Series Thread: Conference Semifinals: 1) Denver Nuggets vs. 4) Phoenix Suns

[raptorlife4]

Lets see if jokic gets suspended

 

[msgkings322]

Can't wait for the conference finals for people on here to make more assumptions after a home team win game 1

To be fair you thought this was a 5 gamer....

2 down 2 to go....none of the remaining teams are so much worse or better than the others. Can see any of them winning even if some are more likely

 

[bksballer89]

Phoenix will have their hands full with Denver because they play no defense

I'll go Suns in 7

I love this prediction now because the Nuggets do not have an answer for Booker & KD

 

[bksballer89]

Lets see if jokic gets suspended

That would be absolutely ridiculus. Your owners shouldn't act like a 5 yr old kid. Holding on to the ball then flopping

 

[msgkings322]

You would think @DJ would learn.

Makes the same mistakes over and over.

I am going to laugh if Phoenix wins this series, and laugh even harder if they beat LA.

They're gonna have to outscore everyone like they did tonight

 

[msgkings322]

I love this prediction now because the Nuggets do not have an answer for Booker & KD

But the Suns don't have answers for Jokic, they can only outscore you

 

[bksballer89]

To be fair you thought this was a 5 gamer....

2 down 2 to go....none of the remaining teams are so much worse or better than the others. Can see any of them winning even if some are more likely

My prediction on the first page is Suns in 7 lol

Someone made a comment about all the series going at least 6 and I said I wasn't sure about that which led to you or mecca asking which one(s) i think may not get to 6 and I said heat/knicks or this series (mainly because of the chris paul injury)

 

[bksballer89]

They're gonna have to outscore everyone like they did tonight

How do you win basketball games without outscoring the opponent?

 

[msgkings322]

My prediction on the first page is Suns in 7 lol

Someone made a comment about all the series going at least 6 and I said I wasn't sure about that which led to you or mecca asking which one(s) i think may not get to 6 and I said heat/knicks or this series (mainly because of the chris paul injury)

That was my comment, and then we made a good natured bet. Heat Knicks is the only shot left

 

[msgkings322]

How do you win basketball games without outscoring the opponent?

Ok dumb comment on my part. I meant they can only win with high scores, they don't play much D. A good defensive team like the Lakers should be able to handle them. Or Miami frankly.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[msgkings322]

Series is back to even. Game 5 is crucial for Denver.

Crucial for both teams

 

[bksballer89]

If the league suspend jokic then all owners (idc if you're a minority owner) need to sit in a suite because you cant have your owners acting like that

 

[trojanfight]

11 points off the bench for denver yikes

 

[ElPatron1]

That would be absolutely ridiculus. Your owners shouldn't act like a 5 yr old kid. Holding on to the ball then flopping

Even the owners in the NBA flop lol

 

[bksballer89]

40 bench points @DJ but they dont have enough lmao

 

[Duffman]

Wouldn’t shock me if Malone complains about some of these calls the last 2 games and Denver gets more in Game 5.

 

[TheSnowdog]

That would be absolutely ridiculus. Your owners shouldn't act like a 5 yr old kid. Holding on to the ball then flopping

Two things can be true at same time
Owner shouldn’t have held the ball like that but also true is that Jokic should not be going into the crowd and trying wrestle the ball from a spectator
That’s the ref’s job
That being said there is no way Jokic should be suspended

 

[bksballer89]

 

[wildturkey]

That would be absolutely ridiculus. Your owners shouldn't act like a 5 yr old kid. Holding on to the ball then flopping

He shouldn't, but its messy. Jokic DID throw a little forearm. Even if its minimal, the players are suppose to make zero contact with the fans. This being an owner shouldn't matter in that respect. They aren't suppose to engage with people sitting in the stands like that. What might actually save him here is the fact that its an owner. If this were just a regular fan, I'd say he'd definitely be tossed, probably multiple games.

At the same time, Ishiba can't be acting like that at all. If that was a normal fan, that fan would have been tossed and likely banned from the arena for a period of time.

If the NBA adheres to the letter of the law in regards to each's specific actions, Ishiba should be fined/punished and Jokic would be suspended for at least a game. But since it the two interacting with each other, I could see the NBA letting this slide with just a warning given the stakes involved.