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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:43:10 GMT -5
Oh look he forced a dumb shot.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:34:57 GMT -5
They are finally pushing the pace on offense.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:31:57 GMT -5
Brown is just such a liability against a team with active hands.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:28:10 GMT -5
Missed free throws, sigh.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:20:46 GMT -5
By the way, Rob Williams’ +/- is absolutely not an an aberration. He’s slow to get back in transition and is biting on pump fakes and overhelping.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:17:31 GMT -5
Miami is shooting the lights out, but does not help that they are overhelping. Make them hit contested long twos. The math works if you just give it a chance.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:12:43 GMT -5
It’s just a lack of poise and confidence. The other team goes on a run and they just fall apart rather than playing their game.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:05:56 GMT -5
Now every possession they’re walking it up and dragging their feet on defense.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 21:04:55 GMT -5
Just infuriating how they stop playing basketball when they miss shots and the other team hits them.
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Post by jmei on May 17, 2023 20:57:30 GMT -5
It is infuriating that they are getting so many transition and offensive rebounding chances. No excuses for not getting back on defense and boxing out.
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Post by jmei on May 16, 2023 19:43:10 GMT -5
This offense is fun.
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Post by jmei on May 16, 2023 17:11:49 GMT -5
The celtics flaw is losing a lot of close games late though. Its been that way a long time. I don’t have the numbers to back it up but I feel like they were much better at this this year. The Celtics were second-best in the regular season in clutch winning percentage (games where the score was within five points in the fourth quarter or OT): www.nba.com/stats/teams/clutch-traditional?SeasonType=Regular+Season
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Post by jmei on May 15, 2023 8:41:18 GMT -5
That 2020 team probably overachieved somewhat, but that was a legitimately good team that had a real shot of winning the title that year. With that said, this team both has better top-line talent and better depth. This is probably as good of a shot at a title that they may ever have. That doesn't mean it will be easy or that it's a failure if they don't win the title, but would love to see them seize the opportunity here.
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Post by jmei on May 13, 2023 17:39:47 GMT -5
This has been the most infuriating two games we’ve had this season. (So far.)
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Post by jmei on May 13, 2023 17:33:32 GMT -5
If I were divvying up responsibility, I would give it 60% Cora (needed to take Jansen out earlier and not issue the intentional walk), 30% Jansen (he is clearly not right but that doesnât get him off the hook entirely and 10% Kiké (just overconfidence from him). But Kiké isnât blameless.
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Post by jmei on May 13, 2023 17:28:32 GMT -5
Yes, you can. Need to know the situation. Just eat the ball rather than make a panicked throw that lets in the go ahead run. i agree, in essence. but you have played sports, i am sure, it just what happens sometimes. If I did that in a high school game I would have gotten yelled at. Kiké deserves the same treatment.
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Post by jmei on May 13, 2023 17:27:15 GMT -5
This team is not good enough to be risking win probability to show confidence in their closer. Just win the game and deal with the personality management afterwards.
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Post by jmei on May 13, 2023 17:25:41 GMT -5
cant blame Hernandez there, he was amped up, but you also can't throw it away Yes, you can. Need to know the situation. Just eat the ball rather than make a panicked throw that lets in the go ahead run.
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Post by jmei on May 13, 2023 17:24:18 GMT -5
OK the save is blown, can we ****ing take him out now? After last night, Jansen deserves no leeway here.
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Post by jmei on May 13, 2023 17:22:53 GMT -5
This is awful managing from Cora. Why would you walk the bases loaded here? Why is he still in the game? What the ****?
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Post by jmei on May 12, 2023 19:29:08 GMT -5
Wong has some sneaky *** pop.
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Post by jmei on May 12, 2023 19:24:47 GMT -5
The stuff has honestly been electric.
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Post by jmei on May 12, 2023 19:23:54 GMT -5
Can we get rid of the ball kids down the line, please. Goddamn right, time for a ball MAN.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 21:05:40 GMT -5
Tatum really did play a crap game and those couple threes at the end don’t really salvage it.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 21:04:47 GMT -5
That certainly didn't age well at all. You’ve been keeping my receipts for weeks, haven’t you? Please move on. Thanks.
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