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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 21:09:13 GMT -5
This is a team built on generating and hitting lots of threes. They should keep taking the open kickout threes. I could skip the contested pull-up/stepbacks, though.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 20:33:20 GMT -5
Tatum misses a layup, hangs his head and jogs back on defense, leads to a fast break foul. I keep harping on it because it keeps being inexcusable.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 20:23:30 GMT -5
Tatum has been absolutely dominant. Love it when he carves up teams like this.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 20:15:28 GMT -5
Butler has been terrible but they’re still in the game because of their role players. Frustrating.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 20:07:03 GMT -5
Tatum is so good in transition, which is why it’s so frustrating that he loves walking the ball up.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 20:04:40 GMT -5
Playing Hauser when Butler is on the bench was a nice touch but Spoelstra immediately puts him back in.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 20:02:10 GMT -5
Caleb Martin turning into Kevin Durant in this series is really aggravating.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 19:58:52 GMT -5
Duran really is an electric player.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 19:52:39 GMT -5
This rotation still does have impressive upside. Even if Kluber and Pivetta are complete zeroes, a Sale/Paxton/Bello/Whitlock is a nice playoff rotation.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 19:50:31 GMT -5
A sneaky contributor to their success in the last few games has been their rebounding, which has been superb.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 19:29:36 GMT -5
Amazing at bat from Reyes. One big difference between this year and last year is that the fill-ins have performed well.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 4:37:31 GMT -5
Having one extra starter-caliber player is almost never a problem. One of Duvall or Turner rests vs. righties and one (or more) of Yoshida, Duran, Verdugo or Casas rests vs. lefties.
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Post by jmei on May 27, 2023 4:19:49 GMT -5
This is a Heat team that will ruthlessly exploit a bad defender, so I would prefer to stay away from Pritchard and Hauser.
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Post by jmei on May 26, 2023 10:41:28 GMT -5
Even if they ultimately lose in 6 or 7, these last two wins have helped change the narrative of the team. They absolutely remain one of the elite teams in the league, even if some of the cracks have started to show.
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Post by jmei on May 25, 2023 20:51:43 GMT -5
Jus can’t let Duncan Robinson and Cody Zeller keep them in the game when you’re dominating their starters. Grant Williams with a -3 in 12 minutes. 17 point deficit by half isn’t exactly “keeping in the game”, tough to expect a team to be up by more than that halfway through a game I am irrationally paranoid that the Heat are one quick run away from winning this game. Need to feed off the crowd energy and step on their throats.
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Post by jmei on May 25, 2023 20:33:38 GMT -5
Jus can’t let Duncan Robinson and Cody Zeller keep them in the game when you’re dominating their starters. Grant Williams with a -3 in 12 minutes.
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Post by jmei on May 25, 2023 20:21:14 GMT -5
They should be up 20 by now. I really don’t like that the Heat are sticking around.
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Post by jmei on May 25, 2023 20:15:04 GMT -5
How can they be this bad against the zone at this point in the series?
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Post by jmei on May 25, 2023 20:09:56 GMT -5
They’ve hit some threes here but keep giving up points. The Heat shouldn’t be able to score off Duncan Robinson pick and rolls and Kyle Lowrie isos.
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Post by jmei on May 25, 2023 20:05:51 GMT -5
They need to dominate when Butler is on the bench and they haven’t been able to do that so far this series.
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Post by jmei on May 25, 2023 20:03:04 GMT -5
They’re playing great but honestly should be up by more. Their defense has been really good and they need to keep that up.
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Post by jmei on May 24, 2023 21:04:58 GMT -5
Roman Anthony with a double that bounced to the wall in right-center and two walks. .291/.412/.418 in May, with 11 BB, 9 K Apropos of nothing, I can’t stop saying his name like this:
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Post by jmei on May 24, 2023 16:03:12 GMT -5
I continue to think that they are a more talented team than the Heat, but they now have no margin for error.
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Post by jmei on May 23, 2023 21:18:47 GMT -5
Tatum misses a heavily contested shot, gets frustrated, gambles for a steal, gives up a fast break layup. I do think they need a coach who has zero tolerance for those sorts of boneheaded plays. It’s just such low-hanging fruit that they refuse to clean up.
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Post by jmei on May 23, 2023 21:12:12 GMT -5
Remember when Brown was actually a good defender?
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