NBA Season - now 24/25
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 22/23:
Not much defence in this game.
Both teams over 100 with 10 minutes to play
Everything I love and hate about the current NBA on display in this game.
Joker and AD two highly skilled big guys, Jamal hitting some tough Kobe-esque fadeaways, some pakeha kid that looks 14yo doing his thing on the big stage.
But then no aggressive perimeter D, the centre matching up on the opposition 2 guard on purpose because said opposition 2 guard just stands at the 3pt corner, Lebron shooting 3s when down 3.
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 22/23:
Not much defence in this game.
Both teams over 100 with 10 minutes to play
Everything I love and hate about the current NBA on display in this game.
Joker and AD two highly skilled big guys, Jamal hitting some tough Kobe-esque fadeaways, some pakeha kid that looks 14yo doing his thing on the big stage.
But then no aggressive perimeter D, the centre matching up on the opposition 2 guard on purpose because said opposition 2 guard just stands at the 3pt corner, Lebron shooting 3s when down 3.
@ACT-Crusader I thought taking AD off Jokic was masterful in the 4th - watching him roam and protect the rim was awesome. Jokic was a fucking beast in the first 3 quarters but looked gassed at the end - 42mins vs season ave of 33.7 was telling. Denver were hot, but their bench is poor - will be a long series for these boys.
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@ACT-Crusader I thought taking AD off Jokic was masterful in the 4th - watching him roam and protect the rim was awesome. Jokic was a fucking beast in the first 3 quarters but looked gassed at the end - 42mins vs season ave of 33.7 was telling. Denver were hot, but their bench is poor - will be a long series for these boys.
@voodoo they need more from Uncle Jeff and Gordon. That will take some of the pressure off Joker and his minutes.
They had some success during the season and the earlier rounds when they went with Gordon at centre with a combo of Green, Brown, Jamal and KCP/Braun.
Malone has no faith in Bryant. Shame because I think he’s not a bad player. There is an attitude/buy in problem apparently.
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Impressive win for the Heat in Game 1.
Spoelstra and Butler are a great head coach-star combination.
Joe Mazzulla might be in trouble as a rookie coach in this series.
@KiwiMurph it was as an impressive 3rd quarter as you will see.
Contributions across the board. K Love in good form and a calming influence. Lowry playing better. Their 3 ball was on fire. Jimmy is such a dominant player in the paint whether he’s getting his or finding shooters.
Celtics will be shocked with losing at home but may take some heart with the fact it took the Heat shooting 52% from 3 (and making 16) to beat them.
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i feel like the Celtics just ritually lose Game 1 of a series
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I wonder if the NBA will do anything about flopping in the offseason? It's now reached soccer levels of diving.
@KiwiMurph lol i just saw LeBron's. Hilarious
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lol fuck and then i saw Jokic's retaliation flop
holy shit! hilarious.
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Haha Grant Williams is a moron.
Celtics leading by 9 late - he then starts trash talking Jimmy Butler.
Butler proceeds to go beast mode and Celtics lose the game.
@KiwiMurph I do love a bit of feeling a playoff game though. Not a huge fan of Williams (can’t stand Tennessee) but he at least plays with a bit of passion as opposed to the many robots playing. He actually played pretty well, just got outplayed by Jimmy on those switches.
Celts not getting enough from the likes of Smart, Horford and White.
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@KiwiMurph I do love a bit of feeling a playoff game though. Not a huge fan of Williams (can’t stand Tennessee) but he at least plays with a bit of passion as opposed to the many robots playing. He actually played pretty well, just got outplayed by Jimmy on those switches.
Celts not getting enough from the likes of Smart, Horford and White.
@ACT-Crusader oh yes Celtics have a lot more problems than Williams.
Why weren't they double teaming Butler at the end?
Jaylen Brown came up small.
It was quite interesting listening to Charles Barkley criticise the Celtics offense for being iso ball.
You have to wonder where the Celtics are going - they have all this talent but their coach looks woefully out of his depth and they don't look capable of winning a title as currently constructed - something has to give you'd think.
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Every team loses then fires the coach this year. I think 76ers and celtics will be justifiable. Doc is overrated. Mazulla is undergone.
Actually raptors as well. Think Nick Nurse is a great coach but a squad probably wants something fresh after awhile as he's unique.
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short of a 30 year old LBJ suddenly turning up, or someone shooting Jokic, it's Nuggets v Heat in the finals
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short of a 30 year old LBJ suddenly turning up, or someone shooting Jokic, it's Nuggets v Heat in the finals
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 22/23:
short of a 30 year old LBJ suddenly turning up, or someone shooting Jokic, it's Nuggets v Heat in the finals
Good.
1 versus play-in is probably good for the league.
Both teams have developed to this point as opposed to buying their way there, which is good.
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Celtics all over the show with their defence. Overplaying the 3 for some of the Heat players (eg Duncan and Strus) but slow to rotate to others (eg Vincent and Martin). I can sort of get the non-double team on Jimmy because he’s developed a pretty good passing game, but there is so little resistance when Heat players get into the pain.
I don’t blame the coach, he’s very wet behind the ears, but as a collective coaching and playing group they have been resoundingly outcoached by Spol.
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Celtics all over the show with their defence. Overplaying the 3 for some of the Heat players (eg Duncan and Strus) but slow to rotate to others (eg Vincent and Martin). I can sort of get the non-double team on Jimmy because he’s developed a pretty good passing game, but there is so little resistance when Heat players get into the pain.
I don’t blame the coach, he’s very wet behind the ears, but as a collective coaching and playing group they have been resoundingly outcoached by Spol.
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 22/23:
I don’t blame the coach, he’s very wet behind the ears,
The blame goes on GM Brad Stevens for putting a title contender in the hands of a coach clearly not up to it.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 22/23:
I don’t blame the coach, he’s very wet behind the ears,
The blame goes on GM Brad Stevens for putting a title contender in the hands of a coach clearly not up to it.
@KiwiMurph blame the previous coach for getting wet and getting fired.
