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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 9, 2023 18:57:22 GMT -5
One of the 3 announcers is so pro-Philly with his hyperbole etc it's obnoxious.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 7, 2023 22:22:39 GMT -5
It’s very rare that this team wins back to back playoff games. It would be too mean to the other team. It's happening throughout the playoffs.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 7, 2023 19:31:39 GMT -5
Philly has played better today than in any other game this series. But it's not like this exact scenario and outcome were predicted by a conspiracy realist or anything. Embid elbows Williams to create distance no call. Harden after bailing his team out with a last-second or two 3, Brown comes right back and gets 2 despite being pushed hard from behind by Harden, but of course no call. Harden drives into Tatum they call a block on Tatum. An essential time out for Philly to see if the ball hit the rim, come one for the love of Pete, that was absurd. Loose ball fall on Horford in OT? Then Embid falls without contact throws the ball up and there is a foul? Really? I still watch hoping the Celts can overcome the 'influential' calls. You may despise what I say but that doesn't make it any less right. In fact, that may be a check for you. I called this beforehand and I was right. Don't get defensive because that contradicts your beliefs. Donaghy was not a one-off or a rogue agent, mainstream taught you for every crime committed twenty get away with it. A can tell you this nearly anytime the term rogue employee is used there is a conspiracy involved, or if you refuse that then it's gross incompetence which is about as bad, either way, it's absurd. How old are you? Seriously? Old enough to know you are being extremely niave. It's a business and wants to increase profits. There is actual proof this has happened.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 7, 2023 17:32:26 GMT -5
Philly has played better today than in any other game this series. But it's not like this exact scenario and outcome were predicted by a conspiracy realist or anything. Embid elbows Williams to create distance no call. Harden after bailing his team out with a last-second or two 3, Brown comes right back and gets 2 despite being pushed hard from behind by Harden, but of course no call. Harden drives into Tatum they call a block on Tatum. An essential time out for Philly to see if the ball hit the rim, come one for the love of Pete, that was absurd. Loose ball fall on Horford in OT? Then Embid falls without contact throws the ball up and there is a foul? Really? I still watch hoping the Celts can overcome the 'influential' calls. You may despise what I say but that doesn't make it any less right. In fact, that may be a check for you. I called this beforehand and I was right. Don't get defensive because that contradicts your beliefs. Donaghy was not a one-off or a rogue agent, mainstream taught you for every crime committed twenty get away with it. A can tell you this nearly anytime the term rogue employee is used there is a conspiracy involved, or if you refuse that then it's gross incompetence which is about as bad, either way, it's absurd.
Edit: I loved Horford's post game interview on NBC Sports. I was proud of the growth of the team in the fourth quarter. The growth was ignoring bad calls and also executing better. I wish I had some some more of that in the firth half.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 6, 2023 16:52:40 GMT -5
REFBALL this quarter. League wants to see Embiid against Jokic in the Finals. Don't forget LA and LeBron
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 3, 2023 20:29:09 GMT -5
Celts not particularly sharp - making some bad decisions on drives into traffic. Wnat else is now. I think they are working on some stuff, but it isn't all working. Embiid 4 blocks already. That third one was suspect and appeared to be past it's peak. I'd suspect we're more likely to get the breaks tonight, the Sixers in game three and then Boston in game four.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 2, 2023 18:42:31 GMT -5
His foot slid an inch after drawing contact. When you can extend a series for the underdog do so. Also Tucker clearly whacked Tatum in the nuts, something they only aired once. Went straight to commercial and upon the moment it came back to the broadcast we here the refs REFUSED to review it because it was so obvious it was intentional. It was so obvious that no-one origanally knew what had even happened. He should have been kicked out of the game and possibly suspended for a game or more. They glossed right over it. If some of you can over the whole conspiracy angle and look at it logically and yes they have a former ref they fired for his claims that they league before playoffs series sits the refs down to emphasis certain rules that helps one teams style of play over anothers. Its such a perfect system to cheat so much so you could not get caught, that you have to be very naive extremely naive not to think it's very very likely. And yes the Celts D was terrible, the 76'ers without Embid played very very well, but all of that can be true AND also claim that those 2 calls cost the team the game. That's a second hurdle most people need to get past. Your schtick is so, so, so old it is laughable. Wow. Did you see the three straight possessions - turnover, turnover, turnover? The shot chock issues? Yours is such an awful take I am laughing my ass off here. But I will give it to you - you are consistent in always letting the team off the hook by blaming the refs. If you are going to call someones thoughts laughable then it is your responsibility to have actually read the post and not just the beggining of it. I think you helped verify my point unwittingly. I quote, "And yes the Celts D was terrible, the 76'ers without Embid played very very well, but all of that can be true AND also claim that those 2 calls cost the team". Where exactly did I leave the team off the hook? Clearly I didn't. I can also claim the team did not even deserve to win AND that those 2 calls cost them the game. It's akin to when someone is found not guilty and people say, 'See they were innocent', but one thing does not prove the other but it seems we're all wired to some degree to see things that way. To think that Donaghy was a rogue ref is like believe for every crime commited and caught that only one crime was actually commited is beyond wishful thinking here. It's being blissfully ignorant. Whether you believe that or not is one things but everything I wrote before this I see as a clear and obvious truth. Again both can be true, or even false. '
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 1, 2023 21:33:25 GMT -5
How tf is that a block? Officiating trash Eh looked like the right call to me. Have to be in position before the offensive player leaves his feet. Can't slide in there after they've gone up. Whole situation could have been avoided had Tatum gotten back on defense. His foot slid an inch after drawing contact. When you can extend a series for the underdog do so. Also Tucker clearly whacked Tatum in the nuts, something they only aired once. Went straight to commercial and upon the moment it came back to the broadcast we here the refs REFUSED to review it because it was so obvious it was intentional. It was so obvious that no-one origanally knew what had even happened. He should have been kicked out of the game and possibly suspended for a game or more. They glossed right over it. If some of you can over the whole conspiracy angle and look at it logically and yes they have a former ref they fired for his claims that they league before playoffs series sits the refs down to emphasis certain rules that helps one teams style of play over anothers. Its such a perfect system to cheat so much so you could not get caught, that you have to be very naive extremely naive not to think it's very very likely. And yes the Celts D was terrible, the 76'ers without Embid played very very well, but all of that can be true AND also claim that those 2 calls cost the team the game. That's a second hurdle most people need to get past.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 27, 2023 21:54:45 GMT -5
HUGE plays in the last three minutes - Horford. Brown, Tatum, Smart. Wow. It looks good with 18 ticks on the clock, I'm concerned going forward with the team defense.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 26, 2023 22:07:05 GMT -5
Somebody prove to me the Celtics blow double digit leads at a higher clip than the rest of the league. If that is done then I’ll jump onboard with the narrative Otherwise to me this is how the cookie crumbles in the NBA. Played a bad half of a quarter. Go make up for it in Atlanta Anyone else notice the Milwaukee series, what's that crickets I hear? What about Golden State, more silence of the Lambs?? **** happens and of course it's disappointing. Celts played bad from about the seventh minute left in the game to about 2 minutes left, Atlanta played very well and of course the league did it's part trying to extend series for profits too, the perfect #hit storm if you will.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 26, 2023 21:26:12 GMT -5
Bruins thouroughly outplayed the Panthers and deserved to win, $hit happens. 2 bad turnover cost the team. They capitlized on our mistakes way better than we did theirs. Some $hit calls to especially the one at the faceoff circle where the two players wrestled each other to the ground but only the Bruin was called, Lauko? Hey increase profits extend series, influence games and the NHL makes more money. But there is no way businesses would ever ever do such things like increase profits. The easter bunny is real too. Pissed off seeing both the B's and C's not put away games.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 25, 2023 20:51:36 GMT -5
Trey Young gets some of the worst fouls in the league. Trey flopped on that as Big Al did not foul him and if he did it was well before he shot the ball. Tip off with Al and a player from Atlanta held on to Tatum with both hands no foul. Why was it a foul when Smart tipped it it away from Young? I now everyone will blame the Celts exacution but why can't it be both that AND the horrible calls by refs, it can and is both here.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 25, 2023 20:46:45 GMT -5
Trey Young gets some of the worst fouls in the league. Trey flopped on that as Big Al did not foul him and if he did it was well before he shot the ball.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 22, 2023 8:17:22 GMT -5
White is so, so good. Does all the little stuff well (pushes the ball on offense, makes quick decisions on the perimeter, gets back on defense, communicates coverages, gets deflections, etc.) and does some of the big stuff well as well (for instance, he's one of the most underrated on-ball defenders out there). Both he and Brogdon are the kinds of guys every championship team needs. That three-guard rotation complements Tatum and Brown so well. Derrick White has been amazing. I said multiple times I thought he was expendable, and I'm so so glad to be proven wrong! How far we go hinges on him as much as RWIII in the Non-Star impact. (still feel good about my proposal of Grant-Pritchard for Vanderbilt at the deadline, but c'est la vie) I think a move that should be explored is trading Smart because we have White and Brogdon. I think some team would be willing to give good value for Smart and I'd try to hold on to Pritchard, he's a perfect sparkplug off the bench and would compliment White and Brogdon well. But it's to early for these discussions that is what the off-season is for.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 22, 2023 8:13:39 GMT -5
So...was the Celts D so bad, or the Atl shooters so hot? I watched it in parts, and my thought is both can be true. I assume you too, were watching the B's. I believe that Vegas correctly so has both the B's and the C's as the favorites to win their respective championships but If both are on I'm going to watch the more desperate Boston team. I said before the games if only one team should win tonight (Friday) then let it be the Bruins because at least both would still be up and in command of their series up 2-1.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 22, 2023 8:03:07 GMT -5
Players who stuck out to me as having really good games (in no particular order): Marchand Coyle McAvoy Hall Foligno Carlo No one stood out as having a bad one to me. Lauko had that one stretch where he couldn't get the puck out of the zone and didn't do a whole lot, but I wouldn't say he was "bad". It was far from their best game, however it was very methodical, workmanlike well exaccuted game. Florida dominated some shifts but never had more than one at a time. I know Florida is a wildcard team but just last year they had 122 points for the season. Nice team win.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 15, 2023 23:00:00 GMT -5
It’s almost laughable how entitled this team plays with a lead. It will be fully laughable if they win the whole thing, and sad if they don’t. This team is unbeatable if they are focused and selfless. Please watch the special about the 86 Celtics team on NESN a team many claim is the best of all time. The players talked about losing games or large leads that they shouldn't have and speculated they'd become bored etc. It can be human nature when you are dominating and you are also expecting to play in the Finals or at least the Semi's in this case.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 7, 2023 21:06:02 GMT -5
Hauser in the house tonight! What grade would you give the Celtics regular season with one game to go? I go with B+
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 7, 2023 21:00:02 GMT -5
If Tatum never had the types of games that people have been calling weird or off-brand this year, he’d be the best player in the NBA. I’m just glad he had those 2 hot shooting games last week because I want him confident shooting the 3 come playoff time. Tatum’s “weird” games are not “off-brand.” Unfortunately, they are quite on-brand. He should be the best player in the league. A combination of mental fragility, immaturity, and Emo’s pizza has prevented that from happening. Where do you think he ranks? whose ahead of him? Certainly he's a top 5 player.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 2, 2023 15:57:18 GMT -5
So hitting the Goalie in the head with a stick is not interference. WTF? League tried hard to get the pens into the 8 seed today No dice!! Thanks Pasta!!! There was 2 penalties right in front of the ref not called, Marchand cross check to hit back and at the same time Coyle was hi sticked to the face, crickets from the ref RIGHT there. Then after missing the Interference call, despite reviewing it, they kept calling penalties to the Bruins. Absolutely some shenanigans going on, and they still win.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Mar 19, 2023 15:04:59 GMT -5
Eh. C or C minus. Only one Touchdown? Disappointing, but at least they eked out a W. A touchdown EACH of the last 2 times they played against Buffalo who should be playing for the playoff lives. Swayman has back to back shutouts which puts him in rare territory of B's goalies who've done the same and he's gone over 7 periods without allowing a goal. Earlier this year he went over 8 periods without allowing a goal. He's closing the gap with Ullmark quickly and might create a good problem come playoff time but were not there yet. I'm going to the TB game Saturday seven rows back in a corner where the B's will shoot twice. All is well again.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Mar 19, 2023 11:34:54 GMT -5
Grant calling an audible mid play to challenge a 7 foot defensive specialist at the rim is Peak Grant Honestly incredible. This guy is supposed to be intelligent!!! Great game outside of that but **** I thought Tatum forcing it the possession or two before was worse, as Williams had about 3 seconds lefts and I could see Jalen was covered. I didn't like the attempt but I didn't see any other options open to him.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Mar 18, 2023 19:39:43 GMT -5
Important W, but not the dominant team we have been used to. PP abysmal, too many turnovers, bad entries, too many penalties (hobble officiated game, btw). Swagman won that one for them. Little lucky to save the shutout, but very strong game from him. Still want to see more of Lauko, but hard to do with this much veteran talent. Today they faced the best team in Hockey for the past 17 games in Minnesota and played very well. It appears they are out of that little funk they were in. Good all around game today.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Mar 13, 2023 22:00:55 GMT -5
Approaching half time, we seem to be playing down to the competition again. Tatum 2 for 11, 1 for 7 on threes. Ugh. Jason, needs to affect the game in other ways, because he was way off tonight. Couldn't hit the floor if he fell. Bird had off shooting nights and he'd get more rebound and assist and steals. Jalen was on point and a few others played solid like Brogdon but not a good night.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Mar 12, 2023 14:43:19 GMT -5
One of their seasons best periods after one of their worst Defintely the worst period I've seen this year from the B's, turned it on halfway through today. was 3-0 now 4-2 so you are telling me there is a chance?
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