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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 13, 2022 21:38:50 GMT -5
Correct, actually. We had a shot in this series if Grant Williams didnt decide to turn into an absolute pumpkin the past couple games and if Timelord wasn't hurt. People don't want to hear it but Timelord when healthy is equally impactful as Middleton. We felt his absence tonight and throughout the series given he's been a shell of himself. We're getting outplayed by *checks notes* Wes Mathews, Grayson Allen, and Pat Connaughton. Lol. Brutal. Rob is still so incredibly slept on, and you’ll never find me underrating just impact. But this Bucks team is so limited offensively without Middleton, far more so than the Celtics are defensively without Rob. The difference between these teams is that the Bucks’ effort never wavers and they’re not the most mentally fragile group of players ever. It looked like the Celtics had turned a corner, but it was all fools gold. what no mea culpas to fess up?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 13, 2022 21:36:57 GMT -5
George Hill is an actor not a Basketball player as he flops all the dam time. We have plenty of floppers too - an unfortunate consequence of how the game is offiated these days. Yes we do but that is all he's good for and all he does.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 13, 2022 20:49:11 GMT -5
George Hill is an actor not a Basketball player as he flops all the dam time.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 13, 2022 18:55:19 GMT -5
They should cut to commerical break whenever Giannis takes free throws, he'd still be shooting when they get back. Just now ref blows whistle only when Giannis missed the shot.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 13, 2022 18:00:13 GMT -5
On a side note, alot of friends who grew up complain about the game, they think it's all iso ball. I don't believe they watch enough the overall game is the best it's been since the 80's. One thing I do not like however is how often players are trying to draw contact, think how much better the game would be if the rules were in favor of the offensive player trying to avoid contact. That one change would show off more athletic plays, they'd be less fouls. A big part of the game has become about trying to draw contact rather than avoiding it. The flow and game would improve. Star players learned how to bend the rules and the game catered to that end and ultimately it showcases actors instead of athletes.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 11, 2022 21:34:26 GMT -5
One very encouraging sign despite some of the earlier questionable shots is that today we're taking really good care of the ball. That has to continue. I also love to see Derrick White in attack mode. He can be very good in that role - he seems to have woken up after one of the games where Giannis stepped over him after a dunk. Maybe Giannis is slowly activating our roleplayers xD I have liked him but god is he inconsistent in his time with the Celts, the D is fairly steady and often good but the offense has but anything but. He is best in transition somewhat like Brown albeit Brown has alot more to his offensive game in fact my biggest complaint against Brown offensively is he's passive to often, when Brown's aggressive is when he's at his best. He played well tonight even Theis did. The only plus minus in the minus tonight was the starting five and the bench were all in the positive. That's both encouraging and discouraging. What gives me hope is the league will bend over backwards to make this go six.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 10, 2022 19:15:41 GMT -5
McAvoy misses one game with Covid and he's about the 1,000 athlete in a row to miss one game due to covid. Those test must sure be valid and not loaded with false positives.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 9, 2022 22:38:39 GMT -5
I honestly thought Theis and Grant were the only players that truly had bad games By the plus minus they certainly were.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 9, 2022 19:13:02 GMT -5
If you don't think Giannis get THE star treatment you ain't watching the same game. Giannis already smashed Jalen in the face, did a three-step. He is a great player but when you are allowed to play as he does your counting stats are artificially inflated. He's not as good as his numbers show because if he was anyone else in the league he'd foul out of most game in the early third period.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 8, 2022 9:10:25 GMT -5
The conspiracy you refer to has been well documented, former referee Donaghy made alligations before every playoff series the league meets with the referee crew and dictates which rules will be enforced heavily in the series and inevitably it helps one teams style of play over the other. It's not rooting for one team over another but encouraging the extension of the series to draw in more money. It's as far as I'm concerned not only plausible but likely. Afterall they are all emploed by one company the NBA, teams are divisions in the same company.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 8, 2022 9:05:59 GMT -5
Come on now, this didn't start with Giannis after he won. It's not winning, it's orders from the NBA. Giannis should foul out every game! That Bucks team is allowed to do crazy things to create space, we aren't. I'd love to say Tatum just needs to start throwing guys around, yet that's not it. You are starting your line of reasoning off with a “come on now” and then infer that there is a league wide conspiracy to prop up a European star in the hot market of Milwaukee. For the last 3 decades, the best players in the league have gotten favorable treatment from the refs. Giannis got away with murder tonight, but Boston did shoot twice as many free throws as Milwaukee. Look, the Celtics have to play better on offense. Defense has been fine, save for the helping on Giannis. But Brown and Tatum have put up two really bad games in this series, and the Celtics have missed so many open shots in games 1 and 3. I’m not saying Tatum needs to throw guys around to win. But he is going to need to shoot better than 4 of 19. And if he does shoot that badly, he can’t allow it to take him out of his zone defensively like he did late in the game tonight.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 8, 2022 9:05:25 GMT -5
Come on now, this didn't start with Giannis after he won. It's not winning, it's orders from the NBA. Giannis should foul out every game! That Bucks team is allowed to do crazy things to create space, we aren't. I'd love to say Tatum just needs to start throwing guys around, yet that's not it. You are starting your line of reasoning off with a “come on now” and then infer that there is a league wide conspiracy to prop up a European star in the hot market of Milwaukee. For the last 3 decades, the best players in the league have gotten favorable treatment from the refs. Giannis got away with murder tonight, but Boston did shoot twice as many free throws as Milwaukee. Look, the Celtics have to play better on offense. Defense has been fine, save for the helping on Giannis. But Brown and Tatum have put up two really bad games in this series, and the Celtics have missed so many open shots in games 1 and 3. I’m not saying Tatum needs to throw guys around to win. But he is going to need to shoot better than 4 of 19. And if he does shoot that badly, he can’t allow it to take him out of his zone defensively like he did late in the game tonight.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 8, 2022 9:00:29 GMT -5
I loved the game and hate the league. The league has no integrity at all and is a joke. Giannis should foul out early in the second half if the rules of the league applied to him. One sequence a foul was called on George hill, it was a ticky tack call where he placed a hand on the hip of Jalen Brown who was starting to drive by him at the baseline. Brown takes 3 more steps before jumping toward the hoop where he draws hard contact from Giannis. The whistle blows and somehow someway Brown gets 2 free throw but the call is on Hill, that made sense on no level at all.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 4, 2022 20:05:52 GMT -5
They look horrible other than the first few minutes of the game.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 2, 2022 23:30:40 GMT -5
I can’t believe some of you are acting like the refs caused a 12 point loss that really wasn’t close. Celtics defense was great. Unfortunately, on offense they fell into old habits of hero ball and taking shots that’s simply were not there. Totally agree. Embarrassing for Boston fans to blame Red Sox losses on umps and bad luck - and Celts losses on Refs. Watch the game with your eyes. Crap shooting won't win many games - not against a powerhouse. Fans can and should blame refs as much as they blame players. If you fail to do your job correctly then you should be held accountable and rightly blamed too. Celtics missed way to many shots and the refs went out of their way to make the path of victory for the Bucks easier.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 1, 2022 13:57:50 GMT -5
And then the announcers stating such non commital namby pamby such as he might have gotten away with one or I think the ball was on the way down, for the love of all that is good and holy it was a goal tend. It's like they are trying to brain wash you into questioning yourself and not want to hang the refs from the rafters. This is so one sided in the bad calls how do you not question the leagues integrity. Why did the Freak commit the fourth foul, she ask, because he gets away with whatever he wants, nearly all the time.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 1, 2022 13:20:51 GMT -5
The Celtics winning the series is predicated on them running the drop big shooters off the floor on offense. If they can’t punish them on Offense, Portis and Lopez are going to hit a lot of open threes When Boston helps on Giannis. Therefore, Derek White can’t be missing 6 foot floaters if they’re going to win the series. D. White has been awful the first half, Milwaukee is going at him.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 30, 2022 0:17:27 GMT -5
Feel bad for Embiid, and sucks that Miami and Philly won't beat the crap out of each other before the ECF. Not saying it will be easy but is it me, or does it just feel like the world keeps opening the door for the Celts to be in the Finals?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 26, 2022 0:09:45 GMT -5
Gritty win tonight with Tatum fouled out and some sketchy officiating all around. This team is special. The ref the NBA inserted is 19-2 for the team facing elimination now 19-3. Very shady to the point of you should more than wonder about.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 23, 2022 23:14:08 GMT -5
Tatum is really becoming top NBA talent right before our eyes. Smart is orchestrating. Jaylon is doing it all. Wow Here is another crazy overlooked stat and take it for what it's worth but it is worth notey, the best plus / minus for each of the past two games has been Payton Pritchard. The team is legit 9 deep again with RW3 back in the mix. At this point I hate to do this but we should be looking ahead to the next series.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 23, 2022 23:05:09 GMT -5
I really don’t know if this team has a killer instinct. They’re smiling with a 4 point lead against a clearly inferior opponent. So many defensive breakdowns in this game Stop the insanity. Even the thread this team couldn't win close games, I argued against that here stating the fact that the majority of those stats were first half based. That point was the only hook the people who were afraid to emotionally invest could hang their hat on, problem was at best that hook had one screw on the floor and the other holding the sheetrock by the width of a piece of paper. It was cleary grasping at straws. Whether or not this team can win it is TBD however there is no clear answer to grasp onto as to why they can't win it all, other than health and it's dam hard to do.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 16, 2022 19:28:03 GMT -5
Simmons is targeting game 4 for his comeback, but I can't imagine he'll be anywhere close to game shape, let alone playoff game shape. You have to imagine whenever he comes back his minutes will be limited for a while.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 5, 2022 21:15:41 GMT -5
I have spoken to agents and front office people over the years and all have said that the majority of players measure themselves against others by how much they make. Or, more clearly, in 2004 when a reporter asked Pedro Martinez how much he was looking to make in free agency, he said, "One more dollar than Curt Schilling." I would encourage these players to measure their salaries against those of the median American. It would do wonders for their self-esteem! I think you missed the point. Why would they do that. Do you think you should be compared to a kid working part time at McDonalds.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 3, 2022 12:11:37 GMT -5
Nothing comes easy against this team for some reason...but they should be able to seal the deal. Bucks getting crushed. Tight at the top! They are now 5 - 15 in games decided by 5 or less. This type of game was a good win - playoff games tend to be tight. Most of the 5-15 record in close games was from earlier in the season so I don't put much stock in that stat and they also have the best record in the league against winning teams. I think that stat trumps the close games stat. The Celtics have also won plenty of games which would have qualified if not for a basket or two to close it out and push it past 5 points. Without the proper context that kind of stat can be meaningless.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Mar 22, 2022 20:16:23 GMT -5
Payton Pritchard last 12 games 17.7 minutes 9.8 point, 2.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, while shooting 54.4% and 50.9% from deep. Four straight double figure scoring games. He helps balance the bench and gives you another shooter that can go off. The results, first time this year the offense has scored over 120 points in three straight games. I've given Ime a bunch of crap, yet that's exactly what you want to see. Them winning games with offense, 126, 124 and 132 points the last three games. Go back about 15 games or more and they still have a top 4 offense maybe better.
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