Is Janos.God I hope that we find out who this guy is someday.
Is Janos.God I hope that we find out who this guy is someday.
FWIW, my theory is Danny Ainge. Ima keep believing that until I hear otherwise.Is Janos.
I really don't think it's anyone noteworthy. Just someone that's really funny.FWIW, my theory is Danny Ainge. Ima keep believing that until I hear otherwise.
Good pull. He’s such a man baby.Does Luka do this to JB if his chest isn't actually hurting? that is some severe frustration, and literally nobody seems to have noticed. including Jaylen
Foster is one of the 12 refs selected for the finals - full list in the below link. Per that article, the actual assignments are posted around 9am the day of the game. The game 1 and 2 assignments are below (also via NBA.com).I just assume that we get Foster next. Is it public information?
Dallas @ Boston | Zach Zarba (#15) | Josh Tiven (#58) | Courtney Kirkland (#61) | Tyler Ford (#39) |
Dallas @ Boston | Tony Brothers (#25) | John Goble (#10) | Bill Kennedy (#55) | Tyler Ford (#39) |
Cheers. Forgot that they were announced morning of.Foster is one of the 12 refs selected for the finals - full list in the below link. Per that article, the actual assignments are posted around 9am the day of the game. The game 1 and 2 assignments are below (also via NBA.com).
https://www.nba.com/news/nba-officials-2024-nba-finals
[TH]Game[/TH] [TH]Official 1[/TH] [TH]Official 2[/TH] [TH]Official 3[/TH] [TH]Alternate[/TH] Dallas @ Boston Zach Zarba (#15) Josh Tiven (#58) Courtney Kirkland (#61) Tyler Ford (#39)
[TH]Game[/TH] [TH]Official 1[/TH] [TH]Official 2[/TH] [TH]Official 3[/TH] [TH]Alternate[/TH] Dallas @ Boston Tony Brothers (#25) John Goble (#10) Bill Kennedy (#55) Tyler Ford (#39)
I know Simmons gave him "The Extender" moniker but he had the Mavs-Wolves Game 4 last round and I really didn't notice him calling the game favorably towards Minnesota. In fact, he was the one that whistled the possible 4 point play for Luka (which was clearly not a foul)Cheers. Forgot that they were announced morning of.
Foster should be one of the finals refs, he's excellent. But if we draw him in Game 3, I'm expecting Dallas to have an extreme FTA advantage.
Paranoia is a hard thing to shed.I know Simmons gave him "The Extender" moniker but he had the Mavs-Wolves Game 4 last round and I really didn't notice him calling the game favorably towards Minnesota. In fact, he was the one that whistled the possible 4 point play for Luka (which was clearly not a foul)
Baseball manager: mostly ceremonial figureheadI mean this is a credit to you and several other bball savants. The shit ive learned here is incredible. This is a woefully incomplete list but yall like benhogan, hrb, radsox, auger, reggieC, bsf, rorschach, and many others is so educational. Much appreciated to all the mbpc regulars. Is there a posting efficiency stat? xPG%?
Now, what im curious about is, how important is mazzulla? Or any nba coach at this level? I genuinely dont know. He calls time outs and draws up plays. Red, Jackson, Pop, Kerr etc have generally had stacked talent.
Generally you’re looking at the top ~200 people at their job in the world for nba players. Even scal would destroy any of us.
How much does the coach make that much difference?
For example, JT : Jb couldnt figure out to slow it down to expose a weakness? Or is it more he implements a certain plan and people stick to it bc ‘they are coach’.
I mean he isnt gonna bench Tatum bc he is crashing to double Luka
Ill hang up and listen
I feel good that, if I see Foster reffing a game, it won't devolve into refball.Foster is pretty easily the best ref, IMO.
I’ll still be screaming at the tv about the fouls. How does Tatum drive 47 times the last two games, and get a combined 8 FT’s lol.
Isn’t that exactly what he’s been doing this series?Wrt Tatum getting mugged on drives: at a certain point, you need to adjust to 2024 and just pass out of it more when there are multiple bodies. You're not getting enough of those calls for it to pay off.
Or did Kerr take over GSW at the right time for maturation of players?Baseball manager: mostly ceremonial figurehead
Football coach: some sort of combination of CEO, military commander in batte. and real-time strategy game player who meat-puppets the players
NBA coach: head of a small, fast-paced company with talented, independent employees
The NBA is all about the players, and in-game is very read-and-react, but coaches can focus on the broad contours they want all that to happen within. The coaches with "stacked talent" have the highest-value-add job in many ways, because coaches are absolutely not created equal in how they maximize that talent.
Jackson and Kerr, in particular, have really clear before-and-afters. They both inherited talented but underachieving teams, and put in place offenses that drastically improved utilization of that talent. Mazzulla has done something similar with this iteration of the Celtics: he got a lot of talent this year, and immediately configured it in ways that are pretty novel and hard to defend.
There's a LOT MORE to go into here, and I'm sure other posters will extend this and riff on it a lot. Suffice it to say that I think coaching has a big impact, but talent is a necessary condition to even start making that real impact.
I also think that, if a team is really talented, it's historically been worth it to ditch your "gets the guys to try and win 50 games" coach, and get a guy who maximizes elite talent. Spo is pretty unique in being great in both situations.
If his chest was hurt, that gesticulating probably caused more pain than a gentle hand placement.Does Luka do this to JB if his chest isn't actually hurting? that is some severe frustration, and literally nobody seems to have noticed. including Jaylen
Yes, this happened repeatedly. I agree with you, I think he needs to challenge them head on, especially when it's Jones Jr. back there. Even on those dunk fails, he was moving away from the rim and tried to dunk from the side.I felt as if Tatum went out of his way to contort himself to go around defenders in the restricted area and ended up at funny angles when he tried to finish. I think maybe he’s got to go right at them and see how it goes.
The ref I don't want to see is Marc Davis...he's been awful to the Celts for decades.I feel good that, if I see Foster reffing a game, it won't devolve into refball.
Wrt Tatum getting mugged on drives: at a certain point, you need to adjust to 2024 and just pass out of it more when there are multiple bodies. You're not getting enough of those calls for it to pay off.
Definitely agreed on the game 2 approach. I think that he thought that some of those layups were there when they really weren't. He should adjust.I thought Tatum looked for the pass on drives too much in game 1, and probably forced a couple of overtly contested layups in game 2.
Game 3 will be the right balance, if I had to guess.
Davis is plain awful period. If it's him, I'd be disappointed. At least we got Brothers and Zarba out of the way for the short term.The ref I don't want to see is Marc Davis...he's been awful to the Celts for decades.
I didn't watch a lot of Luka off ball.. but also on a critical drive late.. he grabbed PP from behind and dragged him back so the driver had a free run to the basket.. at the least PP could have fouled him, but he was also going for the dribble but couldn't because his arm was pulled. Kind of wondering if Luka is doing a lot of this kind of stuff without people (refs) seeing.Does Luka do this to JB if his chest isn't actually hurting? that is some severe frustration, and literally nobody seems to have noticed. including Jaylen
Kerr installed a ton of new stuff on offense, that completely changed the nature of their attack from what it had been under Mark Jackson. Doesn't get nearly enough credit for this.Or did Kerr take over GSW at the right time for maturation of players?
Curry was entering year 5
Klay year 3
Dray year 2
Certainly CJM isn't the only coach who could have figured out these adjustments but he did and he got the players to buy-in so he gets the credit.Since these are generally lauded as high BBiQ players with several vets - would they not have bought in if AH or Jrue laid out this plan?
Would Tatum not have become, for lack of better phrasing, the decoy to allow the 4 others out there smoke Kyrie and Luka?
Like most of mbpc, you included, seemed to say - let Luka cook but limit off ball passes (lobs), work him on D, and hit our shots.
Tric coulda drawn an MS paint diagram of that strategy. Ps also miss those
Like what stuff?Kerr installed a ton of new stuff on offense, that completely changed the nature of their attack from what it had been under Mark Jackson. Doesn't get nearly enough credit for this.
I actually think it's been pretty good, because they've let a lot go consistently. I thought it was very poor for the first 6 minutes or so of Game 2 and then was largely fine after that. Rather let some go than call all the ticky tack BS.The officiating has been turrible. They are missing a dozen calls a game against Luka. If they were calling it straight he’d be living on the line.
The 5 out offense with DG and AI ( original lineup of death I believe). Had them playing at a MUCH faster pace , and gave the splash brothers total freedom to launch as many 3s as possible. All their “beautiful game” type motion off ball passing stuff was Kerr too. if I remember correctly, when GS was having all that immediate success that year after they canned Jackson, anytime he was (awkwardly) having to broadcast their game, he would gush and talk about how important Linvingston was , since he was a new addition. Yet, anyone with eyes could see it was the same cast just playing and emphasizing a new play style.Like what stuff?
Really, just curious. This is good education. Yall talking Defense stuff has enjoying a new level of Bball watching
You and me both.FWIW, my theory is Danny Ainge. Ima keep believing that until I hear otherwise.
He will. But I think sometimes we forget that just as the best shooter misses some wide-open looks, no one is going to make the right decision *every* time. Especially when the first move is "blow right past Doncic" so many times. There are going to be a few second moves that could have gone differently. We aren't really used to seeing 40 drives down the lane in a game like that. (I'm not, anyway). So we are going to see correspondingly more sub-optimal plays, even though the percentage of the right play is the same.Definitely agreed on the game 2 approach. I think that he thought that some of those layups were there when they really weren't. He should adjust.
I’m sure you know I was kidding about the Luka complaining. I actually think the officiating has been pretty good and agree with those who said that Scott Foster is solid.I actually think it's been pretty good, because they've let a lot go consistently. I thought it was very poor for the first 6 minutes or so of Game 2 and then was largely fine after that. Rather let some go than call all the ticky tack BS.
We actually had a whole thread about this in 2021.Generally you’re looking at the top ~200 people at their job in the world for nba players. Even scal would destroy any of us.
Here's a 2017 article that goes into some of what Kerr put in - part triangle, part motion offense. How Steve Kerr revolutionized the Golden State Warriors' offense on a charcuterie board (espn.com)Like what stuff?
Really, just curious. This is good education. Yall talking Defense stuff has enjoying a new level of Bball watching
Exactly what I was thinking of!We actually had a whole thread about this in 2021.
Chris Finch is the Wolves coach. Chris Quinn is the douchey Heat assistant coach who used to play at Notre Dame. He's got an incredibly punchable face.Certainly CJM isn't the only coach who could have figured out these adjustments but he did and he got the players to buy-in so he gets the credit.
For example, now that we've been seeing DAL players shoot from ATB, I have to wonder out loud why MIN constantly closed out hard on ATB 3Ps leaving DAl to have repeated wide-open corner 3Ps. Did Chris Quinn tell MIN to close out hard on all 3Ps? Did he tell them not to close out but the players did anyways? Whatever the reason, which I'm sure we'll never know, MIN is home and DAL is playing.
It seems clear to me that Kerr developed a system that maximized the strength of his three (or four) HOF players. Would they have won under another coach? Maybe. But some coaches might not have even played Draymond, much less had him drive the offensive engine with his passing and screening so Kerr gets the credit.
(It will be interesting to see whether Kerr is able to develop another team into a title contender.)
As far as the NBA goes, a great coach with average players probably isn't going to win anything.
An average coach with great players might be able to win.
Great players and a great coach (plus great health!) typically mean dynasties. I'm hoping for this result.
The article states that PP is shooting 35.7% on such shots, which is remarkable.
Txs for correction. I probably should have looked it up but I'm being lazy today.Chris Finch is the Wolves coach. Chris Quinn is the douchey Heat assistant coach who used to play at Notre Dame. He's got an incredibly punchable face.
Agree with the bolded, except I'd change the first sentence to definitely isn't going to win anything. Look at the Heat the past couple of years.
There was 1 game this season where he had made 2 half-court+ shots in the dying seconds of different quarters. But the 2nd one was just too late to count.
I think they are letting them play. For every non call against Luka there is a Lively or Gafford not letting Al or KP set the first pickThe officiating has been turrible. They are missing a dozen calls a game against Luka. If they were calling it straight he’d be living on the line.
They also played with more pace and got better on defense (although the impact was more marginal). A lot of that was recognizing Dray’s unique ability to be a small ball 5. David Lee was third on the team in minutes in 2013/14 and Bogut was seventh. Combined (ignoring games missed) they averaged 60 mpg. That’s a lot of time to traditional bigs by modern post-Warriors standards but wasn’t at all unusual then. In 2014/15, Bogut was 6th and Lee was 8th (with Dray shooting up to third). Bogut and Lee combined for 42 mpg (again, ignoring missed games). Factoring in missed games the difference gets much larger. Bogut and Lee averaged 49.5 mpg across all games in 2013/14 (adding their total minutes and dividing by 82). Under Kerr, that dropped to 30.3 mpg. If you add in bench bigs, the story stays the same. Traditional bigs (excluding Dray) played 72.2 mpg under Mark Jackson. That dropped to 51.2 mpg under Kerr. If you jump forward a year, traditional bigs played 48.7 mpg, in line with Kerr’s first year.The 5 out offense with DG and AI ( original lineup of death I believe). Had them playing at a MUCH faster pace , and gave the splash brothers total freedom to launch as many 3s as possible. All their “beautiful game” type motion off ball passing stuff was Kerr too. if I remember correctly, when GS was having all that immediate success that year after they canned Jackson, anytime he was (awkwardly) having to broadcast their game, he would gush and talk about how important Linvingston was , since he was a new addition. Yet, anyone with eyes could see it was the same cast just playing and emphasizing a new play style.
'Zards. February 9. This stat proves Pritchard has been among NBA's most clutch players - Yahoo Sports.There was 1 game this season where he had made 2 half-court+ shots in the dying seconds of different quarters. But the 2nd one was just too late to count.
Was it against Sacramento?
This is 100% accurate. Lively has been frisking Porzingis like his personal TSA agent routinely.I think they are letting them play. For every non call against Luka there is a Lively or Gafford not letting Al or KP set the first pick
Sharp money doesn’t necessarily “set” the betting lines but betting groups absolutely “move” the line but in a series such as this that movement isn’t coming until game day when the betting limits are increased. This doesn’t guarantee anything as even the best groups are hitting in the 57-61% range long term.I realize some people don't like to hear this, but it's a lot more than just "sharp money" that sets the betting lines these days (be curious to see how much AI goes into the line setting these days).
Agree with you. IMO the officiating has been fine. In Luka’s opinion, not so much.I think they are letting them play. For every non call against Luka there is a Lively or Gafford not letting Al or KP set the first pick
He actually seems to be whining less than normalAgree with you. IMO the officiating has been fine. In Luka’s opinion, not so much.
I don't know if I've ever seen so many words that I have less of an idea of what they mean. I do recognize the word "rare".Those are words. I have no idea what they mean.
He has an owie in both legs.Those are words. I have no idea what they mean.