[Scotto] Kenny Atkinson was asked if he thought of benching James Harden on defensive possessions at the end of Game 1. He replied, “No. He’s been one of our best defenders in these playoffs. I trust him. Smart. Great hands. Didn’t think about that.”
[Vorkunov] Donovan Mitchell is already putting Game 1 in the rearview mirror. "We lost. We fucking blew it," Mitchell said. "Alright, let’s run for Game 2."
[Lawrence Metten] We’ve completely overhauled BO7 Ranked Play’s Skill Rating System for Season 04. No more hidden MMR or variables beyond your direct control — how your Rank and performance stack up against others in the match is now the only thing that impacts your SR! Full breakdown soon!
[Hicksy] Bottom 3 teams are already basically out of champs contention, so if there isn’t MASSIVE changes with those teams trying to find some gems from challengers in preparation for EWC then they need their spots taken off them.
[Octane] Obviously the OpTic discourse is gonna be absurdly toxic, but genuinely this team is horrifying to root against. The shit they were doing in that final had me TWEAKING
[Vorkunov] Dundon on not sending 2-way players on the road to the playoffs: "I'm just not gonna waste $100 million just because someone wants to write an article calling me cheap... In hockey we don't travel extra people because we're not on vacation, we're here to win. I don't want the distraction"