2025 Playoffs Chat & Chill Thread

[fishonjazz]

I just noticed that the 8th seed in the Western Conference has 48 wins while the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference has 37.

Same **** different year

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Expansions in Vegas and Seattle and we can be the first proxy team Salt Lake City via Nauvoo.

We'll find the place which God for us prepared — far away, in the East.

It’s only fair.

Nobody knows or cares where Utah is geographically located. It's time to take advantage.

 

[fishonjazz]

I think Randle and Ant cramming it down the paint is gonna be enough to exploit the Lakers size issues. They went small and that ain’t gonna work either. The Lakers are a bit overrated. They have a lot of talent but the fit and overall flexibility of the roster has some holes. Long term they may have to sacrifice Reaves to get big man help.

The Lakers have the worst non star roster in the playoffs imo.
Like I think if you take away Luka and LeBron then the Lakers are the worst team in the playoffs if you also take away every other teams 2 best players.
Lakers have a lot of scrubs in their rotation.
I don't think Minnesota has a single scrub in their rotation. Every single player in the Minnesota rotation is a player that would be on the rotation for every team in the league.
Lakers got a horrible matchup for the first round and the Lakers have a horrible team built around their stars.
40 year old LeBron and fat out of shape alcoholic Luka have to play 48 minutes every game and have to have extremely high production

I predicted t-wolves in 5 or 6 because of all that

 

[fishonjazz]

Nobody knows or cares where Utah is geographically located. It's time to take advantage.

But what state is the city of Utah even in?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Having the Wolves sweep or convincingly beat the Lakers would be a positive for both the future Wolves picks and the Lakers 2027 pick.

Seems like Finch is in his bag right now. I think limiting Gobert's minutes vs the Lakers is a smart move, especially if your offense is humming like it was. Saving Gobert's legs for a matchup against the Thunder is good, because I think he matches up better against the Thunder than the Lakers.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OeBNUfiBEwk


AI is getting close, but not quite all the way there yet.

 

[Rubashov]

The Lakers have the worst non star roster in the playoffs imo.
Like I think if you take away Luka and LeBron then the Lakers are the worst team in the playoffs if you also take away every other teams 2 best players.
Lakers have a lot of scrubs in their rotation.
I don't think Minnesota has a single scrub in their rotation. Every single player in the Minnesota rotation is a player that would be on the rotation for every team in the league.
Lakers got a horrible matchup for the first round and the Lakers have a horrible team built around their stars.
40 year old LeBron and fat out of shape alcoholic Luka have to play 48 minutes every game and have to have extremely high production

I predicted t-wolves in 5 or 6 because of all that

You leave Luka alone!!!!! HE NEEDS HIS DRINK IT TAKES THE PAIN AWAY!!!!

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Our TWolves pick sinking like a rock.

It's already set at #21. It matters again in 2027. The pick swap next year won't apply. Twovles will probably lose Naz, NAW and Randle next season. Conley is slowing down.

 

[fishonjazz]

OKC too good

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

OKC too good

Memphis also very bad

 

[Jaanipoeg]

Man, hate the thought of tanking in a play-in situation, but Memphis would be much better off with their late lottery pick then getting curb stomped by OKC

 

[Hearsky]

I just noticed that the 8th seed in the Western Conference has 48 wins while the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference has 37.

I think this imbalance in the conferences has been true for 50 years.