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2022-23 NBA Thread: “you’ll never let me down like the Heat did”, Miami fan says to giant pile of cocaine (1 Viewer)

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I watched the shot again. I only give Poole about 25 percent blame. That rest is all Green. You could tell by Curry's body language that the ball was supposed to go right back to him and he decides the last shot. This isn't the first time Green has done this either. I remember he did it against the Bucks during the regular season and Curry completely lost Holiday and would have had an open 3 to win it and Green faked the passed and launched a 3.
 
When Brown drove into the lane right at Embiid and he didn't even try to contest the shot and looked uncomfortable. If I was the Celtics I would go at him until he proves he can't stop it consistently, pick and rolls, drives, whatever.
 
Embiid mvp. Good job big fella
1st place votes:

Embiid 73
Jokic 15
Giannis 12
The NBA MVP has become a narrative award. Giannis & Joker have 2 and Embiid had 0. That was the deciding factor. All the other talking points were nonsense. Considering how long we were all subjected to "MVP talk" that was a lot of nonsense.

Instead Green turned away and brainlessly shoveled it to Poole. Not good basketball IQ.
Draymond caught the ball from the doubled Curry and found the wide open shooter in Poole with 11 seconds left on the game clock. The same player that can handle the rock and had been red hot down the stretch. That's anything but "brainless", that's the correct decision in that moment of the game.

Imagine if Poole catches that, steps into the shot, the decides to reset and bring it out and they get a way worse shot off.
Or no shot at all.
~ Bucks Fan 😡😡
 
When Brown drove into the lane right at Embiid and he didn't even try to contest the shot and looked uncomfortable. If I was the Celtics I would go at him until he proves he can't stop it consistently, pick and rolls, drives, whatever.
i hope they do too:

 
lol, how in the world did they not call traveling on Smart there :lmao:

ETA: this was more of a statement on ignoring traveling in the game, not trying any finger pointing just yet
 
A lot different tonight in the paint. No freebie layups for Boston.

Sixers need to get going on offense though.
 
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A lot different tonight in the paint. No freebie layups for Boston.

Sixers need to get going on offense though.
Sixers need to adjust to the refs this game too. they know they are getting all calls against them, can't play silly. Thankfully they don't whine and complain about refs when things don't go their way so we don't have to see that, but they have to adjust and play smarter
 

Instead Green turned away and brainlessly shoveled it to Poole. Not good basketball IQ.
Draymond caught the ball from the doubled Curry and found the wide open shooter in Poole with 11 seconds left on the game clock. The same player that can handle the rock and had been red hot down the stretch. That's anything but "brainless", that's the correct decision in that moment of the game.

No.

The correct basketball decision for Green would have been to reverse pivot and use his prodigious backside to allow Curry to rub off his defender. Then Green hand it immediately back to the best player (and decision maker) on the team at half court with 11 seconds left and take off down low for rebounding position (taking AD with him).

If Vanderbilt stayed doubled on Curry, then that would have forced LeBron to choose between Wiggins underneath and Poole at the 3-point line. LeBron would have of course chosen Wiggins, freeing up Poole to get into immeasurably better shooting position ala Klay Thompson in the corner. Easy pass and decision for Steph even if double teamed.

If Vanderbilt doesn't double, and continues his momentum over to the uncovered Poole like he was doing, then Steph is left one-on-one with Reaves, with AD and LeBron down low, and it's game over.

That's not even remotely a set play. Just basketball spacing 101 and common sense.
 
Could be a lot worse. Hopefully the shooting corrects itself. I don't expect them to shoot 7% from 3 the rest of the game.
 
well, at least Embiid is shaking off some rust tonight. get out of this with no setbacks, and won't be all bad
 
this is just a dumb game. these officials are something.....

And i get we weren't going to see the 45-point Harden, but yikes. Guy should have rested today if it would have helped for Friday
 

Instead Green turned away and brainlessly shoveled it to Poole. Not good basketball IQ.
Draymond caught the ball from the doubled Curry and found the wide open shooter in Poole with 11 seconds left on the game clock. The same player that can handle the rock and had been red hot down the stretch. That's anything but "brainless", that's the correct decision in that moment of the game.

No.

The correct basketball decision for Green would have been to reverse pivot and use his prodigious backside to allow Curry to rub off his defender. Then Green hand it immediately back to the best player (and decision maker) on the team at half court with 11 seconds left and take off down low for rebounding position (taking AD with him).

If Vanderbilt stayed doubled on Curry, then that would have forced LeBron to choose between Wiggins underneath and Poole at the 3-point line. LeBron would have of course chosen Wiggins, freeing up Poole to get into immeasurably better shooting position ala Klay Thompson in the corner. Easy pass and decision for Steph even if double teamed.

If Vanderbilt doesn't double, and continues his momentum over to the uncovered Poole like he was doing, then Steph is left one-on-one with Reaves, with AD and LeBron down low, and it's game over.

That's not even remotely a set play. Just basketball spacing 101 and common sense.
I enjoy someone being so adamant and so wrong at the same time. It's been a while since this kind of take came through. Love it. Playoffs baby!!!!
 
Just absolutely ice cold tonight for Philly. I guess get it out of their system now.
and the way they are calling this game they have allowed the whole Boston team to get their shots going. Sixers losing a bit of composure here too ain't great. Rest the big guy for the 4th Q, and get him ready for Friday.
 
I enjoy someone being so adamant and so wrong at the same time. It's been a while since this kind of take came through. Love it. Playoffs baby!!!!
Well, the fact that Curry instantly ran directly at Green, and then Steph's exasperated body language immediately after upon not getting the return pass, supports exactly what I am saying.

So if being "wrong" means seeing the game just like Steph Curry, I'm perfectly fine with that.
 
Yea that's game. Regroup and get em on Friday. I hope we don't see Embiid the rest of the night. He knocked the rust off. Come back Friday and go hard.
 
I enjoy someone being so adamant and so wrong at the same time. It's been a while since this kind of take came through. Love it. Playoffs baby!!!!
Well, the fact that Curry instantly ran directly at Green, and then Steph's exasperated body language immediately after upon not getting the return pass, supports exactly what I am saying.

So if being "wrong" means seeing the game just like Steph Curry, I'm perfectly fine with that.
lol. Yes, because no player has ever wanted the ball back and not got it, and every time it's ever happened, it's been the wrong play. :rolleyes:

LA running the same coverage I would have (and actually have) drawn up in the huddle: Stay on Steph, period. It doesn't matter if Green tried to do a handoff, there's a decent chance the actual handoff gets disrupted because, just like all game, I'm ignoring Green's offense completely and trusting Davis to disrupt if he actually gets close enough to the basket to attempt a dangerous pass or shot. Which he especially won't because it's a 3-pt game.

Even if Steph manages to receive the ball in this situation, it's not ending well.

And none of that is to say he can't be frustrated by it anyway. But for you to take his frustration as a sign of anything else is laughable too.
 
Yea that's game. Regroup and get em on Friday. I hope we don't see Embiid the rest of the night. He knocked the rust off. Come back Friday and go hard.
Harden too. Can't figure out how much of a drop off happened to him from last game, but let the guy rest. maybe it helps some
 
It's also worth noting, I HATE that the Lakers team is so likable. Not supposed to root for them, but with the Mavs fairly horrid front office and coaching keeping them out of the playoffs, I find myself gravitating to them. Ick.
 
I enjoy someone being so adamant and so wrong at the same time. It's been a while since this kind of take came through. Love it. Playoffs baby!!!!
Well, the fact that Curry instantly ran directly at Green, and then Steph's exasperated body language immediately after upon not getting the return pass, supports exactly what I am saying.

So if being "wrong" means seeing the game just like Steph Curry, I'm perfectly fine with that.
lol. Yes, because no player has ever wanted the ball back and not got it, and every time it's ever happened, it's been the wrong play. :rolleyes:

LA running the same coverage I would have (and actually have) drawn up in the huddle: Stay on Steph, period. It doesn't matter if Green tried to do a handoff, there's a decent chance the actual handoff gets disrupted because, just like all game, I'm ignoring Green's offense completely and trusting Davis to disrupt if he actually gets close enough to the basket to attempt a dangerous pass or shot. Which he especially won't because it's a 3-pt game.

Even if Steph manages to receive the ball in this situation, it's not ending well.

And none of that is to say he can't be frustrated by it anyway. But for you to take his frustration as a sign of anything else is laughable too.
Lmao. LA certainly wasn't "running" any type of coverage on defense, they were running around with their heads cut off.

In all cases give the ball to your best player and point guard and he will make decisions that exploit those situations. If Draymond can't get it to him then call timeout and run a set play. Not difficult.
 
Feel like Philly just expected Embiid to come back tonight and he'd put up 40, and they could all just lollygag.

Harden, it's tough man. He can be so good, but he's so useless on the back end of two tightly scheduled games at this point.
 
Feel like Philly just expected Embiid to come back tonight and he'd put up 40, and they could all just lollygag.

Harden, it's tough man. He can be so good, but he's so useless on the back end of two tightly scheduled games at this point.
I knew Harden would have a down game tonight after 45 Monday. It was a lock. Just thought Harris and Maxey would continue to step it up. Everyone has a clunker in the playoffs and this was Philly's.
 
Put me on the side of Poole's shot was just fine. Obviously he's your third choice to take that shot, but he's also the one who was open and he had been shooting well.
 
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