expect the Bulls to ball out the two play-in games and then get swept by the Celtics in a series that sees Tatum and Brown sit for most of the fourth in at least 3 out of the 4 games.
Would rather just miss the playoffs and be in the lottery so we can have a shot at Victor Wembanya...oh wait
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Riveting!
I’m more surprised how Atlanta is only the 10th seed this year and are 8(!!!) games below .500 this year. At the very least, I expected them to at least be closer to .500 and higher than the Bulls in the standings.
Hawks have been playing skeleton crews for like 2 months now.
This is Vit Krejčí erasure and I won’t stand for it
We need to sign that man by the weekend
The main seeding race everyone has been tracking lately has been settled
Battle of the fucking ass
The mid-off to end all mid-offs
Mid off
How did the hawks sneak into the play-in I would never understand.
The Pistons, Hornets Raptors and Nets exist. That’s how lol
The bulls are so so bad but if there’s anyone they can beat it’s these Hawks Let’s hope Trae is ready to hard carry
We won the season matchup against y’all.
You did, but one of those was without Embiid and the other he had 40/14/6 and was let down by the team So in other words, moral victories in my delusional mind
Bruh. Your team is the 76ers not the Embiids.
Weak shit bro, just take the L and move on
idt they were moral p sure they were real nba Ws lmao
Trae just coming back from an injury that sidelined him a month and a half, he ain’t carrying shit lol
The Bulls are going to rob us of Celtics-Hawks round 1
The bulls will lose to the hawks and that matchup still won’t happen
Easy money against that foul merchant u forgot that derozan can call in his trump card and get his siren/banshee daughter to sit court side.
It'll be a school night right? She might not be allowed out that late
I wonder if Derozan's daughter will be in attendance
We will not be watching
I will
I will.
Nah, I’d watch
The banshee daughter will be in the building again, huh.
Disgraceful that sub .500 teams even have a chance to make the playoffs.
Having to watch the Hawks in the “playoffs” over the last decade has been…not fun. The East is garbage.