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Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN.
8:42 AM · Sep 3, 2020
I do too but he needs Durant back close to 100% and lead guy. We've seen the results of Kyrie as a lead guy for franchises. And they'll go nowhere if Durant's not back close to 100.
And OKC has how many 1st round picks in coming years?Craig_MiamiFL said:
It is interesting because even though their system is so good, are they too rigid? Is that on Bud for not being a good enough game-to-game tactician? Is that on the system being drilled into the players rather than really getting them to understand the flow of the game so that they can adapt better? It seems like they have a lot of pieces that can do different things so you would think that they could mix and match better like the Clippers and Raptors and Celtics do. It may be somewhat similar to what happens with the Rockets.
he later seemed to walk that back a bit. not sure whether it's true but the source didn't want it out yet or what.
Jon Johnson @jonjohnsonwip
Per source, Sixers are close to a deal with Tyronn Lue to be next HC.
11:12 AM · Sep 3, 2020
I thought Paul had a great series and season. That team had no business being in the playoffs, yet here they were nearly defeating the team that traded away their future for similar results. Even though OKC lost the battle, they're definitely winning the war with all those picks they got from Houston. I'm going to hate being a Rockets fan in a few years.trader jake said:
The amount of fouls, sloppy fouls on jump shooters, and offensive fouls on Giannis are just ridiculous. This looks nothing like the best team in the NBA for most of the reg. season. They've tried to surround him with shooters, but who is really trustworthy in the playoffs? Connaughton isn't ready for the moment. Matthews' and Korver's best days are long forgotten. Bledsoe is.... meh.
Did you watch any of the games earlier in the series? Or CP3 during the season? Yes, he was bad last night but his performance at the end of game 6 was the only reason the series even went 7 games.trader jake said:
I think they must have been confused (uncharacteristically)
I didn’t see this shot, but I actually think the nba has done a great job with the crowd noise, music, etc to help try to replicate the arena environment
it's not about guarding the shot. he's trying to disrupt the inbound pass rather than give an open pass. logic was sound as it took an amazing cross-court pass over a 7'5" defender and a clutch shot to get the dub with 0.5 on the clock.
If they played four defenders on the line with a big in the paint, the likely outcome would be a pass to someone coming out to the three point line for a catch, turn, and shoot in 0.5 second (which may not even have been possible in such a short time).
Chris Paul (almost) always does....until the very, very end when he and his team will inevitably choke. It's happened his entire career. You can set your watch to it...like watching him cut in front of a defender on his back near midcourt while dribbling, flopping to draw a charge against bigs, yelling at his own teammates, or arguing with officials regardless of the moment. He's consistent, I'll give him that.
In general I agree with you. I'd even say Chris Paul had a good game 7 (triple-double and all), but down the stretch you just knew he wouldn't get the job done because he never does. I guess his quote after game 6, "“When it gets to clutch time, fourth quarter, some people are built for it, some people shy away from it," just struck me as preposterous. A lot of players could say that...but he just isn't one of them. Game 7 is just another example why.
Unfortunately---Denver has a lot of good pieces. but they don't form any kind of picture right now.
One of the great aspects of the TOR/BOS series is the chess match between two great head coaches. I'm typically in favor of playing the big (real big with Tacko Fall) in front of the inbounder, but understand the argument against it with under 1 second (because the inbounder doesn't have enough time to get the ball back and shoot). For me, the classic example for that "guard the inbounder" choice goes back to the Duke/Kentucky game where Christian Laettner hit the game winner after catching the unguarded pass from Grant Hill. Youtube link
I heard additional talk about that play after the game and Stevens did want them to guard the three point line and Tatum said he screwed up. Brown also indicated there was miscommunication on if they should stick with one guy or switch.
I think you make some good points but, in fairness to the Celtics, OG was their third option on that play. I think someone (maybe Lowry?) said after the game that the first and second options on that play were Pascal (inexplicably) and Fred Van Vleet but those were taken away. For the record, I don’t think OG has ever been higher than the 3rd option in the Raptors offense, although I could see that changing with this series as he’s been one of their few reliable shooters. He’s still not a good passer and can’t really create for himself though.
As a long time Clipper fan, I can attest to this. He should have led the Lob City Clippers much further into the playoffs multiple times, but they choked away so many games and series.Chris Paul (almost) always does....until the very, very end when he and his team will inevitably choke. It's happened his entire career. You can set your watch to it...like watching him cut in front of a defender on his back near midcourt while dribbling, flopping to draw a charge against bigs, yelling at his own teammates, or arguing with officials regardless of the moment. He's consistent, I'll give him that.
In general I agree with you. I'd even say Chris Paul had a good game 7 (triple-double and all), but down the stretch you just knew he wouldn't get the job done because he never does. I guess his quote after game 6, "“When it gets to clutch time, fourth quarter, some people are built for it, some people shy away from it," just struck me as preposterous. A lot of players could say that...but he just isn't one of them. Game 7 is just another example why.
Great article on The Ringer as well: link "####housery"
Gotta give him that one. Unlike the finish a few days ago, he made a play to help close out ROUND 1.
