(04-28-2025, 08:37 AM)michaeltex Wrote: They lose their FRP altogether. It was traded to the Wizz, but with lottery protection. No lottery, no protection. 

Probably would have been better served to tank against DAL in the play in game.

Giving up a FRP + Marcus Smart for Marvin F'ing Bagley III? That's some Nico-level stuff right there.

(04-28-2025, 04:56 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6316705/2025/04/27/damian-lillard-out-game-4-bucks-pacers/

Bucks fear Dame Lillard has a torn Achilles.

(04-28-2025, 01:11 PM)Knutsen Wrote: Torn achilles confirmed - I think the Bucks are in complete nowhere land now and won’t be able to give Giannis a chance to win in the remaining years of his career. Will be fascinating if he chooses the Dirk way and stays loyal with his one title - or forces a trade to a contender. Unfortunately we aren’t a contender anymore if he chooses the second option…

(04-28-2025, 01:31 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I think he will eventually ask out.   Bucks really have no one to give him hope.  They will hold on to him until he asks out, but that will eventually come.   

It will be fascinating who goes hard after him.    When can the Mavs get future picks past 31?   And the answer is yes, I would ship AD plus a ton of picks for Giannis.  May even get my interest back.

(04-28-2025, 12:36 PM)david75090 Wrote: I saw the replay. Contact? Yeah. Hardaway didn't get off a decent shot. He played for the foul-call. I wouldn't have called a foul, had I been the ref. Tim didn't miss the shot because he was fouled. You disagree? OK.

(04-29-2025, 12:39 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Yes. Any contact, especially body contact while shooting will throw off your shot. That's your opinion you're entitled to it. Nevertheless, the crew chief who was right next to the play admitted he blew the call. I expect they'll be back in Detroit for game 6.

(04-29-2025, 09:09 AM)david75090 Wrote: When I looked at the replay, it looked, to me, like Tim got the ball in the corner with the clock about to expire. There was a guy coming from his right. Tim jumped, stuck his right leg out to try and make contact to try and draw a foul. In the process he made a very poor, short shot at the basket. Looked an awful lot like a guy flopping to initiate contact. A foul call would've rewarded an acting job. Don't know why the league would come out and say a foul should've been called. Maybe to placate the fans. I sincerely hate flopping to get a call, and that's what I saw. There was contact on the play, but I'm thinking it was due to Tim throwing his leg out in an unnatural motion. 

The league said what they said, didn't call a foul in real time, or overturn the results of the game. Those games get rough. They call some stuff, ignore other stuff. They could call a foul on any play and a lot of times it's judgement. There's pulling, tugging, holding, tripping, all sorts of stuff. Some gets called, some does not. That last play, to me, was little of nothing.

(04-29-2025, 12:07 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: I'm not getting into a pissing contest with you about it. He was fouled, everybody, the refs, the analysts, and their mama's saw it and agreed. They flat out missed it. THJ should have been at the ft line to win the game.  We move on....

(04-30-2025, 11:59 PM)OBX Maverick Wrote: Lakers are out.  As sad as it is, the only thing I’ve felt good about in the NBA for a long while….

(04-30-2025, 09:23 PM)SwisherPrice Wrote: Are the Lakers finally ready to unleash Maxi Kleber?

(05-01-2025, 06:10 AM)bubbler86 Wrote: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2025-05-01/lakers-minnesota-timberwolves-season-ends-plaschke


James airball. Gobert follow-up dunk. Maxi Kleber — what was he doing in the game? — miss. James miss. Doncic miss. James miss. Kleber stepped on the baseline. And so on.