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As a casual observer, good job NBA. I watched 2 nights I would typically marginally check in or avoid completely.
Yeah Chaka Khan was awful. I was in another room listening and felt my face cringe up about 4 times.My God, now Chaka Khan doing the same crap. It's actually even worse. Poor National Anthem, just got butchered.
strange situation. larry drew to the courtesy phone?Ramblin Wreck said:Adrian Wojnarowski
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: Cavaliers and John Beilein have discussed possibility of him stepping down as coach during the NBA All-Star Break. No decision’s been reached. After signing 5-year deal to leave Michigan, Beilein’s struggled w/ transition to NBA.
How about a fan promotion- buy a lower bowl seat and you can be cavs coach for the day!strange situation. larry drew to the courtesy phone?
honestly, this team is just as likely to make the finals as they are to lose in the 1st round of the playoffs. I was thinking the other day, across the 4 major sports, of a team that was ever similar to this Sixers team this year. And it is funny because after the game the whole story is how much of a stud Embiid is. Wish they would focus more on the 20 point lead the Nets had in the 1st half to focus on.Sixers should consider firing Brett brown at halftime
They are extremely more likely to lose in round 1 than they are to make the finals. Come to reality please.honestly, this team is just as likely to make the finals as they are to lose in the 1st round of the playoffs. I was thinking the other day, across the 4 major sports, of a team that was ever similar to this Sixers team this year. And it is funny because after the game the whole story is how much of a stud Embiid is. Wish they would focus more on the 20 point lead the Nets had in the 1st half to focus on.
I don't know if he was destined to fail in the NBA. But this specific team? Yep. It's a loser's culture with no leadership. You either rally behind the guy trying to map the organization's way out of it...or shut him out because you're content being a loser.Beilien leaving Michigan to go coach nba was definitely one of the more wtf coaching moves I’ve ever seen. That just screamed disaster from the start. Some people are just college coaches.
To a certain extent Brown wants Embiid on the perimeter at times, but I think the bigger issue is his conditioning. As the games goes on he wants to hang out at the 3 point line so he has less distance to cover up and down the court. Just mythey were saying on sports radio this morning that embide is a modern day game changer that you could actually build a post offense around but the problem is that he refuses to actually want to play there the entire game and will stop dominating in the paint and stand out on the perimeter so let me ask you philly guys is that him just losing focus or drive or is that the coaching staff changing the offensive set also if that is totally wrong my apologies i dont get to see a lot of them and i am going solely by mike and mike or whatever they are called now take that to the bank bromigos
basketball is a game that seeks special talent but turns it into wins by developing counter plays for when the defense ventures to guard against that special talent. that's been at the heart of basketball since the beginning. thing is, that special talent has to play to those adjustmets and find the open man as much as take it home himself. the prolim with ball these days is that a player's cred is all tied up in how much he's beyond coaching. Embiid's case is not unlike a previous Sixer big man (Wilt - the greatest post player of all time) who turned unstoppability into losses by defying scheme. JoJo's coach hasn't the strength or standing to tell either he or Philly's other diffident star what to do with the ball when, they dont have a Mo Cheeks to keep em fed & happy (CP3 would be a perfect PG for Embiid), so they will always flail and usually fail. and you can take that to da hole, bro&rollthey were saying on sports radio this morning that embide is a modern day game changer that you could actually build a post offense around but the problem is that he refuses to actually want to play there the entire game and will stop dominating in the paint and stand out on the perimeter so let me ask you philly guys is that him just losing focus or drive or is that the coaching staff changing the offensive set also if that is totally wrong my apologies i dont get to see a lot of them and i am going solely by mike and mike or whatever they are called now take that to the bank bromigos
He called his team 'thugs' really early on and never recovered from that gaffe. Players would play music with the word 'thug' in the lyrics when he was around. Whoops. Old crusty curmudgeon white man calls young black men thugs, you'll never believe what happens next!So the John Beilein era is officially over. JB Bickerstaff to assume head coach duties.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/john-beilein-to-exit-as-cavaliers-coach-wednesday-be-replaced-by-jb-bickerstaff-per-report/
Nah, that was in January - the locker room tuned him out long before that gaffe.He called his team 'thugs' really early on and never recovered from that gaffe. Players would play music with the word 'thug' in the lyrics when he was around. Whoops. Old crusty curmudgeon white man calls young black men thugs, you'll never believe what happens next!
I’ve posted about this before, but this is a prime reason why a center can’t be a 2 way focal point for a great team these days, not just an Embiid issue. Asking a guy to anchor a modern team’s defense, then run the full length of the floor and bully the other team’s bigs, effectively for 60+ times a game is too much to ask of anybody.To a certain extent Brown wants Embiid on the perimeter at times, but I think the bigger issue is his conditioning. As the games goes on he wants to hang out at the 3 point line so he has less distance to cover up and down the court. Just my
From what Joe vardon says, issues with beileins son, who just has to resign from his college coaching job, played a pretty big role in beilein not being able to give it all. The statement from beilein makes it seem like it is addiction or some serious psychological issue.Nah, that was in January - the locker room tuned him out long before that gaffe.
Bobby Knight and Coach K seem to be the only two guys who know their shtick won't work in the NBA, and stayed put.Beilien leaving Michigan to go coach nba was definitely one of the more wtf coaching moves I’ve ever seen. That just screamed disaster from the start. Some people are just college coaches.
Knight may have left if he could have brought Ivan Renko with him.Knight was offered the Pacers job with a young Reggie Miller on the roster, and he said no.
?Encyclopedia Brown said:Bobby Knight and Coach K seem to be the only two guys who know their shtick won't work in the NBA, and stayed put.
Knight was offered the Pacers job with a young Reggie Miller on the roster, and he said no. Kobe pleaded with Coach K to come to the Lakers, and got the same answer.
Boogie staying with Lakers through the season... according to a notification that just popped up.Bye bye Boogie, we hardly knew ye. Hello Markieff (hooray we ended up with the crummy Morris).
No. The numbers are down because the audience is younger. Espn is steady. TNT is slumping badly. Streaming numbers are through the roof. Streaming numbers are not being calculated in the reported slump. Every nba fan I know in LA is streaming. The NBA is strong.i have to think one of the reasons why NBA ratings have dropped so much in part due to officiating.
Don’t forget in like 3 or 4 years you’ll be paying 40M a year to a guard who literally cannot shoot. Only 29M next year. What a bargain.i liked it better when the Chris Paul contract was considered the worst in the league. Al Horford's 1-7 tonight, and that one was a wide open shot because no one bothered covering him, feels like a kick in the balls every game
Shoulda kept Fultz, imo.Starting to think the Sixers aren’t going to make the finals.
well, at least feels better now with the letdown figuring Sixers lose 1st round. all about expectations.Don’t forget in like 3 or 4 years you’ll be paying 40M a year to a guard who literally cannot shoot. Only 29M next year. What a bargain.
You should be concerned bc the sixers aren’t ever going anywhere with him.well, at least feels better now with the letdown figuring Sixers lose 1st round. all about expectations.
and i'm more than happy with Ben so no worries on my end at all about that contract
maybe. guy is a top 5 candidate for defensive player of the year, basically averages a double-double, and plays hard every night. He is only 23, so i am fine not giving up on him at this pointYou should be concerned bc the sixers aren’t ever going anywhere with him.
He game is limited and he’s never going to get better at it.maybe. guy is a top 5 candidate for defensive player of the year, basically averages a double-double, and plays hard every night. He is only 23, so i am fine not giving up on him at this point
Celts would take him back in a North End minute if they could rack the contract. And we'd pound the Bucks into antler dust if we did. A very Process thing - give a $100 mil to a guy who does one thing better than anyone else - be a b-ball big brother - and treat him like an orphan.i liked it better when the Chris Paul contract was considered the worst in the league. Al Horford's 1-7 tonight, and that one was a wide open shot because no one bothered covering him, feels like a kick in the balls every game
Really fun game to watch. And of course the NBA refs try to ruin it in the final 5 min.Good game happening on a lovely Sunday afternoon. Jason Tatum is elite, very elite. He broke down Kawhi on both ends recently, doing it to Brow today.
OMG has this been brutalReally fun game to watch. And of course the NBA refs try to ruin it in the final 5 min.
Tatum was fantastic. He showed a full arsenal of shots today. Hit some very tough ones, made other tough shots look easy. Good footwork around the basket as well.Good game happening on a lovely Sunday afternoon. Jason Tatum is elite, very elite. He broke down Kawhi on both ends recently, doing it to Brow today.