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  1. NBA Playoffs 2022

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    On 4/22/2022 at 5:42 AM, Mentor said:

    Anyone watching the playoffs this year? Who do you have winning it?

    It has been an interesting year, the 2 teams everyone was expecting to competed (Lakers and Nets) have been terrible. The Lakers failed to make the play in tournament and the Nets could lose in the first round against Boston (they are 2-0 down currently). So this year is pretty wide open.

    I did not watch much of the regular season and only watched a few of the playoff games last year, so i was not really up to date on the new talent. A few observations i have made are defenses are much better overall. For example Boston's defense against Kyrie and Durant were fantastic at times.

    The inside game has basically died totally, with a few exceptions such as Jokic, Giannis or Embid and players screen rolling for lobs, and even then, most of the bigs are shooting 3pts almost as much as the guards. 

    A lot of the old stars are clearly being replaced (due to age/style of play) such as Paul is at best the 2nd or 3rd best player of his own team, Curry has been a shadow of himself. Lebron / Durant are no way near being top 3 players (which was the case when i was watching 2-3 years ago). 

    I am actually enjoying the playoffs more than i have in the past 3 years, there is a lot more skilled players, almost everyone is an athlete. The game is faster and there is better D. Obviously, the average player today is more one dimensional, everyone is a guard who shoots and can dribble, but i guess it was clearly the direction we was moving towards, this has been the case for the past 8-10 years at least. Just now all the old school players have essentially retired and we have just the new generation who grew up with this new style.

    It is hard to say who i think will win it. I think Golden State have a good balance of playoff experience and youth. The Sun's made the finals last year and they are better and less injured this year, so i guess those 2 are the favorites in the west. The east, i think the Heat play very good team basketball, they are well coached and their defense is fantastic, they lack stars, but that did not stop them getting to the finals 2 years ago. I think i need to see them against a better opponent, the Hawks are not that. Among the other East teams, it is hard to say. I think the current champs (BP), lack depth, especially offensively, but i said that last year and they still won it. The 76ers look very good, they have 2 super stars in Harden (although he is nowhere where he was 2-3 years ago) and Embid. Their supporting cast is competent and Rivers is a decent coach. I don't know, but if i was to say, maybe Golden State, it depends on if Curry can recover enough before the finals, he was out with an injury and is coming off the bench currently, they are not winning it, if Curry cannot get his form back.

    How deeply you've looked at the teams, I've reread it twice. The thing that impressed me the most was that the teams were playing more quickly - yes, they were. And it's hard to identify a favorite right now. And LeBron is slowly fading into history...

  5. The Football (Soccer) Thread

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    On 4/11/2022 at 8:22 AM, Mentor said:

    Spurs hitting form at the right time and United and Arsenal capitulating at the wrong time. Arsenal had 3 points lead, the goal advantage + 1 game in had over Spurs for 4th place. 3 games later, Spurs now have a +10 goal advantage and are above Arsenal 3pts (although Arsenal still have the extra game, if they win we will be equal). 

    I wish I knew when exactly this right form is coming... You could get a lot of money :) In general, Arsenal could perform better. But the defeat at the hands of Newcastle played against them. I expect even more interesting performances from Newcastle next season.

    Hi all! Let me join your forum.

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