NBA Playoffs

An event that once ended before the summer, which was great, since not everybody wants to watch the most intense part of the season all summer, they're ready for it to get over with so they can enjoy their summer, the season free of sports competitions, bad calls by referees, fights between players, and all the bullshit hype from the media and journalists (no wonder people take vacation in the summer). Not everybody is that desperate to see their team win, it was once good enough if they won in June, and the season was long enough without extending to July, which is silliness. Not anymore though, now people are expected to keep watching until summer is almost over.

Now that the NBA playoffs extend into at least July, players are being told not to think about the beach or vacation, and they're expected to take these kind of silly expectations seriously. It was bad enough last year when the NBA Finals took place at the same time as the World series, and hardly anybody knew or paid attention because it wasn't their top priority, of course.

by The Original Agahnim June 20, 2021

NBA playoffs

There's always going to be the kind of person that keeps trying to change the entire league around so that the team they want to win doesn't lose, so instead of just seeing playoffs extending almost to the end of summer, you might see games extending to 3 or 4 in the morning one day, and players expected to stay focused and positive, which is a silly expectation.

What they've done with the NBA playoffs now is a good way to fuck with people heads, and that's about all it's good for.

by The Original Agahnim June 20, 2021

Sports playoffs

If sports are really just games, and the planet revolves around the sun, and not sports, then what is really at stake in the playoffs? If you take enough things in life seriously already, you know that because none of the players are dying in the games, there is nothing to have a sense of urgency or desperation in life. You can't take trophies or rings with you when you pass, so none of it really matters.

Sports and sports playoffs are the last thing in life to have a sense of urgency in life about, or even take seriously, and yet a lot of people still treat sports events like the most important thing in life and the world. Somebody that thinks a team needs more of a sense of urgency to win a stupid fucking ball game because it's the playoffs is not a serious person, just an uber competitive hype minded person. In reality sports playoffs are not a big deal.

by The Original Agahnim May 31, 2021

playoff princess

A so-called "fan" who only shows up for the fun part of the season to criticize (who is quick to jump off the band wagon at the first sign of defeat), yet can't even SPELL "hockey," "baseball," "basketball," etc. the other ten months of the year.

Bob, you don't even know what you're talking about. You're such a playoff princess. Shut up.

by Chibi Jeeb May 28, 2011

Playoff Beard

The hairy result of a superstition turned tradition in the National Hockey League (NHL) by which players of a given team refuse to shave their beards upon making it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In recent years, this tradition has extended from players to fans, making an unkempt beard during playoff season acceptably insofar as one's team of choice is still working toward Lord Stanley's Cup. The beard can only be shaven off under two conditions: (1) The team of choice has won Lord Stanley's Cup and hoist it high as the National Champions; (2) The team of choice has lost the playoffs and must shave themselves to begin preparing for next season.

Mark: Whoa, that's some unruly facial hair you've got going there.

Ian: Yep! The Red Wings made it to the Finals. You know I can't shave my playoff beard until they win...

Mark: Too true.

by punx6901 May 13, 2009

playoff elbow

Injuries that certain basketball players have, sometimes associated with game 5 losses.

Our team should have easily won the championship but our star player suffered playoff elbow.

by tdown7 June 5, 2011

Playoff Team

A playoff team is the team that you choose to root for in the post season after realizing that your team sucks.

Person A: I Really Hope the Cardinals win the superbowl

Person B: But you're a Lions fan.

Person A: Yea...but the Cardinals are my playoff team since the Lions suck

by Ihaveh1n1andcaughedonkeyoard January 10, 2010