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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 24, 2022 23:58:27 GMT -5
Why can't we acknowledge that bad calls by the refs flipped the game, but it's the Patriots fault for being in that position? That’s what I don’t get. Sometimes, it isn’t a one or the other situation. The refs made some highly questionable to egregious calls/missed calls that directly led to an 11-point swing. The Pats also had maybe the worst special teams performance ever under Belichick and could not make a big third-down play to save their lives against a very average QB (although, in fairness, Minnesota has one of the best receivers I’ve ever seen who makes plays at the biggest moments). I can’t imagine thinking there’s an NFL conspiracy to rig a game for Minnesota, but the officiating and convoluted rule book continues to make the game worse. The Pats got the short end of all of those bad calls tonight. It’s definitely among the reasons they lost, but it’s certainly not the only reason. Wow. I can't belive I'm saying this but you might have stated this better than anyone here, great job.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 24, 2022 23:55:18 GMT -5
Good teams win games like that. This is not a good team. That is irrelivent, completely.The refs in this league at best are completely incompitent. If you think I'm wrong lets talk about the deflate gate profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/05/transcript-proves-nfl-didnt-know-air-pressure-could-drop-naturally/and the fact the league spent about 50 Million and ignored laws of nature regarding deflate gate. In addition to that they promised to release results and studies done the next season, which never happened why did it not? www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/report-nfl-covered-deflategate-air-pressure-measurementsThose that don't want to admit conspiracies happen all the time need to take their heads out of their asses. Sorry to be so blunt but sometimes that is exactly what it takes. This is evidence right here they do. The special on Netflix confirmed they do in the NBA then and now. Their was another netflix special which confirmed the third biggest bank in the world laundered money for Mexican cartles and the USA DA did all it could to ignore it until public pressure forced them to adress it and they fined them such a small amount as to make one puke. Conspiracies are factual, and wide spread, denying it shows your intelect level. Wake up. If Money is involved so is corruption, that is a simple basic fact that to deny is a litmus test for your intelligence.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 24, 2022 23:35:45 GMT -5
Not this stuff - when the Red Sox lose, it's always the umps. Bruins - its the refs. Now the Patriots -= it's the refs. Nope - this is an earned loss. I've been an all Boston sports fan for nearly 60 years but I can be objective. Don't grab facemasks. Don't run into punters. Go out of bounds when you need to save timeouts. And no, I am not convinced that Mac is the QB we want to lead this team. Nah outside of the running into the punter the refs were responsible for this one. 11 point swing on the blatant kickoff hold and stupid Henry TD overturn. Won’t take any criticism of my opinion on this. **** the refs, they blew this one. I so much agree with this and stated to friends via text as much before reading this. I dare anyone here to say this 11 point swing was anything but crooked.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 24, 2022 23:28:55 GMT -5
I’m not one for the ref conspiracy stuff, but there have been a few big missed calls on Minnesota and some 50/50 calls that were called on New England that have materially affected the game. I feel you go out of your way to never blame the refs even when anyone else would say different so for you to say this, wow, and the hill billy anouncers not to question anything for me is the smoking gun in an of it self. The league should issue an apology to everyone for a god dam disgrace of calls made one after another after another after another all going one way when at best maybe a couple could have been calle either way. Any reasonable fan should assume this game was Rigged rigged rigged. I'm disgusted.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 24, 2022 23:24:13 GMT -5
Not this stuff - when the Red Sox lose, it's always the umps. Bruins - its the refs. Now the Patriots -= it's the refs. Nope - this is an earned loss. I've been an all Boston sports fan for nearly 60 years but I can be objective. Don't grab facemasks. Don't run into punters. Go out of bounds when you need to save timeouts. Wrong straight out wrong.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 24, 2022 23:23:32 GMT -5
I’m not one for the ref conspiracy stuff, but there have been a few big missed calls on Minnesota and some 50/50 calls that were called on New England that have materially affected the game. Donaghy level stuff Straight up truth here and I don't want to hear anyone say anything different. This was so crooked the league should be ashamed of itself. How many calls have to go one way before you have to admit something you never conceived before 5,10 20? what does it take?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 24, 2022 9:47:27 GMT -5
Clown show performance tonight. This is such a bad Bulls team and they’ve given away two games against them. Lucky for the rest of us they have the best record in the NBA.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 24, 2022 9:06:54 GMT -5
Doncic himself said the J’s are the best duo in basketball. I think tonight demonstrated that. Tatum is a high end #1 option and JB is a high end #2 option Tatum is top 3 in basketball with Giannis and Luka imo. And he’s easily the most well-rounded of the 3. Zero weaknesses in his game, where Giannis can’t shoot all that well and Luka isn’t a good defender. Find me one thing Jayson can’t do at this point now that he’s getting to the line. You can’t! Tatum had no weaknesses, but in a weird way he has no one go to dominant move offensively. Would a high end number 2 automatically be a low end number 1? Luka is so good offensively that it’s hard to say he’s not top 3 but he’s so bad defensively that it’s an insult to guys who play 2 ways… what would Embiids numbers be if he played no defense and just hunted rebounds and saved all energy for offense? I think no to the high end #2 being a low end #1 but there is no answer to a question like that it's more of a preference than a fact to each individual.That said Brown is 1B to Jason's 1A. EDIT: BTW Rob Williams is participating in 3 on 3's right now and is on track to be back by Christmas. I nice present for us all.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 21, 2022 21:21:53 GMT -5
I've watched nearly all of their games but I do know that I missed the 2 games they lost, but this first period against TB is the most outplayed I've seen the B's so far this year. That was remedied fast! Talk about posting to soon. On a side note, does Jack Edwards seem the same as any other season past. He's much more reserved. Did anyone hear about any health issues. It's more then being just more reserved but many other things I noticed that's hard to articulate in a way that would make any sense. Anyone else?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 21, 2022 19:51:33 GMT -5
Very dominant through the first 22% of the schedule for a team that could be on a 14 game winning streak except for the Mitch Miller game. However, a brutal stretch coming up with 2 games each against Tampa, Colorado, Vegas, Florida and (finally) the Devils in the 19 tilts between now and the end of the year. Like cdj said - Appointment Hockey! I've watched nearly all of their games but I do know that I missed the 2 games they lost, but this first period against TB is the most outplayed I've seen the B's so far this year. Edit: Wow just wow, did that turn quickly. Ullmark is a stud, we EASILY could have been down at least a few goals. Congrats to Bergy career 1,000th point.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 19, 2022 11:34:48 GMT -5
I don't understand why they moved David Pastrnak to the first line. Your the best team in hockey why mess with the chemistry. He’s been shuffling lines all year As a new coach for the team, I would expect him to do that as part of doing his due diligence learning the team and see what clicks and what does not.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 18, 2022 23:36:11 GMT -5
The Js are having turnover issues. Tatum's 3 was not that bad but Brown's 7 was terrible and tarnished what otherwise was a good night shooting, passing and rebound.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 16, 2022 22:20:14 GMT -5
Luke Kornet - 7 for 7, 8 boards, 4 blocks. Maybe we do have our big guy key backup? He's been pretty good for a while now. When/if we ever get fully healthy we could have a second five that's better than many teams starting five. Brogdon, White, Sam Houser, Grant Williams and Kornet, with a starting five of Smart, Brown, Tatum Horford and Williams, and crap I forgot Pritchard. Tonights game Hauser was a silly +35 to lead the team, 15 pts and 6 rebounds. Tatum had his first sub 20 of the season but had 7 rebounds and 8 assist and a second best +28. The team was 17 of 30 from 3 minus the Jays. Horford w/ 11 rebounds, White w/ 10 assist. And the Celts played a good Atlanta team and pretty much dominated the game, without Smart, Brogdon or Williams. Great team win.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 16, 2022 21:46:49 GMT -5
No Smart - no Brogdon? Tatum and Brown off? No problem. Grant, Payton and Sam are combined 13-19 from threes. So many weapons. Derek White brillliant game. I think that depth may be a reason why they consider a trade for more depth with their bigs/center position. Horford's age and Rob's health it makes sense to at least explore that thought out. They did not extend Williams which makes me wonder if he's someone they would move in a trade. I'm not advocating for it, just trying to connect dots that might not even be there. The other position of strength is guard, and I think moving Pritchard you would not get enough value back, so if we did move a guard I think you could make a case for any of the other three. Of course they could allways ride or die. If the Celtics were to make a change who do you think would be the key piece from our end?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 16, 2022 20:37:39 GMT -5
It's odd to see two games in a row both Jason & Jalen shoot so poorly from 3. It is good to see Jason get more assists early on, reminds me of Bird, how the rare night he shot poorly he get more assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks shots than his norm. He'd find a way to beat you.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 14, 2022 22:28:00 GMT -5
I'm not necessarily doubting Eno's specific looks, but Yorke's performance across the entire AFL season demonstrated high BA, high OBP, lots of doubles and not a ton of Ks. His line is basically exactly what we'd hope for (and what you're suggesting he become in your post) in a better case scenario. With Yorke I think there is a very strong likelihood his struggles were the result of nagging injuries. As with many things time will tell. From a post 2 months ago, 'I found this quote from a Yorke article reassuring that injuries are at the cause of his hitting woes this year. "When at his peak, Yorke’s hitting upside is tantalizing. He became just the ninth teenager in the past 20 years to slash better than .300/.400/.500 at the Minor League level when he did so between Salem and Greenville in 2021. Joining him on that list? Trout, whose numbers at Double-A Arkansas in ‘11 (.326/.414/.544) are mesmerizingly similar to Yorke’s (.325/.412/.516)." I think the comp is a stretch considering one is AA and the other is A ball but when you become just the ninth player to do what you did in 20 years. Then follow that season up with several injuries and less than stellar numbers, then go to AFL and finish in the top 10 in OPS it's more than safe to say injuries the past year were at the root of his problems. Regardless of what happens going forward at this time this shouldn't even be a debate anymore.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 13, 2022 18:38:40 GMT -5
Jayson now #3 in scoring - 32.3 - two PPG behind Luka, 1 PPG behind Curry. interesting take by Scal and Sean Grande, regarding total points rather than PPG, should decide the scoring leader and also recited Doc's quote regarding his favorite ability is availability. Valid Points. Tatum has led the league in scoring before.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 12, 2022 14:24:02 GMT -5
It’s grown on me as I’ve aged, probably nostalgia related. I was more a fan of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and LL. I liked Public Enemy, Too Short, and Eazy E for purely juvenile reasons, they said controversal taboo stuff. My musical tastes are everywhere except rap (or hip hop) or pop. Current listening - lots of time with WNCW playing. Big Pat Metheny fan (saw him at least 15 times) - so, jazz - also alternative rock (Radiohead, The National) - and lots of Ambient. Very eccentric/eclectic tastes. I liked everything but country, started a new job last year where we have music going all day, they left me in charge of picking what I want except Friday, that's country Friday, and after 52 years I can say it finally grew on me enough to like Chris Stapelton, Whiskey Meyers, and Tyler Childers.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 12, 2022 12:08:06 GMT -5
Just heard in the radio yesterday: The whole Faith album is fantastic.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 11, 2022 22:12:50 GMT -5
Offensive juggernaut. If they figure out the D they’ll be a wagon Looking back to last season where the new coach intergrated defense first then followed with offense, is it crazy to think the new coach is doing the opposite? He knows they can lock down the defense so work on the offense first?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 11, 2022 21:00:50 GMT -5
I'm well behind in the game, I tape everything and speed through commercials with the idea of catching up late in the game but so far alot to like, Jalen again starts off the game on fire, I'd love him to do the same for an entire game, Payton Pritchard looked great in limited time great head up hustle plays. Good first half against a good team.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 9, 2022 22:14:19 GMT -5
OK - now Jaylen has gone bananas. 5 min left and the Js have a combined 61 points. Wow. 24 for Hauser. Sheesh No Rob and we've lost only to Chicago (just a bad loss to a bad team) and 2 OT losses to the Cavs (both should have been victories). We are off and running. Well the offense certainly is, and after tonight we might have the best offense in the league again. I have no real issues with the 8-3 record, but the overall D is still a concern, still in the lower half of the league but it has been trending in the right direction. I think Jaylen played one his best games of the season, perhaps the best player out there just ahead of Tatum, career high for Hauser and 3 staight games with 11+ assist for the first time in Smart's carreer.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 9, 2022 21:18:13 GMT -5
Tatum decided to save "going bananas" for the third Q - 16 points in 5 minutes. Not shabby at all. Scal said after his first easy basket, 'watch Tatum get 20 in the quarter'. Well on his way after only 5 in the first half too.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 9, 2022 20:56:55 GMT -5
Mike Reilly placed on waivers as McAvoy nears return.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 7, 2022 23:04:04 GMT -5
It has happened - Jayson has separated himself from Jaylen - as well as most NBA players. If they win this game (and they should) - it is on Tatum - and a superb game from Smart. Jaylen has points, but also turnovers - Jayson is +23, Jaylen +2 with a few minutes left. Really entertaining game. Jason's D has really stepped it up when it matters most.
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