2023 NBA Playoffs

TripleOT

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That makes a ton more sense as a criticism.
I see Poole as not being a heady player, at both ends of the floor. He is an incendiary scorer, however, and is good at getting his when he has the ball in his hands. When they double Steph like that, he either has to sprint over there to get the ball and go into his Steph-lite bag against a scrambling defense, or spot up properly.
 

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Eh, he had his hands up for the ball after Steph swung it to Green, definitely ready for it. If Poole been set up any closer to the 3 point line, AD would've switched off of Green to contest the 3. It was a reasonable shot in the circumstances, the bigger issue was not calling timeout to try to get Curry or Thompson a shot at 3. An open 27 footer in rhythm is a shot Poole can make, and given that LAL recovered quickly, maybe the best they could've hoped for without a timeout. I love trashing Poole as much as anyone, but he had as good a game as he's gonna have in a competitive playoff series, and that wasn't a bad look.
 

nattysez

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Warriors starting JaMychal Green at the 5 tonight. Looney to the bench. That's certainly a choice.
 

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That little nudge when someone’s about to jump is such a dirty play. Poole does shit like that all of the time
 

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I remember when people said of DiVincenzo's championship Villanova team, "great college team, it's a shame none of them will ever have an NBA career". DD out here making reverse layups around Anthony Davis in the playoffs.
 

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Lakers are making the Finals, aren’t they?
I think the Lakers have the best roster to make the Finals of any West team but I really think GS is that much of a nightmare matchup for them, especially deep. I don't see a consistent answer for Thompson, and Curry is the real delta here.
 

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I think the Lakers have the best roster to make the Finals of any West team but I really think GS is that much of a nightmare matchup for them, especially deep. I don't see a consistent answer for Thompson, and Curry is the real delta here.
My thoughts exactly. The Lakers have been the best team in the West since the deadline and it’s not really close…..but yeah “Playoff Goat 3” is a nightmare.
 

SteveF

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I don't think the Lakers have the players that will sufficiently stress Denver's defense, but the Lakers can probably defend Denver as well as anyone.
 

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The fact that LA is keeping this close while Davis hasn't yet asserted himself should concern Warriors fans. If he gets cooking against a hobbled Looney and the Greens, the Dubs are going to have a problem.
 

SteveF

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Not sure that's a charge. He didn't look like he was square. Edit: But looks like being square doesn't matter.
 

Ed Hillel

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His foot is not planted whatsoever, one of them is midair and moving. What are they talking about?
 

HomeRunBaker

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Wtf is Kerr doing right now? I’ve said forever that he’s not only overrsated but beyond ordinary at best. Mindblown right now.
 

jmcc5400

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I don’t know if that is considered legal guarding position, but I have never seen that called a charge.
 

luckiestman

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This is my favorite game all time to watch be officiated. 2 teams that always get all the calls going at each other.
 

Ed Hillel

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Bunch of stars have 3 fouls and there have been like 7 free throws the entire half. Kinda shitty officiating.
 

dhellers

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Is the theory that AD doesn't have to play every game, that he only needs to show up in 4 games,, operational?

Or maybe he benefitted from extra days off, which won't be replicated during a long series?