44-38 Heat would have homecourt.It’s going to be Heat-Lakers in the Finals and I’m going to commit hara kiri.
44-38 Heat would have homecourt.It’s going to be Heat-Lakers in the Finals and I’m going to commit hara kiri.
Sixers got big games from Embiid, Maxey, Harden, House and Harris.Philly played great. Their big three performed. They got production from Harris. Their bench out scored the Boston bench until garbage time
Last you checked, it was 2008.Last I checked, it's 3-2. Last I checked, there's still games to be played. Last I checked, it's not a best of fucking five.
And last I checked, we're winning this whole fucking thing.
You actually bring up a great fucking point (that reads as I am slamming you but that’s not what I meant)I wasn't especially optimistic going into Game 6 last season, to be honest.
We''ll see if it makes any difference, but if they were going to lose tonite, I'm almost happier that it was a blowout. This way they can't tell themselves they were right there.
Several of those misses were him just chucking the ball at the net after earning yet another trip to the line. So yes, he dominated.10/23 is dominant?
It is when 7 of them are threes and you get to the line 11 times.10/23 is dominant?
Need more assholes on the team.I have a feeling that he’s not the title obsessed alpha we need before we even take the court. This team comes out nonchalantly far too often. If he’s the leader of the team, he’s not setting the right tone in the locker room.
Top Similarity Score on Basketball Reference? Carmelo.I have a feeling that he’s not the title obsessed alpha we need before we even take the court. This team comes out nonchalantly far too often. If he’s the leader of the team, he’s not setting the right tone in the locker room.
Whoa what? I hate this type of rhetoric, it’s condescending while couching it in some sort of “give the other team credit” bullshit. Since you responded to me with fucking nonsense, i am going to respond to you in kind.Maybe the Celtics aren't really the dominant team they were in November? I don't get this thought process that the Celtics are some sort of powerhouse who should easily win.
The other teams want to win too.
It's hard to square what he did vs Milwaukee in game 6, where I, in my mind said, "ok, this guy can actually do this" to the the finals, to now.At a certain point Tatum either needs to take these kinds of games to heart, or he’s not the kind of guy you build a championship team around. Maybe he is better suited to be a really good second banana a la Kobe in the early 2000s but as now he just doesn’t have that killer instinct that the really great players do.
And yes I get he scored 35. But the eye test makes clear he’s not quite there yet.
Pretty skeptical of whatever that metric is. Tatum is worlds ahead defensively. Kinda wish they would dump it to him in the past a la Melo more though.Top Similarity Score on Basketball Reference? Carmelo.
I am not shocked by this.
If we ever change the name of the Port Cellar, I think this has to be in the mix.What the fuck is Brown doing?
Haven’t really come out with an edge once, save maybe game 2 of this series.They lost two to Atlanta and had to really push to close out the last game. Been pretty mediocre here. I think they are just not that good in all the same ways we saw during the season. We were duped by the regular season games when they felt like playing hard.
Could use a PJ Tucker, even one who's over the hill like the Sixers' version.Need more assholes on the team.
Because we were chasing the whole game after he had a slow start and the game never felt competitive.It’s crazy. Tatum had 36 points on 27 FGA, to go with 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Yet…. It really wasn’t a great performance at all. How is that possible?
They're just using Win Shares. And agreed on the defense. Just found the parallel an interesting one -- can Tatum be the best player on a championship team? Or is there something ineffable missing (as it was with Melo)?Pretty skeptical of whatever that metric is. Tatum is worlds ahead defensively. Kinda wish they would dump it to him in the past a la Melo more though.
That doesn’t count as a shot attemptedSeveral of those misses were him just chucking the ball at the net after earning yet another trip to the line. So yes, he dominated.
He must be blindLOL
View: https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1656120664221184001
Joe Mazzulla "I thought we had intentions of really wanting to win."
I agree with him but, uh, isn’t instilling that kind of mindset the whole job of a coach?LOL
View: https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1656120664221184001
Joe Mazzulla "I thought we had intentions of really wanting to win."
View: https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/1656120804755619840
Joe Mazzulla said it can have a negative effect to want to win badly. He believes the Celtics need to play with a freer mind.
Good Christ. That is a fucking pathetic quoteLOL
View: https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1656120664221184001
Joe Mazzulla "I thought we had intentions of really wanting to win."
View: https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/1656120804755619840
Joe Mazzulla said it can have a negative effect to want to win badly. He believes the Celtics need to play with a freer mind.
I think he certainly can, and almost did last year. But the ineffectual playoff halves/games are concerning for sure.They're just using Win Shares. And agreed on the defense. Just found the parallel an interesting one -- can Tatum be the best player on a championship team? Or is there something ineffable missing (as it was with Melo)?
You literally said you were completely fucking stunned that they lost.Did I say that the Sixers didn’t want to win? I literally just said I thought the Celtics would win. I am shocked they got punked.
Agreed. And for those who think it's a deep team, it's not really when Grant plays at this level.Also just wanted to say fuck Grant Williams and his disappearing act putting a ton of pressure on old Al and hobbled Rob. He could be really, really useful this series is he was anything other than unplayable. Great job gambling on yourself Grant. You lose.
Grant’s the kind of guy that can be helpful at times but that you let leave in free agency and never really feel bad about. A rich man’s Jared Sullinger.Also just wanted to say fuck Grant Williams and his disappearing act putting a ton of pressure on old Al and hobbled Rob. He could be really, really useful this series is he was anything other than unplayable. Great job gambling on yourself Grant. You lose.
Need more assholes on the team.
Admittedly I could be very wrong. Hopefully this team sees red, annihilates Philly in games 6 and 7, and goes on to win a title.Top Similarity Score on Basketball Reference? Carmelo.
I am not shocked by this.
Qualifying offer for Grant is 8.4M for 2023-2024.Also just wanted to say fuck Grant Williams and his disappearing act putting a ton of pressure on old Al and hobbled Rob. He could be really, really useful this series is he was anything other than unplayable. Great job gambling on yourself Grant. You lose.
Yeah, I'm kind of surprised to see Embiid missed 13 shots. Seems like he hit dagger after dagger.It is when 7 of them are threes and you get to the line 11 times.
I’ll take Syracuse CarmeloTop Similarity Score on Basketball Reference? Carmelo.
I am not shocked by this.
Of course that means that I didn’t think the Sixers would try. I expected them to come out and literally lay down on the floor.You literally said you were completely fucking stunned that they lost.
Grant Williams regressing is on Mazzula as well. Yes, the player ultimately controls his own destiny, but Grant turning from a key playoff cog to practically useless has happened on this coach's watch.Also just wanted to say fuck Grant Williams and his disappearing act putting a ton of pressure on old Al and hobbled Rob. He could be really, really useful this series is he was anything other than unplayable. Great job gambling on yourself Grant. You lose.
He also cost us long term by negotiating that terrible CBA that introduces a hard salary cap. Teams like the Celtics are going to get screwed.Great job gambling on yourself Grant. You lose.
Maybe it’s the @jose melendez whiskey speaking, but fuck yeah.Last I checked, it's 3-2. Last I checked, there's still games to be played. Last I checked, it's not a best of fucking five.
And last I checked, we're winning this whole fucking thing.
First time in history a six game series goes five. What the fuck.LOL
View: https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1656120664221184001
Joe Mazzulla "I thought we had intentions of really wanting to win."
View: https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/1656120804755619840
Joe Mazzulla said it can have a negative effect to want to win badly. He believes the Celtics need to play with a freer mind.
I’m no Mazzulla fan but I can’t pin it on him. Grant has had his head up his ass all year long. Total contract year meltdown.Grant Williams regressing is on Mazzula as well. Yes, the player ultimately controls his own destiny, but Grant turning from a key playoff cog to practically useless has happened on this coach's watch.
And start it I did. Fuel the fire, be the hate where there is love. Contrast all of the bullshit, whatever you take bullshit to mean for you.Start the thread
Which of course I never said. This sounds like a lot of projection big guy. That whole every accusation is a confession thing.Of course that means that I didn’t think the Sixers would try. I expected them to come out and literally lay down on the floor.
It's either a pathetic quote, or a perfectly accurate one in terms of the fragile bunch of frontrunners he's coaching.Good Christ. That is a fucking pathetic quote
Basketball man. They might come out and drain 8 of their first 10 shots and be completely re-energized as a team. Totally could happen.My problem with this game is that they were soundly beaten all night. It wasn’t a late run that happened fast.
They went into the locker room down 9 having been soundly beaten in the first half and had 15 minutes to put it together and reassert themselves. They came out flat with zero intensity and within a few minutes the 76ers had all but put the game away.
How can anyone expect that they will suddenly find a sense of purpose in the next two days? Maybe they catch fire and the Sixers have a bad night and it gets back to Boston. I am certainly hoping that happens but there is no reason to expect it.
Who isn’t stunned by this result? If Vegas had offered even money on Celtics +10 people would have lost their retirements or mortgages. It is a shocking result.You literally said you were completely fucking stunned that they lost.
Ok pal. Fuck off.Which of course I never said. This sounds like a lot of projection big guy. That whole every accusation is a confession thing.