Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 13 hours ago, Good Posting Judge said: I think the Warriors should take Toppin. Wiseman's going to really cramp their spacing if you play him together with Green, and he's going to be targeted on PNR incessantly. Toppin can shoot, run PNR, and score inside on smaller defenders. Edwards leaves them pretty small, Ball's shooting has a ways to go and his dad's a pain in the ###, and probably needs the ball in his hands more. Toppin makes a lot of sense. Or maybe the Israeli cat, but I don't know much about him. it's a really ####ed up situation because Deni or Obi have somewhat low upsides are probably the best fits almost any team just based on their size and skill sets which can scale on any team anywhere, whereas Ball/Wiseman/Edwards have the highest upside and the chance to actually star, but a pretty low chance of actually getting there and a long path to do so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, Long Ball Larry said: it's a really ####ed up situation because Deni or Obi have somewhat low upsides are probably the best fits almost any team just based on their size and skill sets which can scale on any team anywhere, whereas Ball/Wiseman/Edwards have the highest upside and the chance to actually star, but a pretty low chance of actually getting there and a long path to do so. and I also think that this puts the Bulls in a great position. I would be shocked if more than 1 of the top 3 falls out of the top 3, so the Bulls should be able to choose anyone that they think will fit well and help to connect their many interesting young players, none of whom is really a star. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Courtjester 3,270 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Well at least we have the Av's....... Man, Denver is just not showing up.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capella 29,684 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Donovan Mitchell becoming a star. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modogg 4,710 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck The Philadelphia 76ers are 21/74 from the field through three quarters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jvdesigns2002 3,138 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Neither the Celts or Sixers are playing inspired basketball tonight imo. A close game because both teams are playing poorly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, modogg said: Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck The Philadelphia 76ers are 21/74 from the field through three quarters. Fortunately have 13 more fta and are up 19-3 on the offensive glass 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modogg 4,710 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, Long Ball Larry said: Fortunately have 13 more fta and are up 19-3 on the offensive glass i'm sure they showed that clip of Tatum grabbing a rebound over Embiid last game. Realy no reason they should be getting out-rebounded Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 What a #### show Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 At least my jazz-celtics-clippers parlay is still alive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeroy Jenkins 2,757 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I like Brown in general but he has to go. This team is too sloppy. Not sure it is all on him, as the pieces don’t really fit and they were a few bounces from the finals last year (and had a much better team), but still. They really should have found a way to keep Butler and JJ and probably traded Simmons for assets. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Insein 10,562 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Can we fire Brown before game 4? Just get a head start on it. Same old ####. Take a lead late in the 4th then let the other team go on a 10-0 run to close it. No timeouts. No plays to get a shot. Just let it slowly slip through your fingers like usual. Good by Brett. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modogg 4,710 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins said: I like Brown in general but he has to go. This team is too sloppy. Not sure it is all on him, as the pieces don’t really fit and they were a few bounces from the finals last year (and had a much better team), but still. They really should have found a way to keep Butler and JJ and probably traded Simmons for assets. disagree with moving Simmons, but certainly would have been interesting if the organization would have followed the fanbase's call of "run it back". not sure how Butler and Simmons would have done throughout the year, but would have liked to see how the team would have been this year 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EYLive 5,200 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, Insein said: Can we fire Brown before game 4? Just get a head start on it. Same old ####. Take a lead late in the 4th then let the other team go on a 10-0 run to close it. No timeouts. No plays to get a shot. Just let it slowly slip through your fingers like usual. Good by Brett. I was wondering if they had time-outs left, and why they didn't take one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Insein 10,562 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, modogg said: disagree with moving Simmons, but certainly would have been interesting if the organization would have followed the fanbase's call of "run it back". not sure how Butler and Simmons would have done throughout the year, but would have liked to see how the team would have been this year The funny thing is, if they had told Ben to play the 4 and let Jimmy be the point, Butler probably stays. We let Tobias walk. Horford not even a thought. But nope. Had to stick to that winning formula. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jayrod 4,353 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) On 11/26/2019 at 5:49 AM, Jayrod said: I'm still thoroughly unimpressed with Brett Brown's coaching. That team has the talent to go to to toe with Milwaukee, but they are too inconsistent. Another postseason, the same story. Philly has had the pieces, just not the right leader for 3 years now. Not saying they would have won the championship, but switch rosters with Stevens and Brown, and you'd have a completely different result in this series, with or without Simmons. (I also guarantee you that Stevens would have Simmons shooting 3's by now as well). Edited August 22, 2020 by Jayrod 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jayrod 4,353 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 As far as the Celtics go, right now I give them a 40% chance to get past Toronto and a 5% chance they make the Finals. Without Hayward, they are too shallow and too small on defense and the boards, plus they are going to miss him facilitating the offense at times. Brown, Tatum and Walker will all have to be on their A-games every night to make it to the Finals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frostillicus 14,056 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 WE DID IT!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kodycutter 860 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 people still watching this? i read ratings plummeted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capella 29,684 Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, kodycutter said: people still watching this? i read ratings plummeted. On Breitbart or Infowars? Edited August 22, 2020 by Capella Or the absolutely insane clay travis site 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hxperson 452 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Jayrod said: As far as the Celtics go, right now I give them a 40% chance to get past Toronto and a 5% chance they make the Finals. Without Hayward, they are too shallow and too small on defense and the boards, plus they are going to miss him facilitating the offense at times. Brown, Tatum and Walker will all have to be on their A-games every night to make it to the Finals. As a Raptors fan I don’t feel confident at all and in their ability to beat the Celtics. Just don’t have a lot of confidence in the offence. Meanwhile I think very highly of Tatum and Brown and talent wise they are significantly better than anyone we have. I think it will be a hard fought series and emotional one for sure as we Toronto fans hate all Boston teams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kodycutter 860 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Capella said: On Breitbart or Infowars? nah, SI had a few articles about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capella 29,684 Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, kodycutter said: nah, SI had a few articles about it. I dunno seems fairly obvious to me that playoff games starting at 1:30 on a Wednesday won’t do as well as ones in a previous year starting at 8 but who needs nuance amirite? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kodycutter 860 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Capella said: I dunno seems fairly obvious to me that playoff games starting at 1:30 on a Wednesday won’t do as well as ones in a previous year starting at 8 but who needs nuance amirite? Sure, you are right. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deamon 5,345 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Are any of these series' even going to make it to 6 games!? Damn. Gonna be a hell of a second round though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SoBeDad 2,251 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Tyler Herro is outperforming his position as the 13th pick in the draft. And Duncan Robinson was undrafted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anarchy99 6,143 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Jayrod said: As far as the Celtics go, right now I give them a 40% chance to get past Toronto and a 5% chance they make the Finals. Without Hayward, they are too shallow and too small on defense and the boards, plus they are going to miss him facilitating the offense at times. Brown, Tatum and Walker will all have to be on their A-games every night to make it to the Finals. 538 has Boston’s 50% to beat Toronto, 32% to make the finals, and 14% to win the championship. Those are the highest percentages out of any team from the East (in terms of making the finals and winning the Finals). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whoknew 8,764 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 That shot by Chris Paul was awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modogg 4,710 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Anarchy99 said: 538 has Boston’s 50% to beat Toronto, 32% to make the finals, and 14% to win the championship. Those are the highest percentages out of any team from the East (in terms of making the finals and winning the Finals). Sixers are barely a functioning NBA franchise at this point, so let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. If they somehow can get past the Raptors and Bucks, i think there is pretty much 0% chance they are beating Kawhi and the Clippers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whoknew 8,764 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, modogg said: Sixers are barely a functioning NBA franchise at this point, so let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. If they somehow can get past the Raptors and Bucks, i think there is pretty much 0% chance they are beating Kawhi and the Clippers Lets not short change Miami either. They are good. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modogg 4,710 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 minute ago, whoknew said: Lets not short change Miami either. They are good. i'll agree here. Will be interesting to see how far they can go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EYLive 5,200 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Sloppy garbage performance by Lakers so far. Get your sh!t together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
facook 5,326 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 51 minutes ago, EYLive said: Sloppy garbage performance by Lakers so far. Get your sh!t together. Let's go ahead and keep their S apart, thanks very much. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EYLive 5,200 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Dagger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeroy Jenkins 2,757 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 11 hours ago, whoknew said: Lets not short change Miami either. They are good. With sixers a mess, I think Miami and Toronto (good story) are my squads moving forward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 17 hours ago, SoBeDad said: Tyler Herro is outperforming his position as the 13th pick in the draft. And Duncan Robinson was undrafted. And Bam better Value than either Of them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capella 29,684 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 Oh my god are they really playing that nets raptors series AGAIN today? We’ve seen enough. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capella 29,684 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 Nets raptors going be played on the tv nonstop in hell. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rascal 1,686 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 So is nba, and espn, ignoring the harrell issue? Not on ESPN's front page and I'm not aware of any action taken yet by nba. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kodycutter 860 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, rascal said: So is nba, and espn, ignoring the harrell issue? Not on ESPN's front page and I'm not aware of any action taken yet by nba. what? saying ##### ### white boy ..is that a problem? expect nothing less from the NBA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Workhorse 2,194 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Oh man, that did NOT look good for Tobias Harris. Looks like he smacked his head on the ground. Lots of blood and he looks unconscious. Hope he’s ok. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deamon 5,345 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Capella said: Oh my god are they really playing that nets raptors series AGAIN today? We’ve seen enough. 3 hours ago, Capella said: Nets raptors going be played on the tv nonstop in hell. you think that's bad, try watching it with the canadian commentators.... it might be the hardest thing you've ever been forced to watch. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wikkidpissah 18,194 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 <========= crow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deamon 5,345 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 7 hours ago, Leeroy Jenkins said: With sixers a mess, I think Miami and Toronto (good story) are my squads moving forward. How the hell could you cheer for Toronto man. How dare you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sudoku_in_the_Bathtub 70 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 On 8/22/2020 at 10:41 AM, Jayrod said: Without Hayward, they are too shallow and too small on defense and the boards, plus they are going to miss him facilitating the offense at times. Brown, Tatum and Walker will all have to be on their A-games every night to make it to the Finals. Hayward's a HUGE loss. Predictably they didn't need him in their playoff tuneup to beat a directionless bottom feeding league doormat franchise like Philadelphia. Boston-Toronto-Miami-Milwaukee is gonna be fun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I guess the sixers can fire Brett now and put in udoka before chicago can get him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Ball Larry 14,294 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, Sudoku_in_the_Bathtub said: Hayward's a HUGE loss. Predictably they didn't need him in their playoff tuneup to beat a directionless bottom feeding league doormat franchise like Philadelphia. Boston-Toronto-Miami-Milwaukee is gonna be fun. How dare you 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeroy Jenkins 2,757 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Deamon said: How the hell could you cheer for Toronto man. How dare you. Lowery as a fellow Nova guy and if they can beat Lebron or Leonard after losing Leonard, that would be a hellava thing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeroy Jenkins 2,757 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Letting Trey Burke go instead of Neto was also a bad move. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EYLive 5,200 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Clippers settling and missing jump shots, Mavs getting layups. And WTF happened to Paul George? It's like he switched bodies with Melissa McCarthy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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